Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-01
Letter from Louisville. lay.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 27.-Saturlay night
everything is alive here, and business Is four
ishing. visited the Exposition last Tuesday
night, and it is certainly grand affair. Every
description Of machinery is i'll operation, and
every article you can name is on exhibition
here. The Crystal Cave. :" which is built near
the entrance, is a magnificent piece OF work
mapship. \ sewing machine run by squirt
attracts much attention. The music rendered
loperatic) by the orchestra is equal TO that OF
the Marine band. The different lines OF rail
roads have ticket Offices in the Exposition Hail.
also the telegraph companies. Large crowds
Of strangers from all sections of the State visit
the Exposition daily and nightly, and the mana
gers certainly deserve credit for the manner III
which they have arranged 1t.
The placs where have seen the most pleas
ure and enjoyed several happy evenings srco
| have been here, is in the reading room of
that elegant building, the Library. There |
found file of the Gazatte and the Southern.
Churchman How glad was to have the pleas
IRE of pcrusng the colums Of the Gazette.
Wbv | imagined | was home. The rooms Of
this building was fitted up in elegant style, and,
although they were crowded with visitors, 1t
was as quiet as could be. The gentleman in
charge cannot be surpassed for pollteness and
Kindness His pleasure seems to he Ii trying
10 Accommodate all Of the VISITORS anu they
are many.
So far, none but the German banks here
have suspended. They number five The bust
ness men do no! seem as If they tecl quite safe.
Some fears are entertained that those having
money deposited in the banks will get panlcky
and commence a run on them. Money Is scarce
and none will spent more than Is actually
needed.
The OHIO river is SO low at present that the
roe, and other towns, are unable to run gu time,
and fit continues to fall they will have to lay
up.
All the hotels are still crowded, although
their charges are eNhorbltant.
Some persons who are leaving Memphis to
escape the yellow fever have come here.
Rev. J. n. Norton, brother Of DR. Norton,
Of ST. Pauls Church, is rector OF Christ Church
10 this city, which is one OF the finest church cdl-
fees in this section Of the country.
Broadway is the street where all OF the fash
ionabe residences arc built, aud such buildings
for private residences are seldom seen. Nearly
all arc surrounded with elegant gardens which
are kept as neat aud as clean as new PIN ln
fact there are very few mean looking buildings
in the city.
The freight business on the different rail
roads leading from this city is Immense, this
being the great wholesale market.
The markets here are about ono-thirI the
size of the Alexandria market but there are a
great many Of them.
Friday night is the fashionable opera night
here. The society turn out en- mass, aud all
the places Of amusements arc crowded. The
larger portion of the population is foreign
Germans, French, Italians and Jews.
The Germans who have funds deposited in
the SUSPENDED banks arc all excitement. In
fact money matters look squay here.
| see by the morning papers that the yellow
fever is spreading, ard cases arc reported at
stations on the railroads leading to this city,
but there has been no quareutnc established
here against the infected cities Of Shreveport
and Memphis This section If the country is
noue too healthy anyhow.
| leave here for Henderson, Ky, on Mon.
day. 1t is l73 miles from this point, and should
see anything worthy Of note will let you
hear from me. w.