, 1874-06-07
GOTHAM.
The New P0st-OtIice---The Elevated
Railway-.-Stages.
The Theatres and HoteIs--.S5O,-
900 Year.


900 Year.
Special Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.
+ NEW YoRx, June ], 1874.
To live In New York is an education in itself
In certain sense one scarcely requires anJ
other advautages, 80 surely do all wares, whether
for sale OF exhibition, whether material or mon
tai, find their way to this city. Here Fashion
beguiles you with her elegance or e1travagani
fancies, displayed in the shops or on the streets;
for, New York pavemants not boiug combina'
tfon OF planks and open apaces, with more
pristiing nails to each square OF sidewalk th:n
would sorve to build a large f1ame-houAe, ladies',
dreoseB are not ruined with two or three airiugs,
~ in your city. As ono crusade has failed, why
do not tho 1adies OF Chicago start another, and,
armed with hammers, redeem those dreadful
Walks from their miserable condition? /? What a
world Of good it would do, and no" much
temper and il-fselipg would BE- spared ali
around!
However, this is aside from my subject, and
raz only brought about by the pleasure Of nal1-
Ing over these miles OF broad, smooth flags. The
brilliant and busy crowds are the first objects
that strike one after long absence, the samo
that one remembers as being peculiar to this
city. In material objects,
TIE HEw rosT-oFF1cE
looms mp, = really handsome building, ct tho
south aud Of the old Park. Tho ornaments arc
just being put on the roof, whils the sizs Of the
building somewhat dwarfs the City-Hall and
the nam Courthouse. They hope to occupy
1t in July, and it will indeed be an agreeable
change from tho old quarters In Nassau street.
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to tho southeast, on the site of the
old Herald building. has been erected
new and handsome edifce, arranged In sutea
of Offices, and known as the Bennett Building.
1t runs two elevators, and, like most business
places hero, teems to be built to make labor AZ
aasy and agreeable ss possible.
Orcseing any Of the Jersey ferries, orc ts apt
to b startled, on approaching them, By rush
ing sound over his hoad, and, looking up, soes
train Of cars whizzing by on
TIE ELEVATED RAILWAY.
This has 1T last proven q SUCCESS. though not in
the NAY IT hrst intended. The stationary
gincs have been replaced by tho regular zteam-
locomotive, and. at night and morning, several
tains, OF two or three cars each, follow each
other in rapid succession; at night, FROM bust
uess,-in tho morning, toward 1t. Ono or two
switches allow trains to pass each other; and,
On the Hudson River Railway, it is great &C.
oommodasion. It takes up but little room,
and does not interfere with either the carriage
WAY or sidewalk. A single TOW OF iron
columns, from which the iron arm. branch
out aud support the rais, are all that interfere
with tho space allotted to travel. Thess arc
placed on tho outer edge OF the walk. Broad
platforms, stretching entirely across the street,
are at tho stations where the cars stop. Morning
aud night these aro crowded with people, who
thus eolve tho initial letter Of rapid transit. The
frat sensation is OF being on continuous bridge,
not over safe, rs slight swaying is felt between
each support but one soon gets used to it, and
feels no more sensa Of danger than on An ordi-
uary st1est-car: It is alleged that, even if any
accident we're to happen by which tho wheels
should b thrown on tho track. the cars would
catch on the rails, as they are sunk in tue mid
die go that tile body OF the il below tho level
Of tho rail- One would not care to try it, though
Tie student OF human naturo can indulge in
he PASSES slong, as they flash upon
ls vision, like st ereoscopic views from second
atory windows. Compared, however, with
NEW YORK STAGES.
ibis Is the perfection ct travelling. Ono longs
for the Wabash avenue "bus," of racing pro-
endaogers your neck, but which,
4 you are not killed lands you up or down town
N good time.-Hhen be is forced to get into one
If these stages drawn by enalls. To be sure, in
many places anything but q tsow walk is impos-
.ible owing to the multiplicity Of teams Of all
'orts; but, even when few yards OF open space |
1oes present itself, rs enc gets we'll up town, !
nothing could induce ono Of these Johus to take |
Of it. Tne constant passing, the |
:rowds OF people. the jam OF vehicles, and the |
yay shop windows for miles along broadway, servo
% interest even the OLD resident, or it would be |
lreary travelling indeed. The stage-drirers have
'een on strike, owing to the fact that boxes |
ike those so long in uso il your city have
'ecn placed in the stages here. They |
ty which We usually attribute to the innocence
II childhood, that they cannot steal enough now
o make up decent living, although thsir
wages were raised when tha faro-bo1es wcro
md should they not be allowed to earn their
living in the simple, natural Way to which thoy
,aya no long been accustomed? Tho conse-
luence ts, that the means Of Vehicular convey
nce up Broadway hare OF late been very iu-
efficient. Green hands have been employed,
money given them to make change With, and
Iave left stage and horses to the caro- Of come
bservant policeman to return to the owners |
hereof.
The abutments Of tho East River bridge look
ike some ancient. colossal ruin. instead OF an
bortion which, il cn11ied ont to completeness,
fould have been perfect and desirable object. |
D1sPoRsESsED TANMANY |
owls and g1oata over the present imperfect
administration Of the local government; it points
0 the city improvements under its regime,
'hich. with al the golden or green feathers thai
lined its nest with. were at least perfected :;
nd asserts that, whether tho present rulers are
lying up stores for the future or not, they ara
t least spending more money and doing no work.
he remaining Hachems hope once more to over
o1se tho pals faccs they expect that their war
hoop will again ring out In the sacred precincts
the City Hall, and thair tomnhawks scalp the
resent inoumbents. Quien sabo? There i.
ccided laziness of morality in the genuine New
orkor, which makes him rather prefer certnin
mount Of thieyery with judicious embellish-
lent that will permit maximum of boasting, to
10 rectituds Of Lycurgus' legislation and
rinicro simplicity, or, worso still, q total neg
ct Of outward adornment.
And now, apropos OF this, lot me tell you
CERTAIN TON DIT"
New York: That it costs just $500
II criminal to ride from tia
onbs to Blackwell's Island ferry in
carriage, so r. not to be subjected to the gaze
the vulgar crowd. This is the Sherif's nico