The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-01-04
NEW YORK 1874 YEARS AGO.
The City Slave Tr de-Quscr advertise uaent
An Old.time Theatre NStIee.

The City Slave TT de-Quscr Advertise ment,
An Old.time Theatre Notice.
In the year 1851 New York was a queer
little place. with slave market at tho foot OF
Wall street. and public notices Of runaway
slaves. or Of the public sale OF men and women
wore posted in its streets. Here are some no.
tices from the Nesc York Gazette OF 1881:
Run AWAY sunday night tho 81 instant. from Judah
Hays, Negro wsnch. named Sarah aged about 80
years; she in likely wench. OF mulatto ion
was brought up at Amboy. in Col Hamiltons family.
has had several masters In the Jerseys She DIRE
WELL and has good parcel OF cloahs aud spenks
good English. Whoever takes up the said weuch and
brings her to her said Master. secures her In any
County Gao SO that no may have her again, shall re-
'ts fory .ns seward W AM All rs,.onA9 S"rrss
Lately deal Il any psrson incline. to nsSsp, TIM Ghte
an. si'1s tG p. ni aa
Alittle. tnu'bird over and was drowned.
remove nrHt door ,o.the wiow Hogs. in Broni street
as rS %H tJsS . @ ssh. mo- ia
csrnei also vrsft foot sior A,nvs and vsniln
"r them 10 She nike ss
Among tho articles advertised to be- sold by
Jamaica rum. BY the Iiivc gallons, Common
Sacrament" Here is an editors appeal:
Kn 70" nh maye "W ns E' . r;s
are Inward o. Two three. four, aud ave years in
An Irish maid who hs, two years Of her time;
to!e sold Inqn.r. Of The printer hereof
%'s *. q" ntf'
NG T M"a AZ M. osy y q" is s1 G ss ru
shcnt this city ware taken down by Persons mnkmown
S I" BY 4s skr m & sSnHs IKE
owncrs how easy those lamps might be demolished with
All our common water carriage being long stopped
civ sr"a he Hi" =:
A Likely negro wench and sucking child TO Dc sold
me NeHch about Ia years OF CAn do all
An Irish servant man aged ahon, ~ YEAR. TO he lis,
possi0i for fur years. s.rvt'ne no viii answer either
The Posts Tor BOSTON aud philadelphia will set out on
Monday tho SON inst at o,sloek in ne afternoon
summer season '' 'N'""
In an obituary In 1859 of Isabella Morris.
of Now Jersey" she is described as Liberal
wthna pfas
IN person amiable; In conversation afrabie. in
friendship faithful OF envy void"
pended. III any Foul play, the judges OF the
please. as Is expressed in the written articles"
city paragraph runs us follows:
tn. e 5 w S a.s
utmost sndeavors during the warm weather to Keep
being the ensetu.i meant. under dod Tor our pref.
ervaiion from sickness.
1t appears that tho theatregoers Of 1871 had
some OF the Same causes OF comp aint that sx-
list now. as may DO seen by the following:
that ksan for his bsns NJ night Monday last had
caused greater number of tickets to be printed than
the house would hold this Is To certify that according
to the best OF knowledge there were but i6i pit
tickets ~ boxes and izl gallery ticaets printed In I'LL
aud II /. wei. known that larger humber have been IN
the house At one time. JAMS PARksR
N,B,-Tho IL was then determined not To receive
money Al the Door WAS aferwgd found To bo meas-
able 10 bs followed without Great offence
and such whose Business could not permit them TO
In time have since had their money returned
Whereas II has betn reported HAT Mrs Taylor In play
ing her part in BENEFIT endeRyored 10 perform II IN
Done account OF falling OUT between us; THIS 10 TO
certify that there such difference between her
and anl believe her icing much out IN her
was owing 10 her notgeuing the Part IN time.
TnosAs kkAs
In an official account Of the laying out OF new
streets Tor the city In 1907 .signel by Gouvnrneur
Morris, Simeon Do Witt. and John Rutherford.
COMMISSIONS The following paragraph occurs:
To some IL may seem matter of surprise that the
whole island has not heen laid out city To others
1t may he subject OF msrruent that lac Commissions
have provided space TOR greater Ropulann thsns
In this respect been governed by the SHAPE OF the
ground II Ia not Improbable that considers able mum
bers be collected Harlem before the high hills TO
the souiward OF II shsll he buili upon city. and y
Improbable that for centuries to GOMEZ the grounds
north OF Harlem FLATS will be covered with houses To
have short OF the extent laid out might therefore
have defeated tast expectations, snd 70 have gone
fsrthsr might have furnished uatsstss 70 ~ pssnsous
spirit Of spssxlsuss.