The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-11-16

Gamblers WiEe---JObn HOrrissey
and His Election TO COnGresS---SOme-
thing about Miss Fanny seward.
NEW YORK, Nov. Is, 1866.
THE NEWLY RICH.
The shoddyites have been successful
heretofore in their social campaigns.
They have worn diamonds, and driven
equiPages, and given receptfons (you
are aware that 1t isvulgar nowadays
to have aught else than a reception, be
its character what it may), and set up
establishments that tour best societyp
has despaired ofrivaling.
Every day in the Park, plain car
riages, which carry the descendants of
the Knickerbockers, with coats-of-
arms purchased in the well known
heraldry office in Broadway, are passed
and dimmed by magnificent tuTn.olIts
with elaborately livried footnen and
out-riders, and often four sleek and
fiery steeds. Indeed the late origin of
u family can be determined by the char
acter of its display; the really fine and
well-bred persons being as little osten-
tatious as any one can bein New York,
where show and over-dressing are pro-
verbal even among those who have
the largest claim TO gentility.
The other day 1 was particularly i'm
pressed at the Park with three flarinE
| turn.OutS. Their feminine occupants
were flaming advertisements for Broad
waydry goods and jewelrY stores; their
horses reSplendent with silver-mounted
and tinseled harness; and their coach
mon more glaringly. cOstumed than If
they bad been in the train of Duke.
One Of the turn-outs belonged to a sew
ing machine man, the second to the
mistress of notorious blackleg, and
the third to the proprietress of famous,
or Infamous, Mercer street bagnto.
II the best Representatives of New
York society-and in no city. in the
world are there truer, and purer, and
nobler men and d.women-would but re-
pudiate all tawdriness and meretrici-
ousness in their style of living, and
| leave such things to the monopoly of
the cOnspicuously and unmistakably
vulgar: we should soon have a most de-
sirable reformation. Then, in few
| years, our country cousins would be
capable of distinguishing Fifth
avenue bell from a Green street cypri-
an, and a Church street merchant from
the "capper" of a Broadway faro bank.
AS tits; however, / see small probabili-
ty of a change; and all appearances
still indicate that New Yorkers travel
ing on the continent will continue to be
mistaken for b1acklegs.
| Alas! for the hunkeyism and snob-
| y
fthem than all the other cities oflthe
Union; and, in spite of reason and re-
hnement, they go on increasing and
expanding-a very pestilence of bad
taste and indelicacy that no power has
yet been found strong enough to stay.
! UNIQUE MARRIAGE OF A aANIBLER's
aa- a.-s WEE.
| A few days since a singular marriage
occurred in the private house of Pres
byterian clergyman, in this city, the
circumstances of which are as follows I:
b. The Bridegroom was what is styled a
sporting man, and was on his way to
/ Albany with a brother blackleg, who
possessed very dangerous piece OF
| property in the shape of an extraordt-
narily pretty wife. The married gam
kbler had not been long on the boat be-
/ fore he observed something In the con-
duct of his spouse to induce him to sus-
pect that she was more fond of his
friend than was pleasant to contem-
lplate, or prudent to- permit. He kept
1 his own counsel, however, and made
4 They protited by his absence, and,
just before the steamer reached the
i capital, he went suddenly to his state
room and forced open the door. He
found the twain within, and, !ati the
point of a revolver, but calmly, made
the fal SO wife Immediately on return-
ing to New York. "You say you love
d her, :" he added. "Pfove it in the way
ttpreseribe, and shall never troubleyou
or her. Fail to make her your wife;
and I'll pursue you to the ends of the
earth, and take your life, so sure as
1fhereis God in Heaven! Haye no
l-hesitation about the legal difficulty.
shall never make my appearance on
your domestic scene; and few will
know, and no one will disturb you in
your connubial relation. I.haVe loved
that woman better than my hfe-ll love
her still. But AFTER what has occurred
cannot take her to my arms again,
She has transferred her affections to
Il you, believe. Do not abuse them,
Cherish aud protect her; and If you ey-
er need a friend apply to me. Yon have
sworn to marry her. If you have any
regard for your life, keep your oath; foI
i have sworn, as you have, to kill! You
If you do not redeem your sacted
word" 'l.ss... s. 80
At Albany the betrayed Benedict
parted with his wife and her lover, who
came directly over to New York, and
were stratghtway Joined in wedlock.
The first mentioned person is said to
be man of education, at one time a
merchant In Baltimore, Md, and re-
markable among his tprofession" for
the strictneSs with which he keeps his
wOrQS and the pef1ecb lcooIneSs OF ms
: play, IT is said he killed a man in a
duel at Richmond, Va, before the war,
on account of the woman he has quilted,
and that he is about to sail for Califor-
4 mia to pass the remainder OF his days
sf'He is well known here and in Chicago
among the larger and better class Of
J faro-dealers and frequentars of the turf
3 The Citizen, edited by Miles 0lReilly
9lrecently elected Register, speaks thus
of John MoErissey ana his election to
"john hEorfissey has tFiumphed over
!. mountains 4of open opposition and
depthA OF unhtterable treacheTy on the
. part OF his Tamnany nominAtora, by
only one of h6nl-Sqperviso James
i HaYes-Was.h he honestly aud cordially
] supported! Morrisssy will not be bril-
liant in debate, but he is a man OF
strong natural sense and great force o.
character. He has many good qualities
of heart and head to counteFbalanCe
the habitndes and teachings of Life
, commenced amid the most disastrous
$ surrounIlfngs; and If he'will now carry
! out his expressed intention of aban.
doniug all his former pursuits, and en-
deavor to make his future conform q
the high position which he has succeed
ed in aChieving,t "a generous people viii
think more highly of his rugged wortt
than II he had gone into the canvas.
: las some injudicious friends had adyis
ed him. proclaiming that his election
; should be the signal for revolution II