The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-09-19
.Etlitors's Correspondence.
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charm OF novelty has long since worn Il.
way and external aspects Of Richmond,
and It's street scenes are as familiar to lie
as are most of our North Carolina towns.
Not that ii il not an Interesting place.
/ That, its beautiful location, its finely built
streets, its commercial Importance, its
manufacturing interests, and IFS intelli~
gent and active population must railways
make /: even to the eye ofhim whoknows
| L thoroughly. IN fact, eXcep. tolonr IN
searchofthe novelties, interest IL increased
by recognition of the tact that Richmond
isonly III its infancy, and the fruits Of
well projected enterprise haveonly laid tie
foundation Of Il city at 10 distant day to bo
the great interior city of the Atlantic
slope.
But with me, looking out for something
20 give lest u letter, there isa barren
ness OF interest and dearth Of novelties
That would make me despair II did not
know there was certain space In my
local cclnmms that must be iilled-with
words. II nothing more; andny readers
may synlpathize IN my endeavor TO do
tile task Of tile Hebrew 10 make brick
without straw.
The business season has notfair.y begun,
but there isa pleasant anticipation Of u
day coming which makes present dizziness
tolerable, A stranger seeing tile great
variety Of industries carried on here, the
,,,n.Y,,itu.l. 80 tra,la,.tint,. Ia iii, ,+ari,.I
Agricultural products, giving life and ems
plpynent 10 50 many lines Of railroads;
and the sight of the magnificent river
fairly dotted with shipping, may wonder
II business here can ever be dull. But tile
/ dark tiiiauciai pail las overhung Rich
lnoid rs elsewhere, and has just begun to
| lit.
Outside Of business matters, the only
event of the week that has excited public
interest Is lie inauguration OF the Moileit
hell punch III all Tie drinking esiablislt
menis' A law was passed at the las
session Of the Virginia Legislature pre-
scribing lie adoption ofan Invention of
The above name by all houses licensed 10
retail liquors % record every triliksold NJ
| the bar, levying upon each drink SO re-
cordoba certain tax for The use Of The
State. The operation ofthe law WIS him
iere,l upon foreground that tie insiru-
ment adopted infringcd certain patent,
aud though the Law has been Ii. force six
months, il had moi been IN operation until
| this week. when u decision Of Judge
Hughes upon side Issue put ltat once in
motion.
There was paiiic among bar Keepers at
| tie presence Of this inexorable-iell tale.
No one dare, sell L drink without turning
the recor,ling crank, FOR no nne knows
Who Ihesiy may lie to inform on him,
aud tile penalties Of. violation are very
heavy. Tie first day or two probably
twice Us much liquor was sold Us ever
| froiK Ell riosiiy 10 Sc the thing work; but
| the iurnf has subsidized, aud more count the
cnst Of paying ifty Ter cent iture than
| they did befOfe for their indulgence. The
punch, which i fastened 70 the top of the
counter Looks something ike gas meier
with tile same indicating register
Standing In froat Of Levy's splendid
establishment this afternoon, MY attens
lioilMas ,IIawnio tile two magnificent
front windows. eaeh fourteen feet high,
aud nfieen wide 81 one single Jane of
glass, enclosing recrss 81 six feet deep
/ lillcI with tile most beautiful articles ~
apparel wonleu's 81 course, but they are
beautiful even 10 masculine eyes. Que
I window i LIfuped entirely with Hamburg
e,lgings 81 al. patterns, and J may add, 81
III priccs-,ay from {" 50 cents per sanl;
the other. with sllawls, aud iaccs aud all
All Tile pretty nddsand ends Of tile female
toilette grouped rs tasteful hands into
graceful shapeand brilliant combination.
These windows form no inappropriate in
traiuciioi, IL the splcninrs within. Its
Indeed magnificent establishment, lillcd
with Iii. npst wonderful aud varied AZ
snrin,put; but all ~ cheap, that one might
10 excused II ho doubted their excellence,
lid not observation andihc well known
character of the house yuuch fur the iiSst
class quality of everything sold Thereby.
The bouse ~ Levy Is an institution q
Richmond. II dates back 10 ISIS, nearly
sixty years ago, pcrreltmted through three
generations, aud growing stronger intacli
successive Stage ny growing confidence
In liz Integrity AMI business experience.
Abraham Levy was the founder, begin-
Ming business near the old market Ia ISIS.
Tie House Il nov conducted by hisgtand-
sans under lie iillcof Levy bros, and bids
rair 10 last through several generations;
for Il has never known failure, banks
ruplry stuck tocre,lit, orany 81 the Gala
mites 70 common ~ business life.
The business employs about sixty clerks,
many IL whom are females; aud was sur.
priscd Ii Iind that thc majority u ail tile
clrrks are christians.
find the city iillcd with newspaper
canvasseIs from this State aud Nurth Caro-
/ linn-Iar lnt, mnfy for the patronage u be