, 1875-01-25
GOTHAM.
How Tweed Is Situated on
"the Island"
Widespread Destitution-- The Beech
er-Tllton Trial.
Theatrical Gossips-~A Religious Move.
ment Against nday-Skating.

WenL Against nunday-okatlnE.
Special Corytspsnt,nee " The Chicago Trf1un.
New ioRK. Jan. 21.-So mtcl. has been said ln |
tho daily papers y; the Injurious surroundings
elegant auppers. and refined living generally OF |
WILLIAM II. TwEEb,
the fallen Tammany clicftan, TINT tho Grand !
Jury, In making their annual tour Of inspection |
among tic different asy1ums OH ''tho 1s1and,"
asked to be permitted to see for themselves how |
Tweed WAS treated, his modo Of life, etc. They
found him living in d little 7-by.9 room, with y
strip Of ray-carpet in front OF the rou bedatend
few boois on pino Nahhstanh, and
Botna stnps OF green cambrlc tackled up to
tho whitosaBhed wall. A small, prison-barred
window looked out Upon tho ice-bounl RIVER and
the lcafless trees In the distance. His suit "
clothes WIS tho ordinary coarse gray priaon+garb;
and, on inquiry, ho answered item that ale
wanted for nothing, made no cons Iaut. and
that utey had gotten him qnito ~ low now a.
they wanted him." What fall MAS tl,ere!-
from the proud leadership Of old Tammary dayA.
with tho millions, the diamonds. tic wi1leH, and
ths psofusiou Of other aud happier times
Never aiuce our city Was inst known has tbera
been such
W7DE-sTnEAD DEAT1TrT1oS,-
unemployed ones. Our many benevolent insti-
tu,ious arc taxed to thor utmost. and the papera
dsily make demands for means to fill tue ox-
hausted Golfers of our charitable associations.
Collections are taken up on Sundays in our
churches 10 buy food and clothing for tho stary-
ing poor; and tho ladies' OF tho different congtc-
cations meet daily 10 the clurc-rooma, snt sew,
and distribute articles among tho needy. without
regard to creed, or cante. Or kind. ln 1eiR-Y
r,fv rrcot1rp md Eo,x fnrG 1io ara
people crowded into teueInert-louses, often
forty or fifty families living iu one tenement!
There arc 40, 600 people living in z, 700 tone
ments; and, with sll that public, and private,
charity can do. how arc these people to be fed
and clothed whilo thrown ont OF work. The In
| crease Of crimo and evil-doinE B owing to the
| increased rnuperisrn. Though:it Is easy for q
| woman to be good, and virtuous, aud poble,
| when covered with koft feaa1fln robes, clad in
rich BilkB, laceA, and diamonds, and surrounded
| ONLY by religious ava satisnB social And homo
influences; yet ehe will fall quite Us surely as her
| errioE ettcr under BilniIar cLrcumAtnnccA, who
| has nothing but deatltntion 10 Etand between
| her and temptation. The rich haya responded
generously wealthy ladies' have gono IN their
carriages aud personally bestowed mouey and
given other help but the attempts have bceu
spasiuodir, aud tho many benevolent organiza-
/ tious cannot begin to succor all the neoly poor.
Frequently families aro picked up on our streets.
| Who have been turned adsift Tito tho streets be-
| CAUSE Of unpaid rents. aud who have literally
be done with these, who hare HoE even the
chance Of going to the already overtilied alms~
houaes What wlll becotne OF oilF city's hotne-
lees. housesss hungry foor wits ranks t,;s con-
question must be worked cut but the way Las
hot hGen reached yet.
TIE nEEcuER-T1LToN TRIAL
dz.gs its slow lsng.t .ions. Jusymen, speet.-
yers aeetn heartily tired Of it.-tired Of The
tediousness OF it ali. AL the enjoyment seems
TO DO in the hourly tilt bctwsen the lawyers the
constant rrhnglc. which causes even Mr. Beecher
to laugh heartily At times. Twelve days have
been consumed already, and beyond getting .
Jury, the grand opening three days, statement Of
Judge Morris, and the examination and cross.
examination Of Mr. souton, NO have had
tua1- Friend" brings out tie character.
ietics OF tile different lawyers. 1ir. Tracy grows
pale and glA.es, Mr. sheatman nushos and looks
nervous. Mr.. Evarts snccrs and ia sarcastic;
vhils, Oh tbs opposite side Mr.. Fullerton gets
| VERY quickly RULED aud IL hnappish, nlr, Bench
cool and cynical and Judge Morris tantalizipg
and bitter.
THEATRICAL,
It was rumored that the splendid new Fifth
Avenue Theatre lsa passed from tho manage.
n,sut Of MI. Daily into other hands. but Mf
DAILY denies this. and tho satua excellent com
rQny are still playing there. Mr. Emo. tht
owner Of tie Fifth Ayouuo Hotel property, in
j tends rebuilding the original whte-marblo FiftL
| Areuuo Theatre, on TWcnty-fouIth street, do
atroyed by fire under Mr. Daly's rsgi1nn and it IL
reported tint Mr. DRnei uarLins, lending man
, Mr Jamos Lewis, Leading ''tu,uy man." III lht
present Fifth Avenue troupe Of Days, arc to b.
tho lesstes. II this provo true. it will be apt tt
seal the doom OF tito prcacut so-cal.el Fit!
Avenue Theatre; for it III too far uptown, ant
i, neycr has been as rcmuueratiyc aH tho old ont
On Twenty fourth street wAs II the old favor
: ites-ClnrA Morrir, Fanny Moraut, Ada Dyas
George Clarke aud otless-cau be secured fo
; lIr. Eaos rebuilt tAeAire, it will unoolbted
, ly receive i largo patronaGe. Mono a
the theatrca, with tho exception o
tho Union Square, Wallacas aud thc Pail
| (uuder tho comcal representation Of Cot 3lAl
( | berry Sctets), having paid expenses tho pas
season. New York poople have hsd too nsuol
drama, Or rather, too nanY thea!res. aud tl1e At
! tendance has fallen oil III rouderful de6roe.
r L sAnuATAn1AN MOVEMENT
4 An effort IL being Mala to keep tho street
: Loot-blacks, neWsboys, and the lko} ftull
their Sunday amusement, ,-skating OIL Il.
punu at Central lark. Policemen ar
i | stationed to preserve order aud no qua.
Q 1el1ug or shontiug is allowed. Tho littl
waifa cannot bo coaxcd iuto Sunday
4 school anu, in their tanenlent-h0aaes, They Ar
u | In tic way, with their noise and cards, marble
:, | or atory-tslling. Their present Sunday recrua
u tiou ii sbnrtliyoa at best but stroug effort
k being mhde to break 1t up, And, al it has bee
k preached against from many pulpits ard nlan
. rious people oppose 1t, there IL probability thu
t ttle Mayor may forbid tbs boys any fugthar sun
9 day amusement On tbs Icy ponda Of tue Tarl.
l. BEuLAH.
. How 70 Curo u sore Throat.