, 1880-01-10
New York Correspondence.
NEw I"gE CRY. Dec. lith. lSl.

NES \ oEE tiTY, Dec. lith- lNia
EpIroR STATESMAN Where til re are
So many notable things, one is at 4 loss t"
know what first TO describ. | know that
you admire . Pinafore" | have heard
y"u hum some of lis gems. and you re
member We went together once 10 hear a
representation rf L. The 'Pmafore
vuu SIM, and that We witnessed in Port
land, Oregon, are very tame compared
with the composer version, PLAYED at the
Fifth Avenue Theatre under their pr.
spnal superlndendence. | do not hciIcrc
II possible for any other trou,r Il give :"
artistic, smooth, and succ SSful repre-
sen,atinn Of this well known opera. Al
III. Union Square Theatre SAW an anus
ins piec. called . French Flats, and at
IL, Aquarium such astonishing tricks per
formed hv horses that my Animation for
that noble animal Is greatly increased,
and my knowledge of brute capacity ex-
t-nded | wish M western friends could
sce the herd "f cattle now om exhibition
IN Madison Square Garden Cunnulss-
eurS think them too fat for this market
They number about sixty their average
weight is POO pounds; they are ii three
quarters Durham blood. aged three and
four years. raised and fattened "n the
farm uf !. ID Gillette, near Springfield.
Illinois THIS nerd MAS intended for ex-
port - Europe, hut was purchased IN this
city and put "n exhibition, | presume AS
su adyeTris mnur Of the stalls 81 their
nsyner l. Is certainly Crrdltabl, cNhI
hrtirm, but do not Sc why yuur :" bunch
graSs cattle should not Ia time be S. nm
i.:"ved As L. compare Iav"rab!y with those
ri Illinois. II Is worthy Of u"Gc that Mg.
Gillette sells these cattle at hI, iarm f"r
nrcr 500 head Between here ana
Europe steamers are run rugenI"IISiy tit-
ted ny for carrying safely live cattle III
tended for Johnny Bull consumption
Sending beef to old England seems rs
startling as any "f oar modern facts and
Is calculated 10 make II, tax greater pride
IN our oxen.
The New Yorker, ii he can afford it,
they are the better he Is suited. Ia the
evening, after the bustie ana care nf husi-
ness. he drives through and beyond Cen
TIA. Park, talks horse with friend. or
speeds his team You will see In a drive
here such celebrities As Vanderbilt. Bon
( uer, Griswnld. kean. Jerome. etc. driy-
NJ Jha iavorlte horS : "f the world Dog
carts, coupeeS uf odd. rich and elegant
manufacture, with stylish, richly harnesSed
( horses are Ia procession to and from the
Park nicelj pointed equestrians are rn
the hridle paSM No where else can Won
see So much good horse flesh and 50 much
stvie- Your correspondent prefers the ell
/ evated railroad as 4 means uf locomotiun
/ 1t Is way up mode of travelling. The
/ man OF moderate income Is Il" longer
compelled to 20 To Brook lvn or jersey cor
! a home, rs this road makes 1t possible for
/ him 70 reach his place IF business. from a
locality Of cheap rents, III a very short
. time The immense elevators that arr.
being constructed in this vicinity by the
/ great railroads which center here gire one
an idea Ut the extent OF the trave! that Is
carried on IN that great staple Of vour
country-wheat. There are many people
here who believe IN brilliant future IL
your territory, and | delight IN te!ln,
them you raise fifty bushels oi wheat to
the acre Of land Ny advice to the good
/ people Of your section Is for them not t.
move East ADIoS.