The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-15

and unloading and vessels constantly arriving and de-
parting 70 anu rom New York, Philadelphia, Havana,
Bremen, kio Janeiro, Demarara Washington, Liverpool
Rotterdam, Hong Kong, Whampoa Bristol, Portsmouth
and Boston Most vessels that sail hence carry q
respectable armament in order 20 be prepared for the
rebel pirates the piratca robels OF tho South The
carrying on Of this commerce gives employment to hun
dreds OF draymen and cartmen whose heavily laden and
ponderous vehicles throng the business and hun
der over the pavements. have not idle
dray this week, whereas three months ago there
scarcely one to be seen employed. There il very
little building going on-perhaps none at alI-and
the trades connected with housebuildng there
fore suffer; but coopers, blacksmhs tailors shoe.
makers, hatters and some other trades are doing
well. The street cars, one Of the sures barome-
tiers OF prosperity in city, all the principal ave-
nues every Few minutes, and are always full up lao
hour in the evening" The here, observe, are wide
and exceedingly comfortable the drivers Iand
She conductors polite and attentive.
The business tho Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, as far az through trShe is concerned, Ia en-
trely destroyed. The rebels have possession Of
rev miles near Harper's Ferry, where they have
taken not the rails merely the sleeEers and cross
ties and have also taken and carried away all the
treste work and broken down all the culvcrts They
have also carried of locomotives and on this
part Of the road and all the telegraph wire and engine
should permit this Of things to exist. While No
Clellan was In command OF Northwestern Virginia the
road kept in running order through But as soon a.
than few hundred rebel troops along the
whole line Of the road The presence Of five thousand
would sufficient to protect the road and the workmen
needed In its reconstruction Until such force Is sent
there the whole adjacent country far down Beverly
and the Kanawha river will be overrun by rebel hordes
does not speak very well for the energy Of Governor
Perpont and Of the State government Of which he Ia the
head that they should permit the existence OF such
. state Of things. Tho Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago Railroad and the Pennsylvania Central
Railroad groaning under the burthens OF freight
that are pressing them; and the Lake Shore and
Michigan Central railroads. with the New York and Eric
and New York Central carrying of all the OF the
Western business Thus Baltimore Is left out in the cold
because its great avenue TO the West cut or by few
ragged rebels The citizens here however beginning
to move in the matter and II the government does
take hold Of the road they probably WILL II the
ment inaugurated by the citizens Of Baltimore under
the sanction OF the government will not be intermitted
track from that place to Cumberland rcaid the cuverts
and treste work rebuilt the Geographic wire replaced
and guard OF 600 posted along the road guard
II from further deprvdatons There reasons how
evcr why this should be done by the government The
government took possession Of the road at one time
have never announced that they have rehqpshed that
That part Of the road between Baltimore and
Warrington. and between Baltimore and Frederick City,
10 still under military surveillance The government
does not now actually need tho road for the pur-
pose Of transporting troops from the West, az
the roads referred TO above now answer the pur-
pose But may become necessary transport troops
here from Cincinnati, in which case there Is no
other road except the Baltimore and Ohio on which they
can be quickly brought That portion the commerce
o. the Northwest which usually down the Mississippi
now nnds that avenue closed And will seek to
the East instead The Northern lines being already
taxed TO their utmost capacity would come over the
The new fort Il the Relay House has been commenced
sna the work will be vigorously prosecuted untit s
peted The Notifications Federal Hill steadily pro-
ssing, and will be Of the strongest possible character