Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-02-02
NEW York, Jan. 29th, 1863.


The general stagnation in business
continues, with scarcely breeze of ex-
element to rutfie the dull, dead level.
Even Wall street has lost half its ami
nation apparently ; the shipping bust
ness is especially dull, and all of our
merchants are anxiously awaiting the
advent of the spring months, and the
happy change which, it is fondly eX-
pected, they will bring forth.
The mild and beautiful weather which
has prevailed so long, has contributed,
in O great measure, to add to the splen-
dor of our Broadway promenade. 1t
never before, apparently presented such
brillancy in the display of the ladies'
costumes the glitter Of shop windows,
and other evidences which are strangely
in contrast with the rcma kable dull
ness OF trade, the source from which all
this spcciousness must flow.
There is some little stir among the
fancy " CT the Metropolis, created by
news item from Pennsylvania, that the
Governor of that State has signed the
death warrant Of Gerald Eaton, con-
victed of the murder Of Timothy Hee-
nan, the brother of John c. Heenan,
the well-known prize fighter.
Tim may be said to have been Il rough
indeed, the black sheep of the Bene-
clan flock rejoicing in the pugilistic
cognomen-but his murder was bastard
ly, brutal and cowardly, and there ap-
pears to be a general feeling of satisfac-
ton that the criminal is to meet his
fate on the gallows-tree.
The Dogberries of our Police Detec-
tives are still at fault in the pursuit OF
the Rogers murderer, whose where
abouts and identity are almost as mys
ferrous as those which, for long time
distinguished the case Of John II. Sur
raft.
McGirney, the escaped convic, whom
these wiseacres were so confident was
the " right man." but who afterwards
turned out to know nothing of the case
whatever, was the day before yesterday
returned to his domcstcity at Sing
Sing.
He made one more desperate attempt
to escape while being escorted from
his cell in the 4th Ward Station house,
bursting from the officers and making
Il bold dash through the office, but this
time without avail.
McGirney was rather propossessine
looking young man, about five feet
seven inches in height, with wiry,
muscular frame, and small, quick,
dart!ng black eyes.
In the meantime the mysterious Tom
might as we'll be the Blind Tom of mu-
steal notOriety, for all our sage and
lynx-eyed detectives know of his where
aboutS.
The report that the President has par.
doned Doctor Mudd at the instance OF
strong influence brought to bear from
Maryland, occasions considerable rejoic-
ing among the Southerners who have,
during and since the war, made New
York their place of residence.
One Of the chief items in our city pol
itics is the assumption of the duties OF
City Registrar by Mike Connolly, or the
"Big Judge" as lie is generally called
One of the principal features of this
event--and another speechless but elo-
Yuent comment upon the beauty of our
municipal government-is the fact that,
while the aforesaid "Big Judge takes
possession of the lucrative office. he still
draws his pay as the Judge of the York
vile Police Court, which his peculiar
and long administration has rendered
somewhat famous in the various compli-
cations of excise law and the whiskey
ring.
Connolly was too good and sympathi-
zing friend for the rum dealers to loose.
He will thus most likely continue his
time to come.
The railroad squabble continues, but
begins to assume novel fe atures. In this
respect, We may congratulate ourselves.
variety is the spice of life" and may
change this muddled and protracted
war, and affords dreaming sense ofrel-
ish to the "heat-oppressed brain " of an
Overtaxed community.
The railroad men and spectators,
who have been playing "keno" and
draw. poker" with the fortunes of the
stockholders of the various companies
which they represent, have made con-
siderable alteration in their past game,
DO longer under the name of Erie"
hut chiefly concerning the dividends in
the New York Central Board, and the
complications in this new muddle will
probably prove another cause ceie6re in
our railway annals.
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