The Yazoo Democrat., 1860-05-12
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.


to be hoped that prudent councils will prevail
and that man will be selected as the Democrats
standard bearer who, if not the FIRST choice o
either the North or the South, will be at least ac
ceptable to both sections of the country and abl'
to command their united support. Bat it is use
less to speculate further in this letter, which viii
not be printed until after the adjournment Of th'
Convention. flAtt t*t
If the Republican party, which now has pos
session of our State government, be only LEI
slOne, think it viii use itself up in public est
nation more rapidly and eSeetually than it can
be Willed by the Democracy. Being in so large q
majority in the legislature, they take no pains to
conceal their Operations" and openly speak Of
the worth of vote on such and such bill with
all the GOODNESS imaginable. One of the organs
Of that party, the Evening Post ofthis city, which
although fanatical on the negro question, is never
theess controlled by men whose personal integrity
no man IN New Nork has ever dared to question,
states that $4,000 were distributed among Re-
publican members of the legislature for their
votes and influence in behalf of the New York
West Washington bill, which is worth $500, 900.
The New York Railroad bills, which are worth
some fifteen or twenty millions of dollars, were
passed over the Governors veto at an expense Of
some $3.50 900 in cash, stocks and bonds. The
New York Aims House bill was rushed through at
the close of the session, at an expense of $4,000
and the insertion of the clause in the tax levy
giving SO 600 to the Commissioners of Records
of this city, cost the friends of that measure
$4,000" 1t should be borne in mind that these
figures and facts are not mine, but are copied from
the Evening Post, a Republican paper, which
also goes on to enumerate several bills to defeat
which Republican legislators demanded and re.
ceived in the aggregate, some $75, O00more. 1t
would seem that these modellegisators were in the
market either 10 pass a bill or defeat it, and
never concluded bargain with tbe frieAds of any
bill before seeing those opposed to it, so as to de-
termne which side the most money was to be
made.
Of course you will have heard from hundred
Jou, of the excitement that prevailed all over
New York and its suburbs, all day on Saturday,
aid even on Sunday, caused by the news brought
ftsm England of the result of the contest be.
tween the English and American champions. All
T can do is to fully endorse the most extravagant
statement you have read or heard of the joy mon.
ifesed in this city by all classes and ages and by
both sexes, at the victory Of Heenan. The streets
in the vicinity Of the newspaper offices were
blocked up to prohibition point for hours and
nothing was spoken Of but the fight After
hearing nothing for two successive days and
nearly two nights but the incidents of this con-
little creatures man ever feasted his eyes upon
who lives about a couple of stones throw from
where do, and who, thought, would be one of
the last persons in the world to take any interest
in the championship. Judge of my surprise on
entering the room in which my little sylph was
seated, at seeing her with sparkling eyes, flushed
face and vivacious manner, eloquenty deseanthg
on the "Boy's" reputed tenderness of heart.
She had talked herself hoarse on the love affairs
of his early life; and two married ladies', one of
them church member, were listening "with
attent ear to her pathetic paror oratory.
frequently have pointed Cut to me by friend
connected with one of the city papers, person
who, although prudent and economical man
in every other respect, is regular purchaser
Of lotteryi tekets, and is thoroughly postel on
everything appertaining to the business, adver-
tisements of lotteries which have 10 legal exis-
tence, and some which have no existence at oil
The advertisements of these bogus lotteries gen
orally appear in papers published in small places,
principally in the South and Southwest in which
the people are thought to be less sharp than those
of cities and the larger villages. Occasionally,
however, they are seen in city papers, and some.
times even in those of New York, boldly staring
you in the face from the columns of the Herald
and Times, side by side with the drawings which
are regularly published in those papers of the
genuine lotteries authorized by the States of
Georgia. Delaware, Kentucky and Missouri, and
managed by Wood, Eddy &rCo. do not think
an investment in lottery tickets is the most pru
dent use to which money can be put but that is
no reason why persons who choose to take the
chances in fair lottery under the supervision of
officers appointed by the Legislature of State,
should be imposed on by swindlers Stringent laws
should be enacted for the punishment of the get
lers up of fraudulent lottery concerns or better
yet all possible means should be taken to pre-
vent their existence. see by the Georgia papers
that an act was passed during the last session ofl
The legislature of that State, making it a penal
'hence to draw even genuine lotteries in any part
If the State after the FIRST day of June next, and
hat Wood. Eddy & Co. have anticipated the law,
md have already removed their place of business
o Wilmington, Delaware. All lotteries there.
ore, that are advertised after June the first as
rawn in any part of Georgia, may be set down
It once as fraudulent.
No better illustration can be given of the at.
ention of our city officials to the duties of their
fices than the wretched condition of Bellevue
Hospital as lately brought to light by the horri-
lie death in that institution of new born babe
Which was literally eaten up by rats On the
light of Sunday, the 22d ult., poor Irish girl,
lamed Mary Conner, without friends, money, or
place to lay her head in the hour of woman's