Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-05-23

Of New York Letter.
THE PRESIDENTS YIsIT-PEACHEs- THE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EFFECT OF
THE WAR ON BUsINEss-THE WEATHER
4 NEW YORK, May 10, 1877.
r PRESIDENT HAYES IN NEW YORK.
! The president visited New York this
: week as the guest of the Chamber of Com
mercc who dined him. His reception
was significant, and was, in and of itself,
the highest endorsement that he could
have. On Tuesday he unveiled statue
of Fitz-Green Halleck. in Central Park,
and Notwithstanding the attraction of the
, carnival, an immense throng went thther
to pay their respects to him. On Wednes-
day he received the citizens at the City
Hall, aud for four mortal hours he was
kept shaking hands with the best citizens
who stood patiently in the sun waiting for
their turn. And, understand, it was not
, the mere curiosity to see president that
kept merchants and lawyers in long cue
for hours, under il broiling sun. 1t was to
do honor to this particular presdent-the
: president who has shown the nerve to
grapple with the corruptions that were
undermining the government. 1t was
to endorse his policy, and his administra-
tion-it was what he has done that attract
ed the throngs that flocked to receive him,
and that greeted him with manifestations
of respect wherever he went. The low
down politicians of both parties kept aloof
from him, and thronged the grog-shops in
the vicinity of City Hall, trying to belittle
the reception, but whoever saw the lhrongs
of people, and their character, laughed ut
them. No president ever had more cor
dial or hearty reception from the only
class whose good word is worth anything,
1t was an honest compliment paid to an
honest man.
PEACHES.
The peach supply for the United States
is grown largely in Daleware and Mary
land The crop this year, will be immense,
the total yield being estimated Mt 8,000.-
900 baskets, which is u peck for every
man, woman, and child in the United
States. Heretofore the peach crop has
been distributed to the north and west
through New York. but this year there is
to be change. The Baltimore and Ohio
and Pennsylvania roads, the great foes of
New York, have organized trains, special
ly fitted up, and propose to take the crop
westward directly. They put on cars fit
ted for the transport of the fruit, with spe-
cial engines, and run peach trains the
same rs fast passenger trains, directly to
Chicago, Toledo, indianapolis, Cincinnati,
and the other great distributing centres of
the west, avoiding the expenses fre-pack-
ing, transmission, handling and commits
sions in this city. This will give distant
points cheaper peaches than ever before,
though it will be II severe blow TO II very
large interest in this city. Thus one thing
after another is being shorn from the
Metropolis, which it is losing by its cupidi-
ty, and twin sister, stupidity. That New
York is losing trade is rup,-that she has
herself to charge with it is also true.
THE CARNIVAL.
have got to say something about the
carnival, for it has been more advertised
than anything that has happened in New
York for years. 1t was fraud, Carni
walls in Europe are days Of universal mer-
ry-making, in which the whole population
joins, but even in Europe they are going
into disuse us too frivolous. In New Or
leans and the Southern cities they are in
vogue, and are successful, for the people
are Of the temperament to enjoy fooling
at wholesale. Their procession of mask
ed mummcrs, representing everything that
is absurd, fits the lazy Southerner who
wants amusement, and isn't particular rs
to what it is. 1t was thought it could be
done in New York. The managers pastered
the country with advertisements, proms-
ing an enormous one in the evening, and
all sorts of other amusements. So loud
were the promises that the trains were
crowded with people. They came from
the cast, west, north and south, and the
streets were never so crowded us on that
day. Anxiously they waited for the pro-
cession and finally it came. A more hui
initiating failure was never seen. 1t was
nothing more than half hundred adver-
Using wagons, Of brewers, patent medi-
cines, and all sorts of things which strive
to catch the public eye. There were II few
attempts ut fun, but they were of ghast-
y nature. The night procession was only
J better, because it could not be seen. There
were a dozen wagons, on which were low
women and lower men, dressed in various
costumes, but as they rode along in SOL
emn silence and the densest darkness, no.
body saw or knew anything about them.
ne Dali ut Gilmore Garden was even II
nn 900 "'S s i'''uro Flc'I brewer p'lu
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"run IN 'll lllG o''y II Is 10 De presumed he
7ot vlie WoIV'i vi Ills money:
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S c WAS |lie worA o ,ri couple oil FRAUDS
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o,'Cn a., ior tlG alvItt''In9 wagons; they
. ,ola I'le PINne?e vi [i'l'n9 IN Ihe pro-
Hesslon IT'S DuheS' Ears, %c'' Tor
w. ,n % sums thcy sofa the prlVl-
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HUN 'iio ir o'eIS anu o'her places OF public
= ,Lso. c l"ey gov everything on credit
.,loiu I'1,n M''onl tIley got supplies sup;
os' NV le'u'',,le c''iHe,'S were ~ inc
mo"1+'' ~ H'iT us 'ney 'o ho'hhg' lhey
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