The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-23
CITY Intelligence.

!. '-aE WEATHER.-Yssterday was most delightful
say resembling more the of May than that
Of the closing Of November. The sky clear, and
the air bAmy and healthful.
DESTRUCTION TO TuRKEys.-To day, Of all others Of
the year Is the most destructive to the turkey tribe
Eve.y son Of new England VINO mas taken up ms
to- day, and will render Thanksgiving by aiding in the
masication of Of the unfortu fowls For the
past week they have commanded the highest price, and
every beer house has nightly been the of rang
operations for the game Pumpkin pies are in great
demand and Is probable there !, VIII be
gave it, or giving thanks other than that which is
customary when the receiver Is asked to have ano
Their small the peace which has blessed the
country many careless whether there be peace
with the world or bloodshed on the battle field.
THE CRY RAILROAD The City Railroad frequently
Ing 1t one Of the great principal means for trans
porting humanity from extreme of this great city
to the other. The cars are not propelled by steam,
other than that which 10 generated by aud nay,
and frequently the motive power is Of such character
that is led to suppose he has ridden several miles,
when In feet Is only few blocks from the starting
point When . leaves the terminus at either end
Of the line, there Is generally not more than halfa
block until Il Is Tanned almost s to suoestion Here
then, is company composed Of every variety Of char
acter the SON Of honor and fame to the daughter
of shame and infamy To each car is agent, whose
dutyt to collect the fare, and administer in every
possible way to the comfort Of his passen Many
While Others ride svsry day who for
each ride. One Of the latter old lady just about
as large two ordinary persons who invariably has
basket on her arm and ushers from Centre market,
and the does not stop at the moment, the agent
is to get ittle bit Of her mind the term Is,
blowing up She Is known to all the agents and every
one Of them seem swed at her very, appearance.
few days since she rode with one OF these agents. and
Of considerable celebrity for his politeness espe
cially to the ladies' As she approached his car he
jumped from the platform and offered assistance,
look was sufficient lie stood psrsiyzsd as it we're,
before her, and did not move hand or foot until she
was safely seated. or lively disposition, and gene
extending from the button hole of the vest, and
smile always his countenance he has become par
ride with no other agent He may be often SEEN when
standing alone the platform Of his car, INDUCING
in theatrical ges ures, and If he is approached may be
heard to quote some sentence of deep tragedy,
which he has learned by visiting the theatres He is
under all circumstances happy fellow. But leave
pearsnce. He is . man Of middle age, and seems
wrapt in deep meditation, If endeavoring to solve
mentally some difficult problem In sige0.s HIS ooup n
smile Speak to him, and ten to one if he hears the
voice addressed to him. except the expression touches
upon some point Of education. In q moment, then,
his counenance ghtens up, and his mind reverts to
the time when in the days Of his earlier manhood,
among the :noweapped hills OF New England M:
whole soul is at once filed with the subject, and
he dscourses uently upon the proper mode and beau
reems be some difficulty in the Of his friend.
about the fare Of some Of the as the
o1 has sh
refractory passenger TIVE who refuse to pay, but
being of gentle turn Of mind, he pockets his hand,
and rays more Presently the refusing passenger
approach him. and before he is Of their proximi
ty, of them deals him blow, which staggers him.
He turns around and In an instant the blood Of the
cond best and in another insa mt the trio PROSTATE
on the ground. He struggles hard and by the aid Of
pedestrian who Is passing at the time relieves
himself of his troublesome friends and like Chapman
in victory Another, Of ordinary stature seems
too, to have some trouble. He has man in his car
who feems to have been to the fount Of Baccbu and
has fallen asleep, with bis feet stretched the
oor which lady. who Is just entering, stumbles
rt named to the comor Of the LADIES' he iwmediatey
rings the bell marshas all his strength, and puts the
sleeping man In the street He Is careful to be always
prepared and his hair and whskers closely crop
ped that they may not serve halter to lead him to
defeat. Among them Is regular Jonathan, from the
!, OF surly diSpostion and rareIy looks peassntIv
upon any In his eye the ladies only the
cessary aPpsndsges to the family circle and should
Some time spce, II was the misfortune Of
lady who had child with her, to get in his car There
but few passengers at the time and the little CIR
seated beside her mother The passer gers began
to All up the car until it quite full when he de-
manded that the seat Of the little girl should be va
70 %
Of usehis language became harsh and insulting
that she was obliged to leave the He has pecu-
liar faculty too for forgetting the faces Of the regu-
lar subscribers, and, though one may ride with him
every day, he has never them their ticket be-
fore. few days since, man who leading large
bull masta dog stepped upon the front platform Of his
car, and took the dog ON with him. He Immediately
rushed to the front Of the and ordered the dog Off
with "Wa now, Mister guess that dog amt goin'
to stay heren The owner Of the dog being Of don't
sort Of disposition, replied In such way that Jo-
nathan retired satisfied that he had woke the wrong
passenger that time Within short time several new
faces have appeared Of the who have Ia
ken the places Of the nuated OF Of those who
who have found another field Of labor One of these
young man, who, by the way, Is something Of buck,
has rendered himself extremely popular amoug the ju
vene patrons Of the line, and smile upon
his countenance. He IL one Of those accommodating
spirits that always performs the labor Of his post with
cut thinking caring whether his efforts sppre-
ciated. Besides those who attend through the day,
several whose duty Is to keep look out during
the night Sometime since, of these, mere strip
Ing had occasion to collect fare from q who re-
fused to pay. He made noise, while the other la
vebed his abuse but In the end succeeded getting the
full elk cents for which he had been contend One
would suppose that he would fear grappe with one
Of strength but not so with the courage of tiger
boldly conte nds for his right Of ali
consequences, save the loss Of the passage msney.
TINE Woaxs WoSpERs.-After q long time, an at
tempt was msde Tuesday, to clear the streets Of
the Second ward. and suoh an attempt was be-
fore witnessed The wonderful performances of sweep
ing and cartipg begun, and at night the difference