Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-01

seems to he common for the former to keep up
their distinct nationality by adhering to the man.
ners and customs Of fatherland with a tenacty
which prevents them from being of Us with heart
and soul, though casting their lot for life among
us These foreign born people do most Of the
hard labor. They do 1t well and cheerfully, and
are content generally with a compensation too
small to induce Americans to compete with them.
At night and on Sundays especially, does New
York wear its foreign aspect. At night, work
being over, the streets are thronged with pedes-
TRANS seeking air, shopping, or seeking more es-
citing pleasure. Three-fourths Of all one meets
in Broadway, Canal street, Grand street, Chatham
street, Catherine street, OF the Bowery. at night,
are of foreign birth, and show il plainly in all
their actions and their appearance, as on their
tongues. The drinking houses are crowded with
them, as well as the retail shops Of all descrip-
tons. Music Is heard in some cellar saloon or
hall in every block, and the lights i'm its windows
reveal that its patrons for the most part foreign
born. The sexes of the foreign born here partici-
pate together far more in the same amusements
than the sexes Of the native born. The habit is
fortunate one, as however much the respectable
female may be rendered less sensitive than her
nature indicates, her presence always serves t.
soften, civilize and humanize the man
New York is cursed with a superabundance Of
lager bier saloons, wherein the hard earnings Of
her laboring classes especially Of the Germans
among them, wasted after night in too MANY
cases. Wherever the passer-bv sees respectable
females sitting around their little tables slipping
the inevitable, he may rest assured that portion
Of their attractions do not consist of model
exhibitions on Sunday nights, such as the police
have Of late been endeavoring to break up, so far
with but Uncomfortable success heard lone of
the boys" aged apparently sixty, boast an hour
ago in the mixed company of a hot.l hall, that
New York is a great place; as he had actually,
for the mere pittance of fifteen cents enioyed on
Sunday night last in one of the saloons a good
glass Of Rhine wine, heard a fine concert, and
saw one of the best exhibitions of model artists in
New York. l am no believer in the better mo-
rality, the greater healthfulness, or the purer
christianity Of the Puritan's mode Of spending
Sunday afternoons and evenings common to this
country generally, as to England. But the Gus
tom OF spending it as permitted here if that fast
old boy told the truth, is calculated to SOW broad
cast the seeds of moral corruption. The truth is.
the keepers of places Of amusement in New York
virtually rule the city. Each grog- shop has it's
knot or band Of loafers, under the immediate in
fiuence of its proprietor. They vote generally
under his advice or direction; and, of course,
may be. Corporation functionaries who rarely
lose sight of the interests of this so influential
class. All the capitalists of New York. and all
the employees of the city added to them do not
possess 1.-THE of the influence with CITY fuuc-
tionaries exercised by the grog-shops and SALOON
keepers. So long as New Works political insti
tutions continue as at present-that u.s. while the
vote Of the loafer who ekes out a scanty and His
cradle existence Oh the bounty Of the saloon
keeper who has long since squeezed him as dry
as used lemon, is as good in the eve Of the law.
Us Tie vote Of the man who works hard axes
care OF what he earns, and is prudent and
thoughtful, SO long will the saloon keepers of
New York virtually make all the munic pal laws
laws for their own government; and they will
surely make them with little regard to the inter-
ests of others than their own class
All New York is just now agog about Boomers
purchase Of Lantern, the celebrated trotter q few
days ago, to complete his fastnag team. The
price paid was IS OOO-the price of the other horse
Of his pair. -Four or five years ago this Mr. Rom
ner OF the Ledger was unknown in all other
matters than In his comprehension of the phIlos
ophy Of advertising he is said to be as ordinary "a
any one to be found in trade here He has had
sufficient tact, however to secure the services of
writers who make his publ cation as readable an
any other such journal of the times and who are
sufficiently respectable TO eschcw the Fashionable.
mode OF making up New York weeklies by crowd
Ing their columns with things demoraiiziny. Hi,
advertising has done the rest for him Yesterday,
1 saw nine carts In a string. each carrying to
single eastern boat ton Of I.edges, destined to
be distributed throughout New England, Judging
from the boats destination. For year or two Ire
spent all his profits I'm advertising; and now that
investment is coming back with interest on inter
est most rapidly. He has thus made the name of
the New York Ledger as familiar with all the
world (of this country aught but the name of
The Bible. Few there are who have not re,d
copies Of his publication; and those few from me,.
curiosity so burn to see ii. and to comprehend lust
what II is as that they would toss aside ANYTHING
for the nonce to read the first copy coming into
their hands. He has in this way secured MIR.
for his paper to the extent of many
hundreds Of thousands weekly, by the simplest
'onceiveabe exPedient. In resorting to It. he had
no risk I" run whatever; in serted
n newspapers of large circulation where they are
designed to produce results, pay more surely than
my other possible investment |
The success Of Brandreth, 1.-THE Dill man , NJ
Townsend, the sarssparilla man, } of Thomrson.
the hoop-skirt man, and, indeed of every ono
lse in New York who has not been afraid IN ,e-
ort 10 that way of obtaining notoriety to his /
business, has been sure, without SOLITARY excer.
ion. Not only do they advertise extensively in
ewsPaPers, but In placards grazing the back, of |
men and boys. who are paid wages for marching
rom sun to sun mp one street and down the uext
bus accoutered- q The Original Jacobs, move,
rom Chatham street to Broadway, and po,i6..
he public Of the fact in 4 column of newxpape,
n which is printed not more than half a DOZEN
lords. at an expense Of from one to two hundred
ollars. Whereupon the " True Original Jacobsr
Is rival In trade, pulls mp stakes from Chatham
rect, and alights within two or three doors of the
roadway store II hir. Original" He, too, in
rms the public Of that fact in perhaps two other
Use blank columns Of the city newspaper OF
rgest New York circulation, and at double the
'st OF the similar advertisement Of his rival. The
moving ones insist that, though they seem to the
uhiic to have been at daggers' points for many
ears past they are really partners, who adopt that
iode OF attracting attention TO the wares they have
" sac That they have succeeded admirably Ia
sldent In the fact that both have grown rich.
i mentioned in my lsst that old tenements here
re fass giving way to new and better buildinox