The New York herald., 1871-12-24


decent holiday rig OF good cloth VIII cost $50,
and In these hard times there was much cnsnering
tney We're nad over sv nv Customer and denosited
In the shopkeepers drawer.
And IN the whiskeY shops how was it' OF all
trades the trade OF the whlskey seller seems 10 be
the pest on holiday or Christmas Eve In this
city. Many of them were decorated with holly and
evergreens and looked like the interior OF churches
with their noral adornments. Groups OF noisy
men. with nushed faces stood around the bars with
tumut grew last and furious bad blood grew apace,
and curses and feverish 0aths fell from seetniDg
anu piasphemous lips as the night waned.
IN the horse cars the wet straw and the sury and
drty-iaced conductors threw chill on the passen.
gers who were Jerked like cotton bales In the hold
down fun Of Christmas provisions clambered into
morse cars and were roughly told 10 leave their bas.
one az me car was noI %sed Sr
Broadway car at Barclay street, slipped and fell on
her side, while her immense basket was turned over
the street: The old lady, who looked
as II she was going 70 cry. for .
paper, and alter she had picked up the articles OF
provender and luxury which were lying IN the
porter her nsI and asSed MIN to csi or Inc ,ss
which ne did. AZ good Christian should do and as
good citizen might be expected to do The list
served II as curiosity, and 1t is here given as fol-
lows:-One turkey, twelve pounds; one piece OF
one pound Of raisins, one-fourth pound or cltron,
nine lemons eight pounds OF RIB beef, three bunches
Of celery, one quart Of onions. one small measure OF
Besides the above named articles there was
paper Of salt and package OF pepper and It Is SAID
that when these articles are well saturated they
become utterly useless for the palate OF the bon
v,vdnt. So these two Tiny packages were thrown
capitulated all that had been dumped out Of her
basket and finding the articles sale, with the ex-
cspuon o. tne SAT- ana pepper. she awaited another
IN the Twentieth ward, where nigh carnival was
destined 70 reign when Christmas Day came to
Out In the sloppy streets again, and here group
OF bootoacks and crossing -sweepers, who are dis
said one:-"Did you see de big turkey dat
Hunkey Pete's bought Ct De market2 She guv
6e Jimmy Nb down to washington va MarEet M onrrv
piece OF mince pie for tomorrow, and all the fel.
lows IN our alley are going TO have a bully Old
Down around Washington Market the crowds
became quite lmpassable. West, washington,
Greenwich, Fulton, vesey. Barclay and adjacent
streets were 50 fun Of people principally
way through the long lines Of turkeys toward the
A sixth avenue car conductor, in letting out some
gs ,n a. Inc arcn IN vesy street wao were ere ssspps
cried out, as he pulled the strap
II think all Washington Market will be bought
out tonight"
lined lanes OF the DID, tumbe-dOwn market. There
were to be seen those naty young butchers assist
ants In white aprons, and having long pendant
tape fastenngs Of white muslin their hair all scented
and izzled for the delectation OF the young ladies
who thrOnged the market In search OF beef, nntton
or turkeys In the pork department. OF the nRet
where all sorJs or pigs fesn may be 1Ound
smoked, picNsd, fresh or corned. the majority or
the customers VINO sought for hams, shoulders or
bacon seemed to be OF the Teutonic family, while
the irish in great force around the corned beef
stands. Every butchers stand was decorated with
mowers. and the beef and mutton carcases were
covered with rosettes One butcher who sells Dy
retail, yesterday informed our reporter that he had
disposed Of $3.50 worth Of meat, and another
stated that for mutton alone he had received S817
In ready cash. Strange to say better and cheaper
dinner Tor the poor can be obtained from Joint Of
ct q cheaper price, and the poor knowing TINS, IN
variably purchase mutton for their sunday dinners,
and very substantial meals they enjoy. butcher
disposed of $50 hams ana shoulders in the market,
while another sold S4o6 worth OF butter ana $710
worth Of cheese, and last, but not least dealer
sold vensi0n which amounted 70 81, ,1S0.