Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-09-21
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thousand inhabitants, but within the last five months
no less than FIVE thousand inhabitants have left the
place, including many Of its prc,tiest girlss the
young men left the town. il is said, in consequence of
the "PreSsure"-whether the young ladies were
pushed into other parts of the Union, in consequence
OF the pressure, does not SO distinctly appear; but
one circumstance is very certain and very sad-na-
ny of the brightest eyes, crimson cheeks fairy like
forms and petite feet that used to brighten the hopes
and bless the eyes of the Broad street oungers and
loafers, are
"Gone-never, never 10 return"
Nor is this the only loss that Newark has had to
sustain The "pressure" has pressed down property
fully fifty per cent except in the central paris OF the
city, where by the assistance of shin pasters, SER
mons and Sabbath schools, rents and ragamuflins
hold their heads as high as ever.
Newark is place Of places-a place of twenty
places for worshippng God, and twenty places FOR
worshpping Bacchns! Hereafter, the traveller who
tells Of the town Of Newark will tell of this crcum-
stance-he will confess as one of Newark's 5000
men did TO Saturday, that one half of the ctys
council, called common" were regularly religious,
and the other half were regular rum-heads; and
therefore whenever they licensed rum-shop tavern,
drinking house, or hotel, they at the same time laid
this means the number of each nicely balanced each
other One thing is certain, that Newark contains
twenty churches and twenty coffee houses seven
gines and 1000 white women.
Feeling fatigued with our exsrtons to do justice to
the splendid proceedings ofthe sessions court on Sat
urday we promiscuously' pushed towards Park
Row, and jumped into little John Kellys handsome
hack.
"Wherc to? says the attentive John.
"Barclay street-Newark boat" and soon stood
before the Cerbers stationed there to take toll. We
presented Rhode bland bill.
"Can't take it."
providence"
"We have nothing to do with providence here"
said he huskily.
We looked into his eyes, and felt bound to believe
him.
"Boston," weexclamed presenting piece of pa
per, purportng to be payable in the Modern Athens.
:" Boston s bankrupt"
"Chemical Bank, of New York, presenting pale
faced FIVE that smelt Of sulphuc acid iodine Of azo'e
phosphuretted hydrogen, oxide of tellurium, and
host of hydrodates.
"Good as gold" said old surly, giving US the
change; and the piece of paper did act like the
"powder of projection for byt we were placed on
board the boat.
every fine day, sir" said gentleman in green,
cycling US from head to foot.
every"
"Rather cold, though
"Ra,her"
"Might be colder"
at might
"And it might be warmer and the green man
L. II Il.
ton Of humor.
ado you see that gentleman of five and thirty put
ting o rocSueiaire round that lady of five and
twenty"
81 do"
Runaway match, that, mark me. know-deep
as the dev--can't deceive me. He keeps looking at
every body that keeps coming board the boat, and
she keeps looking at him. Sure sign they be both
runaway to get married. By the by talking of running
away, and getting narried-lei's take drink" 1--WE
took drink "And talking Of drinking, this boat
runs well"
And the "Passaic" does run WELL and in less than
two hours we put our toes upon the wharf in Tho
neat little city Of Newark, and in ten minutes more
were snugly ensconced in the Mansion House, where
our friend Miller made W more comfortable and cosy
than we had been for many days past.
"How goes times, Miller7"
"Flst! fat! you're the only traveller in two days
all the parsons are gone, and the mayor won, make
any more shnplasters."
"Parsons and shin pas,crs! ! don't the con
nexion."
| Observation-Disclosures both OF 'em-cyery day
last week was great field day for the devi-the cit,
was crammed with parsons, who crammed them
selves full of tho good things Of this life, and left u
nothing but their love. Twas reported that oil
divine, a reverend Doctor, ran away with an oil
maid-but he only stole her heart-he left her body
after edifying her soul. He belonged to the Amer
can Board of Foreign Missions, and instead Of at
| tending church, he was down town courting Apt
they des say tina, one Of the young diyines, Mr.. -
came on here to cook up marriage with Hiss H. =
instead Of praying for the poor heaihen
| MiLer.--Scandal! scandal! But there
shameful scene enacted up the nver the other day.
party Of young ecn,enen with many young ladies
went up the river TO fish, in the yawl Of the "Novclty
| steamboat, and were insul,cd by some black guard
At Bcllevle-
We msdc some inquiries, and learnt that son 0
Gen. d., Mr. r., his brother, Mr.. w., and anothe
gentleman frsm Newark, took ten very lovely ladie
up the river on an excursion, having in tow a sma
boat, containing champagne, mosellc, sllery, hau
barsac boiled fowls bread beef and other ct ceiera,
| When opposite Bellcville, boat containing nine no