The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-03
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Building-Political- -Crime-The Newspa-
pers-Business.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9th, 1877.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9th, 1877.
THE BUILDING PROSPECT.
The average New Yorker is going to
build this summer, because he will be
able to build cheaper than he ever will
again. Consequently, there will be a
great many buildings erected this year
which will stand empty. But it will be
good thing, for it will give the poor
employment, and help bridge over what
otherwise would be terrible year.
POLITICAL.
That eminent reformer, Mr.. John
Morrissey, is indignant at the Demo-
cratic apathy. Mr.. Morrissey put up a
great deal of money to aid in making
his friend and associate, Mr.. Tilden,
President, under the promise that he
was to control the appointments in
New York. He wants Tilden to make
him good, but the astute Samuel de-
clines to do anything of the sort, claim
ing, and properly, that Mr.. Morrissey
went into the speculation as specula-
tion, and that if he has lost it is the same
as though he had bet it on any other
game. Morrissey swears that there is
no honor among politicians, and he is
going back to regular gambling. He
says the worst skin game in New York
has more honor in it than he has found
among the Democratic politicians.
CRIME.
The city is full of it. Men are kill
and cashiers are getting away with the
balances. The gamblers are getting
their harvests, and, in short, the ten
commandments are having hard time
Of it. A curious case came to the sur.
face yesterday. The confidential man
man in Wall street banking house
was suspected by the president of using
money belonging to the bank. The
president, to assure himself, put a de-
tective on his track; and it was made
certain thing that he was living long
way ahead of his salary, and that he
could not carry his expenses without
stealing at least ten thousand year.
The president took him into his private
office, and, without great deal of gravi-
ty, informed the cashier that all his
outgoings and incomings were known
that he spent his nights at a certain
house up town-that he paid the rent
of the house, and the expenses Of the
lady who lived in it, and that
He didn't go any further, for the
clerk interrupted him.
"You are mistaken sir. 1 do spend a
great deal of my time in that house, and
it costs great deal of money, but I do
not pay it. In my situation can't af-
ford to-
"Who does support her?' was the
question.
sYou do" was the reply. Mrs. -
in the next house, the lady you keep,
happens to be sister of the lady who
is fond OF me. The two women have
always been partners, and knowing that
was mere subordinate, Mrs. -,
your woman, makes you pay enough to
keep both houses going. 1 am stealing
something, but am not so imprudent
as to squander it. am laying up pro.
visions for old age, sir.''
The bank president who belonged tc
one of the most aristocratic churches
up town, clustered for moment, but
his clerk kept very cool.
81 have thought, sometimes" said
the merciless young man ''that it was
my duty to the stockholders to have ar
investigation made of your accounts
but thought better of it.''
What else transpired will never bt
known. Only this, the young man was
promoted Immediately, his salary was
raised, and, retrenchment being prop
er thing in these times, the two ladie.
moved into one house, saving the ex
pense of keeping up two establishments
and besides it is convenient for the two
principal men in the concern to NEE
there to discuss the affairs of the bank
When it finally smashes, two of its off
GERS will be well provided for.
THE NEWSPAPERS.
Newspaper property is about tn,
worst thing to have in New York. Th
Herald, which used to make profit o
seven or eight hundred thousand dol
lars per year, is only little more thai
paying its expenses. 1t charges 40 cent
line for advertising, and gets all tn
wants. ''for sale,' and what is know
as the servant girl advertising. But tn
servant girls haven't got any money
now, and its pages are bare. The Tri