The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-17

slush puddles and mud-mud, puddles and slush-this
is the only variation which be made in description
Of the city streets All alike bad pedestrians get wet
feet and bad language; the omnbuses are crowded
the ladies' stay At home and unhappy at being
obliged remain indoors the gentlemen at being
obliged to go ont In cities the drtier the streets
are the necessity there b held to be for cleaning
them. In New York look at things differently and 30
everybody says "ths stops the street cleaning" and
Hercules Hackley leans upon his broom and waits for ne
weather He promises however, to clean out the cutters,
that the sush may go away If it likes and to clean
the crosswaks that the sidewalks east and west may
not continue to be separated by "great gulf, hxed"
which paddle or wade If he does this
he will entite himself TO the thanks Of all citizens,
aud especially Of those who have small children who
ley promises TO have the streets cleaned for the pro-
cession Of " St. Patrick's day in the morning" This
may be done but the promise B almost too good TO be
true Certain kind folks take good care however, that
this snow, water and slush nuisance should be equally
divided between ones head and ones feet for they in
sst upon sweeping the OF their roofs without the
slightest regard for those who may be passing under
Deah. So that, while one is padding over side walks
covered with water avalanche Of snow and ice de-
sends upon him from above. II our policemen we're
worth thing this nuisance would soon BIO abated In
Fulton street yesterday morning. huge pieces of ce any
one of which would have Drained man, were swept
from the roof Of No 16 upon the Unconscious passers
below, and only chance prevented fatal accident.
As misery loves company, II may be some consolation
our abused and Disguised New Workers. TO KIN that
the Parsans suffering almost badly from the same
cause The harioart, the Punch Of Paris has fun page
cut representing respectable elderly bourgeois ling
ankle deep in siush and thus addressing the Genius of
the city Of Paris"Sapris My good friend, you have
been dreadfully filthy for some time back Gould you
not keep yourself little cleaner" Have they Hack
ley there, we wcndcrY
The strike among the dirt and ash cartmen stu con-
tnues, and meeting attempted at No. 312 Monroe
street. ON Friday morning, to take measures TO call
public meeting The measures were taken, though the
attendance small and the public meeting viii doubt
less be held The public want the streets cleaned,
and Hackey will only get 1t work, these strikers will
find but very few sympathxers. Trouble will doubtless
come out Of them in the Sixth ward, however Mulberry
street. the Fort sumter of this region s in the hands
the secessonists and win require large police force
TO dislodge and conquer them.
That $50 600 affair will be aired by the dirt cartmen
they get at the facts Many correspondents
have written to us already upon the subject Hercules
Hackley says that he knows nothing about IT, and
ders who the person who took and kept the money
It's a great pity about our Hercules He's as limo
cent as country milk and unless he gets better posted
OF Aldermen win Ring him in, and he will be
swindled out Of his eyes by our sharp city folks.