, 1873-01-09
NEW YORK.
Prevalence Of Drunkenness on
New Years Day.
Froudc's Failure and TynlalPs
SUCCESS
Erie and Northwestern.
From Our Olrn Correspondent.

Erie and Northwestern.
From Our O,un Correspondent.
NEW YonK, Je,,. 4, 1879.
Tho sun oamo out bright aud elour in thenorn-
ing, and rcmaincd 30 throughout
NEW YEARS. DAT.
And, but for tho hugo banhs OF snow IN all onr
streets, that ronlored travel somewhat u''-
pleasant aud disagrocablo, no Now-YorIer could
havo desired moro perfect 1st OF january.
Businoss was entirely suspended IN ail parts OF
the city, aud our whole population appeared 10
be given up to what Is denominatod
"social enjoyment" Everybody kept opon
houso md received calls, and, In spite
Of tho "preachmonts " Of tito pulpit and tho
press for tho previous fow days, T preunmo moro
ogg-nogg, appIo-toddy,' Tom-and-Jorry, md
similar Refreshments" woro consumed, and
moro people got royalty drunk, In New York, on
tho lat day Of January, 1878, thnn on my ono
day In tie previous year. At all hours, from 10
o'clock in tho morning, mot mon and boys, in
evory stage Of drunkenness, engaged in making
calls; aud, lato into tho night, hoard the boiH-
ferrous yolls mud bacchanalinn songs of tho
callors rs they rcolcd home to thcir bods, or
staggered from ono haunt Of in1quity to another,
with tho determination of winding up tho day
In 4 proper manner, and then " making night
OF It," Thore is something pleasant and social
in the old Knickorbockor cuBton Of calling on,
and receiving tho Gala Of, one's frionds aud &c
o,,aintnnccs OH Tho commencement Of q new
yenr but whom, NJ is tho case IN this city, tho
custom is productive Of only drunkenness and
bcstiality, thoro is certainly nothing pleasant
eocal or commcn1ablo In it, Tho logo 1t Is OBJ
served tho bptter.
has gono homo. Ue sailed for Europe today.
And his lccL,,ro-tour in this country has not
added to his reputation. As locluror, lio
didn't draw. Ills subject was ono in which
Americans have no special interest. Ills Ice
lures dcgoncrato1 into pitiful ploa in behalf
Of English nHr11lo in ireland, md llis audiences
becamo weary and diaguatod, md grow simmer
and nn thinner ngG M Father n1d IvFo snd nqd nsoqo g1o
beyond contradiction. that lie, :, In his
"iIstory Of England" as we'll as III
lectures, suppressed antl perverted facts; and
invented and collected fctions, Which lo pallned
iried to treat tLeir assertions with Blent con-
average roador or listener IL opt to soon discern
which party lan the stronger side Of an argg-
1nens. And, although our busy, bustling people
don't euro particularly about tito Irish contro-
,ersy, they took interest enough III the
','at:os to so.a" ~ to the conclusion that
considerable of literary fraud. Ills History
wilt rot tind rs ready sale hereafter as it las
found heretofore, and will DO read and referred
to much less frequently since it's author visited
America.
on tho otl1or hsntl, il growing moro and more
popular daily. Lectures OIL scientific SUBJ
je:ts aro not supposed to bo generally inter-
cFting to q popular anlionce. But ho has COM
long, tilne lccn 8, popular lecturer
tho nix, nights Of Ills course on
Light" were stormy or intensely cold he g.
aosbt a that iho t tho la Of iho &C Cooper Institute
had been largos, Il would haso been filled. Tie
Professor thoroughly understands his subject,
md has tho happy faculty, that 30 fow Possesses,
Of impnrting information to nj audience in 4
pleasing aud attractive manner. Tho Tribune
reported hiu lectures in full, with illustrations,
aud has since published them au in ono sheet,
Which is having . very large sale. Tho
Professor is alHo delivering tho samo
great deal to popularizo science, and the sale Of
Ills very valuable books cannot fail to bo largely
Increased.
Since Jay doulda restoration Of tho stolen
property TO- the Eric Railway Company thoro
has been great deal Of
LOOSE TALE,
and the creator part Of it worry foolish, about tho
Eric Directory allowing him to purchase enough
OF Eric stock to cover all his losses, owing to
10 DO sure, tho abs,,rdity Of tho whole thing be-
conleB apparent to every ono who reflects mo-
mont upon what number Of Bhares it would re-
quiro, ut m advance Of So share, to amount to
izsl that fabulous amount from liH speculation
IL Erie stock. what undor the sun had the Erie
Directory to DO in the matter? Gould they pro-
vent the owners Of the atock from selling or Gould
from buying? They have no control % 5 % oyeE the
eau 60 into tho 1narkot il they haye tho money,
and Gun find sellers, md buy as much stock as
they can conveniently carry, and no man or eel
Of men have tho right to prohibit or forbid them.
II Jay Gould had money, aud chose to invest it
in Eric stock, it was his own affair, md nobody
clso'B. But The fools are not all dead yot by q
long sight, and, while thoy arc permitted to in
fest the earth, and WELD tongue and pen, we
will Anyo to submit to tho intlction OF their
labblng and scrihbling.
TIE CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD
Is no doubt to havo future. But What that
future il 10 bo, ii one Of tho things that "no
follow can find out" Since tho famous "a corner
IN Northwestern common, brokers havo bcon
shy OF tho atock, and outsiders hayo lot it
he crsly aouo. Wall street says that tho
Vanderbilt interest ID anxious to obtain control
Of the road, aud hayo unbrokon communication,
that Jay Gould is hand-in-gloyo with
Clarke, Scliell g. Co., for tho contamination Of
tho project, In spito of tho old Commodorca
unhantlsome lottep in regard to Goulda phiz.
The report may or may not be true. But, az
the Commodore ia reticont on tho subj ng
Clarke knows how to keep n secret, as Scloll
,!ccllnos to e4elt ont any information in regard
to tho matter, and as Gould don't iutorviow
worth cent, wo will haro to wait patiently
and 500 what NO Glall Roo. At proaont tho
cid Commodore aud lis aon-in-law Horace arc
considerably exercised about that little suit, In
Which The Eric Company dosires tho Commodore
to refund 23,500,0OU that ho got from tho
Treasury Of Tic Company in about as "irregu-
The suit will bo presaed vigorously, and, II tho
Commodore Havcs his plumber, it will bo through
his intimate knowledge Of "tAe waya that aro
dnrll." =.
TIRE FROM STEAM.PlPES.
Tots Editor Of The Chicago Tribune: