Litchfield enquirer., 1855-01-11
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New YoRK. Ian. G. 1855.

NEw YoRK, Jan. 6, 1855.
In these days, it has come to pass, that
We have new Administration our dirty,
ill-governed city acknowledges new ruler,
even Fernando Wood. This mayor opens
his career with loud and decisive blast of
the official trumpet. He sees the dirt and
corruption with which this metropolis is
overwhelmed, and as sure as his name is
Wood, he means to introduce new era, and
the grass shall not grow beneath his feet.
So ne bids the retainers of the City Govern
ment awake from their long and peaceful
slumbers and do something to earn their
pap. They must shovel up the dirt, cart
off the ashes, kick over the apple stands,
"lam'' the rowdies, and choke of, all law
lessaess, oppression and crime. Now if
Mr.. Fernando Woods promises and threat
enings shall be fulfilled, We shall soon have
model city, the pride of the nation, the adj
miration of the whole earth. But there are
many hindrances in the way of reform, and
we must have a new Hercules for the clean.
sing of cur Augean stables. That Mr.Wood
may prove such, we fervently pray. Row
dyism will shake its fist in his face, and
bribery will disPlny its fat purse before his
! eyes. Through all these dangers and temp
tations may our mayor persevere, uncorrupt-
ed, undismayed.
That grand ball for the relief of the poor
Will soon come of in the Academy of Mu-
sic in style most magnificent. The poor
will realize part of the ticket-price, two
dollars head, but if they had only little
of what will be spent for equipments and
decorations by the fashionable participants,
they would need no more for the present, at
least. Thousand dollar shawls, and price
less silks and satins, diamonds and rubies
and all the shining wealth of Golconda and
the Indies will form magnificent exhibi-
tion for the benefit of the poor.
A great deal, however, is really being done
for the poor at the present time. The NUT
terings and groans and cries of desperate,
half-starved thousands send hoarse muir
muir into the luxurious penetralia of wealthy
homes and awake many from apathy and
indifference. And those now give who
never gave before. Here let us note an in
stance of liberality worthy of merchant
prince" A. T. Stewart has opened hand.
somely fitted-up soup-saloon ander his cele-
brated store in Broad way. Mr. Stewart
superintends the distribution in person. A
poverty-stricken face is the requisite for ad-
mission to the privilege Of the establishment.
Some time ago, we remember, noble heart
ed German, who kept an eaing-house in
| Chatham street, was in the habit Of provi-
ding meat dinners for hundreds, daily, of
his ceuntrymen, free Of expense. wish
all car wealthy citizens could be induced to
indulge in such investments. They are
quite as likely to pay as the visionary spec
ulations Of stockholders.
The unfagorable news from the seat Of
war excites considerable sensation in the
community generally. There is a large
party of England-haters in the city, mainly
composed Of the Irish refugees and their
sympathizers. They do all in their power
to represent the public sentiment as adverse
to England and favorable to Russia, in the
war. There is certainly degree OF ili-feel-
ing toward England prevalent in our COM
munity, but it seems tn us that it is such as
one relation might entertain for another,
while he would still side with him if in
danger from an outside foe. Some such
feeling exists as the husband and wife had
for each other, who were constantly quar-
reling aad fighting, bat if neighbor inter
fered on either side, both would turn upon
him with the utmost fury. We believe THERE
are few true Americans who would not hear
with grief and pain of tile humiliation of the
Anglo-Saxon arms before Russia, Under
all sectional prejudice and bitterness there
is still among us deep, still current of af-
lection for Old England, the cradle of John
Milton and the Plritans.
The Dusseldorf Gallery, we are informed
is likely to be closed for some months, on
account Of insufficient public support. 1t
seems singular that there is not enough art
istic enthusiasm in New York TO keep open
this magnificent collection, at remunera-
tive profit to the owner. The Burning of
Huss, alone, should make the owners for
tune We're it properly appreciated. But for
this, as every thing else, the excuse must
be ''ltard times" All kinds Of exhibitions
almost. are killed dead Barnuln's everlast-
ing Museum stands where it always did,
and keeps going sorneway. Somebody up
Broadway. has picked up kind of living
mermaid, stimulated and directed, we sup.
pose, by the hints in Barnum's Autobiogra-
ply. 1t is living, aInphibious animal with
the head Of a woman and the tail of a fish.
The head is certainly a real one. AS for
the rest, mot knowing" can't tell.
The day Of reckoning has past, the Bill
day. the frs, Of Jasuary, the ''day that tries
mems souls" Therefore, money ought to
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