New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-02
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.

New YORK, Dec. 20; 1856.
Ny Dear Crescent-I think my conduct as a cores
pondent must remind you OF the chirp of cricket.
You bear it first to the right then to the left before you
behind you close under your nose and then far
until you fairly puzzled where earth the sound
comes from. Now am in New York-thanked be the
Gods: Between you and there only two cities in
the United States, New Orleans and New York other
collections OF buildings that have the mpernence call
themselves cities, are mean. poor and provincial.
There is good deal in the way Of gossip here and
considerable amount of looking forward for
The heaters all preparing their broad grns for the
holidays. The publishers flooding the market with
fancy religious and instructive books for the mental
cltemen OF the young oksand store keepers generally
to have suddenly discovered each them that his
particular goods are preemnenty appropriate az New
Years and Christmas gifts Browns portable shower
baths, and snooks refrigerator especially recon-
mended
the burlesque Of king Channing.'' Wallack has in
rehearsal local extravaganza by Brouehau called
Pocahontas which is full OF the most admirable hits
at the events of the day. Every who has
manuscript declares that John Brougham has even ex-
ceed himself Poor Brougham. by the way has been
confined to his bed by sickness but is now, glad
say, rapidly recovering and may occasionally be
totterng round in very palid state sitting in the
office Of the Young Arterca Of which pan.r soma neo
pie say he is the editor By the way, there is erand
demonstration in the way of comic literature present.
there being no less than four comic papers published
Of the kind in the country Young America and
Yankee Notions.n both published By Strong and
Young Sam,a comic sheet in the interest of George
| Law: The competition puts them all to their metal
and it is reported that Thackrsy has been engaged by
the New York Picayuna 10 write series of articles
American society Well let hear what he has to cay
! of us,
forgot to mention that Walack has in rehearsal very
sweet little thing draatized from an article which an
| peared in Harpers Magazine, under the title of Duke
Humphrey Dinner Your managers will do well to iook
to it Laura heene is going to open the metropolitan
with stock company, composed of the honey of all the
other heaters which she has been sucking for month
comedy by Cornelius Mathews called False
Pretence playing at Burtons with crest
The author has just published 1t little Native
American fairy book, beautifully illustrated by John Nc.
Lehman The Book of the Season, The Holiday Season.
shed by the Harpers 1t smodeled on Charles Dickens
Child's History Of England and is equally well done
The youngsters are put through in that is
most charming. To tell the truth have learned more
of the history of America than knew before am
inclined to think it would be advantage if every his
toran would write for children There necessity for
making history dry but those old squads as dry
| man the morning after drunk.
have not been here long enough to get we'll posted
serwaon Sam Weller says. 1t is new life boat on
| Tewksbury's patent, that some think very simple
and most admirable contriVance Vanderbilt has order
ed gross of them, and all of the old ship owners par
ticularly the steamer fellows rayDg about it, The
boat is the both SIDES fix it which way you like
it must be right side up. However going to
| tried some day, and will tell you more about it.
Douglas Jerrold is said to be here-he by way O.
| Canada.
tremendous storm has arisen between the publisher
and newspapers and every looking forward will
great interest to grand expose bribery and
tlon, etc. This is the end of exposes. Every wh
has done anything sufficiently dishonest can get hand
somey paid for his autobiography
Respectfully yours, etc. THE TRIANGLE.