The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-28

New YORK. June 81, lSS3.-[Special Cor
respondence. Hot Well you can stake
your last dollar on the fact that at the
present New York city is the most uncom-
Portable place outside the realms of Pluto.
To see the mass Of humanity toiling daily
trying to keep cool is painful in the ex'
treme. Those who have not visited the
most populous portions of the city IN the
lower wards, can form no idea how human
beings live, piled up as they are with scarce
breathing space, the air scented with the
odor OF foul smelling sinks, redolent with
the emanations of decaying garbage piles,
beggars description by even the II ost fertile
brain. Viewing the city from the broad
acres of Texas It seems astounding to know
that more than million souls live on the
narrow strip of land called Manhattan Is
land. The other day took a trip through
the denser part of town to gain insight OF
The thermometer registered 81 degrees,
sultry atmosphere, not a breath
OF air stirring. when L reached
the spot, namely, the rive Points,
where combined colony of Irish and ltal'
ians hold forth, strange to say these two
classes OF foreigners dwell most peaceaoly
together, and not unfrequently intemarry.
Soon arrived at the most rickety tumble
down affair known as fourth ward tene-
ment, l assemble the shaky steps to the
combined around of corn beef and cabbage
and maccaroni, a fannel-mouth individual
met me at the stairs, and after close scrnti-
nv said. It's Mrs. Prindergast yer lookin
frh2 Assuring her that such was the case,
she continued, Well, Pm the lediy OF
that name; PLAT dye want?
lam q reporter. madam, IN search OF
news. >.
Ocn, holy mither o Moses! it's liar fur
the papers yer are; dlyil bit news vel
git sin the day tother teller, | behave it's
yer bruther, writ in the HURRULD that me
bat whrick me wild a crobar and shure 1t
was only bit O. joist.
Assuring her that was
only an humble scribe OF the Dial
and invited me to her rooms. The apart
meut consisted of one room II by 10, and
another about half that size. ,
care YOU troubled in any way by bad
and unhealthy odors during The warm
Mary bit; its only myself Pat and the
siyin childer as lives here. Sometimes
when those Hitalians cooks and makes a
stink pours some clouride of lime on the
sthairs an thin the board of helth comes
an takes thin to the public dump to be
schraped." 49,.
Approaching the true Hibernian nature,
/ beat hasty retreat, but not until maj
epithet was launched at me
Don't forget to reminder that Saint
Pathrick's day is as good a man as the
Fourth OF July liver wuZ, you can't fool the
MY next visit was made to the floor above
where, In the same space as before de-
s9ibed, fourteen Italians live. sleep like
CANNES carouse, drinking stale beer at two
cents per quart and occasionally drive away
dull care with murder ortwo.
saluting the animal that looked like Cor
sican brigand with friendly good morn
ing. He cut loose at once:
ITO bella viz she gooda morn; eta Sne
warma killa me. What you want?" "Oh,
sir l only called to have word or two
with YOU, that's ALL" "You wanta tn
werda; you wanta me arresta; you wanta
taxa me monk. No, serl you getta outa!
Sticka the stilleto." Soon the plaster Of
paris sculptor was quelled and assured that
no harm was intended, and in answer to my
questions he started out at the rate OF sSQ
Knots an hour, owing to the fact that l
write with both hands and feet, with re-
serve pencil attached to my ear, which,
through long experience at the business, is
capable of writing sixty words per second,
1 %as able to get the gist Of his tale:
al coma from the Stella two year,
and roasta the chesanuta my
ARIA she sella the fowra,
1nv ernesto blacka the shoe, we leva here,
pay eight dollar; me VITA keep the border;
wrier we maka much mon We go back to
DIE Italy; me no sicka; me lika here, no
nova, counted the number of souls in
dis rockery, and found that 163 men,
women and children spent the hot season
ia this human trap. The records of the
ooroner's office show that six or eight Of
bf the way. is only one of many more, die
Curing the summer months. 1t is only due
70 the efficiency of the health board that
sn epidemic does not sweep the city.
TO err is human, TO forgive is worth two
dcllars and a half, so sayeth the board;
Brooklyn has another clerical scandal, and
he is happy. Beecher has been indicated;
LIS triumph not yet forgotten-sell another
Psalm singer licensed celestial pilot has
Ysllen from grace. The Rev.. Father
BE bar Of justice 70 answer
ks charge of criminal assault, brought
acainst him by his servant, a
6Feny girl Of IS. Space was
not wanting. Miss Discon, the fair accuser,
sinld tears and sobs made this statement TO
Me Justice she said that two years ago the
Ioferend father took her from an orphan
YUM and placed her as maid.ofall-work
Chs house. Not long after she AYERS the
true nature of her benefactor became known
20 her. One day, ostensibly TO mend some
garment, he called her 10 bis room. and
Shile there accomplished her ruin. Under
Dreats she was forced 70 remain quiet at
~ opportunity offered and she escaped 10
lste The charge. As might be expected.
We defense offered is blackmail. II this
we're the first charge made against the
Back -robed gentleman IL might be con-
lined a. an attempt TO ruin the fair name
n a g,spel miller, but when IL Is remem-
bered that not long ago the mother OF
heysshioner boldly interrupted ana before
the assembled church charged him with as
sDIhIng her daughter, the conduct OF this
D AN cannot be passed BY without the
1osest scrutiny, and whether or no the
1Srch Of Rome, bishop or cardinal come
= rescue, the charge falls outside
ne jurisdiction Of the church and becomes
4 natter 10 be adiudged by the community |
d large: surely Martin Luther, ought not
be too harstfy criticised for the reforms be
suggested In The old church.
A fitting monument 70 The iniquity OF
corners IN produce II the failure Of Nc
yeogh, Evershsm a Co., the Chicago spec
fstors. and demonstrates clearly that no
ne man car absorb any Individual staple /
fthis country and dictate 10 the consumer.
ID II nv opinion that several large firms
,ere will have 10 throw mp the sponge on
pcount Of the last heavy drop in lard. R.
\. f-srts a Co. bead the LIST with Sl5OsO0
isbiiities.
EIsin Booth and daughter arrived on the
,<fIs. The great traeedisn looked fresh
nd hearty amer his srduous engagement
= Germeny. His late bereavement fore
rent the usual tug-bost and music busi-
lers. No reception vns held, yet
Io,dly number Of friends and a full com
lerneut Of the irrepressl be correspondent
net him On the pier. BE spoke kinoly o.
~ esrerrue treatment be received while
n Cerruauv, and regretted that be bed not
usSe the tour earlier In If A gentle
nsu present Ioooslv remsfkrd, vbetner be
TouId like ~ pass By his old theatre agnin.
mr. Il beingrspidiy Demolished sDd 81