The New York herald., 1870-11-21


under the nails OF which was visible nearly pm
OF earthly, black matter
said y huge red-laced gir with black AsIrachar
sacque ana mulf Of the same material II suppos.
ils in ryin' To get drink nom free lunche
wha somever YOU may say TO nin.o ana with tha
she nopped down on bench.
A woman now entered, win her head and iac'
tied up IN dirty white handa9es, aid her ears ant
neck covered with puruent and disgusting sores
she was very drums, aud reeled a over the apart
ment amid tho derlsiye cheers OF the scoundre
gang, IN an enort TO clutch ut tie railing or pro
jecton OF the bar. Calling lor drink, she was told
..rRoJUcE TEN cISTs.,
She fumbled through the mass OF rags wnlch
and with much difficulty, discovered ioneli anu
greasy ten cent stamp which she LghLy heu 10
her left hand. the barman at the same tine ineasni
lug out III the glass about two inches deep o villa.
nous gln Inis sne seized and held the glass before
the faine OF the gas JET IN an unsteady manner ana
then, raising IL 10 her ups,
DowSED THE LiQUoR wIrH GuLP
Then she threw the glass on the bar, ana "scoty
I've, are We trgil.; TO do, you old cruiser? Dye
want 10 break the glass blast your Where is the
Ibe W man sided away from the bar, endeayor.
ing 10 escape with the last siake' winch she had
paInerel la her nj ,hCly journey through The FIVE
FONTS but scotty Riley was too qulck Tor her, ANA
he ran around the bar aud gippet hef arm unth me
poor wretch sc canned aud handed nlm ihe ten cent
1 stamp IN drunken error.
.Lay go O. me arm. and strike some one OF your
/ size y sue whimpefeu, and She Father tell out than
! walked out oil the room on 10 me street.
Al THIS moment the back OF the writer was turned
on the Assem- 5lage, and While he stool surveying
the scene he teit quca heavy Dlow on the BACK OF
the neck from some PERSONS hana, and, turning
round, discovered Mary Nc erno.t returning, but
la be lgerent way, with her hands well up, ron
the nar wGiIe shouts OF laugaler rom the burglars,
thieves ana IN amous women ut the dexterltJ ana
quickness OF the blow niled The room.
You never got
A BELT IN THE Lua
before, did you you bloody old preacher sn asked
the festive McDermoit, and the writer was COM
PEELED TO acknowledge that he never uld receive
blos from behind III Iaeter street before.
"Scotty Rlley' and went up the street snort dis
tance, stopping az the place owned by
an italian named Antonio conneo, No
81 Baxter street. Tnis gentleman combines
THE USEFUL AND THE oRNAMENTAL
In his line, uniting pleasure with business.
Mr.. Conneo Is grocery man 10y day aud dance
house keeper by night. During the day, ana until
nine o'cieck at nl2nL ne yends sugar. and tea and
ia MS section OF the slxtn ward ami cheese oliycs
PICKLES, sardnes add lIaiiaii wines 10 the country
nen and women OF MS WAC possess the needIul.
When night fallS he has dance house, wnere the
frugal sons OF labor may embrace the tunelu god
dess rerspcnore, IN the persons OF the half grown
Italian gIrs. who ioiiow nand organs all day
through tie crowded streets OF he city.
Mr.. Uonneo has large and pountiful grocery
lug on Top Of ea,n other, aud there are cases of
branded With the eligmatical titles OF '.Asti,n
"Maivasa," "Barbera," "Brachette," "Mosco,o,n
.Nebiolo,n "Gorgnotino," and other hard names,
BURNED IN WITH HOT IRON.
Mr.. Conneo is slightly built man, with thick
mustache and sharp eyes, ald seemed OF {.
clyli disposition enough he escorted US irst into
his pa,lor wnich is a room about Fix foot SQUARE
and TO which OBJECTION could he offered bur The
cockroacne, WHO roamed around In bewlldered
STATE on the walls.
whose lace must have once been very beautiful sat
with that grace wnlcnis never observable but Ia the
Southern Italian. THIS was Maddelena Conneo,
wife to Antonio Conaeo The woman had dark. pas-
si0nate eyes and grave maironiy face that seemed
altogether out o place In a Baxter street aen.
..Will you nave oi the vine Brachettosn asked
Conneo o. Mr.. Caade aud our reporter.
''Wei. as julius sayzar SAID when he crossed the
Alps III searcn oI Hannibal, don't care II do
TAKE A RACK AT IT.''
l. pray here observe tnat Mr. caddell Is police
officer deeply verseo III history, ana considerable
OF poet. having peen the lather OF many sweet
verses
/ s.sllLer'-a sort Oh q barroom fungus-was called,
4 and he brought botue with a huge label bearing
tne wnitescross OF Savoy on is iaee de was alreot
ing to brush ina ginary cobweos from the neck OF
the bottle. From The easements edge depenoeo u
box OF mlgnone.te belaying The taste OF some
wOmanly hand IN the apartment. Conneo poured
out three glasses OF mud which was OF red color
AKIN 10 carei, ont wtl the favor Of MALAGA VINE.
These glasses were icd silently ana drained, While
| THE ''sNoozERn PASSED OUT
/ and Immediately fell asleep on convenient cheese
/ II have been sixteen years in dis trald,r said
! Conneo; II come de magninco city OF Genoa-ah,
speudd CITY, gsniemen NV Wh ~ yoa naye Of m me
| keep de danz house at night, buS always have
peoples who are mooch respectable Nevaie tieyes
My wlfc, Maddoena, Is from Genoa too" Here the
woman shot glance oil her passionateiy dark eyes
al tie detective.
.'Conneo coatinued-Some of my customers are
laborels IN the centfa'e P&rco; suppose dey get
tree liars day; ana some dey are street sweep
ers; you see dem in Broadway at nigat heyS less
DEY ARE ALL honest MEN,
Den dey come up stairs TO lie dance 10 nave de
amoosemement when give de dance tree nights de
week. When de po Ice CO nc sometimes dey all run
down frightened becos dey don't know de ways Of
de country moocn yet-dey run out IN back door
import my cheese ami sell some OF it Wholesale.
] am worth eignt or ten Thousand dollars. lrisn
women don't buy pickles or preserves"
.'rney buy pickles, but.not preserves" said Mrs.
| Conneo IN quiet way, and bent her eyeiashes
( again.
he asked, aud asserting, we followed the lauan up
little narrow stlirway. having three turns, wnicn
was hidden in the wall ana had opening through
tnr floor ike trap door, Up the trap We went and
f, found ourselves In room about twenty ieet Wide
! by sixteen In length. The place comfortably
| fined by motley assemblage OF people. num-
/ ber of
GIRLS OF FROM FOURTEEN TO EIGHTEEN
| years age sat bench near broken Win
/ dow, ana humber of boys, some OF wnoln were
/ eyideuuy oootpacks ana not lew grown up news
( boys SAT stood around the room. A few oil the
adults were darK, scowIing-ieokilg brigands and
! one fellow, who wore neayy comforter around his
dirty neck, pulled a heavy gold watcn from rom ms
I Kennedy, OF the Sixth preclnct who was IN the
| visiting party saw this man, and asked Conneo,
/ VINO seemed up here Ia the dance house TO he a
different man from the grocery and cheese Conneo,
i .Wno Is that man with the gold watcn?'
! "Zls mani An ne Is laborer III ze Centrale
| Parco he get veas good wage-trce dollars day
! he dance o. -anu-by."
I GOLD WATCH AND THREE DOLLARS DAY
IN the Central Park; mad neard vi a Sixth avenue
conductor who mad built two brown stone houses
from his honest earnings, and also OF retred bar
/ keeper who wore diamond breastpns and had pur-
CHASED yacht: but an honest laDorer In the Central
l Park at three dollars day, who also supported q
fanny and wore heavy gold watches, never before
/ had encountered IN my peregrlnations.
/ .'COme, SiepDano, give us re danse.
I ZE LITTLE GIRL DANSE.
| You see, sir, tie man who dance with the girl he
pay cent to the bar, but tue girl she pay nothing
I at ai Tor re dlnse.n
Stepnauo IN the corner OF the room, near bar
whch measured about four feet long, and Stepnano,
who was liJGc weaAencd-iaced weaZel-eyed ltaan,
strucR up dreamy sort OF an air, suited Tor walzng
| III instant. The crowd vi persons IN the room,
| which looked Ike an attic lorstowlne away idmDer,
contracted slowly, ike the folds oi snake into u
circle, az young lad with the lines OF juvenile de-
prayily woven the hbres of his lace stepped into
the centre oi the room 10 dance. He wore Il round
about Jacket, was perhaps hiteen years oi age, anu
h1-i MS Irlu. .nr af In..