New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
FURNITURE.
THE CITY HOTELS FLoURIsHING.

FILLED WITH WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MERCHANTS
AND FUGITIvEs FROM FEvER-sTEICKEN CITIES.
The city is full of strangers, and the large
hotels are doing better business than Mt any time since
the closing months OF the Centennial Exhibition. TIA
vellers returning from Europe and the Paris Exp on,
and country merchants on their annual visit to the
city to buy their goods, comprise the main portion Of
these visitors Included in the number, also, are many
Southern people who have either left their homes TO
escape yellow fever being in this city at the time
the plague broke out constrained to remain here
until it has abaed sufficiently render their return
home safe At nearly every hotel New-orleans or
Memphis families who, returning from Europe, are
afraid to 60 to their homes. Some Of them stay at
boarding houses in order lessen the cost Of living
The opening OF the Fail trade has brought the usual
number of merchants, and the downtown hotels arc
filed with this class Of guests At Eares Hotel the
proprietor stated that the arrivals exceeded those Of
last year by nearly 100 day The greater part OF
them came from the West and South, being from
Texas than any other Those merchants who live
at O great distance early. The height of the
busy season would be between September Is and Octo
Der l. ana Mr. Earle said he expected much larger
number Of merchants would be in town than has been
since the
There are nearly 200 arrivals day at the ST. Nicholas
OF merchants from the Eastern and Middle States.
Al the Metropolitau an average OF $50 regis
tered each day The manager stated that great part
of his patronage steamer travel" and the same
feature was observed in the patronage Of the uptown
botels particularly the BrevooTt House and NewYork
Hotel. The Grand Central Hotel draws large portiob
of its custom from Tennessee and Mississippi and
the proprietor stated that the fever had materially al
feced the business Of his botel He knew great many
regular patrons who had died of the fever and
hundreds who did not come, because n they bought
goods here they would be unable 70 ship them, owing 70
the rigid railroad quarantine. Many who were here
with the intention OF buying their Fall stock fefraned
from doing 80 for this reason.
At the New York Hotel great many fUgitiyes from
Orleans staying This hotel is almost entirely
patronzed by Southern people, and at present shows
ful list OF visitors gentleman who arrived yesterday
from New-Oreans said that the citizens complained bit
tery Of the rigid quarantine that Is kept around their
city They say the smell Of the carboic acid used IN
fuInigatiOn makes the children sick sooner than the
water after leaving NewOfleans until the train reached
Holly Springs, Mississippi. The arrivals from the az
diced cities at this hotel alone average ten or twelve
day Some deny that they leave account OF the fever
and state their intention 20 90 back again.
AT tho Fifth avenue Hotel the manager stated That
great many families leaving the waterngplaces
and going back TO their homes, aud large number OF
his guests Of this class. The season breaks ny
0uicker ar seaside resort than inland and the
guests came mainly from Long Branch and other sea
shore wateringpaces The largest arrivals OF this class
OF travellers about September l. Schools begin at
that and cool weather sets ill., and men with their
families return 20 their homes.