Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-08
From the Boston Journal.
Letter from New York,
A NEW SENSATION.
New YORK, May l

New York is as grateful for a new
sensation as was the Roman Emperor
who ennobled cook for furnishing
him with a new sauce. Just now the
fashionable portion of the CITY are
feyellng in new excitement. We
have here a gentleman who, through
his business, is as we'll known as is
Bonner, Harper or Stewart. He lives
in fine style, has a splendid house, and
is surpassed by no one in the elegance
OF his turnout on Central Park. 1t
was long supposed that his house
keeper was his wife. It turns out
that he does not live with his wife
and that she has been for a long time
supporting herself in this city by her
needle. She is very elegant and
accomplished lady. For her child
ren's sake she held her peace for
long while. The elegant gold EN-
broidery which made such sensa-
ton at the Paris Exposition was from
her needle. She found a friend in
the head OF one of our fashionable
establishments, and the fashionable
and elaborate embroidery worn by
the ton of New York was the handi-
work of this lady. Recently her
husband made a proposition to her.
He promised to enttIe on her a hand
some sum of money if she would al
low him to obtain full divorce under
our laws. The proposal was in
famous that the lady resolved to bear
her neglect and sorrow in silence no
longer. Sh e issued a beautifully
printed circular, announcing herself
by her husbands name; stating his
business, so there could be no mis-
take about the identity; offering her
services to the fashionables of New
York; assigning as a reason for the
offer that she wished to obtain bread
for herself and children, and stating
that she could be found daily at a
fashionable dressmaking establish
ment on Broadway. These circulars
were scattered broadcast among the
! fashionable families of New York,
and any quantity of them were sent
by private hands to the husband. His
Indignation is unbounded, for he has
great personal pride. New York has
nine days wonder. People crowd
the rooms where the lady is adver-
tised to be seen, and where she sits
day by day, with "stitch, stitch, stitch, "
with the golden thread of her en-
broidery. What the issue will be re
mains to be seen.
sECTARIAN DONATIONS.
Under the plea Of appropriations
for charitable purpose immense dona-
lions have been made to sustain the
Catholic Institutions of New York.
Over hundred thousand dollars have
been paid out of the City Treasury
to twenty churches, schools and nun
neries in New York. At public
meeting recently held this subject has
, been ventilated, and our leading cit
liens, not Catholics, are resisting a
, law now before the Legislature to
make even larger grants to these sec
tartan institutions. The Catholics
; have long been FESTIVE under the sue
cess OF the institutions or our city
| that have had in view the rescue and
J education of vagrant children who are
, taken from the streets. The success
of the Five Point Mission work Lee
to the establishment of what wa
known as the Catholic Children's Pro
tective Society. For every child re
! ceived into the latter institution a sun
! of money was drawn from the CITY
. Treasury for its support. For many
T years it has been the custom for Chris
tian laymen to visit Randall's Island
. where the neglected children are kept
and conduct religious services during
J. the day, giving their time and service
to this work. The city authorize
7 have just passed an act that will bal
V ish all laymen from the island. The.
i. have decided that none but Protestan
!. cIergymen shall officiate, and hav
i selected Catholic Priest, who
+ named, who is to have the sole charg
!. of the Protestant children, which il
# clude nearly all of the children o
:. the island. This movement of tn
n authorities was vehemently denounC
ed in the Fulton street prayer NEE
ing to-day. 1t was regarded as til
: first step in a series of acts to max
the Catholic religion the State reli!
j. ion of the city. BURLEIGH.
az A Frenchman named Grad swappe
e horses in Montpelier the other da,
&c went at night and stole the horse h
"a exchanged, took it to Canada, sold
Sc came back, was arrested for the the
: at St. Adams, and is now in Washin
q ron County Io.1