Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-10-10
DIR NEW YORK LETTER.
PohticaI- Autumn
-CIgars-Bustness'

-CfoarR-BuBlnesSs
POLITICAL
II is hardly to be considered as anon!
the possibilities, but it is possible tha
Gov Dix may carry the city of New
York this iall. Dix has administered hi
office in a wonderfully level-headeC
manner, and he certainly will take the
entire decent vote of the city. This
would not elect him, but the fact is he il
going to get a very large share of the
indecent vote. The part TIlden took il
urging Tweed 10 his present quarters
embittered the Boss against him furiously
and though it was impossible for him tC
prevent his nomi nation, he and hi:
friends have votes enough 10 prevent his
carrying the city. and if they can be held
together and cast en- nlaSse, they will do it.
The Boss is a hearty hater as well as II
devoted friend, and he has his henchmen
on Tilden's track, and they will follow
him like sleuth-hounds.
IfDix does carry the city it will go a
great way towards settling his candidacy
lor the Presidency. II he shows strength
enough to carry New York, that fact
will make him the stronger candidate
for the succession. While Dix does not
expect the nominatiOn-indeed, 1 think
he does not desire it-he has friends in
this city who are actively pushing him,
and if what they calculate upon as be-
ginning becomes an accomplished fact, l
see no reason why they should not end
as they desire. The only thing that see
in the way is the age of the candid ate.
Gov Dix IS very old man to take
place that so taxes the energy ola man
Sill the Governor is hale and hearty
and has in him doubtless many years of
good work. He will be Governor again
he may be President vet.
CHARITIES.
Mendicancy IS profession here, reg
ular prof, ssion with It's regular pracli-
GERS, who are governed by sort of un-
written law whidh they all respect: When
a beggar, man, woman, or child, has OBJ
tanned the right 10 given locality or
beat, the right of possession Is respected
by all of the fraternity. Indeed, fayorite
corners, or especially good localities, are
sold for money. Begging is very good
business in New York. There are hun
dreds of thousands Of people who are
careless in the use of nickels, aud who,
lIom habit. drop them into every hal
or box that is offered-there are the tip
sy generous, and the actually BENEVOLENT
all these make up enough TO keep the
army of beggars that infest the city, and
TO enable the shreWdest of them to amass
property. There are beggars in New
York who own buildings and collect
rents, and they are not few in number
One man stands near the corner of 14th
street and Broadway, and works in the
night alone He is always a mechanic
who has just arrived in the city. and can
get no work, and has no place to sleep.
The theatres are out and the jolly parties
are returning to their hotels and from them
this sad, respectable man, is certain to
make from five to ten dollars every night
in the week. He has run this game for
two years that know Of wonder what
he does with his money.
AUTUMN
is finally here, and glorious it is. The
weather is cool and crispy-the mornings
are gorgeous and the afternoons magnif
cent. Broadway, from three till five IN
the afternoon, is now a sight. The MILL
ners and people who dress the women
have got their fall styles on the backs OF
;he feminines, and they are resplendent
in beauty. The fashions this fall are
very snowy and taking. The hats are
rakish in style, and are as pretty as the
most exaciing could wish. The white
felt hat, with uplurned brim, trimmed
with all sorts of feathers and beautiful
material, make the streets snowy. Then
the dresses are especially pretty this fall,
and. for the comfort of husbands, I am
happy to add. not trightfully expensive.
A woman may get herself up for an after
noon promenade aud create a positive
sensation for thousand dollars. l walk
down Broadway every afternoon to en-
joy the gorgeous scene, and 1 am SO
to the ladies of The city for 60
ing to so much trouble and expense TO
please the people. 1 get as much pleas
ure out of the display, as do they who
make it, and it costs me no trouble or
money. 1 am under obligations to the
people.
CIGARs-How AND WHERE MADE.
There is some little trouble about the
cigar business. The cigar makers have
leld convention to see if it is not posi-
Die TO reform the trade and put it on bet
er footing. Some curious facts were
slIcited. There are 5000 persons In the
;iiy who are dependent upon cigar ma
making for livelihood. Cigars are very |
eldom made in factories, but the tobacco
5 given out and the work is done in ten
,ment houses in the lowest and filthiesi
quarters ofthe city. Now the trouble
les in this. In one not very large
building four thousand men, women and |
children are employed in making ci gars,
he operatives living in the rooms in
which they work. This is to say, fam
ly consisting ofn man and wife and six
eat, drink, sleep and work in
'oom lily ventilated, and filthy to de-
,ree hardly possible to be cOmprehended
t is held, aud am sure, justly. that to-
,acco handled and manufactured in such
| room cannot but be filled with impuri-
les and that diseases are n OF only gener
ated by the use of cigars so made, but |
hat contagious diseases are spread broad
cast. 1 went into one of these buildings
and penetrated into one of these rooms.
would no. do it again for all the cigars
IN New York. There were eight persons
II work in room, the odOr ofwhich was
30 absolutely horrible that 1 could not
how human could exist in
t for minute. The man was filthy-his |
wife was filthier, and the children-well,
have no word at command that will ex-
press the absolute rot of their condition. |