Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-02
Life in New York City.

IdLeS ana lolaHEyS, "
on.
Life in New York City.
New York city is bundle of enormlties.
,n,o it, as into common sewer pour III
la .ses and conditions of men--adventurers
m search of fortune, both men and womeh'
ii men willing to embark on any pro]ect
rood or bal, men reckless OF character anu
life men educated in crime and READY to .u'h
their hands to any business which does NOT
roou;ra work and does afford chances OF
pecun iary success, villains OF al. grades' en-
tbusias ats of all descripti ms, all creeds' !
character races, and conditions--are hud
deled toue,ber in New York, and make up
what they term to be great cny. II na'
no distinctive character, it | remarRaoie ioi
nothing except an intense energy IN the
pursuit OF money, love Tor mammoh '"0'
absorbs, men and eradicates all human Sym
patbies a nd makes Wall stree. king. u 10
generous only in its prodigious extravaganza
and in that history furnished no pieceoeh'
for the great Gamorrah. rhis vast n'as
OF human beings is under no controi Oh Id"
law distinguishes itself by persecution oi
the moor ana needy wretch who happened
to steal loaf, and pass"d by the al
street william who robs on ptlnciPle anu
tor a n,an. Its streets after nighttal are
more danserous 10 the wayfarer than HAM
s,,n Heathal. was, in the days of Charles Inc
Second of England. Men are sao' uo"n
ON The side walk in the day ,ime' and the
affair forgotten, murder is commi''eo WEI n
immunity, and the sharpest eyes I'D uii" .0'u
its and s,olid police force, peVer de'e't q
race of the murderers. TINS place mas
Iony and broad avenues, lined with suPofo
residences, whose interiors are cro"ueu VIII,
fbe snlendors, o. silk and satin, lace anu
cloth OF gold, with carpetsG Wilton' NJ
Iars ,,,in;.,eeLana -fs-usseil, sitif--sIft trfofs
on the walls, such as the palaces OIL " inu-
sa, Buckingham and st. James 10 ho' oie
to the gaze of their royal MISTRESS Win iui
ni,ure of mahogany and rosewood carVe'
with the most cunning skill, and IN nne
adorned beyond the most sumptuous VI Tax
nrivate residences of noblemen IN Englah'
or France, and more gaudy than the Lon
don Lord Mayors coach on Lofa nayo'
; d,v Inside of these elegant residences
are race of people who have amasse'
, wealth in var :ons ways some OF them Piie
m their treasure in Wall stfeet, on oasi
: of extortion, usury, robbery and frlud' Poii'e
Iv called financial operations diners anna
sed fortune by successful quackety
cathartics and universal panaceas' othef
apa,n raise with Gown lots some succesS''
Gambling. and some successful sPecu u'a..ol
3 raised to these abodes OF the New ioi
{ pods In these palaces, codfish snee's
sarsapar lila and three per cent per "oh'
Il shifts at macoboy and tobacco soap grea'
o. o. n X, down with fly contempt on peg vi
!" awl who has hammered his way up 'nrous
70 he hide ard sheep-skin busile 10 am
u ence and ease. The rich sarsaParila
II turns all Fifth avenue noodled0m with u
DC announcement of great party IN his palae
Il, and forthwith his equally wealthy helsno
~ old Souills, of the great five story mousse
a, SouilI, and Squirtgun, manufacturers
y. "Concentrated Elixir OF the virtues VI
' Matina Medical, and the Balm oil humanity
,N !, laupns at the pretentions OF SarsaPar'
"e and his IN start tamily-The superb Gag
ou shut up very unclean birds. These are
ny ,r,stocracy who call Bond street vulgar,
'1N cause dentists and boarding houses n'ii
W its long row of residences. AS II the nc
so' est and honorable employments OF the la
'I, m we've not higher in every quality OF d'sr
&c" than the snobs of Goldfish and catgnt,
was a,ethoric spiders and cockroaches OF w
i'n Street. and the mackefel casks, ane codr
i'' the universal panaceas and cathar
that fill the gaudy houses OF the
,ost avenue
'o'. Vely lately Fifth avenue noodledom
pery ,.o, n,,urued from its lowest depths b
so ~ parry given by one of its nabobs; the t.
was convu! !sed. the press take part
,o the discussion grows animated bet"
Goldfish sarsaparilla, Bond street and Rul
no, m are forgotten, and the question is whe
60 Sarsaparilla shall be Permitted to gN
II 10 great party and show his great and G
pc house. Down with him and away
. "I SarsapariIl, cries old Hunks, senior OF
; nau firm OF Gougem Shove g. Co, Wall ST
'nr9 who with proiuberant stomach, bald
"" perchance toupee covered, breathing he
4uHe in his clamor, and painting as he cries
cites his neighbor Goldfish, who in turn
'"I ches old Tallow in the ribs, and nov
> anu ION in the cry with all their families yie
wac chorus, down with Sarsaparilla, he ha
'e' right to give a party in the Fifth a'
'o"e outshining you o, Goldfish, aud yo"
'eS''' honest Hunks, and you o, iallow.
u eA- this party of Sarsaparilla's awful ne
lld be paryeuue and uu-start and so Hunks
own not recollect how many shlver IN the
sadly rs h;s ,;,,anv. Hides doe
'n.'- smell the odor. the honest and non
'o odor of the tan vats, which perfume IN
not par, OF his life old Tallow does no
w. anu ollect that spots of greese are on MS
wen Cloth. and that barrel of soap grease
SCRUB mart with dipped candle prolecsan'
waSn'' the bung hole, is the hne and expr
NJ 10 20 and very laudable index OF The rona ,as u
10 her eled over to the Fifth avenue. Tbs
ie'ra'e last excitement in New York and al
men cnnvulses the inh habitants OF that
said.
-; town
nmed'- The wise and dignified press
York. who treat all outside OF the
Q mat barbarians-poor rustics, and with
;. :. ronizing and charitable air give IN
'ht III vice, this great power is at present