Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-04

THE FALL AMUSEMENTS-ETC., ETC.
Correspondence or The Evening Sar.l
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.
No one need be told that New York as the
real pivotal state is the center Of the pending
political campaign. True, the result 10 Indiana
In October Will largely influence the general
| result in November. but at the same time
either party can elect its ticket without In-
diana. but neither can elect without New York.
The coalition OF the two wings of the city
democracy which has just been effected
presents the two parties in this state 10
solid battle array on the national
and congressional tickets. The co-organizat:on
be disturbed by the Interference OF the % city
ticket, which at all times is a possible and
dangerous complication. II every thing. there
fore, continues harmonious till November the
Old one that has come around with nearly every
presidential campaign, and both sides ask,
What will be the democratic majority up to
Kings bridge?" The democrats claim some
$4,000. Some place it lower and others higher,
but the average is In the neighborhood Of Is 900.
This sounds large In the face of the actual
11gureS OF other days. but you will be furnished
with reasons for il II you ask for details. The
$4,000 in Kings county and New York, which
they can overcome in the rest Of the state, and
therefore claim the election of Garfield. TIE
machinery to prevent Illegal voting is most
thoroughly organized. The use OF the census
possession OF vast fund OF information which
can be OF service under the federal election
laws; and on this, as well as other features
majority down to the lowest possible figure.
october will blaze with the work or the cam
palgn Id every town In the state. Gen. Grant
Is coming on to preside at the republican ratfi-
cation here and possibly elsewhere.
The Fifth Avenue Hotel at night and the
headquarters OF the Two national committees
swarm with politicians from all parties aud
yVo nf
and get any opinion you want, though must
say that on Maine there is hardly two opinions.
The republicans claim 1t by several thousand
majority ma and the democrats give it up; Said
leading democrat to me yesterday: ave shall
lose Maine The republicans will have their
usual majority" Hon. Geo. G.. Gorham has
just returned here from campaign tour In the
state, and says there Is no doubt In his mind OF
very decided republican majority. have con-
versed with several who have been. but are not
now active in politics, and in some instances
Indifferent as to the result, and have asked for
their opinions. Said ex-Collector Casey, who is
Gen. Grants brother-in-law: "It looks to me as
| thought ii was all one way for Hancock but
latterly the undercurrent seems to be the other
way. There is an indisposltion to make
party In power" Paymaster Cunningham. of
the navy, who has been everywhere and knows
everybody, eve says: II am in the service.
politics. but ! am not interested-though
must say that as things look now Hancock is
ahead" When asked for facts he mentioned
several republicans who had declared their in-
tention to vote for him. The next person 1
came across was prominent democrat who
was one OF the visiting statesmen to Florida.
He said: 81 do not think the campaign Is very
promising. We have got poor national commit
tee. Barnum is not good manager, all talk to the
contrary Notwithstanding. / know Hancock
would have preferred Wallace, and II we lose 1t
Will ee from the poor management of the ma.
tional committee" These are probably the
average views OF many In both parties.
The republicans make the strong claim that
no party In power has been turned out In very
prosperous times. In walking through a large
dry goods house yesterday with a well-knoWn
business man and republican, he pointed OUT
all Of them Will vote in the interest OF psrnla-
nent employment. That is about all the pol
lt1cS there is in this campaign to the working
people: They fear change, because 1T might
possibly affect them. This vote for continued
permanent employment will, think. surprise
our democratic friends In New jersey you
VIII notice that the industries OF that state have
Shown such an ahtagon1sm to the revenue for
taf1n-piank OF the Cincinnati platform, that the
democratic state convention was obliged to re-
solve little the other Way TO appease that ele-
ment. which proves the truth OF the staten eat
that the masses who are EN- ployed are taking a
very deep interest in the coming election.
THE CONDITION OF BUSINESS.
There Is no doubt that the country Is pros
porous In business this fall a member Of one
Of the three largest wholesale dry goods houses
IN New York told me yesterday that their orders
Tor this season already exceeded the CORES
pondlng period OF last year thirty per cent. and
he knew OF smaller houses whose bustnes! had
nearly doubled One OF the healthiest signs
South, especially the West. In fact there is no
duilness reported in any branch of business
except that OF mining which is always specu
lative and unreliable, and an Indicator of the
times only where the properties are located
Still even this looked pretty prosperous n brief
stroll through the magnificent Borreel build
Ing, on Broadway, next to Trinity church. where
''the honest miners camp is located On the
fourth floor, but few doors from the Chrysolite
CO.. is the Office OF Mr.. S. B. Elkins, who has
made over a million In silver since he left Con.
gress, and who resides on 5th avenue. opposite
the Park, In q palace. Ex-senator Dorsey, who
went through bankruptcy when he left Con
gresS Two years age. turns quarter OF million
at the lowest out of silver, and there are others
who have done and are doing well. notably ex-
Governor Mccormick, who Is president of
company, and who left Washington less than
year ago. But the long trunk lines OF railway
from the seaboard to the west furnish the best
evidence OF general prosperity. Some OF these
lines average train OF freight every half hour
In the tWenty-fouf. The coal roads are slowly
but surely recovering from the break of three
years ago, except the heading, while other lines
whose earnings are daily reported On the stock
exchange, snow an Increase. The streets show
an activity OF life that cannot be mistaken: new
buildings n the wholesale and retail streets are
no longer for rent, the hotels are quite fuu, the
places or amusement are crowded which all
tend to show that ia this great center OF trade
and travel The good times which commenced a
year ago, have not only held their own, hui coo.
tinued 10 grow better.
SILVER MINEs ON PAPER.
The depression in the silver mining interest
as represented In the mining exchange here is
best illustrated by table which has lust been
prepared by Mr.. Copeland, of Washington. The
par value OF the stock OF the companies on the
eXcnange reaches nearly five hundred millions
OF collars, While the quotation for the same
stocks are about fifty nine millions
OF collars, the full AMOUNT being over ninety
per cent celoW par. IG takes good profit to
pay the expenses Of 2 sale Of stock: 4 few hun
oIeo SHARES Sold yesterday at forty cents her
snare snare on margin OF ten points. but the seilei
M Mas our OF pocket when he had paid the brokers
cemmlsslon and other expenses. New York.
however, Is only repeating the experience tn
mining properties which San Francisco
mas gone through for many years in ex-
IRENE imitation and extreme depression. The
discovery OF bonanza or the failure Of one are
pIopaee any day In the year. In the event ct
the former the kite flying stocks 60 up with
me general rise, and fortunes are lost and MADE
tnrougn experts" in the little offices in the
vicinity OF Wall, Broad, and New Streets. who
could not tell pyrites from pewter at the mines.
THE AMUSEMENT SEASON.
The dramatic season has opened quite briskly.
out as yet with nothing very new or novel At
Fords, the BiJou opera house, Willie Edouin
ana Wife, Miss Alice Atherton, have opened
n 1od .