The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-09-27
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New YORK. Sept. 2o.-Sidswalka
along Broadway and adjacent streets
arc piled With cases OF merchandise,
and are under the glare Of calcium and
gas lishts. Florida merchants have
Just come to the city to mako their reg.
ular fall purchases. One Of them
states that never in oil his experience
has hs witnessed such sians Of busting
activity in every department of bust.
ness, and he expressed . conviction
that better times had never been
known since tho war. he says that
the outlook in the South 10 particularly
good. % the people there have not eat
On NJ their resources in advance, which
they have hitherto been in the habit Of
doing, on expectation Of good cotton
crops. The wants Of tho South THU
year in tho vey Of dry goods and gen.
eral merchandise are very large. and
the people there are in . batter positiou
to pay than they have been for . lou1
series OF years. Customers here art
not pressed in the same way that they
formerly were 20 mako purchases
This merchant came to bay for cash
but salcsmen do not cffer him any OK
ira Inducements. They name prices
and terms. point to the goods, and in
innate that If commodities are wanted
they must be taken quickly. or Their.
may Be "boom" in the market, when
they cannot DO had except at An ID
vance. II 10 the same way al over
and cash purchasers are 20 plentiful
that, even ct auction rooms, lines ol
goods in large quantities command
within . fraction Of What smaller %,
lections can be had In Tho regular way
At railroad depots and along dock
there are abundant signs Of fenewet
activity. Agents Of various railroad
steamship and express compapies 81
unite in saying that the transportatio,
business 10 better than Of any time sine
the panic. Business over the Trunl
Luss West i declared 20 per cent bet
ter than il Was last year. The dsman,
for transportation for railroad iron q
pocially Vas greater than could possi
bly, bs supplied from Nov York. Their
arc large quantities OF imported iron
and froa he rolling mills Of Psnnsyl
vanis the production i bsing turnss
out % rapidly - 20 tax to its utmost al
the carrying rssources Of the com
panAea
Nrs Boucicault. aaectiooately remem
bored - Agnes Robsrtson. 10 Il year
old, though in looks much Of sprin,
fingers round her summer. She is th
daughter Of . music publisher in Edin
burgb, and went on The stage whs,
vory yoang. playing principally in Ire
land. subsequently,. whom psriormin
ct the Glasgow theatsr. her sweet pres
snce and winning ways attracted tn
attention Of Mr. and Mrs Charles Kean
who adopted her. and che resided wit
them - their child AMI companion Q
their daushter up TO the period II he
marriage. O. coming TO this country
In 1858, Ahe appeared frat at Burton
old thsater in New York. Thence he
husband took her 10 The Boston Muse
um. where. 40 "the fairy star" sh
commenced Q course Of triumphs whicl
made her universal favorite. Thong
possessed Of great nsturai gifts. she
mainly indebted for her brilliant sue
cess to her husband's wonderful aptisud
for What is tesnssd fitting" artistl
She has virtually retired from the stag
and is . great favorits in good Londo
society.
In New Hampshire good deal Q
opposition hes shown itsslf to the n
cent State laW taxing church propert
on Ill sums above $4,000. In som