Show A NETT YOEK a 1 > The London o f America What Can Ba Seen in r the Great City of < The Suspension BridgaTrick sters in Trade etOn et-On reading of a recent investigation investiga-tion into the manner of conducting certain offices in New York and the discovery of some political and financial frauds I concluded that I would give to your readers in a series of Sanday articles some iteaa of interest concerning this great business centre of the UnitedStatee as we can say both good and bad things about any city in the world New York is essentially the London Lon-don of Amerca and nearly all the varieties of human kind which come under the travelers notice in the Worlds Mart are visible to the naked eye in the Empire City This vast metropolis which covers about 27000 acres of ground and has a population locking towards a million and a halt in number waa founded by the Dutch in the year 1614 and was called by them New Amsterdam But the English obtained possession of tha city in 1644 and named it calking calk-Ing it New York in honor of James Duke of York and brother of King Charleq If It was again taken by the D th in 1673 and named New Orange but in about a year after that occurrence it was ceded to England Eng-land under a treaty and resumed its Euglsh name which It has maintained till this day notwithstanding notwith-standing the c ty was taken by the American army during the War of Independence The English again obtained posses ion in the battle of Long Maud but after the peace of 1783 they evacuated it for ever George Washington was inaugurated inaugu-rated there as the first President of the United State in 1769 and since that time its vicisitudes have been varied and many It had a fearful fear-ful visitation nf c elera in 1S32 and a great fire ia 1835 Imuiense nuts folio ed in 1863 caused by an effort on the part of the United States nuthoritiea to enforce the draft and New York furnished considerably over a million men during the civil war Then there came the riots of 1871 when the Roman Catholics attacked the Protestant Pro-testant Irish during an anniversary of the battle of the Boyne And then the financial crisis and panic of 1873 which caused such a rattling throughout the United States New York has a curious porula tion It is largely foreign At the census in 1880 but 727629 were found to be native born while the population was numbered at 1206 209 With thio restess minoriy nowonder that the politics of New York is said to be manipulated by the Irish and the Germans Among the principal objects of interest In the metropolie is the huge suspension bridge lately com pieted over the East river of which New York by act of the Legislature in 1S74 wag required to pay one third and Brooklyn ihirds of the cost Thia vast structure is said to weigh 14tB 0 tons and tog thsr with its traveling freight and rolling stock is cupposed to reach 17280 tons in actual weight It is built on a solid timber foundation p1 ced fifty feet below the surface of the water It commeRcoa at Sands strtet in Brooklyn and ends at Chatham street in New York and in gigantic proportions and iugenf oua contrivance is one of the seven wonders of the modern world While inditinj those papers I will touch tenderly on the dark side of things in the great city It would never do to give you all the good points now and then leave all the lime for the concludirg chapter So while you contemplate the beauties of tuck a work of skill aa the New York and Brooklyn bridge let me toll you something about the tricksters IB trade I will shake the social phial and mix the contents consistently Among the tricksters in trade IB the petty plant dealer This fellow has an eye to business He is thus described by a reporter who called on kim lately Dark eye short black moustache stiff brimmed hat rosy cheek short brown doublebreasted coat tight pantaloon to match brown gaiters diamond studdd scarfpin large link cuff buttons brilliant pocket handkerchief and walking can a la mode He lOOKS np and down the avenues of trade detects what be doubts not is an evidence of decay in a cigar stand plant or business Haying ascertained when the rent will bo due ha steps in a day or so before the fatal day of demand and purchases a cigar enters into conversation con-versation with the proprietor wbe very soon proposes to sell out and after some bantering finally agrees to pay half the rent and buys the stock at terribly cut price giving nothing for the business Then obtaining immediate possession heat he-at onco fixes up the Dlace has It scrubbed and cleaned puts up cheap paper turns the new side of the boxes outward puts down a lively cheap oilcloth makes his window show np well with bright ehande Tier and gaudy fancy goods and then looks out for a customer to buy the flourishing business He employs em-ploys an assistant > and advertises for a purchaser whom he telJs to come in the evening as he is iO S busy in the day time But soon he strikes a green fellow fel-low who in fascinated thinks there ia money in it and our fertile friend sells at a rqund price for the business aad nets good profit on his stock and fixtures making a good thing all round in just a few days time He is then ready for another purchase and ease TIt s plant dealing when carried en I i ahr Tdl7 urn SJaen quite s field for I minor speculation fo that class who depend on their wits for a living and is a standard traffic in the Empire Em-pire City But you shall hear from me later Byby BROT1i JOa 4TIIAN |