Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-04-05
[For the Bradford Reporter.l
TRAVELLING MEMORANDUMS.

NEW YORK, March 81, lS6u'
New York is truly remarkable cty-vast
in extent, population, and commercial resour-
ces-she bids defiance to the combined inhu-
ence, for evil, of any other section of the
country. Let Southern Democratic journals
blaze away then, and call as loudly as they
NAV choose upon their business men, to refrain
from purchasing their goods of New York
merchants-they cannot injure or break down
her commerce nor frighten her citizens. But
these awful threats so frequently made at the
South have never been executed. This city
to-day is filled with Southern Merchants who
are purchasing their goods of men who do
not sympathize with them on the Slavery
question They do so because it is for their
interest to patronise them. Sensible men will
never let their political prcclivities interfere
with their commercial relations, S,-laboring for
the public good is one thing, getting bread
and butter" for ones self and family is, and
We think quite as important, another. Such
being the case our business men need not ex-
pect very great dmnution of Southern
trade Broadway, Canal and Grand streets,
three of the principal retail rows of the bon
Ton, cannot be surpassed, in commercial
sense by any locality in the United States
Here are the palace Bazaars of A. L. Stew
art & Co., Arnold & Constable, and Lord K
Taylor, all of which are filed with ladies from
about 10 o'clock, A NJ until after dark
We should judge from appearances that those
cup town" ladies had more money than they
know what to do with and that most of their
time was spent in shopping.
Lord & Taylor have two very extensive re-
tail Stores, one in Grand street and the other
in Broadway. When this firm opened their
Grand street store, few years since, many
regarded it as " widgoose speculaton--it
has become, however, profitable concern.
Rev. H. GRATTAN GUINNESS, a new Sensa-
tion preacher from Ireland is creating quite
an excitement here About two thousand
people listened to a sermon, delivered by him,
last Sunday afternoon, in the Lecture room of
the Cooper's Institute. He breaches every
afternoon and evening to crowded houses
The following characteristics, are, undoubtedly
the key to his popularity, viz; lie is Pres
byteran in sentiment, antsectarian in feel
ing, eloquent in the pulpit, rich, according to
the Wall street vocabulary and receives
nothing for his services.
Evnrr -hody hoe boorJ ohOot tba calehrot n6
Fulton street noonday Prayer Meetings,-they
are held every dag between the hours of II
and O'clock, at the North Dutch church,
corner of William and Fulton streets. They
have bceH in operation over two years and
the interest n them remaiHs undated Two
large rooms, one on the first and the other on
the second floor, are usually filed and the halls
| leading to them After the reading of com
munications, wsich are received from all parts
of the world, the meeting is announced by
the chair as open for prayer and conference
Men of all nations, creeds and occupations
participate in the exercises, and more inter
esting gathering canRet be formed any where.
Strangers visiting the city, should not fail to
attend.
| A small eGSti0p or model of Solomon'S
| Temple has been on exhibition for several dd Is
in Ninth street, and has attracted considera
| BILE attention 4 large number Of visitors, in
Guiding the various Sunday Schools in this
lefty and Brooklyn have disseminated through
out the community favorable report concern
ing it, The plan was executed by lady and
originally cost about twenty thousand dollars
The beautiful anti Slavery Drama entitled
the "Octoroon is now performed daily at
Barnum's Museum, and thousands rush thith-
er to witness its truthful delineations of South,
ern life. Barnum'S Museum, you know, is no
theatre it bears the same relations to one
however, that the American Art Union and
/ Gift Book enterprises do to a Lottery. Not
[ withstanding this, the stage has promulgated
a vast amount of truth through the medium
Of the "Octoroon," and Uncle Toms Cabin. u
We shall not therefore denounce it as an uD-
worthy or dangerous institution.
Rev MARK TRAFToN, ex-Member of Con-
from Massachusetts, is here and will repeat his
humorous Poem, entitled "Parson Browns
Experience" before leaving the city. He is a
very talented man and will undoubtedly create
sensation in the literary circles.
KIsHMEwAH."