The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-26

Auction Facts, Etc.
New YORK, Oct. 90, 1875.
How little do New Workers know of
their own city There are those here who
have made the tour Of Europe and yet have
not seen one twentieth part of New York.
Generally speaking the EAST side," as 1t
is called, is an unknown territory to west
side people. The division is the Bowery,
and yet much that is west of this great
thoroughtare would be new to the world of
business and fashion. The largest part of
our population is on the east side, and this
community seems isolated from all but it's
special interests. Its masses are SO largely
imbued with the foreign element that they
have little in common with American ma
tiopality. There are more Jews in this
than In Jerusalem and more freshmen than
in Dublin. You can find hundreds on the
east side who never heard OF Wall street
and who hardly see Broadway once year.
To them New York Is made up of room
in tenement house, a shop that gives them
support and the porter house where they
spend their evenings, all found in close
vicinity.
DING UP CHATHAM STREET.
have lived on both sides of the city.
Thirty years ago was resident of Pitt
street, near the East river, and sometimes
visit that strange neighborhood as matter
Of association. Walking up Chatham street
last week. again noticed how rapidly one
drifts into the region of poverty and toll,
of which the foreign element forms 30 large
a portion. Hardly had / crossed the Bow
cry, when l was attracted by rude in.
scripton at the door of dirty grocery,
''nie,o sauerkrdnt 10 cents das quart. AS
| advanced the indications of German nation
atty increased, and, when reached Lud-
low street, l found myself In a tumult
where the English language was rarity.
had thus far followed Division street. So
| called because it was the dividing line be-
tween the grand estates of the Rutgers and
the Delaney families. Ludlow street in
| tersects this, and the tumult referred to was
explained by the fact that this is the Jews
market, and it was the eve OF the Britten-
fest or Feast of Tsbernacles. ! Fresh fish
were peddled in wagons, and large quanti-
ties of live poultry were on sale, and,
| though the population seemed very poor,
| each one was 10 a chance to have something
| good to eat.
THE LUDLOW STREET JAIL.
In the midst of this wretched population
stands large building, with long perpen-
dicular windows like church. Only the
fact that they were grated would at first
glimpse forbid any sacred association. No
sign indicates its purpose. The entrance
is like that of any dwelling, and admittance
Is obtained by ringing bell. Such is the
| appearance of Ludlow street jail, which
| now contains one who once was fellow
clerk with myself, but who has since then
| had more cups and downs" than any other
| Pearl street clerk on record. This man is
William M. Tweed. My visit to this insti-
| tuition was a few hours in advance of that
made by the legislative committee. The
latter had been expected, and everything
was in nice order, SO as to meet inspection
| AS the report of the committees visit has
been printed, need add no details. may
| say, however, that, as place of confine-
ment, Ludlow street Jail is very undesir-
able, and Tweeds imprisonment there is q
severe punishment.
| HIS APPEARANCE.
During the hot weather the air was so
close as to be almost suffocating, and, as
the entire neighborhood is foul with the
stencil OF filthy population, the prisoners
are always the victims of an impure atmos-
phere. Tweed avoids notice as much as
possible. He looks badly. disappointment
and imprisonment have told severely upon
. powerful frame, and his countenance in.
dicates vulgarity, vice and degradation, as
well as misfortune. thought of the tall,
fine looking youth, who was so prominent
feature in Pearl street thirty years ago,
and could have applied Virgil's exclamation
at the appearance of Hector, "Alas, how
changed" etc. Still have no sympathy
for this mighty theft, and would not abate
one jOt of his sentence. We must have
examples.
HEBREW NOTES.
Ludlow street Cor at least the lower par,
of iD 10, as have said, the Hebrew mark
ct. This will suggest the fact that it is the
centre of large Jewish population, chiefly
Of foreign birth. The latter outnumbeI
the native Hebrews in very large proper
ton, and are vastly more tenacious of the
ancient customs which characterize this pc
culiar people. l fingered in this vicinity
until the shades of eveHing drew on, and
then ] noticed directly opposite the Ludlow
street jail, a large and well lighted room
into which numbers were entering
sign over the door informed me that It wal
the synagogue of Observation-Disclosures
This, as the reader will notice, is an unus
ually long word, and no doubt means some
thing good. On entering found rudely
furnished place of worship, containing
about so men, all wearing their hats anG
devoutly engaged in the service. Their de
votiOns were led by reader, who received
frequent responses, which rendered it I
noisy performance.
THE ORTHODOX JEWS.
i A young German who sat by my sid'
kindly explained in broken English som'
facts OF interest. learned from his state
ments that this was a poor but pious con
gregati0n. which adhered closely TO the ok
forms. Some of the old men around m,
had been to Jerusalem, and an aims DO,
against the wall was for the poor and need,
but faithful Israeites who live in the hol,
city, and who sre supported by the charity
of the scattered nation. noticed that tn
worship was accompanied by such motion
of the body (swaying to and fro) that
would hardly be suitable place for wo
man. The latter we're provided for in tn
gallery, but none were present, beng, a
my informant told me, preparing for tn
morrow's feast.
soMR FACTS.
remained during the entire service, an
my informant necessarily poured into IN.
aar euch remarks ma he suppOsed would In
tercst = stranger. "You say" said he
''dere 10 two kind, and dere is de old kind
! and de oddcrs is de Yankee Jews, Dey u
no good dey don't wear dere hats, and de
let de women cit In de same seats w