The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-08-10
NEW YORK LETTER.
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New YORK, August 6.-Between fifteen and
twonty Thousand persons wore assembled on last
Saturday afternoon around the music .tand in tho
Central Park, for the purpose OF enjoying land the
purpose was accnmplished) tho regular w ekly
concert given by DoDwoRrH's celebrated band.
During the performance, your correspondent, who
ost in greater admiration of tho beauties OF tho
park itsef than OF the strains OF music til at
foated upon tho air, overheard q versation be-
tweon two Frenchmen which tickcd his pride as
an American, inasmuoh rs the one acknowledged
to tho other-aud the other assented-that our
park-whioh they each honored with the appella-
ton Of "quelque chose de magutfque," is even su.
perior to tho world-renowned Bois de Bou1ogne of
Paris.
have no doubt that the honest and enthusias-
tic French gentlemen correct in their judg-
ment, for the Central Park of New York is really
triumph Of artistic beauty. The park covers an
area Of $50 acres, extending from seth street to
10th, from south to north and bounded on the
cart and west by Fifth and Eighth Avenues. The
promenades and drives most beautifully and
artisically laid out, and to them of evening
when thronged with pleasure-seeking pedestrians,
and long lines Of magnificent equipages, is to
give one IN idea of tangible or rather visible
realization Of the most romanticaly colored fairy
tales where ideal parks are painted by the pen of
fiction dipped into the golden waters OF the most
exaggerated fanciful imagination.
The romantic beauty Of the park lake, by moon
light, can only be described by the pen of poet;
wherefore, as my pen is not that Of poet, T can
only remark that it is by no means bad invest
ment to deposit half dollar in the hands Of a
boa,man and take ride on the rippling surface
of the smooth lake, in little fairy skiff in which
there is abundant room for any fair lady whom
you can or may induce to "sit by your side" as
you gaze at the fckle goddess Of the night, and
watch the swans as, with gracefully curved neck,
they swim after you, as though anxious to over
hear portion Of the conversation, which is con-
Quoted in strain too peculiarly low even for the
boatman to catch.
The Frenohmen were right when they spoke OF
the Central Park quelque chose de naagnifque,
and as improvements are going on from day to
day, it is destined in time to become monument
of American art and a'wonder of the world.
But the great work OF Improvement is not con-
fined to the Central Park. New buildings, both
public and private, are rearing their heads in all
directions. banking house, located at the cor
ner Of Wall and Hanover.streots, has just been
completed at q cost Of $500, ,000 exclusive of the
price Of the land A savings bank is in process Of
erection, at the corner of Third avenue and
seventh-street, to cost s15O000, whilst the new
cost, when completed $4,000. Add to these the
Harmonic Club House, on Forty. second-street, at
s150, 600, exclusive OF furniture and land :; a
savings bank corner OF Canal and Laight, at
800 000 and several private residences at $4,000
each, and your readers osn form some idea Of the
rapidity with which this great city s growing with
it's growth.
There is some little exoitement here, caused by
the reluctance with which the city railway 6ompa-
nies comply with the requirements Tor I should
say do not comply with the requirements, did it
not tange the meaning Of the SENTENCED, there is
little excitement, I say, caused by the fact
that the car people desire to evGde the require
ments Of the Internal Revenue Law, which renders
it compulsory on said companies to charge but
81. .03 20 tickets, which makes half cent on each
dollars worth over the legal five cent fare, with
the two and half added in for the revonue tax.
The car companies get around the law by only
having tickets for sale at their Offices up town
rather than take the trouble to 90 to which we
still pay the old six cent fare. Every body in
| dulges, however, in audible grumbles, and there
is many ngue-fght-other kinds are Of rare
occurrence-between the conductors who receive
| the fares, and the on.conductors-I mean the
| passengers who pay them. One exoitable indi.
vidual has undertaken to test the right Of the
owning fraternity to dance around the law in this
airy fashion, and has brought suit in law against
the Third Avenue Railroad Company.
About seven months ago charitable institution
was founded in this city. called ga Home for
Fallen Women," which,. as it's name implies, had
for it's object the merciful and praseworthy worl
OF reolaiming from tho paths Of vice, degra
daton and ruin, such of the poor, lost and wretch
cd creatures as eyinced some desire to repent and
reform. The poor, friendess and despised pros
titute is here taken care OF, furnished with food
| raiment and religious teachings, and better thar
this Is supplied with good situation through the
influence OF members OF this association. The
| s'Home" is in d building in Houston street, which
| WAS formerly q notorious den OF infamy. The
r, port OF the society shows that young
| women, whom the cruel world had given up ai
Lost forever, have been reclaimed, and rendered
comparatively happy, by the oxertions Of the mem
ton, who dare contend that they can sec no orimt
though she be degraded and an erring woman.
Four convicts who Bre not fond OF music, ant
who verify SHAKspEARE's remark that o man whit
has no musio in his soul Is ft FOR strategems aut
wiles, resorted to strategem day or two agt
and made their escape from the well known con
servatory of music oalled Sing Sing. The fou
doves which have gone forth from the. ark hav
MT yet returned, and 1t 10 not to be expected tina
they will do 30, eaoh with an olive branch in hi
mouth. The detectives, however, are on the gu
ptue, and are industrlousy engaged in dove hunt