The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-10
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.

NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
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An hours conversation with the clerk OF the
weather has satisfied us that he Ia an abused tnd-
vdual and further the inane squibs that have from
time to time been fred at him by heavy editors are
unworthy the profession The clerk AYERS that 1t s
wholly impossible to satisfy the multitude Of his
constituents. II he opens the clear weather valve
and the dust rises people denounce him roundly and
demand copious rains; and II he listens to petitions
on q sultry day for cold weather, thin FLOODED
wretches cry Justify for "some'at 'ot,n and SO con-
versely. Henceforth we shall speak pleasantly
whenever we have occasion to allude to him OF the
ancient oficehOder.
The fashionable churches are beginning ito shut
shopn for the season. Their pious congregations,
every individual of them "contrite Of heart, may
be found at Saratoga Newport and other penitential
resorts, attred IN sackcoth and ashes, while their
spiritual 'pastors and masters abroad spending
their prncey salaries on widows and orphans,
comforting them in their affiction."
The gentle public servant who has charge, at three
dollars per diem, Of Union square, Is either al ex-
ceedingy eccentric or decidedly dsObliging person
age who being dressed in little brief authority,
Is DESTROYS Of playing fantastic tricks before the eo-
ple On the Fourth, we have already declared, he
oobble stones and red brick houses, refusing admis
sion to Juveniles painting for fresh air. and yesterday,
for reason as yet unknown TO nursery maids and
their charges, he tabooed the whole concern. Won
derful are the ways OF 0fficeholders.
practical joke is that Of hanging the showbills
Of an itlnerant humorist the dead wall OF Grace
church. The genius evidently desires to take heart
of gracen
Among the innovations proposed by Susan ID. An
thony, Cady stanton. and their coadjutop in "ele
waiting women,n is that Of dressing little girls In ter
rhcaly bright red clothes and sending them TO the
highway to vend their hebdomada. We object for
potent reasons this arrangement thereby showing
more Difference to the angelic than do ts self
constituted leadersnrst II is indecorous to place
girls on the streets dealers In newspapers; and,
second, 1t enrages old bulls to have red haunted be-
fore their eyes, Just pause for an instant, dear SUI
san, in your mad career, and consider what terrible
thing II would be TO have one OF your little girls
gored by an Infatuated bulll
Since the opening of the Democratic Convention
the bogus jewelry shops have multiplied exceed
ingly In Cortlandt street and Broadway. How is
this, Captain Steers Are you DESTROYS OF giving, dur
ing presence of the delegations and their escorts
in this city, the largest field for the elephant ope
rate inn We are of the opinion that since the al.
vent Of the President nominators the animal has
are hospitable people and greatly desire to take
in and do for the strangers that are within
gates.
We greatly desire TO know when the Loyal
Leaguers intend 10 erect that statue TO the lamented
and the martyred IN Union square. Where are
the 'shoddyitesr
There are ten drinking fountains accessible 10 the
people in this city; and II would seem from the
operations OF Captain Garland that there at least
nine too many Captain, will you inform an anxious
public how II is that in your precinct you are so ex
cessvely particular about the concert saloons, and
yet let gambling dens flourish and grow like grass In
the spring time, aud that too, without any prospect
OF Its being cut downs
We can hardly blame bows and young men, in the
absence OF public baths from svaiIlng themselves OF
the privileges Of the river; but do decidedly OBJ
iect to their presenting their persons TO the public
positively prohibit this bathing in public, but those
whose sworn ana well paid duty IL IL TO stop II heed
the laws about ~ much those who openly violate
Them II the police will not stop they at least eau
regulate this bathing IN pubic.
Here n aice fat job for some ring to take hold
of-the building Of stone wharves the outer lines
OF the North and East river shores. There mil.
lions In IL. We are surprised that 10 has not been
undertaken before this. certainly Is worth all the
street paving contracts ever concoctcd even by the
Common Council.
We have not heard anything OF late about the East
river bridge, which was 70 connect New YORK aud
Brooklyn. Has It been squelcheds And those
s3,ooo,ooo voted toward ne construction nv the
Brooklyn Common C6uacu-what have become VI
them
Now that the National Democratic Convention has
succeeded IN nominating President and Vice rre-i
dent we suppose the Crty Han will be Immediately
denudei OF ia nags witch since the morning OF the
Fourth OF July have been dung 90 the breeze"
The decision OF the Court Of Appeals declaring
those candidates electeNto take seats IN the Council
manic chamber In January a. consitutionay return
ed. has badly hurt number u patriotic legislators
who were about feaiherng their nests nv certain
street extensions and 'rmproveme wea.
1.-THE schemes " mice and mel gang AT a-gey."
II any one IL particularly DESTROYS OF perfecting
himself in the art OF hard swearing for missionary
purposes" we invite him W stand for an hour on any
forenoon where they are repaving Broadway. par.
tcularly where drivers OF omniDuses carriages and
carts are necesstated to turn or that thoroushfsre
and drive around the block " that one does not
come away prepared for 1T =. ttail svearfng1 de-
gree II will be because he Il deficient IN language
and without, the bump Of yeuera,loa well developed
by brckbat.
The seventh regimen, has gone on ,ambores 10
Norwich Conn. s-J ;ssy al come back with their
feathers unrufied
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