The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-08-25
Our New York Letter.

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The Chinese II New York-Desolatioa Of the
/ City Vanderbilt and His Schemes -Busi-
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5sf3 NEW YORK, ,August8, 1876 ..
/ n a9 CHINAMEN tz.- s-.s,s-. -,-...--
are invading New York in large. numbers.
There are now 5000 here, and with them
their opium dens and joss-houses. They
arc just as filthy, just as industrious and
just, as harmless here as in San Francisco,
and follow the same occupations. They
wash, make cigars, and keep street stands,
pay their debts, save some money, and
gamble and smoke the best of their earn
| ings away. They inhabit Baxter street,
| here, AS everywhere else, selecting as their
headquarters the most filthy and squalid
section of the city. They have only one
joss-housefas yet, though another one of
larger dimensions and more aristocratic in
style, is in contemplation. The number is
increasing very rapidly, as the great colony
in San Francisco is sending off colonies
/ East ali the time, it is very probable
that in a few years the territory in and
about Baxter street will be very like Du-1
pont street, in San Francisco and that in
New York the religion of Confucius and the
Chinese theatre and Chinese amusements
and customs will have established them
selves firmly in New York. Well, let them
come. They are harmless, industrious
and honest people, who will work and never
want Office. There is some comfort at least
in that. sa l.nt. aujgA. ot tlsEaF5# Y.fnH 4
o.ss@ VANDERBILT, f -s.ii 5g.j.a
old as he is, and sick as he is, is rapidly re-
covering, and will get out to business again.
The old man is determined not to die till
he has his four-track road completed
through to Chicago, and possibly farther
west, and has demonstrated the superiority
of rail over all other means of transporta-
tion. Even during his illness he has push
ed his warehouses and his other improve
ments in the terminal facilities of his roads
with view of saving the grain trade to this
city, which is being diverted to Baltimore,
Philadelphia and Boston. He has during
his illness received builders, contractors,
mechanics and railroad officials, every day,
and when he was too weak to speak he |
made them understand what he wanted by |
writing or signs. He will do business as |
long as he has breath, and will be felt as
long as there is life in him. His vitality is |
wonderful, and it would not be singular if |
he should be an active man for twenty /
years yet. He has been temperate man.
He has worked very hard all his life, but
very systematically. When he works he
works, and when he rests he rests. He
will work all the season till about the first
Of July, when he goes to Saratoga, and
stays there till October. He reads exactly
one mail every day, while at the Springs,
and answers it by an amanuensis, and then
amuses himself till precisely half past nine,
when he retires and sleeps. He indulges
n stimulants very sparingly, and is very
careful of his diet. He is fearful card
player, always playing for money, and the
stakes must be high enough to make it
worth while to play. Curious stories are
old of his card-playing, some of which are
doubtless true. He is as merciless at poker
N point euchre as he is in business, and
voc to the poor OF careless player who falls
n his hands. It is business with him, and
le pursues the game just as eagerly as he
loes his real business. AS the chase in
England was accounted as miniature war,
% gentlemanly gambling with Vanderbilt
s the next thing to business, and he fol-
ows it with as much zest. Now that Drew
S gone, Vanderbilt and Jay Gould are the
only railroad magnates left, and it is not
,robable, that they will ever lock horns
gain. The old veteran has too much to
To- to perfect the railroads he now controls, +
md Jay Gould's interests and his do not
conflict. f crusga III j5ai.sd .s.aa bus tssut LhIl
DEsOLATION. .aoiN Nii3l 4i.al
The city is almost abandoned. The rich
led from the terrible heat to their villas at \
Newport, and to the cool shades of Sarato-
"a those in moderate circumstances are at
he thousand and one sea- side places, and
Lp in the mountains, and artists and Bohe-
mans are up North where they can keep
oo1, and live very eheaply, and only the
,eor, and the unfortunate business men
rho cannot get away, ARE in the city. The
neatres9 are closed, as are all places of .
the stores are empty, and the
otels are like Saharas in their stiffness.
'he only trade there is comes from the Ct n
ennial folks who are passing backward and
onward through the city. and they leave
cry little money here. Those going want
all to see the big show with, and when
hey return they want to get home quick
: as possible. And New York lies inert,
aked, still and discouraged Let.us hope
here will be revival with the cool breezes
f September. iiliR acftaGu;. s. .Hle1 IL 1s.
'' oil b. sns. BUSINESS L aois 9refq fl s
] stillwretchedly dull, and failures were
aore frequent this week than last, and of
ather larger dimensions. There, are "a
reat many firms that have yet to go under !
nd the sooner they go the better. The !
olurne Of trade is reduced, and so many !
ouses are not necessary to do it. 'TheE
+
trong ones will survive and be stronger ,
Or the cleaning they have gone through, |
ut the weak ones will inevitably go under
nd they might as well do it to-day as to
old overla few weeks. The man who was
vorth 81, 900, 600 four years ago is to-day
vorth s125, 900 and lie mig ht..as well make
p his mind to it, and take it cheerfully.
The bottom is out, and it issout fairly. We =
re getting over the war now.
tttti9stat I4iI9sj3f / aisf io PIETRO. II
s,p Bath of an Iceburg 4. .,...a,.e T.
Let us see if can tell it to you as vivid
y as the fish-hawk seemed to tell it to me:
imagine great sea with waters black from
he intense cold, but fiecked all oyer with
now white wave crests, There is land in