The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-04-03

The police Of every wand but the Elev-
enth in New York city have furnished. it
seems, a record of the largest of the ten
ant houses in that city. We cite few
of the more prominent cases: ..m 1s.4
''In the Fourth Ward there Is ona
f'uilding which. whensf full, contains one
hundred and Twelve families. In the
Sixth many of them are six or seven sto-
ries high. and the front and rear of lots
are occupied. with small court between.
In the Seventh there are twenty two
houses designed for more than twenty "a
miles each. and three, for more than
thirty, while many of those reported az
separate houses are built together. In
one instance the entrance to six is from
one narrow court. IN the Ninth Ward
most of the hou es reported are designed
Tor from eight to sixteen families. and are
reported to be cleanly and orderly. But
in one instance there are four houses,
front and rear, containing fifty two fami.
lies. with but one entrance. In another in-
stance tw, houses, contai ming forty fam
ilies, have but one entrance Fearful
ravages would be made by a fire in tbs
houses. In the Tenth there are two hous.
es on. "ne lot (front and rear) that con-
tain fifty four families, squalid and filthy
| in their habits. Tn. premises are con-
sidered By the captain great nuisance.
In buildings on another single 10 t there
are thirty six families. In another in-
stance fifty families are crowded together
IN thirty apartments. There is house
on Ludlow street desi 2ued for seventy
,amil'es. More than halt the population
If he fourteenth Ward, it is estimated,
live in tenant houses" -ff.sx
"A bear and its leader says the Cou-
,-ier de Lyon. lately arrived towards night
At village near this city. and the latter
sought admission into the only public
house of the place. The host at first de-
clined to admit the strange pair, not know.
ing where to place the animal, but finally
he consented TO receive them. The bear
was placed in a pig-sty. and its occupant.
4 fat pig which was To be killed on the
NOR ow was let loose in the court-yard.-
In the middle of the night. cries for help
proceeding from the pigsty aroused the
house. and the host, his wife, and the ser.
wants, at once ran to the spot. It was
then ascertained that thief. excited by
the splended condition Of the pig, had de-
termined on eloping with it. and had enter
edthe pissty with that laudable intention.
The bear. displtased at being suddenly q.
wakened by this enterprising individual.
rewarded him with fraternal hug. which
had caused the would .be-thief to c. Y out
SO Justify. TIL man was delivered from
the paws of the bear. but only to be given
into the hands "fjustice. tg,..
VINO FRowED DAT CAr?-As q very
respectable colored gentleman Of Boston,
dealer in second hand clothing. was
passing down Brattlt street hs place OF
j busincsssome evil disposed person. COM
| ing up behini. threw the frozen carcass
| of eat and hit him on the back Instant
ly wheeling to the right about face. the
insulted citizen exclaimed. in voice half
choked with Indignation.
"I--I--i'd give fve dollars to any
grmmrn who would point out de nexious
individual Who frpwed dat 'freszed' cat as
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