Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-16
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
INV YORK, September IA, 1856
NEW YORE,

NEW YoRE.
{ Nothing strikes the observing traveller with
greater force. than the ever-changing face Of
an American city, nor is that as observ able
elsewhere within my experience as in this
city Of Gotham. / had rot been here pre-.
viously for eighteen months, now a long time
for an active business man in this country to
be absent from New York, our great centre Of
commerce and enterprise. In that time alter
ations have taken place in the appearance Of
many Of the city's we'll known features and
IN rot few Of its customs and manners. l
cannot stop to note here many particulars,
yet may mention the improvement on the
Jersey side Of the landing from which one
crosses the North river from the New Jersey
railroad. The docks Of the railroad company
have been extended out into the river hun.
dreds Of feet in length, ct cost Of hundreds
of Thousands Of dollars. This had evidently
become necessary through the grea. increase
of intercourse between the two sides of the
river. and thus illustrates the progress of the
business Of New York city. change in the
manners Ct the runners for hacks who are al
lowed on the ferry BOATS, too, formed quite an
agreeable feature Of my entrance into the
city. They were all extremely civil and
seemed to vie with each other in giving as
little annoyance TO travellers as possible. This
Is q capital change, indeed, 50 far as the pub
lies comfort is concerned. Heretofore have
found them as great a nuisance as those exer-
cisiDg q similar calling in other American
cities usually are. On Friday morning last
all them appeared to content themselves
with Offering to accommodate the traveller in
few and respectful words, and scrupulously to
abstain from pressing themselves upon such as
did not seem to be gratifed with their atten
tions. 1t will be well indeed for the tribe to
initiate their example universally.
There is an evident great decrease Of street
pauperism in New York. L an not now sufi
GENTLY familiar with the statistics of the city
to know the exact causes of this decrease
which Is SO apparent throughout all its great
thOroughfares. Indeed, in the three days
have been here, have not been accosted by
. single beggar. Formerly they beset me at
every turn and corner. The poorest class of
labOring people who formerly wore an air of TIE
most AFFECT misery, seem greatly to have I'M
proved their condition. Indeed, the very apple
women of New York now wear an air of con
tentment and comparative independence, to
which they formerly appeared, to me at least,
10 be strangers. The general business of the
city was never before so prosperous; and to
that fact do /, in the absence of familiar
knowledge Of the details of their history for
eighteen months past, attribute the remarka-
BILE change that seems to have occurred in
the status Of these who perform the hardest
and mesnest Iabsr here.
THE OPERA
Max MaIetIek, the indefatigable, has com
menced his season at the Academy CT Music,
with La Grange, Amodi, Brignoli and a Miss
Phillips, an English or American girl. at
tended their representation on Friday night
last. The house is the most gorgeous, and
evidently the largest theatre in tho United
States. He continues his system of compare
lively 10" charges-sl.5 so being his price for
securing as good seat as the house affords.
In the third tier the charge is but twenty. e We
cents, which enables the lover Of fin. nus;. of
most limited means to enjoy it, though seeing
precious little Of the magnifcence with which
he puts IL upon the stage. He evidently
studies to represent opera here correctly, with
out undertaking to strain after astounding mu.
steal effects, which has been the rock on which
the enterprises Of all his predecessors have
gone down. Thus, his chorus is not very
large, nor is his orchestra a monster one. In
preferring reason able number Of good sing
IS and instrumentalist, to IN army of them,
ehoracing bsttalions who arc worse than
indifferent he has manifested capital iudg-
msnt, and has evidently done much towards
making italian opora a permanent ipstitu
ton IN this country. The piece perforue d
Oh Friday night last was verdi's II Trova.
toe (rbe Troubadcur) in which, manv ~
the Stars readers will recOllsct, La GRAM.
and Arnold appeared with % great .ois,