The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-18
WHAT IS GOING ON IN TOWN.
A RiMBLE TUROUGH THE THOROUGH-
EIRES OF TIE METROIOLIy


Whom we are asked What is going on in
New York p we are very apt to answer. Moth
Ing Of any consequence
And yet
We'll there arc n million people here and |
hereabcuts and It would not seem n very violent
inference that among them all. in some direc-
ton. something of interest was being done.
New York il a city of worlds-the world of art. |
Of trade OF crime. Of amusement. Of iustruc-
ton. and of progress. Each has its inhabitants, |
and each its centres Of interest
In Front street they tell me that butter has |
gone up. cheese is firm. and peanuts rs they
cs.a Worry interesting to Front street. dare
say.
The courts wcrc never 30 crowded. tho calen
dars Of crime were never 80 burdcned. IA they
are ut the present time. The arraignmcnt and
convictions Of President Case. though sad and
terrible in thor domestic and social consc-
quences have established breakwater and af-
ford starting point-a hreakwater to the food
OF carclessnoss which carries honest men over
the rocks of disaster and ruin and starting
point for other honest men who are fortunate in
that their companies have not yet failed
The week was marked by n succession OF
ghastly crimes. A husband Drained his wife
father chopped three children to bits.
drunken husband reeled in his stupor to tho
side Of his unconscious wife who was sleeping
the invited sleep of death. respected mer-
chant hanged himself in his closet. not twenty
feet from his dreaming brother. \ liuc child
was kidnapped. One Of the most disastcrous
fires known to the city swept one OF our upper
streets.
In the circles 81 entertainment great waves Of
excitement rolled from point to point A West.
the critics 10 gurh. TRANSLATION ID one OF sar,
dou- eAtraor iinary combinations ATTRACTED
great crowds iu mother direction. IN, ~ me
all mi Cd
mcnt ever -een upou th' lld tim' stage was re-
viyed els whore. anu mperlncn lecture al
ninisi rod 90 thr ns'enec through the eye'
u'r ,ii 'ri pun'' h Nv Works oldest ana most
popular comedian. Nnown in tim" past rs m
at,ra elton 20 ia" ulpor ten. signed contract To-
appear IN one II in' en.np sidg houses ana
In the world of ur0sre-- a kindred activry +
disclosed tNn'rl'l' -iotklng. whAi N'W YORK
the surface. In the air. or under ground the
people do not are.
going from Fulton Ferry to the Forty second
Tn LH..is ature has been liberal in charters.
but the courts nave until now barred progress
" working out their inien, and puri -
Within the week oi-tn'les have boon removed.
Two roads are viz r'usly pushing their way 10
completion and dividends. Holes are dug.
posts are set ties are laid. and bolts are driven.
Such activity was never seen before. Why theie
should be such spn-m Of industry may not be
niine. Gold weather Jack Frost and chilled
ground are nearing Us. ana soon II Wal be next
e. inlpossihl" 20 accomplish niufh' bu' mn -
much Ii done. The opponents If the roads might
succeed in making lr IN troubles at Albany II
much a Il ne. tne I.ess AZURE VIII De very are
ful not t. Interfere AN along me ln' ol on,
road down town. workmcn are driving ahead
with the ilery p1.e 'f j. hu. Al along thq In,
Of another. Up town. uthHr worNmri are DOING
the same. Mnan'ims II h. shown that the rond
already at work Unsnts'a tory. insomplrt',
aed una eommodaung in iis hours ns i H. ana
perhaps necessarily sn, L. one If Inc most
poplhar and pr ''a.r Of .nr qs'iigiions
Be ebert wn and q tnum great progress has
been made. Tho hugo cables are assun' ~
shape ant -iz' Gradually tn potency 90. he
binder r. felt n raleufr-s|y 10 pushes ON. -ci2-
ing coil after co'l. ann tight rnin=ih" group mt
one vast p,nd,rou- support. \ clearer Nus
Grafton OF uh-jiut' pow wi- never put In pub
IL view 1hou-inf ami ~ ot thousands ol
impatien' AMI br,a,rd tr.,, b rs ioos up la.Iy at
tile ant pray log 'ne fastening and completion
Of the work.
Architectural progress is evident TO any mar
who open- hls eyes. Prominent amors me new
t"td5hiFf II u i. IN tn ~ Nil rsrk Ii front,
tho iroestone renr " the city liaii-the reai
marble. l,e-nu-' our rity fathers thought 4 50
~ out Of tawn, mat no me would rv'r loo Il. a
tho rear lhcr'-' 4 the Court House T. darF
aud diity-tui- H. ignt md bright hni clean. 1
ais promises 20 h' VOL ventilated, but such 4
Who that looks az the stately pile Of ginger
bread ana gran on me ,ornsr 81 ,5 aamn ,g,
ever % lnHhluuabi+ restaurant; that before tina
II twas n lea'ing hoiel and that at one time j
tragedy known t3 the books ~ crlme'
There IL stands q huge shop.
th,r. iTi,er' h a.. INK a, hi,ehsr.i- Ainms
nnckad Mn, ltt, -nlt ,ort I'M n barrel called IL
X r,i,a and waited I ~ IN. ofla.r After that
wien The festive p.imonieo burned The cigar
e,ts s,eirnd u.,'istn1h. and .ntertalns,
"princns ike prinen' " il was known as lii
beai md front Fl fashion Their, th, Chumhr
Of Cnnlr.rc~ dinrl ana " ned. There tn
,apnat,- al IA. Kim, -n,.nf money Tx. water
fher" 09k"v nan kaIt mon house during hi
trial Th.r. SURF gate Hut.hings took Ia
Ge"iilal ktdury m. small h.ftir while poo
lin sv',"nr M. ino kits for that w"nderlu
Taylor viii If those wnis could speak,
ID. Lny ,r -
PPirb,ncg Nnrnst.iasz horroon,s oillel nm
fr.s-1nd IN / tlirr0r.l hive boon orrned with
In "A month. distant loss than three blocks MOI
10 Gi,v nm H., -io, t,r,ern-.
* w. 20 en- an ,.ln 49, INA a grent change I
vhni wis ono, known A- Niblo's tinr,lcn wher
the Revrls u.ei ,n t,ort ami J,.kn The Ap
mad Ia. dnbut In Nnw Yort Inier On II VA
called The MrrorIlitau Hotel whore tho jan
nnns' a,vin N. rvt- n.rratrnt.I whore the +,
land, r'ainnnt y,-t fortlir-. where Bos
Tweed invested p .op million IN eaudy furn