New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-28
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oil nx OK FoR Is5 g. Curious dastq,sties-- The
annual edition Of r.v alentises Manual
aays tle Nov York Commercial Advertiser, q the
Ith ii all5adniribe specimen Of what the French
cal atSaiotiss pour sc,7r Histoire. The future
historian Of New Fork will End these successive vos
aftis rich mine Of Information not TO be obtained
elsewhere. Mt. yalentfne makes new discoveries "
our local year, BIZ personal
ana by contributions from several gentlemen, VINO,
from love to the subject itself lend active 90
operation III searching out menentpes Of the past.
Among tile most interesting papers 70 the present
volume Is a chronological sketch Of the progress Of
tEe INV II as york It'll tie close Of the revolution
ary sysra sketch from u NE extract the follow
ing items
1900 fsept. 7.) IA crew of FIVE men, from Hud-
sons Yesssl; then anchored within Sandy Hook s
passed the small boat, and dis
covered I'LL nhattan Island. @s {@ II
ISL. al vessel dispatched by Amsterdam me,,-
II ehaats 10 Manhattan Isand to establish d trading
depot. 85ss3 sSs ISL ,ssS95{
1913. The trading post On this island consisted Of
Houses Hendrlck Gorstfa being the chief of
the traders. 5f*s68sss855 s484 s
The first vessel built on this island to suppIy
eIle place OF an European yachts which was burnt.
1876 Island of Manha ttar estimated then to
sG si 9o asFss purchased fFsn W Indians f.
The houses in the city were mostly one story
cabins, with roofs Of stray and climneys Of wood.
I'D A munieipa form Of government granted to
the city. NJ 5}5s
The first surveyed, and The streets (sey-
ientesn number laid down on d map. Also GEM
sus Of the city taken, wlich exhibited 100 houses
and 900 inhabitants. I'M this year the first houses
were built in Wall street. 3ssss &7z#
1861 Thets chest Y being empty, the town drum
aer's salary could BE paid AyeFage price ofbest
y City lots $780,
is5S Man F8n,,an NH M n;.a II, IVA fopethaI
until legally married. t being the custom, to 1. bun
die '3 after utilization Of bands Several OF the
streets paved with being the first paved il
this city. rattle Fyach zed of eight men.
Rent al o. good average house. Sl44 per aiinnm.
market house sale of meat erected on the site
of Bowling The tiTss market house III tie city
1850. Made the duty of the sheriff to- around
THE cityin the night; lint, he complains that the
dogs attack him; also that people occasion
Indian = M tle nights also, that the
hogs ont fs kneeckle IL II ss8 $#I
f6Ca The city takenby the English, ana the name
changed To New York Population 1000 II
1865. Manliattan Island first inco porated under
4 the government ofa Ma 4 q ernan and Sheriff.
Jury trials ilst established III The city The city
records kept ID both Dutch and English
1873. The city retaken BY the Dutch. s
1914 The city contained s22 houses. The city
and province esded to- England by the Dutch and the
name Of View York finally restored. 8ss
1916. Two stud horses ordered to be let loose on
the commons for the increase Of the animals.
1913. Hhe shipping belonging to the city was
sSaSSAo
bafaues.A sSs MI IN 5
1885, Nh swine permitted to run in the streets.
The city takes upon itself the support Of pub
Lie paupers and in the trstFpiaee Top Knot Bettyto
have week, and Scarbank Is have new suit
1888. Wall street laid out IS feet wide. ID,
Id. ucking stool dor punishment Of crIni-
Ials1 ereetedin trout of City Hall POISONOUS
and stialing weeds before every ones door 70 be
nluekeaz mp. @ 55 s4is8
Tie fst printing press established in this
city by Nv lliam Bradford
1925 The streets cleaned BY contract, ESQ per.
annulli. 4 $}
1896 Captain Kidd arrived III New York to recruit.
for his dton I'm which he turned piIate1 Popu-
afinn about G, 0a8 @ g585sS #$5 &t
1907. Fist segnlar hight watch established. con,
slsting four Lamps first from every
seventh house, upon q pole, extend from the
window
1899. Public firsb. enaployed u clean
the streets King street, (now William Street, filed
e an and regulated. HIM ss
1909. Great peatenee in the city.
IT0s. Trinity church-yafd granted til The church |
BIZ the city. Population Of tile city 200. u cage
piory and xposnre Of criminals erected
4 IN front of the City Hall, at Goenties Slip. 4
Il.s3 Pnfehase5 made Of eighteen rush bottom 4
chairs and an oval table for the use Of the Common
Gpulic ordered that slayes for hire, stand in
q rank id the market home, foot of Wall street. s
IA. City watch increased to six men.
Elrst Pc SHE NeW York Gazete
740-l. The hard winter continuing from the mid
die Of November to the latter end Of March. Snow
sig feet.on q level and the Hudson frozen.oyer.
I755. Ferry established to Staten Island.
MI 76I The N arrows frozen over. til
IT64. Goal began to be thought of in America
June lSi Sandy Hook Light House lit first time
butcher 5sfranchised tor saying hewould sell beef
1TT9=S0. The winter was very severe; d beaten
track for sleighs and wagons across the Hudson,
1orssn1en riding over as late as March u Eighty
crossed the ice To- Staten Island.
1856. Population of New York e, GA.