New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-08-27
Letter from New York.

NEW YORK, August IL, 1873
.NesSrS Editors Having, woman like, re-
solved 10 write letter without any thing in par
tcular to write about, may be excused for in
shutting some comparisons between this city
and New0rleans, for want Of more interesting
matter
You complain a great deal about your dirty
streets, and blame those in authority for allow
ing such a shameful state of affairs but walk
through the eastern section Of this great me-
tropolis, would open your eyes as to the amount
ofpublic endurance in such matters, which may
be acquired by long habit and judcious man
| agement. | think it is Punch who suggests to
the authorities in London the propriety Of col
Letting one per cent (scentJ on the various
doors emanating from their filthy streets If
such plan were adopted here the public treas
ury would be we'll filled
have also frequently seen in your papers re-
monstrances addressed to omnibus owners and
drivers upon the expe iency Of limiting the
number Of persons in their vehicles, 50 as to
promote the comfort oftheir passengers, Why,
| bless you you know nothing about the eapa-
| bilities Of an omnibus until you see those Of
this place have myself been in one Of ordina-
| ry size, which was made to hold hreatq-ous IN
side, aud screen on top and even then the dri-
| yer was constantly raising his whip 10 intimate
to those on the sidewalks that there was
plenty of room. An omnibus intended for
twelve seldom travels far with less than twice
that number; and, in fact, the term full.'' as
| applied to public conyeyanccs in this city is an
| unknown quantity, to find which would puzzlc
the ablest arithmetician.
very striking difference between the two
cities is observable in the fire department
| Here the engines are dragged by men instead OF
horses, and they go much faster.
Another feature which attracts the attention
OF the stranger IS the number Of working girls
Crowds OF them may be seen shortly before sun
down every day thronging Chatham street and
| the Bowery, on their way home from their daily
labors 1t is sad sight--a melancholy satire
on Nomen's Rights Conventions Just think Of
lew learned ladies meeting together aud IA lfer
much palayer, grayely resolving that women
are capable of filling the highest Offices of honor
and profit, while hundreds of their sisters are
toiling from daylight till dark for a miserabl,
pittance. What profit is it to them to hear that
they have such high capabilities, when the,
cannot even obtain the paltry place Of clerk ii
thread and needle store. Ii the sprightl,
Lucy Stone, or the Rev AntOiuette Brown
could persuade men to open to men some NOR,
profitable avenues Of industry than those II
which they are now limited, there would b,
some sense III their speeches and sermous bu
perhaps after all the fault lies partlyin womeI
themselves If they were better educated. mor,
persevering, less vain and frivolous willing L
marry poor young men instead Of working h3r-
for the purpose Of buying dress and ribbons t,
attract richer ones, they would he better oil am
happier. Wherever the fault lies Women
Rights Conventions 10 not seem to have power