Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-14
New York Correspondence.
NEw YORK, Aug. 9th, 1856.


 We of Gotham have become affected ad nauseam" with the cases arising under the code duello. Atfrst Brooks ys. Burlingame interest ed us. We really expected manly meeting worthy the olden time. But when the party of the first part effervesced like unbottled soda over a newspaper sheet, and that too, with out the inspiring "pop," which even small beer gives out, and the belligerents fell foul of each other with squirts of Ink, we could only see a ridiculous farce, and wish some more decent and dignifed mode of adjusting differences could come into vogue as the opinions of the world go now very adverse to duels, no two men should plas with pistols. Ifthey decide to take the consequences of duel, let it be duel in earnest-little talk and eifectual shooting.- Society does not now exact that quarrels shall be settled by standing at ten paces to be shot at it frowns on it. and punishes it, so that men that resort to duelng should go out for a strong reasen, and being out act Such splur- ges in that way as are happening, and will hap pen during the excitement of the campaign, look like idle displays ofaffected valor. The case of the editors of prominent papers in Southern city just transpired, illustrates the ridiculous ness of he code most beautifully For several weeks they had loaded each other with the most offensive epithets language could frame-a chal- lenge passes-they meet at ten paceS fire with out hitting, and declare each other gentlemen and men of honor without stain. o, marvel ous conversion 0, powerful pistol
 Much has been said and written about the abuses to which immigrants are subjected on packet ships. In a conversation with the Cap tain of one recently arrived some of the features of the treatment leaked out His passengers are mostly Irish. Said he after we are out a few days, you had better believe thereis an old fashioned smell in the second cabin, and al- 1 though it IS hard to bear yet tis good fun to see the Greeks come pouring out Sometimes they won't come when we want 'eln to, then We take a hot g-iddIe sprinkle cayenne pepper en it, and it tetches 'em you had better believe. Sometimes when we burn pepper in the cabin the old and sick ones arc very nearly suffecated as the we'll ones have all they can do to get cut themselves" Do your passengers have all the water they want 2" l asked. "Why" said he, Claw requires three quarts day, and we do have three quart measure to deal it out but you know after it is banged on purpose two or three times against water caSk, it don't hold so much, and you can make dent that will only leave three pints. It's great fun tc see the Greeks when We have hot day, loEae with tongues out for drink of water" We should say it would be,
 Crime is on the increase Fancy men travel ling on mnscle,' aud fancy women oa rotten charms, each day furnish some rich items to the hungry < Daes," and make certain Localities dangerous, especially to unsophstcated couls try folks. Latest of all is a rumor of horrible case of poisoning woman in the streets. al most too startling to be true, even of New York It is undergoing investigation,