The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-11-02
The Lata.t asensailonn Annir.

The Now York papers arc in danger Of
Icing ccIipscd in sensation items by their
coicmpoIarics in Rochester and Bufi,lo.
The oYrcu.ion Of Stout ut the CORNER
llac", aud tn prize fight at The latter,
have furnished to ;llg press Of those cities,
IL" ira'''uI mcaas of keeping the people
OF tr.r respective lucalitics in state uf
!tycii-h excitement Cor n fortaght, prolu.
eng lax condition oiihcpurscs string, COM
mcsuaie i'll ihc nervous tension, and all
sewing 10 bring ii~h TO the ncts of the
DuG-lguian and Rochester ncwsmongcrl.
III" New folL papers, trembling for their
lvurcls, !yaiing least they be cclpscd in
sensation pnagrap's hy their nci ighbo,s,
cane to tic same conclusion that the bow
did when lightning struck The tIce-ihat
sonnet thing must Lo donc--aud SO, folay on
the 'foriuuc trIlcls and witches" was pro-
iccicd. The a1c-I Of d,zrn or SO of the
"myslcl.ous sistelhocd," has furnished the
metropolitan press with s,usation items
, for several days, which set of to good ad
vantage against the prize fight and hang.
ing Incidents. True, there is not quite as
much horror connected with it, but what
is wanting in th't respect is fully compcn.
saicd for in mystcly The affair has scrv.
cd itspurlosc, and la!e New York pa.
per thus sums up the matter
The police made grand foray among
the fortune tcIl"rs, on Friday, and Goz
On Of the sol disont Sceresses, were brought
lcioIe his honor the Mayor and justice
Welsh. A few Of the mysterious sister.
hood wue licked up for examination, but
tie greater lau # ,hem were discharged,
anl one only was held t. bail in $500 t.
appear aud answer At the Court of Special
/ Sessions.
Thcie is 10 difficulty in aresting these
people: they are as easily found as arc the
/ gamblers and lottery men-with whom al.
so they are in league; Tut it seems impos-
slblo 20 convict ana punish any Of them.
The Mayor and bis police have been very
active in making dcsccuts and arrests OF
prostitutes, gamblers, lottery men, fortune
teilers, &c. but among thousands who
have been taking up since the first of Janu
any, We have yet TO hear Of a single one
that has been convicted or punished in any
way besides the detention of few hours
and the publication of his arrest The de-
scent business is becoming farcical, under
these circumstances. So far as gaming
houses arc concerned, the "energetic act
ion' of the Mayors Squad has acted like
oil upon the fire, for there are moro gam
ing houses now in operation than before
Jan. !; and it may be added, that their
proprietors are moro unblusbing in the
barefaced robbery and possibly murder
of their victims than before. Tho ma
king so many arrests, without any practical
good resulting therefrom, looks as if politi
cal effect only were aimed at. We have
had arrests enough now; let have one cod
ricti0n 10y way of variety,
One Of tho worst allegations laid agains
the fortune.tcliing fraternity, and in whicl
there very likely good doal of truth, i
that they arc in most instances nothing
more than PROGRESSES, by which young
girls are inveiglcd into prostitution.
EB Many years ago, when a bill for tn,
relic! ofan aged officer was under consider
alton in the Senate, member who wished
it set aside, suggested that it could be wei
postponed-"Congress sits every year.
Mr.. Fromentin, Frenchman, Sonato
from Louisiana, who advocated tho bill
pointed energetically to the venerable pc
titioner, conspicuously in the lobby, ant
exclaimed-"Yes, Mr.. Speaker, Congress
sits every year, but Death SITS every da,
look ~
The more man thinks, the less b.
speaks.