The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-23

For tho beusa n The rural dc and Of future gene
raons The HRAIp puts on retVrd tho condition Of the
streets Of our great metropolis aud mot for their benefit
only, but for that Of New Yorkers who seem 10 do
light 70 pcruse the story Of their .'wn msforunes and
read articles upon the condition of the streets with acqu
to the Doctors account OF their diseases Like Mark Tap
ley, Gothsmss to glory in being fully under the
worst Of circumstances and seem to take The greatest
palms, mot to better themselves but TO every pos
sibe alienation which might damage their CT edit ap
propriae poy. For the benefit OF oil classes then, the
| HERALD innnaortaizes our sushy "term."
Most things are susceptible Of very contrary us To
illustrate this-and We shal give but one iustrasiru
and that avopos TO the patriotic Twenty.so
cond-we have q tradition that during the Re-
evolutionary war our forefathers used mortars both
to cook their own and to settle their hash JUST
30 salt, while preserves the shares the railroad and
stage companies from falling below par, destroys our
health our comfort and our clothing and the SUM- whose
bleaching powers arc unrvaled aud generally acknow
ledged has lately made much daily dirt and dth as
tho ignoble sheet which d named after IT, and is pub
lshed just across the way. On Saturday last we had
fine snow, and with this raw material the gun and the
salt together have succeeded manufacturing prime
article Of sush-ths best offered In the New York
| market
For four days, then, New York has been under the
New York sush, just 1t this time totally unlike any
that our country cousins can imagine. Worcester de-
fines sush as-lst GO poor plashy ground" like young
swamp, or soggy meadow 3D. as 'soft mud like that
upon country roads After long continuance Of rainy
weather; and 3d. a. snow In state Of liquidation" and
that is all the slush about which rurass
know anything But New York slush is q sort Of com
pound mixture of all these-pooly pastry, muddy snowy
and unueraby nasty, unhealthy and dsagreeable, while,
TO make bad worse great deal Of brine and plenty OF all
sorts of swii stuff are added.
This then, Is New York sush. Nature furnished the
snow and the sun; the transportation companes-who
should be transported-gave the SALT and the nud-but
when was New York without mud9 With this slush for
the last four days. New York has been overlooked Go
where you would, you could slush; 60 where you
would you would hear sush, for this mixture
was not only the streets, but was, metaphysicay
speaking in everybody's mouth Attempt to cross any
street where the railroad stage companies held rule
and pretty pickle you were in. Attempt to any
other street, aud you met with scarcely better
STILL persons lay all the slush upon the SALT and the
salt hath lost its SAVIOR to most Gothames The great
tropos has not had such impossible, raushy horrible
thoroughfares the great storm of 1885, when the
snow in Broadway was piled up half story high.
Residents in the suburban regions carried the slush
away with them, and approach New York from any
quarter wou would you were sure TO hear the remark
Terrible walking in New York." Coseries in the cars
and ferry boats talked about the slush Far away up
town, people coming down in the Blo3mngdae stage
the Yorkye cars, stopped by the conductor TO
say something about the nasty streets down town.
and approached New York in perfect atmosphere
Of sush and when disembarked at the ferry or the
Park found illustration Of the truth of the say
ing, " What everybody says must be true"
We think that most people would have been willing
to take Broadway fair specimen Of the streets of
New York for the few past days. Long and Wide
before you stretched the filthy street, along whi,h
splashed numberless horses, stages and CARTS and
| across which dashed at intervals braces Of pedes.
TRANS bounding like sportiye kangaroos with the
ratio leaps Of flying fish Let any attempt to Cross
and after ourneyng five six in order to find
spot which DID not sugges. hopeless drownings and losses
and, knee deep in sush, perpetuay stepping upon slip
perry places or down pits almost bottomess allowed by
when you do, and In constant danger from rampant
stage drivers hss careful attention
you reach the opposite shore you viii have conceived
lively idea Of the patience Of an old New Yorker who
besides, pci Of osas whose only well attended duty
is the drawing Of their salaries and other things.
ter to those interested, but Il was a matter Of grea.
amusement to our reporter whose duty was TO inspect
:1cs ~ see SsS for sy. a.,
feetand then 70 slip OF suddenly in ankle deep water
up on he sidewalks ana sn1ocsy waiting FOR chance
to cross watch derry individual dash across In
and Win ?:
turkey on ahot grdde movement, quite fnimtabe La
creatures stood dsconso.e in the middle Of the street.
after that brief enthusiasm which generally carries lady
1bout half way through an undertaking had ted and,
chiefs and hands TO friendly policemen and waited de-
murely their stalking or" Neatness and comfort were
a discount, and comfortess nAsnees regned supreme;
Aed with official sush, looked jaundicedly and foriorn.
Chambers street was swept garnhsd for the civil and
military display, and looked more decent but at time,
nS % Sa
travelled streets lcrcumjacent-Greenwch and Nassau,
m or West and South In these ira
loaded teams and with pavements not 30 smooth Is
that Of Broadway the snow first melted In great deep
pools and then gradually assumed the appearance OF
whipped cream. 10 cross these streets accom-
plishment scarcely less wonderful than Hannbas pas
sage Of the Alps and both were rendered difficult BY the
same enemy, though In a different shape-tO wit, the
This fact may be valuable to some future historian
upon the sidewalk for the slush was spIashed in all d
| rectons and 10 all distances.
An occasional deadlock Of vehicles difficult to dis
ship, that at the Charleston Convention In regard to the
candidate or that marriage knot (Which is not what is
cracked up to bs, varies the Entertainment In Nassau
curses than his Satanic Majesty can record in month
the streets that the remen take TO the sidewalks
and stretch over their rope-and when did ordinarily
muddy streets ever daunt these gallant felowsS
Such, for four days, has been the condition of New
York Yesterday afternoon came brisk rain, adding
wet from above below, and Increasing the general
discomfort II noticeable popularity Of New York
awnings cutters and Sheds let Il be remarked, pour
water either upon the top OF ones hat down
| the back Of ones neck. With both wngs-head and
fee-thus attacked what wonder II moot mems centres
like Stene's Uncle Tobys, gave way and visitto bar
room, to mix brandy with the water, became frequent
occurrence We believe that there was more liquor
drunk in York city yesterday, by unaccustomed
drinkers, than on any other day for the last six months
The only person who seemed TO enjoy reap any be-
sweepers, who did first rate business remarkably
small investment Of capital and abor-was the Russian
Ambassador, recently arrived, who has discovered o
pan suggested by the railroad companies Of transform
ing Russia into second Holland In OF INVASION by
sailing the whole country, thus, Also in Bowery slang,
sailing the invaders; and only wonders why wasn't
done In the time Of Napoleon lie Grand; and, also