New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-14

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sbota OF By the etio;t the cares OF business trem
,soir tired hearts, and the downtown dsst from
.heir t:red feet.
But at this present, the appearance al tne fe.f IS
Ear from inviting and eIcurs:onss in pursuit OF adays
pleasure would truly fit IL pursuit under difficulties
should they search for il IN Tint delicious spot lying
west Of Fifth avenue, between Fihyn ninth and Ooe-
hundred and. sixth streets. Hoboken Joness Wood
Coney Island, "Down tire Bay" and "Uptb Rver,
will for some little time, be much more popular with
pleasure seekers than the Central Park Its not how
ever, quite in state OF primitive widness there area
Number Of houses upon it, Of various degrees OF eKoei'
ence from the rlab shanty Of the Celtic squatter to
the twostoy dwelling Of some richer and better citl-
zen. A number Of these hayo fine kitchen gardens,
aid some Of the sideh sopes are adorned with cab
bage and melon. patches with hills Of corn and cucun-
bers and beds Of beets, p,rsnips, and other garden
delicacies The remains Of an orchard or two, row
fruit from them Is not great, and the prevalence Of
boys in the vicinity will probably interfere materially
with the cty's revenue from that particular so1roe.
small creek which runs near the Park is used by these
same boys for swimming purposes, and they pursue
their aquatic diversion with the customary boysh dis
regard Of the decencies-there being about dozen
naked little reprobates e,joying themselves hugely at
the time Of our vist with most independent dsre-
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modesty.
A spectator, with an eye for the practical, and
an incapacity for compshending romantic improve
ments which, to be sure are, as yet, purely prospec-
tive, and existent only paper, would assert. with
good show Of reason that the whole lower part Of the
Central Park is big goose pasture 1t Is most true
II at the Roman birds do congre gate Whereabouts in
great numbers, and may be SEEM q: oil hours Of the
day, gravely disporir Themselves after the manner
of thci, kind, in the marshy spots heavily taking to
flight before some disturbing dog; celebrating, with
great gravity of appearance and much loquaciousnes
Of speech, questions of great moment, doubtless
which, however they may be decided, are onser.ed
by all with much cackng and sibilationi or forming
in long, pensive professions under the lead Of some
elderly gahder and slowly filing away over tho bills
in search of-nobody knows what Whether the
uniformed, but il, as in the case Of the :" seven
hied city," the cackling of geese shall suffice 20
protect New-Yo,k from the enemy. the is goodF
town more strongly fortified against the advances Of
an invading foe by the squawking sen.nes Of Central
Park than by the heaviest artillery of all the chain
of forts in the lower bay.
The Receiving Reservoir, which stands in the lower
half Of the Park, is to be partly superseded at some
future time by an artificial lake in its vicinity This
work can be constructed at cost comparatively tr-
fling insennch as chain of hills now forms three
sides of natural basin Of about the required SIZE so
that bank across the side will complete the res
ery0ir. This sheet Of water will it is estimated have
surface Of about hundred acres. the present res
evor is stocked with great numbers Of fish Of various
kirds-perch supfsh, bulpouts, eels &c.--which are
exceedingly tame and frequent certain spots In shoais
for the purpose of receiving food, which ia sometimes
thrown in by visitors. No one is permitted to catch
them. They increase and multiply very rapidly, and
their presence is regarded desirable thing as they
cleanse and purify the water.
There are about O hundred workmen now engaged
on the improvements of the Park. They at pres-
ent employed in getting ready for use the Grano ia
rade Ground at the lower end.
The Station-Housc of the Central Park Police was
locked and deseted there being bat single man on
duty.
There is at present very little to interest visitor to
the Central Park, although the appearance Of the
ground in its present and comparatively primitive con-
dtOn will be curious "reminiscences to those who may
live to see it in all its promised future beauty,
when architects and landscape gardeners shall have
worked their will upon it. Those who curious to
know the exact statistics Of the present Park, and
20 see the designs for the laying out and ornament
alton of it in the future referred to the recently
| published Report Of the Commissioners.