The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-21
NEW YORK LETTER.
IFRoM OUR OWN ooRREsPoNDENT.1

(FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
NEW YonK, juno l4.-Your correspondent writes with
spirits much depression Of spirits arises
from corresponding depression In the money market
In the general money market however, but In amost
particular money market-in personal Tor purse.
o~aD and private money market in what may callan
individual pocket e1chequer. Moultre" the wise the
shrewd, the knowing, in whom there is no verdancy
who has professed to be t in all tho mysteries
of this great metropolis has hsd his pocket picked At
eleven O'Clock aat night rather between eleven and
twelve. whilst standing like HAMIKrs fathers ghost
upon the platform" OF Of the Third avenue
tho deed done-done we'll and quickly, and we'll done
when twas done. How Accomplished In a manner
mont refreshingly simple. thus: Correspondents hat
Knocked ofha grabbed at and captured and replaoed
hat again knocked of in the crowdagain captured and
replaced correspondents hand examines pocket hnds
1t minus pocket book; suspects man next to him. but
charge him with the theft lest he be
Fourteenth.street land thief somewhere elsel.
and wends his way boarding. house ward sadly
whis,lin8 with plaintive trin "stin gently
o'er mo ntealing." oonsoling huself, however,
with the ree ,tion that the thief win be somewhat dis
appointed when he examines mnutely tho contents Of
the portemonnaie OF poor newspaper correspondent
Let all take warning and be It proclaimed far and wide
from tho housetopB aye, let It be proclaimed by he
raids nnumerable and trumpettopgued that the only
way avoid having ones pocket relieved Of It's burden
here In this oiy to keep innocent OF peouniary
burden, me-pieoes. or tho like.
Tho scienoo Of picking pockets has been reduced to
such delicate nicety Of manipulation hero Of late, that
the great OF tho people have wisely resolved to
carry about With them little money possible and
ingenious and enterprsing Of the soil has In
vented antpichpooket watch guard. which is fast
growing INTO general So much for tho pckpootets
in general and my piokpooket In particular. who. II ho
has over read Othollo, will bear In mind the lines
"who steals my purse steals trash; 'ts Gomething-
nothing; twas mine, 'hs his"
Every mans purse, however, 10 NOT traah; par
pie, Southern merchant, haling from Chester, g. O.
went through tho relieving proosBs fow nights ago.
and came forth, from the process and from tho car
minus hundred and nfty do liars In gold Yorily
the rosuos thrive In the great Empire City.
The Health Board is getting itself entansled In D
complicated web Of difficulties. In the nrst place 1t
hss got into beautiful state OF IogGerheadism f may
be allowed to ooin word account Of having had my
pocket poked with the residents Of Staten Island who
and declare that the cholera quarantine ground
shall not be placed In their midst Next. thers have
besn several brought up court for the purpose
Of teuting the conattutonality Of the Excise Law.
Meanwhile, tho cholera, unmindful OF all health
boards has actually obtained foothod In the city
Tribuns of to dayn issue citea In 65th street.
where servant girl named SARAH KHLLY. died Of the
pure Aniatio Cholera, last Tuesday night after an
illness OF bnt thirtysx houra duration Tho cholera,
therefore, Ia in our midst, wherefore some people
careful in their diet whilst others not par
pie Your wronged and robbed correspondent partook
freely this morning Of lobster aaad In the discussion
Of tho merits Of which he ably seconded and
sisted by honorsd ohaof the editor Of the N1ws
and got here in time to console poor MouLTR1E who
has unhapply fallen among thieves and evil minded
men.
Quite . curious tried yesterday before the
Police Commissioners One Mrs. DR.. WALKER, o sort
Of mAn.woman and . surgeon. who hold said position
with rank OF Major In the Union Army appeared on the
streets In costume Of Bloomer the most Bloomerish
in fao drcsaed In that garment to which the
Of strong. minded woman pdnts. crowd follow
| ed her, and policeman took her up; uhe was subss
quently released, and determined to take down tn,
policeman who had taken her up. wherefore phe hAt
him arrested and the tried yesterday and wa
decided In her favor, with Injunction to the officer
the law not to arrest her again. at the time inform
ing him and all Interested that lady has a right t
dress she peases, and to the pantaloons
nhe can.
Theremarkhbe rapdity with which this city improves
from day to day is most astonishing: In many mos
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being pulled down, to be replaced by still handsome
and more valuable Onward IN the march of I'm
provoment thus goes this great city with rapid strides
magnificent buildings sprinsing up everywhere; bua
fouriahipg increasing; and thus thi
magnificent CITY going onward ard onward In the rae
for supremacy against Its only rival the French capita
The theatres doing each good business. JoH
BRoUeKKM at the Winter Garden; DAN BRYANT at Wa
Isok's; the RAvErs at Nblo's; Mrs. JOHN WOOD at th
Olympic In "Our Mutual Friend" Many moro and a
drawing. MOULTRIE.
NHw YoHK. Juno 49, Tho morning papers Of to.ds
teem with oopous extracts from most intensely inte
esting work. just pubiishod by CARLETON. The work
entitled the Prifon Life QfJ6trsen Dauis and is iait
fl account thereof written by the physIcian Of the
lustrious prisoner Breyet Lieut.. Dol ]. j. CRAvns La
Surgeon U. 8. Volunteers. The style Of the volume
similAr to thnt written by the medical attendant of
poLHoN BoNAPARTE during the captivity Of this gre
chieftain. and the made the immortal Frenc]
man still more immortal 90 will this irnmortaze Il
J great though fallen American Southern patriot
England cast an ndeble stain upon her escutcheon
the disgrnosfn treatment Of her noble captive 40
our Governm ent cast blot upon its honor and
history In the inexcusable and nhumsn act of pacir
heavy manscles on the great southern cheftain az
heaplng upon him uncaedfor indgnities the infctie
Of which will forever disgrace tho OF SEWARD ar
0 BrAHToN. No Southern man read this portion
Dr. onAyEss dinry without feeling tho tears Of pity al
indignation we'll up from his heart; no American Ct