The Hawaiian gazette., 1878-08-21
Letter from New York.
Especial Correspondence Of The Gasehe.l
Ill 1870


Special Correspondence Of The Gasette.l
NEw YoRK. July II, 1873.
Looked at from business point of view, every
thing here is pretty quiet except in the liue of Ii
guild refreshments. The sudawater men and the
venders OF lager beer to have enough to do to
moisten the thirsty throats of their numerous cns
toners. As their business fuctuaies with the rise
and fall of the thermometer, no donbt the present
hot weather be borne much more philosophi-
caliy by the thirst curing fraternity than by less
interested members of the community.
The rush 10 Europe has somewhat slackened,
but still each steamer takes out good many Anne
rcans, who are fortunate enough to be able to in
the expense of visit to the efets and moulder
ing monarchies of the Old World.
There is however multitude OF stay-at-homes
who unable to get away anywhere and 1 think
the number is greater this than it has been
for many years. II is not that business keeps them
either, the reason is simply this-their purses
not loug enough to stand the exorbitant charges of
the seaside hotel fend, the almost equally grasp
ing demands of the Innocent looking farmer who
takes summer boarders in order that lat home
well US in the ields) he may " make hay while the
sun shines"
As Offset to this state of things. cheap daily
excursions are more numerous than ever. Down
the bay, up the Hudson River, to Rockaway, to
Coney Island, to every place in fact which it is
worth while to visit, the opportunity to do SO is
offered. The prices. ranging from twenty-five
cents to dollar, are within the reach of all but
the poorest. That these cheap sails appreci-
ated is shown by the fact that every boat is crowd
ed, some of them oyer-crowded As for the poor
folks who cannot afford the luxury of even q
twenty-five cent trip, they have at any rate the
beautiful Central Park which is free to ALL and
amongst whose shady recesses they forget for
time at least the heat and squalor of the misera-
BILE tenement houses. .trrf
Suicides have followed each other with alarming
frequency during the last half year So scarcely
day passing without witnessing the self destruc-
ton of unfortunate sufferers from lite
WEAKNESS. In almost every case the account OF the
event contained the Information that deceased
had been out of work for long time" There lies
the secret, hard times, no work, no bread starva-
tion desperation, despair-death! People have
been prophesying for the last year two revival
of business, but the prophesy remains uniulhlled,
and the most sanguIne prophet is now dumb.
| Opinions regarding the Potter Committee are
conflicting, and bear strongly the impress of the
oPluer poltledl ulas' ooue cOusluer IL MS u uloW
aimed with the connivance of disaffected Republi-
cans, at the meek aud lamb-ike Hayes. Others
think it Democratic move to manufacture polIi-
cal capital while yet others look upon it bona
tids investigation of stupeGdous fraud. As mat.
ter OF fact, whatever may have been the motives
which prompted the inquiry, the evidence has un-
doubtedly reduced the cabre of more than one
political "great gun" and perhaps has rendered
somewhat uneasy Hayes himself
The elevated steam railroad through Sixth Ave-
nue. SO long looked forward to, has been in opera
tion about two months. II is great boon tc
those who live in the upper part of the city and dc
business down town, but to all those who resid,
along the route ii is an intoerable nuisance. TIL,
trains very close together and the terrible
catter is almost continuous from morning4ill afte
midnight. II oaths were missiles the whole struct
ure would soon be Knocked to pieces, and the In
somnia afflicted Inhabitants of Sixth Avenue woult
turn out to dance "pas GeruiLatiop" over th
ruins. So loud have been the complaints that th
directors of the road now engaged in trying Il
discover some waT to abate the nuisance. Mr.
Edison the phonog-sph man has been taking OBJ
servations on the road aud he thinks the noise ma
be reduced at least fifty per cent. In the meal
time the victims swear usual
The only excitement just now is furnished by th,
flies which are unusually plentiful this year. The
attack one in squadrons, keeping one in a mixet
state of slap bang and profanity. There The room
is getting dark with them now, l must drop tn
pen and fan out a few Millions JJF.