New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-08
An OLD NUISANCE EASILY ABATED.

To The Editor Of The ". y. Tribune:
SIR: New.Yoik has long, perhaps always been sub
ect to one great nuisance which has been cust0nary
regarded as necessary and inevitable. The milkmen
every morning utter piercing sounds like Indian yels,
in every street and at almost every house, to call the
servants out to receive their supplies of milk. had
been accustomed consider this mode OF giving notce
of their coming the only one that could be adopted
uskny attention recently called to the subject,
and NJ convinced that it altogether unreas0n-
able and improper, and ought to be stopped In the
street where now reside about half dozen different
mkmen visit their various customers ut different
fines between five and seven clock a. M, and eacn
gives his peculiar yell or yelp like Indians OF various
Tribes of different blood before the doors of
his customers. There is 10 street IN the CITY or per-
baps III the world quiet than ours all night, aud,
with this exception, through the morning But 1t 10
almost impossible To sleep after the rst lkman ar
riyes and eeble and slcS persons generafy IL Is
quite 20. Now, comfort, health and life itself are
sometimes the forfeiture of interrupted repose espe-
cially IN certain kinds vi sickness not uncommon
among U.S. it is serious question whether this Prac.
tice might not and ought not IN be discontinued l
will reIeat shoit conversation held a little while
ago with tie very noisiest OF the nlkmen frequentng
our street-a young man OF pleasing appearance,
when came tO look at him, ana remarkably respect
full and obliging in his department, l beckoned To
him and he crossed the street when asked him If he
could not dispense with his cries when he came 10 sup
ply his customers telling him that he might disturb
sick u, ope and certainly ought not to disturb hun
tlreds of people who had nothing to do with him. lie
replied that he thought it would be much better ii he
could perform his rounds in total silence, and that lie
had endeavored to persuade his customers to place
their pitchers and kettles where he could get the or
TO allow him to ring the bells to give notice to tue
servants. But they were unwilling to do either; aud
the latter because the bells would wsken themselves
lie was u hired man and must obey his orders. his
customers would desert him il he rang their bells, and
Therefore lie had no choice but must and yell
in the street until the servants pleased to come
having often to wait until his voice could rouse them
IN a rear attic room, worry them into dressing ana
gradually bring them down to the kitchen and the door,
And this is shOt but true explanation OF tile cause
of che If the most serious nuisan0es III many pats ot
our city, Is it not time that il were abated speak
not for myself for am early riser and at work be-
fore the first milkman is heard; but speak Tor tae
feeble and sick, the nervous and The dying 70 wno
quiet r.pose is important and sometimes essential
Ought their rights 10 be violated for the sensn lux
u,ous endowment Of sluggaids who are not willing 10
share in the inconvenience which they choose 10 throw
upon their neshbors Yours, ofor H.
ACCIDENTAL BuRsING.-Last night about III
o'cL ok. Michael Hyland, boy about twelve years
of age. residing with his widowed mother at No. l0o
Cherry street, was severely burned about the BODY
and arms by his clothes taking fire from some un-
known cause. He was suffering greatiy when drought
10 the City Hospital, but his wounds are not cons'd
cred dangerous.
Appysr OF A GARRoTER-Patrick Holland, alias
Nulholland charged with having few days ago gar
roted and robbed physician IN one Vi the avenues,
was arrested last evening by Oncer oPcef VI VIC
Seyentet nth Precinct
THEFT OF A GsLp WATcH.-Ohicer Robinson OF
tbs Seventeenth Precinct, yesterday arrested one
James Mansfield, charge OF stealing gold wstcn.
yaIued at $50 from Mis-. Cross, lady boarding at
the bancroft HOuse, at the corner OF broadway ana
twentieth street. The officer recovered the property
and the accused was committed for examination