Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1855-02-01
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New YoRK, January eth, 1855.

NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New EoRK, January eth, 1855.
We have been blessed, Mr.. Editor, with
snow storm, a real genuine, old fashioned
snow storm, the first Of the season. New
York to-day is not the place it was forty
eight hours ago. All the streets appear
clean-no crowds of oilers lounging around
the Park complaining for the want Of work
and getting up Indignation meetings"
against the rich. No mud-bespattered coat,
or lazy omni5us-eveyb body seems to enjoy
1.-THE newsboys are pelting each ether with
snow-balls and raising loud hurrah. Mer-
ry and gleefal parties are passing, shouting
as they 60 jordan is hard toad to trav-
ell" with their $40 nags that seem to be
trying to raise g horse-laugh" amid the
jingling Of the bells The music of the
spade and hoe are heard on every sidewalk,
even scomen may be seen in almos, every up
town street shoveling snow for their bread
and butter.
Several confectioners in this city and
Brooklyn have been sadly hoaxed OF late by
we'll appearing lady, ordering for large
party an entertainment Of the choicest and
most expensive luxnries the market affords,
prepared and sen, to her residence at par
ticular hour in the evening. Upon reach
ing the number designated, no such person
was known, no order given, or party ex-
pected. The caterer had nothing to do but
pocket the loss and give his friends treat
to save "the fxings." All she gained by
the move appears to be few sweet-meats
she carried home as samples
Mayor Wood has thus far done better than
any other chief magistrate in this city for
many years-he has alnrost entirely stop
ped the sale of liquor on the Sabba,h-the
city is becoming clean-the police seem to
do their duty better and feel that they have
head one who is after them. He has open
ed a "Complaint Book" which is regis
ter Of all sorts of grievances, which keeps
one man busy in recording them. II seems
wonder it has not before been adopted. If
the mayor keeps on as he has begun he will
belle all his ahtecedents and happily disap-
point good men. Other mayors have been
engaged in other business and could only
devote portion Of their time to their official
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tirely to his duties and seems determined to
carry out the laws. verify believe if the
Maine Liquor Law is passed and goes into
operation, that Mayor Wood (who is no
temperance man, will enforce that also,
while it remains law, and the mayor in
power. II so, wha. a Revolution we should
see in this city with her FIVE thousand grog
shops and millions spent in liquid poison.
The mayor has issued his edict against
gamblers and for,une-telers. McC.ackin,
the late teller Of the Ocean Bank, has been
brought from the Toombs and made TO tes-
tify against the gambling house in Broad
way and Warren street.
| Gen. Almon,e, the Mexican Miais,er at
Washinglon,has entered complaint against
| F. De Arsangois, late Mexican Consul Gen.
eral, for retaining $4,000 as his commis-
| sion less the seven millions Of dollars recei-
we'd from the U. S. Government, deposited
for Mexico-holding that the consul was
entitled to no commission over and above
his salary oil $4,000 per annum.
The steamer Massachusetts has been seiz-
ed and brcugh, back to her wharf by the U.
! States Marshall Muskets and ammunition
were found on board, and it is supposed that
she was bound on iillibus,ering expedition
and it is rumored that other vessels are pre-
pairing for similar expedition. The Mas.
sachuset,s formerly ran upon the Sound be-
tween New York and Norwich.
A concert Is to be given by the newsboys
next Wednesday evening a, the Tabernacle.
A rehearsal took place last evening at their
lodging house. A good work is going on
among shem-many of these ou,casis NAV
yet make worthy men.
! The steamer Arago. just been built to re-
place the Humboldt, on the line between
New York and Havre, is finished and ready
for launching. She cost $3.50, 900 and will
| carry 400 passengers -.
p. S.-Snow has turned to rain and our
sne sls;ghing 10 fas. disappearing. much 70
the regret Of the hesux and teilsa