The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-09
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
THE RACE FOR MONEY-THE GREAT SENSATION
BYRON AVENGED GOVERNMENT OF RISGo-
BELLE LAMAR.

I Friend BlHetin-Having a few moments OF
g leisure I thought would devote them to do :
a ting down some impressions of New York,
u which place l am visiting for the first time.
i 1t is indeed wonderful city; its thousand
u arteries and avenues swarming and teeming
with sur8ing, restless masses, pushing, crowd
4 ing and plunging, reckless and regardless OF
u everything save their pursuits or mis-
sions. have seen men run bolt up against
e ladies on Broadway and PASS on without one
word or look Of apology and as for the cars, it,
an ordinary occurrence to see richly dressed
ladies standing whilst men occupy seats. New
York is indeed heartless place. The fierce
race Tor money is one in which all seem to
have enlisted, and the struggle for the stakes
is desperate and unieeling indeed
: The great sensation here is the Tilton-
Beecher scandal, and many are the specula-
tons and theories as to the result. Beecher
has the sympathy Of the people, while Tilton
has the best of the case in the way of evidence.
1t is well understood here that the Committee
OF Investigation is only endeavoring to let
Beecher out gently as possible, i'll other
words, they are endeavoring to devise some way
OF escape for the wicked pastor, and if their
prayers could be answered the waters of the
Red Sea Of corruption, in which he is about
to be swamped, would divide and give him a
safe passage over to the other side. There is
little doubt Of Beecher's guilt but whether
it can ever be made susceptible of judicial
proof or inquiry is doubtful. No action for
| divorce will lie, as Tilton has condoned his
wife fault, and lived with her after the knowl-
edge of the offence. which would defeat his |
action at law. Beecher could proceed ag inst !
him for libel, but Henry is disinclined to rely |
on any tribunal other than a committee Of bis |
church
| How terribly has the sin Of his sister Har-
rlet Beecher stowe rebounded upon him.
She, hyena like, tore open the grave of the
| dead Byron to mock him, and to
hold up his deformites and domesti" infelici-
ties to the gaze Of kissing world; and 10 !. |
the hand Of slanderous retaliation has fallen
with all its bony terror upon her and hers.
The revolving horrors which her poetic fancy
shed around the infamous character Of Legree
as true delineation Of Southern character |
have come home to her in this great scandal
Of her family From her and him has the
Northern mind received its bitterest prein-
dices against the South. 1t were easy to blot
out the animosties engendered by the war,
hut these slow, bitter teachings will long re-
main.
New York has many beautiful buildings
the new post Office, on Broadway, is really a
magnificent structure, and will cost fabulous !
SUMS, OOOu 600. 1t is ofgranite and of great
architectural beauty. The Catholic cathedral :
on Fifth Avenue, now in process of erection,
will no doubt be the most magnificent church
on the American continent. 1t is OF white
marble and will cost upwards OF So, 900, 600.
Its architectural beauty and effect will be I'M
surpassed. :;
The great curse OF this city is its municipal .
ring government. Everything is done by =
rings, and the corruption is monstrous and :,
astounding. Think OF spending twenty mil =
lions on courthouse, and then only having
about four-ifths finished. Havemeyer tn +
Mayor, has refused to order or permit an in -
vestigatiOn into the affairs Of the Bureau of =,
Charities and Corrections, which is charg- y
I'd with being trightfully corrupt, and las APP =
pointed VIGOROUSLY bad men to office 1t is ~
thought here that Gov Dix will remove him. -
II which event Vance, one of the Councilmen +:
Will become Acting Mayor till an election is :,
ordered. 1t was known some time ago that =
iov. Dix intended to remove Havemeyer, but 90
powerful influences have been brought to bear =,
o prevent it. The Custom-H House party here, u
rhurlow Weed, and Mr. Francis. a brother ~
n law of Hayemeyer and a man of great in ~
uence, are said to be working to save him -
rs advanced age, former responsibility and
lgh taTily connections ar urged upon the ii
Governor in the way of argument and he who | ~
as been in the past 50 inheXlble and nnyield- -
az to entreaty. political and other influences IL,
sal: to have yielded in this instance. Ii ="
dnce gets ill., there will be wholesale decap- ~.
alton. the controller, the infamous Greene, IN
nd all Of the ravens that have iattened on IA
le city carcass viii go, and new set will ~,
Dme in. g.
The conviction of Tweed and others has ~
rived only as partial check for the evils 40
ew York to-day suffers much if not more | ~
ON rings and corruption, than she did in -.
ne past Gov. Dix is the only saving clause ",
the netarious Republican administration m
The Park is really beaut full and is most ~ ~.
- a,1 49,. "'iJ .''ie - an,
ldersoing improvements ana furnishes the !
shionable drive for the city.
-. -, % nsen"e aha ALtd- tina
& special 0 recommend them. Vast num- ~,
rs OF people sit around in them at all times: 'o,
ey are without ratings enclosures being ~
zen to the public. To,
Al men these places are the rendezvous OF vic
class Of females who do not reside on Fifth 80,
80. III. - 1no niS' circies vi So the
~. 49, ." =. Ilisl1 We l,loon uoes hot the
- -, oIh as Al ne" the
,atly with the love-maklng in the tba
lares that is to say, it would be embarrass- ana
!, to the lovers and the spectators. As it is ant
re is a dim uncertainty about it all that volr
es the edge of Of positiveness. In going th;s
ough these squares after o'clock at night, aaot
are reminded by the positions Of all the 6 6as
gs You ever heard such as, Put TO- 80.
- ~ Nj. T ~ V1.., ne' u Lone rival
no-1:" ~, uou, Ao.,, MOI, with
;, ..WS ~. my, Me Soick ana II
q s.sn ~ ~ :, H. Onance, e1c. ! mop
nght, would like to be kissed for her mo- ol,,n
r, so far. If such girl should come on, l o,,ts
telegraph you All Of the theatrical scum 49,