Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-03-13

complete success. The line runs from the
Battery up Greenwich street to Twenty-ninth
street--a distance of about three miles. 1t
runs above terra .1f'ma at an elevation of 25
feet, and is supported by means of cast iron
abutments. The cars-two in each train
are much larger and longer than the ordinary
street cars, are carpeted and cushioned and
tapestried inside in grand style and hardly
inferior to the celebrated Pullman palaces.
locomotion is produced by means of steam
"dummies," and the trip from the Battery to
the uptown terminus of the road is made in
about fifteen minutes, including stoppages at
the different stations along the route The
fare is ten cents each way, and judging by
the number of passengers carried, we should
! say the company were rcaping a harvest. 1t
is double the fare charged on other street
railroads in the city, but the accommodations
are so good and the time saved by means of
rapid transit more than compensate for the
extra five cents. '.,' .j"l5 u agfl..u
-" y CRIME IN NEW YORK. i'ol-+E,
Probably no citp in the world Of its popu-
lation is SO prolific of crime as New York.
This has been repeatedly shown by statistical
comparisons, and the terrible stigma still
rests upon the great metropolis During the
past forty-eight hours no less than four cold
blooded murders have been committed in this
city and vicinity. A jealous husband shoots
prominent physician in the 21st ward, and
within an hour or two coroners jury is
summoned to hold an inquest over the dead
body. An honest and industrious shoemaker,
while selling a pair of boots, is instantly
killed by the customer who stood before him
in the act of purchasing-and there is no
clue to the perpetrator of the horrid deed.
A few paltry dollars is supposed to have
been the incentive. A little boy only twelve
years old, in an angry passion, turns upon
his innocent playmate and shoots him through
the head, inficting mortal wound A
drunken brute of a father just across the
river, beats and kicks his little son to death
because he refused to 60 and purchase more
beer for the inhuman wretch. The name of
the murderer is Peter Fox, who resided in
Hopkins street, Brooklyn. He is about As
years of age, and a laborer by occupation,
having been employed for several years past
in Armstrong; pen factory. The evidence
adduced before the coroner's jury goes to
show that Fox was much addicted to strong
drink, and while under the influence of
liquor gave vent to his violent temper by
brutally beating his boy. On Tuesday nigh
last, it appears, the brutal father was drunk,
as usual, and ordered his little son to 90 for
beer on trust. The child refused, and the
ruffian beat and kicked him in such an inhu-
man manner as to cause his death, which oc-
Cured on Friday night. A verdict was
rendered in accordance with the above facts
while the murderer was arrested and locked
up to await the action Of the grand jury.
EDWARD s. STOKES,
the slayer of James Fisk, jr., still occupies
The murderer's cell in the Toombs, patiently
awaiting his impending doom, though not
without hopes that through some flaw or le-
gal technicality he may yet find a loop-hole
~ which to evade the gallows. His counsel
nave made the most persistent and desperate
Efforts to obtain a new trial. A rumor pre-
7ailed yesterday that Judge Boardman had
:iYen his decision in the premises, and that
le had granted stay of proceedings. One
# the evening papers published this state
nent last night, but the report is discredited
" the morning journals. 80
have seen but few of our people since
ny departure from Salt Lake in October last.
n fact, don't recollect of seeing any. Two
r three were here last week, among whom,
believe, were E. G.. Maclay and George
teell, of the Diamond r Company, who
we're registered at the Metropolitan. They
re now, understand, in Washington. C.
Kinney, of Virginia City,, Il think, is reg
stored at the st. Nicholas. w. Il. Chess
IAN is in Boston, visiting with friends at the
[ub. q G. J. Lyster is also reported to be
somewhere in the "Old Bay
tate.' #. O.. Eyerts is at present in Wash
lgton, but is soon going to Florida to reside
y.sni4 Jdt - .9 D. w. F..
Rev. MIR. MosHER, of Omaha, intent upon
virtuous resolve, recently went into gam