The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-08-29
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.

NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
Another D.tacation-The Keschum forgeres-Pohtical-
General Dick Tdy!or-Thc nert Sensation, ETC., etc.
New YORK, August 23.
On the morning of the 10th another defalcation
came to light. We do not know how much money
has been stolen, but it is certain that the Erie
Railroad freight collector has run away with somc-
thing between fifty thousand dollars and an unes-
timated amount. His name is ALBERT A. JONES.
He is native of Hudson in this Stato and for
eral years was Foreman Of Hook and Ladder Com
pany, No. Is. From s3o, 900 to $50 900 daily passed
through his hands to the cashier Of tho company,
but some Of it stuck to his fingers. Three thou
sand dollars retained in one day, and perhaps
he may have taken away hundred thousand dol
lars-perhaps even more. He left this city ostensi-
bly, for New Orleans, O fortnight ago to-day. It
may be that he went in another direction. He was
not suspected till ne gave up his situation, held at
n SALARY of $1,000 per annum
The Ketchum forgeries have excited suspicious
against all salarcd men who arc entrusted with
money, and who are living oxtravagantly. Only q
few of the many robbers have yet been exposed
There are thousands of small poculators in places
of public trust, but there are some of them bold
thieves, and their exposure is probable, because
n financial shape. The detection Of Edward B.
Ketchum is not desired by his friends. He was too
popular to excite aIimosty, and there is no moral
sense strong enough in Wallstreet to insist upoI
his punishment for the sake of example. Our
youth are thus corrupted by their own fathers and
the lesson is taught, mget wealth honestly if you
can, but get wealth." The firm Of Morris Ketchum,
Son 4 Co. will pay about two-thirds Of their in
debtedness.
The politicians here are q little nervous over
changes in the Custom House hero and elsewhere.
Hannibal Hamln, of Maine, has been made Col
tector Mt Boston, and now there 10 some expecta-
tion that our Postmaster and the Surveyor will be
men. Thurlow Weed is getting the cold shoulder
from the President. He has controlled tho Re-
pubicans for many a day. He is en- honest man
waning. The haste to make party platforms will
produce some trouble next month, nnd there is q
great struggle going on for the supremacy in State
Gen. Dick Taylor was in the city on the 18th and
in brief interview with him I found him in ex-
cellent health and spirits He has decided on no
special action, but will await the tial Of Jefferson
Davis, before entering upon any field Of special
occupation.
We are all looking for the next sensation here
The war kept uA excited, and robberies and crimes
Of every sort are filing the newspapers; but we
want something more enivening, or we shall say
that dnliness reigns. The truth is that labor has
become rich and cannot easily settle down into
their old habits of industry from which alone cen
real wealth, prosperity and happiness be derived:
the Goth. Engine companies No. and No. Al
were engaged. One fireman was killed, perhaps
two. Citizens begin to think that it was no mis-
take to break up tho volunteer and substitute q
paid department., which is now going into opera
tion with complete success, and to the salvation of
hundreds ofyonng men who otherwise would be cor
Tnpted and ruined by their associations with vOlun-
teer companies. This metropolis is too large for
voluntary engine companies. They have had
many excellent members, but sad lot Of nnischiev-
ous hangers-on and followers.
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean will appear at the
Broadway Theatre next Monday. This will be re-
freshing to tho admirers Of the drama The
tellectual and tasteful patrons away from their
houses by their wretehed plays, which are called
sensation dramas, which are generally ridiculous
abaprdity is Arrah ma Pogue, one Of Bourcicaults
Irish concoctions. It is miserably constructed,
and and the scenes are badly managed to produce Of
tce. The press here, generally, is so weak and 30
That the truth is seldom told aBont the bad scine
er as wssels thss sre 4annnr aae
INTO the maelstrom Of dullness and Indifference.
1900 St atttnE even there is not looked for In fact,
they encouraged to come here. The managers
get plays OF s sSheap merit, puff them up, and let
30, when MIR. andI Mrs. Charles Kenn come, We
cannot but deem it a delight in store for us.
The secondletter OF the Italian opera manager.
Mr.. Maretzek, appeared yesterday morning. II
that the various demand on the opera made by the
Herald, if reduced to money values, would amount
to about twenty Thousand dollars each season. The
complaint is, chiefly, that the dctations Of the
Herald are insuferabie, and that it is better TO
lose its favor than TO submit to it's extortions.
Hhe Whole story is not oat yet but it will come in
lime. The Herald wishes to direct who shall be
one gentleman singer, Who has Been residing at
washmgton Heights for some months as the guest
OF OF MIR. . and Mrs Bennett, has been pressed upon
is not Of the right stamp ss an artist for the
Academy OF Music, Maretzek will do easily with
ont the m HeIaldITill I'D save money by cutting adrft
by managers 30 soon as they can find Il Tor their
interest to turn their backs upon It. IGhas not had
any honesty in it's criticism Of public performers
for fifteen years. Its critics have been boupht at
cheap rater, as the ledsers Of all tie theatres
July exhibit raER.