The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-05
Respectfully, yours, sc.
GEO. FISHER
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE
New YoRr. February 2, lS44.


The weather +" softened" last night, and by the
way Of a change we had fall Of some four or six
inches of snow, which has been regarded as god
send, by the livery men, the cab men, and the man
wat drives the omnibus" The earliest possible ad
vantage has been taken Of the visit Of the king
and ten thousand seighs, less" with their
merry bells thread Broadway, to the infinite risk Of
the nccks and limbs and noses of those pebeian gen
temen who obliged to foot it.
The ladies, GOO bless ZEN, enjoying the rich
treat that sleigh ride and cold fee, and frosted
Afford and are happy and as bewtching as they al
ways and should be- ! almost envy the dear
creatures the happiness they enjoy and half regret
that was not born 10 Aauni in petticoats, The icy
embargo, that has for week or more shut us out
from the world, is yet in being but hope, and do
not doubt, that it will be repealed in day or two
As soon as the atmosphere is little milder, the
way street sweepers will begin to enjoy their har.
vest and you will nd hundreds of urchins, barefoot
and almost in state Of nudity, up to their knees in
snow and splash" sweeping the pathways, 4" for
penny, il you please sir to buy my mother loaf OF
bread, sir" Poor little wretches Though exposed
to the rgors of northern winter, oppressed by the
canker of poverty destitute Of all the comforts Of
life they sweep away, and laugh and grow fat, on the
very misery they encounter. Never sick or weary,
they follow their vocation, and heartily rejoice when
the wind and the rain aud the snow, and the oupour
ings of the sewers render the streets impossible to
the delicate footed citizen, unless they undergo
purgaton for their horrors. The happiest the health
lest class of people that you see, these Juvenile
reckless and thou yhtless sweepers
The aristocracy of catgu,, the devotees of Apollo
and the votares of
French translation and Italian song"
are excited to their utmost tension by the advent of
the opening of Palmo's Italian Opera House. In con
sequence of some embarrassment the establishment
is not TO be opened till tomorrow evening. A good
deal Of discomfort has already been manifested by the
worshippers of Apollo, in reference to the prices of
admission. One dollar ticket, it is decided, is too
much, and the manager, s gnor Pamo, has been
warmly urged to descend to fifty cents This is alto
geher wrong, and the exclusives Of good society who
have long complained that the English Opera is stuff
and not TO be endured, ought TO be ashamed Of
themselves for not being willing to pay the fiddler
fair price for his gut and rosn. If Signor Palmo
levels his prices to the level of their IDEAS in pecu
mary affairs, he ought to be bamboozled. Those no
all the vulgar and unscen,hc, ought TO show
their appreciation of the sterling legitimate Opera by
paying price equivalent to the importance Of their
taste and criticism.
Sisoor Palmo Is man Of industry, enterprise
and ability, and should be rewarded. few
yean since be he proprietor Of su-
gar plum shop" at the corner Of Walker
street and Broadway, where he sold candies
and conectionsres to little school boy ockies and
kept a monkey and a parrot into the bargain. Sub
sequen'ly he moved to the corner of Duane street
and Broadway, where he added splendid gin palace
to his confectionery, and did large business 10 the
manufacture OF drunksrds. In this establishment
there night assembled hundreds II not thousands of
the sons OF gin and genius and TO add to the attract
iveness Of the palace, band Of Troubadors and
Nlinni-ingers, from Swabia and the Alpine hills
were nightly engaged to play their strains which lull
the senses TO iorgetfulness The thing took well -
Next came free concerts To which everybody had &C.
cess Tut 1t was expected ,ha, each visitor would buy
glass Of gin and water for the good of the house
This did better and Sig. Palmo, soon after, concciy.
ed the scheme Of getting up an Opera House lie
has carried his proec, into effect aud having
ed tie mantle Of Apollo on his shoulders, he is now
monarch OF the Italian Opera in the New World aud
arbiier OF the fate Of all the aud daughters Of
song, from Catalina down to Caradora, to Madame
Sutton, alias Madane Fan,icina. This Opera House
IS splendid affair and if the de, otees Of music have
any souIs-and they say they are all sou-,hey will
manfulIy sustain him
There are said 10 be handful or two Of fresh de-
islcatons in Wall street, but am not sufficiently ad
vised in relation to them 10 attempt TO go into parc
ulars
Yours, &c.