The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-06-02
CUR NEW YORK LETTER.


Firm our Regular Correspondent
NEW YORK, May 29th, 1888.
The city was full of politicians this
week, ald at the hotels and thus
there Wee unlimited opportunities
to ascertain views on TIE political
outlook. Butler it seems has entirely
petered out as a bug-bear to the Re-
publicans and the panicky feeling
which Characterized their actions has
given way to a sense of determine
ton. Should Butler be candidate
for reelection this fall he will certain
ly be defeated.
In Indiana the Democrats are doing
their utmost to throw over the State
and their chances bv Quarrels. Hend-
ricks is unquestionably as strong a
man as that party holds. and the
effort to throw him over for Nc
Donald is bound to end disastrously.
Hendricks may not be regarded as a
fighter, but his sense of holding on to
what he has is very strongly devel-
opeG.
The old Bourbon feeling against
the cOl0red race is as strong as ever.
1 met General Beauregard few days
ago and according to his statements,
the colored people as class are bad
set--immoral and thieving, and that
in consequence of the lives they are
leading they are fast dying out. Sup
posing that this were true, how could
it be otherwise under the moral bond
age in which they are held by the
traders, storekeepers and office, hold
ers.
Thand God it is over, this "wed-
ding of the Cities" as the ceremony
of opening the East River Bridge has
been termed. Weddings are nice
enough things to look forward to by
the guests, but when the excitement
is all over the next day, how tired
everybody feels. The particular we'd
ding on Thursday did not differ in
the least from usual affairs of this
kind. The bride, Brooklyn, the home
of maidens fair and matrons deyout--
was arrayed in all the splendor de-
manded by the occasion, and every
body made much of her. The groom
on the contrary-dear old Gotham.
had to make the best he could of the
circumstances. / have been serving
as guide and patron to a couple of
charming friends from the country
for the last sixteen hours. have
shown them Brooklyn from end to
end, and as a result / am rewarded
with the cheering information that
Brooklyn is very nice place because
one feels so glad on getting away from
it. 1t is singular that with its close
proximity to New York, Brooklyn
remains more provincial than the
veriest country town in the interior.
OF the growing need of more room
to accommodate the armies of people
that come here to settle down, let me
give you the proofby producing some
statistics. New York Island contains
1880 acres, less 1000 acres which are
used for public parks. $500 acres are
covered with houses, hence there are
but 300 vacant acres. Now, during
the last ten years 200 acres were abb
sorbed, and of these $50 were built up
within the last year. 1t is an easy
matter to figure up how long it will
take to consume the surplus. AT
present we are counter acting this
rapid consumption by erecting tall
structures from six to ten and eleven
stories high, butt couple of disastrous
fires will soon frighten people out of
their liking for them, and then they
will resume spreading over the sur
face of the island.
For the vendors of small wares
"Bridge Day" was perfect bonanza.
Everything possible was sold in the
souvenirs, medals, pictures, wooden
and metal models of the structure,
cakes and candy made to resemble
the form of the Bridge and the usual
knick- knacks in the shape of sur
prises. One vender told me that he
had earned nearly seven dollars on
Thursday, and he sold a five cent
article on which his commission was
two cents. Out .of-town visitors were
of course the heaviest buyers.