The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-19
NOTES ABOUT TeWs.

The corners OF Duane, Reade and Worth streets, In
Broadway have become Of late depots for handcarts
and orange venders' wagons
Worth street, between Broadway and Centre
street, is very nice locality 1t is filed with coal
carts, brick piles, empty boxes, beams and rubbish
OF all kinds. One Of the brick piles leans lovingly
over the sidewalk.
That part OF Leonard street between Broadway
and Centre street Is almost blocked up with huge
brick pile. Two wagons cannot pass by one another
in the street. Has the builder got license occu-
py the whole width OF the street.
Canal street, from Broadway to the Bowery,as in
filthy condition. On the corner OF Broadway there
are two newspaper and peanut stands, which are
nuisances and should be removed.
Elm, Pell, D0yer and Bayard streets are 40 filed
with rubbish and dirt that two OF Writings carts
which attempted to pass through them Saturday
got fast and had to be dug out.
The preliminary business OF the Common Council
Committee is to order bottle OF whskey and drinks
all round, and then the peoples money is approprl
ated In q spirited manner.
There are . number Of young officers OF the army
in town who are determined TO resign account Of
the way their pay being cut down. 1t Is all very
well to cut down the army, but can the present saa
res OF the officers stand the economy knife without
cutting the bread out Of their mouths?
II is rumored that there will be q gand blowout
among the politicians Of the "ringr when the new
Court House Is completed. Wine Is being already
bottled for the occasion, twill be pure old brand
when the building s finished
A special committee OF the Common Council is
about 10 go TO Brazil TO get supply Of diamonds.
They are not satisfied with those obtained from
Europe because they are altogether too small,
though they DO cost a few "approprlations.- None
smaller than n paving stone viii SUIT the committee.
In order to distract pubic attention from their
Shortcomings the police are preparing 10 make q
great raid on the little street bcgga.s. This, they
think will be the most effective way in the world TO
put stop to all the murders aud burgares that are
being committed every day.
The Excise law is q farce. At least the rich liquor
dealers think so. for there is no more drinking on
the sly Sundays in the large saloons. All o drink
ist has to do is to walk IN pay his money and take
his choice. But the low groggerics. An they are
carefully watched, for policeman can detect them
quicker than he can the wealthy Ones Somebody
asks, whys
What has become OF the anti-gambling associa-
tons which made so much noise few months ago
Have they been reading Beecher's sermon on
euchrc have somebody's "checksa been circu-
iating about little too freelyf
The police authorities are In the habit between
wnks OF notifying other people TO Keep their side
walks and streets clear OF encumbranccs what
about those boxes, barrels and sand hills which
obstruct Mulberry street In front OF Police Head
quartersf
Taking OF the police can anybody tell what has
become OF the station house hummer who has been
heraded AZ "the wretch who did II ai In the Rogers
tragedyf why Is he kept locked up without the
facts In his case being given 20 the Grand Jury
Probably Judge Bedford win have 10 hold another
investigation.