New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-04

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In the harness.shop three msn arc oon''au'S
employ ed in making and repairing me hatne'Se.
nsed are extremely light to the eye ana ~ou'o
..,o,i,b abe harness makers OF 1925, ct which
time more than FIVE timea the leather was used
with even less degree OF strength
In the wheewrghs department three men some
times more, are engaged building and repairing
The high perfection of stage building leaves very
little to be done in the way Of repafG When the
streets are kept in good order Though IL would De
difficult to say when shat remarkable period last
existed0 atages will often wear out without aln-
gle breakdown of consequence, Axlea arc THE
portions most liable 10 give way
In the pansshop we find from three TO six per
sons employed. The decorative painting OF stages
is of very recent application, and much improve
nent has been made in it. though there is room for
still greater advances. We are tempted here to re-
fer to the lettering of omnbuSsea here and there we
Gee successful effort but in the main the letters
are shocking burlesques upon the alphabet and
the punctuation ia almost universally execrabe.
To the eye OF printer these things are atrocous,
and, with the endless specimens OF respectable
printing before their eyes it can hardly fail TO be
quite IS repulsive to the public. We see words
run together in one place; in another divided by
periods where no pause is intended now VII
famous perversion of abbreviGtion capital etters
lacking or in the wrong place; fractions as large
as the unit figure; crooked and misshRpen letters
shading on the wrong pide; homogeneous oolors in
contact &c &C. We are tempted to believe that
no man except a practical printer or type cutter
lnrn ,,yHt 70
but witness some of sheir efforts. Sign painters
ought to, but their works are public commentary
upon their ant of knowledge, at least Indicative
| of their carelessnees
All the stsges of the line under consideration are
painted anew about three times every year; be-
side Ibis they frequently varniahed to preserve
the colors from the effect Of the atmosphere and
we observe that the recent painting shows fewer
of the blQnders Of lettering than heretofore.
One or two upholnterers constantly employed
ON cushions repairing and making new ones AL
the upholstery Of the concern ia doue here
Two night watchmen are paroling this extern
pive depot from dark until daylight. Crotoa water
il introduced in all parts OF the building, at
pense Of more than $500 per
The present appearance and comfort Of these
stsges Ia too well.known to need special mention
Running to that part OF the City which has been
selected she ent gu ersera of Ariaocracy.
the {" PIPER Ten, the stages correspond with the
exterior appearance OF the patrons Zach stage
10 large enough TO hold ID medium sized persons
with ease, although - are deemed Dad In the
late morning and the afternoon largo ma ority Of
the passengers ladies' and children, many Of
whom prefer shia mode of getting airing at the
Battery or lar up town. TO she more expensive and
nconvenient matter of keeping private carriage
When people can ride eight nine miles for YORK.
shilng, and have splendid stage at their door at
almost any minute in the day, rain or Anime they
find little use for stable horses groom, Carriage aud
driver six things that cannot be Sep for song 10
a great City.
All these stages now run from Thirty third at.
through Sixth av Eighth Ninth'st Broadway
and Whitehall at to the South Ferry. For the
privilege of running this route the firm pay $50
license per year for each stage, and liable to
fine Of $50 for leaving the regular route unlers the
; !, same be mpsB sable.
The tirst stage starts at o'clock ID from Thir
ty.tbird pt A few stsges start about o clock but
at o'clock the regular succession begins stage
starting every q minutes until II o'clock, From
II AM until P Nj. stages start once in minutes
from to O'Clock once in a4 minutes from y 70
the leaving Of the last down stage atl0I ?, N. they
leave once in 3 or minutes. The time occupied
in going TO the South Ferry, waiting their turn OF
starting sbere and arriving ag ain at Thirty thrdst
varies from an hour and three.quartera to two
hours. Each team makes two or three trips, &C
cording to the heat of the weather, and is then
-. To- Al. MI
are not changed during the dag. Eight rips are
made by each stage, making $50 trips each way
or GAO in all, being an aggregate of $500 miles
travel per day, or 1,77s,oo miles per annum. The
last stage arrives at the stable as near midnight AZ
possible.
The regulation OF the trips and the account OF
passengers are under the charge ofMr. b. Andrews
and two trusty agents, one at Thirty shird-st and
the other at the South Ferry. Mr.. Andrews is in
no particular place but ia all along the line, exer
cising general and untring supervision. he is
greatly esteemed in bis business and domestic re-
lations, as whole souled straightforward man,
ever ready to accommodate his friends and the
public. One of the best proofs Of this Is his great
popularity among his boat Of workmen. The wr
ter cannot speak from personal knowledge Of the
other partners. but they appear to have the conf
dence of everybody connected with them, and are
exceedingly we'll spokepof Ofshe late partner we
may observe that Mr.. Dugro is greatly esteemed by
our German citizens. J Fitzpatrick Smith il the
agent at the South Ferry. Il Q ia descendant from
the evergreen isle has touch of the brogue a
world of fun in his eye, and his heart in his hand al
ways ready to go 70 any trouble 70 do favor for
friend He ia q broth OF bow in nj reHpacts hae
been engaged in stage business in this City for 20
years, and is known far and wide, especially among
stage men, by the more familiar name of Pat
Smith ;" indeed SO fixed has this oognomen be
come that many persons who are in daily CONVEX.