Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

the Porte repels the latter's charges of
cruelty. Cruelty, both Austrian and
Russian, there doubtless was; war is al
ways cruel and it has been aggravated
in European Turkey by race and relig-
prejudice and by the spirit of retaliation.
But there is not the slightest evidence
that it was authorized or has been sane
toned or countenanced by either gov
eminent. Peace is reported to have
been negotiated in Crete, securing
measurable independence to the island;
but details are not overwhelming.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MoNIToR.]
WASHINGTON, Oct. %, 1878.
The general tenor of reports received
by the authorities here from about every
section of the country, save comparative
ly small areas which are suffering from
temporary causes of depression, such as
the yellow fever belt, are to the effect
that a perceptible business Improvement
has been going on during the past few
months, and that the coming of cooler
weather promises to give it still more
decided impetus. This, in the main,
agrees with advices received here by our
business centres elsewhere. And there
seems an almost uniform feeling that we
have never before started from more
solid basis to build up from the bank
ruptcy and ruin entailed by the collapse
that overlook us in 1878. and has since
been trying the business of every CON-
pany, association, firm and individual
as with refners fire. Plans are heard
discussed, looking to the beginning or
resumption of work or enterprises that
had Just been conceived or were at a
stage of partial development when the
first wave of the panic struck US, and
have been held in allegiance until recent
ly, awaiting the return of more prosper
Gus times. Not few new ones have
been preached and the spirit of energy
and enterprise that characterized US in
times past, seems, so to speak, slowly
but certainly convalescing from the gen.
eral paralysis that has held it inert since
the enormous credit bubble burst. We
may prepare to see many of the above
that contemplate asking encouragement
and material aid, come before the Con-
gress about to convene-some of them
worthy and others quite the reverse.
For the first time in several years bus
mess interests will demand a fair
decision of time with politics. Of these
there will be renewal of the old fight
by Huntington & Co. to retain control
of the enormous traffic between the At
lantic and Pacific seaboards. against
those seeking to build transcontinental
/ lines. And so far as can be judged by
the few indications already afforded
. there will be more general disposition
, to decide between these contestants or
$ the merits of their cases, after they shall
: have been dispassionately discussed and
ascertained. And the demands of re
viving trade for additional facilities, she
obvious advantages to accrue from open
! ing up vast areas of our lands riches
. in mineral deposits and of unsurpassed
r fertility but now valueless from thei
inaccessibility, and the continued def
ance of Congress by the only compan,
owning completed road to the Pacific
will operate to lessen the advantage.
= which it once had over all competitors
J, and to divorce the decision of the issue
n forced by the situation, from politica
i and sectional considerations.
e Perhaps nothing better or more accu
d rately shows the comparative conditio
If of business in the United States, thai
d the indications afforded by the statistic
: of immigrants landing at New Yorl
If AS the times following 1878 becam
D more pinching, the number recorde
tie as landing at Castle Garden became les
y and less, till, for the year ending earl
Is in 1878, the aggregate was smaller tina
ID 1t had been for 20 years. But frol
st that time the tide turned. In July an
e. August, the increase was very markec
is In SEPTEMBER there was 1868 as again
of 1l.606 during the same month last yea
at AS spring and summer months have a
in ways heretofore brought the largest, an
t. the fall and winter months the last nun
t. Der arriving here will have nearly
lg quite reached the old figures.
sy The party representatives at Repu'
C. lican and Democratic headquarters her
is having extracted and communicated
n their sides whatever of comfort thu
ho could torture from the late election
he have fallen back to routine work.
es would be folly to deny that the resul
so in New York and Massachusetts a
at awaited with great deal of anxiety
DIV Republicans as well as Democrats. B
til all are striving to look their happie
le- and most confident, and | suppose '
no shall, as in duty bound, keep up tt
nd appearance of being certain of winnin
lily till the occurrence of the elections shs
10 have set all conjectures at rest. Amo
Republicans there appears little fear
losing Pennsylvania and Democrats a
ST. correspondingly hopeless. The mt