The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-06

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| can calculate, then, from these premises, whst4
the city will lose If the franchises Of the proposed
lines are handed over to a set of hungry specu-
lators. 1t is true, the Legislature may, by
special act, insure the city some paluy sum, in
the shape Of twenty-fiv dollar license Oh each
car, but The influence of the railroad lobby may
Chit climate even this move
We question the right Of the Legislature to
grant these charters at all. There can be no
doubt that the franchises sought to be legielated
away belong to the Corporation, and they should
be disposed Of just Us the ferry rights are. We
hope, therefore, that every one of these railroad
bills will be kicked out of the Legislature. They
are parcel of corrupt jobs, and nothing more.
THREE EPoCHs IN THE LIFE OF THE SHOULDER
HIrrER-What is vulgarly though graphically
called the rough" population of this city il
made up Of very curious materials, and the ope-
rstions of the bruisers afford curious insight
into the subterranean social life of the metropo-
lis. One fine Sabbath morning the towr is hor-
rifed with the accounts of q terrible affrav nj
Stanwix Hall, where half dozen DULLES fought
with the ferocity of wild beasts rather than with
the milder antagonism of human beings One
Of the gang is there killed, and another is seri-
ously wounded while sailing in" upon a maa
who was contending against already fearful odds
The ARRAY at Stanwix Hall was followed by
others Of similar character its natural legacies.
and shooting, cutting, gougipg and manning were
the order Of the day, until the peaceful por-
ton of the public heartily wished that there
could be invented some Internal machine by
which the whole fighting fraternity could be
killed at the same moment Of time.
The scene of operations was next transferred
to the shores of Lake Erie, where the cham
pions of the two leading fighting factions met to
hammer one another for the laurels Of superb
oriiy and heavy purse. The affair was
indicted with the preliminary parade
and ceremony attendant upon some very
important puolic event. Bulletins contain
ing reports of the condition of the men, the
state OF the odds, and the public feeling as il
swayed from one side to the other, were de-
voured with avidity by men who would take
little interest in the usual topics of the day.
Such set of incarnate fends as was gathered
together on the scene of the fight could not be
matched in any other part of the civilized world.
Although they came individually as spectators
of contest wherein the toughest muscle and
the hardest head was to gain the victory, yet all
were armed to the teeth with revolvers, bowie
knives and other modern improvements in the
art of assassination. An English pugilist, who
, came over as an expert for one Of the men, was
Mortified at the knives and pistols which bristled
around the ring. The fight rather widens the
breach between the factions which are headed
by the respective champions of the ring Taking
up the cry of foul play, one swears-so it is pub
licly reported-that be will fog the other within
an inch of his life. The man that is to be forped
retorts that if the loggee attempts to carry ont
his design he will never live to fight again, and
there is bad blood among all the adherents Of
the champion on either side.
The third scene transpired in the Bowery. The |
other day veteran pugilist, much respected by
the younger hitters, suddenly disappears, leavinG
his family destitute. Morrissey steps forward
nd arranges with bis brother "pugs' an exhibl
ton for the benefit of the woman and her chill
dren. His bitter opponent, Heenan, joins id
the commendable movement. The cards, lett
tiers and threats are all forgotten The entaad
cordia1e is, so far as can be judged, perfect.
The champions embrace each other with the .
charming empressenaea of two school girls just
come back from the holiday vacation. All their
followers fall on each others necks aud swear
eternal friendship. The gentle dew of charity
drops upon them faster aud thicker than their
quick hits, upper cuts and body blows upon the I
corporeality Of their unfortunate pupils. Two
thousand five hundred specimens of muscular
perfection come together and join in labor of
love and charity, not to be mentioned in the
papers, like the Wall street or Fifth avenue
Christian, who gives aims as an advertisement
here and an Investment in the world to come.
but purely and simply to do good deed for the
sake Of the satisfaction that the doing of gives
1t is o singular yeriicaton of the theory that
| nothing is created to become thoroughly and ea |
tirely bad; for we that even in these hearts.
| cicarized with sin, and these hands, imbued in
blood, there may be still found traces of the |
qualities that ennobe and dignity weak and |
erripg human nature The recording angel will
score it up with shining mark, and as an in |
stance of that charity which covers multitude
OF sins.
TIE SIcKLEs TRIAI.-HARD TO GET A jury
Again this case has been adjourned without F
jury being obtained. Though seventy.five tales |