The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-11
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.

II isn't true, and it was shame so 1t was, TO
give publicity TO the rumor that Grace church, Win
all Its fashionable and s'pictstic' "reminiscences,
had, with its ''six lots and parsonage adjoining"
been handed over 'to the world, the flesh aud the
devi' for filthy lucre. There isn't word Of truth
In 1t. Grace still stands and will stand at the first
"Grecian bend'' in Broadway to remind dressmakers
and miners and dry goods dealers who cluster
around IL not TO come too strong its fair and
fashionable pewholders and communicates. No,
Grace is yet Ia node, and expects to remain IN
that interesting condition until Fashion has
built her ARREST palace of religion in the
vicinity OF the Park, where, following matt
nee services the sheep and the shepherd can take
drive commune with nature and listen with pious
delight to the latest waitzes ;nsthetically inter
preed by Waliace's band OF blowers before sitting
down in fashionable toilet to recherche dinner at
the aristocratic hour OF seven p. NJ, sharp
There is difference between the genus snob Zone
ofThackeray's creations) and the genus mob. TO be
mob need not necessarily descend to the snob;
but snob can never he mob. An eagle may fold
his wings and walk upon the earth, but frog, even
IL it to innate itself to the Of stall fed OK,
can never out OF the slime mount foot in the air.
Snobs go in for 'stunnIng thngs-be they OF either
gender--while nobs, AZ rule, are quiet. You may
see both on Broadway aud Fifth avenue and both
social nuisanCes.
We like our city architects and builders There is
q cool, educated impudence about them that is re-
freshng. Public convenience personal comfort Is
of not the slightest consideration when they have
JOB on hand They are equal to any ring Of swndlers
that we know Of in brazenness, and were It not that
they are necessary nusances their abatement would
be demanded by long suffering people. As 1t is
can't have the laws enforced against these people
against 0thersS What right have they to 0bstruct
our streets for weeks and months and endanger the
lives Of citizens and their quadrupedal property 2
Are they so above the law that with inpunity they
may block up the streets with mountains OF dirt and
pyramids OF stone and Of brlcks The Superintendent
OF Police will have nothing to do with the
matter What say that long-winded and opaquely
inclined body the Board OF Healths win they abate
or merely objurgates
The attention or those blue-coated and brass-but-
toned gentlemen who seem to have nothing to do
but promenade the streets ON salary OF 81, 200 is
invited to the sver-plate swindlers who crowd the
cellars on Fulton and Cortlandt streets and Broad
way, and who live by entcing into their dcns YER
dant gentlemen, "green from pastures fair, with the
sweet new-mown hay lingering in their hair" and
"dOng' them out Of their money. Respectable ira
ders In the streets named wouldn't object to the
sudden closing up OF these petty swindling shops,
many OF them the resorts Of thieves and small gam
blers.
In the months OF August and September, IL Is OIL
cially announced, LOG men and a no less nun
Der OF women committed matrimonial suicide; and
Notwithstanding the Registrar Of Vital STATISTICS, In
his last report to the Board OF Health, fears 'tla
only about eighty-1ve per cent Of every hundred
marriages soemnized are certified az the law re
quires.n This Ia bad for the Registrar but we dom
suppose the married care fig for his opinion. $,
long as, In these hard times. they can make bOri
ends meet and be happy, IL ''dont make dif OF bit
terence TO them whether they are right or not.