Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-14
LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS,
WINTRY BLASTS IN SPRING
TIME IN NEW YORK.

The Fire Departments Run for the
Lflly-NatiOnal Politics as Affected bv
Municipal Squabbles-End the Fash
lOnable and Theatrical Seasons-A
Newspaper Enterprise Fails.
NEW YORK, May I1.-To-day. althouob
wet, and what an Englishman would call
"beastly' and NASTY" is warm enough
to all conscience, but the spring is really
very backward. 1t showed on ADriI 30
and people who have any regard for COM
fsrt have not yet given up fires. The
Iouage Is still IN not much more than an
embryo state, and it is only recently that
cherry blossoms have appeared. Yester-
day light topcoat was not unnecessary
even during the day, and it is difficult to
realize that three years ago the middle of
May boasted several of the hottest days
Of the entire summer. Yet, despite the
continued cool weather, the thunder
storms we have had would have done
honor to July or August, and the one
which resulted in the lightning striking
the Standard Oil Works at Communipaw
yesterday morning occurred after an un-
usually chilly night.
Speaking of fires, there has been not a
little indignation expressed by the censO-
riOus over the exhibition Of the efficiency
OF the Fire Department which was given
Tor Mrs. Langtrv's benefit the other night.
with her own fair hands, the Jersey Lily
gave the signal which summoned the three
engines and two trucks that respond to a.
first alarm" The wear and tear of the
machinery, combined with the expense of
"nrlng up" the engines, causes such an
exhibition to cost the city, at a low esti-
mate, $25, and tax payers consequently
grumDle that such a sum should be spent
10 gratlty the curiosity of a woman who
is considered rich, apparent good reason
no better than she ought to be. and whose
character, unlike that which Caesar de-
manded in his wife, is certainly not above
suspicion.
These exhibitions of the alertness of
the fire department by the way, are great
shams. 1t invariably leaks out when one
Is 10 be gwen, and the companies which
are to be summoned are consequently on
the qui UiUe, with the engine fires lighted.
the horses harnessed and at the pole, and
every one ready to dash out as soon as
the gong sounds. or course they
arrive on the ground in what seems to be
marveOusly quick time, and the distin-
guished strangers, for whose benefit the
snow is given, are prOpOrtiOnately aston
lshed and express themselves in terms
complimentary enough to make those who
are in the secret blush. There is
not much blushing done. however.
BY their rejection of the Mayors best
appointments this week the Aldermen
have done much to iniUre the Democratic
party throughout the nation. Their ac-
tlOn shows New York to be the worst gov
erned city in the country, and, as it is a
Democratic city, it is easy to argue that
similar misgOvernment would follow if
the Democrats got control of the national |
government. AS a matter of fact, how !
ever, the Mayors appointments were
negatlyed by the aid of several Republi- !
can Aldermen, and in this matter, as in |
others, the Republicans should share the |
responsibility Of the city'S misgOvern- /
ment. This is quite as true now as it |
was in the days of the ring, when Tweed !
retained his power to steal the money of |
the tax payers solely through the Republic |
can Legislature at Albany.
A feature connected with Prof. Chand- |
ler's rejection as President of the Health |
Board, reminds one of the late John !
BrOugham's alleged dream, in which that |
ornament to the stage conceived that, hav- |
ing died, he applied for admission into
Paradise. st. Peter refused his request
on the score that no actors were allowed
to enter. BrOugham did not go away, but
played the part of Peri, in order, like
the three bears which came over to
nC III SCt Mudb ne COulU
see. Presently Lester Wallack appeared,
and was admitted by Peter without hest
tatiOn.
81 thought you said no actors were adj
mitted," replied BrOugham, Indignantly,
to the heavenly porter.
$50 l did," returned the Saint, calmly.
''Well, here, you've just let Wallack
in."
''Wallack?" answered Peter, in a tone
of surprise; ''why, he's no actorv'
The law requires that the Health Com
missioner who is not physician shall be
President of the Health Board. DR.. John
7. Nagle, Deputy Register of |
Vital Statistics, is candidate
Mayor to take the same view of his |
professional claim that st. Peter did of |
Lester Wallacks in Mr.. Brougham's i'm |
aginary. DIR. Nagle's plea is that although !
a physician he does not practice, and is
consequently eligible. Unfortunately for I
his argument, the Medical RegiSter has his |
name in its list of practicing physicians, |
together with his office hours. When |
the Health COmmissiOnership, which is by
law filled by physician, became vacant |
two years ago, Nagle applied for the
place because he was doctor.
While on the subject of medical men, |
let me give you an illustration of the dogs !
life led by a successful physician here. |
A fortnight or so ago he was disturbed so |
many nights in succession that he was |
finally obliged to abandon his house and /
seek refuge in a hotel, without telling |
where he was going, in order to obtain |
nights rest.
The fashionable season is finally COM |
ing to an end after having been one of the |
longest on record. Its great length was |
due to Lent beginning and ending so early. |
Ordinarily Easter comes so late that there |
is only time for a few weddings before |
fashionable folk 90 into the country, but |
this year it came so early that there have |
been not only weddings without number, |
but balls and parties without limit, not |
to speak of the great event of the season, |
the Vanderbilt affair.
The costumes worn ON that occasion, by |
the way, have seen service since. Arthur !
Beckwith, among others, played a part |
in the princess at the Academy a fort |
night ago in the suit of silvery armOr |
which he had on at the Vanderbilt ball. !
He has been well laughed at in cOnse- |
quence, for he attired himself at home, |
and on his way to the matinee perform |
ance he was so much the observed of all |
observers, and cynOsure OF all eyes, that |
n mention of the circumstance was made |
in one of the local papers.
To 90 back to our sheep: The result OF |
the heightened season is seen in the jaded |
looks of both men and women, perhaps OF |
LuG lOIIllCI iubIt Iutii lllt ldtbCls LOl W. /
men can ordinarily sleep late after ball, |
while men, with perhaps few score eX-
ceptions, and those consisting chiefly not !
of men but of boys, have, of course, to be |
at their offices at a comparatively early /
hour. Few, indeed, are sorry that the re-
laXa tion eff summer is at hand.
The theatrical season is also practically
over. and after a week or two. excepting
at the Casino, which is built expressly as
a summer theatre, and at the Madison
Square, there will be hardly a regular
company playing.
The last issue of the One-cent O'Clock
edition of the Telegram appeared this
morning. The experiment was not sue
cess, and it did not deserve to be. What
occurs between the time the morning
papers 90 to press and a. M, is not sutfi-
cient to fill newspaper.
weather Indications.
OEFTCE CHIEF SIGNAL OBSERVER.