The North-Carolinian., 1860-04-28
WHOLE NUMBER 1911


j NEW YoRk, April Is, 1860.
, EDITOR THE NoRrH CARoLINiAN: Reasonable
dull whatever other faults it may have; but, during
the remainder of this month, we shall have even
than our usual share Of excitement. What
between watching the doings Of the Charleston Con-
vention listening to the proceedings Of the various
societies which hold their annivefsives here, and
speculating upon the news that the steamer will
between Tom Sayers and the Benicia Boy, which
came off on the 10th inst, we shall have lively
time of it until the first of May
The thing that most interests New YOrkers in
connection with the Charleston Convention is the
settlement by that body Of the claims Of the two
sets Of delegates from this state, each of which
sumes to represent majority of democratic voters:
The;nerts of rival aspir ants for the presidency and
the chances each has for the nomination never
referred to- and will be entirely lost sight Of until
after the convention determines to recognise
the other set of delegates each of which started for
Charleston in full confidence Of being triumphantly
admitted, and of Witnessing the rejection and hum>
iliation IF the other.
excfssde 5 t2A M 81 the .iA hs pio1sly
spiritual condition Of heather humanity, abroad
and at home in any number of ways possible and
impossible 1t has always puzzled me to know why
the anniversaries held here every Spring are Jumped
together by the press and called4'relgous" anniv-
hold meetings here during the anniversary week,
but they not numerous as the aggregate Of
the various other societies which hold their yearly
meetings at the same time, and which are, for the
part bent upon reforming somebody or some.
thing These societies chiefly made up of tallow
faced with long hair who never "take anythn ~
and who if you should offer them cigar, will in
form you that they "never use tobacco in any form
| no sr.' These philosophers andreformers where
excellent habits would seem to have failed to i'm
prove their oersont, are ably assisted by queer>
looking curiously attired women determined to have
| their ''rights" and who pass yards Of resolutions
several times day. and once twice every evening"
during the entire week. declaring that they U have
| them. These meetings more popular and better
attended than those Of the religious societies. which
less spicy. New Workers like fall'tiavored de-
| bates and speeches.
There is good deal of interest manifested, and
good deal felt that is not manifested, in the con-
test between Tom Sayers and the Bencia Boy
Sayers appears to be the vorite among professional
sports as far betting on him is concerned
outsiders of all classes. and was going to say OF
| both sexes. Well aciU say it. Heenan Is good
looking young fellow. and there is something akin
| to the knght-errantry of old in his gong three
thousand miles across the ocean to do battle with
| the champion of England-a hero of twelve we'll
contested battles The girls can't help being some
! women, either for that matter, They have heard
their husbands, brothers and fathers speak so often
of the contest the result of which many persons
| are anxious to hear, and they have seen SO
much about him in the newspapers, that many OF
| them quite we'll posted as their male friends
and relatives the merits, points" and chances OF
the two men. They have learned at any rate, and
that is enough for them that Heenan is handsome
fellow, over six fest high. straight as an arrow
circumstances and the additional one Of being una bic
! to pass picture shot in any through fare III New
YORK without seeing lithrograph of his sialwart
frame in the show wndow-how. under all these
circumstances. I ask, the girls help feeling
anxious for the Of their young country man
But although this affair is exciting SO much interest
in New York, and if an opinion may be based upon
the prominence given it in the editorial columns
of the best newspapers In Great Britain, IN that
Kingdom also, not aware that it attracted any
considerable attention in the United States before
III Sv7Er mod nv
Tousey, the news-agcnts, that orders have been
coming in from every state in the Union for the
six weeks for tens of OF extra copies
of the number of the New York Clipper that is to
be published Immediately after the arrival OF the news
from England announcing the result of the fight.
have since learned that the orders for the Clipper
received by the other neTsagents here from country
dealers also numerous and larger than ever be-
FORE and that the regular receipts at the office of
that paper from yearly subscribers have been, for
the last few months, more than twice as large as
those received during the corresponding months of
last year. The other two ar three semsporting
papers and the illustrated sheets are also doing con-
silerably better just than they generally do;
but the Clipper has of a circulation than all
the others Of its class combined as it is regarded by
devotecs the turf the rod, the ring. the mobile
game of billiards. the royal game Of chess and every
other form of recreation, the leading sporting
paper of America.
Let me tell you little story about living in close
quarters in New York, and I'll let up for to-day.
| am tired out as 1t ls but must ten you ILLS 1oS
fear forget it. -
gentleman from Ireland who occasionally obliges
me and few others of his acquaintance by saving
and splitting wood, carrying coal from the sidewalk
to the cellar &C. &C.. but invariably for trlfnng
cash consideration, informed me this morning tina
he was about to 'move' his family in the course OF
the day, and would therefore be compelled to deny
himself the pleasure of performing service which
l had requested of him. Upon my cansaally asking
him wy ne was going to change his quarters, he
/ informed me at new arrangements had been made
where he lived, by which he was deprived Of the
space and air necessary to to the enjoyment OF a
healt,ful cxistance and the comforts of home by
his family and himself Upon questioning my friend
further learned that he lived in large house in
Cherry st. in which there are forty rooms, each
room occupied by FIVE families There is . family
in each corner and one in the middle of each room
NV friend it appears, occupied corner in one room.
and his family was quite small consisting Of himself
wife and three children, he got along very comfort
ably for long time until the demon Of speculation
took possession Of the families residing In the othe,
, three corners, and they all commenced keeping
boarders. These money-making operations of his
neighbors it would seem. were not agreeable to my
friend for the reason that sufficient pains not
to investigate the characters Of their boardcrs
by the families Of VII ch they became inmates. be-
sides which there possibility Of his family OF
himself enjoying rigaS of undisturbed sleep owing
to the constant intesion into their corner of thu
legs arms and heads Of their neighbors and theiI
boarders. Being Of naturally patient aud un,
howover m friend would