The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-28
Our New York Letter.
rFnom OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
New YORK, February 25.-f the people of Ne
York city are not ere long transformed into
strictly moral community, it will rot be from an
lack Of vigilance on the part Of the police author
ties, for not only are nightly raids made upon th
gambling establishments, but the war has bee
carried into other immoral territories, includin
sudden descents on the most indecent concert 81
looms. The social evil houses, whose name is le
gion it is of course almost impossible to suppress
entirely yet, night after night, are the most note
riousy disorderly of them broken in to and the in
mates placed under arrest. Last night the lynx
eyed officers of the Jaw visited two Of the Broad
way concert saloons, creating great consternatio
among the pretty waiter girls and the ugly proprl
etors Of these irreigous establishments; the dra
matte he'll on Houston street was also honored wit
call, and party Of lager beer imbibers wer
found engaged in the performance OF German
play, instead of spending the Sabbath evening II
moro becoming manner. Flushed with success
the noble army Of moral policemen went on Will
their good work, and broke into and broke up
large number of faro and keno banks. The at
tempted work of reform, however, can only NEE
with partial and temporary success for there is nj
DO tent drug that can cleanse this city Of the peril
GUS stuff that chokes it up with dissipation ant
vice and crime; one might as well attempt to bal
out the Atlantic with broken pint cup, as> 10 Ell
deayor to prevent New York city from being wha
it is and ever will be, nest Of immortality and OIL
sorts Of crime.
HENRY BEReH the great and good man, whose
name is ever remembered in the prayers that the
poor dumb beasts are supposed to utter IN thell
own voceless language, is still in the field looking
around for cases of cruelty to animals, and caus
ing the arrest of the offenders. He has just sue
ceeded in securing the conviction OF a man who
compelled dog to turn heavy wheel as new
method Of training preparatory to light fo1
canine championship. BEaaH first found the man
and he was afterwards fined twenty-five dollars BY
the court. A savage fight took place here recently
between two dogs called Belcter and Veaus, II
which both the gentleman and lady dog fought
almost to the death. BERaH has offered fifty dol
lars reward for the apprehension of the dog pro
prietors. :, s..A
The steamship ST. Laurent left here on Saturday
for Havre taking out several hundred tons o.
goods for the Paris Exposition, including speci
mems Of coal and iron from New York, PennsylVa'
nia and New Jersey, and ores from California and
Colorado.
The lecture delivered last night at Cooper LII.
stitute by RICHARD OGonMAN, under the auspi'
ces of the Blooningdale Catholic Association: and
for the benefit Of the Southern Relief Fund, was 9
most powerful and earnest appeal and the picture
that he drew Of the sufnring and destitution that
exists in some portions Of the Southern country
was 80 vvidly painted that it almost did justice to
the terrible reality, and had visible effect on the
audience, so far as could be judged by their coun-
tenances but whether or not the excitement Will
reach their pocket-books remains to be seen.
On Saturday last o man named DAILY, who lived
in Twenty fourth street, near Broadway, was shot
and dangerously wounded by one JOIN DAY, who
had been an intimate friend of his for the past ten
years. DAY made his escape, but was caught yes.
terday and an attempt made to arrest him, where
upon he drew his revolver and fred at one Of the
officers, but the cap snapped, and he then placed
the muzzls of the pistol in his own mouth and
pulled the trigger this time the cap exploded the
charge entered his brain, and sent the wretched
man to his last account with ell his imperfectiona
on his head.
A number of gentlemen Of a scientific turn
of mind, among whom is the homeopath, DR..
MARX G. LAZARUS, formerly Of youz city; aredeh-
vering course oflectures on the subject OF Asro-
logy. These gentlemen do not absolutely affirm
that the destiny Of an individual is influenced by
the situation Of tho stars at the period and IN the
place of their BIRTH but they claim that it is not
unreasonable to s-ppose that such influence may
naturally exist, and, as the thing is susceptible OF
proof they present engaged in testing it thus
They are furnished by a friend with the exact
place Of birth of some individual who has distin-
guished himself in some marked manner, also with
the year. month, day, hour, moment, end If possi-
be second Of his birth; from these data the calcu-
lation is made, and the result arrived at is com
pared With the actual facts; then, whether right or
wrong, similar calculations aremade with a num-
ber Of other cases, and results again compared
with actual facts-clearly demonstrating in the end
whether or not there be any substantial founda"
lion for the hypothetical theory.
The theatres are nearly all running the old bills,
md running them in the ground. The Black Crook
is on it's twenty-ffth week; Merchant of Venice on
it's fourth; Christian Martyr1At BARNuMs, fourth
week; Dangerous Game, at WAILAGKs, third; Lady
DON in her second week at the New York; and the
Streets of New York good for long run at the
Olympic. BARNEY WILLIAMS and his wife, however,
open to.aight at the Broadway, in two pieces 50
old that they are almost as good as new. LAURA
WA1paoN, one of the ssQueen Sisters" from Charles
ton, is playing at the Brooklyn theatre under the
name Of Laura Queen. -,
Weather clear snow melting fast, and spring
coming. MouIIFtlE. -il.lt.