The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-16
Albany.
Correspondence Of the Herald

ALBANY, August Is, 1912.
Business rops--Boston Ieade-Shippimg-
slaugh-Y Yankee Clocks DfiAerites-R Religious En-
citement-Dwavity.
Mr.. EDITOR =
After an absence of some two weeks from town,
have returned, and once more resumed the PEN
AS 1t seems decidedly wrong to hide from other ci-
ties our own proofs of prosperity and success now
chronicle them.
Business is increasing slowly, though it is not
time for the fall trade to commence. Our merchants
say the clouds which have darkened the CONNER
cia horizon gradually rising, and they trust soon
to predict return of our former prosperity. Soon
the new crop will be coming from the West, and
with i fountain OF wealth will pour into the cof
fers OF an exhausted treasury.
From all parts OF the Western country accounts Of
ifich and overlooking harvest are given. The
mud and plenteous showers during the summer are
repaylng the farmer an hundred fold Though much
rain has fallen in this section yet the intervals be-
tween the storms have been long enough to gather
up the crops in safety. Wheat is fine and abundant
the tar West who have been importing their 'staf
OF fe" will send their hundreds of thousands OF
bushels for our own and foreign consumption
Our wharvespre Frightening upslowy The large
trade with the Eastern States casa vast quantity of
craft to carry on the business With Boston we
have three regular lines of packet schooners, en-
gagng twenty four splendid vessels, which make
their trips with the prompness Of steam vessesalso
vast number OF transient vessels, owned princi-
paly by their commanders, who do business son
their own hook" with all the keenness of the Yam
kee Nation. Notwl! hstanding the Western Rail
road Company manage to keep constant stream of
cars on the move, laden with wealth, yet the YES
sells all go loaded to their bulwarks Was it not tor
the railroad we would be compelled to send our
commodities way Oft to New York for "A market
This will only be averted when the Albany and
New York, or the Hudson River Railroad is fin
shed.
New Haven sends some dozen vessels of various
capacities, and for our -four and gran-What do you
think we receive in returu!-Don't laugh,-Clocks
and simple cased 50, 80 to splendid eight day brass
wheels, &c.-mahogany cased and percussion evo-
lutons Every vessel is expected to have more or
less quantity of boxes OF them in its hod-else we
feel disappointed. The West is furnished with them
and better time pieces cannot be made. know of
one which has run SIX years, costing 70 shillngs,
york shillings,) and does not vary two minutes
month. Every Western cabin has one.
Hartford, Middletown, Nantucket, New Bedford
Fall River and Norwich, all send theirquota of ship
ping. From Philadelphia we have line of iron
steamboats, and barges, bringing coal and iron in
vast quantities Baltimore, Md, Norfolk, Rich
m0nd, Petersburg, also represented.
One thing retards our prosperity-that s, the Over
slaugh. The United States Government expended
great sum tor Its Improvement, and by building
vast dyke per- caused the current to 5e
the channel, it kept reefc!ear. About eight miles
below us, at Castleton, dam, where the sand has
accumulated and filled up the narrow channel, rem
derng it impossible for our loaded vessels to get
perity OF our city more than that A proposition
was made to the Common Council of Troy by our
City Fathers to unite, and at mutual expense to re
move the deposits After mature dcliberaton
they came to the conclusion that it was Albany's
business, not theirs, as they had enough TO do in
taking care of themselves All that is very true
Well, then the city consented TO do it themselves,
and finding it would cost about $500 or S3OO0 they
| commence Congress
eventually remunerate them for the outlay A COM
municatlon was received from Hon. ID. ID. Barnard
on the subject which caused our sage governorst to
say that they had no jurisdiction in the caselt be-
longed to the General Government to do it. Thus
the vast outlay heretore made will prove worse than
useless, unless followed up at once.
Our whole city and county ism perfect fever OF
excitement The Milerites have arrived, and have
pitched their tent and camp on Arbor Hili, ABOUT
mile from the Town Pump. The tent is OF immense
size, about forty feet high in the centre, and Will
seat 5000 persons with ease, beside the VIDE ana
spacious aisles. The exercises are conducted by
Brothers Hines, Covert and Fitch, who do 1t In an
orderly and IMPRESSIVE manner. AS much decorqm
and soemnity is observed as in any OF our regular
left of the males. On Wednesday and Thursday
evening il was crowded to suffocation. Not less
than 1900 females and 1000 males were under the
broad canvass listening to Mr.. Fitch's explanations
of the prophecies Every one had formed a strange
opinion respecting this sect-they supposed them
set Of fanatics who deluded by gross supersti-
and ignorance. 30 lar MIR. r. has sustained all
his arguments in very happy manner, and proved
clearly that the prophecies of the Bible are about to
he fulfilled Some have said the Jews all to be ga
thered into Canaan before the world is to be de.
sroyed. lie has not SPOKEN Of that, but may be-
fore leaving No idea can be formed Of the sensa-
ton. Women run Oh, leaving the kettle on the
ire and children crying for their suppers TO be put
to bed The husband hurries from his daily labor
10 put on his best coat, and hastens to the ser
vice. The old grandmother lettering under the
burden OF years, and the girls and boys Just be-
ginning TO walk, are found on the spot listen.
ing with open mouth and to what the
preacher saith The encampment commenced on
Monday, and will continne about week. Mr.;
Miller himself will soon be here, and then we will
have TO place him on some lofty pedestal, so that
audience OF 10000 may listen 70 hun.
Thus we CO. One day rolling in sin, the next
hang with Joy the words of everlasting truth AL
bany needs ali the prayers of the Church TO purge
her from the weight Of Indignation and wrath which
will be sure to be poured out upon her devoted hes 3D.
unless the change be speedily made