The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-09-01
NEW YORK LETTER.

NEW YORK LETTER.
fFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
New YORK, August 28-The lengthy article,
and almost equally comprehensive EDITORIAL that
appeared in last Sundays Herald on the subject
of the gamblers and gambling in this city, have
turned the attention of the masses, and, it is to
be hoped, will turn the attention of the authori-
ties, to growing evil which seems destined to
put the cholera and all other plaques entirely the
shade, as, comparatively speaking, 1nnocuous
visitors It is generally conceded that JOHN
MoRR1ssEY, the greatest faro dealer in the United
States, is actually to be brought out as q candi-
date for Congressional honors; and it is even
limited that if 'chccks' or money will serve his
ssturn,n the ex-prize fighter will go in and win.
So far as can judge, can confidently assert that
very large majority of Southerners who have
visited this city in the past month or two, have
deposited more money in the various faro banks
here than in the hotels where they boarded, or in
the hands of the treasurers OF less expensive
places of amusement. It may be as we'll for them
all to know that out Of the two thousand
gambling holes or hells in this city, there may
be possibly about half dozen places where the
game is played fairly; and even in the so.called
square games the chances are about three to one
against the player. For heavens, sake, let our
Southern men, who at best have sufficiently
small amount of greenbacks, abandon, once and
forever, all hopes Of winning from this grand
army of thieves here; or il they will play faro let
them throw their money away athome, instead Of
giving themselves the trouble to come on here to
so do in a more expeditions manner
The preparation for the grand procession and
Presidential reception goes bravely on, and every
one is on the qua viue Of expectation, hoping to
witness demonstration such asithe world never
saw before, but will see Tomorrow. When the
world takes look to- morrow your correspondent
will go and do likewise, and will report promptly
to your readers.
The newspapers TEEN with appropriate tributes
to the great man who has gone to his last account.
The telegraph has, ere this, informed you that
DEAN RICHMOND is no more. He was most dis
tinguished politician, and as wise politicians are
much needed in the present crisis, it is to be
hoped that there may be found other Richmonds
in the field.
A daring robbery was perpetrated yesterday at
the Metropolitan Hotel. A guest had gone to bed
with his waistcoat under his pillow, and about q
couple Of thousand dollars In the pockets. He
awoke to find the vest in the bands OF an unin-
vited gentleman, whereupon, hastily arising, he
pursued the gentleman down thesstairs, not stop.
ping to don his clothes. He shocked the modesty
Of several ladies whom he enebnntered in the
with the valuable contents. One Of the thieves,
who was caught, proves to be a lad but seventeen
years old.
A gentleman named CARVER was on the point
of becoming united yesterday to one Miss BoLEs
in the holy honda Of matrimony, but the ceremony
was arrested, and CARVER was arrested without
ceremony, on the ground that he was so absent.
minded as to forget that he had already been tied
up in said bonds together with lady named Mo-
CULLuM, from whom, also loving money as we'll
az matrimony he had walked off with eighty.two
dollars in currency. CARVER will be instructed as
to the nature of the law in regard to bgamy.
The rumor as to the anticipated release of
JEEF DAVIS gives pretty general satisfaction here.
fear, however, that the report may be prema.
ture, if not imaginary aud unfoulded.
A thief who was arrested here few days ago
was compelled, by Superintendent KENNEDY, to
sit for his photograph; but the thief, not wishing
to have a correct likeness taken, made such
quantity of ugly faces, and conorted his visage
with so many horrible twistings that likeness
was produced which would not 10 recognized by
the maternal ancestors Of the Ingenious and OBJ
stinato rogue.
The cornerstone of the gran! spectacular Of
the New York Museum, at the prner of Broad
way and Thirtieth.street, will laid to-day by
the Grand Lodge OF Free ad Accepted Ma
sons. It is said that the Worshbful Grand Mas
ter of the Order will preside.
The United Service Society which met last night
at Masonic Hall, made arrangements for mass
meeting in support of Presideu JOHNSON, to be
held on Friday next. =s -
Alady who was married sevtal years ago, but
who has never been placed il position that
would allow her the gratifcatin of hearing the
planttve wall of an infant Of br own-the lady
is not deaf, but is childless-thilady heard, few
nights ago, the plaintiye vail some one olses
baby, that came from basIt outside of the
door, or rather from baby thi was inside bas-
ket outside of the door. The Hy took tho child
in her arms, and 'srocking it Sleep" felt that
she had already begun to- love l-she had certain
" already begun to kiss it--buth be child awaking,
began to bawl with such vigq that the lady's
ny