The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-07-19
Our New York Letter.
Regular to the CARBON ADVOCATE.
NV YJRK. July II. 1854

Regular to the CARBON ADVOCATE.
New YORK, July II. 1884
The stock market, which is the pulse
of our financial and commercial body |
polite, has taken slight upward turn |
and the general tendency Is towards i'm
provement in prices aud confidence.
rhe suspension of one of our large whole
sale dry goods houses. announced on
Saturday. is no indication of further
commercial troubles, and bears no rels-
tion to the recent panicy condition ex-
cept as it may have been FASTENED by !
the stringency caused thereby. Tie
firm had been more or less embarrassed
since January, and Of course during the
late "scare" experienced more than usual
d fficulty in making collections and
fl hIating paper. There may be other
flilures, bit the general feeling among
shrewd fiuauciers is that after the vaca-
ton season. which ends here about the
middle of August, a healthy state of trade
and business will be entered upon.
The political situation is of course
now beginning to appear interesting and
never was more mixed in this city aud
State than at the present moment. SO
many strange features and unknown
quantities are entering into it that all
tue prophets are disposed to wait until
some OF these elements can be 'siz-d
mp" After Kelley and Butler aud foi
lowers show their hauds aud the indie
pendent Republicans IN IKE their demon-
stration. it Will be possible to take 1t
more intelligent survey of the Fl Id than
can be dove at present. The New York
city delegations to Chicago haye come
scattering home during the last few days
There is no denying that Kelly and the
Thmminyites are very sore and in no
| humor to talk. They feel that they were
badly beaten, but it is not unlikely that
they will wheel into line after ths choler
wears off. Bpurke Cochran and Thomas
f, Grady, the spokesmen of the crowd
in the opposition TO Cleveland. are both
com mparatiy-ly young men. Both are
Irish -Ame ericans. and both have n slight
touch OF the brogue. betraying, as their
features do not, their descent. Cochran
ls rather Italian in aspect, and Grady is
of TtutonIc appearance. Both have
the natural ''gift of gsb." aud can talk
endlessly at n moments notice. Grady
is rather fat-wItted, but Cochran is II
man of some attachments and greater
force IN argument
Our quick-wtted aud well-knowu
| tOwurus.. yViIIi.... u p...s-sn at
Chicago. but he does not appear to have
done much talking in public, and his
private Efforts have doubtless been brief.
He does not happen to he of fluent
speech. though he is quick Of iueas.
He suffers painfully and yet is account
et one OF the wits of the town, and many
good stories are told of his exploits and
rstorts. 1t was he who iuquIring of a
bird fGncier. VIII had the same iufirmlty,
it ''ih-th at b.biFd cou could ta.talk, -
stung the dealer into replying. "if h-he
con-c0uldnt talk b better than y-you,
Lid w-w.wriug his ne-neck." Ap-
preached by bnnko-stseTer be gave his
name as "Mr. Williams, banker OF Syra-
cise" When TINS addressed moment
tor by the bunko mans confederate he
said that he WAS "Mr. William Il. Ira
vers, bnnko-steerer. OF New York" His
tall, well-knlt figure is well known in
Wall street. in the opera house aud in
most OF the clubs, He is the son in la "
of Rsverdy johnson,
Few people have any idea of the extent
to which opium eating and smoking Is
practiced in this city. The latter habit
was introduced here by the Chinese,
whose dens where the practice IN carried
on are objects of curiosity. They are
generally in easements or some out OF
the way secluded place, aud arranged iu
buuks somewhat after the manner OF
n sleeping car Here the devotees oi
this wretched practice lie aud smoke
and dream, at cost of few cents, amid
tilth and miserable surroundings. But
there Is "A better class who have fallen
victims TO it and who frequent 'jpints, >
AS they are called, fitted MP in lnxurious
style. Attention has lately been called
to a new one in Fourth street, The en-
tire second floor il represented as being
tqnlpped in the richest Orien,al style.
Cuinrse ornaments sdornilg the walls,
and lanterns depending from the ceiling.
Every night. it Is stated, on the richly
caTpeted floor and on the velvet divans
groups of men and women rpcline in n
dreamy repose froiI the eff ctS of the
deadly drug, In the center Is a large
tin waiter on which rests the parnphern-
ALA. For hours at u time tue dcvntees
of this btl-ful habit are said to recline
in dreamy hlissfulness, only rising to re-
, ceive into their lungs fresh supplies OF
the drug which il sucked through long
bamboo THIS is repeated until the
smoker becomes thoroughly intoxicated,
Extraordinary precautions have been
; taken to prevent police raid on the IS
tAbliShment, and no person, it was said,
, could gam admission unless he or she
was regular customer or WAS introduced
by some one known to the proprietor.
The opium ha6it ia infinitely worse ia
habit, is Infinitely worse in the slavish-
ness imposed upon its victims to the
use of alcoholic stimulents. Il ia as O
rnle almost absolutely incurable. know
hotel clerk in this city who lately held
: a position in one OF our leading hotels
and lost II few weeks ago on account
| of this habit. He wonld often close his
eyes and iall asleep for few seconds il
the midst of conversation standing at bis
post. then suddenly waking take mp the
suhi i-o, Just where he lett it. Poor fel
, low! what will become Of him dom
know But for this terrible habit, b.
, wa' considered one of the brightest anG
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