The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-18
THE SCENE IN CHATHAM STREET.


THE sclNI IN CHATHAM STREET.
fammauy Hall and French's Hotel we're both splendid
" Illuminated and with the Tribune building, presented
magnificent front OF blazing Light There no nscrip
tons OF devices, however-sometnng unusual for Old
drinks. The house At the corner Of Tryon row and
Centre sreet also Illuminated. Al have already
stated the Offices Of the Stats Ze Of the Abed Zes
ttnQ and Of the Nep Yorker Demokrat German newspa
pers al In Chashsm street, illuminated. Tho only
other building inst was lighted before coming TO Pearl
street was the hotel No. % Chatham street.
There feeble attempt at lighting the Chatham
theatre and several tar barrels were burned In the
square. large clothing store, and several small porter
houses were also illuminated Altogether Chatham street
did very well.
THE BownY.
This democratic thoroughfars ws denseiy thronged
with people, either their way 10 from the Park The
lager bier saloons with which II Is filed did enormous
business, and thirsty Dutchmen everywhere abounded
On the matter Of illumination the Bowery did not do
very WE'LL though there were some excellent displays by
several public spirited citizens, who live in that
locality One OF the peculiarities Of this thorough
fare now is that the Germans, who do
business in socialists, and their rejoicing this &C.
casion ct supposed good that TO accrue to
the republic, democratic md social, OF the future.
The first illumination that would strike the spectator
entering the Bowery from Chatham street last night
At No l. where several red lanterns suspended out
Of window. Two of them bore the following nscrip
TONS
EXPEDITION DER socIAIEM REPumIK
ER-LEBE sOC1ALE RIPUBLK.
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OF the passerby would be puzzled to know what
the cable had to do with the vagsres of the socialists but
they seem 10 think II all right
house the a Bowery and Bayard street was
alfo Illuminated Outside transparency with por
trait of lion drinking glass OF lager bier, with ex
preston OF grea, conplscency on his countenance.
The Bowery theatre s not favoraby situated for an lu
inaon from the fact Of its having but few windows in
oolored lights suspended along the pillars Drummond
light also sddod to the light The trspsparencies had
ference to the plays performed inside.
In Canal street. the Bowery tastefullv deco
rated lager bier saloon, the lights being colored aud
number OF flags gracefully arranged in folds pendaut
from the front Of the house. The following engmstica
motto attracted much attention.
SKID NUstHLUGKN MILIoNKN.
No. y Bowery was also Illuminated, and pine tar
torches were blazing in front of the opposite houses
The neghborhood OF Grand aud Broome streets looke
desoate enough, aud there no lumnatons until
the Manhattan Hotel reached This establishment
was splenddly decorated with coored lights and flags
all ralous On transparency the folio wing nscrip
ton
Married, August, 1858,
5 CYRUS " FIELD, 5
OLD IRELAND AND YOUNG AMERICA.
May their honeymoon last Tor ever"
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At No 293 Bowery . saloon Illuminated, and bore
atranspareucy, with the words, in French
Lberte, Egsne, Fraieruite.
UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC
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The transparency also bore representation OF white
man embracing N Indian and ugly looking negro,
while above was stationed the figure Of Justice There
was no mention Of the cable.
The Monument House, opposite Union square, taste
fully illuminated.
OTHER STREETS.
lager bier saloon at the corner o, Fourteenth street
and Third avenue had in lieu of illumination number of
ooored suspended from the windows. There
aso the following Inscriptions
Or
ATLANTIC CABLE
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/ ITALIAN OPERA.
Lager Bier
At the corner Of Tenth street and Third avenue some
seven barrels Of tar were burning at one time
GRAND STREET.
There were bulldogs illuminated In this street.
the saloon at No ia store No. SOL among the
number Essex Market also magnncenty illumi.
mated all four ,des, ana presented One appearance
II the intention Of the authorities 10 have illuminated
Centre Market bu, after having put in the lights the pro-
ject was abandoned for fear Of . conhsgration.
TLLUMNArloSs ABOVE FOURTEENTH STREET.
There was by general display Of lights In
the buildings above this line OF demarcauou either upon
Broadway the avenues There some partial H.
Limitations In few public buiings, but they we're, In
comparison TO exhibition in lower part OF the city
like the intellectual fire" OF the gow 70 The broad
efulgence Of the meridian Some persons endea
vorcd 70 excuse themselves for no, participating In the
illumination on the ground that the Niagara hsd not
arrived they under the impression that the general
display would not yet take place but in the face OF the
regulations widely disseminated by the Common Coun
Gil, this Hmsy objection can scarcely hold good.
ST. GEsMAss HOTEL.
This SPACIOUS building Of the mostlt no, the
mo.tbriliabty illuminated buildings the upper part
Of Broadway From ia portals aud windows there shoue
forth innumerable lights, naslng and ssnsls,og like
gems Of the purcs, brlspcy. On the massive carvings
with which the front and Of the building are orna
mcned, varie gated lamps neatly arranged aod the
eneo, produced by The ooored Ores very beautiful
In the lower glass windows giobular lights shining
with the brillisncy CT electric globes and from every
available part Of TIE hotel, Ike twnking lamps,
~ere shedding their trembling light. In some Of the
windows there eight, in others sen and in few
many twelve lights. The whole appearance Of this
building ne could we'll be expected In tina. part
Of the city, and hundreds collected together from,
OF II TO witness the display.
THE GENERAL TELEGRAPH OFFICE,
which sdjolns the former psce-and which ia fact s