Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-04
Letter from New York.

Correspondence of the AlHxanlrIa naz It..
New YORK, Jan. 3 1876 The old year
has gone, and the new one come, ushclcd in
on Fri lay night by The beautiful chimes OF
Old Trinity and Grace Churches. Many hun
dreds of GU. people lin Broadway to hear
the music, aud night was for time TUNED
into day; besides which the toug II bells,
blowing OF whistles, w., notified our residents
generally Of the incoming Centennial year.
The weather for week ha, beeu warm and
toggy, reminding one more OF the far South
than OF this lat tuic at this Scasuu Old
writer's say "a greet Atnas makes tuIt church
yard" Trust it may Mt be the case now. \
numbcr Of European steamers, detained by
heavy iogs aud bad weather, came III on Sal
urdny. just after the fog had cleared leaving
US beautiful, bright day to begin the Year
with
There were not as many visitors cut as usual
on New Years day the custom seems I" be
dying out However, quite number Of gen
llemen made their usul! rounds.
Our fire insurance companies have been
losing heavily OF late, and losses fall on them
VIII u rates are very low. Our manufacturing
and mercantile interests ar0 paraIyz d., thus
making the moral hazard, lar greater than 1t
has been for many years. In these trying
times it behooves ali parties III Interest -
keep very watchfu! eye, and fire Insurance
ompanies should offer heavy rewards for any
person, or persons, detected in arson. This
might serve as check Oh those who thluk II
bu; right to sell cut to the Underwriters
Virginia is quite right not To- appropriate
moGey to the CcLt:una. She has navy
debt, aud her very first duty Is to pay her
creditors, aud not be u,iug money To attchpt
display 10 which she will only, at best play
the part of a poor boy at grand ball. he
credit Of Virginia is growing better daily, be-
cause the holders of her bonds thuk she i
honest and means to do right, and not U'fc
away her peoples money 10 uaklug useless aP-
preparations. No, VIZ think the Legislature
of your State should be upheld aud pointed at
as "a body of law makers WHO are good ""a
true to the Interests Of the good Old Stat.
The name Of ,x-Govcruor Gliberl I. Walker
we see lately often mentioned a, the rf"hn'"
choice of The Democratic party Tor the 'f'
Presidency. La our humble judgment he Is
one of the mcu who would do honor Mt ou'y
10 the patty, to the State of Virginia, but To
all the whole country His career since The
war has been u brilliant one, and to hIIl may
be awarded the tharka Of Virginia Tor 'e'
present good financial standing. 1t was ~
that stood as barrier (whcu your GoveI"o''
to the encroachmcnts Of the General "''t''.-
meut, and but for him Virginia Would '',1%y,
10 all probability, he 10 the same carpe''paS
state that many Of the Southern Sia''' axe
No mau that COMES to New TX coi'ila'u>
more respect, aud, if We arc tod corr'cl|S' ="
man stands better or is more justly pot,:t' a. ~
Virginia than Ex-Governor Gl ocrt u ". .,.
The present Representative 10 Congress ''oi
the Rich nond district. aud With nun % -
ard bearer the party may be sure u ,o-
Financial matters art quiet; econgn''
ing on and pcrvadcs all cases: a. ''nr
market is very irregular. Jay E"u:d' T wnot
says, has lost his eyebrows anu I'hsi'''
be will now do TO stocks Is mystery.
Nor WREcKED.-rhc schooner Maggie a.
Fisk, Captain Nlckcrson, bound fro" pos'0"
20 this port, has been incorrectly reported a.
having sunk off Suiths Point Che'apeaA'
bay. The facts of the case are that on .n' ".
mir the vessel went ashore at the piace M"
,ioned and the captain boarded P''s:"h
steamer and came u this city to procure 49, of
ance. He succeeded 10 gctuug the Se' WV, 49,,
the ,up S. +. Dupont and star'ed uo"a ,i,s
hav eynectiug to get his vessel aloa' d. '''o
first high tide.-BaH. NeWS.