The daily gazette., 1878-02-05
SECOND EDITION
Our New York Letter.
New YORK, Feb. 4
Editor Delaloare Gazette:

Ouf NeW AOrk Letter.
New YORK, Feb. 4.
Editor Deldoare Gazette:
DEAR SR:-Now that the Lord we'd
ding lunacy case il substantially settled.
there is not so much for society to talk
about The N. Y. San all along asserted
that Mr.. and Mrs. l.. were in comfortable
quarters at Mr.. Lords house in 18th
street; and this proved to be the case.
The matter will probably be dropped
as the sons would have no case in court.
This family must not be confounded with
the ancient legal family Of Lords, whose
social status Is well founded here, and as
sociated with them in the law business
Is Mr.. Henry Day, one of our best citi-
zens, and best counsellors, while the le-
gal Lords are well recognized in the
choicest New York circles az wits, schol-
ars, and of the blue blood. The Lord
family concerning which there has been
so much newspaper talk lately are only
known as the accidental possessors of
money. They are not distinguished in
any way and no gentleman could have
written such letter to a lady as Thos.
Lords son wrote to Mrs. Hicks. Mr..
Henry Day may well be ashamed of such
q client.
We have at last sleighing here and
| splendid skies above, SO that yesterday
anu bO-udy N6IlbIdl dTh anu lldIltU
Lane between 59th street and High
Bridge, have been one long procession
of bright enjoyment and gay festivity on
| runners. Many of the turnouts are very
elegant. The winter here, though not
| severe, still warrants a liberal expendi-
| ture on the part of the wealthy equipage
| owners, as well as of speculative stable
keepers in sleighs and robes. The first
good day brings them out with unfailing
<.s. $50 4 A..
| show of winter equipages on the conti-
nent, ii not in the entire world. Candid
Bostonians admit that they cannot equal
1t at home, and Philadelphia is hardly a
| competitor. Remain to be heard from
only Berlin, Warsaw, and st. Petersburg
where, owing to the low temperatures
that prevail when snow is on the ground
the chances are that people do not en-
ljoy the sleighing as 1t is enjoyed here,
and hence do not spend so much money
| upon it. ..-...-
This reminds me of an advertisement
read Friday in the Herald, and which
the N. Y. World has made the text of an
editorial. 1t runs as follows: GA South
ern widow, stranger in this city, would
like sleigh-ride turnout must be good,
and owner gentleman trifiers need not
reply. Address Snow-Storm, Herald up
town Office" This is certainly very
funny call to send out to the gay world,
as II the widow expected to find John
Calvin or Saint Anthony or some other
equally. grave parsonage, fully equipped
with first class sleighing turnout, and
ready for a tripto Fordham, High Bridge
or Harry Bertholfs, including a cham
payne supper, and no trifiing expected
Should the widows affection be trified
with, much damage might ensue, and
the columns of the Herald would no longer
be used to
"speed the soft intercourse from soul
And wan sigh from Indus to the Pole. 4"
There are rumors that the New York
Times and Tribune may be consolidated.
The latter is bad property the Times Is
something better, though not so good as
it was. The causes of the decay of the
Tribune are well known. The stock,
| formerly worth S15 900 for each $40, 900
share is now saleable &C not more than
$250.O0i amounting almost to annihila-
| ton. The editorship of Noah Brooks Is
one cause why the Times has lately suf-
fered so much. Brooks is VIGOROUSLY a
man without fixed principles, and such
| time-serving and double-deahng as he is
given to are quite damaging to news
paper, unless relieved by great talent.
Now as Brooks possesses no special
| talent nor knowledge, there being thou
sands of unemployed men in this city
| that can write just as well as he, hence
the journal which he mismanages is
somewhat the worse for him, and getting
Il no better very fast. Something will
have to be done soon or Printing House
Square, or somebody be. will hurt. We
shall see,
In former days in New York class of
so-called English chop-houses used to be
numerous and well supported. Their
peculiar features were clean waxed floors,
polished mahogany or cherry tables
without table linen; hot chops and steaks
only to order, fine ales and porte RS, open
fires, and Welsh rarebits. Many citizens
will recollect "Old Toms" in Thames
street, and the "Rainbow" in Beekman
street, as falling within this class of
pleasant resorts, where in winter a bright
lire, and the last issue of s'Punch," al
ways awaited the guest. With single
exception all these houses have disap-
peared. Even the old "Star" in Lispen-
ard streethas become a mere six-penny
eating house. But in Houston street,
just west of Broadway, the "Clifton" still
survives, and furnishes such rarebits, and
ale in mighty pewter pots, as have been
by many people believed to exist only in
memory But here they are in all their
perfection they could not be better; and
here also is to be found and drank from
at 10c an honest pint pot; something to the
best ofmy knowledge andbelief not to be
found either In New York or on the
American continent. outside of the Cliff
ton. write this wholly without the
CGfton's knowledge or consent, because
and excellence wherever l find them;
and your readers, when they come here,
will do well to have this paragraph cut
out and in their memorandum book.
Their ade-dollar has been denied at the
post Office; but 1t cannot be bought in
$4,000 lots under 80 cents. This is fact
sothat the people who talk 80 cents are
fraudulent. JOHN BLACKBRIDGE.