The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-27
Fashion and Defalcation-Wall Street
and Our Summer Resorts.

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Fashion and DefaIcation-Wau Street
and Our Summer Resorts.
II is a remarkable fact that scarcely a
day intervenes in the metropolis between
one great excitement and another. We
have had our peculiar fits Of mania tending
to extemporize and foster excitements which
would otherwise have been of little account.
Now that the war Is over it would appear
philosophic to take q resting spell. We had
watched for four long years the contending
movements of two great armies. News from
the camp and the battle field was alone Of
interest in our eyes; the roar of cannon and
the shouts of victory the only music in our
ears. This surely was excitement enough for
the time. But now the war is over. Dusty
veterans, fresh from scenes Of slaughter and
victory, have passed in thousands through our
streets Cheers and blessings welcomed them,
while whole nations thanks strewed their
homeward paths to peaceful domestic enjoy
ment. Since then we have had the excitements of
reconstruction, Atlantic cable failure, and, COM
Ing down to our present day. what do we sect
Dedication, robbery, murder, suicide, together
with the infectious disease lately brought to
light by DR.. Kennedy, Police Superintendent,
Of "waiter-girl-ism" Every day brings the
intelligence of some new defalcation.
Attempts have been made in several cases,
and in some, no doubt. with success, to
hush up these transactions. The safety and
morality of some Of our great copinercial and
banking institutions arg >. stake. The concert
saloon, the pretty waiter girls, Mr.. Charles
Browa l''the man" Of Genevieve Lyons), Wall
street dignity, gold room pomposiy end gentle
manly bank directors do not seem 10 chime
well together. Like the Atlantic cable, insuia-
ton has given out. Grant and Sherman and
Sheridan had controlling influence in Wall
street some time ago; but Genevieve Lyons has
taken the whip in hand. She was for time
the receiving teller Of the Phenix Bank, and
Jenkins the safe from which she extracted her
supplies. Who knows but Ketchum was
attacked with some disease of this description
Wall street is mighty place; but who can tell
what the smiles Of pretty waiter girl will
accomplish
Naught can 10 peace the busy female charm;
And If she can't do good she must do harm
Amid this reign Of light fingers and long
purses fashion blazes forth with really more
than her accus .omed brillianoy. At Saratoga,
Long Branch, Newport and the various other
fashionable resorts, waterfalls, curls and jewels
flourish with vigor. The season is draw
ing to close, but there is yet no
perceptible change in the attendance.
nm. go hat iv1rY
Fourteen feet in circumference was the average
size, but our latest dispatches announce that
they have come down to seven. As there was
a rush from Saratoga on the announcement OF
the Ketchum defalcation, the ladies, in the alb
sence Of their lords and masters, concluded on
retrenchment- in waterfalls; at least SO it is re-
ported by our fashionable critic. Noble disin-
terestedness, touching display of affection! II
this feeling should spread we will possess the
character of the most economic nation on the
face of the earth.
And now that Wall street has taken hold of
q new idea in the way Of bringing under its
folds of protection the "pretty waiter girls"
why not the fashionnbles AZ Naatoga exercise
their charitable functions in - manner?
Some enterprising Yankee or Teuton should
Immediately 90 to work and open hrst class
concert saloon, hire choice orchestra, to be
presided over by an experienced bank direc-
tor, give Miss Genevieve Lyons the position Of
cashier, and matters would 60 on swimmingly.
The thing is feasible, and would pay. Wall
street claims to be our fashionable as we'll as
our financial power. Its teachings must there
fore be looked upon with good deal Of con-
sideration. The new "ism" which has just
been started will beat Beecher. Cheever, Wen
dell Phillips, and even Horace Greeley himself
The latter gentleman should take the matter in
hand. There is fortune in it, and he is just
the man to direct such movement Gun con-
tracts and peace negotiations dwindle into In
significance in comparison with it. A new suit
of black clothes and clean shirt, however,
are indispensable adjuncts to the position. In
this trim Horace would take as the recognized
leader of the new religion known as "waiter-
girl-ism."
With defalcation M our latest excitement we
await further developments. What nexts
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A Curious PRoOsEDNG.-Ou Richmond cor
respondent announces that "Maior General
Terry has caused Alexander Dudley. President
of the York River Railroad, recently pardoned
ny the President, to surrender his pardon"
and that "this action alarms all who have re-.
ceived the Executive clemency." Why not,
when pardon which was granted by tho
President yesterday may be taken back by
some military officer to-day or tomorrow
This affair needs some explanation; for surely
the desire on the part Of Southern rebels to
get pardon will be increased or diminished
according to the value Of the article. What
has Dudley done that his pardon should be re-
called This is question Of considerable i'm
portance, and II ought 70 be answered by