The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-03
The Site OF the New Herald Building.
CROWDS AROUND THE GROUND--OPINIONs OF THE
8N PEOPLE.

The Site OF the New Herald Building.
CROWDS AROUND THE GRouND--OPINIoNs OF THE
N PEOPLE.
New Workers great lovers Of sensations; fact
they coald not live without sensations and among the
en erprises which at present arordng our citizens
food for their sensational appetes the work Of
ton going on ut the of Broadway and Ann
street ranks second This property, the citizens
OF New York aware has been purchased for the pur
pose OF having erected thereon building for the
HERALD, and Il IN known country cousins the
spot on which the Museum stood for many years
The excavation has reached depth Of
thirty feet and Us apparent magnitude is the theme
OF endless speculation on the part OF the large
crowd of spectators which line the fences enclos-
ins the II amusing observe the
various specimens Of humanity which congregate here
and the evidences of character which shown and to
hear the many original and pertinent remarks that
made from time 10 time regarding the merits Of the
der,aking and object OF digging so deep.
One indig idua for instance, with literary air and
weird expression about the eyes, carrying cane and
roll of brown paper in hand and picking his jaw
bone with the other, throws his head back aud gives
notice to whom 1t may concern, that 1.-THE HERALD folks
are having passage made to Hades China, and,
when finished IT will undoubtedly be q novelty which
,lass metropoans Will not be slow to appreciate.
This speech evidently stunning that
The rabble gather round the man Of news,
And listen with their mouths wide open.
Tint gentleman. being asked 10 explain his classic
observation kindly Informs the crowd that Hades Is the
region where they never complain Of frosty weather
THAT II Is and nothing more" Having relieved him
self OF this much poetry tho weird looking individual
gives chucke like guinea hen and walks away rumi-
mating on pecricss maid named Leonore." An.
other individual enters the precincts which monop
ozcd By the more refined portion OF the spectators dor
II must be that there Is distinction made the
arsocrc looking individuals take positions inside
the enclosure while dldcnt ones are content
al
work, .How soon win you DO through ooh. dare
nature s Of The question. well" auoth ihe oner st
will be short route 70 tho antypoads" '1say, johnny
says one rather verdant looking chap to young
that with him, whats this we're gon' to be?''
"Oh, they're going TO build a new HERALD "A new
HERALp" youth verdani intcrrupng him. "A
the old oncs good enough" Another couple evidently
addicted to fenansn, stop TO watch the work, and the
boys Is larnn t'dig thrinches srorc rhe 20 home
.Ah, dye tell mo 80; isn't that shPiindd;n "weii,
Mickey Agra, says The elder III ,e, ye the
smthcrcens out o. the finest houses the land there's
for ye." "wella, wela, dye tell mes'' says Mickey,
Ssea '0ne s acs % %oy bud d
take mint o mooney TO build that house, says
ryan fots he gon' DO wild ID win its built; Is ID TO
live IN Id he'll dor" mo- begorra, but he's goin TO
s son 50 ssg Sss Re Ssn a
wella, says Mickey. "Ba. tina, bates Bannaghsr and
Hibcrnan extraction, gave way 70 couple OF young
fellows OF whom remarks TO tho other Gay, Jim,
you're friend Of tho HEnALn, ant your eyes,
am" swell, now" remarks number one, 'thc HsRAip
IL always backguardng the underground population OF
the city, and why they going down hero 20 dccp
themselvessn oh, replied Jim, 'ihey're only show
ging here =, inquiries long, ank specimen Of humanity
'They'c digging cellar answers lad, standing by.
well It's Almighty deep cellar" "0h, remarks another
CT amt half deep seller a. the felloy that was
here before" very tasty looking individual, stepping
lightly from stone 10 another within the enclosure,
cndeavoring 70 preserve the polish his boots finally
reaches pile Of new panks aud, taking position on
top adjusts his eye glass and turning 70 one Of the men
sSa 1 ~ HA P~ T Buy WI gHasSSae v owl
pompous looking individual 70 pQiest looking man be;
side him, lido you know that there Is gold In that aandl
"No nr; mover would thought NJ 'Yes sjr, Said
pompous, "neres o. valuable 70, Of stat going out
otha place. "Wcllr remarks modest thercs valua
ole rlc going In there pretty sconn "Hey, Jack, says
one Of the polish brigade, come here an see Bennets
crSr JACK come and sagely remarks on they're
the amusing illusions with which the overseers OF tho
work help 70 white away their time and any person
wishing to study different shades Of character and the
expressions OF the representatives OF different grades Of
society could spend little time very pleasantly judging
from appeasnnces IN acting assistant supervisor
the corner oil Broadway and Ann street.
The Steamer Georgian and enc Neutrali-
l ~ Laws.
| Tonosro, q w. Dco a. 1895.
In the important case relative TO the steamer Georgian
undor reizure at Coingwood for violation Of the peu
tay lava the legal agent Of the United Stales govern.
mont applied for an injunction resrAining defendants