The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-15
Tho streets OF New Yorsx-Thcsr anSe-
Frequent kxsauHts.

rsrS,r xt~ncf~ of New fOfSx--1uesE Anncs
cartty-s'rcquent Assaults.
From the Correspondent OF the Boston Journal.
Not day pasaes without eone indiea-
ton OF the raign of terror in the city. As
ssults, shooting, killing, and robbery, are
Of daily occurrence. 1t seems as il the
lcsreraaocs Of the continent had taken
possession Of New York. II would he bad
enough If these bloody deeds were confined
to the low po.-hot,ses aud disrepusable ror-
tons of the city. But the public convey
anccs orc infested, ard Tho most fashionable
portions of the city are more unsafe at
night than Five Points or the Bowery. 1t
is very common practice for gangs OF
rowdios to leap on car at night or IN the
evening, rob the conductor and passengers
and escape. Parties regard themselves
fortunate II they are not shot at OF ASSAULT
cd. y The Third and Eighth avenue cars are
especially dangerous in the night. Inc
arrival Of the Eastern and Hudson klver
trains afEord fine field for the operations
Of dcsreradocs. Men and women are as
saul.cd and robbed Of their money, watch
o., and baggage, in their tramp from the
demo- to the cars.
'the police know these plunderers, but
dare not arrest them, for fear of violence.
II pn<acngers take hack late at night they
arc not safe from robbery. The fashion
shlc part OF New York known Us Murray
Jill is just now the unsafest part OF our
CITY. 1t is badly lighted, and being desti-
,utc Of shops, is as dark and lonesome MS
can be conceived. Few persons walk the
street, md the heavy porticoes of fashion
able houses afford fine lurking place for
thieves. An entire row OF houses was
cleaned out, as the phrase is, the other
night. One Of our leading merchants sold
his elegant mansion on Fifth avenue, and
took his family TO board at n hotel. He
gave this reason for selling 6 built my
house, at great expense, to suit me. fur
nishcd it in the best style; it was all that
could desire. But / am fond of society,
and / like to call on my neighbors in the
evening. l dare not 20 out. After 10
o'clock ] walk down the side streets with
TIE utmost terror, looking this way and
that, lest should be knocked down sud-
denly, often running for my life, and twice
my very door. ] am too old for this style
Of life, and have given it up"
A manager Of one of our theatres last
week Tpt INTO Il CIR, anu WIS ioilo"eu ny
three rough-looking fellows, muftied up MS
ii TO disguise themselves. They watched
him closely, and he had no doubt they had
designs upon him. Twice he started to get
OAK q the car TO test them. The rowdies
s,.~tcd at the same time. 1t was II o'clock
~ night, and be felt that his only safety
was in his flcctness. On reaching his street
he sprang from the car, ran along the street,
and with nj light key entered his house just
NJ tho despcradoes reached his doorstep.
Ills wife saw them plainly from her window.
One OF our oldest merchants was struck
down on his own doorstep, the other night,
and robbed Of large sum of money.
\ gentleman crossed the Brooklyn ferry
and took u car to 60 home. A butchers
van, containing three men, followed the
car up. The gentleman left the car within
half block of his house. He lives in the
mcst dcnsely populated part of Brooklyn.
The passengers saw the van turn into the
stree: after the gentleman. In sight Of his
owA door he was Knocked senseless, robbed
ci $4,000, and though half dozen men
saw the assault, the robbers escaped, and
the man is still lying at the point of death.
SucL is life in New York Just now.