Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-18
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
NEW YoRKJuae Is, 1855

trees are dressed in thsir richest foliage,
giving to our parks and avenues an appearance
Of luxurious langour that seems to Invite the
passer to rest beneath the shade.
The swelling tide Of emigration rushes over
Us to-day-to morrow it Gibbs through thous.
and channels to its ultimate destination north,
west, and south. The fax and reGux Of our
own never-s.and still citizens, gives to on,
thoroughfarss the appearance of the paths
leading to and from ant hills, where apparent
| ~ blind instinct impels TO labor, and the in
| sxorable DEGREES of destiny drives en- the
worker to what he considers a voluntary task
The dust, the noise the hustle, tho confusion,
| the heat Of this great city have driven into
| the ,untry those, who, for nine months, wor.
| SHIPPED at the altar of the god of money, where
| the birds, the hess, tho flowers, and even the
| fishes will teach them by example the worth
| sources of their life; and the joy of studying
| na'ure, and the health and happiness warded
| to those who seek for it, as nature dictate,
While New York is smptying itself Of her
tradeworn population and her emaciatsd fol-
| lowers of fashion. the rudy faces of coun
try cousins" are glOwipg in our streets, and
| an infusion of fresh blooi takes the place of
the impure article departing One comes to
expend in vitiated a'mesp here, his excess
| of health, another flies to seek, in parer air,
| that which is thus so lavishy squandered.
The spring trade having come to an end
| the smell Of tar, oil cake and molasses is be
ing forsaken by the traders in Water and
Front streets for fresh breezes, mineral waters
aud m Mt julips. The torrid zone Of Wall
| street, Park Place and Broadway, is about
being abandoned for awhile for the cooling
foliage of the forests and songs Of the bobo
link Fifth avenuedOm has already deserted
appear aDoe; and fact, the entire array of
suobism is about taking It's annual pefegrin. !.
tons through the land, TO astoniSh the verdant,
he duped by their dependents, exhibit their
useless accomplishments, and make fools of
themselves generally. Like snails, when ont
OF their shells they make great display, but
in returning, they shrink back to their origi-
nal littleneSs.
New York presents very curious phases of
lie. 10 day, We see round, jocund face de.
s,end from the marble steps of palatial resi-
dence, enter carriage in company with q re
spectacle looking matron, and whirl from our
gaze behind pair of noble looking animals
worth the jewels Of crown. We picture to
ourselves hat unbound.d wealth, luxury, ease,
refinement, and all that is desirable in life
are In the possession of the favored individual
We look again at the mansion, and tho classic
pillars the treecos the stuccO work, the air
weight. magni6cence, all fill us with the idea
that the owner has not a Jingle care to trace
line upon his brow. AS VS. turn to leave,
through the interstices of the heavy curtains
We catch glimpse OF old dingy paintings
the old masters suggest themselves TO our
minds Our eye rises to the tesselated ceiling
OF room darkened into partial obscurity, for,
perhaps, the benevolent purpose of checking
cur envy by hiding its luxurious furniture.
and we turn away with the reflection that here
is one man at least who is happy. To- morrow
we stroll listlessly through the business streets
We find ourselves in an obscure lane or alIey
way. "a sort of bys.p path from one street to
another } and We wonder that in our eng res
idence In the city We should never have been
here before. We do not even KIN w tho name
OF the street. Curious to learn, we ente,,
through dirty doorway, into very dirty
room The high surrounding buildings eff.c-
tually exclude the sunlight ard heavy CD
pressive air enters our postriIs The floor is
wet, and slippery with oil, grease, and the
drlppiDgs CT many vllainous compounds We
marvel how human life can DO sustained in
such an atmosphere, and pity those who are
Obliged to mortgage one half their days that
they may obtain the Tittance by which the
other half is made endurabie. At the further
END we discover a man engaged in what seems
q mental capacity; as We approach our steps
arrest his attention; n coarse apron, which
saves his undefgaIments, half conceals his
person; we are about to extend t. him cur
sympathy when VIC discover that he is tho in
diVidual We saw yes; srday enter the carriage
Hastily inquiring whether butter is locking
up" We take our depar ure.
Notwithstanding the millennium that awned
upon US when Mayor Wood W., inaugurated
into efHce, our skirts are not entirely freed
from the evil works of the world John Bull
in his distress continues his endcavors to
spirit away" from our port few poor NOR
tails to set them mp as targets for the Russians
Yesterday, her Majssty's brig Teaser was pre-
vented from sailing with recruits for the
Crimea. The officers we're arrested Crimes
arc about as frequent as ever; the city is in
10 sppreciabie manner nore moral than
hiih TO Cricketis becoming the fashionable
game-the national game, Ii might be said
Liquor is drank as freely now in the city Oh
Sunday asst ever was Some time since q few
Of the best hotels were fined for he shame
of the thing they ceased to sell on that day
others not so sensitive stood a suic. The pen
atty for selling is two dellars and half, ana
as the Judge laid it down as a rule that his
foe did not apply to each glass, but the whole
days sale, they find it proiita bio to SELL and
pay the inc when compelled
Marshals are busily engaged In taking the
census of the city they experience considsra
DIG dilncnlty In hncing people " at home
when they call, and learning the ages of GER
tain Anticipated feminines.
A considerable pressure has been brought
to bear, of late, against the provision dealers
Notwithstanding the many railway and other
facilities about New York, farmera never reach
us with vegetables, or frt sh meats. They are
met on their way by buckstSrs, who buy their
load in gross, and retail it in the city az enor.
nous prices. Of course the worst effects of
this system are felt by tho poor When this
iDtolarable monopoly is ab2tsd, the most in
digent class mag be able to buy enough to eet.
A forcible illustration Of the vsracity II
that omnivUrous animal-the "creditor"-oo.
CURED yesterday. His Imperial Highnss.
Louis Napoleon, sensible CT tbs kindness of
one Of our citizens, in lesg happy days, at
tempted to repay debt OF gratitude by tie
presentation Of . diamond snl f-box; but the
intentions Of his august highness were frus-
trated by creditor; the snuf beg waa seized,
and publicly sold at tho City Hall to tho high.
est bidder. On it were engraved the Imperial
crown and initials. 1t was knocked down at
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