Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-30
Letter from New York.

Letter lfO1n New fOFh.
rCorrespondence of the Alexandria GazatLe.
New York, Oct IS, lSI4.-lt is not with
in the scope of every visitor to the metropolis
to ebny all the sights and sceues which an ex-
tended visit will exhibit, and which are So
familiar TO the resident New Yorker, but
nevertheless by making Il judlcious expend-
ture of his time and money, the stranger can
see enough at this season Of the year to satisfy
all bis love for excitement and variety; Tor all
is bus.le aud activity as the Fall advances, aud
the merchants from the interior and from add
Joining States come pouring IN 10 make thelr
Winter purchases Then it is that Broadway
presents its most crowded appearance and
South and West streets, runDlng along the
river trout, arc filled wit!i an intermnabe mass
of vehicles OF all sorts, struggling TO unburden
their freight, which is consigned to all portions
Of the civilized aud uncv'z:d Globe. Then
il is that the theatres open wide their doors for
the dclectatiou Of the amusement going pub
| lie, who are prone to accept anything III the
way of diversity to spend few honlS All
| these things combined tend to make the straDg
er obllvious Of the outside world, and he Is
| Wrapt up, as 1t were, III the vast business OF
this one great city.
Politics are running high here now, and the
amount Of money expended IN this city alone
| during Gubernatorlal election is lmmeEse, Tor
every petty association feels itself obliged to
hang banner FROM their club roou, with the
names of their favurilcs emblazoned thereon,
and have no end Of torchlight professions and
frcwork explosions The politicians have to
bay for all this, and consequently, if they are
elected, they take the first opportunity OF re
muneratiug" themselves from the public fund
for the expense they have Incurred in securing
their election. BY this extravaganza corrup-
ton is fostercd and encouraged and the TAX
payers are made to pay for the trlyolties Of the
Ward politicians
Republican stock seems to be in the ascen-
darcy as regards the municipal election, owing
to split in the Democratic rauks OteDdorter
the German Democratic candidate, IL FORUM
dabe antagonist, and will take good many
voters from the regular TammaDy Hall candl-
date. thereby letting 10 Republican, As 10
the Govcrnorship, everybody seems TO think
that Tildcu will have a clear walk over, and
that the General will step down and out
with as good grace as possible. The D.mr
cratic State Committee seem very jubliaut all
around.
Central Park, uuder the management of the
present Park Commissioners, seems destined
to rank as the finest park III the country though
ii is considered SO now by the resident cltlZous.
Prospect Park, in Brooklyn has great deal
more natural scenery than the Central, but Is
not so well developed as the latter. The Cen
| trail Park meuagere Is always worth visit at
| any time, and contributions Of rare aud Valu-
| able animals are constantly being made 10 1t.
| \ day at least eau be spent very pleasantly by
walking through the park and examining the
| various sights.
Many are the predictions that there is no
| fear of another panic, and that this will be u
comparatively easy Wiuter-in a monetary
poot of view. Still there is good deal OF sui
tering already, and the soup houses aud benev-
client institutions which we're luaugurated last
year will have to be opened again before the
hunger of those who have to beg from door to
door will be appeased. The building trade,
ALSO is on the decline, and | see by a Sunday
| paper that several thousand mechanics are ~
| ing idle Altogether it is a bad prospect Tor
hard Winter 10 the city.
! We are having Indian Summer in real ear
nest up here-pleasaut days and delightful
nights, with no mosquitoes to distract the rest
OF the weary sleeper.
As VlSginian | wish every success to the
Conservative ticket on next tuesday. May she
send noble greeting TO Ohio aud Indiana, and
show the GRANTEES what majority she can
roll up when once she gets aroused. The COD
dilion Of Louisiana aud South Carolina Is
lesson which 20 Southern man eau forget, and
he will prove recreant indeed, who does not go
to the polls on the 3rd of next month, with the
determination to crush out Rudlcalism forever.
II.