Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-11-06

conducted. The counsel for Gendenning
seems determined to admit no evidence
against him, or at least just as tile as pos
sibIe. They threw out the statement made
by the poor girl upon her death-bed. There
has been indecor0us wrangling and the bit
terest kind Of personalities. The defence
is making an effort now to show that the
girl was of bad character, and especially
untruthfuI. The result Of the trial no one
can tell, bat the people have already made
up their verdict. They believe the state
rnent Of the girl, and in any event Glen
dennidg is gone. 1t is 4 pitiful ease.
ADULTEEATION OF MrLE-FOOD.
1t is possible that there may be honest
milkmen somewhere under the canopy, but
they 90 not live in New York. The Tribune.
some two years ago. investigated the milk
trade, and happened to tread upon the toes
Of q milkman named Ganong. Feelings ag-
grieved by the publication, Ganong sued
for $4,000 damages, and the trial took
place last week. 1t was a bad thing, that
trial, for tie milkmen It was shown in
court that all the milk sold in the city was
adulterated fearfully-that TO every two
gallons Of milk not less than one gallon Of
water was added This reducing the milk
with water is the least Objectionable form
Of adulteration for while the people do
not get the milk they pay for, they are not
injured by foreign or deleterious substances.
But, unfortunately, the poor are served
with an article that can scarcely be called
milk. There is little milk in the COM
pound. but precious little. Il IS n pity
New Y York could not be under despotism
for just year. so that this matter of food
could be regulated in some way. Watered
or manufactured milk, stale, haIfrotten,
I vegetable, immature and tainted meat
these are the articles Of food which the
poor of this great, miserably- governed city
are fed with, and which they are compelled
/ to eat, because they can get nothing else.
| 1t is q curious thing that New York, sur
rounded as it is by the richest agricultural
and gardening land in the world, should be
so mserably provided as it is with food.
The rich can, of course, get all that they
want that is good, FOR they can pay for it ;
but in the absence Of stringent control. the
poor are at the mercy of the hucksters,
who combine with the middle-men TO fleece
them, and they are compelled to take the
refuse, and that which age or bad handling
has made unstable, and unfit for use. Ma
poleon never allowed such things in Paris.
l don't like Napoleon, but year or two OF
one in New York wouldn't be bad thing,
Down would 60 the rookery tenement
/ houses, and, should hope, up would &C
the yillainous hucksters, who sell stale veg.
etables and compounded milk.
THE WEATHER
is as delightful as weather can be. The
days are warm, but crisp, and the nights
are cool and delicious New York has o
beautiful climate in the autumn.
BUSINESS
has at last revived, for which all New orL
IS thankful. The country merchants ara
buying with some considerable liberality
and things are looking up generally. The
West is buying cautiously, but, all lhing'
considered, things do not look so bad. o
course, no one expects the rush of formel
years-in fact, the merchants here will be
satisfied with whatever may come to them
The wheels are moving. They creak ant
eroan and ag0nize, but they move. Let th
people take heart. The country is no
gone to the everlasting dogs, nor is tn
world to come to an end tomorrow. \
least so we feel IN New York, and Ney
York is the heart Of the country.
PIETRO.