The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-06
The aLeeai,, Abroad.
BosTON, Sept. 4, le6;

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DEAR REGISTER Having enjoyed a
short ramble in the Quaker City, on Sat
urday morning we took the cars for New
York. From New York we took the New
Haven steamer Continental, Capt John
Downs, Clerk, II. P. Clark. The trip mp
Long Island Sound was an exceedingly
pleasant One At New Haven we found
the Boston train on the Shore Line Rail
road, and from there to this city we
viewed the grand scenery the wide ocean
Oh one side, and beautiful landscape on
the other.
Here, as in all the Eastern cities, trade
is very good, and the hotels are filled
The shoe market is very firm and prices
are steadily maintained. Mapufactur-
ers are scarcely able to supply the de
mand.
Secretary Stanton is at present in New
York We were unable to learn what
was his mission.
About every fifth man we meet in the
East-be he Young OF Old-is supplied
with pair of spectacles, which he uses
when ont Oh the streets, and dispenses
with when reading the newspapers. Ii
we were going to remain In this section
any length of time, in order to be in the
fashion we would have to supply our
selves with cane and spectacles.
The New York and Pennsylvania cities
and towns are thronged with returned
soldiers, but here in Massachusetts we
seldom see anything of the kind.
The weather is very warm, and the
different pleasure resorts along the ocean
beach are crowded with guests.
Considerable quantities of cotton are
being brought East We on Saturday
saw several vessels laden with it leaving
New York for away down East
At New York there are at the present
time some ten or fifteen men oi-war, fully
manned and completely rugged They
have recently arrived from the South
Fruit and melons are abundant here
and in New York, and can be bought at
very low prices:
The summer being uominally over, the
city Churches which have been closed
during the warm months, Were re-opened
yesterday.
The Bostonians have already com
menced making preparation for the re-
ception of john Bright, who will in Il
few weeks leave England for visit to
this country. President Johnson has
sent the frigate Colorado to bring Bright
to our shores. Il
Intelligence of the death of Prof G. F.
Mansfield, of Rockland On. " Female
Institute was on Saturday received in
New York The Professor died i'll West
Virginia, where he was on business
tour.
The creditors of Morris Ketchum, Son
& Co. held a meeting in New York on
Saturday, when it was proposed by K. &
Co. to pay sixty per cent of the claims
against the firm The liabilities of the
firm were reported at $4,000, 900. A vote
being taken, it was unanimously decided
by the creditors to accept the sixty,per
cent. proposition and restore the estate
in the hands of the asigneess to Ketchum,
Son & Co. The creditors reserved any
claim to the distracted securitiet against
any person in whose hands sail securi
ties may be found. 1t is said the firm
will recommence business Immediately.
Suicides, murders and robberies appear
to be the order of the day in the East as
well as in the West.
The monster organ at Music Hall, in
this city, is the curiosity of the age, and
cannot be seen and not amiredd. The or
ganist can just dig, kick, tramp, pull,
thump, jerk and jam more music ont OF
the bowels of the instrument than We
ever supposed was in it.
Expecting to return soon, | remain,
Yours, truly, WILL.