The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-04-19

special Correspondence Of the Floridian-l
NEW YORK. AnriI II

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NEW YORK, April IA, 1881.
Editor Fzoridian Yesterdays papers both
morning and afternoon, devote so much of their
columns to the weather, that their readers won
dered if -Old Probabilities had not taken shares
in all these dailies for the purpose Of "bulling"
the market in their stock, whether" or no.
"Old Prob's" says We shall have to bear it yet
fer several days to come, and present indica-
tions point to unreasonable weather as most
likely to occur. The news from all parts Of the
country tells the same story Of cold and storms.
Vessels arriving here from foreign ports have all
had to weather fearful gales of wind and snow
sleet and ice. This city is in a horrible condi-
ton. Down town streets are almost impossible
for the pedestrian, and all classes of heel vehi
cles are compelled to double their teams with
even ordinary loads. Snow slides and inunda
tons, have swept away property in the great
northwest by the thousands, and have been
accompanied with fearful loss of life.
Winter lingering In the lap of Spring" has
not been 50 fully illustrated in the life Of the
"oldest inhabitant" A few fine days in Feb
ruary, made the spring business outlook cheer
full one, but March SHOWS and storms shut off this
trade, and has caused it to stagnate so much
that it has given the jobbers the blues fear
fully.
At this season of the year the visitor TO New
York coming more to study the characteristics
Of different points than anything else, will find
the most interesting and varied scenes, by start
ing from the Astor House, and making his way
via Park Row, Chatham street, Chatham
Square, the Bowery and I'd Avenue to Harlem
bridge. On leaving the Astor House il is with
great difficulty, l make my way across Broad
way. With the exception of the streets converg
ing at London bridge, London, England, there
is not another thor0ughfare in any city in the
wsrld so crowded, and with such variety Of
vehicles as this part of New York's great
Boulevard.
Let me now give you an idea Of few of the
movable vehicles that create this "block up"
For fifty yards close to the pavement on the
right, going down, stretches out one of Herring's
safe movers Eight immense horses, driven
tandem, and drawing such . ponderous wagon,
must have its way clear and so II moves slowly
along, turning neither to the right or lef for any
waiting for 1t to pass, let Us note the other
vehicles moving up and down. The millionaire
seated in his splendid conpee, is silently studying
the ups and dswns of stocks and gold, and q he
reads his morning paper, while his driver picks
his way through the crowd, and watches his
chance to turn into Wall street, and thence 10 his
brokers Office, where miIisus are spent with as
little care as the child hands over his penny for
his first investment in horse or dog gingercake.
| Omnihuses of every line, whose seats are hllea
with wealth, beauty, beggary and business, cry
out @up" or 'down" Broadway, as fLiIliput was
our king, and his subjects were the ones te be
seated in these stages (made to carry twelvel IN
stead Of the present sized being Of our human
| family. An omnibus Is never fhll, they say,
and $50 they 60, up, up up and then they
90, down, down, dswn," making any place On
the street from South Ferry to Union Square, q
easy of access a. Tallahassee Capital building i
70 the City Hotel. Drays, trucks. hacks, horse
carts, hand-earts and carriages of AL kinds, an
| yet to be named as obstructions to our CROSSING
over 70 the great pils Of granite opposite tha
Astor Houss-the new POstofHce, description
Of which win reserve for future letter.
Not many years ago. fountain, the crown d
which was supported by iron figures Of mermaids
and ssnt forth from it, mouths ceaselea spray
with the water ialling (st this season of The year
from the many sized jets, congeaIed and formed
stalsctites Of icicies IN ~ many queer shapes q
the tzuant drops decEeed- Now al b changed
and letfen and pagers destined toE svsEy paint q
our hahiiabse giobe. Gre distributed over thil