Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-19


csds the United States or this State o.
ours. lows, 10 not prepared to do anything
Of the kind, neither is Uncle Sam. Which
viii win : Name your favoritcs and bets
Uncle Sam or .aucv Miss Iowa Clear grit,
both. We shall see what We shall rec.
Life In New York.
SrxsnIys AND SHADOW IN Nsw YORK By Mat
thew Hale Smith Illustrated 100 pp Hart.
ford, Conn. }. Il. Burr a Co. 1865. Sold
only by subscription.
Great ctiss which are the hearts ofersst
nations, are always fruitful topics for the
pom Of . skillful writer; but probably No
oty IN the wsrld centsrs in herself mere
material Of varied interest than does New
York. So, no work which could come to
the hands Of our readers, who lsye % know
whats gong on in the world" and chow
people live" would be apt 10 be found SO in
tsnssly interesting ~ tho one whose title
Ne quote above. j. Is. Burr 4 Co., the pub
fishers. certainly knew what they we're
about in giving il to the public. Il must
have . vast sale, for "svery body and his
nsighbsr" cannot but find in the book great
deal TO excite and interest him, to say moth
ing OF the thousand valuable matters sfsol.
ID information which il affords. Nobody
from the country should ever visit New
York without having first read this book,
and the old frsqusnter OF that city will find
scattered here and there throughout its
pages, hosts Of things which may have es>
capped his attention, and will rise from the
psrusal OF the book (which he will be sure
not 70 lay aside until he has finished III,
with that ssst Of pleasure which enc feet.
in REVEALING in mashood the scenes Of his
childhood, Or in wandering back to the
father land" The high and the low NOR
al worth aud craft and cunning joys and
sorrows; smiling fortune and trowning
penury the home and alars Of devotion
and purity. and the interior views Of the
hsmes Of dsbAuchery and crime, etc, etc !.
are here painted in their true colors. The
publishers deserve the publis's most prac.
teal thanks for this work.
HARRY NILS DANCE nousE-INsIpE VIEW.
The hall is a curissity. II is very low
studded. Ii was originally composed OF
many quite small rooms. But partition
after partition has been knocked away, and
room added to resn. till the hall il very
large. The Ceilings are Of different heights,
aud remain 20 originally built. A more
homsly room cannst DO found in New
York. The walls are covered with pictures,
and not one indecent or Objectionable one
can Be seen. The rules Of the house are
hung up in conspicuous places, and are put
In the form Of poetry. The pith Of these
rulss 10, mo loud talking; ne profanity !;
no obscene Or indecent oppression will Be
allowed no enc drunken, and ne enc VIC.
lating deosncy, will b. permitted to rsmain
In the room i; no man can cit and allew .
woman to stand; oil must call for refresh
msnts - sees % they arrive; the cali
must BE- repeated after each dance; and II
. man does net dance be must leave" The
profits Of the concern are connected with
the bar, and that must BE- libsrslly and Gen.
stantly patrspizsd. There 10 No bsr In the
hall, but lene counter occupies one side.
After the dance, the man takes bis partner
to The cssster. Here he orders what be
will, and the refreshments are sent up from
below. The roles are quite rgidly enforced,
ana the psoalty fee neglect 10 sunuaslly
inflicted.
a DARK PACE 70 BEAD.
A saddsr stery Of New York life cannot
Be written than that connected with this
place. Girls u great premise ard sduea.
tiea; girls accomplished, and fitted to adern
any station girls from country homes, and
from the city; missing sDaidsss; wives whs
have run awsy from their husbands; girls,
whs have elopsd With levers girls from
shops and factories, from trade and the
saloon, can here - seen II the dance. The
only child cG judgs, the wifsiof an eminent
lawyer. shswy, aAshy. and elegantly dress.
ed, ard women Of lower degree, al min.
gle. They come and 60 20 they will wo.
men who have good homes and sonfding
husbands, girls whose mothers know mot
where they are, and would rather bury
them than know that they vent in such
company, are Ut this hall. The quantity
Of liquor these " msn drink 10 astonishing.
Alter each dance tho company 90 to the
bar and drink. They drink ch.mpssne
whom their parents can afford 1t. Strong
liquors are In demand at all times. Il il NO
uncsmmon thing to see young mise take
. half tumbler sfundilutsd liquor. and tees
i Oh without winking. Al midnight. the
doors close and the company depart. 1t 10
the rule Of Mr.. Hill not to keep spen on the
Sabbath, and he plumss himself greatly on
his piety. But the dance 10 merry ,ili mid.
night on Saturday.
The men whe here meet ass sight t.
bshsld. They crowd the centre Of the floer.
and jostls each ether for want Of room.
Men Of all grades and oil degrees s6lcars
In uniform /; ssrgesnts and .sflicsrs Of pelics
without uniform; judges 81 courts, and
leading men Of the bar msrshasts. Jewell
ere. beck. men and banksrs politicians,
aud sasdiAstes for the high hsssss is.tAe
State and nation clerks, men. bsys, With
oil elaeses and kinds. Thooo 0on Join -
the dance, drink 1t NE bas, sed 4irt With
the wsosn, and pay the hills. "a
srARruNc CASE.
A young man in this city represented q
New England house Of great wealth and
high standing. He was considered one 81
the s0artsst end most promising yevmr
men 10 New York. The balance In lie benf
kept By The house was very large. and The
young man used to boast that BIO could drav.
his check any day for two hundred thousand
dollars and have it tenorsd. The Nev
Eneland house used . ersst deal Of paper.
and 1t could command the names Of the beat
capitalists to any extent. Ona sentlsman