Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-02
etter from New York.

letter from New York.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
New loRK, OCT. 3l.-Thoueh connected
with your city by a continuous line OF railway,
which brings New York almost at Jour door,
yet few jottinps from this point exhibiting
the spirit and character of the people aud some
of the inner workings may not be unintcrcst
ing. A stranger on visiting here is Impressed
at first sight with the activity AMI busy hum
which pervades the streets 1T all hours. The
secret OF her success as one OF the chief marts
in the United States is uniiring industry and
unceasug effort to make and secure trade
1t generally takes . new conner l long time
to change former habits, but to i've in \ cw
York is to labor assiluou1Iy and to meet every
engagement promptly. There are 4 number
of Southerners here who have fallen into these
habits as necessity, and their stern integrity
has secured tic confidence Of the people. One
of the livest men in the city is Mr. Z. Is.
Rouss, an cnterprising jobbcr, who on urst
coming here was pressed to procure i subslst
ence Flo was Confederate soldier and like
all such came cut OF the war without means
lie has been here less than five years aEil now
cniovs the confidence OF ali the leading houses
in the city, doing large j0btlng business
Tell your merchants 10 call Oh him when they
visit this metropolis.
There are a number Ut pccullarilcs here
that would interest your people 10 learn. One
thing that tends to cheer the winter Is the
presence OF the EdgliSh sparrow which WIS In
troduccd few years ago and no" cnlvcn the
whole city with their songs. They i've IN 1T
| tie boxes prepared for them ly the city au-
thoriics as we'll as by individuals, and besides
| picking about the streets are led GulIHE the
| winter from the windows on bread or oats and
other grain fine is imposed upon t!nys for
| stoning them, and hy little care they have
| become thoroughly domestlcatcd, clearing gar
dcns, trees and other shrubbery OF every insect,
| in the summer, during which time they mu tt
| ply rapidly.
Much attention is paid to the city parks,
| and on Sab5aths and holidays during talr
| weather they serve rs mos pleasant places ri
resort for the thousands who throns them. 1t
| is enc of the chief attractions to sight hunters,
| and exhibits Whist art and Industry with lit
| tie Iioeralitv can DO 10 cheer aLu beautlfy.
| It will be proper before closing 10 Mention
another point OF interest TO Southern visitors.
| Ifany OF your readers should spend Il Sabbath
| in New York let them by all means 20 to tn"
Church of the Strangers. Rev. DR.. Deems,
| late OF the South, is its pastor, and Will Well
repay hearing. lie started here as lnIhI>-
| ter under trying circumstance; :, but has lately
| been presented with a church costing $jO,GOO
near the New York hotel. by the generous
| Vanderbilt and 1t is believed no better evidence
could be given Of true citizenship on the part
OF the doner One oil the grandest sermons
ever uttered from pu pit was delivered or the
| Ord inst. 1t is this enterprise on the part OF
her public men that has made New OTk the
great centre OF religious light, which far over
balances the wckedIcss which alway' attaches
| ~ large cities.
As suggested in the beginning OF Ibis com
| municatIUn. active, pcrseverIng amt cpiS'aht
| energy has made New York what she Is. This
| added to liberal advertising, with quick salrs
and small profits, with careful attention to cash
and business principles, will do the same Tor
| any city, and 1t would he matter o. sincere
graduation il the writer could contribute any
| thing that would promote the interests "i tie
| good people Of Alexandria amorg whom he
| spent number OF his ear|lcr years.
OCCASIONAL"
WASHINGTON ITEMS. Mrs Susan {. Keif
er took sychnine last night and died about
II &C ock, at her residence in the second ward.
The reason given by her for the %ct Ct self
destruction was that she dill it OF account 81
continued illness.
a board OF survey has decided that the IT,
S. steamer Frollc now lying at the navy yard
here, must have new boilers and new deck
plankinp, and other repairs.
The National Savings Bank started to-day
in this city, with Henry a. Willard pr':sidcnt.
The statement that the j)h Office a!iachcl
to the Chronicle newspaper ia! h''1:' closed
was untrue.
A few weeks ogo the supposed loss ol Nc. j.
q. Everts iormely OF Washington, wa report
ed 10 the wids Of Montana while exploring 10
that Territory as member OF the Yellowstone
expedition. Ii is now reported that Mr.
Evcrts has been r, covered alive, alter az OK
citing search.