, 1866-01-14
OUR NEW YORK LETTER,
News and Gossip ofthe Great City.

Celebrating the Sua Of JanuAry-Ho
Tnsadr - Important LexfNssxIon
Tfpphle in etlltns- ahqus
Observation-Disclosures Men-" Ritter,
- ZIftter s.osti'.-lloss he Loaf u Sttua tton
- new work OF ab { SANITARY CosnnE.-
3tou-a11sAtonAry TeAeh}nEp-A now
: Fine eAft,.-Jonraal1s1ic Prosperity.
s,r ~ Tonr J.n n ,sx
M years past It xAs The custom 10 notice
sht, 6th ef January ~ the sanisessazy OF the
ratmorahiu vtctnEy Of one Gtpetxl jackson 1t
New Orlcnrs. VIC 1seaily thought 1t neces-
aux To have ensn pas.ae oa that OCCASION,
IN which thr ,nt,i,r-v sra e----"s-- --'--
49, +.~i--4. t..4e.,. tooA part There were
Other days IN tho year that demanded special
honor, tnd the demand WIS alssys complied
with Daring The latc rbel.lon the cu.,sm
HAs hanoFed in the bre8ch, ss VT tadniged In
vcI5 tew pasadcs Of the ancient n,sgnlaceoce.
With the closc of tbs ar the vanity of New
FORK could no longer be rrprrssed, snd w
returned TO cur old lore for dlfplxy. For.
tunc ~il1ed l. that our 1st department Of The
old regime was ret ealde for inc that conld
perform toe work Of fire department With.
ont rarsdts Or street Eghtk. Those Of on,
|. solAess who hsd served at the fFont were not
uver sn1Ioua 10 take unnecessary x.eps or
Broaawsy except Il comparatively rare Inter
ral. Thus our pArades are mol 50 thowy -
Of ynsr.
On the sth Of January VIC dl<played prY
1Ag1 fssm The EAy uAu and other public
but,dingN, md some Of the sesxls In the ha1-
bot were decorated In holiday suit, The
TAumany Democracy met Il TstnuAns H.la
q do not mean that the entire Democratic
party Of the caiy VA presently and Aslenes'
| 10 m appropriate amount OF tpccch.naksnS.
Some tosstA we9e swA!lowed In honpr OF the
octaa'oa, AID n Etw who were once residents
! Of New Orleans opened their hau.es to lbcd.
| lfitpas. But not sifgfe regiment OF sny
part of one WRs ordered out, and none Of tht
| re~ly organized fire eoupanfc9 appeared OF
parade. Whal y celebration IN ::ser Yorl
Without 4 "sLow" on Bro4iEey: It's worst
than Hsnlet without The reinr. nr ..to,
stew" without The b3valtes- 50 VIZ can con
esdcE the great stctosy At Srs Orleans u
lasstnE cul ot The minds Of sfnnhatsaait<s-
SkH shoADrAr-
There has lately bern pi-ce o. legtslstio,
l aMun8 os,1 city fa&l4r.a IL whleA n Ant fhsne,
for speculation Il apparent. i bill raS Intro
dneed Into the Common Council, for the
widening Of Ann md Fulton 'Atfrcis frau
HtpadEsy to the East River Ills custornaf]
in such casc2, to have Feti&ionA ftpla property
holAcIB along the streets 10 ise touched, K,ou
lor Ed AcnInst the funakxrc, ~ well as series
ofxrrvess md estimates On The part of tas r.ro
rrr ot!icaals. But this bill WIS hzsrtcd through
tEc CcuprH wtthoat any warning o. discus
e3oo. 1ad rom that bed5 WE. to tho Dosrt
Of Aldermen, HEetr Il VII essua11y r1pidly
d.Ap1ecsl of. Mayor (;unthcr xttaehesl ha stE
nets1c. md The bill wcnt 10 tk= Coulalsion
ess O: Stsee1s tl2t teto1e The eiosc Of f1555.
! TIM stn-e& thcs fnr1ned Il to t~ called Ece
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