The sun., 1871-10-06
LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS.
DISHEs RERE AND THERE ny TIRE
SUNS REPOHTERS

A Detective spots n suspicious Looking
Carridac-Aud :Drags tho Occupant be-
fore the superintsndsnt-Nh0 IL Was
md What Il oi-o said.
The other day Col. W r. OvcrtoD, the popu-
lar nsterman, was called suddenly out Of town. u
was within few minutes Of lho time for tie traiu
TO leave and he had TO 60 oil the way from Thomas
street. to the hudson River Railroad depot llo
ddn't have on his best clothes, nor VAS there time
TO cnangs. lie called carriage, put bis pest car.
ments In. and telling tue driver 10 ior his iiic,
got iusido with trusty colofed servant. The c'r.
ria.e procec led up Broadway at rapid rate. With
Lie customary dignity Col. Overton drew down tie
curtains and began to habiitate himself n those
clothes which improve the appearance o. even
good-oOking man.
Al exactly this time Detective Dowdtl got his
eye on the carrilge. He noticed two suspicious
things. The carriage going unusually fast, aud
the curtains wero down. When q deleotive's sus.
picious re excited you can't stop him, and 30 De.
tectivo Dowdall proceeded to put himself In post
ton 70 ascertain what there was about that carriage
He discovered II oil, and Of once had the concern
stopned. The dignihed Colonel desired TO know
what was the matter.
was go!ne to get away by disgusting Yourself tn.t
way. / know vou well enough. Come out oi This
now, I want you" said the inexoraole Dowdiil.
There was a remonstrsnco irom Tic Cdrri1g0. and
an attempt OF arplssauou.
"Oh. It's no use attempting TO humbuy me. I've
been looking ios Tou TOO lon1 It's ee"er 10 go
This time there was som. profsnitv on tho inside
Of the carriage the ColoneIf Cathful colored man
got up and proposed to thrash the detective, but
restrained. Finally In a quiet moment u WINS
deemed best TO go 70 TIE Central once and miss tho
train. They went. At bis own request Col. over
ton was conducted into the presence u the super
intendeut They were old frieuds.
"Hulo, Bnlvr'
"HuiO. Jim -
Thou the wlols thing was sctted BY ordinations
Koso whispered In Dowdafs clr: 'DIn't say a
word about IL" or course no one ever did, aud 50
no one knows sDytbins about VI.
Looisiug for staten isinnd stock Ccuidn't
Get ~ below Par until niter sunday
Capt. Vanderbilt and his Rniirond.
On the Friday previous to the explosion OF the
Staten Island terry boat westned. Mr. X. W.
Cameron and Mr.. George Ellis wore on one OF the
Company's boats on their way home. Mr.. Cameron
is a stockholdor 10 the Company hr Ellis at that
time desired to be, and sought 10 purchase not only
for bimsei but bad large orders from other parties
Mt. Ellis approached Mr.. Cameron upon tho sui ject
OF purchase. hr. Cameron said;
II DO not want TO sell, but think know where
you can &C; what stock you ask ior"
IA what ra;ef
"At hundred and two and half II il held (;
IL ia possible however, yod can davs'it st plF.'
Mr. Enis said be could give nincy seven,
mo; feel authorized TO offer At par. pni viii
furnish ,ou what you plelse," SAID Mr.. Cameron.
"Waeuf"
" rte oaer ean remain open unit, MONDAY even.
iug.'
And that was agreed upon. On the mex, Sunday
came the explosion and On Monday the stock could
have been purchased at long Nay helON uar. To
| day tits not more than 1ity, and Jou eau get all
you want Of IT..
The people on the island have not don. with their
NaufaFH HHftaH HhH V.tA
| there The charter provides that the Company
shall construct fence the whole lei gth OF the road
ON both sides 10 protect i've stock. This Las not
| been done. Capt Vanderbilt apparently thiuks II
,s uIuch Sutaoef 70 osy luf stsa stock a. ri-Y
chance to he killod than TO build the fence This 10
| n pleasant reflection for he travellers there.
When the officers OF the staten Island Ferry
Company are brought up for trial n IL believed that
| CONTRACTS made on thit dag void They expect h.
| lfee themselves ton guilt aud responsibility by
pold NJ: that people had 10 business ~ ride on
sunday