Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-07-29
From our New York Correspondent.

Nrw toRK, July q, 1868.
nch you re"o III the papers that the So
oalle1 " wickeaest man IN New York" is about
10 REFORM set ~ down as good Joke. John
Alen' inc gentleman complimented as above,
has Tor many years kept one Of the lowest
qance =. houses IN inns city at 3O4 Water 81.
1t was anu sun IS the resort Of the yilost
creature c,a OF pom sexes to be found in the
h..hy uehs Which crowd and pollute this great
o'y' ana ~ ouiy second IN character to that
Wen, wen known ianehe over which the negro, Pete
w niiians, PRESIDED so long. This Allen has
= p,lsn' i','ie ooy IN whom the whole Of the
poI't, 5, pur' VI % ,ne man nature is bound up
ana u Is saiu that his reformation is due to
hls iGIf' ior the boys moral welfare If he
sn9ulu remain longer surrounded by wicked
i''' ,'iuv'Ves' ''' rreaehefs come down upon AL
a.. e." '''ry u"y' IN shoals since his name was
uls, use1 IN PRINT and he has lively time
Wv" 'nenl' IRON the account published in
u"4,4S 3 NIoHfay one would suppose that
~ uieoVgy the wretch who for so many years
mas i''ea ey selling the bodies and souls OF
women TO Drutes Ike himself, must be anoth-
81 !. Duns sco'us or Thomas Aquinas The
~l'er says mat me Wlckodesi man in New
ioiA ,ahes the ObSeTro aud the IRdepead-
'"f' ap1 '1at ne reads them with much pleas
~ II ne io'es TO talk about the Bible and
io'y'n' &C. Nc' ana delights IN nothing so
,II nlu'9 as .ho singing oi hymns. lie detests
.ie uO''I'no OF uhoelie'ers, and trembles lest
MS son snoulu become an inidel. Bah ! lfl
yon hno" Wha' New lork dance house is
II you know now utterly stepped in the
'oN's' uesrada'ion are All who frequent them
no" worse than degraded those who make
'heln a mean OF liyellhood-you can readily
sec inat the Wlekedcst man IN New York"
mas ueeh smoking some very green people,
who' IN turn are trying the same process uP-
on o'ners'
inc inquest to investigate the circumstances
oi me recent excursion disaster, in which off
Ger Corbett lost his life in attempting to save
others, was continued yesterday. ltappeared
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
policemen he said " | am glaa Of it, they
ought To be drowned they are nothing but a
parcel Of thieves
On Sunday Mr.. John Spieer bouobt what
he supposed to be Seidlitz powder from
druggist on Sixth Avenue. and immediately
after taking il went into conyultious and died
There is reason 10 suppose that the deed was
caused by poison. but II is thouobt that tbe
deceased dosed himself purposely The d,uo.
gist is under arrest to await chemical ex.
animation of the dead man, stomach.
Tue proposition to orrapize club. of singing
soldiers to serve in the Republiean ranks
during the campaipn. meets with mpeh
favor. 1t is snpposed that New York citv
alone will furnish $500 disabled soldiers
who can hold forth with good voice This Is
an excellent chance for many q Door MANNED
man who Is now grinding an crgan ON the
street corner. or selling shoe.strings and dblaek.
ing in the markets The Democrats Of eourse
make great deal Of snort Of this new politi-
cal movement. and hone that the Forthcoming
discords will be promptly paid. note for note.
in currency.
The fight between the master masons and
the bricklayers is still n feature of onr daily
life. Thousands of workmen are ont of cn1.
ployment because they sra -...rfirrng 10 taTef
81 80 60, tvu nours work. The long term
Of idleness, however sobered some Of them,
and they are now glad to take SO. The mas
ter masons have already lost considerable
of money through delays caused by
this misunderstanding or open war; but the
main losers are the public, who are waiting
for more houses to be built, in which to stow
away portion Of our surplus population.
The 18th amendment to the Constitution,
having been ratified by three-fourths Of the
States, Is now law. 1t is debated here
whether the Democratic legislatures Of New
j Jersey and Ohio can withdraw their assent