Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-12-31
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from Our own Correspondent
New YORK, December %, 1870.
To the Editor Of the Times:
They say that "a green Christmas makes
fat churchyard, " and if that is fact, look out
for corpulent cemeteries in this vicinity, for
certainly the balmy air at this writing saTors
of Spring rather than December. One can
hardly suppose that New York is SO small or
So quiet a place as to be entirely overlooked by
the clerk of the weather, and as the familiar
proximity of the Jersey shore forbids the sup
position that Manhattan has suddenly been
translated to those tabled 'Ises of the Blest,
where Winters blasts are unknown, the only
plausible theory left is that the aforesaid clerk,
under the confusing influence of holiday con-
VITALITY, has stuck into old Father knicker-
bocker's stocking the Christmas gift intended
for the Bermudas 1t is very pleasant mis-
take for US, though, and only fear that seeing
this letter, and being reminded of his error, he
will send our aspiring mercury down keep
company with that of our neighbors.
But tits an i'll wind that blows nobody good,
and frosty air and a carpet of snow can come
none too soon for those gay seighs that line
the walks in front of stables and carriage ba-
zaars These have waited long for their OPP
portunity, and now, with their gracetully-curv-
ing fronts and swan-head ornaments, they look
for all the world like lot of big turkey cocks
strutting proudly in the face of heaven topro-
woke the storm that is to raise them from con-
tact with ignoble planks and stones -th1t will
bring out the bells and the bellies; 49, yiil
paint fair cheeks with the healihiest fouge,
make bright eyes brighter still, and make these
earthly horses, that now plod quietly along be-
fore rumbling wheels, look like the ire-breath-
ing steeds of Joye.
That is one side of the wintry picture. The
other, equally familiar but much less pleasing
is the suffering of the city poor-a class only
too numerous in thesatimes. For them no
snch compensatlng pleasures are n prospect
but only an aggravation of sutfern.s which
York the proud title, City of Charities, J"
would soon be beyond endurance. Fairs,
benefit performances, and subscriptions are not
neglected amid the general festivities. and good
works are being wrought, that mi ght cover q
multitude Of sins. The Hebrews. always gen.
erous, to their own, at least, have just closed
A grand fair that melted over SlOo, 900 for
charity sake, at Barnum's lippodrome, which
is soon to be the scene Of Moody and SaHkey 5
labors among the spiritually INDECENT, nor have
the Gentiles been far behind.
Another movement has recently been set on
foot, which, though not exactly in the same
line, is sufficiently commeudabe TO be worthy
of mention here, and that is the effort of GER
tain ladies society, TO lesson the severity of the
rules imposed upon the shop-girls in our large
stores. While Mr.. Bergh has been hard at
work all these years resentins and avcnging
the slightest injury TO his four-le.ged protsges,
a great lack of humanity, to say the least, has
here goone hitherto unrebuk.d The laws OF
the State have long forbidden the abuse or
overtaxing OF horse, but till now, strange TO
say, nobody has seemed TO think il necessary
10 fix any limit 10 the endurance OF L working
woman.
The society referred to aim at reform in the
unreasonable hours prescribed by employers,
and still more in the harharous rules now gen.
orally enforced, which forbid the ssieswoman
from sitting down 10 rest moment while on
duty. even when unocCupied- Il is hoped aud
believed, that these efforts, supported as they
are by the press and public opinion, will no,
only succeed here, but will cause a similar
movemen; in other cities.
The long-lookci-for appearance on the sta &c
OF ex-mayor Hall has Al last TRANSFERRED. and
As WAS expected, created quite sensation.
Seats for the opening night brought extraor-
binary prices. and the house was full Of uota-
bes-polisical, literary, and dramatic, who
gave the illus;rious debutaut very warm re-
ception The estimates Of his abilities as an
actor, which came out the mex, morning, pre-
scented ludicrous variety, bat the financial
success Of his undertaking thus far is undenia-
bic, and that is after all the great point.
Curiosity respecting his play, The Cruel
bic, had been wrought up to a high pitch by
the popular belief that it would be mirror @:
Tammanv Goings but Il such were the inten-
tons Of its author. they were too heavily yelled
to be easily disceruible.
All the other theatres are doing large bust
ness. as is natural to the season hg, there i.
nothing on the boards of special interest
Miss BA,emaas injunction on Mr.. Augusta
Daily, which forced him to withdraw his ''New
Leah almos; st the beginning Of its run, re-
mains unlisSoved aud Miss Clara Morris
genius is consequently under temporary ex-
iinquisher. IL will probably not be long, how
ever, before We shall hear from her.
4 new chess lion from England, a Mr.. Bird,
Is attracting much attention among the devo-
tees of the game here, for the ease and rapidi,y
with which he slaughters his opponents.
A mandate has come down from Albany
which disbands four regiments OF the military
in which Gotham delights. These noble
''Home Guards plead hard for existence, but
WV up HRs AuSA
their valuable services are hardly worth the
numerous thousands which they annually cost
the State, is memorable, and insists that they
must hereafter find some other amusement than
playing soldier
The Nev York Herald, which would surely
die without its little sensations is now devo,-
ing its doubIe-leaded columns 10 - grand sx-
pose Of uee and terrible secret society which,
il claims to h.ve discovered This dreadful
band of know-noihings is called the Order oi
L nitsd Americans, and is said to have for its
object the total exclusion of Roman Catholics
from Office, and the advocacy of a third term.
But then the Herald is rather given to drawing
the long bow, and till further developments, il
is hardly worth while TO allow our holds
serenity to be shaken by its startling dis
closures.
Grant, The Pope, and The schools.
Something must be done That something