The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-04-02
NEW YORK.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
NEW York, March "a, 1881.
The excitement in our custom house by
the nomination of Judge VIM. II. Robert
son, as collector in place of Mr.. Merritt, has
been of the most lively character since the
announcement was made. 1t is well known
that there are thousands of easy places at
the disposal Of the collector, and those who
have been living in ease and luxury the
past few years at Uncle Samuel's expense
are much alarmed at the prospect of having
to vamoose the ranch and earn their living
by honest toll. The leaders of the two
wings of the Republican party are down
cast or jubilant according to which faction
they belong, and it is prophesied that bit
ter struggle will soon break out that may
lead to serious loss of strength in future
elections. But, neverth eless, so long as
President Garfield continues, as he has be-
gun, to select the most competent and tai
ented men he can find for all positsons of
trust, he will receive the hearty endorse
ment of the great majority of his own par
ty, as well.as of those who supported the op-
position.
The revivals started last week in Brook
lyn by Beecher, Talmage and others appear
to be meeting with much success. DR.. Tai
mage announced on Wednesday evening
that over eighty souls had been saved, and
that hundreds are asking for prayers for
themselves and friends at every meeting.
1t is to be hoped that the repentance of
these sinners is the true and genuine arti-
Gle, and that the labors of these Gospel mis-
sionaries will be continued until all the
people of onr wicked sister city shall have
been redeemed.
The inspection of all closed carriages
crossing the Brooklyn ferries at night, as or
dered by Chief Jordan few days ago,
scarcely resulted as had been anticipated.
The first case that excited suspicion and in
vestigation the officer found instead Of
thieves loaded with plunder rather and
mother conveying the dead body of their
baby TO friend in New York where the
services previous to lnterment were to be
held. When the ease was reported at head
quarters, an order was at once issued modi-
lying the previous Instructions, and the of
lioers are now exercising great deal more
care in their duties at the ferries.
A new and home made moon is being ex-
hibited at Steinway Hall in this city. The
affair is a mechanical contrivance in imita-
ton Of our old luminary, and hangs
over the entire of the stage, being as large
as monster balloon. 1t is pronounced a
master piece of mechanism, having on its
surface expert delineations of all the novel
features OF full moon. An interesting
lecture accompanies the exhibition and
| large audiences are attracted nightly.
Quite mania has sprung up among the
youth of Gotham in regard to roller skating,
and every day our parks and private plea
sure grounds are crowded with Youngsters
of all ages from five to fifteen spinning
along on rollers after the fashion of skaters.
The exercise is admitted by our best physi-
clans TO be healthy and will tend to deyel-
ope muscles and improve the lungs of the
rising generation, particularly the girls who
are debarred from indulying in base Lall,
cricket, bouting, &c.
The spring fashion openings are now in
| full blast here, and the dry goods, milli-
merry and other establishments are crowded
with ladies daily, and the proprietors ARE
accordingly happy. The new goods shown
are most elegant and varied in style and
! quality. In dress goods the finest displays
are generally those imported from abroad,
and the immense stocks carried by such
houses as Lord & Taylor, show that our peo
pie have more faith in the quality of the
! fabrics, and their soidity of color than in
| home manufactures. Paids are likely to
| be the rage, and the assortment seem to be
almost endless, while prices are said to be a
! trihe lower. But for lady to gain genuine
| pleasure from visit to these paatial estab-
lishments, well filled purse is the first ne
| cessily.
The value ofa wife seems to vary accord
/ ing 10 the character Of those selected to do
| the appraising A case was decided in the
/ Brooklyn courts this week in which man
named Runson sued tho father of his wife
| for enticlng her away under threats and
| promises, and for which he asked $40 900
/ damages The parties had only been mar
red a few months, when the lady became
disgusted with her husbands conduct and
left him. The first jury gave the fellow a
verdict of $500, but he was not satisfied
with this valuation of his lost loye, and 50
brought on another suit, and now he finds
/ complaint dismissed. From the facts
brought out at the trial, it was evident the
man was one Of those fortune hunters, so
numerous in our cities, and who when they
| find themselves disappointed never fail to
/ vent their Ill humor on their victims. 1t is
| well 10 see one Of them come to grief occa-
sionolly, and in this case all who are ac-
] luuiutCd with the parties heartily sympa-
thize with the deuded wife.
ooihe interesting facts relative to the cor
] rlptious prevailing ia our Street Cleaning
/ Department have leaked out through the
grand jury room, where an effort is in pro-
grcss 10 iudict the Police Commissioners
who have charge OF that department II
seems that % has been a regular practice to
cEurse each lab0ror ON the streets the sum
Of So before his name was placed on the
roll, and from ~ 10 - out Of his wages at
each pay day. Some of these men state
that they have often spent their time in
beer saloons, but that their pay would be in
fan, the agent deducting so much as he
thought proper out of the amount. The
discharge Of two or three Of these men fol
refusing % submit longer to the extortion
led 10 the exposure, aud it is now believed
the whole matter will be ventilated by
the grand jury, aud some of the crookednes.
OF this department shown up. The feelinl
OF our citizen on this subject is growing
more Intense daily, and those who may at
tempt 90 oppose o reform had better secur,
"a safe retreat before the dog days set in
Two Of these officials, Supt Williams ant
Commissioner French, had an upset from
their W. gon into one OF the piles OF mud ia,
other day, and the unanimous expression
was they deserved the bcsmearing they go
by their own dir1liciion aud neiliciency.
The breckenridge Cob Daiiy JourAai
pullishol 1n the 25th ult., speaking Of thl
weather Go that section Of this great Repub
De. says "The warmth Of the spring sun
shine is letting down the mountains Of snow
iu tho streets pretty lively, in spots tn
brown earth appeau while here and there
stone pespf through its winter enyelopC
I soon vo may look Cor sleda 10 give wey 4
. heavy wagons hat win lumber along owe
Z rough and rugged roads So mote Il b,