F128 .47 nAo .P9o % mmm,,. ^Br; ■■'''' -^ SSI-- — I-:;;. ,_jj^sw|snss|s^K^^K||L. |W|:: : , : i'HJ^S^HH^^^^^^^^H^E ' '''t?'i'iwl^^B ^!!^a^H ^^^J| '^^'^^^^^^^^KM ^^HJH:: ... ',^i^i\^ii^m;m^ ^^^ .,,^^^^_ ^^^^B 1- ^j * * „ - . V, '0> %'^^\^^ %'^^*/ %'^^'\ • 0^ ,''"- " -. o ■^-^^^ ^'•. -^o <^. a* " " • f K.E3SCOTT. NEW YORK: fuhlishetl liy Die IVferoantile I*\»ljliHViir>.K Co. No. I Pahk Pi.ack. 1874. .TS3 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by The Mercantile Publishing Company, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. Electrotjpcd nnd Trinted by McDonald, Dili.ont & Co., ."«o. 1 I'srk Place, cor. Croadway, N. Y. PREFACE. Tlie stranger who visits the city of New York for the first time, naturally desires to know something more about the "Metropolis of the New World" than have been atforded him by the meagre accounts that he has from time to time seen. There are many interesting localities, scattered in and around the city, and its suburbs, that are unknown, even to residents of many years ; the en- deavor in this woik has been to collect them under appro- priate headings, and to give such brief descriptions as may serve more fully to guide the stranger to their whereabouts. The entire edition has been placed in the suites of rooms of the following hotels : BREVOOUT, EVERETT, GRAND CENTRAL, ST. JAMES, CL.VREN'DON, FIFTH AVENUE, HOFFMAN, ST. NIClIOL.\S, COLEMAN, GILSEY, METROPOLITAN. STURTEVANT, EARLES, GRAND, NEW YORK, WINDSOR. Copies may also be procured at the office of publication, nsro. 1 FjA.:ri^ fx.-a.ce. Particular attention is called to the advertisements: they are those of strictly first-class establishments that invite the reader's patronage. New York, Nov. 1st, 1874. SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS. NEW YORK CITY. Page. INTRODUCTION— HISTORICAL SKETCH— HISTORICAL LOCALITIES, . . 7-45 CENTRAL PARK. ORIGIN AND EARLY HISTORY— LOCATION AND AREA— CARRIAGE SER- VICE—PARK KEEPERS— GATEWAYS AND APPRO ACHES —NAMES OP GATES— THOROUGHFARES-RESERVOIRS— GENERAL FEATURES— LOW- ER PARK — HUMBOLDT MONUMENT — STATUE OF COMMERCE — THE POND— MUSEUM— THE DAIRY— THE KINDER-BERG— BALL GROUND— CAROUSAL-SEVENTH REGIMENT MEMORIAL— TEE MARBLE ARCH- INDIAN HUNTER- THE GREEN— THE SPA— THE MALL -MUSIC STAND— PERGOLA-CARRIAGE CONCOURSE-THE CASINO— MORSE STATUE- •'AULD LANG SYNE "—"THE TIGRESS "-TERRACE-BETHESDA FOUNT- AIN—THE LAKE— RAMBLE— MONUMENT TO SCHILLER— THE CAVE- BEL VIDERE-TUNNEL— CONSERVATORY WATER— DEER PARK- MET- ROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART— THE MAZE— MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY— THE KNOLL— THE UPPER PARK -MOUNT ST. VINCENT- FORTIFICATIONS— BLOCK HOUSE— POOL, LOCH, AND HARLEM MEER— THE GREAT HILL— HOW TO GO TO THE PARK 47-91 PARKS AND PUBLIC SQUARES. THE BATTERY — BOWLING GREEN — CITY HALL PARK— WASHINGTON SQUARE— UNION SQUARE— GRAMMERCY PARK-STUYVESANT PARK- TOMPKINS SQUARE— MADISON SQUARE— RESERVOIR PARK— MT. MOR- RIS SQUARE -RIVERSIDE PARK-MORNINGSIDE PARK, .... 93-99 THEATRES. ACADEMY OF MUSIC — BOOTH'S — BRYANT'S — COLOSSEUM — NIBLO'S OLYMPIC— PARK— UNION SQUARE-WALLACK'S, 101 -HS PUBLIC BUILDINGS. CITY HALL— NEW COURT HOUSE— HALL OF RECORDS-HALLS OF JUS- TICE—DEPARTMENT OP CHARITIES AND CORRECTION— CITY ARMOR- IES-CUSTOM HOUSE— UNITED STATES TREASURY AND ASSAY OFFICE —OLD POST OFFICE— NEW POST OFFICE- GRAND CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION-MARKETS 117-124 PUBLIC WORKS. CROTON AQUEDUCT — HIGH BRIDGE — EAST RIVER BRIDGE — HARLEM BRIDGE 125-128 CONTENTS. BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS. Page. BLACKWELL'S ISLAND-RANDALL'S ISLAND -BLOOMINGDALE ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE -NEW YORK JUVENILE ASYLUM — NEW YORK ORPHAN ASYLUM - MAGDALENE ASYLOI - ASYLLT^I FOR AGED IN- DIGENT FEMALES-INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND— INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB— HOUSE OF INDUSTRY-HOAIE FOR THE FRIEND- LESS-LEAKE AND WATTS ORPHAN HOUSE- SOCIETY FOR THE RE- LIEF OF WIDOWS AND SMALL CHILDREN-NEW YORK DISPENSARIES — DEMILT DISPENSARY-BELLEVL^E HOSPITAL— ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR, 129-135 SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION— COOPER UNION— I. O. OP O. F.— AMERICAN ETHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY— AMERICAN BIBLE SO- CIETY-NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY-NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN— LYCEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY— METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OP ART-NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION, 136-143 LIBEARIES. A8T0R LIBRARY-SOCIETY LIBRARY-MERCANTILE LIBRARY— APPREN- TICES' LIBRARY, - . 144-146 COLLEGES AND SEMINARIES. COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK- NEW Y'ORK UNIVERSITY- COLUMBIA COLLEGE— COLLEGE OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER-MANIIAT- TAN COLLEGE— UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY— COLLEGE OF PHY- SICIANS AND SURGEONS-NEW Y'ORK MEDICAL COLLEGE— UNIVER- SITY MEDICAL COLLEGE-N. Y. MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, 146-149 CHURCHES. TRINITY— GRACE— ST. GEORGE'S-ST. PAUL'S— ST. JOHN'S — ST. MARK'S TRANSFIGURATION— ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL— CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH— CHURCH OP ALL SOULS — DUTCH REFORMED — FOURTH UNIVERSALIST— ST. PAUL'S METHODIST EPISCOPAL-FIRST BAPTIST- BRICK CHURCH 150-158 CEMETERY. GREENWOOD, 158-163 SUBURBS. BROOKLYN — NAVY YARD-STATEN ISLAND — HOBOKEN — FLUSHING- GOVERNOR'S ISLAND — FORT HAMILTON — CONEY ISLAND - LONG BRANCH — ROCKAWAY — JAMAICA— TUROG'S POINT— ASTORIA— MON- TAUK-CROTON DAM-CREEDMOOR, . . , 163-169 FORTIFICATIONS. FORT TOMKINS— FORT RICHMOND— FORT LAFAYETTE— FORT HAMILTON FORT COLUMBUS-CASTLE WILLIAM-FORT SCHUYLER, . . 169-170 DIRECTORY TO ADVERTISEMENTS. THE GOMAM CO. SILVERSMITHS. [ESTABLISHED 1S31.] Salesrooms, No. 1 Bond Street, New York. T Pfl fl 1 "n O* 1^1 1 TrOTCfTYl 1 "f Tl C< ^^^^ Gorham Company constantly JJUaUill^ Uil V CI bllil lllb. employ a larger number of workmen on Solid Silver Ware than any other manufacturers in the world. PiTPPqI" SIllTrCk-p Every ounce of Silver made- by them^^rxi X UlUOL tOilVDi. bears their Stamper Trade Mark, thus :l®iiijil® and is absolutely guaranteed sterling purity, 925-1,000 fine. STERLiNa OyilTlTlfll TlPQlCTTlQ They have earned a wide reputation for the ^^ i^llldl XyCblgjllbi select character, great beauty and excellence of their designs. Attention is called to a variety of an antique type just completed. T Q"PrrOC!"t" ^fnolT" ^^^^ richest and largest assortment of choice ±jC11 gjCb b U LUUJl. articles for Wedding and Testimonial Gifts and general family use, to be found in the country. T^TirJul P'l'Fl'CJ ^ great variety, all that are necessary in common XjL iU.Cll vTli Lbi table use, as well as the most elaborate and complete wedding outfit. THE GORHAM COMPANY are also the exclusive manufacturers of the celebrated Gorham ELECTEO-PLATE Tea Sets, Dinner Services, &c., &c. THE BEST FJL.i^TEI> AVARE IN THE AV^ORLD. AT RETAIL, At Salesrooms of the Company, No. 1 Bond Street, near Broaiwaj, Net Yorl NEW YORK; ITS PAST AND PRESENT. Tli(- City of New York, from its geographical position, liaving ])ecome tlie great centre of commercial enterprise, is Justl}^ iegard(Hl ns tlie Metropolitan City of the New World. In mereantih^ importance it bears the same relation to the United States tliat London does to Great Britain. Its past liistory is replete with interest, for it has been the theatre of some of the most important events that pertain to our country's memorable career ; and although it possesses fewer historic sluines than are to be found in many cities of the Old World, yet its chronicles still live as treasured relics in the hearts of its people, and on the pages of its national records. If we take a retrosj^ective glance we shall find tliat a little more than two centuries ago, this island of Maiiiia- Ttata — its earliest recorded name — had its birth-day of civil- ization in a few rude huts, and a fort situated where the Bowling Green now stands ; and in this comparatively brief interval in the lifetime of a nation, it has bounded from the infant DorjJ or village, into a noble city of palaces, with its million of inhabitants. It is now the greatest workshop of tlie AYestern World — the busy hive of industry, witli its tens of thousands of artisans, mechanics and merchants, send- ing out, to all sections of its wide-spread domain, the magic OTJLBEI^T To be of the FINEST GRADE And are offered at the Mo.st Reasonable Rates, B. LANDER^ 18 John Street, New York. {.Old Ware Repaired and Replated equal to new.) NEW YORK ; ITS PAST AND PKESENT. 9 of macliinery for all departments of liandicraft, and argosies of magnificent vessels for garnering in tlie wealtli of foreign climes. If we glance prospectively, how shall we venture to limit its progressive march in opulence and greatness? In less than half a century hence, it will doubtless double its present numerical importance. As illustrations of the enormous increase in the value of real estate, it may be mentioned that a lot, on the north-west corner of Chambers street and Broad- way, was purchased by a gentleman who died in 1858, for 81,000. Its present value is now estimated at no less a sum than $150,000. The site on which the new Herald Building now stands was purchased by James Gordon Bennett, Esq., for $400,000 paid to Barnum for an unexpired lease of thirteen years, held at the time his American Museum was burned. Also, the lot immediately adjoining this, with a frontage of less than sixty feet on Broadway, was sold at auction for $310,000 ! A little more than two centuries since, the entire site of this noble city was purchased of the Indians for what was equivalent to the nominal sum of $24. Now the assessed value of its real estate exceeds $550,000,000. If such vast accessions of wealth have characterized the history of the past, who shall compute the constantly augmenting resources of its onward course % Half a century ago the uses of the mighty agents of steam and the electric current were unknown ; now the whole surface of our vast country is threaded over with a network of railroads, and our seas, lakes and rivers, are thickly studded with steamers ; stately vessels freighted with the fruits of commerce, all tending to this city as the central mart of trade. Half a century ago it took weeks to transmit news from New York to New Orleans, now our communica- tions are conveyed over the length and breadth of the land almost with the velocity of tlie liglitning's flash. AVithin a J. & J. SLATER, Jjadies', (jents and (Children's SHOES. Largest Assortment of the Best Quality in the City. 1141 BROADAVAY, Cor. 26tn Street, — AND — 8B8 Broadway, Bet. 13th tC 14th Sts. NEW YORK ; ITS PAST AND PRESENT. 11 like interval tlie most rapid printing-press was slowly worked by hand-power. Now the winged messengers of intelligence are multiplied with the marvelous rapidity of 60,000 copies an hour. While the mechanic arts have thus revolutionized the social condition of the past, a corresponding change has marked its history in the establishment of numerous schools of learning, diffusing their beneficent iniiuence on the minds and morals of the masses. Then, again, as respects its costly stores and j)rivate resi- dences, New York seems to vie with London and Paris. All along Broadway and its intersecting streets, the eye is greeted everywhere by long lines of marble and stone build- ings, many of them of great architectural elegance. The several broad avenues and squares in the upper part of the city are studded with a succession of splendid mansions, in some instances costing from $50,000 to $200,000 each. There are, it is estimated, some three hundred churches, many of them of costly and magnificent j)roportions ; while its superb hotels — the boast of the metropolis — are, in some instances, capable of accommodating about one thousand guests. How mighty and far-reaching must its influences become in its future progress it were difficult to compute, since its numerical extent, numbering at present, if we include Brook- lyn and the adjacent places on the west, over a millon and a half of souls, will ere long place it in the scale of cities of the world, in the foremost rank. Society in New York iias many phases, it is cosmopolitan and amalgam, composed of all imaginable varieties and shades of character. It is a confluence of many streams, whose waters are ever turbid and confused in their rushing to this great vortex. What incongruous elements are here commingled : the rude and the refined, the sordid and the self-sacrificing, the religious and the profane, the learned and the illiterate, the affluent and the destitute, the thinker cv* •^ *i ^^ 230 FIFTH AVEITUE, '^ Bet. 26th & 27th Sts., NEW YORK. Rich Paris [mbroidefies, Berlin Zeptiff Worsteds, Filet Guipure, AND ALL ARTICLES NEEDED FOE WOKSTED WOEK. Babies' Sacks, Hoods and Afghans of the finest quality ONLY. loiiclioir Cases, Jewelry Boxes, aii4 Russia Leather doois, HANDSOME BASKETS, BAMBOO WORK STANDS, SLIPPER CASES, TOWEL AND HAT RACKS, SCREENS, Etc., EMBROIDERING-, STAMPING AND DESIGNING. THE BEST AND FINEST FURS IN THE CITY. Shetland Seal Sacks a Specialty, In which we especially can oiler a gi-cat inducement. CHINCHILLA, SILVER FOX, ERMINE, ETC., ETC. Large and select line for children. Fur Trimmings in G-reat Variety, GENTS' SEAL COATS, CAPS , ROBES, ETC. M. MAHLER, Importer amd. JVIaniafactiirer, • 849 BROADWAY, \ '^S^e^^'Setr' \ NEW YORK. NEW YORK ; ITS PAST AND PEESENT. 13 and tlie doer, the virtuous and the ignoble, the young and the aged, all nations, dialects, and sympathies, all habits, manners and customs of the civilized globe. City life everywhere presents protean aspects. Let us take a glance at some of its most striking features, notwithstand- ing the mixed multitudes that are incessantly thronging its various avenues. There are yet certain localities that exhibit distinct characteristics ; life in Wall street presents an epit- omized view of its mercantile phase. Here are its banks, its money exchanges, and their great place of rendezvous, the Exchange, beneath the dome of which many mighty projects have had their birth. Here have been concocted vast schemes of commercial enterprise, and here, too, have originated many noble acts of public benefaction. Up IN'assau street, to its junction with Chatham street, of mock auction notoriety, we catch a glimpse of another phase of city life. To denizens of !N"ew York, society is usually known under the generic divisions of Broadioay and Bowery. Each has its distinct idiosyncrasies ; the former being regarded as patrician, and the latter as plebeian. Looking at New York longitudinally, we may say that Four- teenth street, at present, marks the boundary of the great workshox^. In the precincts of Madison Square and the Fifth avenue, we find monuments of the wealth, taste and s2:»lendor of its citizens. The southern part of the city — its original site — exhibits all kinds of irregularity ; the streets are narrow, sinuous and uneven in their surface ; but the northern or upper portion is laid out at right angles. There are some twelve fin;^ avenues, at parallel distances apart of about 800 feet. There are about 300 miles of paved streets in the Metropolis, extending to Fifty-ninth street ; exclusive of projected streets not yet paved, over 100 streets more. The city has been laid out and surveyed to the extent of 12 miles from the Batter}'. 313 6th Avenue, bet. 19th & 20th Sts, ISIaiiufaeturei" of HASD-MADE WORSTED GOODS FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN. Hoods, Ca^Ds, Sacks, Cloaks, Shirts, DraM^ers, Ijeggins, Bootees, Mitts, Scarfs, Veils, Shawls, Etc., Afghans from S5 up, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Our PATENT SILK CAP, delicate, soft, light and beautiful, recommended by Physicians. m' BRANCH STORE, 1197 BROADWAY, Between 28th and 29th STREETS. SPECIALTY. English Cassimere Trousers, $10 to Order. 063 Broadtvay, N. Y, N. B -FINE CUSTOM CLOTHING TO ORDER. NEW YORK; ITS PAST AND PRESENT. 15 Perhaps tlie most dense part of the Metropolis — its very ieart, from whence issues the vitalizing tide of its commerce — is the junction of Broadway and Fulton street, and its vicinity. The collision of interests which all the stir and traffic of those crowded streets involve brings human nature into strong relief, and intensifies the lights and shades of character. It is in these dusty avenues to wealth, these vestibules where fraud contends with honor for an entrance into the temple, that we read the heart of man better than in books. The great characteristic of New York is din and excite- ment, everything to be done in a hurry, all is intense anxiety. It is especially noticeable in the great thoroughfare of Broad- ivay, where the noise and confusion caused by the incessant passing and repassing of some 20,000 vehicles a day render it •a Babel scene of confusion. New York has ever been, and justly, renowned for its -Catholic and liberal public benefactions and charities. Among her many glories this is most conspicuous. New ITork may be called the asylum for the oppressed and distressed of all nations. Abounding in beneficent institutions suited to the relief of the various "ills that flesh is heir to," and enriched with the most liberal endowments for classical and popular instruction, she bears the palm in all that pertains to the moral, intellectual and physical advancement of society. It is true we are a mercantile and money-making j)eople, but the empire city is an illustration of some of its noblest uses. By way of introduction to the city in detail, we recom- mend the visitor first- to get a bird' s-eye view of it from the steeple of Trinity Church. A view from this elevation — over 280 feet in height — affords a good idea of the general extent and topography of the city. Tlie tower is accessible to the public at au}^ time of the day, excepting the hours devoted to divine service, morniny: and afternoon. To facilitate the 178 Fifth Avenue GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, Underv/ear and Hosiery IN ALL THE FINE GBADES. Ladies' and Gents' Alexandrine Kid Gloves, TJie Only Agency of these Goods in tJiis Country. FINE CUSTOM SHIRTS A SPECIALTY. London and Paris Novelties. Russian Yapor Baths, iM:PERiA-r Unequaled in Elegance, Luxury and Sanitary Value. MARBLE SHOWER, VAPOR & PLUNGE ROOMS. Private Departriients for all who prefer. SPECIAL LADIES' DEPARTMENT. These Baths are a most agreeable luxury. They promote health by cleans- ing the pores of all impurities and rendering the skin active and vigorous. They relieve colds, rheumatism, neuralgia, nervousness, sleeplessness, etc. To ladies they offer the best and safest cosmetic, clearing the complexion and leaving no taint behind. Call and inspect, whether you bathe or not. — ALSO — SULPHUR & OTHER MEDICINAL BATH DEPARTMENTS. ISTo. 1 ^W. 24th Street, (Opposite Fifth Avenue Hotel.) NEW YORK ; ITS PAST AND PRESENT. 17 ascent of tlie church tower there are landing places. At the first of these yon have a fine view of the interior of this cathedral-like edifice ; at the next resting place is the belfry, with its solemn chimes. Here, too, is a balcony, allowing ns a first view of the city. Still higher np we gain a magnificent panoramic view of all we have left below ns, which amply repays our toilsome tour of many steps. The variegated scene stretches out in every direction, with new beauties — north and south lies Broadway, with its teeming multitudes and numberless vehicles ; west and east are crowded streets of house-tops, terminating only with the waters of the enclosing rivers. Looking eastward, we see Wall street immediately below us, with the Treasury Building on the left, and a little further on the right the Custom House, the Wall Street Ferry, and the East River, which separates New York from Brook- lyn, with the 'New York Bay stretching to the south-east, Sandy Hook, the Highlands of Neversink and the coast of Staten Island. To the north-east, the eastern district of Brooklyn, formerly known as Williamsburgh, the ISTavy Yard, etc., and still further to the north, the rocky channel called Helle-Gaat, so perilous to our Dutch forefathers ; near by Randall and Blackwell's Islands, with their City Asylums. Transferring our gaze to Broadway, we notice the Equitable Life Insurance Building, and Mutual Life Insurance Co.'s Building, wliicli stand higher than all others, and on the next block the Western Union Telegraph Building just completed. Further on we notice the Herald and Park Bank Buildings, corner of Ann street, on the east side of Broadway, and opposite to them, St. Paul's Church, then the Astor House, the New Post Office in the Park, and the City Hall ; the brown stone building on the east side being that of the Times Office, opposite to which the Tribune Association are now erecting a magnificent building which shall serve at once as an office for their paper, and as a lasting monument to the genius of KNICKERBOCKER Life Insurance Company, 239 BMOADWAY, JV. Y, JOHN A. NICHOLS, - - President. Accumulated Assets, Jan. 1, 1874, Gross Liabilities, including reserve. Surplus as to Policy-Holders, - $8,087,211.02 6,909,968.29 1,177,243.73 Ratio Of Expenses (liicliiiiui taxes) to Total Income, 13-47. A Return Premium (tlividend) will be apportioned to each Policy from the above eurplus, IN PROPORTION TO ITS CONTRIBUTION thereto, available on settlement of next annual premium. The "SAVINGS BANK PLAN," recently introduced by this Company, has proved a great success, from I he fact that policies bear on their face a definite cash surrender value, and are as negotiable as a Government Bond. GEO. F. SNIFFEN, Secretary. HENRY W.JOHNSON, Counsel. CHAS. M. HIBBARD, Actuary. E. W. DERBY, M. D., Consulting Phys'n. JOill e. IIVII iTf SKIRTS, CORSETS, FANS, BUSTLES, PARIS LINGERIE, SMALL WARES, 119^ Sf okdwky, (E^^^t ^ide,) Under the Sturtevant House. Attention is called to my specialty, which for quality and superiority of FIT is unsurpassed. I am in constant receipt of the celebrated three-button GANT SV/EDE, of Jouyin's best make. NEW YORK ; ITS PAST AND PRESENT. 19 Horace Greeley. Beyond the City Hall will be noticed, in a yet nnfinshed condition, that Court House about which so much lias been written and said, A monument to political rascality and unblushing roguery. Further north are nu- merous elegant stores, including Lord & Taylor's marble edifice, St. Nicholas Hotel, the Metropolitan, the Grand Cen- tral Hotel and Stewart's Marble Palace, corner of Tenth street, occupying one entire block, and the largest dry goods establishment in the world ; and still further on in the dis- tance, Grace Church, Union Square, etc. Turning to the opposite point of view : The Hudson river, with Jersey City, and Hoboken with its beautiful walks, its distant hills and valleys ; on this side are the steamers, ships and docks. This superb river has been often com- pared with the Rhine for its picturesque beauty. We can here get but a faint idea of it, for its bold scenery is seei: only after journeying some forty miles to the north; W(^ catch merely a glimpse of the Palisades, beginning at Wee- hawken and extending about twenty miles. Veering to the south, we see the fortified islets of the lower bay, with Staten Island, Richmond, etc., with their numerous picturesque^ cottages, villas and castellated mansions, and to the south- west, the Raritan bay, the Passaic river, leading to Newark in the distance. HISTOKICAL SKETCH. In the year 1607, the memorable year in which forty-seven learned men began the English version of the Bible, Henry Hudson sailed in search of a north-east passage to India. For two seasons he strove in vain to penetrate the ice barriers, and then turned homeward. His patrons abandoned their enterprise, and Hudson went over to Holland and entered the Mlle. 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Merchants, Bankers, Factories, Public Offices, Railroad and Insurance t'ompanies, as well as individuals, are solicited to give us their orders. Prompt and ptrsonal attention given. Prices low. The entire buiUling is fiited txprtssly for the viirious branches of our business, with new and improved Machinery, Steam Power Presses, New Type, etc. Please call or send your orders to FRANCIS & LOUTREL, Stationers, Printers, and Bookbinders, Patent Comijosition for Printers' Inking Rollers. Does not harden, shrink, nor crack. Patent Copyal)lu Printing Ink, all colors. LE'rns FRANCI CYRUS H. LOUTREL- ■ f NEW YORK ; ITS PAST AND PRESENT. 21 service of tlie Dutch East India Company, whose fleets then agitated the waters of almost every sea. On the 3d of September, 1609, the intrepid navigator first entered the Bay of New York. Here commence the acknowl- edged chronicles of European civilization on these shores of the newly-discovered continent, over which, till then, the wild Indian had held undisputed sway. According to the Scandinavian records, it is afiirmed, the Norsemen visited our shores even prior to the discovery of the continent by the famed Genoese. Among those supposed early navigators was Prince Madoc; and Yerrazani, who, in the year 1514, is believed to have anchored in these waters and explored the coast of what was then known as part of ancient Vinland. We shall take a cursory glance at the leading events which have been handed down to us, since they will serve to illustrate the progressive advancement of the civilized over the savage forms of life, of which this memorable island has been the theatre. Although Hudson has not recorded in his diary his land- ing in the harbor of New York, we possess a tradition of the event by Heckewelder, the Indian historian. He describes the natives as greatly perplexed and terrified when they beheld the approach of the strange object — the ship in the offing. They deemed it a visit from the Manitou, coming in his big canoe, and began to prepare an entertainment for his recejjtion. "By-and-by, the. chief, in red clothes and a glitter of metal^ with others, came ashore in a smaller canoe, mutual salutations and signs of friendship were exchanged ; and after a while strong drink was offered, which made all gay and happy. In time, as their mutual acquaintance pro- gressed, the white skins told them they would stay with them if they were allowed as much land for cultivation as the hide of a bullock, spread before them could cover or encompass. The request was granted, and the pale men X^i'ii\tii)^. ptktioi\ei'y. Jjl'^il^ 5jook^. # Co V 'm VJ 8 en LITHOGRAPHERS, No. 1 Park Place, Cor. Broadway, ME'^r YORK, Card Engraving. Wedding Orders filled with despatch. Visiting Cards and Invitations. A large assortment of Fine, Staple and Fancy Stationery always on hand. Baskerville Note Papers and Envelopes. Venetian Cabinets, &c., &c. GrOODALL'S PLAYING CARDS in all varieties. ALL THE SPECIALTIES OF THE TRADE. Orders for Printing of every description solicited. Prices as low as any other RESPONSIBLE house IN THE CiTY. Please call or send your orders to McDOxNALD, DlI.LONT & Co., Printers and Stationers, coRNEi?, OF BROAXiWAY. No. 1 Park Place, New ?ork. NEW YORK ; ITS PAST AND PRESENT. 23 thereupon, beginning at a starting point on tlie hide, cut it up into one long extended narrow strip, or thong, sufficient to encompass a large place. Their cunning equally surprised and amused the confiding and simple Indians, who willingly allowed the success of their artifice, and backed it with a cordial welcome." Such was the origin of the site of New York, on the place called Manhattan (i.e., Manahachtanienks) a revelling name, importing "the place where they all got drunk ! " and a name then bestowed by the Indians as com- memorative of that first great meeting. Hudson afterward proceeded to explore the North River, since called after his name — the Hudson. The Half-Moou anchored at Yonkers, and the Indians came off in canoes to traffic with the strangers. But the river narrowed beyond the Highlands, and Hudson, after sailing up as far as the site of Albany, retraced his way to Manhattan, and at once sailed for Europe. His favorable reports gave rise to an expedition of two ships in 1614, under Captain Adrian Block and Hendrick Christiaanse. It was under their auspices that the first actual settlement was begun upon the site of the present New York, consisting in the first year of four houses, and in the next year of a redoubt on the site of the Bowling Green. To this small village they gave the name of New Amsterdam. The settlement was of a commercial and military character, having for its object the traffic in the fur trade. At the time Holland projected this scheme of commercial settlement, she possessed 20,000 vessels and 100,000 mariners. The City of Amsterdam was at the head of the enterprise. From its earliest period "Nieuw Amsterdam" had a checkered history. The English turned toward it a wistful eye, and took it from the Dutch in 1664, who succeeded, however, in recovering it in 1673. Not more than a year after it was ceded again to the British, and underwent a change of name from New Amsterdam to New York, in Union Square, - New York. t\n^ Wm\t mtpttiwunl A GREAT VARIETY OF ARTICLES SUITABLE FOR i ^^^ Yachting, Eacing, Sporting, Etc., ALL OF THEIR OWN MAKE, FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS. Special Designs, with Estimates, Furnished. A COMPLETE ASSOKTMENT OF Stem Winders^ in great variety, and new Styles of Cases. Chronoffraj}JiSf marking Fifth Seconds. ChronograiyhSf with Split Seconds. Chronographs f with Split and Independent Seconds. Mejyeaters, striking Hours and Quarters. Jl,epeaterSf striking Hours and Minutes. Self- Acting HepeaterSf striking Hours and Quarters. Calendar Watches, showing Day of the "Week and Month, and Changes of the Moon. Particular Attention given to Cleaning and Repairing Fine Watches. NEW YORK ; ITS PAST AND PRESENT. 25 honor of James, Duke of York, to wlioni it was made over by Charles II. From this period it began to make progress, although slowly, in buildings, population, and municipal arrangements. The city, prior to British rule (that is, in 1656), was laid out in streets, some of them crooked enough, and contained "one hundred and twenty houses with extensive garden lots," and about one thousand inhabitants. In 1677 another esti- mate reports that it comprised three hundred and sixt} -eight houses, while its assessed property amounted to ninety-five thousand pounds sterling. During the military rule of G(wernor Colve, who lield the city for one year under the above mentioned capture for the States of Holland, everything partook of a military character, and the laws still in preservation at Albany show the energy of a rigorous discipline. Then the Dutch Mayor, at the head of the city militia, held his daily parades before the City Hall (Stadt Huys), then at Coenties Slip ; and every evening: at sunset he received from the principal guard of the fort, called the Jioofd-ioagt, the keys of the city, and thereuxDOii proceeded, with a guard of six, to lock the city gates ; then to place a hui'ger-wart^ a citizen guard, as night watch, at assigned places. Tlie same Ma^^or also went the rounds at sunrise to open the gates, and to restore the keys to the officers of the fort. In 1683 the first constituti(jnal assembly, consisting of a council of ten, and eighteen representatives, was elected to aid in the administration of public affairs. In this year the ten original counties were organized. In 1685, on the demise of Charles II, the Duke of York ascended the throne, with the title of James II. This bigoted monarch signalized him- self by forbidding the establishment of a j^rinting press in the colony. Governor Dongan was far l)etter than, his sovereign, and M. J. PAILLARD & CO., No. ®80 BROABmrAir, NEAV YORK, GRAND HEADQUARTERS FOR MUSICAL BOXES. We are in constant receipt, by steamer, of FRESH IMPORTATIONS OF BOXES. Dealers will be able to make a Splendid Selection. MUSICAL BOXi:!^ CAREFULIiY REPAIRED. SEND POSTAGE STAMP FOR PRICE LIST. NO MORE BA&GAGE SMASHING. BIJOU TRUNK, WITH THE PATENT mom BUBBHR SHJEtOS, Is the only Trunk yet introduced that cannot be smashed. They are light, beautifully arranged, and perfectly water-proof. MANUFACTURED AND SOLD ONLY BY J". G. c^iXjL:]V[:oi^e, No. 26 FOURTH AVENUE, Beloiv Eighth Street, 'N'E,W YOR.K. NEW YOKK ; ITS ]>AST AND PRESENT. 27 fit length was recalled, in consequence of his remonstrances against other arbitrary measures lie was instructed to carry- out with regard to the confederate Indian tribes and the Jesuits. Andros was appointed to supercede him, but his also was but a short reign, for the populace grew disaffected, and, in a civil commotion one Jacob Leisler, a Dutch mer- chant, was proclaimed leader, and ultimately invested with tlie reigns of government. He also summoned a convention of deputies from those j)ortions of the province over wliicli his influence extended. This convention levied taxes and adopted other measures for the temporary government of the colony, and thus, for the first time in its existence, was the colony of New York under a free government. The strong prejudices, however, which had been awakened by Leisler' s measures soon produced in the minds of his adversaries a rancorous bitterness which was, perhaps, never surpassed in tlie annals of any political controversy. This condition of things existed for nearly two j^ears. To the horrors of civil commotion were added the miseries of hostile invasion by the French in Canada. The earliest dawn of intellectual light — for the diffusion of popular intelligence had been heretofore wholly neglected — was the establishment of a free grammar school in 1702, In 1725 the first newspaper made its appearance, and four years later the city received the donation of a Public Library of 1,642 volumes from England. In 1732, a Public Classical Academy was founded b}^ law ; and with the advance of gen- €ral intelligence came a higher appreciation of popular rights. But New York was destined to be convulsed by a series of commotions ; and among them, the memorable one known as the Negro Plot, which resulted in a great destruction of life. The trade of New York increased. Her ships were already seen in many foreign ports ; neither Boston nor Philadelphia R. H. MACY &; CO., 14th Street and ^^lAiv^ 6th Avenue IMiFORTERS ^ND DEALERS IN" EmbPiOidehies and Lace Goods, RIBBONS AND MILLINERY GOODS, Crockery and Glassware, Silver Plated Ware, TIN, inON AND WOODEN WAEE, Ladies', Genfs' and Children's PURilSHIHG GOODS, HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR. Picnic Goods, consisting of Boxed, Canned and Bottled Fruits, Pish, Vegetables, Pickles, «S;c. WJiite Goods, Sheetings, Shirtings, Linens, and Housekeeping generally. FANCY GOODS, Coisistitti of Bronzes, Opera Glasses, Opera Fais, Jewelry, k. Toilet Articles, consisting of a full assortment Cotnbs, Bi^ishes ; also, Soaps, Pomades, Lubin*s and Atkinson^ s Extracts, Colognes, c€f. Toys and Dolls and Doll Articles, the largest assortment in the country. KID CLOVES. The LA FORGE Kid a specialty. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 buttons. 2 buttons, OS cents: every pair warranted not to rip or tear. Goods packed and delivered to all parts of the world ; and in New York City, Brooklyn, Jersey City, and Hoboken free. NEW YORK ; ITS PAST AND PRESENT. 29 surpassed lier in the extent of lier commercial operations. Provisions, linseed oil, furs, lumber, and iron, were the prin- cipal exports. From 1749 to 1750 two hundred and eighty- six vessels left New York, with cargoes principally of flour and grain. In 1755 nearly thirteen thousand hogsheads of flax seed were shipped abroad. The relations of the colonies with the mother country were assuming a serious asj)ect. In 1765 a congress of delegates met at New York, and prepared a declaration of their rights and grievances. The arrival of the stamped paper, so noto- rious in the colonial annals of America, towards the end of this year, marked the commencement of a series of explosions that were not to terminate until the city and colony of New York,. in common with the other colonies, were forever rent from the dominion of Great Britain. The non-importation agreements of the merchants of New York and other places, in 1768, were followed by stringent measures on tlie part of the British government. On the 28th of June, 1776, the British army and fleet, which had been driven from the city and harbor of Boston, entered the southern bay of New York. The troops were landed on Staten Island. On the 22d of August, the British forces crossed the narrows and encamped near Brooklyn, where the American army was stationed. The battle of Long Island ensued, in which, owing to unfortunate circumstances, the American army was entirely defeated. Washington, with consummate skill, crossed the river the succeeding night with- out observation ; but the previous disasters, and the subse- quent landing of the British troops at Kip' s Bay, rendered it impossible to save the city. For eight years New York was the head-quarters of the British troops, and the prison house of American captives. Public buildings were despoiled, and churches converted into hospitals and prisons. A fire in 1776 sweeping along both HOTEL ANNUNCIATORS. o I— ( < re o w r o I— t O Bell Hanging, and Bell Hangers' Materials, BUILDERS' HARDWARE, G^old, :gilYef kiiel >^idkel f^lktef^. MANUFACTUBERS OP PATEITT SLIDIITG J)OOIl SHEAVES, ■Patent Torsion Door Spring 6utts, NEWMAN & CAPRON, OFFICE, 1172 Broadway. MANUFACTORY, 111, 159, 161 West 29th St. NEW YORK ; ITS PAST AND PRESENT. 31 sides of Broadway, destroyed ojie-eiglitli tlie buildings of 'New York. On the 25tli of November, 1783, tlie forces of Great Britain evacuated the city, and Washington and tlie Governor of the State made a public and triumphal entry. This important national event, forming the brightest day in the American calendar, is annually celebrated with appro- priate military pomp and j)arade. In ten years after the war of independence, New Yorlv had doubled its inhabitants. Yet the city had repeatedly suffered from the scourge of the j^ellow fever, from calamitous fires, etc. Notwithstanding all, its commercial enterprise has l^een rapidly and largely increasing, while its shipping has gallantly spread over every sea, and won the admiration of tlie world. The first establishment of regular lines of packets to Europe originated with New York, and it is also claimed for lier the honor of the first experiments in steam navigation. Improvements hitherto had been principally connected with foreign commerce. But an impulse was now to be given to inland trade by the adoption of an extensive system of canal navigation. Several smaller works were cast into the shade by the completion of the gigantic Erie Canal, in 1825. The union of the Atlantic with tlie lakes was announced by the firing of cannon along the whole line of the canal and of the Hudson, and was celebrated at New York by a magnificent aquatic procession, which to indicate more clearly the navi- gable communication that had been opened, deposited in the ocean a portion of the waters of Lake Erie. Municipal history is a narrative of alternate successes and reverses. For many 3^ears nothing had occurred to mar the prosperity of the cit.y. Again misfortune came. In 1832 the Asiatic cholera appeared, and 4,360 persons fell victims to the disease. TJiis calamity had scarcely passed, when the great fire of 1835 destroyed, in one night, more than 600 OCULIST. OPTICIAN. Over 30 Years, SPECIALIST m SPECTACLES AND EYE GLASSES ! ! 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The city had not recovered from the effects of this disaster, wlien the commercial revulsions of 1836 and 1837 shook public and private credit to their centre, and involved many of the most wealthy houses of New York in hopeless bankruj^jtcy. The completion of tlie Croton Aqueduct, in 1842, re- moved the inconvenience of a deficiency of water, and left an imperishable monument to the glory of New York. A temporary check to the progress of the city was sus- tained by the great fire of 1845, which destroyed property to the extent of about $7,000,000 ; but shortly afterwards a new and vigorous impulse was again given to the commercial enterprise of the metropolis by the constant inliux of gold from the seemingly exhaustless resources of the ^l Dorado of the Pacific. HISTORICAL LOCALITIES. The denizens of New York are such utilitarians that they have sacrificed to the shrine of ]\Iammon almost every relic of the olden time. The feeling of veneration for the past, so characteristic of the cities of the Old World, is lamentably deficient among th(3 people of the New. Still, as there are some who may take an interest in knowing even the sites of memorable historic places of the cit}^, we will briefly refer to •some of them. Few, we j)resume, are not patriotic enough to gaze with interest as they pass through Franklin Square, on the site of the old town mansion of Washington, wliich stood nt the north-east angle of Franklin square and Pearl Street, or tread the sod of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, that battle-ground of the Martyrs of Liberty. Taking the Battery as a starting point, the first object of historic interest we encounter is tlie old Kennedy House, No. 1 Broadway. During the war of independence it was succes- 174 5111 AVENUE, Bet.22d&23dSts., None genuine without the above T rade Mark EXTRA QUALITY. , 589 #tBROADWAY„ ■iSo (I (0 \ Opp. Metropolitan, '^ X-I{W YOf{iL HATTERS. 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From this house anxious eyes watched the destruction of the statue of George III, in the Bowling Green ; and a few years afterwards other eyes saw, from its Avindows, the last soldiers of that king passing forever from our shores. Still later, others looked sadly on the funeral of Fulton, who died in a house which had been built in what was once the garden. Here Arnold concerted his treasonable project with Andre at the Clinton's — his head-quarters at the time. Arnold also occupied more frequently the third house from tlie Battery, in Broadway. Arnold is said to have had a sentinel at his door. AYhen his traitorous character had become known, he used to bo saluted in the streets by the ej^ithet of "the traitor- general." He was guarded by an escort from Sir Henry Clinton. General Gage's head-quarters in 1765 was the small low building since known as the Atlantic Garden. The Bowling Green was originally inclosed, in 1732, "with walks therein for the beauty and ornament of said street, as well as for the sports and delight of the inhabitants of the city." In 1G07 it was resolved, "that tlu^ lights bo hung out in the dark time of the moon within this city, and for the use of the inhabitants ; and that every 7th house do hang a a lantern and a candle in it." The site of the old Government House is now occupied by a range of dwelling-houses, at the south side of the inclosure called the Bowling Green. It was subsequently used as the Custom House (from 1790 to 1815), when it was taken down. a^-/>L CANE SEATS BREAK. EUREKAS NEVER FAIL. THE EUREKA CHAIR SEAT CO., No. no BOAVERY, MANUFACTURERS OP THE EUREKA CHAIR SEAT, The Cheapest, Handsomest and Most Durahle Seat in the Market. SALESROOM: 110 BOWERY. MANUFACTUaEHS OF PATENT BHACE CHAtHS, For Office, Sitting and Dining Room, Parlor, Nursery, &c. 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This important public ceremony took place in the open gallery in front of the Senate Chamber, in the view of an immense concourse of citizens. There stood Washington invested with a suit of dark silk velvet of the old cut, steel-hilted small-sword by his side, hair in bag and full powdered, in black silk hose, and shoes with silver buckles, as he took the oath of ofSce to Chancellor Livingston. Dr. Duer thus describes the scene of the inauguration : — "This auspicious ceremony took place under the portico of Federal Hall, upon the balcony in front of the Senate Chamber, in the immediate presence of both Houses of Con- gress, and in full view of the crowds that thronged the adjacent streets. The oath was administered by Chancellor Livingston, and when the illustrious chief had kissed the Book, the Chancellor, with a loud voice proclaimed, ' Long live George Washington, I^resident of the United States.' Never shall I forget the thrilling effect of the thundering cheers which broke forth, as from one voice, peal after peal, from the assembled multitude. Nor was it the voices alone of the people that responded to the announcement ; their hearts beat in unison with the echoes resounding through the distant streets ; and many a tear stole down the rugged cheeks of the hardiest of the spectators, as well I noted POSTPONEMENTS IMPOSSIBLE. B?"^^^ J^^, •V^TILL BTJ^ST A. First Mortgage Premium Bond OF THE ISDUSTRIAL EXHIBITIOS CO., NEW YORK. AutJwrized by the Legislature of the State of Netv York. FOUR DRAWINGS ANNUALLY. CAPITAL PREMIUM, Address for Bonds and Full particulars, MORGENTHAU, BRUNO & Co., Financial Agents, No. 23 Park Row, p. O. Drawer 29. NEW YORK. Hon. F. A. Alberger, Pres't. ,. . ^ . . , W. C. Moore, Tieas. Applications for ag-encies received. R. j Todd Sec'y NEW YOEK ; ITS PAST AND PKESENT. 39 from my station in an upper window of tlie neigliboring house of Colonel Hamilton." WasMngton"' s farewell interview with liis officers took place at France's Tavern, corner of Pearl and Broad streets. New York, is noted for its pageants and processions. That on the occasion of the last visit of General Lafayette presented the most imposing spectacle of its time. In ancient times boats were used to convey passengers across Pearl street. Canal and Cliff streets derive their names from a like circumstance. The Old Dutch records show that the outskirts of the town were divided into farms, called ''Bouwerys;" from this fact the Bowery derived its name. The hills were sometimes precipitous, as from Beekman and Peck's hills, and in the neighborhood of Pearl, Beekman, and Ferry streets, and from the middle Dutch Church, in Nassau street, down to Maiden lane ; and sometimes gradu- ally sloping, as on either hills along the line of the water coursing through Maiden lane. When Hamilton acted as Secretaiy of the Treasury, he wrote the "Federalist" at a house in Wall street, between Broad and William streets, its site being now occupied by the Mechanic' s Bank. His last residence was the Grange, at Bloomingdale. He also lived for some time at Bayard House, on the banks of the North River. The location where his hapless duel with Burr occurred, near Weehawken, is pointed out to visitors ; a stone marks the spot where Hamilton fell. Leisler and Milbourne, the proto-martyrs of popular liberty in America, met with a sanguinary death. May 16th, 1G91, on the verge of Beekman' s swamp near the spot where the Sun Building now stands. Where Catharine street now stands was the spot where the stamps were burnt, at tlie dead of night by citizens, in the year 1776. BLOOM'S, 338 & 340 Bowery. GRAND DlSPLfl! 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It was founded in 1689, and occupied as a sugar refining factory till 1777, when Lord Howe converted it into a place of confinement for American prisoners. The old Walton House, in Pearl street, was one of the memorabilia of New York City. This celebrated mansion was erected in 1754, by Walton, a wealthy English merchant. It continued in possession of the family during the Revolu- tionary war, and was the scene of great splendor and festivity. Washington's city mansion stood at the junction of Main and Pearl streets, the northern angle of Franklin Square. Here the General was accustomed to hold state levees. The old Brewery at the Five Points, recently taken down, is deserving of some notice. Its purlieus were those of wretchedness and crime ; they have been fitly described as "an exhibition of poverty without a parallel — a scene of degradation too appalling to be believed, and too shocking to be disclosed ; where you find crime without punishment, disgrace without shame, sin without compunction, and death without liope.'^ HUMAN HAIR GOODS No. 364 BOWERY, corner FOURTH ST., BR^lSrCH STORE, No. 345 SIXTH AVENUE, bet. 21st and 22d Sts., New York, UP STAIRS, OVER MILLINERY STORE. The only establishment where the largest stock of Human Hair Goods is positively retailed at wholfgale prices. In aH cases fuH satisfaction gnaranteed or goods returnable. Short Hair Switclips, oO Cents and upwards. Switches One Yard Long, $'2.00. 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The entire cost of the establishment has been estimated at over $80,000. The old Methodist Church in John street, nearly facing Dutch street, is an object of antiquarian interest. In William street, about midway between John and Fulton streets, stands a range of modern houses, about the centre of which is the birth-place of Washington Irving. Old Governor Stuyvesanfs house stood upon his "Bowerie Farm," a little to the south of St. Mark's Church, between the Second and Third avenues. A pear tree, im- ported from Holland in 1647 by Stuyvesant, and planted in his garden, yet flourishes on the corner of Thirteenth street and Third avenue, though but the roots and a solitary shoot remain, the tree having been almost entirely destroyed by a storm in 1863. He lived eighteen years after the change in the government, and at his death was buried in his vault within the chapel. Over his remains was placed a slab (which may yet be seen in the eastern wall of St. Mark's), with the following inscrip- tion: "In this vault lies buried Petrus Stuyvesant, late Caj)tain- General and Commander-in-Chief of Amsterdam, in 'New Netherlands, now called New York, and the Dutch West India Islands. Died in August, A. D. 1682, aged eighty years." At the corner of Charlton and Varick streets stood a wooden building, formerly of considerable celebrity, known as the "Richmond Hill House." It has had many distin- guished occupants, having been successively the residence of General Washington, John Adams, and Aaron Burr. It has been the scene of great festivities. Baron Steuben, Chancellor Livingston, and numerous otlier notable men of their times havinor met within its walls. BATTERSO:^ & CO., AUCTION, COMMISSION, & GRAND CENTRAL BEOADfAY, SIXTH AYENDE, aM THIRTY-FIFTH STREET, IVEW YOKIi CITY. J. jP. BATTEBSON, Auctioneer. Furniture and all kinds of Goods sold at Private Dwellings, Places of Business, or Store Rooms. Furniture bou'^^ht, sold, and exchanged. Twenty years' experience enables Mr. Batterson to get best prices for all goods sold by him. Returns the same day if wanted. Advances made, if required. Double trucks, with covers, for the removal of goods to all parts of city or country. ■"promptness ajkd dbspatcu," ouu motto. Office, §9S and 597 Sixth Avenue. THE ADVANTAGE OF THE ELASTIC ^ T RUS S. Over all otli That it can be worn Night as well as Day. It will retain the Rupture easily, even where no metal sruiNu will or can possibly do it It will not CHAPK or annoy in the least. It is a complete support to the abdomen, removing entirely ihe weight or pressure of the intestines upon the Rupture. These instruments cause no pressure upon the spine, as nearly all metal trusses or suppouteus do. Thus all danger in wearing this Truss, of Spinal Disease or Paralysis, is avoided. It will effect Radical Cures in most cases, if worn as directed. llevtiiii can ha cured with as initch ense titul certainty as a broken limb, but it is as useless to attempt to cure Kupture with a Truss that cannot he worn nioiit as well as day, or one that will not retain, the Hernia completely and constantly until adhesion is perfected, as it would be to cure a brolien arm or leg by stripping off the splints and bandages, and moving tho brwken parts every few hours; but as a broken bone will begin to knit or heal in about eight or nine days, if held securely together that length of time, so in most, we may say nearly all, cases of Rupture, cures will be effected if the pressure is ret:.iued constantly and invariably the same. THE ELASTIC ABDOMINAL SUPPORTER, In all cases of Prolapsus Uteri, Prolapsus Ani or Piles, Will be found to be a complete Remedy, as it effectually sustains the whole weight or downward pressure of tlie Bowels upon the Womb, Bladder, Rectum, &c., thus curing by removing the cause of all Abdominal Weakness. ELASTIC TRUSS COMPAlSrY, 083 Broadwaij, Kew Yovh. CA ZTTION. — Some unprincipled persons are endeavoring to take advantage of the prestige of the Elastic Truss, to palm upon the public an inferior, and in most cases a worthless, instru- ment under our name. No one should purchase an lilastic Truss only at our o-tice, or of re- putable druggists or physicians, or of our authorized agents. KEW York; its J'AST and JMIE8ENT. 45 Aaron Burr once lived at the corner of Cedar and Nassau streets, and, after he held tlie office of Vice-President, at the corner of Pine and Nassau streets. Cobbett kept his seed store at 62 Fulton street. His farm was at Hempstead, Long Island. Grant Tliorburn's celebrated seed store, which was one of tlie notable objects of the city in its time, was in Liberty street^ between Nassau and Broadway. His store was previously used for a Quaker meeting-house, the first that that society had erected in the cit}'. The brick meeting-house, built in 1764, in Beekman street near Nassau, tlien standing on open fields, was the place where Whitefield preached. On the site of the present Metropolitan Hotel once lived the diplomatist Talleyrand, when ambassador to the Liuted States. He published a small tract on America, once much read ; he it was who affirmed that the greatest sight he had ever beheld in this country was Hamilton, with his pile of books under his arm, proceeding to the court-room in the old City Hall, in order to expound the law. James Rivington, from London, opened a book store in 1761, near the foot of Wall street, from which his "Royal Gazetteei.'" was published in April, 1773. Gaine's "New York Mercury," in Hanover S(]^uare, was established in 1752; Holt's "New York Journal," in Dock (Pearl) street, near Wall, commenced in 1770 ; and Ander- son's "Constitutional Gazette," a very small sheet, was pub- lislK^d for a few months in 1775 at Beekman Slip. Gaine kept a book store under the sign of the Bible and Crown, at Hanover Square, for forty years. Among the early publishers and booksellers may be named Evert Duykinck, who lived at tlie corner of Pearl street and Old slip, and Isaac Collins, George A. Hopkins, Samuel Campbell, and T. & J. Swords. AMERICAN DENTISTRY. According to tlie official reports from the late Vienna Exposition, the samples of Artificial Dentistry sent from New York were classified with the highest grade of works of art. The peculiar merit of these productions consists in a process of enameling upon the base of the teeth, and also upon the plate, which forms a seamless gum and roof of the mouth, thus producing the most perfect representation of the natural organs. After perfecting this system the inventor. Dr. J. Allen, was desirous of bringing it in fair competition with all other modes wrought by skillful dentists, both in this country and in Europe. Tlie historical records of this system present the following exhibit, viz.: All the awards that have been made by the American Institute for Artificial Dentistry within the last seventeen years have been granted to J. Allen & Son, in the form of medals, bearing dates 1857, 1863, 1867, 1872 and 1873; also, one from the World's Exposition at Paris, bearing date 1867, and still another from the great Exposition at Vienna, 1873, to J. Allen ^ Son, of No. 314 Fifth avenue. New York. CENTRAL PARK. I T S O K I(i I X A :>f 1> E A R L Y II I S T O R Y . About the year 1830 the city of ^ew York started from the quiet and steady progress that thus far liad been its character- istic, and, witli a suddeness almost startling, took the place, which it still holds, and will continue to maintain, as the Me- trojiolis of the Western Hemisi:)here. This change came so quickly that in a short time the entire elements of the city underwent a complete transformation. Business grew rapidly, population came pouring in from all sides, buildings increased, and business interests began that demand which is still unsatisfied, upon the premises used for residences. The city was soon deprived of the quiet gardens and detatched dwellings that had afforded an opportunity for pure air, their places being filled b}^ solid blocks of houses and stores that increased thn evil then ])lainly apparent of the want of breathing space. As population increased it became a settled f:ict that, for the majority of the people, especially for those of limited means, escape from the city for a little rest or recreation was almost an impossibility. There was no place \^^tlnn tlie city limits in which it was pleasant to walk or ride; no water on which it was safe to row; no phiy ground for children; no spot for the weary to rest body or brain in the contemplation of tlie beauties of nature. The localities accessible by water were too remote, or not of good repute; and to the north of the city, there was only a barren waste, save for those whose means and World's Expositions. VIENNA, 1873. PARIS, 1867. HIGHEST MEDAL HIGHEST MEDAL AWARDED AWARDED FOR EXCELLENCY IN ^«05) W 1 "^« EDWIN C. BURT, isTE'w ^x-oi^k:. CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC. Purchasers of Fine Shoes will please notice that all goods of my make have my name stamped on lining and sole of each shoe, and are made with the Patent Protecting Edge, eleven widths to each size, insuring a perfect fit. EDWIN C. BURT. A Full Line in all widths of these;Celebrated Goods,. Also, a choice selection of f^adies' ; nd 4-ents' fancy ^lippsrs and ^^^ies. A record of size and measure carefully preserved for customers. A. ALEXANDER, "'"■'i'srslreSr"*'' 357 Sixth Ave., New York.. CENTIiAL PAKK. 49 leisure ufforded a private equipage wherewith to enjoy the drives on Harlem Lane, and the Blooniingdale Road. These facts developed in the public mind a longing for a place where fresh air, grass, trees, and flowers, might be enjoyed with little loss of time and expenditure of money. It was about the year 1848, that the people of New York began to find that sometliing must be done to sup]ily this daily growing want. During this year Mr. A. J. Downing first gave public ex- pression, through the colums of the Horficultnrist, to this universal want of a great public; park. In 1850 he made a voyage to England for tlie purpose of observing the progress there made in architecture and landscape gardening, and, find- ing much in the public parks to excite his admiration and •command attention, he again, and more thoroughly, advocated the idea he had already advanced of a, Park for New York. In 1851 Mr. A. C. Kingshmd, then Mayor of the city, recommended to the Common Council that there should be prompt and efficient action taken upon the subject. Tliis was the key-note from which tlie press and people took up tlie strain, and from that time it was a foregone conclusion that the people of New York must liave a public Park, adecpiate to their wants and worthy of the fame of the metropolis. After many vicissitudes of a legislative character, and much discussion as to the location, the legislature passed an Act on the twenty-first of July, 1858, authorizing the city to take possession of the ground now known as the Central Park. The first commission, consisting of the Mayor, Ft^rnando Wood, and the Street Commissoner, was appointed May 19th, 1856 ; they, desiring advice and assistance in the discharge of their duties, invited a board of s<'ven gentlemen, of which AVashington Irving was President, to consult with them upon the measures necessary to be taken to adajit the land the city had acquired to the ])Ui'poses of tlie Park. LORD & TAYLOR Broadway and Twentieth Street. '"^^^ A ^{jjir : _|ig!feli-Sit||>' '-"':§V_ (T ■"" t'*?^'*|i«rri"^ ' Artistic and Superior Dressmaking ECONOMY IN MATERIAL COMBINED WITH ORIGINALITY OF DESIGN. The immense inrrcase of jmfrortaffe in fliis department is a snfjicient (jaurantee of our increasinf/ jtopiilaritif. THE DRESSES OF Miss CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG, Madame ILMA DI MURSKA, Miss CLARA MORRIS, Miss CHARLOTTE THOMPSON, Mi53 FANNY DAVENPORT, Miss SARA JEWETT, Mrp. GILBERT, AND IN PACT All \k Leaig Arlisles in llie Dramatic and Musical World ARE FURNISHEJ) BY THIS HOCSE. All Orders are delivered at the time speeified, and PRICES AR! EXCIEDINGLY REASONABLE. OEXTKAL I'AllK. 51 Under tliis organization a topographical survey of tlio site was begun, and the outline of a plan of improvements ])ro- posed wliich, however, was afterwards set aside. In April, 1857, the management of the enterprise was placed by tlie legislature in the hands of a special commission of eleven citizens, under which organization the formation of the Park Avas begun and continued until 1870, when, under the "New Charte]-," it was superseded by the Department of Public Parks, under the Presidency of Mr. Peter B. Sweeny. In 1871 this Board was reconstructed so as to contain a majority of the original commission. The first act of the Central Park Commission of 1857, was to advertise for new plans, and on the 21st of April, 1858, a selection was made from 33 that liad been submitted : the successful one l)eing the united work of Mr. Frederick Law Olmsted and ^Mr. Calvert Yaux. T]ie wisdom of the selection is now apparent in th(^ successi'ul ful- fillment of the plan selected, which has been carried out in all its essential features, save at the upper end of the Park, where its extension from 106th to 110th streets rendered an entire modification necessary. LOCATION AND AREA. The Park occupies the parallelogram included within 50th street on the south, llOtli street on tlie north. Fifth avenue on the east, and Eighth avenue on the west. The entire area is 843 acres, of which 141 acres are occupied by the Croton res- ervoirs, over 43 acres by the waters of the Parks, and of the remaining space 103 a(!res are in drives, bridle roads and walivs. The Park is open daily to the public during the numths of ^la}-, June, July, August, September, and October, from sunrisi! until eleven o'clock P. M. ; and during the months of Nov(^mber, December, January, Februar} , Man;]), and A})ril, from sunrise until nine o'clock P. M. This rul(% of course. Ladies' Boots & Shoes. Castilian Insteps AND STEEL SHANKS, AT TILSON & CHAEDE, 63B Sixth Avenue, Cornier 3 7th Street. HOUSEKEEPING GOODS. GREAT BARGAINS IN Table Linens, Napkins, Towels, Linen anil Cotton SlieetinES, Muslins M Wliite (jOofl.s, BLANKETS & COMFORTABLES, "IJ'adies', Rents' and '^yhildren's Ifnderwear, isTOTioisrs -A.isriD Fu^xsrc~5r o-ooids. HOSIER! IN m] umi %9 a iVI ■ Bob Li^' ^&^ M rm^ ^Vm^ 3S3 Sixth Ave.f bet. 23d <& 24th Sts. CENTKAL PAIIK. 53 cannot be, and is not, strictly eni'orced, particnlaiiy during tlie skating season, and again during tlie extreme liot weatlier, when many respectable persons remain in tlii.\ sample p.-L'es of ihe 1 ook, mailed for 3 cent Mamp. HORACE WATERS p. O. Box- 35G7. 481 Broadway, N. Y. OKNTKAL PARK, 55 ffATEWAYS AND APPltOAOlIES. Tlie greatest number of persons and carriages enter the Park by tlie Scholar's gate, at the corner of Fiftli avenue and 59th street. The improvements now in progress are rapidly making this gateway worthy of the notable avenue it adorns, and ere long it will be one of the most ini])osing of all the Park entrances. Its surroundings include an open plaza, on the opposite corner, which greatly heightens the effect, by permitting a view of the Park from some distance down the avenue. Next in im]3ortance, measured by the count of persons and vehicles entering it, is the Merchant's gate, at the corner of Eighth avenue and 59th street, the point where Broadway intersects Eighth avenue, and from which the grand Boule- vard runs in a north-westerly direction. To prevent the crowding and confusion that would naturally result from the concentration of so many leading thoroughfares, a Grand Circle, that contributes greatly to the general effect of this entrance, has been laid out directly opposite the gateway. After those just described, the Artist's and Artisan's gates on 59tli street — the former at Sixth avenue and the latter at Seventh avenue — are of the greatest consequence. These two avenues just named are being converted into Boulevards, and will be planted with double rows of trees, thus completing magnilicent drives through Park tuid Boulevard, from 59th street to the Harlem River. The improvements now being rapidly puslied forward on all the approaches to the Park, with sleepless energy so indicative of the Metropolitan spirit, are arranged with spe- cial reference to its attractions, and will ere long form worthy setting of the city' s gem. The names of the gateways have been a sid)ject of much interest, and those selected happily illustrate the fnct that DIRECT IMPORTATIONS AND FKOM AUCTION. White French China, AT USUAL PRICE OF STONE CHINA. Decorated Dinner, Tea & Toilet Sets, AT FORMER FRIGES OF WHITE CHINA. ■^lass, <^;Utlery, |}latecl 'Ware, |}arian, flocks, BR.ONZBS, DP.A.lvTC'V QOOX>S, Scd. CHANDELIERS AND GAS FIXTURES AT LESS THAN COST, To close out my entire stock of that branch of business. CHINESE AND JAPANESE PORCELAIN. Receiving my stock direct from first hands on the other side, thereby paying but One Profit, I am enabled to supply my customers at 'L^O^X^ PrioeS. Decorations on. China, and. Grlass Cutting to order. RUFUS M. BRUNDIGE, 919 Broadway, cor. 21st. 651 6th Ave., cor. 38th. WATERS' CONCERTO ORGANS cTf. ihe inubt l>ea.utiftil in; style aiKi perfect in tone t\ er iii^de. 'J KQL: l'4>i\- CtiK'HO S'lOJ* iUhe tiCHt v\ er placed in any Org:a.n. M is produced by . ail extra setofreed.<:,'pe-\ culiarly YOiced,i and SOUJL-' VJ'IKKl>iiie 1*1 KITVo/ VOICINCi ifith fifreat volume cf tone*! Suitable for PAICLOR, tHURCID, or JWUSiC HAI,I>. Waters' New Scale Pianos have great power end a fine sinffing' tone, lit'/ /i all modern improA'enients, and are the. m-:ST I' nATi> OS jnAJiS-:. Xlieicc Organs and l='ianoK fi;<-ivarranled fur 3 years.PRICES l:X'fl RE.1li:i.V I. OXV /or cash, or part casli,(f} balance in month- ly or quarterly payments* Second- hand instruments taken inexchange A ears -Pattern, with CI^OTU MODe" ," ceats ^^ 2915 '-J.515. Lady's Coat Waiat— All Sizes— Pattern, with CTjOTH MODEIi, 25 cents. 2815. Greek Oversklrt-Baiutiful— Pattern, with CLOTH MODELy 25 rrntP. 1*216. Lady's Oversldrt-L .tist, an 1 Mnst Stylmh— P ittera. wit i CLOTH lYlODEL, 50 cents. 2915. Sacque Clo Iv-Siir;) ns'3s all Others— .Vll SiZ'is-Patteru, witii CLOTH >IODEL, 60 cents. 3901. Lidy's Walk-i'i'.' C vif ')- Ta-ifet- Ul Sizes— Pattern, with CLOTH MODEL, -iSctn:?. We give a perfect CLOTH ,HOJ>EL with every pattern, which show^ ju-st ho a to put the garment to- gether, alter hel i^' e.it by thj p ittern. They are PERFECT 4iUI»ES. Aisy Pattern on tl»is> paijje maUed upon receipt cf marked price. Smith's "Instant Dr:23 Ebyator.' THIS CUT Bhows how beautifully a L O N G Skirt ia chancfi into a Strai^lit Front Walking Dress by the Iji-nnit l;i->;i(or. You can raise 'hiie passings ice. and then vouc It .9 lh<> skirt Ir.iiii the Filth. 1 IT LOOPS the skirt in 9 TAS- , I- 1^ F U L and I' A S HION- ^RLE MAN- NER It SAVES more than TEN TIMES ITS (GST, bfsides beint' CONVE- NIENT, Neat, niifl CiRACE- FUL. It can be ctiani:« mailed free, as Premium, OR ONE Dollars' w.Tth of Patterns FREE, to be selectad sifter voti receive your Mairazine ; OR one <'f the following beantihil OIL OH ROM OS— " EASTER HOLIDAY," OR "LITTLE SISTERS," OR " MARY AND HER PET I,AMB," OR llie "MATRON," OR "UNWELCOME YISITCjR." 'I'hece ChromOS "I"'" vvidi ly Ivnown, and SELL READILY for from ir'.i to $0 each, being considered the finest pictures in the chromo art. extra to the person who sends us three subsciibers (§3.00 and nine stamps for pistaL'^ ■ n ( lironios and rollers) at one time. We will give two Chiomos extra lor five subscribers. We will eive three Chromos extra for seven subscribers. U e wi 1 give four C^''<'i""s extra for eight subscribers. Each Subscri- ber must ^eiid three ^-'i'mpsto pay return poplaL'e on Chromo and for ril'ers. MAKE MO^EY t^|oS»'^Rs1>^§T..! Jif ?.9h^?a;gef??.'.f?, ^?,\re Bazaar between NOW and First of FEBRU.\R\^ The person \\h<> rATIC\) GOOD KIND. 11 Lines, - - - $4 00 13 " - . - 5 00 15 " - - - 6 00 17 " - - - 7 00 19 " - - - 8 00 SUPERIOR Ki 13 Lines,. 15 "•• - - - 17 •- - - 19 " ... 2L '■ - - MD. - $8 00 9 00 - 10 00 11 00 ' 12 00 CENTRAL PAKK. 65 course of erection on Manhattan Square. The Meteorological Observatory finds accommodation in a large upper room, where a number of curious instruments, well worthy a special visit, record the doings of wind and weather. It is the inten- tion of the Commissioners to add an Astronomical Observa- tory, when the necessary buildings shall have been provided. In and around the Museum are kept the already large number of animals that form the nucleus of the collection for the Zoological Gardens proposed to be hereafter established. Nearly all these animals have been donated to the Park, and form not the least of its many attractions. THE DAIRY Is a picturesque gothic structure, situated directly north of the Pond and contiguous to the south transverse road, which is so connected that all supplies may be received independ- ently of the Park thoroughfares. Here pure milk and similar refreshments, more especially suited to the appetites of chil- dren, are supplied at a moderate cost. A short distance south-west from the Diary is THE KINDER-BEEG, Especially intended for the use of small children. It has a number of swings and a house with constant attendants for their accommodation. In the centre, upon an elevated plateau, is a spacious vinery, beneath which are walks, rustic seats and tables. Here the little ones may enjoy themselves and not be interrupted by the rougher sports of THE BALL GROUND, Which is still further to the west and occupies a space of ten C. F. A. HINRICHS, Importer of and Dealer in FRENCH, ENGLISH AND GERMAN TOYS, FAl'CY Ui OD ^ GlassTvare and China. SOLE A.&ENT FOR. I A, KLEEWlAi'S PATENT ST. GERMAIN LAMPS, AGENT FOR THE GLASS FACTOPJES of the COMP. ANONYME of NAMUH, BELGIUM.. Nos. 29, 31 & 33 Pari Place, No. 28 Route 4e Paris, ""•s^e'rup^'sS^M NEW YORK. LIMOGES, FRANCE. J^ L.A.I^C3-E lDXST^lL,J^^5r OF HOLIDAY PRESENTS, During the Month of December. CENTHAL PA UK. 07 acres, also south of transverse road No. 1. Ilei-e is a coiii- iiiodious house erected for the accommodation of tlu^ phiyers, wiio are allowed the use of the ground on Mondti}-, Thurs- day and Saturday afternoons. THE CARE0U8EL. By the path leading from the first to the second of the above j^laygrounds, is the Carrousel, a circular building con- taining a great number of hobby horses which move around a large circle by means of machineiy. Here boys and girls may enjoy a mimic horseback ride for a small fee, SEVENTH EECtIMENT MEMORIAL. On the west drive, near the Sixty-ninth street line, facing the east, stands the latest addition to the Park ; a bronze statue representing a private of the "Seventh" at parade rest, of the heroic size,- designed by Ward. This stattie was erected by the members of the regiment as a memorial to the 45 members who sacriiiced their lives during the war of the Rebellion. THE MARBLE ARCH, Is located immediately west of the southern end of the Mall, and is one of the most elegant and costly structures within the Park, being the only one in whicii niar])le is exchisively used. It carries the carriage-drive ov^er the f(K)t-path, wliicli enters it at one end on a level, while at the other a double stairway, leading to tlu; right and left, leads \\\) to tlie Mall. A marble bench on both sides affords a w(4coiu