Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-05-10
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
From our oWn Correspondent.

The metropolis is out of gear out of
shape. Households are upset. house.
holders are in bad humor. and house
wives are begrimed with dust and dirt.
All this will be over. however, in day
or two when we all are active. over the
"moving" craze, which for an nuexplain-
able reason is settled for the first week of
May, so that one may run against anoth.
er. Down town several streets are i'm
passable, owning to the tearing down of
numerous buildings and almost at every
corner one meets with the sign "stop,
danger above" so that with the incon-
venience man suffers as householders at
his yet disordered residence, his business
hours are intruded upon by idle crowds
gaping at some adjoining operations.
But the average New Yorker is mighty
tolerant fellow. He can stand more out
wardly-and inwardly too l might add
than all other earthly sinners combined.
This is indeed what might be called the
s'silly" season in New York; it is too late
for balls and operas and too early to go to
the country, and 40 to fill up the time we
have picture exhibitions, dog shows, and
the first display of the taxidermists'
art. The latter claim that they are the
best workers in stuffed animals in the
world, and judging by some of the
stuffed birds now on exhibition, many
persons will agree to this decision. AS to
our great picture exhibition. lovers of art
feel proud at the progress now being
made by the young generation of Ameri-
can artists, which bids fair in the course
of time to occupy prominent rank
amt ng the great schools of the world. 1t
certainly promises we'll for the progress of
art in our midst when I state the positive
fact that in Paris alone there are to o-day
no less than three hundred American art
students.
Among the gossips of Wall street the
circumstances surrounding the with.
drawal of Mr.. George Gould from the
pigeon match forms prominent topic.
Young George, who is an excellent, good.
natured fellow, had actually backed an
Englishman, who was good shot, to the
extent of $4,000. Unfortunately the
matter came to the ears of the papa, who
is not by any means sport, nor does
be encourage it. 1t was the very first in.
stance that the. great millionaire ever
heard of his son, who is an exemplary
young fellew, indulging in such pastimes
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one TO express his displeasure to his son
and pointing out to him how such sport
ing tastes grow upon man and might
occupy some of his valuable time. The
obedient son saw the point, the same
as he had received many more from hii
able father, and at once withdrew his of
fer to back the Englishman. This is al
there is in his backing out.
Among the leading features of our city
parade on Decoration Day this year, will
be Henry Ward Beecher on horseback, in
full uniform. People over in Brooklyn
have frequently seen the great chaplain
of the 18th Regiment thus attired in full
fuss and feathers, but not so among the
Gothamites. This year, however. the
Thirteenth, Chaplain Beecher and all
come over TO New York as guests of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, and gooG
places to get an excellent view of the
great preacher already command pre-
MUM.
There is a little fuss brewing over the
day set apart for the opening of the
Brooklyn Bridge. 1t happens to be the
Queens birthday, May "a, and all the
dynamiters swear they'll blow up the
bridge if that day is adhered to. OF
course not a single one of the trustees
knew when they selected the day that il
was the Queens birthday, but the day
being fixed they refuse to change the pro.
gramme-all the Hibernians and dyn
amiters to the contrary notwithstanding
In this they are supported by the best
American sentiment in both New Yorb
and Brooklyn, though our own Board oi
Aldermen, of course, do not chime in
with that sentiment.
There must be mint of money in the
management of theatrical affairs. Mr.
A. M. Palmer, who has only been mana
ger Of the Union Square Theater, for say
a dozen years, retires from the Square
with a million TO his credit. Naturally
he did not make it all in that small
house, but troupes emanating from thai
establishment and travelling all over the
country have added on to his pile. SheG
Shook once more comes to the front with
his diamond studs and his theatricals, and
be is pretty well posted, will satisfy tbs
public just as well, il not bettet, thar
A. M. Palmer, who is rather reserved
and exclusive sort of q man. RADIx.