The Portland daily press., 1868-07-03

business and the Weather-The Ger
man Festiuat-jSteambod COmpetition-
Items.
New YORK, June 30, 1863
10 the Editor Of the Press:
The Democratic Convention, to come off
on the Fourth of July, is very prominent
topic just now. Who the nominee is to be
is altogether matter of conjecture; it is abb
solutely impossible to designate the man with
any reasonable degree Of certainty. If Hora-
tio Seymour is really in earnest in declining
the candidacy, there is no doubt the party in
New York State, and particularly in the city,
and club assembIages there is no Disgusting
the fact that the announcement of his name
elicits the greatest applause But New York,
whose wishes are more important than those
OF any other section, from the fact that The
party wlelds so large majority in the city,
and revolutionized the State with $4,000 ma
jority in the last election, is not the whole
country. The great West, just beginning to
realize its power in shaping the policy of par
ties as well as that of the General Government
and of Congress, will prove a power in the
Democratic Convention somewhat difficult
to control. But it really appears, at last,
that the interest in favor of Chase or Pendle-
ton is not so deeply fixed as many have I'M
agined; and it is highly probable the nominee
will be some other man. The preparations
are on gigantic scale; the power and pride
of the party in New York are fully awaken
ed to make the Convention political epoch
long to be remembered. The delegates are
coming in; the transparencies ale being
raised, and the grand floral arch ON Four
teenth street, in front of Tammany Hall, is
receiving ils ornaments. The Hon. Auguste
Belmont, Chairman OF the General Commit
tee, hardly knows what to do with the great
pressure of applications for admission to the
hall, which viii not hold much over 5000 peo-
pie. Democratic county cousins are besieg-
ing him at the rate of three hundred letters a
day for admission; it is said the political mil
lionaire is fairly bewildered and has LIST his
appetite. He will probably be out with pos
tive regulations III day or two. One thing,
however, is well established, and that is that
there is room enough for the "unterrifed" in
New York; the hotels are commodious; the
theaters are in full blast; excursion tickets
are cheap up the Hudson or down the Sound;
in the envlrons of the great emporium, Ma
ture is fairly aglow in beauty; and there is
nothing to prevent country politicians having
glorious good time.
Business, as usual at the beginning of the
hot weather, is rather dull. Money is abund-
ant at three or four per cent. on the best Sc
curities, and is plenty at that. Gold sticks at
about 14O, and this state of things will prob
ably continue till Fall. The summer flight to
the country is now in full tide; the atmos-
phere is hot, and soda and mint drinks are in
demand. refreshing item, as connected
with the thought OF frigid atmosphere, is
the fact that 10000 tons OF coal sold the 9TH
er day, at auction, at from $3.67 1-2 to $4.72
per ton.
The German population of New York are
this week holding their famous Schutzenfest-
or shooting match. The whole week is to be
spent in shooting, banqueting and concerting
with tableaux, illuminations, fire works, sing,
ing and dancing. The Germans of New
York meaa to show the Germans of Chicago,
where the great festival was held few DAYS
ago, how things ought to be done. The del
egations were received by Mayor Hoffman on
Saturday, and the city has presented gold
medal prize for the sharp shooters, that cost
$500. The shooting for prizes is to take
place in Joness Wood. The Germans OF
New York are very numerous; they are the
best singers in the world; they are this week
bent on pleasure, and the flow Of lager and
Rhin wine will be tree and full.
Competition and low fares have extended
| from the Sound to the Hudson. Some OF
| the boats are carrying passengers from New
York to Albany for fifteen cents. The Sound
boats are doing great business, carrying
from 1000 to 800 passengers. The fare is
now substantially fixed at 81 between New
York and Boston, and there is no indication
of change.
| The bridge over Broadway at Fulton
nuisance by the Courts.
Horace Greeley's religious belief is the
| subject of tract by the Western Univer-
versalists. His brother editors here say this
is the first intimation that he ever had any
religion.
The Church Union, religious paper, says
Henry Ward Beecher "always goes heart
foremost into everything. There is nothing
of the high Calvnistic, damnatory style in
his politics." And the editor might have
added, "Nothins else."
Adelaide Ristori, the great Italian actress