New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-09

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ntus hnes can't make living 81 6ss oeo'', VIC s'A
be thsnkftlif they fix the charge for Sns'e noe a.
cents federal and thea viii abcSh pay'n.'
the rascaiy drivers serrn cests
NovrL TRkArnrsr OF PArHSr.-Pa.rck Nc
Intre, 90 Ir.hmsa, about - years Of age, was
found insensibe on Sunday night from the effect Of
laudsuum. which be had taken for the purpose of
destroying les life. He vss conveyed {, the 9Th Wand
Station. house, wren physician was called, who i'd
npis,@rrd the sssul remedies but without the desired
effect. He then gave up the patient a. hopeless
case; but the Police determined 30 try another doctor
ADD cau. oee in, wLs immediately stripped the Pc
tent and dashed him severely ,x Eve six minutes,
when lie revived, and is row comPssely restored
SINGING BIRDS IN rHx CIrr.-Evsrybody 0vest the
melody of birds. Gu. in the country far away fon
TIE choskedup streets reekiog with Sul odon, the
sitting wilderness Of bricks and mortss, and Al he
atrocities Of an overpopulated Sty-awas Among TIE
green bills and valleys, where every msr hes rem
enough to grow, and houses dsn't huddIe together.
Ike trees in forest TO themselves from tumo-
ling where the grass grows green, and the cir 70
laden with the odors of sweet-scerted herbs, and
thousand fragrant wild aowers-here the mu NC 81 the
feathered Tribes may be enjoyed in its parity Gagged
birds in the country are monstrosGesS driving away
every Wild winged warbler in alright from their vcin
ity. What would be the grand scenery Of earth ard
sky and water without the free eathered orchestra
How silent and solemn how desoate and dresry the
woods and the fields without their cheerf presence!
But for them the country would be little better than
oppressive solitude.
Here in the city is different Birds End n the din
of commerce and the multitude Of men nothing
genial attractive. And were solitary few to lnger
among the suDted trees that now and thea dot the
little green patches ycleped parks they would sccn be
driven of by the proving bands of ssmi-savsss city
children who dwell during the day time in the high
ways. and retire at night to their lars doorways and
novels, wherever shelter may be found. Here, in
the city, where there is little Of nature unadorred
to humanize the harsh formales Of life, can sppre-
ciate anything that will tend to Lift us occasionally
above the dull level of msuey getting, and drive
away fiom our social hours the that too often
entirely enross the man Of business Nothing is more
cor ducve 70 this end than the influence of the beau
tiful And what Is there more beautiful or charming
than singing birds How pleasant to watch their
merry move nents their gay plumage flashes in the
sunlight! How soothing their melody, wooing the
troubled mind to rest
Feeling interested in this subject, we have taken
some pains to ascertain how many Of these little crea
lures are purchased in this city annually We are re-
haby informed that fully 10000 songbirds of various
kinds are sold here every year. How msny homes
they adom-bow many pleasant feelings they cngen-
der The bulk of these birds are canares, the tsde
in which is entirely in the hands of five or six Ger
mans, located, for the most part, in North William
street. The bird importers depart for Europe about
the LIST of August to make their purchases returning
TO New.Yoik in the course of two or three months.
During their abseLce they travel through the Hsrt1
Mountains, purchasing from the peasants, who raise
them pastme, their stock of canarles, linnets,
fncLes, bae kbrds thrushes, aud other song-birds.
Males are sold in the mountains for 81 to 81 % EACH
Some families do not breed more than half dozen,
while others have from 100 to $50 for sale. The cana
ries, of coue are brein the house, but the wild birds
are taken from the nest sufficiently hedged,
and raised by hand. Buldnches, which are taught to
pipe various airs with great accuracy sometimes fetch
fabulous price, The people Of Harz raise only short
breed canares Birds Of the long breed are procured
from Brussels Antwerp and Dietz where they obtain
prices ganty faDciuL Their cost depends al
upon color and shape the pure golden yellow
being most esteemed. As birds Of song they are
worth but little vet some Of them sold as high as
SO pair where they bred, and the other day we
saw pair sold in New-York for $25, and considered
bargain at that The importers have recently returned
with portion of their stocks, aod it Is estimated that
eco birds here for sale The extent OF the
trade in this city may be arrived at from the foo" wing
figures Of the estimated az gregate sales per year;
SCs n.,;.. Non. by,edl "a sir............. 300
s,s siss..hu. f,or, al e.rh .......,.,....... TOO
80 backbirds from e5 70 ID each '''''..'''." 90
70 nishtinssles from Sl0 TO sto............'.. ~
40 faL, pigeons Qmported) svrasas sl2 pair' zin
u gold phesssnts, $50 pair iSo
M.ins over u 500 European birds imported and -.