Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-17
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
NEW YoRK, March Is, 1855.

NEW IVhk, Marcn 10, 1000
The people of this city are considerably ex.
cited upon the subject of railroad on Broad
way. Those doing business on the streets op-
pose 1t by every means in their power, on the
ground that it will so impede travel by un-
necessarily blocking it up; that, in case Of a
Ere the engines would be obliged to run in to
back streets, and thus lose time while valua.
BILE property was being destroyed; the cars
running in tracks could not get out of the way
as omnibuses now do; that it would also de-
tract from the picturesque appearance of the
street, inasmuch as the two lines of cars would
not allow a sufficient space for military COM
panies and professions of various kinds to
parade or march upon it; and that it is abso-
luteiy necessary to have one principal street
in the city entirely unimpeded for fancy
equipages, fast horses, fashion, and whatever
else the fatos may send to attract attention.
1t must be admitted, however, that Broad
way is overcrowded, and that something is
necessary for its relief. A railroad running
upon platform, with train over peoples
heads, has been advocated, and finds some
favor, but many doubt its practicability.
There is simple looking piece of mechan-
ism now on exhibition in Broadway, which
purports to be perpetual motion" A notice
OF 1t has appeared in some of our scientific pa
pers. Some attribute the motive power to
electricity; others believe the story Of the in
ventor, that it moves by its own gravity. AT
any rate the thing keeps in motion and has
during the past three weeks baffled all efforts
at the discovery of trickery.
some weeks ago there was q good deal of
excitement relative TO the scuttling of a YES
sel-the Eudora Imogene-in Lond Island
Sound, and the supposed murder Of her cap
tain and nate by the negro cook, whose name
was Wilson. The negro was incarcerated in
the White Plains jail, where he exhibited
himself for a while to the curious at twenty
FIVE cents admission. Although the bodies of
the missing men could not be found, and i,
therefore, Wilson could not be tried for MUIR
der, people took consolation from the fact
that he might yet be executed, as it could be
proven, clearly, that he scuttled the vessel
and scuttling on the high seas is an offence
punishable by death. The case was duly
considered by the judges, and decided that
Long Island Sound is not on the high seas
within the meaning of the law, as it is in the
Jurisdiction Of York State; hence the scut-
thing was not a capital crime, but q misde
meanor, coming under the cognisance of the
local authorities. The people exhibited great
disappointment at this decision, as there had
not been an execution in their neghborhood
for years; but, at the very moment they were
about to give up in despair, a straw came
floating past at which they grssped convul.
sively. The body of a man was found float
ing In sack, at distance of nearly three
miles from where the vessel was sunk, and
although it is most horribly mutilated, and
even burned, and-if the Captain of the Eu-
dora-must have lain in the water for months,
1t Is pronounced, at once, the remains of Viii
sons victim. Unfortunately for this opinion,
the tody found is that Of a very small man
the captain and mate Of the Eudora were
very large. A post norton examin alton and
Coroner's inquest settled the matter by
bringing verdict which says that the body
found was not the remains of either of the
officers Of the Eudora Imogene
After An absence Of more than two months,
the Italian Opera troupe has again visited u.s.
In the fall we had the pleasure Of their society
during a season Of forty nights; but then we
did not seem to appreciate them. Rachel was
the reigning goddess, and New Workers can
only worship one god at time. The troupe
went to Boston and Philadelphia, where their
success shamed us into secret resolve to sup
port them better on their return. We cannot
bear to have it supposed that there is a higher
appreciation of music in any city of the Union
than there is here. Madame LaGrange is
still the prima donna Mile Didiee has re-
turned to Europe, but in her stead We are to
have Miss Philips, Of Boston. 1t is said that
this lady has remarkable musical abilities if
SO her cOuntrymen and women will, undoubt-
edly, show their appreciation of them.
The lecture season which was SO ably car.
ried through by Thackeray, Bayard Tay-
l0r, Curtis and others, was closed by a no less
illustrious individual tha an Stephen A. Branch,
Esq, the light Of whose lamp led us through
the dark, mysterious, and awful birth, pa
rentage and breeding of George Washington
Matsell, our present Chief of Police Branch
delivered himself of his pow-vow in the Ia
bernacle, and filled that spacious edifce to
repletlon. The audience, although very dis
eliminating, were kept in a continued roar of
laughter at his absurdities. 1t is doubtful
whether they had got as much fun before for
"quarter."
The Ominous "to lot" is beginning to sp-
pear with alarming frequency upon houses in
every street IN the city. From this to the
first of May domestic felicity may be said to
have fed tho household.
The sufferipgs Of the past two winters b as
had tho effect of bringing out from the work
| ingmen OF this city petitions that Congress
may be memorialized to set apart portion Of
the public lands for the especial benefit of
| working men who chose to emigrate thither,
| free OF charge; and that measures be adopted
| to prevent the prices of land from being en-.
HANGED by schemiDg spectators"
| Merchants from the South are arriving
daily to purchase spring goods. They expires;
| considerable astonishment at the yintry an.
pearance of things here; but find consolation
IN the assurance that it won't last long. The
Hudson river is still frozen down to Yonkers;
| navigation may not be open on it until the end
| OF this month. The Sound is almost free Of
Ice, and boats are coming out from their
| winter quarters to ply thereon.
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