, 1865-09-24
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[From Our Own Cor1cspondent,1

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Is, - - NEW YORK. Sent, %.
A stranger who walk. up Broadway In tho
middle Of tho day Will scortr;euo1ghto con-
yinca him that there are no fears OF 4 draft,
Theirs ARG stont, able: bodied men engaged In
t1dlng ftnit-stand9 and peanutrstands, or sail
ing eisnrs Atmarvenously low prices. 1hers
aru others who have invested few dollArs in
dfminutive dolls attached TO elnstIc threads,
which they offer for sale to the passe.s.by.
Others are vending masslve watch chains at u
dollar ,--or-- y1ng country1nen- Into
establishments whose sole purpose b to
swindle. Others stand for hou1s on the street
corners tolling not End spinning nothing, yet
Solomon IN oil his glory was mover a1Tuyed
like one of them Others pace onr streets
from several hours past rosy, morn until late
at night disappearing meanwhile into mystic
ri6us corners. Others, With more honest faces.
seek for employment In some honorable bnsI-
ness, but tail to ohtsin 1t. Some Of these last
cold reception from those who ahould do them
WIEN TIE DRAFT rnnEA1KSxu,
there were but few idle men on the streets.
Doubtless there were many In the city who
had no Visible means Of support, = but they
were careful not to : b personally visible il
conspicuous places. This fruit and candy
stands, and al kindred occupations, were mo-
nopolizs9 by women, or boys Of unmllitary,
c1line labor, but The supply was less than the
demand. Within q week after the surrender
Of JoEn6t ms army, ab1e-bodIed men were
abundant. Tho number Is increasing daily.
Between those who wonss work and can't
Eork, our idle population is very large. The
Ttituns aud other dailies advise the {dlers to
Good support, but They are reluctant to % do 60. :
There are thousands in New. York who are
this night but half sheltered, or with no shell
ter, and who lay down to their rest with uu-
sattsf5cd appetitcs, who would disdalufhlly re-
fuse "twenty dollars month, and Eormd,' in
any Of the rural districts. II the cholera
would only affect thls pottlon.of cnr popula-
ton, we could }oyfnlly greet its advent. :
THE FAMOUS DocK RACE .
between the Algonquin and Wiuooski Is now
IN prog1ese, rs the papers hare informed you4
A month ago the public sympathy was with
Mr. Dtcker6on, now 1t Is against him. His
proficiency Is greater IN lettel-wrIting than In
coming up to The sttp1lations Of Contract.
tair trial, and belabored the. Navy Depart
mcnt because Of its dl1atoriness. When the
Navy Department was ready he was not, and
by various excuses secured delay. He eri-
IDENTIFY desired to force the acceptance Of his
engines without 8 trial. From present indi-
c&ilous the result OF the s'race". will be
against him, and compel the removal Of the
Algonqutn's engines 1T the cost Of the owner.
Mi. Forbes, for whom Mr.. Dickerson Is act
Ing, Is not In good rcputc among naval men.
The only engines he constructed for the De-
Partment, previous to building those Of the
Algonquin, proved to be complete fixtures,
and the thct led to the caution Of the proper
officials IN making the proposed contract. Il
Is hoped that the present trial Of speed md
strength will finally settle the question.
AMERICAN STEAM LINZ 70 EUROPE.
While am upon the subject of steamers I
may as well give you some news not yet made
nnfltfc In thiS Iocalitr learn that tha pn