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NKw YORK, April IL, 1871.
To the Editor ofthe Free Press and Times
The new trade in fresh beef that has
sprung up between this country and Europe
promises to be of enormous benefit to both
countries. Beef in London retails at from 81
to 40 cents per pound, which puts it out OF
the reach of the laboring classes. The
steamers were running from New York to
Liverpool with very light cargoes, and the
passenger business had dropped of terribly.
Beef in the carcass had been transported
from the West to New York, in refrigerator
cars, and the thought occurred to some one,
"Why not to Europe in refrigerator steam
ers?' And so steamers were fitted up for
the transportation of fresh beef. Cattle
were brought from the far West to Chicago,
Toledo, and other principal points, fed on
cheap corn, and slaughtered, the carcasses
packed in refrigerator cars, brought to New
York and put into the hold of the steamers,
and in ten days the meat was exposed Tor
sale in London, as fresh and sweet as it was
the day it was killed. The effect was ire
mendous. American beef was sold in Lon
don for twelve and fourteen cents pound,
and the monopolists were troubled. They
undertook to decry it as inferior, but trial
dissipated that notion. and now England is
largely dependent upon this country for its
meat. The effect Of this trade upon the
country cannot be over-estimated. Already
worth has been exported, and the trade is
increasing with wonderful rapidity. From
this time forward, there will DO regular
demand for cattle for expectation, and
America will have another source of reve-
nue., something more to balance our demand
for foreign goods. 1t will be big help to
our agricultural interest.
THE VANDERBILT WILL.
The Vanderbilt will is not settled 1t was
understood that William ii. had agreed to
give each Of the other heirs million, in ad-
dition to what was given to them by their
father, and that in consideration all pro-
ceedings were to be stopped. lie settled
with all of them but Mrs. lie Bau and Cor
nelius. lie offered Mrs lie Bau her money,
but as he delayed to settle with Cornelius
she refused to take it until he had settled
with him. This he has not done, and so it
is probable that the whole matter will be
re-opened. Cornelius attorneys claim the
most gross injustice in the matter, as it
makes Cornelius simply the pensioner Of his |
brothers bounty. and entirely dependent |
upon him, which, as the father died worth |
one hundred millions Of doll,rs, they think
is rather hard. As the matter looks now |
there will be big fight and an ugly one.
DIRT.
The Street Commissioners are the last to |
undergo an overhauling. During the last |
week it has been very dry and very windy, |
and the streets have been made well-nigh i'm |
passable by clouds Of the vilest dust that ever |
filled the air. Dried mud, the offal from
of horses,-in short, the accumu-
lations of winter, filed the streets. Now
the city pays something like million
year to have this removed, but it is never
done. A few gangs of lazy men scrape it to
the sides in piles, and there it lies till the
wheels of vehicles pulverize it into an i'm
palpable dust, which the wind takes up and
scatters through the air, the fine particles
penetrating eyes, ears and the clothing to
the skin. The drivers Of street cars are
compelled to wear wells like women, and
there are sore eyes enough in New York to
make the fortunes Of dozen mulberry
sellers.
THR CHARITIES
are mostly in bad way. The rosues have
fallen out, and terrible facts arc coming to
the surface. There are grave charges against
the managers of st. Johns Guild, half
dozen "homes" are on the gridiron, and a
dozen of charities for which large sums of
money are contributed every year. have
been found to be merely private specula-
lions carried on for tho benefit of boards,
who use small part OF the contributions
for relief and the big balance in salaries.
and. not to put too fine point on it, steal
ngs. 1t is pity that the best impulses of
the people should be so abused.
POLITICAL.
President Hayes is carving out the prin-
ciples that he announced would govern his
remorselessly in this city. 1t
mas been fashionable for members of Con-
,ross and city magnates to quarter their
friends upon the custom house in New York,
ill it was oyerrun with many men on the
payroll who never show themselves in the
building except on monthly pay-days. Sec
etary Sherman's explicit orders to cut down
he employees to the strict requirements of
he business, strikes terror to the hearts of
he sinecurists. and of the thousands who
expected to be placed, but who see that
4 4. L. |
or it. Whenever you hear gentleman,
With nose at all red. and not addicted to
abor, express an opinion that the Presi-
ent's Southern policy will prove failure,
scertain whether he has not recently been
ismissed from Custom House, or was not
ecently an applicant for position. In this
ity, party lines are being rapidly obliterated '
mong good men, and for that matter among
ad ones. For the Democrats who would q
ave had places if Tilden had been elected, -.
lin the Republicans who have been uncere-
turned out, in cursng Hayes.
he President can endure the displeasure of !!
9th classes.
not so good as had expected, but the I
Ierchants still hope for fair Spring trade.
he settlement of the Southern troubles, and a
lie prospect of good, stable government,
ley argue, must bring about a revival of a
isiness. South Carolina merchants have t
ado their appearance here much more t
cely since the settlement of the troubles in :
at State The theatres and other places $
amusement and running very light, and !.
e retail trade OF the city is down TO zero. y
ut We all expect an improvement soon. i
Yours, ALTON. n
Paris Gossip and Fashions. h
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PARIS, March 3lst, 1877. n