The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-05-15
ouRNEw o LETTER.
NV York, May Il, 1878.
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SLjEGE AfiD AND hftDGE-
II ever patience ceased to be a
virtue, I. was with uptown inhabi
;ants, in regard to the doors which
ohiict the regions from 18Th to 59EE
streets. The North river is lined
with pens keeping 1000 hogs daily.
SiangbteT-house, and f~ertilizing facto
lries, which work over refuse and
c~arrion by the thousand tons. and
these ia q west wind, blow their
~sickeniBg doors into the best neigh
borhoods Of New York. Ga the
east side are the Hunters Point pc
troleum ~re6neries, aud giant fertiliz.
log works. Where blood, oTal an
carrion are reduced by boiling and
treating with sludge acid, which is
oil Of Yltrici mixed with crude re.
fuse petroleum, an acid Of such over
powering odor, that the blame OF the
steuches has been attached 10 it
alone. Add to this the Nighiscows,
which dump their loads sfler mid
night iE the river, spreading en- aw-
ful, ~suG0cating smell, which makes
the dwel!ers on Murray bill, out OF
their sleep, and sickeDs the hardy
crews Of msnure boats, and the won
der is, that decent people have endur-
ed these worse than Egyptian playa.
os for yesrs, and rot lynched the
men whose business or whose negli-
gence we're the cause. Owners have
had 70 leave handsome houses on &C
count Of these smells, properly has
deprecated along The river, till own-
ers are unable to sell for a tenth Of
its value, and what is mere terrible,
and stamps the Board of Health with
criminal indifference is the awful
fact, established by physicians, that
the death rate Of the city is increased
1900 yearly by diseases from these
odors alone With all but absolute
power aud ample funds to requisite
such matters. the Board Of Health
has allowed this state Of things to
exist for years, and most unNlli8gly
aud tardily moves an action now
whea the citizens committee ha:
taken the matter in hand. II ade
quate justice were done, the commit.
tee would hang the men who ar,
guilty Of the deaths Of 1900 # theiI
fellow beings a year, out Of careless
ness, or from interested considera
tious
COMMUNISM IL MOTION.
With the want Of work, aud the
state Of semi-siarvation which hat
lasted another year, and the rumort
Of rising war in the east there is ans
will be, dangerous feeling among tbs
laboring, or rather, nonlabOTinl
classes. Men out Of work, with no
thing to eat, have time and tempe.
for mischief, there is m%utteriBg o
great trouble to come here the l2tt
Of July. The Irish element drink.
and talks fight aud sits along tht
railroads aud wbaryes, ~unoccupied
and viii most likely put IN the tim.
with . big riot, 0rangemen's day
The madness and ~wickedness of th.
men who threaten riot ought not t
blind those better Of, to the fact tha
the case is hard for the workingman
and every sound man and true patri
OF viii DO all that in him lies, t
bring about g better state of thing:
No conciliating policy is advised
there was too much Cancellation {
rioters last year, who should hav
been shot st sight. But a just an
humane temper observed by all goo.
men At this point may prevent th
outbreaks Of last year. II is we
known 4 at there are 1000, 600 Eel
ian cartridges and thousands Of Fel
ian musket5 stored in toledo, alont
where they have lain for years, an
similar preserves exist in other pl
ces, aud the men know where to flo
o them in case Of labor riots. There
10 occasion for getting scared, bl
the very best way to prevent a breat
, Of trouble next summer is to kee
guards well equipped, and plenty
arms ready for citizens organization
I When the trouble comes, is a po,
time 10 get ready for it.
CITY POLITICS.
7 The nassage Of the New City De