The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-10-23

LIFE IN New YORK.-The editor of the New
York Times gives the following graphic picture
of life in New York:
''Where do they live-this ever moving throng
of human beings? This woman, covered with
rags and filth, with a sick child in each arm, so
sad and hopelessly miserable, does not live any
where in particular. Last night her home was
in an open cart in Canal street. When the rain
descended SO copiously on Saturday night, she
crept under piazza in Crosby street, Where
she will sleep tonight, she knows no better than
you. If her little ones could go with her, she
would thankfully receive orders to be at home
in the burying place on Wards Island.
THAT wretched ruf1ian's home is in loft
over stable. He don't know any of his fellow
dodgers except the one he met on Blackwcll's s
Island, and they have not spoken together
Last night he gave sixpence to the woman
whose child was moaning for piece of bread !;
that furnished the first gleam of comfort she has
seen for month.
That newsboy lives in water street. He pays
rent for a room on the fifth floor, and they have
CrOton in the room. His mother goes out to
washing, and so they live in comfort. until the
father returns from sea to abuse his wife, and
drink up the little balance she has saved to give
him on returning.
THAT man with the hairy upper lip and the
general exterior ola musician, has parlor in
IL
its walls, and some little dirt dcfiles the hand
some carpet. In his stew-pan he stews his
meat. boils his coffee and heats the water where
with to shave his lower lip. He keeps bachelor g
hall, is Independent and lonesome, a good deal
envied, and a good deal wondered about.
THAT dandy lives at clearinghouse. He
drinks water out of goblets. and for the elegant
crockery pays several dollars more a week, al
though it does not make the chicken tender or
the beef sweet. He discusses the morning news
with heartless acquaintances, and gets on well
enough until he falls sick. We must not con-
template that contingency"
NEW SUSPENSION BRIDGE AT NIAGARA-H is
designed to construct a new Suspension Bridge
over the present one at Niagara Falls, to be a
railroad bridge capable of carrying heavy trains
The bridge will form single span of eight
hundred feet in length. 1t is to serve as con-
Meeting link between the railroads of Canada
and New York State, and to accommodate the
common travel of the two countries. The upper
floor. which supports the railroad, will be "a
feet. The anchorage will be formed by sinking
eight shafts in the rock 25 feet Deep at the bot
tom of which will be massive cast iron plates,
firmly held down by solid mason work Saddles
OF cast iron will support the cables on the tow
ers, capable of supporting the pressure of 5000
tons. The towers are to be 60 feet high, 16 feet
wide at the base, and at the top. Weight of
timber in the bridge, 9l0,l3O pounds wrought
iron and suspenders, lis, ,l2O pounds castings,
A, 1888 pounds; rails, 66,77O pounds; cables be-
tween the towers, 1886, 400 pounds. When the
whole is covered with locomotive and train
of cars, it is estimated that it will have to sus-
tain weight of 1878 tons, which amount of
burden though not likely often to occur, is less
than is provided for. 1t will be the longest
railroad bridge between the points Of support in
the world.-Scientifc. .american.
The New York Day Book, a warm opponent
of Scott's election, says:
Everybody knows. who knows anything, that
the Wings out West have gone to work ener-
getically of late, for Gen. Scott, while the
Democrats are turning their attention almost
| entirely to the local elections. In this city
they are great deal more anxious to secure
their Aldermen and members of Congress than
the election of Gen. Pierce, and the few who do
work for him are left to bear the burden alone
Another thing that has increased Scott's
prospects is the silly and ridiculous abuse of
him by the democratic papers. The attacks
upon his religion, the talk about his pay, and
the charge Of cowardice have done him more
good than all the Wing speeches and Wing pa
pers in the country can ever do him.