The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-15
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
[FRoM OUR REGULAR coRREspoNDENI
NEW YORK, March D. 1850.

NEW YORK, March %, 1850.
TO uIE' EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST.
The shops are now full Of the poster
ity Of Eve finding Spring eolors with
which to elothe themselves. Toe many
Nebraic shops along Sixth avenue and
Fourteenth street and Twenty-third
street please the young girl most, for she
can fit from one counter TO another and
finger things and turn Up her nose. At
such stores, everything is already spread
on counters, in baskets or boxes, and
when she buys shilling's worth, and
the cash boy has gone Off with il, there
remains ten minutes to "muss"-lhrow
the goods into confusion and disorder
Incidentally TO this, | may say that
the London style Of conversation, which
is thought to be very fine by some OF
our silly girls aud their weak-hearted
man mas, has been the means Of injur-
ing many young Englishman trying
to do business in this country. ! recall
one who came here with fine family
connections and a sincere attachment to
American institutions. lie began to
study law, and his pronunciation made
him great favorite among rich women
up town. He was invited hither and
thither, but down tows, where he
opened his law Office, not business
house would touch him. Those who
went to his office and heard his pronun-
citation said to themselves: THAT must
he ahectation! There is some defect ia
this mans head, or lie would not talk
So" So he found himself without a
career because he had abandoned his
language.
British religion is almost as bad as
British pronunciation. The latest kink
Is the importation of the "Salvation
Army" TO the United States. II has
made its first attack on the vice Of this
city, and, though not positively success
ful 50 far, bids fair to be so. This army
is Of religious origin, and cOmmiugles
religious business with cash receipts.
There is no doubt that it will be very
successful in this country, inasmuch as
its style il novel and rushing. IL is an
army with banners as weapons, and will
capture the enthusiasts, and its probable
[ financial success will attract those who
I love God aud money. Here it is only
in its infancy. The Captain-Gsneral,
Raiiiou, is q slender young man OF about
thirty, with pale red whiskers the
| Lieutenant Commander, Emma West
brook, is a plump little English lads
with rosy cheeks and blonde hair, and
most Of the officers are good-lookiue
young ladies. Lsst Sunday they held
their first formal meeting in Harry
HIPS Variety Hall. They at first 81,
not wish to take it, but, as he oflerel
them inducements, they succumbed Il
the advertisement, and marched will
their banners, having the rather vagui
but violent motto, "Fire and Blood,
and proceeded TO wage war against Sa
tau, as their cards proved, among tn
gang who were attracted there. Thei
first meeting was not a success as far a
conversions are concerned. They wer
successful financially, however, as tn
audience contributed literally when On
plate was passed around.
a new mining board is to be opeue,
In this city about the first Of April. Tn
mining interests Of the whole continen
are here assembled, having been drive
outsof California by the new Constitu
tion and the failure Of the gold quart
mines. The development of silver i
the Rocky Mountains is genuine an
extensive, and, although one Of the cal
liest companies formed, the Little Pitts
burg is said to have run out Of ore ye
r I think there is very little lost to il
STOCKHOLDERS, as the dividend of SlOO, ,OC
mouth for the last nine months wi
be nearly equal to The amount Of stOc
sold. AUGUST