Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-10
NEW YEARS DAN A gsat3ssED
YEARS AGO
The Day Summer enc-sEow the
Clston Originated
From Harpsr's Weekly.

custom originated.
From Harper's Weekly.
''We hear said the RoyGl GazaHe. Of New
York. January i. 1888, that according to the
ancient practice OF this city. tie clergy and the
chief citizens will attend with the congratua-
tions of the season. after church this morning
upon the General. Admiral, and Govern
or" The day was kept in the midst
of war and siege. privation and disa-ter
with something of It's old harity. The British
officers had borrowed the New YoIk Gus
tom; the compliments OF the season were ex-
changed. the streets rang with revelry. and the
precarious rule OF The English garrison did not
prevent the celebration of the New Years feast
OF st Nicholas. The Custom cut we'd the war
Ii received the sanction IF Wa-h.n1tof himself
Seven years later January /. 1850 the Citizens
of New York a9ain paid Their New Years con-
plimcEts to a Chief Ma@.strate aud a CON-
manfier. Tut it was 10 Io:.ger a British general
and admiral. but the first President Of the
United states. to whom they gave their warm
est greeting.
Washington in 1870 lived at the Franklin
house. st the CORNER " earl ard Cherr; streets
Here. with Mrs. Washington. lie received s
guests. The day WAS soft and EI.id-one of those
bright Illus 0Is that sometimes tf"ak iii uTon
our wini,y cline 1T IL O'clock ali tue c.tzeis
made the calls IntEe evening tine l:,.i. IS cane
To Mis- Wa-hin@tons reception The moon was
full AMI bi ht, the ar 80 so:t that the bellies and
matroas ui NtN York came ii their summer
dresses Tea sid cu.lee. plain and plum cake
We're the only refreshments. 1t was here that
Washington male t.s fan oUs remarks upon the
New York Gus I'm. He asked il. crgin and w;s
told that t Wa the annual rrllt.cr %. Butch
foIefttn,Ts Ttc ch ri paused awhile. aEd then
iE b ; staj4ii, 81 nai l. sad: ne IN. hlY IA
vOrrd stuat on ct Nr.v York viii in process OF
tile attract migrants who will gradually
csaH.e IL anG..' I cu>ic f!.- and f.anEeTs. isu.
irt whatever Cha, iatc place. Hevcr for .et
tne curti al. cheerful observance oil New Ncar's
Gsy
but bet, cen 10; and ITO there was Great
gull To / B" asscd. q ra,eai c!:t-.e. t. decide
fer nj, ares the destiny al New luIk Its ,ew
Year GaS was It'll celebrated liz 1888 Under &.
royal iias. and tbs bitterness Of warfare st:.i Ill
vlded tia new world i writer IN t.ie Roget
GGzett asserts III nj Nothing but cC-.tiEva:.1n
OF cacrc;ye nei.SJics "iii bring these stubborn
peorl. q proper sense oi tie DUTY th:.y owe
Their mother cUuitTy. Tie royai.sts had not
yet lost all Ecfe France, they s:..ti would alan
den the Americans; it had learned 10 ';istrust
them. WIZ sa d one writer 'daes not the
ministry c"ni,!e II the loyal people. Eut ar.me iii
their hands. and lei them Conquer The countri:
The Irish, it seems. had ;.cver lee. perfectly
sure Of tht american foyaii>ts. AMI n;d reused
to arm them. Meantime. the .reit victories Oh
the British arms in Europe AID the East and
West Indies filled every ro!a!St with eXuita-
ton Governor James Robertson proclaimed
Thanksgiving in New ork on Thursday. jailu-
AIRY I3 The citizens. weary of war. full of the
Impulse Ok freedom. were called upon To give
thanks iOr the royal victories With reluctant
steps 10 dnutt. Trey made their way 10 the
loyal CHURCHES. For the last time they gave
thanks fuT the tritIEiphs of the IoyaI iia-
CIe leads With singular Interest the EOydl
GGzftte CT Il hundred years ago. Its columns
and advertisements lead Us back to IL clear con-
eepticn of our Rational progress and of the
Ittieness Uf the FAST. Its Mighty nations are
snail Communities of few millions: its grand
armies number eight CT ten Thousand men: is
ships that sweep the SEAS were of five hundred
To u ti:cusaEd tons. The finest packets that
left New York for London We're emily three
hundred AID city teas. Mr.. Washington
Threatened New York with ten or Twelve
thousand men. and Carleton or Robertson
had Nearly many. BEYOND the Hudson
stretched wilderness filed with sava@eS. Tie
largest city of ti" caiSt. Philadelphia had a
population of about twenty thousand. The
New sparer Is full of interesting suggestions
Here ii young man a':vertises fer place as
clerk; perhaps Ec Vas successful. became mer-
chant prince. and died long aTO. a fine
house is to BE- let III Wall street: it is lost to-day
In the stately modern cti.iiccS. y dentist adj
vertises for a row of front teeth Mrs.
LOTUS offers for sale her seat Lotus Hail. at
Halle;s Cove. and much ether property A
proclamation orders AL ships to he removed.
when unlas!en. To- Newtown creek. Tavern
KEEPERS arr To- take cut licenses for the sale of
liquors at the treasury. in Pearl street. Riv-
lngton has a list uI novels now first az
rived i'm America. Cecilia by Miss Blrney in
I'VE volumes bound in tHTee at three dollars
leads the cay literary feet. and is almost the
only one that mas escaped the wave at Lethe
Then follow Mount htnpah. two volumes: The
masquerade. two Volumes: The MASKED We'd
dang. one volume: AinG. novel, ore vOlume
<dsht9hnP'e Fotites two volumes: The Syiph
vastly admired. We are told; and J,ttG de
R0utittdc Our fOrefathers were evidently fond
Of fiction. and lived in romantic dreams
Yet the dreadful realities of the time were
more startling than any romance. The patriot
might we'll tremble a. he read the Thanksgiving
proclamation of the rOyast Governor Never
had England been more terrible by sea ami land
than in the year 1882. Rodney. in April. had.
amidst seas of blood, defeated the fleet of De
Grasse. which had given liberty TO America.
Parker had filled. in 17S1. the German Ocean
with the slaughter of the Dutch In India the
English triumphed over French and HindOO.
The horrible picture had just been completed
BY the fearful scenes of Gibraltar. Here (Sep-
TENDER I'D the sea and land had been covered
with such Il dreadful massacre of TIE spanish
as had never been known before The blue
Mediterranean noated q host Of the dead and
the fatefUi rock streamed with blood. Ii was
for these frightful scenes that the Governor
called upon the people OF New York to give
thanks But happily they We're the last vic
tories of the war. The Prelininarcs of peace
had eeen signed November 80, they were Yet to
be ratified. while New York was rejoicing i'm the
opening year But the peaceful change was
stiii unknown 10 the royal garrison. and the
newborn nation was still in doubt and tears
IL is a hundred years ago since the last royal
Governor received the citizens of New York.
The ancient practice Of our foreiathers" still
survives. The people CT New York still eX-
change their greetings on New-Years Day. The
day Is halowed by the hopes Of the future of
progress. of freedom. and of reform. On this
day New York extends its greeting to all lands
ard nations. wishing them peace. tranquility.
and abundance and in the spirit of its
iorciathers invokes for all mankind a
''Happy New Year
Rather FOO Realistic.