The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-05

behind and this s the element 10 whom the new order
will prove destructive. The grave the gay, the sober,
in the throng and quaf the goblet and over 70 his
hearts content and except in cases OF excess against
which society wisely protected morality Is not out.
take even cursory glance at the juvenile squad
penetrating every crowd meanderng through the vast
foul to DO seen and heard and there is room for much
apprehension This consideration alone Is gall mingled
with the pleasures and amusements of which this city Is
the scene every sunday So the weary and depressed
denzen OF the metropolis who Is vouchsafed for six
days OF the week wholesome breath OF air. shut up In
secluded apartment pursuing his daily avoca'ion an
excursion to the quiet retreats that TO be found
along the Jersey bank OF the North river is luxury
"devoutly 10 be wished" The sabbath is the
day on which the pale mechanic has eaye to breathe
the morning air free from the ctys smoken and surely
ono will be chursh enough 10 grudge them this one
chance they have so few Of the pleasures Of life to sus
tain them 10 the monotonous journey through life OF
cares and tolls II they take their draught OF lager
rounded BY some congenal companions But the youth,
we maintain. who have not yet been disciplined and
mbued with just perception Of the shoals and narrows
OF life, here find the highway to ruin and few will be
found TO gainsay the assertion that such beginnings
may be traced IN the career OF almost every evdoer
who has been segregated from society for the safety
thereof
From twenty to thirty thousand persons crossed the
ferries yesterday The great Inconvenience is that every
crowd is to be infested by gang of
but so expert are they in their operations that the police
are seldom able TO do moro than arrest suspicion.
The scenes on the erryboats combine noise turbulence
boiserous camor occasionally barred the cadence OF
song ana renewed al intervals by the hOarse excana
tons OF bacchanalian who has lost his hat his
cigar or pipe. Rowdysm OF all kinds must be expected
10 such motley throng, and on tho whole they
are kept well under restraint Few men OF bei-
gerent tendencies could avoid pitching in" here and
there, so numerous are the Indictments to quarrel
The irshmau, the Tsuton, the Engllsnman. scochman
and Frenchman In turn become the butt OF some ring
which seldom fails to gain its object in creating
Now and then knots will be found congregaed discuss
ing seriously political problems and the themes select
ed last evening redounded to the good Of the dis
putants, the majority OF whom eyinced good knowl-
edge Of the questions. Reform in England Gene
raj Grant for President, Andy johnson and PIN
Sheridan, tho breaking OF the cable asd the
Tennessee election were successfully debated, and
lively time there was the last named subject
The ladies cabin Is devoted 70 that class for whom it
was exclusively designed, none but the lazy OF the
stronger sex remaining indoors to lose the nvgoratng
breeze OF the river
few arrests were made for drunkenness II should
be remarked that rule made unless
the parties be very disorderly. Those who try such
an experiment once, however seldom lnd il profitable
to repeat it Inhcxble justice may be truly said pre-
side IN the Recorders Court