, 1866-02-25

here to reside, and expressed his admiration
Of the people Of New York. As his business
PROSPECTS were worse here than In his old
houle II naturally expressed surprise at the
c1.ange, when he responded that .ho- wanted
10 tnd spot TINT was p''itfcallys certain for
tie Dcnlocracy, and thought NcW~Yotk the
only sure asylum for Aim- Others Of his &C.
qunintancc were coming, and great many
more ought to come. Thls man is Of North
ern birth, and ono Of those who declared at
sion Uf the rebellion WIS future. lie still
believes in Mcclellan, aud may possibly vote
for him at The next election.
4 late number of the Richmond 1yhig says
lint fully tfty thousand Southern young men
have settled il New York to seek their for
| ile late rebellion, they were doubtless Demo-
Gratis, ard will help TO swell the majority of
The old party in lhtutc elections in tits me-
tEoEolis. The registry law may affect them
for i time, but single year will make them
voters beyond q doubt, provided such triles
as age or other dfsqunl1ticatlons do not inter
fcie. With our tailye born patriots aud those
Of Celtic origin, flor nearly nll the milesians
here, Us in Chicago, arc opposed to Repub11-
canism, } the Immigrants from tho discontinued
Eortl and the fiscontented South, our New
York Democracy is d very mixed atinlr. All
is fish, however, TINT comes to our net. We
make little inquiry about mans autecedents
If he will only vote correctly. :
oyEK.cEowD1SG THE CITY.
The fifty thousand Southerne5s and the
many NoTthcrncrs who have sought domi-
Gle here have filed tue city beyond its capa-
cities. The high rents and the great demand
for houses prove this, and the only remedy Ia
TO build more houses md diminish our popu-
lation. am Of opinion thai there must b. q
decrease within lew months. It Is Of little
use for young men to come here to seek sltu~
ations, unless they have Influential friends to
assfst them. Every Office and store Is FULLY
supplied with clerks and statesmen, ,"nnd any
advertisement announcing vacancy receives
a host Of answers. \ friend Ut mine recently
advertised for a clerk who could keep
books by single entry, and recciycd
TWO hundred and slxty-3our applications.
Another who desired u nun to drive car
riage ard take cart Of horscs, could haFe hired
nearly four hundred men In single dag had
TIC desired them. To-day find an advertise:
penman, quick at figures and who understands
bookkeeping. ! have no doubt there are now
IN this city five hundred men qualified for the.
position, who would take It even on the mis-.
cradle compensation Offered. IT my Young
mtu who reads this Is nedttating q pilgrim
age to New York to seek bis fortune, would
earnestly adytse him not to come. There Il.
no room for him here
TnR NEW YoKE POST OFFICE.
The question Of the site for new Post Of
flee Is now being asitatcd, aud 1t Is amusing
to sec how The minds Of those who claim to
speak for the f4blic orc warped by 6slE-tn-
tersst. The present building, the old Dutch
Church on Nassau 4nd Cedar stsects. is inadc-,
quatc for the purpose, and a now Post Oalce
to Will strcetand tho 1noneycd interest In that
quarter will strive to prevent removal. The;
Evening Jtut, which Is within stones throw
OF tho old Dutch Church, argues very earnestly
against II change. II sets forth that the corner
Of Cedar and Nassau streets Is the gcographi-;
street, aud In close proximity to nearly all
the financial business Of the city. Those ta-
1niliar with New York Will wonder why the
space above Chambers street Should be ig-'
norct, especially that portion between
Of Trinity Church. bells, Int there is very;
large business population much farther up.
town. Tie tendency Of tho wholesale houses,
particularly in the dry goods line, Is to the
mp town region, and so ofmany other branches
of business. Looking at whit New York IS
present site Of the Post Ui1lce Is much out Of.
the way. A great dumbcr Of our citizens de-
sire the Post Office In the City Hall Park at
the end In front Of the Astor House, and 1t is,
not impossible that 1t may be placed there
This location would undoubtedly be the best,
first be obtaihel before Post Oflce or any
other Government building can be placed;
there.
GEN. GRANT VISITING TIE cITY.
We expect Gen. Grant here this morning
10 afford us a new sensation. The Uuion,
League Club has arranged reception" for
Lin, at which limited number Of persons
is 10 be present. The jam Mt the Fifth AVE-
nue. Hotel is siyit1ly remembered, and though
wc arc promised TINT there sl.aIl be no undue
crowdlng, everybody Il a little skeptical on
the subject. When any body Of american
inanaeers in New York succeed in getting up
4 famous party without rendering It infamous
By inviting moe people than eau be accom-
inodated, will be among the nrst to inform
you. It Is unfortunate that Gen. Grant cana0t
be seen by the public Instead of being treated
10 r hana-shakang Of two or three scaect
thousands. When hc was last here it was
proposed to have him ride down Broadway at
IL stated hour, when no could be looked upon
By everybody, Without being soited. But the
rain anti the committee prevented, and to this
day the great populace Of New fork haEe
never seen the Co1nmandcr-in-Chicf of the
ar1lics Of the United States,
EXPRESSES AND RAILWAYS.
hear it stated that tho Express COM
pany which recently purchased the old station
ofthe Hudson River Railway on Chambers
street VIII soon commence operations. The
railway company some time since moved its
Offices and station to 10th street, though It
still makes nse OF the old establishment Us q
roint Of departure for It's small cars. Until
less thau year hgo the passenger trains came
10 Chambers street, but they now stop at the
S0ih street stntion and transfer passengers to
the old terminus, or to the corner Of Warren
street and broadway by horse cars. soiue Of
tletr frelght cars were brought down town,
lut the design is to throw rs much Of the
business as possible on the 2cW stopping
place. |
Tic Harlem and Hudson River roads, so
long In competition, have been Tor some time
united under one management, SO that tick
ct for Albany, or Tor the West by way Of Al
apd this union WIS brought about by means
Of the famous =" Harlem corner" on Walt
street, by which Commodore Vanderbilt and
his friends made much money out OF tho cor
nercd party but WeFe saadled with the stock
Of the Harlem. which was nnsalcab1c at re-
son Of the Commodore, is President Of the
Hudson River road, md the family interests
made 1t advisable to secure harmony between
the hitherto competing lines. Hence, colnpe-
iition has ceased and the roads are not nov
reducing fare sio rulnous rato Us Of old. At
one lime the farcs 10 Albany, where
the two roads meet,. was as low
as one dollar. while to points on either road
twenty OF thirty miles this side Of Albany, 1t
was two or three dollars. Of course, people
going to these intermediate points would pur-
chase through tickets to save money. bnt wero
Often surprised Ly being carried past their
destinations. Competition on routes Of trayel
Is always amusing to everybody save the CON-
petitors. I once travelled BY steamer from
Boston to Bangor, Maine, for six cents, iuclu-
ding berth IN the lower cabin, but before
could make the return trip, the fare WIS
raised to &c quarter" at which many Of the
passengers grumb1ed. One Of the companies
failed and LIS bouts were bought up by tho
other. At once the fares Went up to profit:
able figure.
STREET RAILWAYS AND THE 1STREAL REV.
ESCE.
Last winter when the Internal Revenue
1aw went into operation ard tux was laid
upon the receipts Of the street railways, the
companies at once advanced their rates from
i've 10 six cents. Although they were re-
stricted by charter to the smaller sum they
| claimed the r1e ht to make the public pay the
tax, and rs they conld moi collect FRACTION Of
| q cent from each passenger, they ndacl q
| whole cent to each fare. For time many
| rersons resisted the payment Of the increased
| rptc, and many were the Quar1e!s in conse-
| queucc. As might be expected individuals
| became weary of the quarrel aud In due
| cours 9 Of time alt opposition ceased. It has
| now been renewed, though but to limited
/ extent, Last Friday the Common Council
/ nassed recommendation TINT the people re.
tusc 10 pay more tlnn five cents for single
fare, and many Of the eitt'
zcns hnre been nctin. uEon
the suggestion. The Recommendation has not
vet become law. and It is difficult to predict
what will be done with 1t. hare seen sey.
eral puguacious Individuals refuse to paT the
sixth cent, and quote the action Of the Com