New-York daily tribune., 1859-09-29


That nsarest of al scamps. Leslie, ~ho s"n-
dled the nips ruscsl eris 10 yonr city, h.s o--n
wound up with much shorter turn than h usuh
in our erimir al az nsls. The fact WAS. the ie'oS
had no money, nor friends, a11 the Court sti 20
assign him counsel to deiend b. n: and ~ns' 10
tbt,e days. can scamp DO ~.tbpSt money 70
the jury convicted him without leaving the *;
vh.reupon Judge Ludlow, after derounc'Dc n'n
az IN. most cOnte up'ibls scspeg'sca that I'd rv-r
cnme before bin, gave bin tue fall extent OF the
law thee yesrs st esrd lsb)r-Thsrest the p5o)le
all ,ali "Amen AID Ssrvej him right D,-
rectly after this case was di.pns-d Of came mp
another, which showed the difference betaeeu
having freuds and having nose A msn md c'ed
fer gambling was coufr ned by one Pe'srmao,
who had been convicted for forgery, but not yet
sentenced. Peteruau WAS believed 20 be az well
acquainted With the man's career as In make ais
testimony good for copvlcfiop. Bu. feellog s1rs
under the rulirg of the Judge On hls oSo triA he
refused 10 testify scans. toe alleged gambler.
rich scene followed this announcement, flr Peter
man was the only witness and the prosecution Sas
brought 70 a dead halt. though il w.s believed .he
authorities we're on the eve of breaking mp great
nest of gamblers, who had long 6efsd them, even
within sight of the Court House. II ended By
abandoning the prosecution. and the pr'oner being
acquitted: utereupon Judge Ludlow made this
remarkable statement:
I'VE have exertef every Tesns 10 our poFer 70
bring these offenders into this C5urt for 'rs bnt they
have deesed every s'temp. 10 bring them to jus ice.
How long this state OF sffsrs ia 10 exist know not;
but this DO know tea: pub.icly WISH ny hsnis OF
everything which cen be sad, or which can By soy
possibility reflect, by reason Of the repested fsures
10 try tbese deeuosu.s. upon the Court. have ter
after term, directed bench wsrsuts 70 ssue sganst
those persobs engaged in the lottery policy business
and against those engaged in gambling. 10 ninety.
nine cases ont Of every hundred, taey hsve s-cspsn
from the jurisdiction OF this Court and where they are
brought the resul, hes been As IN tue present le
stance. wssh my bands Of the whole Transaction;
and now cay that my attemp' 70 sHmlnser ths en- II
nal law of this county agsiost fhese men mss osen
failure and the sooner the public becomes acqu snted
with ths, fsct, the b.tter."
The religious awakening which sw apt over this
city two years ago. has never ceased u sur the
depths ~ sin among Us and our neighoors. Ihe
novelty Of the movement having passed away, II
ceased to figure in the newspapers but it's energy
has been continued as effectively as aforetime. Tne
great movable Tabernacle Tent then set up in the
highways AMI byeways around the CRY, under
which preaching and prayer were had daly Tor tue
healing of those crowds Of Migrants who never
heard them before, has been moving about the
country located in different pisces, and IN each
performing its evangelical mission. Ii has now
been reerected at Pottsville where its adyeot Was
bailed with the liveiest interest by all classes OF
Christians. Religious services were held IN IT on
NJ nday evening on which occasion the seats, > 900
in number were all occupied. a thousand persons
partook of the communion. Many preachers from
the neighboring churches shared IN the exercises,
, ard the whole proceedings were marked oy tue
fervor which distinguished the early days OF the re-
yysl here. Our Business Mems MONDAY Prayer
meetings are stesdiIy maintained, having been kept
! up now nearly two years. Ii was at first donbted
| whether these gatherings could be continued In
! purely business communlty-whetner men en0ugh
| could be found among us who w0uf quit their
ledgers or their money Changing and unite at dlgh
| D,,t tr... fA
| still assemble daily in single place, and there 10
Christian communion devote themselves TO m,klog
| sure Of common salvation. The Tabernacle Tent
! has done such good service IN so many places,
that it will probably traverse the length OF The State
| before it is used up.
The selling of our State Canals is continually
manifesting itself 20 be public blessing. Chief
among its merits is the fact that in parting with
| these works the Sham Democracy parted with the
great lever of corruption by which they rolled up
such huge majOrities along their route hundred
| Offices, to be filled by the Commissioners, danced
before their eyes multiplied into thousand and
| hence the annual scramble to secure them. All
| these baubes have now disappeared, and the cohe.
sive power of the public plunder ceasing to act,
tie party has been visbly falling to pieces. Its
day of big major,ies has gone by, showing that 50
soon as the means of corruption are knocked from
ts grasp, it ceases to rule. With the disappear
snce If this sscendsncy the State debt is simulta
neously diminishing. In the twelve months ending
on the 9Th instant, 81 l37, 1l5 OF the huge debt
fastened on us by Democratic extravagsnce has
been paid of. ibis rapid reduction has been going
on ever since the sale of the Caoss. The chances
now are that this generation will live to see the
| State once more cGt of debt.
| The hard times have had no depressing effect on
the coastiUg trade Of this port. In August Of last
year there were Ot6 arrivals cOsstwlse, but last
month they amounted to 4,253. The foreign arri
Il, .Dl laa IN tba
| than in l-5-.
There is a New-Yorb novelty 70 be seen in one Of
our Che smut street windows, which draws bigger
| crowds than an organ grinder, without mskog
quarter of the noise. IL Is an Ericsson hot ar en-
CINE, about as large as q candle-box, driven by the
flame of two gas burners, and propelliug sewing
| machine. Ercssons engines, by the way, for all
| purposes where less than ten horse power is re-
! quired are coming into high favor with machlnlsts
here. They cost as much as the steam engine, but
| they run with safety, cleanliness, and economy
| Mr.. Dallas being expected shortly to return from
! London, some feeble efforts at public reception
| begin 10 develop themselves among the old party
| hacks. The design is 10 have bin on hand 10 case
| a nominee for the Presidency should be suddenly
| wanted about the time Gov. Wise finds out tnat ne
| has mssed stays. But Mr.. Dalas is not the msn
for any other emergency than that of killing the
tariff by his casting vote, for doing which he felt
| cock sure of the DeXt succeeding Presidency. His
quiet banishmsnt 10 London has not washed away
| this greyous sin, and we now must have c.ndl-
date who has been in the Kansas fight not kept
out of it. That WAS all Buchsnan's recommends
tioD, and we've had enough Of it. Mr.. Dallas
might do because of bis fourth-rate csllber, as
small men only are now in demand; bat rs 10
making hero or a statesman out of him, i. can't
be done.
FROM HAy,sA-By the arrival Of the steamship