The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-02
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
The European War and the Fall
Trade-The Radicals and the Germans
"A Coming scand dal-Terrible
Torrldity.
NEW YoRK, july %.


TorrIdity.
NEW YoRK, July %.
One effect Of the foreign "unpleasantnessn Is
lively start to the fall trade. Ordinarily there
is scarcely anything done by the wholesale
houses before the middle of August, but this
season they find customers dropping in three
weeks ahead. Tie certainty of high prices tor
foreign goods, If the war stretches out for any
time, is the cause of the little activity noticea
BILE during the past week, and more noticeable
the present. Holders however, are not over
inclined to sell. The German importers, es-
peclally, are stiff, though dealers In French
goods are tightening up, too. tits, of course,
quite reasonable TO anticipate some higher
values for foreign fabrics if production falls
of, as 1t certainly will in the event ofa long
war; and the Impression that the war will
be ''sh0rt, sharp and decisive" is wear
ing of. 1t is now believed that neither side
will give way while 1t has strength to fight,
that other powers will become Involved, de-
spite their professions and probably their pur-
pose of neutrality, and that the mass Of the
fighting material Of Europe will be employed
at the trade OF slaughtering before the end of
the conflict appears. Should this expectation
prove correct of course production for the
American market will almost cease, and prices
will necessarily go up. Yet it is possible that
parties buying largely at present rates, In an
ticipation of further rise, will find themselves
In tight places. The war may be over In few
months sfer all. The safest plan Is to buy
moderately, just enough to keep stocks well
assorted, and this is what the majority Of deal
ers are likely to do. 1t will take several
months 10 exhaust the stock of French and
German goods on hand and coming when Ma
poleon and Bismarck determined to let slip
the dogs ofwar.
AFTER THE GERMAN VOTE.
The Tribune takes the World and Express to
task for saying that the Union League had
come out for Prussia with a view to catching
German votes, or, rather, of recovering those
Its party had lost. The Tribune is partly right.
1t was the Radical general committee, not the
Union League, that held meeting to sympa-
thize with Prussia. But 1t amounts to pretty
much the same thing. Both concerns are pre-
clsely the same In spirit. What the one does
the other approves, and the two always work
together for the same end. The German Radi-
cal vote In New York has fallen off greatly in
the past three years, and its recovery Is
extremely desirable to the party. This is
the sum and substance of the motive for
Radical expressions Of sympathy for Prns-
sia. Speaking to gentleman on this sub
ject the other day, he said every
body knows that it is because the Germans
are great political power In this country that
sympathy goes to the Prussian side, just as the
Fenians have been allowed to keep up an
illegal organization, because they are apolitical
power" Sift the whole matter down, and you
will probably find this view correct At any
rate, the Radicals are determined to make all
they can out of the present opportunity. They
German
vote. 1t Is absurd to suppose that sentiment
has anything to do with starting their sympa-
thy. It Is interest from top to bottom-the
interest of Office. Their efforts to trammel
naturalization show their real feelings to-
wards Germans as well as other foreigners.
Their sympathy meetings and newspaper
articles In favor of Prussia are bids for German
lost-merely this, and nothing more. And
think the average German understands the
whole matter. and knows just what sort of bar
gain the sympathizers desire to make.
THE NEXT SOCIAL SCANDAL.
The prurlent prudes of t1rst-class society are
eager for the beginning of the suit for divorce
soon to be commenced by the daughter OF
Colonel Lasalle, of the Courier des Etats-
Unis. It is expected to interest and crafty
scandal hunting tastes beyond any similar
case tried in New York for many years. The
plaintiff is still young and almost as captvat-,
ing as at the time of her marriage, a few years
The ground Of divorce is-well, marital in
constancy sounds better than the shorter term.
The offence began, It is said, soon after the we'd
ding, and was continued recklessly and In q
prOmiscuous sort of way. Before her marriage
the plaintiff was one Of the most popular and
beautiful young ladies In New York society.
Her husband is naval officer, believe, and
their wedding was one of the chief fashionable
events of the day. The suit for divorce WILL
be commenced In a few weeks, and the social
standing of the plaintiff promises to give 1t an
interest that is not often attained by cases OF
this class. AS have said, the prurlent prudes
are already on the qtti UiUe for what are called
spicy developments.
THE HOT WEATHER.
There never was such month for scorching
people and promoting the undertaking bnsi-
ness as this has been. New York has suffered
terrbly-more / think, than any other part OF
the country. The death-rate has been fearful
ly increased. Over a hundred persons have
been struck dead In the streets in the past two
weeks and ten times hundred have either
they can never again be strong. Yet, intense
as the heat has been. and many as are the
seeds Of epidemic scattered through the
city, thanks to the activity of the health
board, not even sign Of epidemic
disease has appeared this season. The
fashionable quarters are almost deserted, and
the fashionable resorts out of town are crowd
ed. A better season for the country boarding.
houses and watering place hotels has not oc-
Cured in many years. Long Branch Ia a JAM,
Saratoga is packed, the mountains are swarm.
ing with city folk, and the fresh-air hunters
are still moving countryward. Ohly the drudg-
es remain In town, and these practice the
philosophy of making the best Of the situation.
And though the hegira has been going on for
six weeks, the streets are just az eustiing and
crowded as though not one New Yorker had
left the city.
TIE QUEENS CUP.