Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-01-29
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

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Moody and Sankey-Dyer and McCau-
ley Business Outl0Ok-lhe Express
Moaopoly-Serram dirls--2he Cen
tennial.
MOODY AND sANKEY
Barnum's Hippodrome, where Jer.
sey and Vermont girl Is rode Roman
chariot races last Winter, and Gil,
morc's Brass Band made everybody
thirsty enough to drink oceans Of
beer, last summer, is now converted
into II tabernacle for Moody and
Sankey's great meetings in Feb.
ruary. Seats for 1000 cover the
slw-dust, and II choir Of 700 from
different church choirs will lead the
singing. The vast building has
been divided up into rooms for va.
rious purposes. Besides the vast
autorium for the regular meetings,
there are four very large rooms for
inquirers, rooms for preachers
meetings, rooms for classes, and
rooms for every purpose. The
money for all this has been furnish.
ed by wealthy religious people in
the city, who are determined to
make some head against the de
pravity that rules the city, and is
running it. One liquor seller, who
has one of the most popular bars in
the city, subscribed, and actually
paid $1,000 to the fund for the
Moody meetings. When asked why
he paid his money to cause that
was in direct conflict with his bust.
ness, he answered that he had real
estate, the income from which was
greater than the profits from his
har.--That the decentralization of
the city, the vice and crime that
made New York an undesirable
place to live in, was hurting his
largest interests. eff them hOwlers
kin stop that kind ola thing" said
he, "they are Dc ing me the best
turn they kin ~ Not a very Chris
tian reason, but an exceedingly prac
teal one. But when you come to
revivaists, there are two in the city
who deserve more encouragement
than they are getting;
DwYER AND McCAULEY
Are two brands snatched from the
burning. that is, one was Il miserable
drunkaru and the other was a
prize. ghter. They were converted,
and both felt called upon to do some
thing for the people they had for
merly known. So they take lofts
or cellars, just as they can, down in
Water and Vandam streets, and
they hold services among the low
est and most wretched people in the
city. They are mobbed, and hus-
lied, and despitetully used in all
sorts of ways, but they stick to it
with the zeal of martyrs, and are
actually accomplishing something.
rhey have got together small con-
gresations in both those streets,
and have actually induced q large
number of men and women to try
IL better life. They work without
pay, or hope Of pay, happy when
the we'll inclined give them enough
to get kerosene to light up their
rooms. Men willing to labor for
humanity where they do, deserve
better encouragement than they
have received or are likely to.
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK
Is just as bad as ever. Last week
there were forty-six failures, some
Of them very large. One .jewelry
house went up with liabilities to the
amount of s40O, 900, with over $780,
GOO worth of goods in their store
that is goods that had cost them
that amount. This 100000 worth
of goods cannot he sold to-day for
one. fourth their cost, for the reason
that only very few are buying jewel
ry, and that few can buy the best
in the world, of individuals, at half
the prices they can Of dealers. A
diamond never gets to be second
handed, and the people who have
them are all willing enough to re-
alize on them, in the hope of hold
ing on till the better times come. If
any of your readers want 100000
cashmere shawls, or $4,000
diamond, they will do we'll to strike
in now. | would buy a dozen or
two myself, but for reasons.
| have no sympathy for til Ose
who fail because of fast living, or
extravaganza, bnt that is not the
class that is going under at this
time. The failures of to-day are
caused by the fearful depreciation of
goods, and the terrible dizziness of
trade, 1t is horrible for a man who
has worked hard all his life, and is
getting in position to retire on a
decent competency, to have it all
swept out from under him. The
sufferers of to-day are mostly Of
this class, and they are to be pitied.
THE EXPRESS MONOPOLY.
Everybody except the Express
Companies and their subsidized
A gents, ought to hope for the sue
cessful repeal of the postage law
which increased the rates on all
third class matter. This amend.
ment has been favorably reported
to Congress by the appropriate COM
mittee. The Express Companies
are straining every nerve to defeat
it, but we shall see whether Govern.
m tent exists for the good of the
people, or intends the people shall
exist for the good of mOnopolies.
The Companies in New York have
A large lobby in Washington, and
are spending and lending money
widely to influence the matter. Any
Congressman who finds his expen-
ses running high with the enOr-
nous board bills of the Capitol,
knows that he has no safer or surer
place to apply for "temporary &C.
than to one OF the
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