The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-01-13
Our New York Letter.
Regular correspondence of ADVOCATE.

So4 LNO" L O4 n A4OOOC1s
Regular correspondence of ADVOCATE.
New YORK, Jan. o, 1888.
Our country cousins who generally
pay Gotham visit during the holiday
week have gone, and much as we enjoy
their company and their admiration and
wonder for things in general we cannot
bat feel relieved over the fact. To serve
as cicerone for any extended period is
apt to become tedious. The one thing
that seemed to attract most of their at
tention was the Brooklyn Bridge. It's
massive towers which are monumentto
the ingenuity of men to spend millions
when they belong to public funds, Its
swaying span which will eventually des-
troy Brooklyn as a distinct city and
make it part of the metropolis as the
territory above the Harlem river, and
the suggestion of its foundation above
the river bed, which cost so many lives
all combined to inspire species of awe
which Philadelphian would give a
great deal to arouse in the Quaker City.
The date of opening it has been so often
postponed that one ceases to believe the
announcements of the Commissioners.
Yet, it is pretty definitely settled now
that pedestrians will have an opportuni-
ty to cross the bridge by the first of next
month. People have ceased to believe
that the bridge will be practical bene-
fit to the citizens of either city at any
other time than perhaps in winter. Pc
destrians by walking fast will be enabled
to save dve minutes by using it instead
of the ferry, but this gain will hardly be
sufficient to recommend it generally,
particularly as the ascending Of stair
cases meats physical exertion swhich
you are spared by the ferry boat, To
sightseer's however, the bridge proper
will be invaluable since the view from
the centre of it, down the bay and up
the East River to the Sound swill be su-
perb.
Those accomplished gentlemen who
live by their wits, the confidence swind-
lers or 'bunco steerers" as they are
euphoniously termed in the vernacular
of the police, will regret the departure
of the out-of-town-visitor. To their
eyes he is legitimate prey. l em assured
by police captain that these linsinuat-
ing swindlers who recognize an old and
| dear friend in every contemplative and
curious countryman who seems to pos
sess money have .enjoyed harvest of ex-
oeptional richness. So audacious in fact
did they become that they grew careless
and piled their arts on elderly men,
residents of the city who are fully up to
the snares and delusions OF the great
city. President Sharp OF the Third
Avenue Car line, was attacked one day
by one of these clever young men. He
pl yed with Linn as long as the game af-
forded HIM sport, then he gave him the
60 by and enjoyed the fellows discom-
future.
The other morning the senior member
of leading banking house, was likewise
accusted by handsome. fashionably
dressed young man who addressed him as
Mr.. Ri ;hardson of Schoharie, New York.
The old gentleman professed great de-
light at meeting the son of an old resi-
dent and shook hands warmly with him
He shook hands so warmly that he gave
lis wrist q wrench which sent the young
man sprawling on the slippery and mud
dy pavement Then before he could re-
cover himself, he smashed his shiny
silk hat for him. blackened both his
eyes, and seizing him by the back of his
neck and the seat of his pants flung him
headioremost into the gutter where he
turned a complete somersault. A po-
liceman rushed up TO see what the dis.
turbance was but the young man did not
stop to make complaint. He took his
mud Gedraggled person away as quick
as his aching bones would permit.
Driving fast horses ou the road is be.
coming a passion among New Workers.
The man who makes money no longer
looks forward TO owning magnificent
house but sets bis heart ON trotter.
Now trotter in these parts means some
thing that can 90 better than at least
2,30, and this means money. Thus the
amount and qrali,y y Of horse flesh that
fills the road of an afternoon aud is put
up for rest at such famous roadside hos.
terits as Gdbe Cases, Barry's, Judge
Smiths and others represents millions.
The most charming road about here is
Riverside Drive, yet for some reason OF
other it is neglected. 1t is not fashion.
able and is used only by such people
who have no ambition to be seen and
who are satisfied to jog along instead OF
sending the dust flying at pace that
takes the breath of tyro away. River
side Park is one of II ose monuments OF
the Tweed regime in New YDrk. Il is
beautiful b yund description, but it has
also sYall wed up millions b,yond pre-
g dent l. is si.is,-d o. ,he eIT me