, 1865-09-09
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Gossip Of the Great City.

Funk.-Barnum and His New Muse
uua-A Marriage thai IL Not-A MnF-
r1ncc that Is-Hls,orIaDs Of the Com
fcderscy.
1Fsoro IN, f,nn c,r-+srordcn,l
t3'''A VIZ 0"S NJ 1 YonS' sent g. 1865.
NEW iolA' sps ssps - s,,thaa. u
s1nce my last lettef, We nA'e VIZ" "1s
u startling sensation. ketchum naa ceased 10
be RI eat attraction, aud Is consigned to the
Tonbs, (not Of Greenwood, bnt of Centre
street.l 1hc "race" Of the Algonquin and
W,nonsd with both steamers tied fast to the
aoo,r has oot rot come ar When Il does
ooeA, aAs "a ~. ~, -! e .u~os,.4 49, 49, ,ro,rd
,ske t1' sate, p ~ Witness .n tbe traI Of speed"
Every few days new steamer MAKES ner Ap-
pearance md tests the strength Of her engines
In the lower bay or In the waters 81 Hudaoh
River. Our steam marine Is increasing IN
tonnage and the number Of vessels WALL Won
deriM rapidity.
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.
Tn fhc absence Of other matters for discus
s,an w. ara exciting ourselyos over the pros
nact of . Visit fTom 9he Asiatic cholera. Our
Civ Fnthers arc apparently extending IN In
yitation 10 this widely celebrated traveller.
would not be surprised II hi came among rs
before the close Of the hot months. Our
EXCEPTIONS, and the sewers art mot sufficient
for a rood drainage. On hot, still day, New
York cau ryal Cologne in the nunber and Va
'rlety Of lis stepches. A ward politician; who
is accustomed TO apply the language az his
profession IN conversation on general topics;
recently announced that there we're two hun
dtcd md eiehty-ope distinct and different
smells. besffe Severn wards 10 hear from,
Whrn c11 footed mn he tflonpht the cholera
nary wnn1d hare clear 1Saiority Of three
hundred. y.
rBv ,xs .e, rup onrs.
An lndnssf3ons anu caselH si9aSM. 81 ~. ~
man nature eoqlo nave nns nel9 sh .Tl LIS ~ ~.
ss4 aa.louD =. ~ F,stnm fuonsn m The f,rst of
se-,tSynher +, thc ren1oyaj Of MI. Draper and
tLs ingtalintiou Of Preston King, have caused
much Auttering in the bosoEns Of actual and
expcctant incumbents. The former were fear
fui and the latter hopeful. Every day there
Is long line Of gentlemen at the door Of the
Collectors room, each man bearing his ere
dentials to Lay before Mr.. King. AZ aEe rc-
ccIvcd, their names noted anc their docu-
mcnts placed on tlle. Promises are made to
none, either In or out Of othce- It Is the gon-
eral belief that very few changes wlll be
made, and these viii be confined to the lower
and least responsible positions: A friend Of
the Collector announces that discharged SOL
diers who are competant to perform the
duties Of their positions, Will have the prefer.
cnce In appointments. The Present hot
weather is telling heavily on NJ. Kings pow
ers Of cnduranEe.,. Physically that gentleman
is an attempt ut the production
| Of an American Daniel Lambert, and the dis
Interested spectator Is inclined to belieye that
| the ATTEMPT has nearly succeeded. He Is d
| rrest ut the Astor House, and occupies q
room adjoining that Of Thurlow Weed. These
| rcntlrInfn frequently diue together. The
contrast between the lean TburloW amt the
! obtee Preston, as they enter and leave the
dining room, IL sure to excite smile on the
B +.
ezs after Office follow the twain 70 tneis seats
at the tae!e OF pursue 1nt" ~ 'ae'' p'''H'e
apartments ...--.
| 4 LITTLE DEFALcAT1oS.
YVES discovered few DAYS since In banking
| llot,se In Pine etrect. but IL Aas not found it,
way fnto the papcrs. It appears that the
cashier ohscryed rally dressed female out.
side The counter in CONVERSATION with one oi
tie te1ltrs. The CONVERSATION was ia French,
ma nd ent,ad With the pFcsentation Of sum 81
money tn tho female by her acquaintance. AZ
sertresnf Bnsff,z fays Of thc abscnca Of datf
to Mrs, Pickwick's note, thiswas In itself sus
HAT he teller was in he habIt Of abscntinl
himself from his home till late hour at night,
~ nxed fn he n nj bical Affair, ar rather proved
Is ~ araytnon1s ~ ro,,nv wan,
~ @ oe 11T ds{roIPT W. snnon5 str.et 5fo;d In.
ennr,;or ~ ncco,rnts showed that FEW thor
StGn sand Gn,1ars Ia hf tha linda ar tia hank lad
osn aPRs"Peta1e;Gu Paa;. ,i;si :" ps +, *
mant ~ II ~ the financial ditI.cnltv. Inc d,ssoin
nent q ~ uman. 1nh .aa ~ ,tn-n -uu ~ ~
tnMat Sn u -. aSc 1esop5 ~ hIs fam,Ir The Toma3
IL % tha =. cssn ~ "a sreStnr to maEe tie aeouain
tanel, -, ~ another ronf of11crr fro,n WHOM she
lance o. anotner nnd pann snnno o snce the Jenk,n
car ooaaia pm ;a Enoa tappsnct,ona csms to 1jeli
au's .a1aata.a aua = - nsnEs baTa avnressci
s ths oes 9{sssn1on, -, ~ III u.;ras h. hrt,~t
nel1 easa u " ~ N" "l'ss ~
| AMONG THE s"ANuA4ns' ::
The old and vellknown Peter Funk estab
lishments were broken up several years since
but new system Of sTlndnns has @ taken TX. II! Il
pnss pnnas y a.. thsrc is famntine array of iii
yer ware placed in case in front Of the door
A p1aeaxd informs the stranger that be car
have any article IN the establishment for ons
customer to throw half dozen dice, paying
one dollar for each chance. Il be declines Il
invest his money in this manner, he Is sur
1 rounded BY crowd Of apparen
strangers who pick his pocket
and fhcn disappear. when complaint 4
fcsses the utmost ignorance of the affair, nns
declares upon Ills honor that he knows moth
Ing Of the offenders. The number Of thes
st6res indicates their success A gaudil.
nttired young man usually stands on The side
1 wink in front Of the entrance, Hatcnf1E 10
Mi persons Of q verdant appearance. Thes
arc sometimes fairly dragged into the dcns Q
the svindlers. Soldiers and sailors are tn
most lreouent victims.
A gentleman, we'll known in the Wcst, ha
rpr1ated his experience among the auctio1
rooms. with q request that will not give hi
name, or point him out In my other way t
his friends. Walking down the west slde c
/ Broadway yesterday, he observed . red Aa;
In frunt Of store near Chambers street u
entered and found crowd Of dozen person
bidding away at furious rate: The store
filled With dry goods and has the most homes
appearance imaginable. There Ia nothing
slow that the concern Is aught but yesilabl
Tot SEEING anything he desired, my trien
idIed away some minutes In the store an
eIincrd little disposition to make any pu'
chases he was suddenly requested 10 leay
the building md resented the request Wit