The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-11-17
Our New York Letter.
POIitical-The silver ESilI-MiI-
lions at Table-A Dead Bank
er-The Sporting Men-Smal
StOck-GambIing, Etc.
New York, Nov. 10, 1877.

lie election III new 1olh WIS Il
surprise to every body. John Nor
rissey, who could have carried his
district easily enough, felt moved to
beard Tammany in its den, and de-
i liberately went over into Boss Kel-
ly's own district, and gave battle
4 there. 1t was very curious fight.
i The Seventh District is the most in
tensely respectable in the city. It
embraces Murray Hill, holding with
in its limits nearly every thing that
is wealthy and aristocratic in the
city. The Democracy nominated one
of their most respectable men, Angus
tus Scheli, and spent money like wa
ter. Morrissey was sick from the be-
ginning, and most of the time he was
in bed, but he had trusty adherents,
and his orders were faithfully carried
out. Well, the election is over, and
John Morrissey, the gambler and law
breaker, goes back to the Senate of
che State of New York from the rich
est, most aristocratic and law observ-
ing district in the city. 1t was ii
curious sight to see such men as
Hamilton Fish, Peter Cooper and
Thurlow Weed walk up to the polls
and cast their ballots for John Nor
rissey, and without any attempt at
concealment. There is good reason
for it. Every New Yorker who pays
taxes feels that there is nothing to be
that is so dangerous as Tammany,
and that whatever strikes blow at
Tammany is the thing to do.
The Legislature looks as though it
was Republican, and that Republi-
can will succeed Mr.. Conkling in the
Senate. This was the real prize of
the fight.
The passage of the silver bill, by
such an overwhelming majority in
the House, occasioned much surprise
in the city. New York is, without dis
tinction of party, in favor of a sound
currency, and is opposed to initiation
!, in any form. The effect of the action
of the House upon silver vas not fa-
> vorable to business. Business men
had got down to something like q
certainty with reference to money,
and what a dollar was had been set
tied. If this silver bill passes the
: Senate and the President signs it, the
old experience has got to be gone
: over again. Prices will fluctuate, the
old speculative feeling will obtain,
: and there will be wild times in the
= street. Wall street does not believe
it will pass the Senate, which is ali
that saves a furry. Secretary Sher-
man is urging New York to enter a
solemn protest against it.
Probably the most money that ever
. sat down to table on this continent
!. squatted at DelmonicO's Thursday
Il night, the occasion being dinner
: tenderediMr. Junius S. Morgan of Lon.
ii don, the partner of the late Peabody
e There were, perhaps, a hundred pres,
n ent, and of the number there weren't
: dozen who could not count thei
y wealth by the half dozen million. Mr..
IS Morgan is in America for the frs
= time for twenty-sik years. He is
q better man of business than Peabod
y was, and is we'll known to ever!
}, American who visits London. Th'
q dinner was a grand affair, and was q
J. deserved compliment to one of tn,
e kindest and best Americans residen
in Europe.
n The death of james Brown, senior
e. of the great. banking house of Brown
} Bros, of this city, makes gap in thu
ranks of the solid men. Mr.. Brown
has been in active business in thi
city for over fifty years, and has let
: behind him fortune of many mill
u ,, ions. BY will he gives away to char
II liable and educational purposes some
a, thing over S200,000. Mr.. Brown wa
l. one of the most metbodical men i
- - the world. Summer and winter h
st was at his Office in his regular chai
,f at precisely the same hour, aud wo
- be to the clerk who was any less reg
= ular. In all the fifty years he neye
tie failed to put in an appearance at
l. o'clock, except on one or two occa
= sions, when ill-lealth prevented hin
M He was a oonu kind man who poui