The New York herald., 1873-08-16
NEW YORK THIRTY EIGHT YEARS AGO.
THE HERALD RECORD
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Views of Mr.. Bennett at
That Period.

way on metropolitan journalism In the year 'SS,
taking as Q text o few venerable NEW YORK
HgRALDs OF that year, which, by lucky chance, had
escaped the paper mill. In the editorial and &C,
vertising columns Of these queer little sseeH We
get some curious glinpses Of the metropolis ITSELF
1t presents itself to the restless observant eyes
Of the young James Gordon Bennett.
The population, as nearly as we can figure It out
b some where In the neighborhood Of two hundred
and Atty thousand; five years ago, In 1880, 1t was
2o2,5s9. There II stn good deal Of nervousness
about the cholera which carried on between three
and four thousand citizens in 's2, and nearly one
thousand last year. We are all happily uncon-
scious as yet however, OF the great IRE that only
n month or two hence, ID to wipe out between six
and seven hundred buildings and over eighteen
million dollars worth OF property.
Trade has fairly started ON It's northward march,
An indignant taxpayer writes to the HERALD to
complain that Broadway, 'the pride OF New York
nay, OF America-the promenade OF thirty years."
Mayor 70 .enlorce the law and remove the fruit
stalls the furniture, the empty go-carts, handbai-
rows, fine the confecttOners and boarding houses,
AcD Editor Bennett comments as folows:-
S1S oSy sss ss
Il equally uil business few years aso i was
sn Sss% pSn Ess No
no
In pronouncng It splendid structure. Mr.. AstOr,
he hears, advances $4,000 to Boyden BY way Of
nrst year. $4,000 the second and $21, 900 the third
and attends to the letting OF the stores himself It
come on and lend hand in getting the new enter
prise fairly launched The editor Is confident that
place Of public intercourse" His head IL level
there, at oil events.
Western merchants, who have come on ior goods,
and who daily call at the HERALD office and order
She paper sent to them by MALTA thing unprece.
proudly remarks Mr.. Bennett. One OF these rural
tradesmen has grievance
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ca % from % h sSn ss es 1e 70
sn ' s hs less
moi responsible" with other questions and then pre-.
r 2, Of b eard apd an invitation to some house Of i'll
Partly in consequence OF this unusual influx OF
visitors, perhaps, the fashionable hote and board
ang houses have just raised their prices all around,
proceeding that has given rise to no little popu.
lar lar dlssatisiaction ana newspaper criticism. The
HERALD learns M ms that the ''restorateurs $50 are
establishments. persons take their furnished
lodgings, have their breakfasts sent to them from
iestorateur, and dine and tea at them, all for
RbOut half the price now charged by taverns Even
private families are beginning to send to the resto
stable keepers have also raised their prices the
suit being that hundreds OF gentlemen have sold
are multiplying on ali sides "a horse well kept
IT club stable including the care OF gig, sulky
Or tiibury. win not cost exceeding sl2 month";"
4 business Is lively, Just at present. the town it.
kelf is rather dull TO be sure, there was shock
ing murder on Friday night at sailors boarding
house, which makes Q ''stckfulr in this (Monday)
mornings HERALD. There was also fire in q car
IN which two men lost their lives but the HERALD
cannot learn tneir names. Although the first
yet, the Bowery roughs, we notice, are already at
the little games for which they are hereafter to be-
two OF them last wednesday evening and relieved
pf a valuable breastpn and $23 in money. We
se o a. yer s now be seen WITH
hence win be visible to the naked eye. But gener-
llly speaking the local intelligence is not OF very
have NJ. and Mrs. wood az the % Park Theatre in
opera; English comedy at the Franklin (''boxes
ntted'D Mr.. Sutton, the ventrloquist at the
1Ahmerisan Museum; ths living oarsng,outang
animal" and the great living anaconda serpent
t..remarkaby docils," "can be handled by the most
timid," 'led with Q living fowl at twelve O'Clock
Ds sat tqss mssSan AZ al EateDan Ham,
sna at Congress sSs ~ aa BoWsry Mr. John Conn
fau Epse 9 the HsarsSssqmitanes HIS M g.
f6e hEkILD informs us that the houses at the
PARK are simply immense-that Of Friday even
Ing mad ST. 800 in it-and that this theatre, during
The 'money articles" OF thirty-eight years ago
those OF to day. Take that for November 80 1895,
for example. There is no "material news'' on the
French question MIR Bennett tells US. but the spec
nlators laugh at the notion OF war, and he isn't
sure but they are hall right. The only stock In
ned s0es I WcS as n o. 1e
ready to Idle with ease and dignity the Attn OF
March next" The government surplus funds in
the city aggregate $40 o00 900. The concentration
pf such sum in the hands OF one set of men Mr..
Bennett regards as a menace TO the community;
teas brandes, &C, have actually grown out OF q
magnificent project to apply the famous system OF
and all provisions may be expected TO Immediately
advance. The sales OF real estate during the
week have been immense" and at higher prices
than ever. The quotations include twenty-five
stocks, all tod--six banks, five insurance CON-
panies, seven railroad companies the Patterson,
Boston and Providence New Jersey, Boston and
Worcester, Utica, Long Island, and Camden ana
Amboyl two canals two gas companies, two trust
The most interchangeable advertisers, thirty eight
years ago. were the patent medicine people and
the ''specialists;, in these old HERALDs they oc-
The wants." which have since become such
feature in the HERALD, already begin to crop out,
Scar" FerSona." Soi my asS M 'Ss Sssh tS N appear. s
though not under that name Thus. "a young
no female acquaintance In this city, takes
This method OF becoming SO with some young
feels disposition to become united and has an
Income similar to his own, of from 800 to $4OOOn
edvertses Tor VILE. Building lots arc offered for
saie, we nouce, as far up town as Ninety-lourth
street Mr.. Foster calls attention at some length
AND with much eloquence to the advantages OF his
commercial school. Twenty banks put in an ap.
pearance, ten lines OF foreign packets Uncluding
the Texas onel, iour railroad companies 1.-THE Bos.
ron and providence announces that 1t Is now run.
ming three trains each way daily and three steam.
boat lines. excellent post coaches,r we observe,
'are always IN readiness on the arrival Of the boat
et New Haven to convey passengers 10 Hortford
providence and Eoston." Turning to the ..Marne
Intelligence," we find the number OF vessels arriv.
Ing yesterday was 1--WE; clearing, three Lastly, we
American Anti-slavery Society appears as paid at
vertisement. 1t Is printed IN very fine type, and
takes up more than hall columns space. Among
the names at the bottom we find those Of Arthur
and Lewis Tappan, John Rankin william JAY
Elizur Wright, Jr. and Joshua Leavitt.
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