Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-04-17
NEw YoRx. April 2, 1877.

NEw YORK. April .. 1877.
EDrroR News: The great metropolis has
been reached. and I find 1t the same old
pandemonium Of hustle and confusion.
New York city. in the Last ten years. has
grown wonderfully. and many Of the build
ings towering skywise make a lasting i'm
pression upon the stranger. l stood. to-
day. and gAxed upon the statue Of honest
old Horace Greeley. II stands In front OF
. bsilding some nine stories In height.
and where that paper Ia printed which has
made tho name Of Horace Greeley . house
hold word throughout tho whole country.
The P~ost-ofice. the New City Hall Of Boss
Tweed notoriety. the Grand Central De-
pot and the new Catholic Cathedral. are
the main features Of the city In tho archi-
tectural line, while the elevated railroad
will convince all that New York city 10 GER
tainly keeping step In the grand march Of
progress. The track Of
THE ELEVATED m
Il mounted upon iron columns sixteen
feet high placed along the edge Of the side
walk. The cars arc run BY steam. and II Ia
one Of the mos, necessary improvements
10 tho whole city. As about twenty MINUTES
only Ia taken up In going from the City
Hall 10 Central Park. while the horse-cars
take up lust one hour In going the sane
distance. The Central Park. though the
pride and boast OF all New Workers. did
not strike me with that amount Of interest
which I anticipated. II IL large and neat
IL laid out. but the attractions painted In
my Imagination I did not find. Some al
however. must be made for Win
Ter lingering . little too long In thsslap
Of Spring. On my arrival In the city j
found the people looking for o lost ex.
Mayor and prominent lawyer
oAKEr TAI
Many feared that the poor fellow hsd been
dealt foully with. but the more knowing
ones looked wise. as they would exclaim.
=. don't be alarmed. he 10 all right" And.
true enough. the gentleman did turn up
ali right. but on the other side Of the
ocean. He left for the good Of his health,
and I think for the good Of his character.
also. a. he WAS . prominent man In the
great ring-old
rAMxASY NALL,
That famous building In which was con
coctsd 90 many schemes detrimental and
othsrwiss TO the great city Of New York.
still has ia interest for all those politi.
clans and patriots having the interest Of
tho city at heart. In this hall the con-
vention Of which I Was . member assem-
blrd and dsliberAted. II 10 . splendid hall
and one which the city Of New York
should b Justly proud Of. But one not
used 10 the excitement always raging In
such : large city soon tires Of It and longs
70 get back tn quietness and steady habits,
and towns Of good old Nevada.
HUDSON aivrA scrSEnr
could not leave New York without first
taking . trip up the Hudson and gazing
upon some of the most beautiful scenery
70 DO found anywhere throughout the
country. Natures Landiwork on the
banks Of the Hudson. 10 DO seen. Ia worth
the travel Of many Thousands OF miles.
From such seemed my gaze was turned.
and q trip 70 the islands and prisons pro-
possd and what Q change Was here. my
countrymen. Witnessing tho beautiful
scenes along the banks Of the Hudson and
doting on the goodness Of God In giving
10 man 80 much for his amusement and
edificatisn, I was completely taken shack
when I found myself In the prisons OF
BLAcKwELL's ISLAND.
And nav the thousands Of poor miserable
creatures shut out by the hand OF Justice
from enjoying those blessings which God
In his goodness had provided for all.
Here was . change from the beautiful and
picturesque 70 the gloomy melancholy Of
poor. weak human nature. but such Is
life. not only In New York but all over b
world. Great philsnthropists como TO
this city and advocate their principles with
eloquence and honest convictions, and sun
crime does no Lessen nor criminals grow
In numbers. I must admit, how
ever, that . great moral fever has taken