The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-07-21
Our New York Letter.
New YORK, July Il, 1877

New YORK, July Il, 1877.
EDITOR CHIEF:
Theodore Tilton sailed for Europe
last Saturday, with his son aud
daughters, who are to remain in Ger
many to be there educated. And
Tilton and his fast friend, Moulton,
have quarrelled. Think of that. Think
of Frank Moulton's saying that he
was ga blasted fool for throwing over
so good friend as Beecher, for such
a scoundrel as Tilton! " What it is all
about no one as yet knows. Iilton
denies it, but there is no doubt but
that there is GOODNESS between the
men, and one that can not be warmed
into the old-time friendship. Moul-
ton suffered terribly by his staunch
adherence to Tilton, for it not only
threw him out of the society that he
delighted in, but it ruined him in his
business. He was compelled to leave
the firm in which he had a controlling
interest, and was idle during the en-
tire time of the fight. And now, to
build himself up, he has commenced
business again as the agent of a Liver
pool salt house, and is working like a
Turk. After making the sacrifices he
did for Tilton he was entitled to all
the gratitude man could show, and
if there is split Tilton must have
been very cold -blooded towards him.
Beecher's salary as editor of the
Chaistian Union has been cut down
from $4,000 to $4,000, which is still
too much, considering the work be
does. And while theodore makes his
$4,000 a year in the lecture field, and
Beecher gets $4,000 from his church,
| Sc 900 from the Christian Union, and
$4,000 from lectures, Mrs. Tilton
weeps over her struggles with board
ers in small house in Brooklyn.
| She is the real sufferer, and always
will be. She has lost her husband,
the man for whom she lost him has
abandoned her, and the society who
profcssed to believe in Mr.. Beecher's
innocence treats her as though she
were guilty. It's queer world.
The expectation of meat has been
temporarily checked by an advance
in the price of beef on foot. There was
but very slight margin when the
steamers were fitted up for the bust
ness, and a raise of two cents pound
spoiled it. The steamers have been
for several trips carrying butter to
Europe, on which there is profit
made. Aud, by the way, America
exports an enormous amount ofcheese
to England. The Johnny Bulls have
discovered that the American cheese
is finer in flavor and very much
cheaper than their own, and they
take it IN large quantities. A cheese
dealer in the city told me that ninety
per cent. of the I" imported " Swiss
and German cheese was made on the
Western Reserve in Ohio and in
Western New York, and that the
only difference was, the native product
was better than the genuine imported.
And speaking of German products,
America produces better lager beer
than Germany. In this city the con-
sumption of lager beer is enormous,
and is increasing every day. Whis-
key and stronger drinks are being
thrown out of the market, and the
Amt ricans are consoling themselves
with tile favorite drink of the Teuton.
New York does not make good beer,
as her manufacturers find it to their
profit to make cheap beer for the
working classes. The beer that is
drunk by the better classes, or, rather
the more wealthy people, is shipped
from Toledo, Ohio, Cincinnati and
Milwaukee, the beer of the three cities
ranking in the order | have set them
down. One brewer in Toledo ships
three car loads a day to this city alone,
for city consumption, and as much
more for suburban use. The effect
upon the morals of the drinking people
has been good. One can't drink
enough of the foaming lager TO intoxi
cate him, very well, and if lie does, the
intoxication is not that furious, fran
! tic kind that whiskey produces.
The Presidents order compelling
Federal office holders to abstain from
political management is creating Il
vast amount of trouble in this city,