The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-17
OUR NEW YORK LETTER!
(FToa7a Our oaUaa Correspondent }

LIZ tuS IoltOT u Lie 1TIDuuO.
It's OH us at last, all we want of it.
The cars this morning are few and over
loaded, and drawn by four steaming
horses. Pedestrians look like Santa
Clauses, or like Arctic explorers at the
very least. The leafess branches are
heavy with a clinging mass, and those
round brown saucy sparrows eternally
hopping about Union Square look like
50 many flies in pan Of milk. Thous-
ands of men and boys who for months
have benn Sinking IDLY about the streets
have suddenly Strengthened up, put on al
air of importance, and armed with all
conceivable weapons, shovels, brooms,
boards, and even shutters, are at this
moment manfully fighting the enemy
out into the cutters. The sleigh-bells
jingle expectantlv from their nails on
the stable walls-the snow has come and
the shame of the Winter is taken away,
Not everybody ikes-snow for its own
sake, but guess few are sorry to see
the feecy masses which tardily prove
the correctness OF the almanac for really
the joke was being carried almost too
far, and precedent being set for excen-
tricities on the part of the weather clerk
which, if allowed ~ continue, might
eventually damage this old globe in
which, as our only support until we be-
come ghosts, we naturally feel consider
able interest. We also read this morn
ing that the ice harvest has begun up
the river, SO that the dreaded scarcity OF
Cocktail timber" next summer will
probably be avoided.
The annual CharltJ Ball, under the
auspices of the ladies of New York, came
off ON Tuesday evening at the Academy
Of Music, and in spite of hard times was
one of the most brilliant and successful
since the Inauguration of the series.
The hall decorations were elegant, but
according to the rules of the Association
severely simple. In the matter OF dres-
ses and jewelry. however, no such res
trictions exist, and the well-flied floor
was absolutely dazzling the whole night
through, The Committee OF Manage
ment, numbering over two hundred,
comprised the cream OF society, and the
guests included well-nigh everyone OF
any social importance from Mayor Wick
ham down. The proceeds, which must
be exceptionally large, will afford timely
aid to tue poor in the increased severity
of the weather.
On the succeeding evening occurred
another entertainment which although
pitched at lower key, socially speaking
was hardly less noteworthy. This was
the tenth annual ball OF the French
Cocks, on the banquet tables of which
were displayed marvels of their profess
sional skill which went far to establish
the claim of cookery to q place among
the fine arts. Among the table orna
rnents were a vase of richly colored
flowers, 50 delicate that they trembled
an their stems, and formed entirely of
sugar, an admirably modelled statue of
Greece four feet in height, and made
of appropriate material, group OF
"Washington and his Generals" In ice
cream, and a pastry chariot occupied by
two Holsters, and drawn by magnificent
swans made of Wiped lard, sailing over
tossing waves of parsley and mashed
potato. The architects of these wonder
full designs were the chief cooks of our
prominent hotels.
The full text of Mr.. Morrison's new
Tariff Bill has appeared, together with
the comments of various pertinent New
York merchants and importers, inter
viewed for the purpose. The weigh!
of their testimony is, that the bill is vel
considered and commendable, and that
its effect would be to both simplify the
importing business, and to stimulate
American manufactures. The opinion
that it will pass the House also prevails
A startling, but extremely improbable
story is the one which now reaches us
from Washington, to the effect that it i;
the Spaniards themselves, who keep the
Cuban insurgents supplied with arms
etc, in order to prolong the instruction
and prevent the abolition of slavery.
II is difficulty for the average intellec
to comprehend how the prolon9ation O.
Il hopeless conflict could effect the de
sired result, and besides, the acting Of
the bellingerents, if acting it be. is al
most too natural.
That new animal whose existence in
one form or another has long beer
known, but whose classification has but
recently been accomplished by the crea
ton is the name tramp" has become
aiarmingly numerous, and is reaching
q high degree of development. The
species as commonly met with in the
rural districts, seem TO be across between
the pig, the sloth, and the wolf. That
there is also little of the fox blood, il
certain individuals at least, is shown
by their late performance in Washington
where five Of them were arrested for
stepping up to the doors of Congress,
calling out individual members and by
representing themselves as hard up con-
stituents, endeavorlng to extract small
loans from our national Legislators. Ii
this sort of development goes on, and
there is any reliance to be placed or
Darwin, who knows but this strange
bipid may "evolute' into man, witt
whom this last exploit would indicate
its close connecticut
The Tijans Opera Season has proved
great success. Nilsson herself hardly
drew larger or more enthusiastic audien
ces, and the Academy on an opera night
has been sight to gladden. the manag
crial eyes and warm the managerial
heart. The primadonna whose concer
performances were rather coldly praised
by the newspaper critics, a few week:
since. has fairly taken those gentry of