Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-28
Letter from New York.

Letter from new Iork.
Special Correspondence PuBLro LxpsKRl
NEw YoRk. July q, 1858.
When you read in the papers that th'
so-called wickedest man in New York
is about to reform, set down as good
joke. John Allen, the gentleman compli'
mented as above, has, for many years,
kept one of the. lowest dance houses In
this city, at No, SO4 Water street. II
was, and still is, the resort Of the viles,
creatures of both sexes to be found in
the filthy dens which crowd and pollute
this great city, and il only second in
character to that weII-known rancho
over which the negro Pete Williams pre-
sided so long. This Allen has a bright
little boy, in whom the whole Of the bet
ter part Of the mans nature is bound up;
and it is said that his reformation is due
to his fears for the boys moral welfare if
he should remain longer surrounded by
wicked influences. Preachers come
down upon Allen every day in shoals
since his name was 6rst used in print
and he has lively time with them.
From the account published in Paek-
ards Monthly one would suppose that
in theology the wretch who torso many
years has lived by selling the bodies and
souls Of women to brutes like himself,
must be another Duus Scotus or Thomas
Acquinas. The writer says that the
"wickedest man in New York takes
the Observer and the Independent, and
that he reads them with much pleasure. \
He loves to talk about the Bible, heaven,
ETC., etc, and delights in nothing so much
as. the singing of hymns. he detests the
doctrines of unbelievers, and trembles
lest his son should become an infdel. |
BAIL If you know what a New York |
dance house is-if you know how utterly |
steeped in the lowest degradation are all |
who frequent them-how worse than de- |
graded those who make thema means of |
livelihood, you can readily see that the
"wickedest man in New York" has |
been smoking" some very green people,
who, in turn, are trying the same pro-
cess upon others.
The inquest to investigate the ,circum-
stances of the recent excursion disaster,
in which officer Corlett lost his life in
attempting to save others, was continued
yesterday. Itappeared in evidence that
when the attention of the captain of the
boat was called to the fact that two of the
people struggling in the water were Do
licemen, he said: :" am glad of it; they
ought to be drowned; they are nothing
but thieves"
On Sunday Mr. John Spicer bought
what he supposed to be seidlitz powder
from druggist ON Sixth avenue, and 1,
Immediately after taking it, went int
commissions and died There Is reas.fo,,
to suppose that death was caused by T,o;rr
son, but it is thought that deceased dr. sod |
himself purposely. The druggis. il nm.
der arrest to await chemical exa, nina.
ton of the dead mans stomach.
The proposition to organize clubs of
singing soldiers, to serve in tbe Repub.
lican ranks during the campair n. meet,
with much favor. 1t 10 supp osed that
New York alone will farnish ;.wentv-five
hundred disabled soldiers, " no can hold
forth with good voice. This is an excel-
lent chance Ter many a poor. manned
man, wAo is now grinding. an organ Al The
streat oerner, or selling shea str;nps and
backing in the markets The Dame
Gratis, of course, make n great deal Of
sport of this new POLITICAL movement. and
hope that the for'.ncOming discords will
be promptly paid, aote for note, ia cur-
reney. IS 4 pkaTIsI
The fight between the master masons
and the bricklayers is still feature of
Our daily life. Thousands of workmen
are out of employment because they are
unwilling to take 81 so for ten hours
work. The master mssons have already
lost large amounts Of money through
delays caused by tAis misund
or open war; but the main sufferers are
the public, who are waiting for more
houses TO be built, in which TO STOW away
a portion of our surplus population.
Theatrical matters are, of course, duh
during the warm season nevertheless,
it was surprising 10 your correspondent TO
see large and appreciatiye crowd as
sembled last night at Niblo's Garden, to
witness the first representation of Often
bachs graceful opera bonffe Blue Beard.
Mr.. Batemsn, who has already acquired
q name BY his enterprise in operate and
theatrical mattezs, las made an agree
ment with tae managers Of the we'll
known andnore Fpscious building known
as Nihlo's Garden, for the combined per-
lornanees of the well known Parisian
ballet corps of the latter house, and the
musical representations, which have at
racted such a crossf 10 the form.e, J.
French theater. when La Grand D'lcI a.
'sse and La Belle Helene, etc, W. sre in
Iogue there Inc scenery ~ the eoove
Executed with taste, precision. ara ore-
ents magnificent effect J be largest
tiles Of Europe offer nothiI az i etter m
egard TO the decorations, the 10 nsic and
be costumes employed for he e mbellisb-
tent Of Blue Beard IR