Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-01-02

Snllteu as OeSJ uney could, Ine girl as
shop-girl, and the mother as a washer-wo-
man.
1t is needless TO add that Mr.. O'Brien is
one of Boss Tweed's sincerest mourners,
and that he inveighs loudly against the
"inioostice, sir. no shtate Interference with
municipal governments" and he has been
heard to say that 1.-THE raight Nv the people
to silf.gOoverunent sir, are stricken down.
and, likewise he asks Indignantly "this is
n free coontry or is a dispotism ?"
But he mourns not as one without hope.
John Morrisey will answer his purpose just
rs well as Tweed, for Morriscy must use
the same material to do the same work.
Mr.. o. 'Bren and his three sons will all be
on the city pay y.roll ere long. and trust them
to make up for their enforced abstinence.
Tammany will bekilled whenever the de-
cent men of the city take interest enough in
politics to vote, and use the influence they
posses. They outnunber the thieves and
can oust them if they will. But they never
will, Catch n New York merchant, leav.
ing his trade to vote, or to do political work.
Not he. He is too busy. And so New
York will continue to be ridden by the
thieves to the end of the chapter.
There is steady regular revival in
business in the metropolis. There never
should have been panic indeed, this Fall
and Winter business should have been
splendid There was no cause for the trOu-
bles that came upon the country in Sep.
tember. A parcel of gamblers. like Jay
Gould, old Daniel Drew, and Vanderbilt,
locked horns in struggle over stocks
Down they went, and the business men,
fearing panic, did exactly what was ne
cessary to make one. They shortened up.
banks suspended, decent men were deprived
of their resources, and an evil that was
feared become real. Business is resuIning
because confidence is restored. Smith has
drawn out of the hole into which he hid
himself in September, and discovers that it
isn't much of Il shower after all He finds
Il at people are going to eat, drink and
wear the same as ever, and must have his
goods. and so he gets his money out of it
hidngs-place. and pays Brown what he
owes him. Brown pays Jones Jones
Thompson the mill that stopped, resum-
ed and so it goes. People wonder that they
were ever frightened at all. There is moth
ing hard" in the times, here or anywhere
else. The "times' are all right, and busi-
ness will be very brisk the remainder Of the
winter.
But there was one curious feature about
itall During the worst of the panic, when
men belived that the country had gone TO
the dogs, and every man straning to the
lost point, there was no Gimuntion of the
trade of the great dealers i'll luxuries.
Stewards front was crowded with car
riages. anu the great iewelry stores were
thronged rs of yore. The New York
lady of fashion recognizes no such
thing as panic or stringency in money.
1t is her husbands duty TO find money
ae.sN~i,-,... g i>-. f:.~ not lot or little will
she yield of her rights to spena an sS.1 -. -,
ey she chooses. If there be diamonds that
she wants she has them. The $40. 600 that
the set costs her husband must furnish and
he must do it without murnur. For she
IS an imperious dame, and will stand no
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failures that occur in New York may be
charged ",p to :his account. Fashion rules
"i'H rod OF lron, -.~h from its decree there
is no APPEAL. Style mus y. ~Iaintn;nnd
for when it Is relaxed in the least, tic A. ~
lake n drops out of sight, and the woman as
good as dies. That is she dies socially,
and there is not one of them who wouldn't
rather die actually.
Once more, thank Heaven, there is a
country to draw from. But for the influx
of fresh blood and fresh ideas from the
country, the great cities would become
worse than cancers. But as it takes ten
years to spoil n person in New York,
and as thousands HIake their way here
every year, the Old SOdom grinds along af-
ter fashion, aud continue tn do so.
Christmas was more generally observed
this year than ever The rich gave gorge
GUS dinners-the poor modest dinners--the
dlssoluto got drunk, and the police stations
Were full. Curious notions people have of
celebrating the birth of Saviour