The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-08-22

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tmTa sal Matters i'm New York. a3 ..i a..
Danpness and Prophecy-Peac Fiaonce-
Dano.s Neao Paper-Thei Local Charities of
Neao York.
81" FROM OUR REGULAR CoRREsPos DENT.
JOB i5t % paA New York, Aug. 90, 1867.
. The subjeetmost talked about is the weather.
Hardly aday has passed in the last month with
utrain.l Everything has been wet; dampness
has abounded everywhere-in the cellar the
kitchen. the, par or, the bedroom--on the very
ihouse7top. Such damp atmosphere, so long
continued, has not been known in all this re-
gion for years and years; indeed its counter
part is not within the memory of the Oldest
individual. What is the natural agent at the
bottom OF all this? A city paper has been pub
fishing a philosphic essay by one of the Swans,
reasoning in favor Of radical change in the
planetary world which has been going on for
ages. This change has already drawn the
earth out other old pathway-has already pro-
duced astonishing phenomena, and will one
day break up again the foundations of the
great deep and send everything back to chaos.
This i carrying the damp spell into deep phi
losophy. The Tribune publishes a weather.
gauge, and the astute individual who presdes
over that department commenced this season
regular weather Representations for a day
and week in advance. He hit the mark about
half the time until the damp season came on,
when he gave II up, and the weather depart
ment of that paper went up about month
ago. But there is hope. A lady over in Brook
Ign prophesies that from the 10th of August TO
the LIST of September there will be ten clear
days! The first of the ten to-day, opens aus
piciously; We begin to breathe fee again, and
believe there will be no particular obstacle on
the worlds track for some time yet
During the last hall Of August the peach
season is at its height. The crop is not up
to the usual yield, but the receipts are get
ting near 100000 daily. The New York mar
ket is supplied with the best fruit; and at ey
cry fruit stand all over the city mellow and
luscious peaches are now displayed tempting
~, while at Washington market the peach
baskets are measured by the acre. The has,
kets hold half bushel, and the crates a busb
ell They sell all the way from 60 cents to
81 per basket. Transportation of peaches
IRON and through New Jersey is a great
business. They are delivered in New
York by peach trains in twenty-four hours
after delivery from the orchards and in six
teen hours after packing. Enormous quanti-
ties are consumed in the city, conducting to
the improved sanitary condition Of the people
The most important facts in fnance in
the past week are that gold is higher, said to
be caused by the rumored resignation of Mr..
bicCulloch; the report that the Government
had sold $10O0OOO In gold in the gold-room:
bank deposits have fallen off over $4,000, 600:
and $12,0O0,000 of currency have been drained
off fol. the West. II is stated, however. that
the banks can bear drain of SIS 600, 900 with
out falling below their legal reserve of curren
cy. The total export of specie from this port
since Jan. 1, 1867, is $400OOOO0. Same timeIin
1856, $52,O09,0O0. Balance of specie in Sub
Treasury Saturday evening, $135,0OO,OOO. 5io
sDana's new Republican paper is expected to
start in September. The old Tammany build
ing, bought for the purpose, is now elevated ON
Suits, while the interior has been taken out
and the whole foundations dug out for the pur-
pose Of better securing the walls and obtain
ing larger area under the street. Workmen
are employed on the the building night and
day, and the old " wigwam'' when finished,
will make decidedly improved appearance.
Frenchs Hotel, on the opposite corner Of
Frankfort street. has been entirely renovated
and refurnished from top to bottom, and is now
one Of the best furnished hotels on the Europe
an system in New York. Extra haste is being
made in Starting the New Republican paper
from the fact that appearances indicate the
Tribune is beginning to flag, said to be caused
by bad business management Mr.. Greeley's
attention has of late been much taken I'D with
other things. Between writing for flash pa.
pers, the Constitutional Convention and bond
ing JEFF Davis, the Tribune has been left in
the lurch, or to the care of managers with not
1.-THE OF the intellectual or executive ability
OF Mr.. Greeley. With the smart and indefati-
gable Dana at the head of new Republican
paper in New York, the Tribune must look to
liz lallrels. .o3I ,9lGllsiE ie iiiHJ odd IT, G.
Ii the amount ofmoney expended in the civ
for amusement and folly is large, SO also is the
amount expended for local charities. Twenty
four humane and benevolent socities have ex-
pended in the last year $73 2O5 1892, the largest
of which is the New York Children's Aid So
ciety, which expended over $4,000. The Asso-
citation for the poor expended over $4,000.
This is by no means all of the public charities
OF New York. One 1arge-hearted citizen has
gwen vi 100000 for improved dwellings for the
pun, one pastor of a city church saws the be-
e'o'on' contributions of his people the past
year amount to $4,000 The money expended
in the support of the Protestant cbnrohar &c
the city is said to be over 81 500, 900 annual,v
This is encouraging. 1t establishes the f,ct
that, Notwithstanding the prevalence of inn
morality and vice, a large portion of the people
of New York POSSESS high Christian and NH.
lanthropic character. While making great adj
vances in wealth, the citizens have also made
great advances in hberality Many of the
waste and direful pest-spots of sin and vice
have been reclaimed; the children have been
taken from the street and introduced to the
Sunday school, and thousands of philantbropic
'aoorers are spending their last energies to re-
'ish'n anu oiess. 4 lHo NASSAU.