New-York tribune., 1868-01-01
THE OLD YEAR OUT AND THE NEV YEAR ~

Last night Mt 10, old two-faced Janus took his
last look at 1867 lie in the year that had just passed
much Of grief and sorrow, and care, and misery and
crime and as he wiped the tears from his Retrospective
eyes, turned his other pair with prophetic glance upon
the new year. just entering upon It's career OF veal ana
wo He saw blue arch s dim light Of misty stars
and felt keen, snowy air OF midnight chilling his aged
bones and freezing his turgd blood. He heard the tramp
Of wayfarers they waded their way homeward over
the soft pavement, and the rum bling wheels roll
ing their freight to safety and to rest AL
this he had seen md heard BEFORE many
times, since Rome had made him the
genius OF the year Also weak voices no heard breathing
through chattering teeth and saw shiverng forms
shutting through lonely gares stopping ever and
anon in the Storm TO beg with ousreched, trembling
hnnd, q midnight meal shelter from tho ruthless
cold He saw Jolly people going home by devious ways.
trolling the carol Of the incoming morn With husky
voice and most uncommon meter. Old men wobbhng
mem seeRns anon the haunts Of vice for fresh inco
tives naudlin irth doleful dissipation He watched
the twnkling lights in many happy home iisehea 70
the laugh and shout Of merry youngsters Oddng of to
bed gazed with unconsraned amaze upon the Haunting
strects-and when the dawn appeared, 10 tighten tho
natal day Of 1868, he drew his rusty mantle round M
withercd frame and 1uered into space ne kneW whas M
comng-d.d old Janus when the tweVenonths
deeds done his chronicles Will tell them oil. -.
To-daylthe world OF Gotham will rejoice, as aforeme,
in ways and forms laid down by laws neXoraOe dating
from time whereof the memory OF man Tnnon r not nt 10
will exchange kindly greeting 9day b ana mush % 3 s%SG. c
Ing upon the one side the goose Of history tho
other the title which niaketh our people proud.
doors. and blooming damsel viii lure scores OF napper
tandy youth 70 cupsholten lnIelcy-ior gteSt ~ Gus
Oi the honest burgers were wont thus 10 greet te SeW
YaTs birth. From date long anterior TO that On wnlch
III GOcde Vraaws adventurous crew dscOyCI ed COlmu'
nJn" ~ ne ytap ~ grace Yesterday deccased our
habit has evo welcome unto all whose shade
unt happiness on New-Years Day is found elsewhere
than in The wlnecup until tie choice OF our brgomaslers
depends upon the HtrOng crEk home or Foreign but
upon the dry, dusty dcboraton Of coohesded' reason
ties as 10 make the birthday Of tho year an era In the
history of our best families, relief TO the monotohy oI
the tTelyemontls quiet sud oas In the yast annual
desert OF decent sobety aud order IL tie respectable
Tesidss ihe usual Years calls today there VIII be
the usual giving of gfts. Old folks VIII be delighted with
ions; and young ones will have their hearts made glad
with the thousand andone little things which enter into
zion Known in the annals 6 tho brief life between the
cradle aud the Housekeeping time The year 1871 unlE9
its predecessors for the past few decades Nhose n
figure the magic number which marked the heads OF
the beast the yials tho SandleS,ieSs, ana e snc
uuutterahe TO mankind. not % disaster In tho
financial world, aud the beginning OF the new year Nl
not show the part OF money spending people, any
dminuon tho items 81 the expenditure That the JOY
whole wear nay be one Of comfort and prosperity i. tina
fcryeni prayer Of all who remember inc uaios oI to
O1T worthy Mayor VIII receive his friends today. and
spencer gives dinner at Dcimonco's 20 n score OF
friends Who can aGurd dine elsewhere, and noble
hearted W. Farmer invites the poor, VINO cannot
dine elsewhere, 10 take dinner Win Inn al NO ~ Luz
lOwst. .., -
The leo Is I'm splendid condition. and II the storm does
not keep the rnLomanacs indo0rr there VIII be large
attendance NJ Central Park ~ Htchells, at hacmlans
and at Maor Oamans at which lator Place theie ID u
be a band ~ music all day long. -,
The Mayors Of Brooklyn and jersey CITY receive Their
friends to-day and the newly elected officials OF the Tor
ner city viii be inductod into Office with appropriate
ceremonies. The reception IN Brooklyn VIII Dc hed IN
the Governors kOOm between 10 and " a. IN. - 80
All fhc skating pnTks of Brooklyn and Jersey CITY VIII
be open today the Brooklyn Pond corner OF Bergen
and POWcrssts. there Will be band OF muSic, ana at
night an illumination. -. -
At many Of the churches appropriate services were
held last night The cOngrC cations OF the different Meth
odist churches held their customary watch meetings ana
the members Of the COOred chuchCs ere out IN Iu oiee
10 welcome the birth of the new year.
The storm did interfere much with the running OF
the street cars although some Of the lines the trips
were few and far between. The gnOwpows were put IN
requision early hour this morning and uniees te
elements prove vindctiye the thorOughfarcs VIII oil DC
pasabe long before the current Of travel begins To now
I'm the suburbs the day bids fair TO pass with s usual
eclat In Newark. Elizabeth Railway, Poughkeepsie,
uudsOn, and other towns within railroad range oI
Gotham extensive preparations have been made Tor lts
proper Obseryance aud from away up north clear uoWh
To the uterOst parts OF Staten Island the people nave
made ny their minds to enjoy themselves IN becoming