Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-04-16
New York Correspondence.

NEW YORK, April Ia, 1856
Our Spring comes on slowly. The air is still
cold, though the wealth er is clear. The North
River opened on Thursday, the first boat having
got through to Albany without serious difficulty,
on that day. In the city, are suffering most
terribly from the dust, which is constantly sweep
ing hither and thither before the ftful April
winds Very little of the accumulated filth of
the winter has been removed, and no adequate
effort is made to do So You favored dwellers in
the rural districts know nothing of the dust nui.
sance, and may thank your stars you are thus
happy in ignorance. The vile compound is pull
verified by million wheels, so fine that the least
breath stirs it up, and Sits it down your back,
into your eyes, nose, ears, and mouth; through
every crevice IN your store or dwelling until one
thick, palpable coating of street manure covers
every body and every thing, like the pail of death
Our sutferings are, indeed, intolerable. Nor do
we know where to look for relief, unless we return
dust for dust, and lie down in the more attractive
and far less dirty soil of Greenwood Cemetery.
Just now we are all alive, like basket of cells,
in consequence of the disgraceful dispersion Of
the State Legislature, leaving unfinished all the
important work expected to have been done this
session, not to mention the failure of the Appro-
priation Supply bills which threatens serious en-
barraSsments in carrying on the State govern
ment. Our city is especially unfortunate, in the
death of several important bills. Among them
the regulation of our new Park the Amend
meats to the Charter; the reorganization of the
Police Department; the Pure Milk bill to raise
money for new City Hall, &c. However, we
must make the best of it. Gov. CLARK told the
Assembly that he would not call an extra session.
and if ne keeps his word, some of the reckless
fellows will find themselves in the hottest sort of
water, when they face their constituents
The annual meeting of the Dramatic Fund As
ISOLATION was held, last night, in the great din
ing hall of the Metropolitan Hotel. 1t was a
magnificent affair, and did worthy credit to the
Messrs. Lelands whose reputation as land lords is
world wide. By special grace, a number of la.
dies were admitted to the room to hear the
speeches. Why cannot ladies eat as well as look
on at pubic dinners l am sure it would be the
means of keeping within the bounds of rational
enjoyment many festive party that now degen-
crates into debauch. There was some fine sing
ing at this dinner, and few good speeches. Judge
DAILY spoke from Shakespeare, and the elder dra-
matsts, in a popular and pleasing manner, far
different from the dry dissertation which he is fire.
quently compelled to dole out from the bench
There has been quite breeze in regard to the
representation Of celebrated pictures at the Broad
way, by troupe of European artists One of the
tableaux was the Descent from the Cross--a liv-
ing copy of the renowned painting by Rubens-
THIS was rather too bold freedom with things
sacred. and out of Difference to public opinion was
withdrawn after three representations. The tab
leux of NEUROLOGICAL and historical subjects are
continued, and all of them are miracles of per-
lection.
The last hope of hearing from the Pacific seems
to have died out except the remote possibility of
hearing of her fate by way of the Azores. In the
meantime, magnificent steamer of the Collins
line, much larger than any one before built in this
country, has been launched and is now going into
dry dock for coppering. She will be a master piece
of naval architecture. Steers, of Yacht renown,is
her builder.
Our criminal progress for the past week or two,
has been slow. Not a murder, nor any other
mammoth outrage since the abortion death. Ba-
ker's trial for the murder of Poole, is to come on
for the second time today, 1t will be next to i'm
possible TO get an agreement, even by second or
third effort. The case should be transferred to
the country, where the people are not mixed up
with fighting men, and their partizans.
Yours, ever, OBSERVER.