, 1866-02-12
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.


Millionaire Stewart AEain-Pasing the
F7eut-Ghosla in a Church-The 1ftsh |
Kerublic Rushing to Armz-AT ToFpe-
do Experiment and What Came Of It
An Author and an Actress In Court.
Tsum orr Own correspondcnt1
NEW YoaK, Feh.T.
THE --LATEST ALLEGED STEWART LIBEL
The gossip of the city has again been slim
lated by the nction of L. T. Stewart, the
n goods dealer, tofsurd the proprietora Of
!le Missouri Republican and one OF its cores
ondcnte, tor an alleged libel. This is the
ceond which he has entered within month.
The latter has stated, among other things,
hat he was the wcalthiest man in America;
nd that he did the largest business: Soma
,pkInd talkers say that hts evident purpose
$ to advertise these statements By
bringing the matter into Court and
% into the newspapers. In the case Of the
Police GdsetGe some sort Of explanation was
made between the respective counscl, whereby
the suit Wns Withdrawn. In the case OF the
Repubfioon publishers, some explanation OF
apology has been rendered, and the case also
4fipdcftnite]y postponed' Or squelched, sup.
pose, OF course, there can be but one result
ffrum these suits, in which Stewart rather un-
wisely takes to himself stories aud allegations
against some millionaire lay-hgurc; and then,
sands Of persons who would never have heafo
or suspected that he Was al1nded to until ne
called attention to the matter, will hare their
tongues set In motion. But As none OF t9e
cascs have been brought to a trial wherein
his character has been mnde subject OF tes-
timony, the public has not get made up its
mind. -z..-
X Il Is now the season when those who wish
to occupy houses from the first Of May, and
whose leases do not extend beyond the year,
must becin to look about them. It seems to
be q rule with the landlords to advance their
rents If the tenants wish to remain longer in
The buildings. They make the argument, "1t
other house and move into It. You can just
as well pay me an additional two hundred as
to e1pend It in moving" 0fcourse there can
be little answer to such su argument, espe.
cially when it Is backed up BY = scarcity OF
houses, or. rather, demand tar In excess OF
whenever new leases orc TO be made. Houses
that could be had before the var for
more, and liz same proportion
! holds good through all the grades Of dwell.
liDgs. Along Broadway the rents arc steadily
| advancing, regardless Of the TACT that they
hare long been at a fearfully high figure.
| Stores that three years ago were rented for
1900 to SIS Oo0, will this year be leased for
1 $40 Q00 to $4,000. know one case wherein
a lease was secured In 1861 for five years at
SIS 900 per year. The lease expires on the
| lst Of Mny, and rs the tenant cannot move
shsu csa injury e ~ ananss pusn55s es se bas
longer. When any Of your people visit New
York and gTumble at the high prices Of every
thing on broadway, they must remember that
IN enormous rent Is to be paid out Of the
profits Of traffic
With such an advance in The rent Of private
7 T law p
| sands Of salaricd men with families can man.
age to "kcep up appea1ances." Most Of the
common salaries ID New York range from
81 200 To 9,50O. From these salaries a rent
Of 500 to 81 500 must be deducted, leaving a
sum that eau hardly be expected to leave a
family. i think the result will be TO drive
many persons to the suburbs, where the e1'
penscs Of living are far lesa than In tue me-
tropolis. A friend Of mine recently nd
vertised for the purchase Of a house
within an hours ride of the city,
and the number Of answers he received We:
5000 to $1,000, an excellent residence car
, | be bought in New Jersey or On Long Island
while It would cost from an eighth 10 q fiftt
Of tho prlce foT years rent Of the same es
Establishment. The Island is greatly over
per end, In consequence Of the poor means o
Communication, is practically far removes
from the Theatre Of business. The clamor 70
the underground and elevated railways alon
!. Broadway is rapidly increasing:
. THE CHANNELS or BUSINESS.
e lam told that the courae Of travel has no,
;, very nearly returned to that OF tve or st
years ago. do not mean that It has gou
= back to the old limits, but that It partakes {
r the same general features. The hotel keeper
= say there were formerly certain months In IL
year when their houses were crowded, otht
months when they were moderately nllcd, an
other months when only hnH their room
q were occupied. This ebb and flow could t
7 looked for with as much certainty, aud calc,
. lated upon rs closely, Us the coming Of u
= seasons or the rise and fall Of the tides. tt
: rrbclioa and the war for It's suppsessao
I changed all this, In keeping the hotels Ollie
5 for the entire year with the crowds going
e some way with the war With the gel
ernl breaking up Of The military esta
:. lishment and the return of our people to Il
. pursuits of peare, the hothls and thn3r bus
p now have the semi.annual influx Of mc1chan
ts ! and pleasure seekers sud the other regul
!. travellers. They have not yet found Il
:. summer travel from the South to the Mort
as 1t used to be. though they have consi
n erable number Of Northern men jonrneyif
:: press disappointment At the travel betwes
The two sections, as they had expected Z
extensive intercourse AFTER the long tlockad
= The number Of travellers oi all classcs l. ST
r. much greater than before the rebellion, al
c Is likely to continue 80 for considesat
Is time We became migratory people VIII
we learned the art OF war.
4 HAUNTED CHURCH.
2 2 We have all heard Of hnunted houses, b
i they are geuern11y old tumble-do~n affairs
4 whose history there Is something Of nbscurtt
1e It Is rarely that new brown stone front o.
,e modern structure Of Milwaukee brick obtai
the unfortunate report Of being the home
is in Jersey City was discovered to be haunt
:, by--a dog, and the Whole story aher 9
- citing the laughter Of Jersey for foEtniG
~ passed away and was forgotten. Up ~ II
ae lem they have haunted church that Is j
he now creating quite sensation. It is not
Ne. old atfair hut 1 new edifce, its corner ste
"a. having been laid less than four yesrs ago.
=. story is that strange sounds arc heard In
w small hours Of the night as If Of persons qu
relling and pursuing each other anon,
That he stood BY q window and listened
-, loud voices in the galleries. he tried
nd doors and found them fastened and On ag
lite llstenspg he heard one of the d{sp
In ants Jump from the gallery =,
s,v the floor below, followed BY the other: II
a''- bic, but as lie footsteps approached the
md eourace and lied. Several times after It
In. strange occurrences the locks have been
10 amlned and found untouched, and no one
10 thus fnr, been able to uurarel the 1nYst
eu- One Individual says he not oply heard
Ing saw the spectral visitors, and Is fully {
lose rlpced Of their supernatural character M'
-ish ! lime. divine services are continued IN
...- | church aa II nothing had occurred, aud
'oss pastor has enJoIned his flock not to give !
laii 10 The idle gossip, and processes to disbel
ILL., It entirely.
the PESIASA.
eiy- The seizure Of suspicious wagon loa
III. t.oods Last night revealed the fact that
-. Fcnlans arc still alive, They actually h'
oe whole wagon lond Of arms and munitior
lbu- war, With which to secure the independ
$ 10 Of the republic of Ireland. As soon 4 as !.
'tao property belonged to the Irish Republic.
w.. roods were at once released, along with
ney Derson who had them in charge. The d
men was very uncommuufcatiEe, and Would
s to | no hint Us TO the destination OF bus cargo,
Rob- | ipg only TINT he was ordered to take IT "a
h.,r town. It is surmised that 1t Is portlo
The material with which the assault OF
"ef' CANADIAN frontier will soon be CONNER
Ha- The Tenian excitement begins to lag IN
aud city, where any sensation lasts bnt br1e
ions | tiod, and It is thought By many sensible
IS to sons tAat ,ne ~ E.r h,,retf1cr
On The arrest of the Gillian Ambassador
the B. Vicuna McKenna4 for planning = tor
still expedition against Spain, II thoroughly :
he a viii make some curious revelations,
ncrc haye been trials Of a newly invented tor
Pour sns m,s nthcr @ xaters near Ills city, cnndt
e 'by viii With an air Of mystery. Some Of our ,
king officers were present at the tf'als apa
viii uounccd them a complete success, pq
,enl- -ome reasons the manager Of the @ ana, :,
Silent concerning It.. AS this was BONE
unusual for m inventor, II excited susp
and suspicion led to arrest. ] presn1n
ronilemsn VAS ready TO let bis inventi
~ 10 the parties who would pay for tt mo'
,orted TIE THEATRICAL. WORLD.
black ,.,r.4Ia, Edv;r RI
Con- aas uea ~ 4teIat e. eIrsa Itt1tE5n. s thnr
Is len | RichEtHn has hllcd hluHa aA1ca INV
o5ern. could hare easily done 50 In Hamlet O.
L and other good character. "reople go TO 8
actor Father than the play" Is maxtm
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