New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-27
alFlr Orleans Republican.
sFFIClAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
LErrER FRoM NEw YORK.

the Observation-Disclosures Barrett and
his Agent.
Especial Correspondence Of the Republican
NEW YORK, July -, 1872.
The weather here for the past week has
been quite pleasant compared to the ter
rible heat we suffered during the first week
of the month. The thermometer has aver
aged $50 or 90 during midday, yet there
have been pleasant breezes and considerable
rain TO lessen the effects Of the heat, and
we all hope that we are to have no more
"hot spells" this year. The races at Sara
toga are the attraction just now. The place
is crowded, all the hotels full, and the
course visited by thousands Of spectators
each day.
The great race between Harry Bassett
and Longfellow, and poor Longfellow's ac-
cident, occasioned considerable comment.
A great deal Of sympathy is expressed for
the poor horse and for old John Harper, his
owner In a conversation the other day,
Mr.. Harper said that if Longfellow should
recover, and be fit for racing again, he
would not have him on the course in race,
even if he could win 100000 by it. But in
all probability Lon gfellOw's racing days
are over. The wound on his leg is so seri-
GUS and painful that it is very doubtful if
he RECEIVERS sufficiently to be free from
Iameness.
Mr.. Horace Greeley, our next President
passed the day on Saturday, as usual, at his
Chappaqua farm, wood chOpping and en-
loving himself Among the visitors present
ALL l. 4
portly, with a broad face and long, flowing
hair; Judge Edmund j. Porter, with fine
grey head and whiskers, who made the oc-
casiOn one Of thorough social enjoyment,
by introducing everybody to everybody
else. Mr.. and Mrs. Partridge and their
daughters, and Mrs. Mason, a very old LADY
and long a friend of Mr.. Greeley's, who,
when girl Of eighteen, saw that "awk-
ward boy Of fifteen" with his baggage on a
stick over his shoulder apply at her garden
gate for The way to the printing Office
when he was going to learn the trade-that
awkward boy, who even then was called
Horace Greeley. II can not realize that
that lad" said the old lady, ais now the
nominee Of two parties for the Presidency
Of the United States" So that here was
Mrs. Mason, now a grandmother, looking
again on that awkward lad, the leader of
grand civil revolution and the centre of a
continents comments. Mrs. Mason will
have but few months longer to live to see
that awkward boy" the President Of the
United States, and elected by a vote that
may almost be called unanimous. That's
what belive and hope for most devOutlv.
L. s. Grant is about one of the 'sickest
cusses" you ever saw Just now. Even Tom
Murphy, with his $1,000 bets, can't console
Ulysses Ulysses is a gone coon. He has
not had box Of cigars, or even waller
dOrg," given to him since Greeley's Balti-
more nomination. Ulysses feels that the
nation is about to talk to lin seriously. and
about one sentence will hold it all, thusly;
LILLY sses you're played. Go home. Ulys-
Res, 90 home. Retire to your farm and your
tannery, Ulysses, and drop into the Obscu-
Tity from which sorrOwful necessity called
YOU, and let us never more hear of Ulysses
the First, or his cigars, or his dogs, or his
anything else. Ulysses, retire" The words
are mine, but the sentiment is national
b. Crate Brown, who will be our Vice
President next fall is in the city, but has
been very unwell for several days. He is,
however somewhat recovered, and will
leave for the West during the coming week,
A number of New York and Brooklyn
merchants have recently been victimized
20 a considerable extent by taking forged
checks alleged 70 have been drawn up by
John Miller, who was formerly in the
United States Treasury office, under Mr.
Butterfeld. While in this office Miller, as
alleged, forged q check for $50 900, signing
the name Of Charles White, Assistant
United States Treasurer. This check was
drawn on VeTmilyea g. Co., bankers in
New York. As soon as it was discovered |
he was arrested, but procured bail shortly |
after and was liberated. Since that time |
he has, as alleged, continued the business in |
small way, forging checks for $50 and $50, |
and using the names of General VOgdes, of |
Fort Hamilton, General Wallin, of David's |
island, and others. He passed. as alleged |
n check on A. S. Barnes & Co., corner of |
William and John streets, New York, by !
purchasing $27 worth of hymn books and |
ordering them to be sent to General VOgdes |
at Fort Hamilton, for the use of the marines. |
The General very naturally opened his eyes
in establishment at the quantity of hymn |
books, and concluded that they had been /
sent by some person who was laboring I'M
der temporary alteration of mind. When |
the check was presented for him to pay, he |
thought 1t time to make some inquiries, and |
did So Last night Miller was arrested by |
Detective Williams, of Brooklyn, at No. 2O2 |
FOrty-first street, New York, and taken to |
Brooklyn, where he will be tried. lie is |
supposed to have been aided by an accom- /
plice, whom the officials have their eyes on, |
and who will be arrested next week. II is |
also asserted that there is a woman in the |
case"
A new style of practical joking was in |
vented here about the fourth Of July. A !
gentleman would be asked to fire off a sky |
rocket, TO which had been previously |
affixed a long string with a fish hook at |
tached. AS thoinnOcent gentleman would |
be about to touch off the rocket the hook |
would be inserted in the rim of his hat and, |
as a consequence, when the rocket event |
off ~ his hat event off as well, and the
ludicTOus establishment of the innocent"
can well be imagined.
Herr Johann Strauss, the eminent com
poser of waltzes and director of music
gave three concerts at the Academy Of
Music in this city just before his departure
for Europe. The attendance was very
large. The second and third nights were
immense. He was received with much en-
thusiasm, and, financially considered. was
a success. As leader of orchestra l don't
like him. Imagine very little man, with
big black whiskers and much hair on his
head, leading an orchestra a great deal
after the fashion of a monkey connected |
with an organ grinders establishment The
critics here went crazy over his ''impas-
stoned ways" etc, but l couldn't see it "
1t looked too much like an exhibition Of a
man irving every conceivable manner Of
distortng himself and conducting an or
chestra at the same time. Too much clap
II NAV truthfully be said that Theodore
Thomas. with his much smaller orchestra, at
the Central Park Garden, plays all Strauss
particularly his waltzes.
much better than Strauss did himself at
the Academy.
Madame Peschka- Leutner, the. jubilee