The New York herald., 1871-08-31
BAD FOR THE "BLUEs."

The Full Of. Rain Ycstertay-A Gloomy City.
This seems to be season OF most extraordinary
events, which, collectively and separately, starte
the community into wonder. Not only IN this
city have we had terrific outpursts OF
horrors and shocking criminalities, but from
all parts or the country the cry comes to
US OF extraordinary catastrophes and startling
developments, while across the Atlantic daily
comes the news or equally thrilling occurrences in
Enropc involving death and destruction In the
midst OF this astounding series OF misfortunes we
are Just now in ,his city agtated TO unusual de-
gree by the
EXTRAORDINARY STATE OF THE WEATHER,
which grows wraihrul even Ia extremes, and Dos
people into liqudty, II were, for the mere plea
sure or washing them afterward For several days
the heat has been intolerablc, making havoc among
the fat ana the lean with indiscrim:nate iury and
then yesterday it turned to rain, which fell In tor
rents coming unexpectedly that people without
umbrellas paid for their selteress condition by the
misery OF rain-saturated garments and bodies over
winch water flowed in streams. The day Afforded
OF those peculiar scenes in the that can
scarcely be seen anywhere TO full extent In
this city, this being duo to the many strange Compo-
nent parts OF Gothanl's community, which exhibits
SO queer so cODglomerate and fanCirul coeo-
ton of inhabitants from all the ends OF the earth.
thoroughfarc OF strangers and strange people, the
eye has scarcely chance TO note the various shades
I'LL HUMOR. CHAGETN AND INDIGNATION
depleted upon the cOuntenances OF pedestrians,
owing 10 the rapidity with which men and women
hurry along but there Is no one who mas not en-.
JOyed the experience of being josted against, either
naturally or by the arridclal means OF an umbrella
and 10 third party the exchange OF fierce glances
that occnr as consequence Is something worth re-
nemberin2 Tor an after pleasant thought. The
compOrt themselves on wet days Is an agreeable
feature that greatly eXOnerates those vigorous nh-
viduas from the JUST revenge OF citizens who suffer
from nervous Diseases But II Is In the more
sau Fulton and other cross streets that the ponder
GUS bodies OF weighty persons present the most
ludtcrous appearances. In the hurry ana rush the
best tempered man or woman
FORCED TO LOOSE PATIENCE,
aud curses deep and low NAV be heard rom men
trying to soOthe their r,l.Ied tempers and pettish
calculations from the women who have been obliged
to wheel about after ''elbow' from some irate
monster or man. But In NIL this strange excite.
ment caused by the ram here and there objects
present themselves which call for pity. Poor men
ana women, with children, vending fruit or selling
some other commodity, may be seen with patient
men
RECEIVING THE RAINFALL WITH MELANCHOLY
COnP;.ACENCY.
never dreaming Of business, and seemingly per-
fectly satisfied with the condition OF affairs. Organ
grinders, with their wives, grinding away with
double force on II the more loudly TO appeal for
contributions; and blind and MANNED and crippled
people, always with little children bare-Deaded and
bare-f0Oted. begging for aims that passcrs-by would
not think Of stopping 10 give them. The ratn con.
tinued 10 pour down In torrents during the day.
never apatng until the city was literally saturated
the streets were well cleared and
EVERYBODY WAS OISGUSrED.
Added 10 AL this the atmosphere was thick, the
clouds dark anu gloomy; such day as drives men
OF feeble minds into the 'blucs." and helps TO swell
sun shone out and helped to relieve all weary
t0lerS from dismal fanCics.