The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-28
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


hDllUh0 CORRESPONDENCE.
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NEw YoRk. July %. 1879
Among the most interesting localities in New York %
your busy Ann szeeisho but alive win
working people Ever since have had an American
literature rather the business Of pubshing carried ON
in this city, Of has been done in this e thorough
ae. far more than In any other OF the Union. Of
length Ann street, commencing NJ broadway, opposite
81 Pauls church, down towards the East river
litte below William street; being only three blocks in
length In almost every house there printing
Publishing Offices establishments in way other
connected with the production Of books newspapers
Here type foundry there stereoyping establishment
under ones feet he wends his way either aide.
located Of various patterns and capabilities
busy throwing OF light for the million. These arc work
ing in vaults under the Sidewalks running in in
stances half the Their buzz whz
greeting the Of the passer, anything but dsagreeable
music, II, with your correspondent, he delights In The
spread OF knowledge Amid millions Of bibles and hum
dreds Of thousands Of Dictionaries spelling books and
other primary books OF public utility much OF the lite
ray trash OF the day 10 born 10 the public here Flash
novels-libdinous "nouveetes," Gas the rascally half
pamphlet halfbook sketches like those of Paul de Kock
are now dubbed) are ground out under Ann street,
as well innumerable editions Of works by stand
ard and decent writers Of Here they get
you up quite readable edition of Scouts works At lirie
moro than shilling volume. The establishment of
Snger Townsend is in Ann street. and that Of r. Bur
CESS also the publishing house Of H. Long & Co. which
supplies more
any other house in the city. This firm send their new
books all the country like hot cakes from the gdde
This immense business has been obtained by pursuing
what has proved be the of the Of almost
every prosperous house in the citysmal profits quick
sales. short CREDITS and prompt business habits They
cupy the lower stories of No g. which has been newly
fitted up for themhe basement, from which their pack
ages daily made up for their correspondents in every
State in the Union, and the which
ated their countngroom and sales-room for the retail
trade The upper stories Of the building
pied by the newspaper agency of g. Dexter Brother,
who business novel the people Of almost every
other section of the country This firm buy newspapers
and magazines by the thousand selling them carriers
and periodical dealers in every considerable town in the
Unon-the latter, in turn supplying them to their Gus
Thus the Dexiers receive from the newspaper Of
fees of publication in this and neghboring cities
So 900 sheets weekly. They purchase about 1000
pies OF the Philadephia Saturday Courier each week,
and twice as many the Police Gazette printed here. Al
all the northern papers TO be found on the counters OF
the periodical dealers bought OF this firm, and well nigh
all those prinedon the sold by the trade in Gin
cinnat St Louis Louisville come TO them through Dex
Co. They are, in FACT general newspaper brokers,
the trade having existence since the change In
postage laws permitting the transportation OF
of the mails Success their business, for
in involved the greater dissemination OF
knowledge among all classes Of our citizens Ann street is
headquarters Of the weekly papers OF New York.
The Dispatch the News the Universe, the Literary World,
know how many others, each issuing their of
thousands Of copies weekly, written, scissored, in
type and printed on In Ann street. It's description would
be incom plee, TO omit all mention of the paper
capped b'hoys and gaiers gals who deve there. They,
with Others form the only remarkably distinct class of peo
pie In New York. Working all day with untiring industry
they 'great" balls al Caste Garden o. nights, and
few upon Sunday excursion over the bay. The
girls the fair making nil sorts of cheap pleasure
parties popular in the city. while the bhoys run with
the engine shoulder the muske' in well drilled and
handsomely appointed volunteer companies In Ann
the lauer onmeymen mechanics tho former foders
stches ubbers, &c. As class. they heirs
many impulses people walking the EARTH
and they contribute perhaps more 70 the prosperity Of the
CITY and county than the number ofndivduas TO be
found in any other quarter Of New York.
hnd was mistaken in recently writing that the
cholera is decreasing here The fault il thar of The phys-
clans Of the city rather Than my Thoy had grown
careless Of the duty Of reporting their the Board Of
Health directs thus emitting 70 bring 70 the notice Of the
public than half the actually occurring The
weekly report Of the number Of inements, made Mon
last exhibited 700 rather than 800 deaths BY choe
they had returned formal threat from the board
prosecute every physician falling make the required
has subsequently stirred them mp. and they gene
rally attend 10 this duty Of prime necessity The disease is
certainly manageable present than time since
the proportion OF deaths being much ser.
Friday, August I'd, has been designated by Governor
prayer that Providence may vouchsae relief from the
scourge
Al the recent Annual Methodist Conference the Erie
district Of this Staie interesting statement Of the condi
don and operations Of the famous New York Methodist
book presented gather from IL thar the
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