New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ODD SCENES IN A DIRTY QUARTER.

ODD SCENES in a DlRI1 QDAhlEiN.
eIANcEs AB LIFE AND TRADE IN BAYARD STREET
Rayarc-st is one of the shortest, one OF the
dir,cst and one of the oldest streets in the city.
1t contains fewer large tenement houses. however:
than any other street in the neighborhood Most OF
the buildings have two stories aud an attlc each'
aud doubtless were once clean and we'll kept homes
The present occupants, most of whom are Hebrews;
have converted the ground iloors OF nearly an Oh
them into filthy stores. TO see Bayari-st. AT us
busiest and its worst. il should be visited en- FL,
day. when each side of the entire street Is liheu
with stands loaded with all kinds OF hsh III all
stages Of decay.
II was II o'clock on Friday morning last when
TRiBUSEpporter turned from Baxter INTO baNat9.sl.
Near the corner tall. stawart woman was s'Slnlns
guard over q hand-cart full OF various KINDS ol nSn
which she occasionally turned over Win her oriy
hands. The sun beat down upon her exposed stock
il unfit for use. She evidently feared this, as she
frequently picked ont fish which she held to her
nose. Ia the odor OVerpOwerlng she began
with much VigOr to clean the hsh little salt was
then sprnkled upon It, it was hurried'y squeezed
into piece of brown paper, and then the parcel
was extended to every passer-by with tae cry,
Fcesh fresh feesh." 49,
Not Tar from this veGdcr an Irishman was selling
his stock IN a peculiar way. Around hil' were
gathered n great many men, women ara childrc1'
Attracted bv the crowd and the eaPerness WIN
which the fellow was watched by those surround
ing bin, the reporter drew near and saw cari"us
scene. rhe freshman, with one hand full OF square
bits cf pastcbOard, was cullng Justify ior nuNeIs.
Occasionally 2 cents handed him bY some one
who received IN return Ot the pieces OF paste
beard When ~ cents had been received lew
= biz OF pasteboard marked upon II what he thought
the fish we gltd. The pieces OF paS.eDoard were
then returned to the vendeI VINO delivered The isll
10 the person guessing the nearest 20 Tue NclSl'.
The freshman was long in selling ont his stock,
and az he moved away with an empty cart, he was
viewed with envy by al hlS rivals nose VINO hau
not got rid of their ocl before o'clock had guam
titles OF stale fish their hands wnieh thev could
no, dispose of. for no sales were mace after that
hour. .., .,os
with dirty men and women, many 81 them not
n,uch more than half clothed. Few OF them wear
shoes but TO make up Tor that deliclenGy most OF
~, adults wear wigs. On Saturday. the jewish
Sabbath the stores nearly all closed. and active
busiuess is counucd to stands filed with decayiDg
fruit witch line the sidewalks. Candy ornaments
and articles of dress are visible everywhere; huge
brass watch chains hang from many snowy waist
coat "spungboitOm > trousers are abundant. whlle
coats OF every imaginable design ana nals lfbgeu
with bright-colorcd ribbons are seen. On sunday
tbe scene changes somewhat; the devout jew nav
ing observed his day of rest, begins business again
with all the zeal for which he Is noted.
Bayard-st. ends at BaXter-st.. ana suitable end
ing IL Is, for at no place Is baNeeI-su hI t uin
pud BaxtcrStS is an old clothes dealer who induced
the reporter to by promising 10 sell TO HIM Tor
So 4 coat recently made for General Grant. Alter
1nuch eroulng dIsreputable looking garment OF
sea-green color was produced with grand flourish
and the rem9rk:
If YOU made II for the President. why didn't he
take it ~ asked the reporter
MYSTERIOUS and impressive manner, the dealer muir
lie ordered cotton velveet on der COLLAR, und
make er meestake und pnd on seek DAT makes MIN
so med, he wont take Id"
WORTHY ENTERPRISE IN HARLEM
THE NEW DIsPENsARY FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
WORK OF THE FIRST wEEK-NEED OF ADD
TIoNAL FUNDS.
The new Harlem Dispensary has been open now
for a week. During that time forty-two patients
have been treated, the greater number being chill
aren The rooms rented for the dlspensary are ct
No 1924 SecOnd-ave., and are on the GROUND n0or
of a small business block. They are three in num-
her one serving as waiting room. another as an
Office and the third as the medlclne-ro0m. me
rooms are scautlly furnished and rather smal u,
hut they have the advantage of being CONVENIENTLY
situated and well adapted to the uses to winch they
are mt Dr. Clara A. Cox has been appointed house
nhvsician the consulting physicians Drs. James
Little. Wooster Beach. Henry Pierce. Shady, Eliza,
beth Blackwell, Mary Jacobs, Celeste Loring and
Elizabeth Custer. Dr. COX salu yesterday 10
We are very much gratifed at the success of the
dspensary so far. We have treated foTty-two per;
sons dining the week. Some of these have visited
the dspensary several times, so tnat we have mad
twelve or fifteen calls day. Most OF our patients
auvthipg for treatment but when our patients are
able we charge them 10 cents for the medicine.
Several OF those we have had during the past week
have moi been able to pay this. Half of them,
I should say. came to us with diseases win wnlch
they had been suffering for some time treated
one little boy. only eleven months old, who had
heen sick with cholera infantum for four weeks.
Ills parents were too poor to call IN doctor, amt he
had had noiblng done Tor him during that time.
He was dangerously sick when he was brought 10
the dspensary. and never ought to have been taken
out OF doors ..,... ,;.,,.,oor,os roor boresv
There is one at One hundred and twenty
eiphtb-st and Madis0n-ave., and anofh"r IN sixty
ninth-st. These. however. are dlspeh 'r1es where
18th men and women are treated Inc main oolect
ol starting this was to the poor women III this
neiChborhood the benefit OF the treatment OF wo-
man physician. There IS only one other womeTs
a. in 10 b.
and EIghih-st Five thousand patients were treated
there last year. am sure that such a dlspensaIy
as this is needed in this neighborhood. and that "
will do much good. we are greatly III heeu VI
funds, however,. 49,
Are you- expenses large T.
'.NO: oar only expense at present Is Tor rent
and medicines. All the money that was gwen us
had been expended IN fitting up the dispenSary and
medicine rooms, so that we had nothing iof running
expenses" ..,. 90 ,.oo,, .he
do You receive any ENCOURAGEMENT 10 Keep Tue
1ispensary runningT r. yru.
"A great deal. Here are letters from Drs Willard
Parker, Alfred LOOMS and +. d. Hudson. encoar-
aging us 10 persevere. The people OF Harlem also
seem very much interested in the dispensarv. anC
some OF them have already subscribed literally anc
have promised 10 help us further"
IRISH NATIONAL LAND LEAGUE.
A regular meeting of the Irish National Land
League held at Academy Hall Yesterday afternoon
was largely attended by the members OF me dliier
emt waId organizations. The business OF the meet
ING as announced by President Wallace, was the
consideration If the reports of the Executive anC
Finance Committees, and also the question oil tn
resignation of the Executive Committee, as recon
pended at the last meeting, IN orde
to make a more complete and sats
nj present exists. he reports of botn committees
were incomplete, owing 10 the deficient returns
from the ward branches. and they were re1erre'
back To the committees. The returns show q tOta
mem bershp Of over 400 OF the funds collected
nearly 81. 900 has been sent to Ireland, and a bal
anee OF S34s 20 stili remains N the treasury. ih
nnatn ffrA nd