, 1865-03-27
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

!. OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
From Our Epec,al Correspondent
r Nxw YoRK, March 20, 1se5.
+ HENRY WARD BGEMER,
0 In the candid opinion ofyour humble seryaut
may be set down rs one man among O thou
sand. Hc is man-erery inch man-aud 9
Young, is TO be
s'Ihc highest sty1e Of nan."
Or, as Hare expressed the same sentiment:
"A Christian Is God Almlghty's gentleman" :" :.
!, Beccher has been described by evely news.
! paper scrlbbier, perhaps, who has written
| Las been better done BY better men but [
cannot help saying that I was Impressed
With bis evident lArgencss Of soul, and tho
!. rounding perfection Of bis mental and phys
,cal organization. Placid and calm as the
} b sn1a Ct the un,uftlcd lake, hts mind had
stu the latent depths which only required to
be stirred with q breath or gale bglye
!orth either eloquent flower Of the soul or
violent blllows Of strongest passion. The
sefmen be delivered yesterday was ID men,
and vas the most touching address thatI have
ever heard delivered. There wasan earnestncss
IN bceches's tones, feeling III his words which
caused more than one listener to think that
ot one day Of his existence he had held more
W"man he so ably described. A mrm:ir of
M1e. Conant will eoun be published, and
Will not t0lestate the history of that excel
lent and christian lady by giving any Of the
crude facts ! might recall from Beecaer's
sermon-aid besides, the sermon i!self will
appear in next weeks 1ndepfadent. B.,cher
las large church-a fashionable church.
and it ls always I'll lid to its utmost capacity.
and still there a'e five nundree tres seats.
The most interesting part Of the cdiBce, to
room-a large, handsomely finished apart
ment, capable of accommodating l,50) pr1-
pills.. It Las paintings, flowers, i fountain
with fish sporting In, the water at its base,
and a Superintendent aud teachers who are.
| devoted to their calling. Certainly the chill
| drcn Of this generation. in Brooklyn, arc
blessed. Many OF the best ladies OF that city
| and o1 New York pass the greater portion Of
each Sabbath at Plymouth church, tcachiag
the children who gather there the lessons Of
Ct ch, istianity. After listening TO Beecher,
and looking at the Sabba1h School room
your correspondent wonders not that his de-
moralization las departed.
A PRopuEL
There is no doubt in the mind Of any sane
man vino has looked at the country with half
his eensts about him, that ye are unon thc
ere Of grand and per,ading financial crisis.
The 6pccu.asoro In gold have already had q |
1cTctaste Of what's in the wind, mud will prob.
ably stand from under in season to prevent |
themselves from being further subjected to
the smashing process. Tie specn1ato5s In The
nccessa1ies and comforts Of life, with grasp
Ing landlords and real estate owners, are to !
be the next great sufferers. The gold dealer
gets little pity. The meat dealer. clotisinS
dealer, and house-1etting landlord viii deserve
as Little Of the same eommodsty-or less. By
Hnrlghteous combinations they have wfonged
The masses. The masses will not regret to
see their oppressors meet portion Of their
punishment on Garth. The remainder th-y
are sure to receive in the heteaiter. Gold Is
to be exported from Europe Down 60 the
prices. Those who are caught with their
caught mapping, and down they will have to
60 with the prices. The prices may be rcsur-
rerted. The spectators have neither hope
here, OF salvation hereafter.
The wholesale dealers in nil kinds Of fabrics
have been compelled TO follow the fail Of the
They d. It with an Ill gracc-but they do it.
Ano, the ,eta,ler Of the same sort of goods,
what docs he do. Just absolutely nothing.
You pay as much for yard Of cotton, or
dozen spoole OF thread, or doxcn Of eggs,
as you did when gold was ut go. But you
come-and that very soon. The turner's Of
the grind-s, one upon which the noses Of the
Coo4 have so long been ground, must come
in for their share Of suffering. Let them suf-
are now IS per cent higher than they were q
twelycmonth ago.
4 NEW UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
1t has long been q subject Of annoyance to
New Yo5keis that the handsomest street aud
the principal street Of their city, should be
SO loudly and vehcmcnty rituperated by ill
newcomers. In fact, Broadway Is no lnnger
lar ptt{ef1 fEiH r. 1rfH f,t% %fsao |
mediation Of the vehicles aud lne 10 ,t-passcu-
gers who daily al hourly would traverse it.
Imagine the narrow portals If theatre,
1he house filled with men, women mud
end,s So Ssq: ana ncire ci5 Y va, o4 nina Ara o Ind
condition Of the main thoroughfare OF the
largest city In America. It becomes not
street, but muddle and an annoyance, 0m-
nihuses-an ahcmlnauun-men. women, chill
dren, drsys. wagons, caIts, horses, all moving
Of the rush, get mingled together in one un-
distinguishable mass-legs are broken, men |
killed, children suffocated, in the jam and
the confus!on-aud this is Broadway. II cali
destruction: Numerous hnye been the plans
to remedy this cyil. It was proposed to
build line Of railroad on the roofs Of the |
houses. That was too high, and was given
up. It WAS Thought that q road might be
put up on iron pillars. Bat the ineonven.
/
the ,ai11oad would furnish to free admission
Of Light, caused 1Lis to be abandoned. It WAS
thin proposed 10 run horse cars on the |
streets running parallel with and on bo'h |
sides Of Broadway; For time this did re-
ard after several yearr Broadway Is again too
full. Now project is on frot 70 tunnel the |
street from end to end: and within the tunnel
md %ss;5 o1;,ets to sna 5na tsn Of
wells, for the reception of passengers
every few blocks. There has been |
patent applied for, fof an iron roofing to this
turne1 and ere long work similar TO that of
tqInel!5g Lake .Ntcn,san to supply Chicago
SCncthing needs to be done, certainly, to re-
Hevc the people from the pcEesurc Of people
upon Broadway.
TIE STREET FASHIONS.
The ladies Of, New York are supposed to {
make the tashfons for the rest Of the ladies' I
France, makes tie fashions for the aforesaid !
New York ladies. Let me give you picture !
of fashionable lady whom I met in Broad |
way yesterday. Commencing at the feel. they !
were small. am not certain about the shoes
but the ankles were covered with white.
The skirt of the rich heavy silk dress was
locpcd up at stated distances, above hand
some baImoral, and hung in regular points OF t
festoons over the latter garment. There was !
e profuslon Of gimp, buttons, lace. ETC.. ETC., J
Auout lHE tULAOu VI LuE AIEbS, Auu klE lnOp- | y
ing.up process, assure you, gave fine effect =
to the dfaping. There was broad belt about b
the tapcr waist, fastened with heavy buckle /
Of gold. Buttons as large as dinner plate r
were placed al s.ver the dress, waist, bust and
skirt. They were in fact military buttons,
Or they looked like them Passing to the :.
bcad Of the lsdy, found her hair not red
but redd sh-not woo1ly, like that Of an Afsi.
ran, but woolish, frizzcd. At the sides it >,
Has puff d cut nicely. The bonnet was coy- u
ertd over With flowers. on which bugs. bird, =.
of paradise, ETC., etc., hnd been gu1nmed. 7 | n
thought saw = lizard in one rose. But gen +
ncmcn fasten their cravats nowadays with el
'1uds representing spiders and 'arantul Is. II
Why not allow The lades to follow suttee 2
They do! Then the back hair, Which erst !;
lung In 't waterfalls" was done up In roll, = T.
:nclostd in a net, looking like u large auburn d
,olc1cd snake hanging below the bonnet, and {,
!. quantity Of tiny eurls drooped ov>:r the r
forehead. In fact, that lady was ps'f feet ,
Wonder OF the dress-makcI'e. bounet1n1 krE's n
md hnir.dresser'e art. And have seen hun :,
lreds on Broadway as graudly and rs ''won- Il
ie,fu1ly made"
Perhaps may paint swell of tho dandy =
SPECIES In my next. They have the genus c
here In nn his tnngtilcencc.