The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-05

NEW YORK, Sept. 3d, 1879.

IDJ CO.. ID NEW YORK, Sept. 3d, 1879.
The streets Of our city still have. the
deserted appearance which has been so
marked during thissummer. II owever,
ss it t. the.ru1e With d certain class, tfiat
return home by the first of September,
is quite the proper thing, in regard TO
preserving ones igentllity SO we may ex--
'pect to see during the coming week a
gradual return to new life and stir, which
only does not exist during the season;
when the thermometer reaches 80 de-
grees. = -
Coney Island may be, said .to, have
caused the'particularly deserted appear
ance Of our streets this summer, In a
great measure, but alas for Coney ls-
land it is.a doomed lproject! Already
there is poison in the air; its sanitary
condition is now publicly discussed and
cussed and upless there is some plan for
sewerage peffected before next somner,
this season viii prove its last as healthy
resort, and instead 1t will become .
prolific source Of typhoid. Already are
the nostrlis assailed by noisesome pesti-
| OuOlr, Wultcu dDUutg Wncn
winds prevail. Happily for the health of
the public, the season is now near ifs
close, and we eau, only hope that meaps
will be provided whereby we may still
he able to enjoy our Coney Island trips;
for iBwould be too dreadful to be de-
prived of this delightful acce essi BILE re-
sort. 1t does not seem credible, that
any Intelligent beng should have Great
ed this great resort and to have lost sight
/ nf i'm N a m drninnUA. III
| seems almost criminal New Orleans, a
name closely associated and intimately
allied with yellew-fever in the past, 1t Ii
stated, by an eye-w itpess' s'correspoudent
is now actually clean and healthy city
notwithsia iandiDg few cases of the fever
its death rate comparing favorably with
any city In the United States. This state
Of things having been brought about by
a society of Of"Sanitarians,' quoting this
correspondent" When the cooperative
of the native Creole is asked, the reply
it,, "it don't worse w'le." Charming
people to meet socially, these cIeoles,
but not progre. sive. As You see them
sitting placidly on their balconies above
their green gutter, it is very possible to
believe that they are truly born Of The
marshep. Some one once told me tba,
che believed when Creole died he be
came frog, then a tadpole, then q mo
quito and after that, back wards through
those various transformation the mos
quito evolved full -fiedged Creole
gentleman, with unexceptionable man
ners, whose human energies are devoted
to the consumption of cigarettes and soul
wine." How about the present pest oi
mosquitoes, are they Creole gentlemen
IN embryo? N'ei- D. ."..- e. : o. q.
"Wolfert's Roost," George Fawcett
Rowe's new piece adapted from Irving.
charming work, ga Legend of Sleepy
Hollow,";s Is now having successfulrun
= having been cut and pruned, 1t may b,
said to be fairly good play. AS j. I
Raymend's, Colonel Sellers" is identi
cal with the play made famous by tina
character, SO as "Ichabod Crane" Il
= Wofert's, RoosJ, he bids fair TO identit
) / this last pei formance in much the sam
manner, the play being but the settini
r for most inIune, comic and perfe ct rep
, reseptation of the "Yankee School
master," otherwise Raymond. ~,
The grand specia Gle of "Encbantment'
promised at Niblo's has been postponet
for a few days, and judging from The
preparations being made, 1T Will Dt
fully up to all that has been promised
for it,
/ AprOpos, peaches are now served by
dainty cutfvators with the initials o
the host upon them this is accomplished
by pastiDg letters on the peach, while !
! Is still half grown; when ripe the lette
papers are taken of, and there remains
the imprint In beautiful light green.
Il DAME RUMoR.