Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-07
FROM NEW YORK.
Correspondence of the Ohio statesmau.l
NEW YORK, April A, 1868.


peared in the Tribune. In this he says:
"Your article insinuates Gt does not ex-
actly charge,) that $5,OOO.000 of Erie stock
were issued to me at 60 cents on the dollar.
in some fraudulent way. The simple fact
is that lent some millions of dollars to
the road when it was in need, ano received
its stock at 60 as security. No nan or set
of men could, as believe, have been found
at the time to lend the money al the same
security. If there is any frald in the
matter it was very stupid ant proftless
one. / do not pretend to skill N the law.
In all these proceedings (incllding my
taking refuge in New Jersey have act
ed under the advice of the best egal coun-
sci could obtain. If they have leen wrong
in their law. few weeks will suffice to
show the error"
1t is now reported that Mr.. Drew was in
this city on Sunday last and had an inter-
view with Mr.. Vanderbilt, but me two did
not come to any favorable understanding.
The boarders at the Working Women's
Home gave reception on Thursday even
ing to their friends AID those of the insti-
tuition. 1t was largely attended. There
are now $50 boarders in the building which
is quite goodly number, considering the
brief time the Home has been established;
it will, however. accommodate 500. A
library, comfortable dormitories, parlors,
and bathrooms, and good board and wash
ing are furnished, and the inmates can have
the freedom and comforts of a well regulat-
ed family, while the costs are such as may
be met by the humblest toiling woman.
This Home was organized as an expert
ment, and bids fairly for success.
The semi centennial anniversary of the
New York Port Society for promoting the
gospel among seamen was held recently
In the address of the Hon. w. E. Dodge
the Chamber of Commerce was compli-
mented in its consideration OF plan for
founding a normal school for the children
o. sailors. Such a school is needed here,
and under the au>pices of the Chamber of
Commerce could hardly fail of great sue
cess. The sailor boy in such school as
the one proposed could be educated to the
full duties of ship commander. The i'm
portance of this project will Immediately
be recognized when it is considered how
large number of sailors find homes for
their families in this city.
The centennial celebration of the New
York Chamber of Commerce will take
place on Monday evening next when ad-
dresses will be made by the President, and
by Messrs. Low, Opdyke, Grinnell and
Jonathan Sturges. A sketch of the history
OF the Chamber will be read by the Secre-
tary. Invitations to be present have been
extended to the members of the learned
professions, and the heads of departments
of the State and city.
The greatest CONSERVATION has prevailed
of late among the inhabitants of squat
town." between 57th and 59th streets, and
9th and 7th Avenues. All the lots thus
bounded were recently sold a. auction, and
the squatters, some of whom had lived
there for more than ten years, received the
usual months notice to quit, the time ex-
piring on the 1st of April. The larger
number of the squatters thought this was
simply movement to compel them to pay
rent. and did not heed it. But this week
they were ordered to remove at once, or be
summarily dispossessed, ana with sad
hearts these poor people tore down the
shanties they had held so long, and which
embodied to them, we suppose, much the
same poetry # home as the brown stone
fronts do to other folks, and removed from
the grounds, now set apart for. rows ofsplen-
did mansions. Some of them were very
much distressed, not knowing where to
exercise their ''squatter sovereignty"
again. Hundreds of other squatters in the
vicinity must soon follow in their train,
for Central Park lots, unfortunately for
them, have become worth ''mints of mon
ey.''
The Union Base Ball Club, of Morisiana
the champions of the United States
opened the season on their ground at He
bron, on Wednesday, with game between
themselves and the best field party which
could be made up from the spectacle S.
The odds of five outs was given the field
party, and even then they were whipped.
In few days the innumerable host OF base
ballists will be in the midst of games.
At recent meeting of the American
Jockey Club measures were taken for the
establishment of subscription rooms, the
entrance fee to which shall be from $40 to
$50, and where match book shall be kept
tor the registration of all racing bets.
These will be known as Z" The American
Tattersalls Subscription Rooms" and will
be governed by nearly the same rules as
those enforced in the rooms of the Messrs.
att in
to be allowed here. At the next meeting
of the Club the question comes up as to
whether pool selling is to be again allowed
in Jerome Park. 1t is TO be hoped that
this swindling pool selling system may be
abolished altogether. The Jockey Club
will have their headquarters in these sub
scription rooms.
The anniversary of the fall of Richmond
was duly celebrated last evening at Stein
way Hall, by Post Sedgwick No. IL, G. A {.
r. The audience was very large. Miss
Clara Barton delivered her lecture on
"Work and Incidents of Army Life" Gen.
Rush G. Hawkins made an address. The
music was very fine.
After public decency had been outraged
for many weary months by the display and
sale upon our streets of licentious Illus
trated papers, and the patience of good Cit
izens had become well nigh exhausted at
the criminal tolerance of the authorities
with regard to these vile sheets. it is most
gratifying to be able to chr ric the fact
that yesterday the Superli en- lent of Po-
lice issued orders for the s~.zure of all
copies of the Illustrated Police News wher-
ever exposed for sale. The wholesale deal