The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-04-17
NEw YoRk, March 50, 1872.

about this time, you will see one of those
periodical spasms, for which Wall street
has become famous. Erie" has Jump.
cd" from 81 to GS, and men have gone
almost wild in their mad race for sudden
wealth. Hundreds Of fortunes have been
made in ten days. Jay Gould is said to
have made million. One Of the Del.
mo"ico walters mas added $2,5U0 to his
pile. y boot-black put up his margin"
and is now worth clear thousand. \
sharp lady living uptown bought "on
the fly" and can afford to wear new
>iik every day in the year. No one pre-.
tends TO account for the unexpected rise
in the stock, and bulls and bears are
:Iike nonplnssed. 4 leading banker
SAYS the stock is really worth 50; be-
yond that figure, it is like hot poker
to be handled siagerly. The scene in
the Exchange where hundreds Of men
arc yelling, crowding, attudinizing and
swapping their fingers in each others
wild eyes reminds one Of Bedlam, the
contrast being somewhat in favor OF the
real lunatlcS.
There is more trouble among the "So-
cicty men" as they are called. Scarcely
q day elapses in which there are not a
doZen personal encounters between those
who arc holding out for higher wages
and those who are obliged TO Succumb to
fate. Tie workingmcn are ev,ry day
growing stronger in their combinations,
and probably the hour is not distant
when we shall have solution Of the
much.vcxed problem that now puzzles
10th the capitalist and laborcr.
The remains Of Gen. Robert Anderson,
WHO commanded Fort Sumter at the
time Of its original bombardment in
1861, have been brought from Italy and
arc to BE- inferred at West Point on the
9Th Of April. An imposing military de-
monstrdtion will doubtless take place.
New Workers, with all their shrewd-
ness, are easily humbugged. The last
sensation is great sale Of watches at
such low prices that the jewelers. have
taken alarm and combined to dcmolish
the monstrosity. The Tribune alleges
iirst-class fraud, and, in consequence,
has libel suit on its hands; while in
the face Of melted pinchbeck and the tcs-
timony Of assaycrs the crowd flock to in
vest their grecnbacks.
After thirteen years Of absence man
has returned to New York and been
identified as murderer. He is friendly
with the politicians and policemen, how
ever, and is not likely to suffer the com
mon lot OF that class Of .nortals. Speak
ing Of crime, reminds me that sad
scene occurred the other day in court,
when the District Attorney moved that
sentence on a young man for burglary
should be suspended twcnty.four bc1rs
to permit the prisoner to attend the tune-
raj Of his mother. She died of broken
heart caused by his arrest aud convic-
ton, and in charge Of an officer he was
conveyed from the Tombs to her grave
thence back to be immured in his own
living grave at Sing Sing.
The smallpox continues its ravages,
but it is by no means an epidemic. The
cases, occur chiefly among the poorer
classes, whose surroundings tempt dis.
case. Many thousand people have been
vaccinated and the doctors are still busy
with lance and quill. They visit stores
aud families from morning until night.
\. I. Stewart has had all of his numcr-
GUS employees punctu'cd by contract.
Destructive fires are becoming less
frequent in New York. This is due to
the efficiency Of the paid department,
and the remarkable facility with which
both horses and men reach the exact
point of conhagration. 1t is also due to
the now general use, by the Fire Depart
ment and by private individuals, Of a
wonderful little machine, known as the
National Fire Extinguisher, which has
already extinguishcd upward Of a thous-
and fires. Go into almost any large
store, factory or hotel, and into many Of
the private residences of the city, and
you will see bright copper cylinder,
not more than three feet high and eight
inches in diameter, standing on con-
venient shelf and ready for instant &C.
ton. 4 strap fits it to your shoulder,
and the turn Of your thumb sets at work
the generation of volume of carbonic
acid gas, equivalent in its effect to $40
buckets of water. This is thrown BY
the little engine distance of forty OF
fifty feet. The ,levice is so simple thai
it can be operated by lad ten years
cd, and so far has never failed. 4 glass
tube contains sulphuric acid, which i:
set free in an instant, and mingling with
soda held in solution evolves a pressure
Of ninety pounds to square inch, and q
vapor in which no fame can live for ar
instant. The Government has thorough
ly tested the machine, which by the way
costs only fifty dollars, and has ordered