Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-18
Letter from New York.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
New York, Jan. l7.-Sincc the beginning
of the new year business has certainly improved
and a better feeling exists among business
men. Good securities have advanced, and the
tend ency is towards better INES. One great
drawback, however, We have here to contend
with, is the moment anything seems to be DO
ing better, the class Of hybreds, headed by Jay
Gould, begin to circulate false rumors, either
of back failures or of some prominent house.
Anything to create distrust so that people may
become alarmed and sell their stocks tor them
to buy. If these fellows were introduced to
Judge Lynch il would be a great blessing to
thousands OF honest men. The greatest Dub
be now on the sloek market is Pacific Mail
Steamship Company stock. 1t is held up IN
price, aud manipulated by Gould, and whilst
Congress is SO bent on retrenchment, VIC would
strongly recommend the withdrawal of all sub.
sides whatever from this line. IT'S a mass OF
corruption, and should be stopped at once,
FROM suckiog Government pap. This egg-shell
should no longer be held up TO the uninitlat-
ed as a good investment security, but be crack
ed and reduced to impalpab!c powder, which
it SO justly deserves.
The uuwarrauted attack of Mr.. Blaine on
the South is not we'll received hero, and poor
Mr.. "Chill Blaine" seems to have a good deal
| of dynamite in his blood. He must, however,
| ind some other horse than the skeletons of
Union and Confederate dead to ride into the
| White House upon. The Northern people
want the war buried, and good feeling TO prevail.
Regret is only expressed that the South took
any part in the discussion. Silence, upon her
part, would have been double condemnation to
| Blaine. live are to shake hands aud be- one coun-
try, such men as Blaine, very brave in Congress
| sional debate, (but who probably took no part
10 the war, must take a back seat, and let the
brave men on both sides have q chance to be
friendly. IT'S just such attacks us Mr.. Blaine
made that fired the South IN 1860, but we are
sure such men as he canuot control the DatloD,
aud his attemp t 10 briog himself before the couo.
try has only served to iDjure his future pros
poets in political life, if lie had any.
The coffee merchants here arc trying to eft
feet a corner in the article, and make them.
selves rlct. ldklDg II as aQ eStaDlloieu lact
tina, Congress will, this session, put the duty
Cd that article again: Que house, in this city,
is said to mold the enormous amount Of three
hundred thousand bags, and is assisted by one
of the oldest city backs 10 carrying this huge
quality. IT'S all very we'll if the article ad-
vances and the duty is put Qua fine fortune
is the result. The firm and MIR. Bank Presi-
dent grow rich and fat, but, how if this does
not happen and coffee declines in price,
what then? and it seems likely that coffee will
60 lower, In view of our enormous imports. As
much us sixty thousand bags Of Rio coffee were
received on Monday last.
There has been u good deal of crooked whis
key here. | suppose in due time the iDvestl
eating committee will call Oh those most inter-
ested.
The editor of the Herald is reported engaged
to a %reigniug belle. An old banker is about to
take number four, a lady of " and twenty
summers. The fact is, tbs SO lonely in this
vast city, that men will not remain single any
longer than necessary, and the consolation Of
the female voice seems to be absolutely essen
tial to happiness. "ORMoND.