Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-07-18
LETTER FROM NEW YORK

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Edsors Correspondence Of THE cHsoScts.
' NEW York, July Is, 1861.
Here am, after cold rainy unconfort
able trip, seated in the third story of the
'Girard,' on the corner of West Broadway
and Chambers streets with tie incessant
clatter ofhorscs, feet on the paved street, the
constant, rumbling noise of the street cars
below, and cold, drizzlng rain above, lin
very poor condition. to say the least oft,
to fulfill my promise to write to THE CHRoN-
rCLE But, as money lenders say, promises
must be kept, if credit is to be sustained,
no matter what the difficulties j shall at.
tempt to redeem mine.
There was but little of interest presented
itself during the trip here, except the ap-
parcntly abundant crop Of wheat the far
mers in Ohio and New York were busily
engaged in cutting and gathering, and the
large quantities of cherries every where visi-
bic along the lake route, the trees in many
places laden with large ripe, luscious look
ing fruit, tempting the palate Of the traveller
from the river side of Ohio, where the frost
blghted the crop.
The markets Of Cleveland, Buffalo, Mag
ara, Albany and New York are literally filed
with cherries and raspberries, at low prices,
and there is no difficulty in procuring a nice
dish Of raspberries and cream for six cents.
ltisamusing to notice the frequent sells"
which occur at almost every STOPPING place
ofthc cars. Atone place the newsboy rash up
10 the cars and sing out, "The Herald "the
Leader, "--'latest news from the seat Of
war;" You get the paper, and thr boy gets
the FIVE cents and passes on before you have
time to notice that your Herald or Leader
il two or three days old and you conclude
somebody In sold. At the next you will hear,
"Carriage to the Falls sir this way sir =
''You get into the carriage, pass down the
American side a little ovor mile over the
suspension bridge, where you pay seventy
five cents toll, up the Canada side, ten cents
toll, get suit of oil cloth and go down the
winding stairs to the foot of the falls, get a
mist bath, pay ono dollar, register your
name, get into the carriage and ride back in
time for the next train, pay the driver three
dollars, and get into the cars two hours af
ter your arrival. Plus sight ut the Falls
minus four dollars and eighty-fve cents =
very much inclined to think somebody has
been sold Carriage to the Hotel2 Any
baggage, sir" This way to the Girard,
and you are jostled off around two or three
squares, and arrive, after travelling half Q
uails, al the Giravd. "Half dollar, sir. The
half dollar Is paid, and after short exam
nation you find yourself within fifty yards O.
the place you started from, muttering be
tween your teeth sold" These things ar,
occurring almost every hour in the day, M,
the initiated arc, to some extent, recon
pensed for the cost of their experience b,
the qualification afforded by seeing other
sold.
In this world ofNew York" the publ
feeling on the war question is almost as res
tive as the Tribune unsatisfed with tho eau
tious and well matured movements Of tn,
Administration. They are anxious TO SCI
the whole column Of tho Army move forwar,
with the same spirit and alacrity that char
acterizos Mcclellan and Lyon, without stop
ping to reflect that Davis, Boauregard On,
Letchor, with the flower of the Southerl
army, are oil operating to stop tho move
ments OF the Eastern army The news o
tho past week, however, has given iresl
hope to tho people; they sec in tho advanc,
Of Gen. Mcclellan on tho enemy, and hi
entire rout Of them at Laurel Hill in Vir
ginia, tho success Col. Smith at Monro,
in Missouri, and the advance and occupation
ofFairfax Court House by the Union troops
indications that the Government intends !
vigorous prosecution of the war, which tho,
believe is the only means ofsecuring speedy
and permanent peace There is no on,
here, so far as have boon able to learn, tina
talks about compromise all are in fovor O
avigorous prosecution of the war, and con
demn in unmeasured terms the renegade.
from Ohio aud New Vallandighau
and Wood-for their course in Congress.
There is evidently growing militar,
spirit all through the States Of Ohio ant
New York, manifested by the formation ant
drilling Of military companies thi
spirit u not confined to the men, but tn,
boys are following In their footsteps-
formed into military companies, clothed /,
s'l the paraphomalia Of the soldier, an,
drilled in the school Of Scott and Hardec
They march in large companies through tn
streets OF the city, TO tho music Of the drum,
with all the precision Of the old soldier -
The old and young are bending their energie
to the acquisition Of military knowledge, an