Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-16
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Nsw Yorx. August fIsh. 1853.

NEW E0RzK C0RnEsPOkDEKcE.
 NEw York, August filth. 1855.
 On account of tic abundant haryest with which all sectsons fshe county have been biased, business men have confidence that shs III basiasss sii! bs lasss, and shsy are prePariag for it. Eihy per cent mor. basi- tsrss is doing st this srasen than It the cor responding period the last year. N~afly all kinds of goods have sdssncrd from IS to so per cent iron last falls piess- The large sales in donestic fabrics have swrpt fhe maTkehslmost clean. All classes anticipate a prosperous business.
 There is more capital seeking investment than has been known for years. Monied men sfe al loss how to invest their surplus funds to advantage. Any amount might be obtained on bond and mortgage of improved city properly.
 The Bank statement of the prrsent week shows that the loans and discounts amount to 6sef ofse hundred millions of dollars, q larger sam than has ever before been loaned by them. Un good notes from their GUS tnmers they grant all the discounts required or asked fof.
 Real estate Is rising-highef prices are asked than last fall, althcngh there is large amount in the market
 The city is healthy for the season, only about oits Half the number of deaths that were reported at this lime last season. The city authorities have caused the city to De quite clean. They have spread lime in il,e g6ttsrs and all nosious places, and are try- ing hard 10 prevent the appearance of an epidemic this season. Vessels coming from infected places are subjected to 4uaran.inc.
 Many of the citizens whose business per- init are still in country villages near New York luxuriating in the green fields and farm houses. waiting for cooler weather be- fore returning to the city.
 Since the commissioners of emigration nave taken Castle Garden as depot for lhe arrival of emigrants, the condition of that class has heen vastly improved. They are saved the dispositions of the runissrs, and lodgtng hdnse keepers who have hereicfcfe swindled the emiy,ant ot what little hs brcnght wa,h him. and turned him upon Inc cold charities of the city without the snsahs of ieasius for any where else or gaining a liylihood here. lt has been found that the Germans have when they arrive on nh ave. rage sixty dollars each, and the Irish all Asr. rage of thirty doilass cach, which is sufi- cient amount to rake them to sections where they can find labor and gel pay suficientto supper. themselves.
 There is n class of men who advertise largely in inc city paper: as having nn- bounded wealth, $500, 900 to loan on bond and mortgage, sseo. .ooo to loan on iexelry, $2Oo.eOo to loan on watches, etc., etc. Pre- sent 4 bill to them of Gvc dollars and ",hey havc no money" < times arc hard, n busi- ness dull" you must wais," etc. Ifany one appears to raise money on jeweiry for instance. they leave Tor the osiensible pur- pose of finding its value, and go to pawn broker and see how mach they can get on 1t, and rrpors what they will give. being something in advance from :. his uncles" price. The real essale men who have so much money to loan frequently advertise, get a customer who wants to borrow and then try and find one who wants 10 lend. If they do no, succeed bs advertising and otherwissi they dc not like the security, some ubjoclion Is found, and ,hN matter drops. Ii they doshey charge round com. mission to both parties and try fl again. s
 4 special committee of the Board. Of Al- dermrn was appointed last night to inves,i- gate the charge Of corruption made against Aid. Moser, with reference to the contract for raising the ship Joseph Walker. Aid. Hodinitc who has made the charge. a.sers. cd that he was ready 10 produce the evidence and scene of considerable excitement en- sued. We presume that as usual the affair will end in smoke. " ss ;,
 Horace Greeley has returned from his European trip. and Is al his pos. in the Fri. bunc office.
 The conductors on the N. N. and Erie Railroad have adopted onitofm somewhat similar to that of the New York police The buttons bear the emblem of minia- turc locomotive, and the word .'conducsor. 7 Z,
 Honsr-SrrALiso.-All we have to fepors in this line to-day is the recovery of ihs horse advertised lhfeo or four weeks ago hy Geo. l.. Whiting of 'rorvtng,on. |, was found near Canaan depot and is supposed to have heen lefs there by man who dis appeared from Torting,on the night on which thehorss was stolen. and was known to take the cars at Canaan the next morn. ing for Albany. What caused him to finish