New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-12
CITY ITEMS.

I FIVE POINTS The dance houses and gambling
saloons in and about the Five Points nightly crowd
ed with the denizens Of the neighborhood and among
the crowds are hosts OF children under sixteen years Of
age. There Is a gambling saloon in Baxter street
which is frequently hllcd with many 100 boyf and
girls who 60 there 10 play Billiards. or car'is OF dom
mos Very often parents have been robbed by their
own children, and the money thus obtained las been
spent in this place. Time and again have iaoihefs
found their stray daughters in part Of this house
1t las often been cleaned ont by tie police only to
/ be filed again at with other customers This j.
not the only place Of the kind As cold weather
on many dancehouses viii light up, and the music Of
the fiddle will attract the dler from the street If the
evil were only confined TO adults, it would be called
perhaps, necessary evil" and be endured with as
much patience possible But the younger portion OF
the people those under sixteen the greatest uTer
from these wicked and degrading amusemenis Tie
homes Of the poor in the Points not iii places IN
which TO spend an evening pleasanty-foT in most Of
them there are rom four 10 a dozen indiyduas-ihe
IOors are dirty and unventilaed consequently the IN
halitants are forced into the streets TO find either
Measure or comfort Bat IN cold weather the streets
are too bleak therefore find what they seek they are
in many cases compelled resort TO the iheaer the
darce.house or the gambling or drinking saloon II is
not strange therefore that many OF tie Young grow
M row dies prostitutes and drunkards II Is one OF The
evils connected with tie crowded state Of
and other dwellings, Of the poor 4" Les Miseialles"
might be written 10 suit the locality Of the Points Last
evening .he House of Industry opened room, such as
ought 10 be opened in every poor neghborhood in the
ciya place where the young who work during the day
may spend their evenings quietly and comfortably sew
ing reading talking OF listening. The walls Of the
are corered with fifty sixty engrayngs paintings,
all presented By friends and the il lighted by gas,
ard comfortably furnished. 1t is intended TO admit
eyery Young person who may choose 10 come and abide
by the rules. Books papers and entertaining games
are provided Music. recita,ions magic lantern e1hi'
bitions &c, wiz be employed to make the evenings
pass PLEASANTLY. May success attend them.
We understand that suit has been COM
menced by person named Gudman Of NewYork
against Gen. Wool for alleged false Imprisonment dur
ing the late riots. lie claims only 10000 The Gen
cra has received the papers and retained counsel and
viii contest the case vigorously.
DISCRETION OF A CHLD-About : p. IN. on
Saturday gentleman and lady, registering their
names as John Andrews and lady. Philadelphia" put
NJ at Loyejoy's Hotel corner Of Bcekman street and
Park row and were assigned TO room No. 70. On the
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found a, tic bed had not been occupied by them, but
on turning down the bedclohes she discovered an IN
FAINT about four weeks old. In the room was found
note when reads follows:
"Fricndless and pcnncss nothing else can do
lis hard but that the little innocent born IN wodloch
dts father slain in baltic may find good home be
Kind and pity
The child was conveyed to the Central Office Of the
Metropolitan Police
ARRESTED or CHARGE OF CoNSPlRyG To<
DEKAuD.--Joseph X. Basseti, wholesale dealer IN
boots ana shoes. doing business al No % Pearl street.
Boston. appeared at the Jefferson Market Police Cont
time since. and preferred a charge Of swindlhg
against Messrs. j. H. II. RosenbeTger and j. r. Chr
doing business In Ccdar street, in .is city RON
the affidavit Of the complainant 1t appears that Ia the
month Of December o. Careers called al bis place OF
business in Boston and purchased goods 20 the amount
Of 200 which forwarded on tie fa River boat
under The charge II Mr.. Moore. compliments agent
The goods when arrived ut this city landed on tho
wharf # the Fall River Coz and the agent called ol
Careers lo. Gle plTnse Dflrlaulv TIE pay. H.