New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
RETURN or TIE TRAMPs
orrS,SG or r.lKiR WINTER sEAsoN-WHEkE THEY
-. r,,,.,p mAnI1s AND PNCUIINRITIEs.


orvS,Nc oF T.fFiR WfNtE, SEAsON-NHEkE THEY
s,,,vr-rrt;R HABITS AND PHCUrIsRITIEs.
The cold weather which began fortnight
- n ,,r,,oi ,le attention OF that class OF the com
oi,,, cosu,,,ly ssken o. tgamps" % the su1eet
of ssstre~ stnr than tie country barns AMI 'he Zee
ward aide % haystacks and their vast army Is gr'S
going into Winter quarters They usually niger iat III
their rural resorts than tho other vores OF Pe"S"c
who leave the city with the advance Of Spring ana many
Of them ARE willing te nut up with very inferior accom-
n,odatons during the cool days OF October for the SAKE
Of euiovf,Q the advantages Of the Indian Summer Ouy
about one-tird OF the quota OF New-NorR thecoie' %
ns vet returned the city, aud free lodgngh"uSes VIZ
not be full fer a month % come Many Vasia"'s i'''
IN The CITY during the summer months and cohirlNe l"
1--we very cheapy. They sleep dnder trucks VI" "'sonS
and the darkest Of blind alleys ana Oh O'iooS
An the nubo Marks until driven away by the ponce Inc
,rt nolice are on duty until O'clook IN the hor'
and IRON, 6 o'clock In the evening until that hon '''
are assisted BY city police who AFTER 'hat uie pi
alope II is intended that the order torbddihs peISos
"a sleeu in the parks shall be strictly carried out ana
numbers Of persons nightly during the WARM weather
are driven nom these temporary lodgings
During the Summer only women are receiver al 'he
poce stations and those other who do not so
into the country and have no money 10 pay Icr loES
places are compelled TO resort to the precarlous ahe
aforementioned But with the approach oil coiu
1eatDer the station darntor1es are opened to BON
sexcs and at least protection from he eomeus Is put
within the rcaah of thC homeless Inc t9nIth nv
Police Station on Ost. the Fifteenth ON Mefce-Sl 'hc
Twentieth ou Th'rty-sevcntlst the IWelIF-%eVoIu Vi
eyertli-st the TwcutycNenth ~ Lintl0 "uu
Cinfcbst grd the Twenty-Ilnth ON Tnruelli-st' are
r,cn moe vlic have the larg so lodging accdhhuud-
ffOns ana which the most Wily paroni1ed ~ ,,1s
stated AZ In Oak street Station yesterday that me M
- s,aS1, had moi vet .ly 0gencd aud that only 80
rersous-9hout 0ne-na!f the maximum nuubeI-aifitu
eocb might for lodgings. This is toe general staitti
throughout the city. Several OF the cheap IudEi-
houses have not yet been opened Tor the WINTER Aio
uoce stations are kept clean as possible ana aIc ~
cverv way r.lerablr To most of the Hthy resorts whore
nattrcss Is furnished 40 from 10 to 20 cents nisl.
Puf rs ther honor among thieves so rs there lluo
among irainps, and many Of thein ifIer IN Wy. Ie-
line OF their profession, 10 beg 10 cents VIA "i'iy
4, nav for lliug rather than beg the lodging out
rgbt Many OF them, too doubtless. have sn Il uheds
ami associations connected with police sttlous tHa W
creapness of tair accommodations loses Tor te ~ Us
attractions Certain il is that 70 weLtn0Wn tO-ccu,
l-louse In The Bowgry, dirty uncOnhOltdDe ai
NOT lnreaueufly d8uCeruu, Win Infection Is wen pdIoh
lied. md has pr0yci profitable lnVes enent
The tastes OF trnps nOt altogether pirbtah' .hu
IL Il said That their craving Tor variety rs intense iHe
operfotc is related Of OF these individuals VINO ll
s1,e,t alternate winters I'm Boston and New-I0ik that
on one occasion he informed charitable lacy OF ~
former civ 10 Who's. house he applied Tor meal IAt
although it va. 20 .rcat Gu,ii'a1un 10 MS dstAcIc
1nture m feel tt h i.yu lu Bnston. yet ne must
ndmt that thc costumes, te Carriages, ana We snow
WINDOWS OF NcW-NCrh were more attractive. hccot4s
show thar This class OF tEa community is very NdaDt
mat the persons who compost IL wander nom en-! 10
their Summer expeditions TO the same pace loi n'Io
Than two consecutive winters, and that whether Iui OF
empty hot cold wet dry, they are always cohpi-
ing oft hard times.