The New York herald., 1869-02-15

baskets lying invisible at their feet aud their
faces preternaturally Redeemed ana wrnkieG Win
tragic caricatures OF the human face divine; babies
IN arms will scream from fright; boys ana unfeei-
Utter will animate the countenances OF the younger
portion OF the lady riders. There is always sure 70
be more or less dispnting with the conductor anon.
paying the fare; some claiming that they have paid
and others wrangling ABOUT their change You may
not get seat. There Is no certainty OF reaching
YOUR expected destination anywhere near The ex-
pected time, but the demand Tor fare is always sure
to be promptly made.
Surg amar alqud-the toll
And what howl or Indignation is raised by many
when the cars striving to make their way
Through coaches drays, choked turnpikes and whirl
OF wheels
ret blocked as they frequently do. The sound OF
Swearing voices outside Is far from agreeable. II
there Is a pandemonium on earth IL s this.
From noon till three aud four O'CLOCK lady snOp-
pers make up considerable share OF the car riders.
il Is grotesquey amusing to sea the airs OF dscon-
tent and disgust some OF these ladies put on Tneir
aristocratic instincts ana noses briste hugely and
turn up disdalnfuuy at their compulsory consacL
with the democratic element so prevalent Ia tnese
"tow horrid il smells ~ says one.
.Dlsgusting,n says companion, for they gene.
rally travel In companies OF TWO ana tnree anu
alt always makes me sick to travel In these vile
carsn says third.
airu the first lady asks the conductor, who politely
complies with the request.
Shut that aoor savagely eXclaiins an s.tis eaern
rising In perspective before him. ave can't stand
SO much draughtn The door Is shut. The timid man
OF mature years s pacied and the ladies resort TO
their perfumed handkefcniefs and smelling bottles.
At four O'Clock, the tide OF travel having reached
its ebb, the nood tide again begins. Merchants,
lawyers, bank clerks, clerks OF insurance companies
and other corporate associations, municlpal ana
government clerks and all classes who thus early
faces holneward Gradually the returning tide In
creases. Pretty soon come the shop girls and then
the mechanics. From i've 70 seven r NJ the cars are
filled to their utmost capacity. Every seat IS fed ana
all tile standing room inside and on the platforms
To those having far to 20 II Is weaIy and pro
tracted purgatory; but there Is other alternative.
and 1t must be submitted to. There Is crowdng
and ostlina and swearing. This IS the special sea-
son ior pickpockets though the light OF their
Operations makes itself known and felt at all hours
OF the day. Some such conversation as the follow-
ing Is almost always sure TO ne heard about tnis
nostlcatons about the weather.
.'Come, let me mr. exclams some one, trying to
work his way INTO the centre OF the car 'Do ycu
"There amt room," exclalms person ne ls trying
aTnerc i. slr," insists the pertmacious intruder
Don't push me.n
81 will, Sir"
s.You won't, sirn
eyes, | WILL
.eTake your hands OF me.n i
sGo to the ID"
"A what ~ calculates the pertnacious individual.
81 have told you TO go 10 the d. Thas's suni-
cient.r
Usually the matter ends here, but not always.
Sometimes the intruder, who Is nothing more or less
than pickpocket has confdants, and they get up
general lively hustling among the passengers, and IN
the confusion ply their vocation most successfully
upon the crowded passengers. AS Is well known
the practice OF TINS art Is now often confined TO the
platform as passengers are struggling 10 get on tne
The above is an episode likely TO occur we have
said az any time when the cars are ful but more
particliarV ut the have mentioned, Wuen
they perfectly compact with their human freight.
As the gong up tide begins to move, there IS re-
turning tide, made up very largely OF those gong TO
the theatres and other places OF evening alntse-
ment. From eight O'Clock Till the closing hours
few riders, when again the cars and stages
are flied with the amusement seekers gong
hoine. The latest crowds are from the print
ing Offices. From the busy hives Of the printing
offices they do not start Tor their homes till two or
three O'Clock In the morning. But at all hours OF
the night on those lines which run all night,
there ava mutitu1inous ridera.-pardes returning
from protracted revels and from pas and chrome
night owls given TO turning night into day. Many
OF these late night riders having surcharged their
constitutions with fusil oil and other yilanous CON-
pounds OF poison sold as liquor are nolsily drunk,
while Others are stoidiy inanc and helpless. THESE
give the conductor good deal oi trouble. He has
to be pacific TO the bellirerenty drunk for the sake
OF his own personal safety, and vans he strives TO
rouse the others TO consciousness.
sWhere do you want 10 get oub?r he VIII ask the
latter rs he tries TO waken him by vigorous shak-
mg;
about the substance OF the response lie is able to
make. Some ride All nignr TO indulge in sleep,
which they have not money sufficient TO secure al u
hotel or lodging hoGse.
There are many subjects we might touch upon in
connection with our city cars The lack OF polite
ness shown 10 ladies Is a fruitful topic as also the
want Of 1t shown by ladies' 10 those giving them
seats. our cars are not schools of pollteness and
they never viii be- IL Is only necessary 60 say that
a gentleman will always be q gentleman, 4 Door
always bour and "A lady Always IL lady. gentle
man WI never fail 10 give ND ms seat 10 a
a Xnm tvIf n nrf Ia. lar M
gentleman. As 10 carrying his pulitenesS further,
that must depend upon his galilntry 10 the sex
generally aid, especially after his day work. upon
the extent OF his personal WEAKNESS particularly.
We might speak OF the different Iaiiroads-how, Tor
instance the most arstocratic OF passengers are TO
be found on the Fourth avenue ne and the poorest
class on the second avenue cars and east side OF
Town Ines and greater mingiin2 OF classes on the
other routes. Tnt number OF passengers that ann-
ally ride on these lines i almost incredibly large
For instance on the Third avenue road there
carried last year 10000 passengers. They
have on tins road $50 and !, 800 horses. ON the
Second avenue line there are 80 horse cars and five
dummies; on the Fourth avenue nity cars: on the
sixth, seyenty-eignt cars; on the Seventh. thirty
eight cars: on the Eighth, lO2 cars; on the Ninth
eighteen ears. on the Belt road, 100 cars; on the
Beecker street and Fulton Ierry line, thtysix cars
the Foriysecond and Granu street line iortyfour
cars on the Easb EtOadWay line, eighteen cars; on
the Grand, yesry nnd Desbrosses street line twen-
fy-tHo cars; on the Broadway and University place
line sixty-one cars, and Tie Cortlandt and Grand
street line eighteen cars. Ihey all have proper
tIonate number OF cars wiIn the Third avenue.
carried inst year SOME 63.000O00 passengers.
The practical OF our city Is thus fully de-
monstrated. But stll, stated in the outset of
our article tho present SLOW rate OF lOcOmoion will
not answer the growing deiaands OF our growing
cay Byron says:---
Saw. there IS nothing givct n man auch spirit,
leaving his blood = cayenne doth = curry,
ht E0ing Il ftul speed. matter wnat ~
Direction may be, 50 lis but IN a hurry.
And Byron is right. lie could not have written
better he had written Of the present condition ol
car riding our city. There must be some specdieg
mode OF transit between the lower AMI upper por-
tons OF the city. Che Harlem boats make the trip 10
Aarlem. including stoppages, IN forty minutes. but
this not quick enougn time and they are liable to
ockadc with ice 10 be delayed by LOG, and besides
they DO not maze enough stoppa9es. We truss the
time IS not far distant when engineering akl and
capital VIII have achieved the resutso much desired
and demanded
Tae DEATH OF ESs sTlAEsxs- -susPClSs OF FOUL PLAY.
Baltimore tFeb. lsD correspondence Of Phradelphia
Tcegiaph.l
II is now asceTtaned that DR.. Paul Schoeppe. oi
Carlisle. Pa. who Is suspected OF foul play in
Ing The death OF Miss Stinecke his patient aud wno
claims she wIled bim her entire estate, presented a