St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1857-10-08
Letter from New York.


NEW YORK, Sept. S, 1857.
In addition to the financial excitement, the
Gothamites have had served up to them quite
q number of spicy little events during the past
week. A young and of course beautiful creole
from New Orleans. Just married, and separa-
ted for time from her 'worser half, con-
soled herself in way that, while probably
very charming to her, was ruinous to her hus-
band honor. friend telegraphed-on came
the Southron In hot haste-and, armed from
head to foot, sought his wicked wife and her
lover at the New York Hotel, where there
was almost tragedy. But the six-shooter
missed fire. we think rather unfortunately. 1t
created little stir on the lower edge of upper
tendon, and is already quite forgotten.
The bogus Burdcll baby is still on cxhili
ton at the museum, and six times day the
mother of little Justitia bares her maternal
fonts, and the babe rejoiccth exceedingly. Re-
fined people may revolt at this display of II
mother most holy duty; but my dear friend,
be you man, maid or matron, refinement is at
sad discount among the pctted masses. 1t
was only the other night, that the baby farce.
with oil the minutiae, was actually brought
out ut a small place of amusement in Broad
way, and among the audience were fifty wo-
men, In the mean time Mrs. Cunningham
has pleasant stone apartments in the tombs-
is pretty comfortable, complaining only of the
familiar night-wandcrers vulgarly termed bed.
bugs. Her daughters, Augusta, Helen, and
Georgiana. have removed to their aunt hous,
in Lexington Avenue while Bond street ha,
again subsidized into state of respectable leth
argv.
The city fathers are in an awful stew. A
terrible fellow, named Lowber, has levied on
all the personal property OF the city, includ'
ing the portraits of ex-mayors ex-governors,
&c, all the fire department effects; in fact has
made a grand swoop of every thing, to satisfy
claim of $4,000! Mr. Flagg says he will
not pay the aldermen say he shall-a very
nice quarrel.
The usual number of knock downs, garot-
ings &C. occur daily. An English sailor, just
returned from Australia, was upset in very
public street Il few nights since, by five men
and his pockets lightcned Of $500 in British
gold. After being well kicked he was kindly
| left No arrests were made rs the major part
of the police are enjoying the hot term at thu
, various watering places. very pretty cir
was treated in Il somewhat similar manner jus
before the departure of the Central Americ
for Aspnwall She was overcharged by he
landlord for board overchargcd 10y bogu
G office for her ticket, and robbed Of more thai
SO besides. pleasant story to carry to he
lover in San Francisco of security to life am
property in this great mass of disagreement
= New York.
A grand scheme was almost contaminated
/ few nights since to food the city with couIs
: tcrfeit bills of the Lee Bunk, Mass. Some tel
I thousand dollars were scattered by fifty mel
and women. A pretty good nights work 70
the abandoned of either sex who were engag
ed in it. The simple fact that so large "A sun
could be circulated in one night will Civ,
some idea Of the progress OF crime in New
. York. A. d. r. IL.