The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-14

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!. Mat Of day tinges tue caste" .v''"v..
lev rumblng sound of wheels pounding
over. The stony pavement is to be heard
everywhere, and by sunrise New York is
fairly awake, up and dressed, working
away with will. The street cars are in
motion, the omnibuses are taking their
places in line, the grocer is delivering his
FOODS, the milkman is calling out his Gus
omers with his internal screach that re-
3embles the scream Of the peacock more
'sthan anythiog else; while the news boys
cry out informing Herald, World, and
Times" and thousands Of people following
hundred different callings mingle their
cries, creating variety of vocal sounds rang
ing from the musical voice of the Italian
ballad singer to the war whoop of the Ind-
~. As the day wears on the noise and
eonfusion increases till about three o'clock
n. n il has reached its climax, when it
1ioSly subsidies till about two o'clock A..
n, which is perhaps the quietest hour in
the whole twenty -four. AS matter Of
course when there is so much noise there
Knncilsto be seen. New York is no longer
place Of $4,000 people, living in dutch
houses with their gable ends turned to-.
wards the street, as described by an early
geegrapher, but now million people throng
itslstreets, and every grade Of humanity
are here struggling, some for wealth and
power, some for distinction, while the great
nasa are fighting for an existence, yet am.
biticns and turning away at the wheel of
fortune g If il were sure to bring them
Nsothy but look wherever we may, we see
1oot indisputable evidence of the partiality
Of the tickle dame. Within sight of the
palatial houses Of the rich, where may be
sfcund most Of the drones of society, are to
be seen the squallid houses of the poor
where want presses the inmates into habits
Of the most active industry. Yet there are
localities where the poor can hardly press
The street with the soles of their feet. On
s1ch streets rs the 9th Avenue the ground
b too precious. too costly, for the poor ever
to obtain more than a sniff of its aris,ocratic
Dir. While on this avenue, one day, we
. were shown. what is to be Stewards princcly
mansion. It was tho old Townsend house,
(, and cost Mr.. Stewart $4,000. The build.
ing was taken down to the lowest founda-
ton stone, and is being rebuilt at an esti-
mated cost of house and furniture complete
% $500. 900, making quite q comfortable
house for couple without child in the
world to mar its gded walls. The wealthy
people Of New York appear to seek out
wealthy neighborhoods to reside in, and
certain streets only are deemed fit for resi-.
dences for the elite; certain hotels are only
deemed aristocratic enough to receive their
patronage, as for instance, the st. James,
Is the house OF New York at the present
time, the st. Nicholas and 9Th Avenue
having become TOO common. Who the next
lucky saint will be is hard to tell, but they
aurappear wonderfully successful in the
Motel business here. New York is chang
9GYery year. i is growing, and in grow
ing, moves its inhabitants along with her.
She is adding capacity to her lungs every
year, and she now breaths freer than ever
before through that great acquisition to the
health aud happiness of her people, the
great Central Park, that we will try and
) describe in our next aeut=a NJ.
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