Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-03-10
Letter from New York
NEW YORK CITY. Mar rth. 1870.
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NV YORK CRY. Mar III. 1870
EpfroR ANERICtN:-
lndi-positlon has iu,crfercd with my
scr4hhiin- cndeayor, lately. 80 your read
r. viii excuse a dcarth Of Gotham cor
rr>pandencc. Winter must he comln. in
tha spring. Last Friday marked ~ubslI-
Ing ~ the mercury indicated snow. and
soon n raw north easter was whirling tiny
nakcs through the laIr, New York waxrd
Juhilant-''snmc slci.hins At last" was the
universal solution. Every ono made prep
arltlpn~ fnr the threatened carnlval-uu-
merpus notes ~ invitation were received
by bonnie lasscs, who forthwith plunged
deeply la the mysteries OF dressmaking-
lady hAs NJ place IN sleigh. you know.
unless ,.ttircd from head 10 foot in sleigh
ins costume-and that l. carried to great
degree 81 elaboration In this crazy me
trnpolis. Bank clerk, be>ciged the private
offices OF Presidents, and Secretaries bent
upon pleading their exhaustive labors nf
the past month a. a reason for their haS in-
aholidav They nearly all received YES"
4 an answer. Livery stables w"rc thrungcd
~ an carry hour. and Ion. before noon. 1t
would have been IIerculcan labor To- Sc
curr team. but Imagine what general
disappointment "n-uCd, when a dirty driz-
lie set in AZ night. and cast a dampcr on all
these pleasant expectations The livery
Stable. stood II very well, however. A. 70
h"ny people forfeited deposit money fur
teams they didnt use. No signs Of snow
Epw fpr everything l. moist. particularly
tAc threats ~ Wall st Bulls. who are
drowning their sorrow at the decline 81
gold IN reiterated whisky cocktails
Specie payment. Ia a certain extent. i
being resumed. Rudolph, the great saloon
proprietor IN broadway" was the means
VI rNhumin. the buried Silver from Wall
-. vaults His was 4 selfish motive how
ever. Buying the silver at the premium
demanded he stamped his name on every
piece. and used 1t A. change. thus promul-
gatin. such a tcmptin. advertisement. that
hi- place ha> for ; or !. days been crowd
eli to OVERLOOKING. We think Mr.. r.. may
get into scrapc with the Government
however for using the coin OF the realmn
a al advertiser. medium. lfso misery
VIII have company, A. several up town
Establishments have followed his example
II is rumored that the Chemical Bank"
/, at the point OF specie resumption - this
bank has had 40 bills OF is own issue.
fhpr.. f.,r,. I'm. t...tt ~ B.,
the depreciation in currency.
GOV. Hoffman persists in his parioning
policy, and his last exercise OF executive
clcInency was to sign document which
releases from incarceration in Sing Sing"
a wretch named Alexander Reno. a Russian
who was sentenced TO 20 years confinement
per Sc. for grossly violating the person Of
little girl two years old in Brooklyn--the
Iniscreant /, a Russian subject, and was
pardoned at the instance the diplomatic
representatives Of that Empire. The Her
aid i determined To give 7. r. Barnum no
rest, until he Gusts the tenants OF his no.
torious ..murderers' block on Houston ST.
But that soi-di>ant moral q. Snowman,
and Wanting temperance lecturer, is not
10 be bullied by the Herald or any other
paper. 50 he says, and rather than lose a
few specimens OF the almighty dollar. he
rents large building, Just of Broadway,
to harlots of the lowest class. panel thieves
Founders, and professional cutthroats-
calling down upon himself by such course,
the ccnsure not only Of Mr.. Bennett, but
the contempt of all decent citizens. His
friends urge the lame excuse that, perhaps
Barnum don't own the block, but were that
true, he would certainly come out and
substantiate the statement, after the Her
AIDS repeated attacks.
A very efficient organization at present
exists in New York. comprising the Bank
and Insurance company directors of the
city. This society employs the services OF
over 10 detectives. who know every Bank
clerk and Insurance Office employee, in the
Emporium-oyer these young gentlemen
and their movements, they watch with
Argus eyes, and many a trusted clerk has
been thunderstruck by the information that
the-Co. had no further need OF his SER
vices as he had lately been seen at .'Cham-
berlain's" Gen. Rauson's" Or some other
equally doubtful resort by this means
much defalcation is prevented, and the vice
Of gambling In great measure hindered, al
few young men care to don false whiskers,
slouched hat, etc, to escape recognition,
which is certain loss OF character and en-
ployment.
The .'Inmsn" Steamer '.City Of Boston"
is given up as certain loss although, Gas
| is always the case on such occasions. J
any number OF sailing vessels bring heller
skelter reports, OF having made out a
steamer answering to her description, on
or about Feb. 18th. The fact y they may
all state the truth, but to no avail Is to
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