Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-05-28


Fron, o.,r special Correspondent
NEw YonK, May 2Atb, 1873.
THE CHOLERA
Is marching rapidly westward, aud
within very little time II may rem
sonably be expected. ltoasonaDly,
because OF the neglect OF the antiior-
lilies to cleanse the city OF NTH. IL
the vicinity of Printing House
Sguarc the odors evolved on a warm
tiay are the odors Of q fearful pcsti-
lencc, About year ago worm
street was graded from Chatham
SQUARE TO Centre street; they hlied
In the street with all manner OF re-
fuse and left IL uncovered, aud have
dumped oflal in the streets oil winter.
There was q good pavement and they
covered it all up. We have tried
again and again to have all this rem-
ediod. A petition was before the
city legislature which passed both
hoiises, but there was 10 action
taken. The result will be cholera
and fat times for the undertakers.
THE NEWEST SYNDICATE.
Ia not exactly based OIL BoutwelPs
plan to foot the New Loan. The
! latest in that linc is n syndicate OF
eleven insurance companies who DO
business in human lives. This
concern, embracing number Of the
weakest and flimsicst companies
known, have formed under the lead
ersI,ip of company known as the
sEquitable," and SO far as their pub
Iishcd platform informs us, they have
banded together for the purpose of
securing favorable and defeating
hostile legislation, brow-beating the
prcss-or as they style it, "the pre-
dalory press" and to block the busi-
ness of companies who don't take
their view of the matter 1t is vast
lv amusing-only that the subject is
grave onc--to sec the style Ill
which the city journals speak OF this
.sChambcr of Life Insurance. the
vague and thinly disguised manner
in which, they pretend not to see the
great aim, end and object OF this un-
holy combination, is to make insur-
ance OH life dear. II has come to
pass as great company-thc Mutual
Lite of tthis city predicted, that
there has to be.a war over cheap life
insurance. Last winter tho Mutual
made move for lower premiums,
and, even with lower premiums IL
would still pay larger dividends than
any other company eXtaut. The ''Syn-
dicate" howled piteously, and
newspaper war ragged fl ticrccly over
the land, aud from that day out, these
little hangers OH the outskirts OF the
insurance business have growled and
snarlcu ut everything which looked
! like reduction of rates OH life. The
funny part of it is that there are
three companies doing business here
whose aggregate assets would en-
able them to buy up the eleven form
ing the Syndicate" and still have
$lO,0O0,000 left, and none of these
companies were invited to join the
t"Chamber," and most of the compa-
mics which are most eminent for
solidity either were not invited, or,
il invited, declined.
JoTTINGs ABOUT TOWN.
VIM. Tweed is to be tried next Tues
day, special panel of 250 jurors has
been drawn.
In digging for the Croton main i'll
Chambers street, from broadway to
Center street, the workmcn struck
the old graveyard and cXhumed
about 80 skeletons.
A dispatch has been received from
J. W. Clendenin, president of tie
Acadia Coal company, asking for sub
scriptious for the relief of the woun-
dcd and those left destitute by the
dreadful calamity at the Druumond
Col!icry, Picton. There are left
without support 50 wihows. 80 chii-
dren, and 1 agr,. persons .'esiles 6
wounded miners. Subscriptions sent
for their relief 10 DR.. Rudolph, p.
o. Box 3V3J. Nrw York Ci'v, will be
= properly ui>irihutcd.
Tie department of Public Wor!.s
is groaniu" under the requirements
Of the new charter, having for the
first time since ia organization, to
prepare weekly exhibit If its cxpru
ditures aid iaborS, TO effect which ii
IS necessary 10 receive reports from
all the bureaus and employees, who
are unareusl"sncd to the w"rN-arr
scnhimg in piles of nusty and well
thnmhed pHpcrs, that are dis.ractiug
and testing the abIitIes and energies
oi tie clerks OF The department.
, T. STI,nS