New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-02-18
NEW YORK 1874 YEARS AGO.

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NEW YORK 1874 YEARS AGO.
The City Slave Trade-Oueer Advertise
nents-An Old-Time Theater Notice.
In the year 1851 New York was a
queer little place, with slave market
at the foot of Wall street, and public
notices Of runaway slaves, or of the
public sale of men and women, were
posted in the streets. Here are some
notices from the New York Gazette of
1851:
Run away on Sunday night, the Sd
instant, from Judah Hays, a Negro
Wench, named Sarah, aged about 80
years; she is likely wench, of null
latto compilations; was brought up at
Amboy, in COL Hamilton's family; and
has had several masters in the Jerseys.
She dresses very well, and has a good
parcel of cloaths, and speaks good En-
glish. Whoever takes up the said
Wench and brings her to her said
Master, or secures her in any County
5aol, so that he may have her again,
shall receive 40 shillings reward and
al reasonable charges.
The PUBLIC Whipper of the city of
New York being dead, if any person
:.nclines to accept that Office, with ego
year, he may apply to the Mayor and
5e entered.
A very valuable negro fellow, getting
700 much liquor, got into a canoe in
5he harbor, and, after padding about
little, tumbled over and was drowned.
This is to give notice that Elizabeth
Boyd is going to remove next door to
Che Widow Hogs, in Broad street, near
the Long Bridge, and will continue as
usual to graft pieces to knit jackets
and brceches, not to be discerned; also,
to foot and graft stockings and gentle
mems gloves, mittens, or initiates
| made out of old stockings, or runs them
| in the heels. She likewise makes
children's stockings out of the old
ones.
Among the articles advertised to be
sold by Ebenezer Grant, in Hanover
square, are: Jamaica rum, by the
five gallons, Common Prayer Books,
Weeks Preparation for the Sacra-
ment." Here is an editors appeal:
Kind readers, you have now had
gratis three supplements running; O
that it would excite such of you who
are upward of two, three, four, and
five years in arrears to remember the
printer.
An Irish servant maid, who has two
years of her time, to be sold. Inquire
of the printer hereof.
The Albany Post sets out on Satur-
day next; letters may be left at Mr..
McEvers, near the city hall, or at the
North River, at the house of the said
Post
Last Monday night several of the
glass lamps put up about the city were
taken down by persons unknown, and
left whole in the meat market. It is
thought to be done by some daring
rakes in order to convince the owners
how easy those lamps might be de-
molished without discovery.
All our common water carriage being
so long stopped has occasioned vast
rise in the price of firing in this city, to
the great distress of the poor as well
as others.
A likely negro wench and sucking
child to be sold. The wench about l9
years of age; can do all sorts of house
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An Irish servant man, aged about
% years, to be disposed Of for four
years servitude; he will answer either
country work or gardening.
The Posts for Boston and Philadel-
phia will set out on Monday, the 80
inst, at 8 o'clock in the afternoon,
precisely, to perform their stages week
ly during the summer season.
In an obituary of 1852 Of Isabella
Morris, widow and Relief of His Ex-
cellency Lewis Morris, Esq, late Gov
ernor OF the Province of New jersey"
she is described as ''Liberal without
prodigality, frugal without parsmony,
cheerful without lcvity, exalted without
pride, in person aniable, in converse
ton affable, in friendship faithful, of
envy void
In an advertisement of a race to be
run at Hampstead Plains in 1852, there
is notice appended: IF any Foul
play, the judges of the race may give
the money to any horse they please, az
is expressed in the written articles"
A city para graph runs as follows:
1--WE are desired by several gentle
men, well-wishers of the city, to en-
treat the respective inhabitants to use
their utmost endeavors, during the
warm weather to keep the streets sweet
and clean, as it is everbody's concern,
being the most effectual means, under
God, for our preservation from sick
ness.
1t appears that the theater-goers of
1851 had some of the same causes of
complaint that exist now, as may be
seen by the following:
"Whereas, Several reports have been
unkindly spread that Mr.. Kean, for his
benefit night on Monday last, had
caused a greater number of tickets to
be printed than the house would hold,
this is to certify that, according to the
best of my knowledge, there were but
161 pit tickets, 10 boxes, and 121 gal
lery tickets printed in all, and it is well
known that larger number have been
in the house at one time.
JAMES PARKER.
N. B.-Tho' it was then determined
not to receive any money at the Door,
it was afterward found to be meas
ure impracticable to- be followed with
out Great Offence, and such whose Bus
mess who could not permit them to
come in time have since had their mo-
ney returned. THOMAS KEAN.
Whereas, it has been reported that
Mrs. Taylor, in playing her part in my
Benefit, endeavored to perform it in q
worse manner than she was capable,
and that it was done on account of q
falling out between us; This is to Ger.
tify that there was no such difference
between her and me, and l believe he1
being so much out in her part was ow.
; ing to her not getting the Part ir
time. THOMAS KEAN.
, In an official account of the laying
out of new streets for the city in 1907
: signed by 'Gouverneur Morris, Simeon
, Dewitt, and John Rutherford, com
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