The New York herald., 1870-02-16
which tho HnnALpis is now able to give him nrst
class notice, gratis
Chapter FOurth.

the most diicus characters In the financial dsama
OF q showmans life. The story reaches ~
advanced point Ia tine worldly progress OF our
hero that It Il meet TO indulge In few gems Of MS
tory-ior what adds creator dignity to mans mme
than to mako him hlstorlcalf Barnum after having
boon licked and caressed by the namcs which PAID
80 anectionare attention to his several mundane
as II each and severally his museums
were but Ahcatrica exhibitions in miniature OF wAat
the world II coming TO when II finally expires
In ro and brmstone took 1t into Its inventive It's
sues to got into row about insurance-in hne,
sweeiness Of hts ifc In ali his real estate trnnsac
Now, % when MIA arnSm a Loss the residence or Ills giant
ess, his donkeys and hts stuffed animals, ne again
sg'tatcd ms brain about naing spos POI irom 1ia wnlc
eye lighted on the Bloody Block. He Thought nrst
class ground. IL was 10 central II was 10 Deautuy
and appropriately located that no could draw ms
OLD patrons from Mercer, Crosby, Houston aud
Greene atreets. But he had . sqnabbe about TINS
property with one Oarman, his agent, some KIND OF
relative or Other--no matter how where Or when
and BNrnum STOOD begging at the courts. ~ appears
ana Houston streets to Mr. christopher Pldgcon be
used as liquor store lDarnunl's temperance ~
was provided IN this covenant tlat Pidgeon should
OCCUPY the promises at low rental for seven years
II tho property were not sold; but II sold 1t was stlp
uated tnar Pidgeon should vacate and retire. Inc
museum was Pidgeon, and particularly Pidgeon's
cunning cunning -, little Lease. BbarpuY saw , nals VIZ
know tnRt FlukeOn nau nun Wncro TIC
hair was short. DarnQm therefore undertook TO
play some sharp points to practice bic OF Yankee
strategy Now Barnum's Pldseon roasted nigh,
and the ex-sh0wman couldn't bring him down-not
an incn. Barnunl was mad, OF course, because ne
had doubtless laughed g. p lne prospect 81 q
probably frequently woke up out Of sound
sleep and convulsed himself with greedy
cnuckles. But Barnum must have looked really
iunny whom ne came down to Pidgeon one due day,
reniarktng:-
swell, Pidgoon l have sold the property and the
M aa nlilI nnhu void
Pldgeon, howovor, WASN'T evcrybody,s fool; though
Harnums smartness didn't prove infectious it
hasn't reached Sing Sing. Yet Pldgeon had
heard Of Barnum Oilen-Barnum the show
real sooS aoS g
blundcrbuss OF his wits; ana 1t wasn't long before
he m grabbed the Niger right out o. tho fence. .s
courts. He got down on hts suffering knees
Jastcc vs,sa ,ustce Tis' This too must have been
amusing Barnum obtained justice, anu after the
years that have elapsed Pid2eon stu sells ms s1lnu
lant3 at his old hive. BY order OF the court nc pays
his money TO rcceivers-nover to BarnuIn. Barnum
says somewhere IN his printed confessions, that he
likes joke IL Is wondered now he liked this joke.
IL WAS u good one--nrst class. 1t shows thai Bar.
mum must avoid Pigeons, especially wncn tney get
animal nc never had in his happy famly, and never
WILL IL would be better than the best farco on the
boards to-day to Euow wnat Baruum tniaAs OK tnat
species OF game.
Chapter Fifth.
Darnum's little Intimacy with his feathery adver.
yersary leads US now 10 a more serious matter Up
20 that time he had always been customer Of the
law-have we not shown indirectly Of the barr But
hts opponents were principally individuals. 1t
nov comes to Barnum as against society Houston
street. between Crosby street and Broadway, on the
north side. west Of Pdgcon's place, has been one OF
tho vest sinks OF human depravity since the original
SIM and this Is Barnum's domain. For the past
several years crime has been located in any longl-
tude and latitude OF Its sphere aud has been plough
course; he could command "drop anchor ~ he
could blow up adverse Winds turn destructive
tains paid the sarin and what cared Barnuin
Money al, money! covers multitude OF sins. So
the pirates swept those seas; they had their ports
appeation gwen to the breeze OK Houston street in
large gtuiit,
This was the haven OF the notorious Rocky
Moore--superatvely bad. HIS CRIB received pick
pockets, burglars, thieves, h:ghwaymcn, garroters,
where they met aitcr little cruise Bounty jump
ing In It's worst phases was carried on there; and
here y national bounty the merchandise OF the v.le
TINS sln-washed shore; II was the gin shop OF the
murdered Harry Lazarus thus olazoned forth to ths
| passer by:--
| Lazarus was the victim OF Frery's knife. II will
| be remembered ny the reader how this horror fell
ment Of brutal frenzy, Killed q harmless ana
| kindly man, who, though engaged as u prize
aSoys his calling G IN Intellect and far r1y beyond
his companions Ia everything peaccablc and friendly.
Tue cause or this tragedy was the jealousy which
came from rival saloons, Lazarus occupying No. IL
| and Fnery No. a. Fricry wound up his career on
the galows and thus two OF the tenants Of Barnums
property died vlotent Deaths
over the Museum Of Anatomy, one Of the worst
resorts In tpe city formerly existed but las now
been cleaned OUT Pedestrians along BroadAay can
also remember the alulQst nightly DISTURBANCES that
| broke the public peace on the Broadway 'front.' OF
| this block, and how crowds would collect at the
frantic shrcks and cries OF bawds and other common
outlaws In this locality was to disseminate the
q Tss esga ssTs
| swell. ana new dens were opened ON the other
blocks on the south side Of Houston street. west OF
eonmiited saieias near BY and Fsday the Black. lack
smith was driven to DEATHS door ba' lrasped tMns ne
valuable Iife lhon there Is INC noofaii & saloon i
w9aa 3s es to name
most dangeoas men q % n .s pS:
! 0thev places are equally bad. Indeed the whole
terTitJfy Is covered with low dens, faro banks and
houses Of prostitution.
Cknpter Sixth.
And now to the present condition OF cis block.
and especially to consideration OF the sanity
character OF It's fresh inhabitant, Reddy tho Black.
smith. He has been on tho corner OF Broadway and
Houston street (northeast) for two months 1t Ia
asserted by the powers VINO have always been the
heavy aud light weights OF these broadway Four
Corners" that Reddy domicled himself there to con-
troll the politics OF the negloorhood Just no pre-
sided over the political deslinlcs Of the Fourth and
Sixth wards. lie was going to be the autocrat
the dispenser OF place ana prerogatiye. Ihe Old
salts determined that they wouldn't give up
the Ship and when Reddy yentured 20 sail
into Flofence's saloon one evening he found
glass shells whizzn2 anout his cars and the flights OF
strange missiles tearing the atmosphere. They
made Reddys face look ike q Joint OF mutton fresh
from the Dutchcr's block--as IN fact lie oId come
from the Bloody l3lock. Keddy thea went out to
Bellevue for o few days OF horizontal ease. When
he resumed an Upright position he returned 10
Houston street, to his bottles oni barrels The re-
porGer dropped IN on Ready couple OF days SINCE
llc0J. Reddy drew glass or ale wlicn the re-
porter attempted TO consume while making survey
OF keddy aud Keddy's surroundings. Ali lie drinks
stood on the board "a ia an Ordinary gin
shop. Reddy mad his hand tied up with band
agcs yet oincated rs his owA CLERK. Lie made
cnange. Keddy seemed particularly cres,-faiien,
though ne bore tile sub-Deads OF determination OH
his unreadGJlc visage A rev characters, OF whom