The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-20
NEW YORK.

4 BUSINESS MAN OF KltHMOND ON a NISli w
GOTHAM DIsCoURsEs OF POLITICS. BUSINESS,
MILITARY. M0UsTACHEs, BIG HOUSES, SMALL
RENTS, NEw.FANGLED NOTIONS, CLAN. Chow
DER PARADEs, WEALTH AND POVERTY, RECK-
LESS EXPENDITURES on GOVERNMENT
BUILDINGS, ZETELLE, AND MANY OTHER
SUBJECTS OF INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispsich.I
AsTOR House, New YORK;
August 1G, 1880.
AS YOU like TO hear from all parts OF the
world conclude a few lines from this port
would be acceptable, though L shall be
Obliged TO write from my own observation,
as | have no facilities for getting hold OF
news in this great city, where am COM
paratively stranger.
Well, the first thing you will want to
know is doubtless about politics and bust
ness. The live side" OF politics here Is
with the Hancock and English wing, though
the great stir is yet to be made What see
OF animation among the people is decidedly
in favor OF Hancock and English. Nearly
all the banners are for Hancock and Eng.
lish 4; and what Is better than banners is
that look Of confidence and satisfaction Of
the people when Hancock and English are
referred to. Now, as 1 was one of The early
and earnest Hancock supporters (as The flies
OF your paper v i'll show, only imagine
what delight q csc promises OF victory
must give me. Only one thing, TO my mind,
has married these happy political eyolutiOns,
and that is General Hanc0ck's picture, with
the beard only on his upper lip, apparently
twisted back from the corners OF bis
mouth. On u 6ne-loOking face this is the
most needless sclf.dis6guring l can con-
ceiye OF a man OF sense; and while he
is not alone in this fashion III may so call
~, IL is such plagued sort OF abuse OF
Natures order and gracefulness that am
quite outdOne at the Generals folly in this
matter. 1t was no doubt the fashion among
the military youths OF his younger days 10
give their faces this sort OF moustacbe for
military effect; but oh what folly to keep
it up now. Why not, like our lamented
Lee, let the beard take natural shape and
keep il trimmed all over aliket However,
must presume this the only possible folly
of our great political leader, and as soon as
we have put him in the White House at
Washington we will have him to remove
his military aspect from his fine face. But
YOU NAV rest assured Hancock is the man
the people are going to endorse this time,
beyond all question, and without tie aid OF
any bogus electoral commissions.
now ABOUT BUSINESS.
| do not see any marked evidences OF
thrift in trade here or in Baltimore. Pos
sibly il is too eirly in the season, and yet
The - House was too full TO give me a
" single room"-or a room TO myself
when first got here. There Is always ac-
tivity In business here, so far as to lead one
not familiar will New York trade TO sup
10 Il all ha n H.
the merchants. for the most part, easily
chafed by questions as 10 prices aud propo-
sails to examine goods, and some lack of
cheerfulness and courtesy that are sure In
dicatious OF an unsatisfactory state OF trade.
II Is like tue disgust OF fisherman who
has been provoked with nibbles till he has
lost bis temper. But still the trade might
be sufficient IL there were fitness OF other
things. IL the expenses Of conducting II
and the general expenses OF living were
different, there would be a healthier condi-
ton every way. 1t takes no skilled OBJ.
server. no philosopher. TO perceive the fol.
lies OF this age OF sumptuousness. Only
behold here the vast ornamental structures
that have to account for squaudered wealth,
and that are evidences OF arrogant tastes
and OF the punishment OF human sympathy.
PILES or GRANDEUR
are here, you may say, unused or bali en-
ployed, surrounded by sqnalled poverty and
Indulgence. Houses here VI immense cost aud
capacity are almost tenantless. and still they
are building more. Take the Morse
for instance, say so by 100 feet,
ten stories high and two others in the
ground, Pm bet Though did not 90 below,
near the 1fltuae building and In an AVERAGE
good situation, and this entire new and
grand building, that has been finished over |
TWO year,, hs only bal lew tenants 10 tho