The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-08-25
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
TIE WEATHER -ThE CHINESE IN NEW
YoRK-PoLITICS IN THE METROPOLIS
DFSoLATIoN OF THE CTTY-CHILDREN's
SUMNER HOSPITAL-vANDERBI AND
HIS sCHEMEs-BUsINEss.
NEW YORK, August 3, 1876.
THE WEATHER,
Which is the most important matter about
New York, just now, has moderated
slightly, and it is once more possible to
sleep. Nevertheless it is yet too hot for
either comfort or health The heated term
has been the most terrible ever known, and
has swelled the mortuary list to degree
that is absolutely trightful. Children have
persisted by the thousand, and almost All
equally large number of adults have sue
cumbed to the more than torrid heat.
Que woman in Baxter street has assisted
IN preparing l34 children Tor burial. Aud
right here let ME say that there has been
scarcely an instance of death from among
the ranks of the temperate. The men
drinks. when sun-struck almost Invariably
recovered, and when recovered were as
good as new. But when whisky or beer
drinker went down it was generally down
for good, and it is Il matter of fact that
the drinking classes were all hundred fold
more liable to be struck than the temper
ate. The temperance people may make
what Use of this they please, but all
the city physicians will voueh for its
truth.
CHINAMEN
Are invading New York in large numbers.
There are now 5000 here, and with them
their opium dens aud joss houses. They
are 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-houSe as yet, though another one of
larger dimensions and more aristocratic in
style, is in contemplation. The number is
increasing very rapidly, and as the great
colony in San Francisco is sending off col
onies Eastward all the time, it is very
probable that i'll few years the territory
in and about Baxter street will be very
much like Dupont street in San Francisco,
and that in New York the religion of Con-
fucius and the Chinese theatre and Chinese
amuscments and customs will have estab-
lished themselves 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 in that.
POLITICAL.
The Democracy are worried because
Tilden and Hendricks can't agree upon
their letter of acceptance, and give them
a show to open the campaign. They see
that while they are delaying for this open
ing the dissatisfied Republicans are very
rapidly returning to their old resting place,
that as Hayes and his character are be-
coming better understood, the Intelligent
Democracy are growing very cold toward
the mulatto ticket made at st. Louis, and
that, in short, unless Tilden comes to the
front very soon the battle is lost for them
before it is fought. The truth is, halt the
decent Democracy of New York don't
want Iilden elected in any event. They
know him to be tricky and unreliable. and
they feel confident that in the case of his
election they are sold out. He processes to
be hard-Inoney, resumption man, and
why he don't come out and say so, instead
of paltering with soft-money Hendricks,
and fixing up declarations that mean moth
ing, puzzles them, and they feel that they
are sold in him. Everybody knows where
Hayes stands on all these questions, and
no one will vote in the dark voting for him
Iilden is one of those exceedingly acute.
small men who overreach themselves. He
has no honesty himself, and does not be-
lieve that any one else has. He acts upon
the theory that all men are as dishonest as
himself, except the simpletons. and he
very largely overestilnates the dimensions
of the latter class. He is foolish enough
to suppose that the rank and file of the
Democracy will accept any quibble for the
sake of success. and he is paitering with
them in that way. Hayes will carry the
State of New York as sure as fate Think,
my readers. of man who is nominated
on platform expressing the views of a
great party, on great question, who has
to have two conferences with his associate,
and four sessions of a committee to decide
as to what he does believe, and as to what
lie intends to do In case OF his election !
This very delay is trick which will defeat
him, for it is evidence Of dishonesty and