The Newtown bee., 1879-09-03
Gar Nezg York Letter.
gs1,om OF REGULAR conREaroxorNrI
New York, August 25ti, 1879

1 New York, August 25ti, 1879.
 There has been much talk in marine i and commercial circles in regard tc tue l rumorcd contract of the Russian Govern ment with American shipbuilders for q number of ocean cruisers. A gentleman connected with large ship building firm, yesterday remarked thai Mir II. V. Hunt, wEo is also interested in ship builders, was recently in St. Petcrsburg ana had letters from the Russian minister at Washington. The gentleman also stated that several English ship builders had sent in proposals for tlc contract, and if il had been awarded the American builders it was because the vessels VIC build com binc speed and strength.
 Not only are our ship builders ard maclintsts greatly exercised about the reported contracts for thc-coEstruction of Russian cruisers in American ship yards, but rumors are flying thick concerning one OF more magnificent steel steamers said to be in contemplation for the nayi- l gation of the Hudson river between New York and Albany. The only fact diiinito- ly known, and about which there is no concealment, is that Messrs. Fletcher & Harrison on West street, this city. are at work on the engines for q large steamer. They refrain, however, from giving any dimensions or other particulars. More will bo given ill few days. 4 prominent railway official who was questioned on the subject remarked, that there will be big item for you in q few days. He added that two steamers would be Iuilt, and perhaps four. and his impression was that they would run to Albany.
 The way in which trade in New York has been and is likely 10 he affected this fall by the recent epidemic in the Sosth- west has been made the subject Of inquiry. A representative here of a large house il the grocery trade said this morning that virtually given up business with Memphis, and also with large section of country around it. During the past summer orders had been received from rcsPoH- siblo tradcsmen in that city, but had not been filled. because there could be. no certainty of the goods reaching their destination within five or six months. The customer, although the goods would be at his own risk, would hot be likely to pay for them until they had been received, and it was not impossible for him to be stricken down before he could obtain his purchases. much less pay for them.
 In Battery Place. society gossip is generally limited to brawls and wrangles between boarling-house keepers and th.. gay Dick Swivcls, who are professionally : opposed to throwing away money paying bills when it can be spent stylishly in buying rum. But the other day gay and handsome barber and q rretty damsel of sixteen planncd out a nice little romance in new line of business. The girl is the daughter of Tom Callahan a bar-keeper
 and as the young lady grew in discretion and beauty she came to hate the odor of villaimous whiskey, and sighed for the incoursc of roses, which not having at hand, she prospected for other perfumes and found them inst around the corner at a sign of a striped pole. Whether ispread-cagle patriotism made the stripes the symbol of razor and scissors is more than any one can tell, but that pole Infatuated Katie Callahan, until her anx- ious parent, InquiTing into the cause dis covered that there was a violent case of a mce young man, who appeared in the person of. q twenty-yeaI -oid barber, Geo. Palletrean, son of the proprietor of the striped pole. Him Tom Callahan inter- viewed in most Hibernian manner say ing: ''Begorra, but I'll smash decant CT wid the head of ye if ye don't be after laying me gal Kathleen" But truly has it been said that Love laughs at bars, !" and no sooner did the amorous barber perceive the danger of his affair than he swore to carry out his design The romantic damsel was nothing 10th, and seizing the first opportunity. skipped for Brooklyn, with no other trossean than what Kathleen had on. Tom Callahan came in hot pursuit with biud geon of the shillalah persuasion, and arrived at the steps of the Catholic church just as Bishop Loughlin was tying the hymeneal knot. Irishman-like he waited until the ceremony was finished, then walluped the bridegroom, and, in answer to the tears of tho bride, said. Its all right, me darlin, ye are both forgiven, and after all Goorg1e is a good boy, but I promised the old woman that I'd whop him, and it had to be done" And they all wont home happy.
 Weston arrived by the steamer Ne udda, of the Williams X Guion line, We'd nesday, August 27th, and the great inter national walk for the Astley belt will take place in the Madison Square Garden. Monday 22d, of September. Should any injunction or trouble arise by opposing [ lparties to prevent the match beginning on that date the walk will not be post | poned. but will take place either at the American Institute Rink. or in Brooklyn. The entries will close to-day in London. and, while they are numerous on this side Q of the water, the English trio, consisting iof Rowoll, Brown and Hazol, is a formid