, 1866-01-01

ever IL Is II Will HAIe d HaaSQetAC el1ct IN
drawing money from the pockets OF both citi-
zcns aud Strangers. Mouey Is spent more
freely In this Than, IN any Other Northern
city. -...-.-.
Some three months ago announced In
litter trtzn This city that Edwin Booth would
return TO the Stage during ths present wfu-
t"r. Soma OF the poorly Informed Manhattan
journalists declared they knew nothing about
+, aud the!eIorp there must be some mistake
/. my eta!em, nt- AfE. Booths reAppca1auce
ia now sci down for; January I'd, At iNlnler
Garden, where he performed 90 successfully
year aso. II Is IN contemplation to give him n,
d mcst Enthusiastic reception une that will
c nsincc him that he has the warmest sym
patty oil the lovers of the drama In this city.
The announcement in April last, that he
would pdver again come upon The sage, .Va9
most sorrowthfly received, Us We all knew him
10 be man oi the most hearty loyalty; whose
riyate Life had won him large circle Of de-
voted friends. Els better Judgment triamph-
ed over resolution formed In q moment Of
aur1iE-h at tie tnisdced Of brother. All In
dications p.int to reception such as NJ actor
OF tho past twenty years has ever received.
No American Law imposes tafnt upon the
blood Of one person for the wrong doing of
relative, and however European may be
the Tendencies Of New York In many
things, we design to Keep our nationality in
this particular. ''-''' -
now TnEI BUILD HOUSES IN SEW YonK.
A gentleman of my acquaintance ro:ently
hired house In tho upper portion Of this
city. In q location and at sufficiently high
rent, to promise we'll for the future. The house
| wns new one, and appeared to be substantial
| elop, my f1icnd enjoyed the luxury OF finding
| bis rarior floor on fire, with fine prospect
| Of leaving him Without shelter. Aided by the
police and the fire department, the fire was
| e1tinguishrd without serious loss. An 1pyestl-
| gallon showed that the only hearth TO the fire.
place was q piece Of sheet iron nailed upon d
! plank tloor. OF course the heat Of the -arc
had communicated to the p1anking, and
contlagration was the inevitable result: The
case WAS reported to the Fire Marshal, dnd
that official has announced determination
to survey the tlre-places Of several new blocks
lately erected In TINT quarter. - It would
seem ~ it sclfinterest would hove prompted
| greater regard for the safety Of house than
| was shown In this instance. Men who build
houses upon contract are not supposed to be
very cShsclcnticus;, but they rare1y show
such negligence as this. We need little In
perial despotfsm 10 make and enforce s.rin.
gent regulations for the construction OF
houses.
SOMETHING COMMERCIAL.
I believe that Chicago has lately been fra
ternizing with the Bosl onfans concerning the
traffic With the East. There is complaint
that large quantity Of freight, several thou
sand tons, ia nov Ct Albany and Troy await-
universe" Is unfortunate In having no large
river that atturds her good water conmuni.
Gallon with the Interior. She must depend
upon her railways, and It seems she has not
enough Of those to supply her wants. Quite
recently line Of steamers was ablished be-
tween Boston and Liverpool, Independent OF
tho Cunard Line, which finds It's principal scr
vice in carrying, the mail. This new line of
steamers cannot find q supporting business at
the hub" and the boats are forced to come
to New York 10 load. The samo Is the csse
with most Of the Canadian steamers
Portland their point Of arrival snd departure.
This fact is humilfatfng one Tor the dwe'lers
In those cities. Whether II Is entirely due to q
lack Of railway communication, am unable
10 say 1t Is certain that the Bostoniaus arc
unable to maintain steam lines with Liver
! 1t is more than limited that the line to Liv-
| errool will soon be transferred 10 this city.
I Those merchants OF Chicago who arc inter-
! ested In the Development Of large traffic
| with Boston would do we'll to examine into
the matter ] have alluded to. =.
NEW YORK FOR PEDESTRIANS. -
"Any man who doesn't like New York
weather don't know What he Is talking
qucntly heard from the lips Of enthusiastic
dwe!lcrs In Manhattan. With all respect for
their opinions, must characterize New York
rs the most unpleasant city Of tho north In
respect Of weather. 4 few nights ago went
homo under a cloudless sky from which the
stars nerer shown mora clearly. When rose
I found two inches OF snow in the streets aud
the storm Just turning to rain. A liberal
supply Of that mixture known as s'slosh !"
was the result. Broadway was tar from
charming, and the wheels Of the otnnibuses,
and the heavy feet Of the horses, managed to
| spatter many 3 pedestrian. This condition Of
mud and snow will prevail during the entire
winter. Fogs rise IN single hour 50 thick
Us to impede navigation on the rivers We
| have far more rain than in the inland cities
| and We have It on shorter notice. Umbrel.
las, gum coats and heavy boots are indispcn-
sable in New York.
POLITICS,
The strife in the political arena has been
temporarily hushed though We arc still quar-.
cltling about the spoils. Mr.. Hoffman de-
corier III will not resign his oiIce Of Re-
declared. The election as mayor IS officially
was secured BY IN illtl!ty is that hts majority
tions arc In progress. "onnt. hTcsllga-