The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-09-05
NEW YORK IN THE PAST.
The Progress Of the City as Seen by n Re.
trospcct.-Leading Happenings In the
City's History-Landmarks.

trospccteslIeaulng ftRppenlnRs IN Tic
City's Observation-Disclosures.
The following interesting information
concerning some important events in the
past history of the American metropolis
WE find in the New York Telegram:
The estimate for the support of the
city in 1900 was $3.50, 900. It is now
$34, 600, 600. On January. 20, 1880,
eighty sleighs with provisions, escorted
by one hundred soldiers, crossed the
harbor on the ice from Staten Island to
New York.
The first daily newspaper started in
New York, was in 1885. It was called
the Daily advertiser.
In December, 1857, it was resolved by
the common council that the mode of
lighting the city be that "during the
dark of the moon until the twenty-ffth
of March every seventh cause a lanthorn
and candle to be hung out on a pole every
night" The expense of this sort of
illumination was shared equally.
In April, 1859, $4,000 wild pigeons
were brought to the market in this city
and sold at fifty for one shilling.
In 1764 a pillory with q large wooden
cage behinlit was erected on the present
site of the City Hall for disorderly boys
who publicly broke the Sabbath.
In 1727 two shocks of earthquake were
felt in New York in one day. Crockery
fell from shelves and the clocks in all
parts of the town ceased the vibration of
their pendulums.
The number Of vessels that, entered
the port of New York i'll 1870 was oil.
OF those. thirty came from Jamaica,
twenty-eight from Boston, fourteen from
Barbados, thirteen from Bermuda,
twelve from Curacao, eleven from An
tigua, seven from London, seven from
Rhode Island, six from North Carolina,
five from Bristol, five from Dover, five
from South Carolina, four from New
foundland, three from Philadelphia,
three from Surinam and three from
Madeira.
In 1892 the first fire occurred at which
fire engines we're used. Twofi fire engines
had recently been imported from Eng
land, and companies were formed which
became the foundation of the New York
fire department.
In 1896 the building of Trinity church
was begun, and it was opened for wor-
ship by the Rev. Nj. Vesey in the year
1897. 1t was enlarged in 1735 and
burned down in 1776. It was rebuilt in
178S, and was consecrated by Bishop
Provost in 1791. The cemetery of the
church was granted by the common
council gratuitously to the vestry in
1703. By the records it appeared that
this cemetery had received 100, 900 bodies
before the con1agration of 1776.
The first Presbyterian church built in
this city was erected in April, 1718.
In 1866 a woman, being proved to
be of dissolute life, was banished from
the city.
In 1875 a vigorously contested election
for representatives of New York city in the
Provincial Assembly took place. At no
period had party spirit run so high.
The candidates were two leading mer-
chants, Adolph Philipse and Cornelius
Van Horne. The electors appeared in
the fields (now the park about nine
o'clock, with colors flying and drums
beating. Apparently, by the show, the
friends OF MI. Philipse, who were the
principal merchants and gentlemen, were
in the majority, but a poll was demanded,
and thereupon the candidates and elec-
tors repaired to the City Hall, where the
poll o. carried on all day till about
nine o'clock at night, with the greatest
warmth Oh both sides, the drum and
music going about during the time.
Between nine and ten at night the polls
closed, and the votes were for Philipse,
Alb; for Van Horne, 800. The zeal OF
the friends of the candidates was 80 great
that it was supposed every voter in the
city was brought out. One gentleman
used his chariot in bringing up voters,
so that the poor women cried out;
"These are fine times, when carmen and
chimney-sweeps ride in coaches."
Stone street was the first street in this
city paved with stone.
Washington street was. laid out while
"The Father of his Country" was in
the highest Office IF the nation.