Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-05
FROM NEW YORK.
Correspondence of the Ohio statesman.l


Thomas r. Van Campen, formerly Presi-
dent of the First National Bank of Elmira
and of the Croton Bank of New York, was
arrested yesterday and committed for
examination before U. S. Commissioner
on the charge of fraud, embezzlement, ETC.
The arrest was made in accordance with an
affidavit of Stephen 1. Arnot, one of the
Directors of the Elmira bank above named,
who charges that the accused, at the time
of his resignation of the Presidency of that
bank, in October last, was largely in de-
fault, having drawn from the funds more
than $4,000, being insolvent and having
no means to replace this sum; that
he had also drawn from the Croton Ma
tional Bank more than 100000; that he had
embezzled note for $1,000 drawn by the
President of the Pittston and Elmira Coal
Company, and that he had made sundry
false entries on the books of the First Ma
tional Bank of Elmira.
A daring robbery was committed yester-
day morning from a baggage car on the
express train from Montreal, which left
Albany at IL o'clock the previous evening.
The car contained much valuable freight,
in charge of j. F. Brown, a messenger of
the Merchants Union Express Company.
In the car was also safe containing about
$1,000 in gold, National currency and
bonds. Two men wearing masks forced
an entrance to the car at Garrison station,
and having bound and gagged the sleeping
messenger and secured the keys of the safe
helped themselves to the money. They
left the car near SiXtieth street in this city
and have not yet been arrested.
A great deal of ink has been recently
shed in various of the journals of the
country in descriptions of gambling houses
for women in this city. 1t seems these
places are all imaginary-at least it is now
so affirmed. 1t is stated that the stories
were first set agoing by a correspondent for
some Southern paper, who has an enormous
capacity for lying, and who gave at two or
three columns length whatpurported to be
a description of magnifcently furnished
gambling saloon for women inTwenty- third
street, the said saloon having Paris turni-
ture and forty thousand dollar paintings,
etc. All this has, of course, added to the
already large reputation of this city for
wickedness, and tended to confirm many a
good man and woman in the belief of the
general degeneracy and corruption of the
age. And here we would again protest
against the too ready acceptance of reports
concerning the general wickedness of this
city. This city is like all other great cities,
in that it has much of evil, but it has its
aggregate of good as we'll as its aggregate
of evil. 1t simply happens to be human
nature to more widely chro 2icle the shame
full than the good. We have evil minded
people here, but we have also some of the
very salt of the earth.
On Monday next, Blind Tom is to begin
series of concerts at Irving Hall. He has
played here often before and has been re-
ceived warmly. His performances are GER
tainly wonderful, considering that he is
is little above that of an idiot. Ordinary
pieces of music he plays with marvellous
approach to accuracy after one hearing,
and also quite difficult pieces after hearing
them two or three times.
Madame Ristori arrived her on Wednes-
day evening from Havana. Her farewell
engagement will begin at the French The
ater tonight, the play being "Sor Teresa" "
The great European Circus continues to
create sensation. A sensation not on the
bills was had at this establishment yester-
day. The elephant Romeo, said to be the
largest in the country, broke from his fast
enings and killed dog, after which he was
shot in the eye, completely binding him,
as he had already lost one eye by shooting.
Mr.. VIM. B. Astor reports an income for
1867 of $977, 7,452; VIM. W. Cornell, iron
merchant, reports an income of $215,3
The latter is prominent member of the
Fourth Street Methodist Episcopal Church,
and uses his money literally for good.
Yesterday was moving day with the
propitious. The whole island of Manhat-
tan was, OF course, in the most topsy-turvy
condition.
A morning paper says: 1.-TWO Orange
county girls recently answered Herald
personal, and on receiving a reply were
led to the city to meet the writer. Moth
ing has been heard from them since their
arrival" 1t would hardly seem possible
that girls sufficiently intelligent to write
at all would do such foolish thing as to
follow these advertising adventurers, were
not the proofs to the contrary becoming so
abundant. The 'old story" is growing
very old, but none the less pathetic.
In the trial of Edwin Kelly, for the hom-
icide of Thomas Sharpley, the jury render
ed verdict of acquittal.
The base ballists are in the field, but the
rainy weather of late has very seriously
interfered with the games. The we'll known
Atlantic Club play their opening game on
Monday next.
The Cooperative Building Bank on
Broadway is forming a new section for
those who may wish to complete the pay
ment for house in four years, the shares
being $500 each, to be paid at 81 per week
for two hundred weeks, the amount paid
as bonus to be in lieu of interest. This is
but one of many forms of cooperation
now firmly established in this city. Co.
operation, only short time ago looked
upon as having very questionable future,
is now making such rapid progress as to
give some warrant for the enthusiastic
prophecies of its advocates.
The following extract, from recent ad-
dress by Mr.. Henry Bergh, President OF
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, delivered before the Putnam
County Agricultural Society, illustrates
several matters of interest, of which not
the least is the symmetrical make up of
one of the City Fathers: 81 lately caused
the arrest in New York of three monsters,
one of them late member of the Common
Cornell of that city, himself master
butcher, who deliberately chopped off the
two hind legs of pair of steers in his