Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-10-11
Matters and Things In New York.

Mdtteib ana innings III SeW DIX
NEW ioRK, Get. 9Th, 1891.
Autumn Is fairly inaugurated, and the .'brown
autumnal feeling" which denotes its approach,
hot noon times and the demand for Soda Water
have gone away together. The sunlight streams
santingy thro' the feecy haze which wraps the
woody shores of the bay in its blue folds, and
dreamly winds itself into the streets of the city
\ dry Icnf occasionally hutters to the side walk
with sud prcmontion OF the time when all
leaves -hal have left Peaches have disappeared
from the frutercrs stalls, q tn" spectral pacards
warning Park loungers off the grass begin to
Wear hooking aspect, as if they regarded what
they saying in the light of good joke
The Hotels are crowded, from the palatial st.
Nicholas with its row of gentcel idlers standing
at all hours before the entrance. tor the express
objects it would seem of self-exhibition, and by
force of broadcloth, much hair and more brass
10 stare bashiu lady promenaders out of coun-
tenancc1 To the less pretentions houses Of Court
land St, whore country merchants most do con-
gregntc. All sections of the country fully
represented at these and lover of the picturesque
could not fail to be gratifed nj dinner scene Mt
one of them, say the Western. As the hour up
and at the sound Of the gong the seats are filled
in twinkling and shade of Epicurins what
eating is here Floeks ofturkies with brown, shi.
nv legs and plump, fragrant breasts dwindle in
simultaneously into II handful of boucs--tomntoes,
-uccotash and sweet potatoes melt away like
butter in the SUM- aud whole rows of pastry are
bowlrd down with ten strike. The almonds
and rasins cscapc-thcrc is no time for desert,
aud in twenty minutes from the time each sat
down Inc may bc seen tooth pick in mouth urging
his way Ia some business appointment.
Among the numerous discoveries of our pro
life age which are every day applied to genera
| lie luxury and multiply comforts. | cannot re
sst the temptation 10 notice substitute for flag
stone, which is just coming into use, and which
promises To form an important feature at no very
distant day in the beauty and convenience of
our streets | refer to the kind of tagging in
which the mineral substance called asphaltmn
forms the new aud principle element. have
! had an opportunity recently of observing the
construction of piece of side walk of this pc
culiur character and feel willing to accord to it II
superior merit. The asphaltum is melted and
while in state of fusion certain quantities of
SILICA, believe, some other foreign substances
mixed in, ibat the ingredients well rs their pro-
portions OF the composition are held IN secret by
the patentees) until the whole acquires a consis-
teucy and peculiar quality which fits il for its
/ purpose mineral cement. A layer of bro
| ken stone of the size used for Matchmaking Is
spread upon the earth to the thickness of three
or four inches. and the compound formed as above
i poured upon it until the interstces are mostly
nj ,bo H1,,iI IL,
rammer is called into requsiton TO consolidate the
mass. After this is fairly cooled Il covering of the
semi fluid a. imposed from , to 3 inches thick
and smoothed, levelled aud pressed with instru-
ments 50 n to form continuous surface uninter
rupted by joints TO any extent of area required
which becomes in an hour rs hard rs granite.
1t is claimed that this resists all yieissitudes
of the weather well as rock and that it is no
more able To be broken by the super. position of
weights on the rolling of loaded vehicles than
paving stones of the same thickness. | am
inclined TO admit this claim from what we have
seen of il, and certainly it forms most beauti-
full sidewalk obyatng in rainy weather, if it
be properly soped, the disagrecable necessity
which the pedestrian finds of continually plung-
ing into puddes of dirty water at every step
than common tagging, it will probably be fur
ni>hed at a much cheaper rate in time, and we
hope to see it in general use. 1t will be fine
companion for the Russ pavements.
The meeting of the stock holders of the n. y.
\. H. Railroad Co, on Tuesday, resulted as
might have been expected, in nothing but an
open quarrel. The Connecticut people pretend
that they can't breathe freely in the noxous at
mosphere of Wall Street, and therefore the
meeting of next mouth is appointed at " Haven.
We hope that the bracing moral air Of New Eng
land will do much towards cooling the feverish
pulse of temper, and Strengthening the sinking
heart of hope in the bosoms of all interested in
the occasion.
The State Fair, which opened the third inst.
! closes Friday with an address by JoHN F. HALL
and the award of premiums. A drizzlinc rain
/ which grew into storm, the second Gav, ex-
! cited the fear that the affair would occasion one
} of those miniature delnges which camp meetings
are popularity supposed to provoke; but to- davis
sngularly favorable. The fruit department
is said to be unusually good, especially in Ap.
Piles and Pears-of the latter, the old fayorites
the Bartlett" and "Virgellan," bear away the