The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-23
FrldaT KrenlnT, All 2S, ISOg.
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.


who remember the Sabbath day to keep il
holy" Tomorrow over million of people
in the same city will be eagerly pursuing
their worldly plans of profit or pleasure.
And tomorrow night, and every night ex.
cept Sunday nights, about twenty FIVE first
class places Of amusement, besides numer,
ous others Of lesser grade, will be crowded
with intellect, beauty, fashion aud friyolty
These places famusement-good, bad anC
indifferent, derive their chief support from
strangers, or, rather, from nouresidputs
Every night, New York contains NOR,
than hundred thousand Of such pe.p,e
who come here for business or pleasure. ant
who are succeeded the next night b,
another hundred thousand They com,
from every state in the mon aud from
every quarter Of the globe. Thci
days are devoted mainly to business. anc
being strangers they want some place I,
pleasantly pass their evenings. The priDci
pal places are the Olympic, Niblo's. m
Bowery, the Broadway, Booths, the Fiji
Avenue, the Academy Of Music, Wallacks
the German Stadt, the Grand Op cra House
Woods Museum, the Waverv, the Tamma
ny, the Park, tho TheAter Comique, Brv
ants, Tony Pastors, and the San Francisco
Minsirels,- the New York Circus, Ho1lry',
Opera House, Mexican Exhibition Parior
New York Museum Of Anatomy, etc,
etc.
At the Olympic, every night except Sun.
day nights, for more than year past, the
great sensational and brilliant pantomime
Humpty Dumpty, has been performed, aud
IS still exhibited 10 crowded houses, with
every prospect Of unabated interest for
another year. Mr. G.. L. Fox is the priuci
pal character aud centre Of attraction, assist
ed by able artists, male aud female. For
pure and unadulterated fun aud frollc, and
for gorgeous scenery, and effective tabieauT,
it exceeds anything ever witnessed
At NIblo's the renowned Lydia IhOmp.
son troupe IS still performing Farnie's forty
pretty thieves. This lnimltablc burlesQue
has been running for the last three months,
and still. draws wonderfully. lyiia Thomp.
son and her sister Clara are tue winning
cards-the most wonderfully attractive and
fascinating Of their sex.
II Is hardly necessary for me to repeat
what the readers of the ARGrs 30 well know,
VIZ that think theatrical people generally
are very much mi4reprcsentpd and msun |
derstooi-.csPecially BY those who know |
nothing OF them except from eXcesses and |
destinations Of a few unworthy members of
the profession, and by the shockingy false
and scandalous stories of dead celebrities.
Their profession is a laborious one, rcuuir
ing intellect, industry, sohricty, and good
character 70 insure success aud those who |
succeed do 30 only by hard work, severe
study, and long practice. lie who care. !
lesslg cen7ures them, or repeats the unsuh. /
Stimulated ISLANDERS Of them does an injury |
10 their noble profession, and unwitinpIg !
Injuries those who, before the footlrhts, have
contributed so much to bic happiness.
New York is gong up town At rapid
rate, caused by the wonderful attractions Of
central Park. IL is rare now that you find
d retail store below the ST. Nicholas, about
Number zoo BroadwRy-al the lower part
OF town beng abandoned to the wholesale
and heavy business, while tie great rctail
stores are moving even above mon Square.
The As'or House was once supposed to be
the most conveniently central location IN New
orh. Now the Fifth Avenue Hotel. above
mon Square, is the ceuter-the fine
the best theatres and the great
stores all being mp in that region. y
SpecuIatIons in rea, estate, here, exceed \
anything ever heard of in Chcago-and the ,
.Tausacuon- are nearly all up ia the region I,
u the Central Park Fernando Wood, ~
mayor, projected and oauiri out the plan Of
hat uroat Park Of nearly thousand acres n
i ground and thus made himself n public V
'aneiHctor TO New York. No public man J.
yer achieved a better local fame than hc =
aas done by this act. .
ou remember the sensation created y.
the country by tie enormous bot .
Vi million Of dollars made by IL. 7 Helm /!
Joid Esq, # this city, on Seymour's cleo
ION. The bet found no takers, though the ,
money was ready But story was set l.
float, through the Geographic reports, fhat b
IeImbold was insane. Since ! came here
sought and made his acquaintance, and ~
ouud him to be IL pucky democrat and Il =,
emarkahly shrewl, successful and highly
l0uorHble business man. lis place OF bu
3iuess is at 59t broadway, adjoining the
Hotel He has n magnificent
lrug and fancy store, aud the cruel story Of
insanity was set aAoat By q rival in business y
n order to injure him. A correction Of the ~
lander quickly followed. and his friends -
realty increased. He has a splendid house, :,
up town, aud fine and extensive stables II"
where he keeps six magnificent long tailed e.
',y trJtters, elegant aud costly carriages, h
s.riEhs. robes, etc, to match--alsO few /
D.oJjed cattle, fine dogs. &c, 49, al OF I
which gave me much pleasure as he showed
me through the premises, BY appointments
he took me through Central Park, III Il
splendid carriage with his four in hand fast r
nays, up to Fioreuces, where, with cham. c
payne and fried OYsters,w passed pleasant I
hour. The drive through Central Park and ?
about town occupied several hours, and was Il
'erv instructive and delightfully."- exciting s
specially after such team. 1t afforded c
ne, through Mr.. Helmhold's kindness, q rare d
,hauce to see the fast men and fast animals 0
)r New York, including Vanderbilt, Bonner, c
Harper and many other celebrities Yves. e
tern men, especially newspaper men-uo c
matter what their politcs--should visit b
when they come to New York Il
lie edyeruses very largely, pays promptly, "
and does an immense business, which is daily G
|
Just now New York, and l presume the !
country generally, is laughing or blushng
With shame, over Mr.. Grants home and for.
ign appointments, which are nightly the
- 2iect Of ridicule By gags in the theatres,
he hits always cllclting great applause
The transactions in the White House, where
true ability to fill the offices Of honor and
trust has gwen place to bullying, blatnnt
aud ignorant men, whose method of seeking {
an office id 1ne bo,, proof that they are en- /
tireIy untitled to fl. it with dignity, are hit t
with such unerIng certainty that tbey bring .
rounds OF applause. Even the herald e
which aided Grants election aud generally 4
praised his course, now denouaees him. and e
saws he is yielding tams,Y ,otbe worst Gle q
ments in politics, and that "his Grants
edged word appears to be TO obstacle to
these men, who have overturned it and
forced IL in another direction. This irdi