Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-24
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
The Presidents visis-Peaches-The Carnival
--suicides-The Effect of the War on Busi-
ness-The w Gather.
New York, May 81, 1877.

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| The President visited New York
this week as the guest of tho Cham
Der of Com erce, who dined him.
His reception was significant, and
was, in and of itself, the highest en-
dorsement that he could have. On
| Tuesday he unveiled statue of Fitz.
Green Hallecg, ia Central Park, and
notwithstanding the attraction of
| the carnival, an immense throng went
thither tc pay their respects 10 him.
On Wednesday he received The citi>
zens at the city ball, and fer four
mortal hours ho 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 a
president that kept merchants and
lawyers in a long cue for hours, un-
der boiling sun. 1t was to- do hon.
or to this particular president-the
| president who has shown the nerve
to grapple with the corruptions that
were undermining the Government.
1t was to endorse his policy, and bis
| ADMINISTRATION it was what he has
done that attracted tho throngs that
focked to receive him, and that
greeted him with manifestations of
| respect wherever be went. The low.
down politicians Of both parties kept
aloot from him, and throf ged the
grog- shops in the vicinity Of city
hall, trying to belli.tIc the reception
but whoever saw the throngs of peo-
Pile, and their character, laughed at
them. No president ever had
more cordial or hearty reception
from the only class whose good
word is worth anything. 1t was
an honest complement paid to an
honest man.
Peaches.
The peach supply for the United
States is grown largely in Delaware
and Maryland. The crop this year,
will DO immense, the total yield be-
ing estimated at S 100000 baskets,
which is peek for every man, wo-
man and child 10 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 q change. The Balti-
moro and Ohio and Pennsylvania
roads, the great foes Of New York.
have organized trains, specially fit
ted mp, aud propose o :ske the crop
westward directly. They pnt on
IF 4 ho
fruit, with special engines, and run
peach trains the same as fast pa9sen>
ger trains, directly to Chicago, To-
ledo, iianapolis, Cincinnati, and
the other great distributing centres
of the west, avoiding tho expenses
of re. packing, transmission, handling
and commissions in this city. This
will give distant points cheaper
peaches than ever before, though it
viii be severe blow to very large
interest in this city, Thus one thing
after another is being shorn from
the metropolis, which it is losing by
it's cupidity, and twin sister, stupid
ity. That New York is losing trade
is true,-that she has herself to
charge with it il GI9o true.
The Carnival.
| have got TO say something about
the carnival, for il has been more
advertised than anything that has
| happened in New York tor years. |.
was fraud. Carnivals in Europe
are days of universal u-erry-making,
in which ihe whol8 population joins,
but even in Europe they are gong
into disus, as too frivolous. Ii New
Orleans 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 masked mummers, rep
resenting everything that is absurd,
fls the lazy southerner who wants
amusement, and isn't particular as
to what it il. L. was ;hought IL
uld be done in New York. The
managers plastered the country with
advertisements, promising an enor
nous one 10 the evening, and all
sorts Of other amusements. So loud
were the promises that the trains
were crowded with people. They
came from the east, west, north anG
south, and the streets We're never So
crowded as on that day. AEXlously
they waited FOR the procession and
| finally il came. A moro humilating
failure was never seen. 1t was
nothing more than half hundred
advertising wagons, CT brewers, pat
ent medicines, ana all sorts Of things
which strive to catch the public eye.
| There were few attemps at fun, but
they were Of a CHASTITY nature. The
night procession was better, because
it could not be seen. There were a
dozen wagons, on which were low
women and lower mon dressed in va
rious costumes, but as they rode along
in solemn silence and the densest
darkness, nobody saw or knew
anything about them. The ball at
Glmore's garden was even a more
dismal failure. A rich brewer paid
s., 900 for the privilege ofpersonatiug
the "king of the carnival" and as he
has kept drunk all the day it is to be
presumed be got the worth of his
money.
And now it has transpired that the
scheme was to work off couple of
frauds from New Orleans. They
charged SIS each for the advertising
wagons, they sold the privilege" of
riding in the procession as "Dakes,"
"Eerls," etc., for large money sums
they sold the privileges of the bars,
stands and coat rooms, at Gilmore's
Garden for a great deal of money and
they collected large sums from the
hotels and other places of public re-
sort They got everything on credit,
those from whom they got supplies
supposing that reputable citizens were
at the head of it, and as they paid
nothing, they made good thing of
it, 1t is estimated that they cleared
not less than $4,000 by the opera
ton. The loss in money is the least