Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-02-20
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
NV Yonk, Feb. II, 1865.

topic Of public interest Their com
mcnts and conclusions as TO who is
right or who is at fault, are both anu
sing aud absurd. Some call on Grant
to resign forthwith. This would be
the means of electing him, they say,
triumphantly to the Presidency. 9th
crs urge the President to try him for
insubordination and cashier him from
the service. The correspondence al
luded to occasions no little excitement
and perlurbations OF mind among the
rival political organizations, threaten
ing havoc and destruction to either
side were the dogs of war let loose.
Happily for the country at large, the
two heavy weight champions fight
only with paper billets. Among the
larger Glass Of our citizens, however,
they look upon this acrimonious con-
troversy-this undignificd bandying
back and forth of supplementary
epithets-with feelings Of genuine re-
greet and sorrow. No good purpose
can be subserved byit, while the coun-
try meanwhile is placed in a most hu-
initiating position in the eyes Of for
eign nations-trade paralyzed and ev-
cry industrial interest for the time be-
ing ieopardized. Where will il end Z
Highway robberies in broad day
light in the most populous thorough
fares continue almost Of daily occur
renee. The latest is tuat of an errand
boy, fifteen years of age, who was
knocked down in a street leading 10
Wall, aud robbed of $500 while on
his way to bank.
Money seems at the present time
to be so abundant (that is among a
certain class only) they do not seem
to know what to do with il, if we
Judge the fact by the lavish manner
in which il is scattered on all sides,
either in wholesale extravaganza or
in the scientific amusement of bubble
blowing. Once upon a time things
were very different. Men were con
tent to earn q fair income, and were
satisfied with reasonable rate of in
terest, Now, however, all this is
changed. The old plan suits no Ion
ger With an increased rate of ex-
penditure has grown desire for in
creased returns. A fortune must be
made in fortnight or so. Bubble
schemes are all the go, provided the
bait is sufficiently gilded-whose on
ly apparent object is to enrich the
promoters.
The great oil swindle has been
blown up, and the sensation it once
created has died away. But that was
only one of the hundred empty bub-
bles of the day. Their name is legion.
The result is an average Of about one
hundred failures large and small ones
here daily. 1t is an old adage that If
there were no receivers there would
be no thieves.
He who rohs and runs away
May live 10 rob another day.
Our generous city government ap-
propriates $4,000 for the celebration
of the 22d, and 81 600 for the picture
of his Honor Mayor Hoffman
The members Of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are
causing the arrest of the car.drivcrs
and conductors Of many of tho city
railroad cals for cruelty to their hor-
ses, in compelling them to draw over
loaded cars. In several instances
quoted, over one hundred persons
were found packed in one car and
these in turn were dragged along
with only two horses attached. 9th
crs again, with Accommodations for not
over thirty persons, had frequently
packed and jammed in eighty and
ninety persons at time. The sup
preston of this evil meets with very
general appreciation.
The reported deialcations in the
American Exchange Bank turns out
TO be what u morning contemporary
calls "trifling Irregularities. The
amount taken is $50 small as to be Of
irihlng consequence to the Bank -
viz: 100000. We should like to
have such u ''trifing irregularity"
drop into our pockets, now and tbon.
Among other great projects of in
ternai Improvement, which occupy
the attention of our capitalists. that
of tunnolling the Niagara riveris find.
ing considerable favor. The point
spoken of as n practicable one is al
Fort Erie just opposite Buffalo.
The cost Of the work is estimated
at much less than the cost of a bridge
at the same place.
Among the most wealthy city tax
payers arc William B. Asior, whose
tax, exclusive OF the national tax, is
$500, 900, his tax on $1,000, 600 of per
sonal property is s53, 400; John J.
Astor jr., is credited with n tax of S..
3S7 90, on Sl25,000personal property,
and VIM. Astor pays on $4,000 per
sonal property. On estates Mr.. A. T.
Stewart Is taxed upward of s250, 600 T;
nearly one quarter is derived from his
personal property of 81 ,000, 900. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt pays on sl,200,000
personal property; about $4,000 tax
on the Harlem Railroad city domain.
Not one Of these gentlemen pays tax
es on more than about ono fourth of
their wealth. The figures denote this
This is said to be the first winter
in which native American workmen
have been known to seek voluntarily
the protection of the station-houses
for themselves and families.
More than one hundred and fiifv
weekly journals are published in this
city, soven-oighths of which hardly
any Now lorkor evor hnnrl MI