The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-22
THIS DAY THIRTY YEARS AGO
HoW THINGS LOOKED IN THIS CTTT
AND COUy7RY THEN.

NOW THINGS LOOKED IN TINS CIT
AND COUSTRY THEM
=. the N,d.. OF Or.. war. with Another
Threstened-seo. eoe Troops snd More
Wasted Markets and Theatres - The
story Told by an Ois Newspaper.
CARD PROM r. I. pAnSuN.
Another Living White Whale ut the Museum. 10 feet
long. living HippopotAmus. Two hundred educated
White Rats. which made TO perform . variety OF
plant Turth Living Monster Snakes and the Living
Happy Family. The new and brilliant drama. "Ths
Angel Of Mcknight" 80 universally admired. VIII 30
prodaced this afternoon and evening.
Thirty yenrs ago to-day. on the 22d OF No
vember. 1881. this advertisement Of Barnum's
Museum appeared in THE SuS and the other
New York newspapers 1t is one OF the first
things 20 catch the eve in the newspapers OF
that day. for h is spread out over along space.
in black type. There are other curious and In
teresting things TO be found In THE Sun Of
thirty years ago to-day. 1t Is one OF the char
acteristics of q newspaper that 1t is fully as
interesting when 1t Is half century or a
century old as on the day when 1t comes damp
from tho press.
The newspapers Of this city were eagerly
bought and read thirty years ago to-day. They
were eagerly bought and read then every day.
for people were looking for news. We were
Just in the beginning Of the great civil war:
and what readers looked apxiously for. instead
Of such interesting articles as The SrS Is full
OF on this peaceful Sunday morning. was news
from the front. This day Of this month thirty
years ago. tho 22d OF November. 1851. fell on u
Friday II It had fallen on n Sunday. rs 1t does
this year, little news could have been spread
unless Il was important enough to warrant the
printing OF extras for In those days the
great Sunday newspape Of the present were
unkn own.
On that 22d OF November. 1851. the 100000
Inhabitants Of this city. or such Of them as
read TIE SrN and the other daily newspapers
had little idea OF or care for any news but such
as came from the seat OF war. Hardly any
other intelligence reached the dignity az news.
Kings might come and 80 and thrones DO
shaken. but what did the teeg ra ph bring from
the army? A few days later. indeed. IL there
had been an Atlantic cable. news from Great
Britain would have received great attention
every morning. for appearances for a time in
dicated tina. We might have little passage at
arms With that nation. on account OF the cap
ture from, British vessel OF the two Con-
Tolerate Com mis-ionrrs. Mason and Slidell.
Ing That the cap;nrs O. Mason and
dell had upon the country as shown by the
aitsr the ,santTTs
rope. FIVE days before the date named. on
Noy; ~. 1871. came these iubi!unt headlines.
THE GREAT REBELLION.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND GRATIFYING INTELLr-
oESCE-cAPTCRE OF THE REBEL
COMMISSIONERS.
SLIDELL AND MASON.
THE FRIaArE SAN JAc1NTo TAXES THEM FROM
THE BR1TIsH NAIL STEAM.
SHIP TRENT.
pARTlcr4A ks3 q Of r TIFF ht GEAHRyTyyRE-pRo-
WiLxrs. coMMaSpISa S THE san TAX 5acrSro eAf'
IN WASHINGTON.
How slowly news tr9Selled in those days
listed on the. 18th Of December. nearly, a
luton in these headlines:
-FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
d,r'irai Of the Hansd.
THE NEWS OF THE SEIZURE OF MASON AND BIZ |
DELL RECEIVED IN ENGLAND. |
INTENSE POPULAR EXCITEMENT.
MEETING OF INDIGNANT MERCHANTS AT LIvKB-
IMMEDIATE FALL OF COESOLS |
THE LAW ADMITTED TO BE on THE SIDE OF |
AMERICA.
Then there was q wait Of three days for later
news. and what days OF suspense they were |
forget. When the later news did come it was
not reassnrinE. But the tone Of the headlines
ter was received with true American grit:
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL oP THE EUROPA AND THE CITY OF
wAsHISoToS-rHE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND
THE AFFAIR OF THE TREST-ESG1AND
SENDS AN ULTlMATUM TO THE UNITED
sTATEs-AN APOLOGY AND THE SUR
RENDER OF THE REBEL AN
BAssADoRS DEMANDED.
GREAT PREPARATIONS FOR WAR!
ARMS AND ARTILLERY SHIPPED TO CANADA.
AN IMMEDIATE CONFLICT ANTICIPATED!
A EuMoR THAT THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON OFFERS
HIS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. EXCITEMENT IN
ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
DECLINE IN CONSoLS AND COTTON!
AMERICAN AND CANADIAN SECURITIES WITHOUT |
BUYERS.
Hence it appears That this day thirty years
Immediate danger OF a war with England.
l5nt our minds were easy on that scoro on that
ad
Us feel able to graphic with the rest Of the
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21.-It has been officially
iscerta!n.d that the Government has now in
~ field In camp. and in process Of formation
thaa service are more
we al Know on Voc
s =. Mhst e IN is TSsle S Sss
,ss since disappeares Thsrs vas no f &a
anu no DTOpkItu JFluke. there ]
we're no elevated railroads In this city. there
vas no telephone. there was no electric light.
here were few. OF the good things Of life that
, ,;s We consider absolute NECESSITIES. Only
s81. Jeilersop Davis had been made Provi..
tonal President Of the Southern C"nfederacyi:
It had been coined ut all. was still
resi-. from from the mint Seven months
red upon; and had surrendered. and Presi
ne for $4,000 troops. On the 22d Of April, 1861.
precisely thirty years and seven months ago
o-day. as historian tells Ms. from the win
lows 81 the Executive Mansion In Washington
rebel nag c2nd be seen flying At Alexandria
BE- BE- time n, P1 18th The same day-that Is on TIE
nd. tho Seventh New. York regiments landed
t ANNAPOLIS. on their, way to Washington.
he footsteps OF our gallant Seventh hurryng
own Broadwayto push its way to the front
till echoed In the loyal hearts in this town. !
lnly i've months before the first battle OF Bull
lnn had been fought and lost, and, two weeks
ad fought the battle Of Belmont
THE Bun that was printed on this day. thirty
n m mi IN snr III N |