, 1874-12-13
GOTHAM.
Holiday contrasts---rha p,.,
and the Poor, ~0a
Prevalence Of Crime, in con,,o,..
OF Lack OF Employment, ''"''
Fashionable Smrr
bcechcr-Tilton Case. 'as
speeia! corr<6po7sdenc4 ef 11k u6s~,..

Special carrtapondencs or II. D1xn,.
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The coming holidays hare f1,iea -, ~ slt
to ove1dowing with every variety a. sas sso:e1
toss' and miscellaneous articles; md c!,g soods
eager buyers throng tho pa7omspts M a' ~ Il
their way into the shops with full nr..s 49, asos
out again with countless array Of n.es.s a I'D
bundles great and small Everv street I'd
stage, every ferry-boat, and ali thu t..; ~
nlng out and into CUE goods city. ,ra w.. NH
BY smiling ladies', whose arms IRA W. ssd
filed with Christmas purchaser for H. .s - aaa
tie ones at home. as's t.
But, while tho happy, well-drcs.fd e,o.,,
wade the stores and shops, D.
CRIME
oocomes mora and moro frequent srno,,
employed poor, who have grown dears,..
hopeless, and 1Eo hare become e5.anar,.s, ~
seeing the preparations for tho comina h,,;,
which, by contrast. are only the mora ,o..s
ing to their own hungry, peuailess eetssF r'ss
Never before we're the papers 50 full =. -!
murders, and all kinds Of desperate deed. ~ '
up any OF our journals, and you can but .,ns,. ~
at the fearful crimes committed ere.Y n;nht -
der cover OF the darkness New York ,1,.-
prolific in crime, seems fairly full Of ho-,a"
and increases in violent deeds in uronort;o".
the poor a1e left desperate and maddena1
4 respectable citizen, assistan. editor n, ~.
Of our papers, the Sco.chnlan wts fogna W. :.
sensible in one Of our prominent st1saIs H..
night. and, with fractured skull, wa e,n;sd -
his hotel, only to breathe his last. 4, ~.
known to hars had nearly 310o il his pocket h..
when found, he had only few pennies ~,
men, arrested Inst evening in the. 5teet I'm
drunkenness. were taken to the Tombs ,.d
subsequently to the hospital, both sute1,.
and finally dying, from poison, which e.eh hi
taken to escape from life penniless, homal...
aud hopeless. Both OF them vers educ,t.'
men. Who < had onco seen better DIN.
and ip y that hes tbs secret II their
pirifui ending. 4 young German goman.-.d
an English grl, pretty aad accomplished, vho
had once been lady'B maid in wealthy uu.toyn'
merchants family,-both committed suicide by
taking, the one Paris green the othe1laudanam.
and, after a few hours OF dreadful suffering q
hospital, they TOD were borns to the Mo9Tue.
pa1lid il dnath, having rnadly plunged Into ia
mysteries Of al unknown future to escape .As
suherings and starvation Of ths present. Ill Of
these five deaths
,x-- . WIRE n oSE DIT,
besides four OF five brutal murders, committed
by men maddened by bad liquor, and out Of ali
employment. One Of tho driveas On our street.
cara, having been discharged, took sundY d1inh
ut q low saloon, and odarsd one Of BIZ
gold s1eeve-buttons in payment, - h
had no money and. bccaueo the ealoon-kee
refused him flve-cent piece to pay BIS TN
home, he drew revolver and shot the mxn,
8onnding him 90 that be died in fex bsca
after.
Life is held Of little value nowadays; nj
many men and women, out Of work, and tra-
zied With nm, are ready to commit any DEED Il
desperation Never we're our city prisons 70 full
Of murdorous vretches neyes weza tho haut.
unless the Administration that Mi
como into power On the 1ss Of JansGy,
1875, shall exercise vigorous measures to
employ the hungry poor, and to put down ts
OUTLAW spirit OF the desparadoes Who tnfest our
city, ne shau feel as # no ones life Hss latt
and as il cur city Tas given over to Elolanes.
FASHIONABLE SMUGGLING.
Nearly every steamer that comea from Europe
Of late, brought trunks filled with valusble cloth.
ing, jeTelry, and laces, which vera claimed ~
French dressmaker, uho showed document
from the managers OF tho Lyceum Theatre,
stating that tho goods were intended for ntm"
bers OF the French and English Opers Cdnpa'
nies performing there As !. scanned impossible
that every steamer should bring such conzlgn-
ments. our Tigilant Custom House oftcefa c2Eao
upon tho managers OF the theatre, and found 70
their astonishment, that they knew nosh1ngol -!
such goods, and that the document purportngp
be from them was forgery So tho hrgo ssls.
tosas ne1e seized, and the goods contained
therein we're found to bs intended for the eeiles
Of Fifth avenue and Murray Hill. Tho vatae Ct
tho articles is shout $4,000. and, wlion tho fnt
ladies' have paid the rightful Custou~aousa d.
tics. they can claim the property. The alls1
has created m inmouse deal Of gossip, ind "a
ladies implicated 40 especially indignant ~
now said that Msdemoiseilc aimee, the acuea
Of opera-boune notoEiety, claims the trunks ~
her own; but, when the Custom HOUSE olact'
woro nstcd concerning this last claim, theT II.
spondcd politely but enphar1call5' tn1' 1i4
story was too thin"
BEECHER-Tn1oS.
Yesterday the Becche1-Ti]ton case came npn.
court. About 500 jurors were presens' oas ~ :;
the !. 900 ;Eho had been ordered to report; f7a
the different witnesses were also IN Vait1ne a.
colIept police arrangements had been ne1s. F1e
cautions being taken against crush. .1i:. Iut.4
porters were assigned their re6peeu7e 1sa ~
every paper here being represented p1 Inso a.r :"
more. Lawyers assembled by the soole e4se4
for tho frny. Hundreds OF 1ena.xsseo at;sS nsas
men, possessed Of morbid cullos13' a'sa'
applications for admission to t1e looa :.
some offering considerable sums Of mous! 2.s ~
buy the privilege Of seat; but these appls1
tions wero Ill denied No ladies s1e 10 % ~
mitted; nnd even those ladies who IN eusa3 s.5..
as Witnesses aro to sit in side rooto ana 1e.stt
see nor be seen. 4 strong flavor Of eas.: ~ m