The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-17
NEW YORNIsMs.
From Our Oicp Correspondent.


NEW YORK, April H. 1869.
Yesterday afternoon | stood for many minutes at
the window of certain building overlooking City
Hall Park watching the bright emerald of the grass
as it twinkled in the slant beams of the sun, and the
hosts of happy-accd passers-by, basking in the warm
April air and the sense of coming summer. 1t was
busy, bright joyous, jolly scene and almost for
got that the view was bounded 10y dusty Broadway,
along which crowds of over-worked artisans were
lurrying home. For at that time, though the sun
shine thick in the park, the shadows thick
along the thoroughfare, and seemed to tnge the
features of the sragglers with them But in front OF
the old City Hail. inside the Park and on tue east
side along Park Row, and so on up 10 Nassau street
the ground was laid with light aud the almost sultry
air deadened harsh noises, and melodousy inuf,led
Indifferent ones.
The street-cleaning contractor, eX-Judge Whit
ing has original views with respect to the cleaning
of the streets. 1t has hitherto been the rule for
Broadway to be swept every night; Fifth avenue
Bowcry, Chatham street, and Park Row three times
per week Sixth and Eighth avenues twice per week.
and all the other streets Mr.. Writings idea is
that this is analogous TO besowing especial attention
upon the boudoir and allowing the dnng-room to
take OF itself. He proposes that matters shall
equalized by the bestowal of more intense degree
of scavengering upon the lther streets II he could
devise some more expeditions method OF paving
Broadway than the one now in vogue he would OBJ
tain the profound gratitude OF the Vehicular commu-
nifty. The pavors are now engaged between Blocker
and Fourth streets, and the stages are
consequently diverted into the adjacent
small streets There would be little harm in this if
you certain Of coming out again at any reason
able point; but once in the enlargement OF these
jungle-ike side streets, there is no knowing when
the congomeration there of vehicles OF every de-
scrpton will permit you to burst into Broadway
again.
The lawyers who haunt the Tombs are amazingly
clever DpODle doubt, but occasionally they
reach themselves. one of them has Just done so,
and is ensconced in one of the cells OF the same
Egyptian structure whence he has obtained 80 many
clients. waiter in French's hotel, named Lyman,
lately sent to prison. at the instance of his wife,
for refusing to support her. Whilst there he died,
and a skuking Tombs lawyer named Anderson man
aged, under a show OF sympathy TO obtain posses
sion OF his handbook, which informed him that the
dead man had hundred and fifty dollars
in bank. Ihereupon Anderson drew nifty for his
own private satisfaction, and then sent word TO
Mrs. Hyman the dead mans widow, that
II she would call upon him she would
hear Of something TO her advantage. She did so,
and Anderson informed her that he had drawn fifty
dollars for himself, in accordance with written
| order given him by her husband, but refused on
some nimsy preense to give her the bank book She
| then applied TO Judge DOwling the Grand Mutt OF
| the Tombs, who Immediately ordered the lawyer to
deliver up the book. Mrs. Lyman then began pro-
ceedngs against her Tombs counsellor who offered
TO give her back the fifty dollars or to do ANYTHING
within the bounds OF reason, were he only allowed TO
''go." But the only place which the Grand Muf de-
cded he was lit to Ego" to was the Tombs, where
accordingly he was confined to await trial The
snake is stung, the bitter bit the hangman hung the
headman beheaded, the jailor manacled the Judge
sentenced. Bowling appeared TO understand his
man thoroughly, and would not permit him TO go his
own bail.