The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-18
Beginning of the "R0ngh" Summer Sea.


season, the pleasure grounds of Hoboken and
the ferries leading thereto have been notorious
for scenes Of riot, rowdyism and, fDloodshed.
There has rarely been Sabbath that was
not desecrated by violence, either in that
excrescent suburb itself or on the ferryboats.
AT one time, we remember, the Ey5iau
Fields bore the name of the 'dark and bloody
ground" upon which many fatal duel was
fought. There was something manly and
chivalrous in this. IF blood was shed it was
spilled by men in open, honest combat But
the Hoboken Of to-day appears to be stained
by the cowardly blood-letting Of the rowdy
and the assassin. We refer more particularly
to the scenes which occurred at the ferry land
ing at Uoboken and on board the ferryboat,
on Sunday evening. We have already pub
lished the facts in the case-the brutal
offence by New York rowdies offered to ladies,
and the resentment on the part of the husband
of one of them, which provoked collision, in
which pistols end kniro, used with dan
gerous freedom.
If this be the incpicnt stage Of rowdyism
which is TO prevail upon the Hoboken ferries,
now that the summer has barely commenced,
what must we expect hereafter, when thou
sands Of people-in month or two at far
thest-will seek the outrageous shades Of the
Elysian Fields, the chill solemnity of the
SYPHILIS Cave, and the manifold temptations Of
the lager beer gardens? This is question
which we submit to the grave consideration of
the Police Board. We are more interested on
this side Of the North river than the Jsrseyites
in the work of suppressing these bloody
scenes which are so familiar to every summer
Sabbath. The police should therefore be
instructed to exercise more than ordinary
vigilance at the Hoboken ferries. 1t is evident
that the ferry company have either no power
or no desire to keep the peace on their boats.
They seem to be utterly given up to the worst
ruflian element of society on Sundays. There
fore it is necessary for our police to protect
peaceful and respectable citizens whose busi-
ness or pleasure may compel them to visit
Hoboken on the Sabbath day.
THE BULL SPECULATION IN WALL STREET.
The remarkable speculation for a rise in
prices at the Stock Exchange seems to have
been given free rein, if we may judge by the
fact in one instance yesterday. A clear advance
of ten per cent took place in one stock, and that,
too, after its price had already gradually risen
ten or fifteen per cent above its usual quota
ton. The cliques, in anticipating Mr.. Bout
wells plans for placing the new loan, have
taken advantage of the rose-colored aspect
which he has given the financial situation in
order to pave the way to a market for his new
bonds. AS If good luck never comes single
Congress now ranges itself alongside of Mr..
Boutwell, as great ''bull,' by proposing to
limit the annual reduction of the national debt
to twenty-five million dollars, which would
remove SO heavy burden of taxation from the
people that business would thrive and all in
dustries prosper. Profits would then remain
with the people instead of going to pay off the
national debt before our creditors want the
money.