New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-25
GLLMPSES OF CITY LIFE.


'onn W. Jacohus IS a candidate for Surveyor and no
uoes not hesitate TO say So He believes that he Il
HN'eo 70 tnis recognition and the officers of tho
copoOiican County Committee think so toe Colonel
n.ser' chairman Treasurer A. II. Whitney Secretary
pelamy and nearly all the Assembly District leaders
lave signed paper !ndorsing him for the position
ssnSd n Bliss chairman Of the State Committee
otSncu " some time ago, with John r. Plummer and
S-''' "eh-known party men OF the city and State
Inc man who said: a Half the world does not know
nov the other half lives might almost as wen have
sad Hall the world does not know how either half
hVes for IL Is surprising sometimes 10 see how little
p0opie Know Of what is going on almost In mont OF
uielr own doors. Persons who have lived for years
N Hew-York are now and then heard TO ask II the
oieVaed trains all night, and when they are told
mat they do they express surprise that thore should
DC any passengers. II those people could see the
trans that go up Third and Sixth ayes. between the
hOurs Of and g.. m, with almost every seat oo-
cnpiod, they might find food for thought But
VINO rides at these unearthy hours7 First OF course
tnere are the newspaper men editors reporters COM
positors, and stereoypers There are now and then
people starting on long journeys, their way to
carry trains Then there are hundreds OF laborers
ohiehy italians, who make an early start for work
at long distance from their homes Next to one of
nese' PER- ps, long cloak that falls open IN front
| oiscioseS lacecovered gown that tells OF lato
dancing party. At about O'Clock some OF the cars
arc nearly filed with newsdealers, with huge bundles
Of papers, which they carrying 10 their places Of
business up town. Besides these respectable members
" society thore Is often small proportion OF plain
drunks, men who press dimes into tho hands OF the
and ask before they go TO Sleep TO be put OF
o. Hunner an Ishwenny -fish-shreets In fact, one
who secs these things often Is impressed with the truth
o what Is only empty saying to many, that New
fork never sleeps.
II there IS ono thing which Is as dumb as a clam
IL Is Chnaman IN hottest. and when this almond
eyed, skinned species OF IS not dumb he IS
not to be trusted He may say something but a man
can stake his last dollar against that something's
being true. Tribune reporter won't to the Chinese
quarter the other day 10 find out about rumored
fashionable O'Clock tea. A mythical Mrs Kong Kei
was receiving the guests at this tea. 1t was no
trouble to find Chinamen for the street. the doorways,
every stairway swsrmed with them. But when It
camc to finding Mrs. Kong Ke the real trouble began.
After ashng fully dozen Cinnamon where the
fashionable hostess lived and getting response what
ever, the reporter changed hts tactics and inquired
for Kong KeL Finally one man with tanned leather
skin and eyes larger than black beads said
Oh, Kong Kei you go up two flight The reporter
went up two flights and knocked at every Of a
dozen doors. "Kong Kel live UPSTAIRS was the IN
formation given in one Of tilc rooms. The next time
tho reporter told that Kong Kel two flight down"
Two flights down tho reporter tried every man he could
get hold Of An epidemic OF silence had spread
among all OF those in tho house now, and every
question brought forth only stony glare Not
sidewalk a man wa found who said; "Kong Kei
clos sileet.' Then he turned away with a great
show Of dignity and refused TO explain where Gloss
stleey Kong Ke Kong Kei was never found
There IS ample room Tor the exercise OF healthful
moral influences among tho many youngsters who sit
up all night to got the first editions of tho morning
papers. They may DO found between the hours OF ii
O'Clock and o'clock almost anywhere around CITY
Hall Park. They are undoubtedly hard set Of boys.
They have a great many ways Of passing the time
untl the papers como out but I. Is safo to say that
It would DO hard TO ind single good way.
Matching pennies" Is amusement OF which they
are fond but tho real newsbOy boasts OF his skill
in shaking dice. Three four Of the boys will sit
down on the sidewalk, difly, halfclad and stock
Ingless, on a oold night, and shake away their
eoppers By the hours when one Of them loses his
litlo pile Of hAd-oarned cents he jumps up ana asks
pasers-by for only cent sir, to get some Dapers,'
una he gets moro capital Thon he Joins the lit,ls
circle OF gamblers again. They sit thore until inc
papers arc out w ssS Ss S are S UP DOORS SG .s and
pushing along, keenly alive to business
Jack s., the printer in rccoipHng BILL loosely
remarked: al don't write very good hand, and that
reminds mo OF p, who was tho agent some years
ago OF a large concern. He came TO me and says
Jaek. LET me have three hundred dollars for day
or two AN right call II q week. says j, and
check was given In taking Il P remarked JACK
,ou write a very bah hand let mo see' says
/. Tho check was handed back for inspection, and
/ destroyed Il with the remark: You'd better get
the three hundred dollars from one who writes
better, Two DAYS later the Sheriff was In charge
AZ PDs place I congratulated myself that l
saved three hundred dollars by not writing good
hands
Lawson Valentine. Of this city, suggests that tho
friends Of the iats T.. r. Roe. the novelist set up
large natural boulder somewhere in the Highlands as
& memorial TO him snch e memorial would DO singu-
larry appropriate: for Mr. Roo not only loved the
country with a passionate aF1or but spont me pest
years OF his life IN this beautiful region. II each
peon who has road his books with pleasure and profit
were 20 contribute only / cent 10 this object, the
amount realized would be much more than would be
required. Not hong before his death was taking
with Mr. Roe, when he said to me with intense |
earncstness Next to the God OF nature, reverence
nature itscES The speech was CHARACTERISTIC OF the
man. Though not a scientific man, he had tho Same
keen observation which Darwin posscssed; and It was
dcopIv Interesting TO listen 10 him he nfoded tho
hidden and unnoticed beauties Of q mountain pebble
M n waysde flower Had he any voice IN thc mat /
tor am sure he would say that rough mountain |
boulder, untouched by the hano Oh MALL "ouo 10 us
most htung monument
at wonder there are not more fires in this city," /
said a fireman of duty tho other day especially I'm
the downtown business districts II you look down
through he gratings In front Of these stores into the
caII.r areas IN nine cases out Of ten you will find
A litter OF paper straw aud old boxes, as dry as
tinder seemingly laid there on purpose to catch the
smouldering stump Of cigarette and burst into dan
gcrous fame. Then look At that big building over
there with every window covered by IRON shutters
How oonid any one sec q are burning behind those
shutters, or how could broak in there without
,rcat loss Of precious tmof 1t sufficient Tor All
practical purposes have iron shutters on two rows
81 windows at each end of the building This would
prrvent flames from an adjoining structure getting
any hold Tho central windows should pe ieh. Win
1uf shutters, SO that a fame could De luchy Gus,
covered and water poured Ia upon II Without delay
How do burglars get their toolsp was asked
wellk known detective at tho Central station. Why
very man OF any account In that lne was the reply
has wba8 n. calls shis man. who is practical me-
hanlc and makes everything IN tho shape OF 1mmes
,unches, etc.. that tho burglar uses saieOioweFs