The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-27
End OF the Carnival.

THE sLEIGHING AND THE THAw-NEw YORK AS 1T
WAS AND AZ 1T Is-sPRCULATI0Ns AND PROFILE
CiEs ON THE WEATHER, ETC.
All our representations In regard to the continuance
OF the carnival have been set q. naught by the thaw
Of y~terday. All cay the was in melting mood,
and there was remarkable decrease in the number Of
sisehs. The city presented strange contrast to It's ap
pearance on Thursday, when Its whole population ap
pesred to be out Of DOORS participating in the exciting
pleasures of the sleigh ride, spectators enjoying
the sights and scenes. Broadway In particular which
was in the height OK its glory II quite crest fallen
and the few seghs that still to be In II but
very poorly patronzed The omnibuses have once moro
asserted their supremacy and the OF
the bells" Is lost In the rumbling and the jumbng of
the stages. New York has more returned to its
former condition. and unless the street contractors be-
stir themselves with than their usual energy, we
will soon be in another deluge of mud like that which
threatened TO engulph the city week or two since
The avenues too, which fun OF life and merri.
mep are now almost deserted except by few who are
determined not TO give up while there is particle Of
snow left There may be consolation for them in
the prophecy Of the clerk Of the weather that severe
frost will soon set In and that TO have several
storms, greater than that which have had
As we write there strong indications OF change in
the temperature and every sign that his prediction will
be realized However, the weather Ia SO changeabic at
present that dependence be placed In and we
therefore Of the opinion that the least said about the
better. Meantime we must confess would have
objection TO another downright, old fashioned
storm, which would set the bells jlngng and tnllng
again. and bring revival Of joyous merry carni
val. People may talk much a they like about tho
pleasures Of spring. and and autumn but after
ai what they to winter, with all Its social enjoy.
ments, i!s freside scenes and all the home feelings
which revves And what II It brings with II the icy
freezing winds from the checrlcss north, and
paralyxes the powers OF nature herse Is the season
when the flowers OF the domestic circle are cultivated
But II Is useless to euloge winter Cowper and 1homp
have already done that for us, and would refer
any who feel inclined to argue the subject TO them
The celebration OF TIN carnival was Unfortunately
marred by few inciients OF unpleasant character
resulting principally from the reprehensbe practice OF
snow ballng. II appearsthat woman named Brown
while riding in Of the Dry Dock sieighs, struck
by piece Of Ice thrown by rowdy from the street
Mrs Brown seriously injured being cut severely
the forehead that the blood flowed profuseiy She
was taken TO drug store by Officer where her
wounds dressed. Her friends were sent for and
they conveyed her to her residence In the Fourteenth
ward
On Thursday afternoon a party OF nice young men,
who were out on days sleghing, amused themselves
by hurlng masses OF and Ice at the passers by.
Captain Speigh observing Of them quite active
in this dangerous amusement, arrested him and had
him taken before Justice Osborn who held him bal, TO
appear before him this morning lie gave his name as
Peter Molle.
Several others we're arrested for the same offence and
held TO bail