, 1866-01-07
OUR NEW YORK LETTER,
News and Gossip Of tho Great
City.

the Cntted atAteA Malls.
: tFmae ou. Own Cos1srondeatl
"HEv Iosx. Jan. 5, 1854
Tho cloAa ol ths old year and this oez1pninS
Of the now were observed hero wlsh the usual
honors- The etiquette Of Nes York, ~ IN.
dccdfE most olher.cltIeso Of the Cnion, requires
The making Of numerous calls On the first day
cl Jannsry. In this locality nature seemed 10
have oct he. face aSaiDSt The Amusement, for
she made the day one Of The most unpleasant
IN tho calendar. On sAturdayts Il showed and
on Sunday 1t tnined, therefore tho atsreta we're
In that condition which. d not loyei by po-
aestr:sn, equestrian or vchiculssi.o, tmay
be permitted to coin \ word = Monday
opened will nttlS moro rAia. 20 thal Broad.
way and ali other ways of New York bore 4
strung resemblance to tie bottom Of ftesh1y
drained mill .nnd. Many dimes were e1.
pended BY rA4udlous gentlemen 10 secure a
iak polish u their boots, but sli ia vain. A
En]k OF squarc In MY direction Was tttri-
mental TO calf&kins. and e7eu tlo ahert space
l,ctwce, The carriage door and the entrroce 10
1he mansions that Were "rrceiving" v.s not
ALWAYS dI5 one. 71rrc were ulany wei fees,
md consequently there WIS IN unusual Gun.
sumption of liquid Fu4feshmentA. Maay gen.
i!cncn who mote In respectable etrclts avAl-
Iu~cd "drpp'' toe much, luIt 10 ktrp out
tht vet, and eotnc Of thsm wcrn constra,ae<l
TO MAKE a cali II the Tu1nbs under tho Kind
Offices of the AetfoTelisan Police. A night
Gn the stone foor nf that specimen Of EeJp-
tlAn architecture WIZ an excellent prelude In
gentle admontsinu 10 be 1norr careful In the
fnluru, MtAc nr,s tlsy Ct lt57 u : pleasant
should Ii bo Ike ,Ast Monday no Aans nan
Soald be answeFnble for the eonse1ueuccs.
TRINITY cuINks.
Il = crNtom In vos1.c crer slncc trinity
ChuEch procured It's chime AZ balls - tonnt
The departure nf tho old year aud the arrival
Of tie new. The ehIlncs begin fifteen 'uinu.es
1selnrc ml<nixh Lat for fourteen caiautes,
| strikes the houT VI Twelve, and. after striking,
+ followed by \ .serieA ef ehi1oea that cnn-
lisue Until . quarter rA&t The hoar. The den.
usns Vi ScE York reverence tbs custom -
sell a many othrIs VI s1sAtes CT leAs Antk
Sa!iy. ~siattanatng iho bal weather Of
DC q ten ihna.aa,., sssetnhlcl "a Is, sieinI.
tys few minutes before the appointed .lmt.
ny reo1esed the wet, sloppy sidewalks, and
,lr s.rps af the buildings within =
saaAo or two Of the church. Al
III eaAct 1nom<ut designated il
,1nri I'LL t,ngle minute Before twelve
nrlock- WAn. the twelve measured s.rokcA
1rucls!uea The birth Ct Tic New TcAr, thesn
w-t Up cheer from the vast crnsi. Frun,
zHineAw ~ltieh overlooked : portion Of tl,e
multitude, eor!d hear The expressed With q,
"A happy new }tar." :" ~ zach per*on tvtrnd-
d the g1fstirg 10 companions and Ericnas.
nuld tec much al,ak.ns os hands, r,me Gu.
4sae.ng snd ao17e ktss:Eg. The i4s:, I: l. prop-
CT 10 ebacryc, 1cIng generally between tndi-
SIduab u the oft~slte scx. Wlsen tth:ch!ucs
rpded tae den~ ihnoes rcndc.l It, way 70 ii.
many hoaIvs, and far : full lsour at,erwsrd
tho sidewalk Of NroatiwRE ven nearly n.
vel. sFa.,r.sd ~ At mIddey. Though iistlt
given u tau:al1log, eon1a not Avai1 Won,
s!-Iiu. ltv many d The lhten:rs TO these
| chimes ~nuid r. able 10 hear The bell. ol
"Ras OUT tAe Old year. IN the neu." =
twcltcnea,th heocc. f!ow msuy In de
esde and how fen wheu thirty year. ha@e
pzs*cd. know Il Il contrary 10 tashlcn t1
; indulge Il such thoughts, but they carnot a.
ways tS r'sEeaxsd.
u AAo1uxR nkrAIfATioS,
4 few ~eels s1n l. r1ophex!ed th,t ID,
1s,Glea d Chances ro1st certainly hin. Il
light III 'sa'aplo nf aa1ueial dishonesty hc
f.tt the cid Il The ytaf. felt ccstlin thAl
tic Han a temptation roald '- clos. In" Of
: somebody and was paIeEu.z In what ralE
! he world 10 found. Tie hanks hare ectzntly
.Isced 20 E4n{ el&ks upon theE official.
that thucht It s-oall Mt te In that guAE
! lfE NAl1Nl1tfAS A$Vk EHEA4 4E%LFGlY, LHa
| lw:efnt Asaulter Ftosss u Le a ellJ etaeisl
W. T. 4 bradford. who was eutrasted will
/ The rub!t fuada~ WAlEh hc Was tesnpted Il
tavr-l h e!~en.Aii..us on Wall STREET. Fer
tune VA unklrd, and tic stocks whiea ser
. cx!Ar:re to steAnce sod I'LL the 1,cekAls Z.
T. Tic ht1cl Is, that The Jef11ltef mskes
full confession, sars tttAt nabt'dy II ttnpiI
ca!rI = !th tim Ia the tf1nes ctIcn, and place
! csi lis IttoFs:t, In tho hsntls of 3 trn,te- Il
tecurr k.s bJud.ntn from lpss. Wall rsrcr
snessa es itswa. - y tasns BAG h.np~:.es.
. ami spreads tts nets tnr o.hc. :fetlnts-
The :'rnktfs eonplstn shat the ont4ide pub
lie i. nas denltoe heavily n stocks At prcAru:
| md that r o%t Gf Tho operations are sn1ot,
lfoksss thenit-lve. ct hctwten the fe,
''tea,s" men Hike Vanderbilt, Dsew. Tnbt
xa.s .ir 1St:i % ts.9s Z r.u - ~ s..srs - y y
ac.0nc business lneu, and Hhrtl thnss not Il
the ri1E adesuce ateesl narEtaa uu which +
give erasfa- For The present the outsider
: | art buey over EhriatmAs nat View Year fe.
} sixlties oE hslsncing their account. Tor TIL
year. isut Ii .ew ~etk* thtJ arc e=st1ln :
return and submit 10 Tue ton30s.1l operation
| OF the Enhney-haaEtrs~
! "TnR6wlNG bF.ATT CATCH 4 wnALE-
: nour,le>, Eo.ne of thr readers uf No Tx
hENH have 1teArTf-~sJF wontl uHs IL. 70 In
= pertinent y tn sHrrose they kanw-taat pr
I f%a,ioLal gamblers frequently allow their vi
, I tu1s 10 = ID Nn4A *u1tS tb IliNee 8ESW 10 "
/ largely. i1sc noFlcs becomes eooa1es
( Though his tueeesa, and ths result Is TIA:
i f. Utmost Invariably ieectd t,eEuro be fcAv1
;. 'thr sAt.e- tcarl ye>:czdAy of she peacti'
/ Of shss plan on = larSe ecale.
= r~ntletnan wl.o had sr,s.A<d hundts
r a.Erd bJ III scpu ainsaner 10 Inv vi n ice s1u
: | !ls.ls tn a tsock speculation. Amer A1tne h*
4 Ita;if,n he did 50, auJ tito rceult Nas \ &C
|. prod: Of Any Ief cent In three days timc.
,f fslcrd encouraged him to proceed, and Ia d
: i'fso. sud waA successful 0n esefy ioxeasmrz
!. items, hr- was ten. isu.u4Ana dolta
6 "sactd." The trap bad eceu ntlfn'rsb
- trted and thu Operators Fs!t %urc that th
= would secure the hundred thousand BY allp
+ 4Eg their Ytets11 1u raikt t<:a thousand At /
y outset. He Was conhd1nllally told that I
&tsseA u . rrr.ajn rnsf Vas Abnut to rise, n
8 a. bis insorrne0 had previously heen truthl
- te did rot he..taIe N tnt t~ent5 -fyh tho1
!, .nd Into the spct1:latiou. but The seek 4
and lEc sptculato- was lo*.f- He sAe arg
.. to tstoyrr| ana h. pat IN txca1y-n1e hn,
l. and more. That sum fo!loEcd tie nsher =
I, within two wc.ks th. balance II the ma.
' prsxs-dons had7disar,rasyIl through IN c:ft
T. 10 '.wIn bsek ~h.t Gc had lnst-" The Tact
I. Ut liz niEhts Ct the grtau cloth had ss<n II
= | ctssA.hly Hrpsho. a sprat Of ten thau.A
s, dolls. ~ thrown 70 casea a bale 81 b:
j decsi thorsandt and the catch waa entirely |.
\ ittaet1ry.
= AoSET AND NArE1aoAr.
- frue Speculation to marriage the ster
~ not far. Indeed kavr In mind recent
IL tempt al sse1rinx cuuIue.i bscp.nsss In Vii
n there wna / respectable Aum Of money
: Solscd- a maiden Of hostv snm.aco,, whs
=. form, frAttrrcs and intellect 4re alike yla
~ trte1vt, r+eeutly irE heir to an rstate N~t
N Upwards Off EIndfrd Thousand dollars
~ fair cscatusc dwelts IN orc of the fsthibnal
n. streets crossing fifth -asrn1r. and has lat4
= 1na1ie az esoTt 10 enter Aoeie.y. ffrf hs
wns sanGht h. rrve-nl who admired hc- ba
~ zeenant. hut fht Vas deaf tn their apes
y She nArd i,rs s1eetious On gcnileu,an u
i: ! not wealthy. and wfo Eas 10 tasta for !
=. rp,..., ~ The brokers hoasd, OF any oil
tt,siness elsure~- ~" isdr'k passion was ,
. reeipsoeatcl. not otui.bd daua.n9 .r,r. =. .. :
y hln{k ftnrs, Influential trtcnls- So .
~ enEree Of tactics was fcsolvet2 nrcc.
:, Recently shr centlcmaa was surprised vi
.. Nassau Nrce.. lie sampled 1lsh the -s.9ur
@ aud wRs confronted with proposition fo
c 1n1trlnlorsaI union xith the charming, [
=" toueuhat isde3, Miss f.
. az yan VII! marry her. said the attosn,
. "you ssn make the following condi,iou>'
g. :. fAst--filty thousand 1of'ar7 TO Ia seit,
Z. nTen Jou on Inc day ol the wedding.
- srcnnI-Yea will bt made tha sale
r. nnd leEA,ec N the lady's psnpfrty, in case
~ hr1 death N!thtn ave years.
:; Jhtrd-It shall Be stipulated In writ
~ Ahat the Indy 1fA consent TO a rcacca
:. ters.ation, i you ar- rr~i1liuE 10 I've y,
~ her, aner the e1rlnt..a II Eve ycars;
~. you must agree 10 dwell with her Tor Il
- petiod- II you shaN 1eaise divorce .rsts
~ II a eeparsttnn. you shalt have c+ty ass
81 apee 10 enable ynu to ohta!u it,
~ Tkls va proposition Of The most hu ksns
~ y like character Many man would have
-: eer1e4 Il aud ron+snted to 1Ee year, Of Y
~ l4xA, No Inufe, for the sake ut The teras
~ Involved. In tnese days, when dollars cont
-, human actions ID many directions, Il nlay =
81 81 prise somr Of my readers to kEow that