The New York herald., 1864-07-26
THE PRESIDENCY.
Our ntnsara Fe,,s correspondence.

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q Our hfnpnra Fats sCorrcspondepce.
lSrEasxrosAL HorsL, I
, NIAGARA FALLS, July %, loaa
Fashion and Tisaioralds-2rt1s Dyo,tgyt-Cyogs Suffer
'no-Ham @ Hsip W Layress F,elds--G asp %
Presidential fdters-7he Candidates Named for N
Ch,oao Connnt,on-Tac Cntss Bet,osen AcCle,iaa
Riehmond and Cops,nor Seymour. &c, DO.
! rLkAsuas sESGsRs rHs FALLS.
There are At the present tino sojournicg from
oNht hundred to tho usatd strangcrs viewing
wUaers OF nature eo oyiug tbe cool breeze
| to be found here during the heated term. They
about equally divided between tho Cataract Interna
| tional Nad CLIFTON House large number have taken
rooms fov the season. while Ierhsps Tie majority only
spend from Two to four or FIVE days. and then pass
10 other fashionable resorts rather 80 farther and
fare worse Tho Cataract aud Clifton both Kept BY
their old propr tors, and the IS no particular change
from former seasons. The international has changed
hands, aud with il has decided Improvement no,
only for the comfort but entertainment OF tue guests
The Queen OF Fashion bag once more asserted her
power The halls and parlors e the hotels ana the walks
about the Fails present lively scene vieng even with
the rainbow In the mist OF the Falls their display Of
the numerous colos. All classes are represented from
the highest to the owesthe politicians az wen as the
emissaries Of rebeldom and escaped jail birds well as
humorous officers formerly u the rebel service Nearly
all OF these remain tie Canada side. with them
several officials OF the Canadian gov seeking pcs
sure and recreation In sight OF tho roaring ng and
tumbllng Niagara. There several New Workers ct
the Clifton House; but the greater portion a. that hotc
souhorner Europeans and Canadians and foreign
air appears be characteristic or the place On this side
| American faces, style and fashion reign supreme
| almos. uumoested. The politicians and wire.
pullers all to prefer the atmosphere OF the
Canada side 10 tos Whether this IS for the THAI
the rebel representatives there not unable to
| say Greeley, Hay ard Jewctt, however, MADE their
headquarters this side ol the great river AS de from
these but few politicians among the crowd OF
I beauty aud fashion.
GREAT DROUGHT.
great deal has been said about the OF rain but
person realize the real need OF 1t through tho
country New York city here but those who have
the real condition Of The crops Tho spring crors and
even the grass to be wltiag under s cifects AMI
unless there is rain soon oats ard other sp
will prove almost failure The pastures ary and
from green thing the fallen oak leaves 0,
In many places the farmers actually feed
ing their cattle with the hay that they cutting
Sparks the locomotives fall the dry stubbe and
sweep the fields adjoining the railroad, carrying
.sncos and a with IL. The winter wheat through West
ern New York is looking well and has not suffered
! much from the drought.
WANT oe atgyssr HANDS.
The farmers fnd the greatest trouble to get harvest
hands Many whea, fields standing untouched which
ought to have been gathered week ten DAYS ago.
In others one man would be at woK wnefe dozen arc
needed In many places tbe women were 10 the Iea dt
work taking the place 81 their husbands ana brothers
who are now lighting the battles q oar country ms
scarcity or Ieip Is proving serious ara" uack ahe
wheat remains standing long thg il loses much OF its
value. The consequence - TINT tho -four WI 20 o.
lighter and poorer qualty han Otherwise FROM tfese
Indications looks though IL would be no easy task
for the rural districts 10 IN toer qaos unasf tn as
call for i've hundred thousat1 men 4nc rlFa ulssiCls
| will feel the drain Ear more than Che cities.
| PRESIDENTIAL G2ssIp.
\ Tha pollticisng of Mi tho
rrenone more SO THAI those o. tle democ ltic party
They are on every train q cars gots - az orectchs
1 they have no candidate nominated, are really
| dong moro than the republicans !hey are a. r.
Fanzing cnos' GHeua.he 1oeunehts un,ous tne
iaborng classes and IN 'oct sandrg men among them
10 talk with THEM They N ths way are working up
powerful undercurren against Old Ace. by showing tho
elect o the heh prices AMI msgnuyng Al the eps that
viii come upon the laboflng men as the result. Iaese
facts twisted aud turned int every Shape necessary
20 work upon their minds: that even soorle men, VINO
have been accustomed 20 iner house aud small lot q
ground VIII be forced, nder the heh prices and heavy
taxation 70 prt ~ with uus room IL this way strong
untercqrront; que, rs ret out ne dou6 ! w ue rect
ivo at the polls Is being werStd VI: ut lt.te IS saia
among the masses 70 Candidates ont ~ ieadcts au9
olt,e'ans in their own councils mako ia' thei general
| theme
! 1Is cANpipifH foS ciIotio:
have heard nothing sad u tsvor q fcceller omaag
Of the democracy who gather there seem e soon eaht
inspiration from the scuiherpers, who are there
every day or two, as they do1g, taok aa5 forth
through Canada and nitrate oe'weea Msntrea Toronto,
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Detroit Ihe names lhat are Tue most isrhAr thete
are 'Ml7rd Fillmore FRANK Plcrce, pean kccEona, Gov
ernor Sey ymuur, and Ihomas seymour, Of Connecticut
EXPresdent Pierces name has been eNeneiVey spoken
q in ccnnvten with the chicago noninttion So also
has Thomas Soymours. Millard Fillmore ZANE nag not
been mentioned as much mere a. IA huuao aud chhef
pnrts Of the state througn which nave ptesa.
The intelligence from the west represents thettoT'cey
nour has. since his movement IN regard 70 ne s0pe0u
of tue World mud doh11 = Commsrc'i mere el "a las9r
among the peace men o mat locality Ex.fresdeat a4-
cbanan ap pears 70 have taken W lis pen alt e4deasor
Ing 10 exercise his ipnue1ce in the lca hec since
let New York oavo heard seyori parties saT that
they have seen otter irorn him recnmmeldhc anu e
fact urging, the domination Junseramre Nelson o tie
railed states supreme court, Tor President and Voo-
hees, Of Indiana, for Vice President u IS evident thar
this Is the way the Judge Nelson movement siarted
i is 10 fLts erient