Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-01-11
Communication.
Our New York Letter.
Changing Centuries-A Mock
Battle--'SnOW Matter!--An
Ice StOry--A Complaint
from Capital---Thc
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10 tHo AttttOT " tHG OOSeTGeT.
New YORK, Dec. GO, 1876.
Ole day more of the long an
ticipated and eventual Centennial,
and it, too, will have been swept
Iiato history, leaving US on the
threshold Of a new year and new
century. II the latter advances
the Republic as far beyond its
present status as our condition is
beyond that Of the days Of Valley
Forge, Uncle Sam will have Il
country which it would make cur
patriotic ghosts proud to revisit.
This may be too much to expect,
cut | hope at leas; that in 1876
the voice oi the "bulldozpr" will
no be longer heard in the land, and
that our great-great grand children
i will find it easier TO decide le-
tween The Hayes end Tilien OF
that day than a hundred yesIs'
eXperience in federal elections
has made it for their degenerate
sirea.
The last patriotic celebration
Of the memorial year was the
sham fight that came oft at Tren.
ton on Tuesday No we'll regu
lated American family is without
I its engraving Of Washington
Crossing The Delaware" in which
| the Father Of his country, looking
proudly conscious that he is bav-
/ ing his picture taken, stands erect
in a cranky little boat supposed
to be knocked bilher and thithtr
by the Il ,ating ice-an atti ude
which had the Great American
Parent been rash cnt ugh TO at.
tempt upder The circumstances,
wOull infallibly have subjected
lis august person to- a very cold
ard still more uuGignilied duck
ing. Well, that picture is sup
posed 10 represent scene which
ccurred on Christmas night, 1H6,
when the Amer;c an army took
advantage tfa wretcbedly stormy
night to get over TO Trenton md
punch the bullet heads Of some
hireling IIessians who were there
caruusing in fancied'security. To
commemorate this strategic victo.
~, which was the real turning
point of the revolution-tbat j.,
so | am informed; | wasn't there
myself--the valiant Jersey militia,
always for painting gore aid glory,
arranged a sham fight, which
transpired as aforesaid Some
900 Continentals were pitted a.
gainst about roo Hessians, and
after an imm anse amount of Iun-
ming, shouting, per.piring on both .
sides, and q reckltst consumption .
Of blank cartridges, W, Hoped the .
the ruthless invaders and made .
them all wiling prisoners. This /
little outburst of p,tri, tsm cost
only 81 600, and serves to u: her
out the memorable year in blaze !
of glory.
IT'S no use telling n New York.
er who complti ls Of the snow and
slush that have turned Broadway
into cne long slough Of d. spond
that ''lt's snu u(w) matter" lie re.
CARDS his slippery swim down
town in the morning as too Sc
rlous a subject Tor joking, aud has,
by his representatives in the
Street Cleaning Departmnt, voted
to cart away the semil'quid nui-
sance, aud relieve trafc. 1t will
be an expensive job but one that
will lay its costs ten times over,
travel now being seriously imped-
ed. i-'.e
With tie winter street troubles
comes Mr.. Bsrgh 10 the front in
great force. His men are every
where at once, arresting brutal
drivers. releasing sick abused an
imals from the traces, forcing
trucks, stages, and street cars to
double their horses, aud going
for offenders against the regula-
tions of the Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty TO Animals
generally. Mr.. Bergh's attention
is being especially turned 10 the
practice Of sailing the car tracks
to melt the snow. The salt and
til, intense cold Of tie mixtGrt
rots The hools of the lIorSts and
the act has been forbidden by law.
Several conyictiors Lave already
been had, the punishment being
heavy fines and imprisonment.
The ice in both tie Est and
Hudson Rivers is running in large
blocks, forming a serious obstTuc.
tion to the passage Of f,rry boats.
1t is an i'll wind that blows no.
body good, however, and 70 gy 4
young clerks who live on the