The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-25
NEW YORK. Nav % 1868

New YORK, May 22, 1868.
To the Editor Of the Press:
The public attention was absorbed last
week with the Anniversaries and the I'm
peachment. Both have now subsidized. AL
though the religious interest usually connec-
ted with the May anniversaries in New York
has this year been in a measure obscured by
the great excitement consequent upon the
political situation at Washington, yet on the
whole the reports of the various societies
show gratifying advance in all departments
of Christian enterprise.
Among the celebrated men drawn hither
on Anniversary Week were Wendell Phillips
and Neal Dow. Mr.. Phillips on Tuesday
evening gave his eloquent lecture on "Daniel
OConnelP'to large audience in the Acade-
my of Music, and on Wednesday evening
made speech before the Anti-Slavery Socie-
ty at Steinway Hall. Neal Dow made a
speech at the anniversary of the National
Temperance Society at Cooper Institute
Wednesday evening, wherein he dwelt upon
the good results of the enforcement of the
prohibitory law in Maine. New York. he
thought, was ripe for prohibition. The Amer
lean Tract Society, which has its home in
the fine five-story brick building known as the
Tract House, on the corner of Nassau and
Spruce street, has been very successful in its
operations the past year. 1t has received
from donations and sales during the wear.
S51S,OOO. The Bible Society, whose palace of
brick and mortar constitutes whole block
running from Third to Fourth Avenue. and
is filled with printing material of immense
value, has also had year of great success
The American Female Guardian Society in
its report made known the fact that it clothes
feeds, and instructs more than a thousand of
the ragged children of New York, besides
saving many from life prostitution and
shame. The New York Society for the re-
lief OF the ruptured and crippled has relieved
1000 patients the past year, and asks for So
600 to help on the philanthrophic enterprise,
The Annual Congregational Reunion came
of at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Thurs
day evening and was, as usual, a good time.
The Hon. Henry Wilson presided. And, be-
sides the anniversary exercises and rejoicings
OF the many other organ izations which we
have not space to particularize, Lucy Stone,
olympia Brown, Ernestine Il. Rose, Col.
Higginson, and G. c. Burleigh figured at the
anniversary of the American Equal Rights As
sociation. The clergy have departed and New
York is itself again.
The sporting season has fairly commenced.
The leading base ball clubs have held their
commencement exercises. As soon as the
weather gets settled and we get more than
one day of sunshine in a week. baseball
matches will be abundant. A tournament
comes off at Niagara in a few days. The
preparations for the turf season at Jerome
Park are extensive. The different training
establishments at the park number seven,
and there are seventy horses in training. It
IS busy place just now. Besides the prin-
cipal trainers and assistants, IL men and fifty
boys are employed in taking care of and
riding the horses. Jerome Park is in Ford
ham, Westchester County, about an hours
ride from City Hall by railroad. 1t is in one
Of the most charming rural regions; and no
wonder so many thousands are attracted
thither for the pure air of the country and
the excitement of the races.
Kings county, which includes the CITY of
Brooklyn and villages adjacent, has built new
court house which was finished about two
years ago. 1t is fine granite building, 'front.'
ing on Joralemon street, and running back
to Livingstone street, and cost million dol
lars. The enterprise was a short-sighted
Affair." inasmuch as the lot was only large
enough for the building, and nobody thought
OF the Importance of having some spare
land for building of such cost and beauty
The property contiguous has just been pur-
chased, merely for making an area around
the court house, at an expense of 100000,
about double what it would have cost when
the building was projected. The value OF
this property was fixed by commission and
the owners were obliged to give it up to the
county on their demand. At the present
time, when there is so much excitement il
real estate transactions, and such an immense
amount is constantly changing bands, the
sale of this property is interesting, as show
ing the value of real estate in the heart OF
the city of Brooklyn, fixed by fair and i'm
partial commission. The buildings on the
land were OF little value, and the prices are
the value OF the bare land. One man had
awarded for his lot 104 by 100 feet, $S6 ,42O
another, 81 by $50 feet, S40,500; another
95 by 346 feet, S2l4,OOO; another, 13 by so
feet, S18,500.
| The Postmaster of Brooklyn has proved a
defaulter and has been suspended. Mr.. Rob
erts had been unpleasantly short for some
time, said to be caused by unfortunate specu
lations and too much venture The gamblin.
pimps OF New York and Brooklyn, whe1
they get hold of man, make "mince meat
OF him in short order. A few days ago spe
clal agent or the Department came to inves
tlgate the matter. He found the Postmaster
delinquent some $4,000, and he was removed
instanter. This was right. Perhaps Mr.
Roberts could have raised the money il he
had a little time; but there was no mercy
The community approved the course taken by
the Department, because a man occupying a
himself to get in such a fix in money mat
tiers.
1t is to be regretted that the New Yorl
Tribune should be guilty of using such Ian
guage as has appeared in its columns recent
ly in relation to Mr.. Fessenden. 1t is a salts
faction to know that these severe animadver
sions do not come from Mr.. Greeley. as ever,
one knows who understands the interior O
the paper The language came from under
lings in state of excitement, which when i
passes away they will regret. 1t is sufficien
ior those to know who honor Mr. Feeseuder
that no threat can intimidate or drive hin
rom what ne conceives to be an honorable
and righteous position. In judging OF thu
motives of the man, his whole history should
be taken into the account history as i'm
presnabe from assault as that of any othe
public man of this or any other day. Th
following eloquent sentence never came from