The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-16
Che 3utlana Daily Glohe.
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 1G, 1875.
Especial Correspondence Of the Troy Daily
Tlmes.1
THE HERMIT'S LETTER.

Next Months Executions The Gallows in
Now York-Cruelty to Children-something
About tho Theatres-Notes on Travel-Mr.
Francis's Japan Letters-The Potato Trade,
etc.
New YORK Nov. 10.
Capital punishment is now making up
for lost time. There are five men In the
Tombs consigned by law to the gallows,
all in a row occupying the condemned
cells The latter are thus designated
merely because the wardens desk is near,
and this adds to security. For this reason
they are tenanted by the most important
criminals. This quintette of the doomed
is new feature IN point of number. New
er before indeed did the Tombs present
such an array They are of that peculiar
type of rufiianism which prevails in large
cities. Speaking of cities, l may remark
ON the incorrect use of the word "poite,"
which is derived from "polis" Greek for
II city,, whereas you can fad larger pro-
portion OF the rough, the cruel and the
bloodthrsty in great city than in rural
life. BY similar blunder the words shea
then" and "pagaD," which are applied to
idOlators, really means country folks, as
distinguished from the dwelers IN cities.
This is a standing libel on the rural popu-
lation where you will find much more pety
than in this dreadful metropolis. Indeed,
New York is fearfully heather, and is
growing worse all the time The violence,
cruelty and fraud praciiced here every day
in the week are enough to awaken Divine
judgment.
HANGING MATTERS.
To go back 10 the Tombs it is to be OBJ
served that two men are to be hanged in
one day. This will lie the first occurrence
of that kind. Thus far no double execu-
ton has taken place in this city. Forty
years ago two pirates were hanged but this
took place on Ellis Island. Piracy being
a crime against the United States, the pen
atty was inflicted by a marshal and on ma
tional territory. A new gallows will be
wanted for the approaching executions, the |
old one being worn out The Tombs has |
had but one galloys builder Gan old man I
now,) who has built more of these ma !
chimes than any other mechanic on the con- |
tinent. He is CHEEKY old man, who first |
tried his hand at the Rallows on which Colt |
was to suffer-hut the latter anticipated HI. |
penalty by the dagger. This man tells me
That after the gallows has been put up and
taken down three or four times it becomes |
"shsky and unsafe" In order to be easily
handled il is made of light timber, and can
be rapidly erected and removed. As these
five executions take l.lace in December. it
will make a repeated impression on the te- !
male departments of the prison, as the gal |
lows is always erected at the very entrance |
Of the latter, and although the inmates see |
nothing of the execution, they hear all that |
is done. 1t is said that no woman has been
----,d in th;- - - -~-~i...:-
CRUELTY To CHILDREN.
This is so common that a protective So
ciety has become necessary. You seldom |
see happy faces among street children.
They grow rapidly old in crime and gen.
eral misery, and the expression soon be-
comes fixed upon their features. have
noticed this for years, and it is one eff the |
painful aspects of city life. There is a
large number Of children under training ia
order TO become juvenile prodigies, and
their education ia one of great suffering. |
The exposure of the cruelty inflicted on |
the boy Leo is an illustration, but 1t IS only |
one case out of a multitude. The society |
which has brought this lad before the courts |
can find plenty to do this winter. The hir- |
ing of Italian children to beg. using VIC
lin to attract attention, has been regular |
business for years. fixed return il de- |
manded, and if not obtained the wretched |
children are beaten for their delinquency. |
An effort has been made TO break up TINS |
system, but it still exists. Children are 10 |
demand among protested medicarts, and it |
the former do not bring home their stipend |
they are punished. have seen Il boy
weeping IN The streets, ut the close Of the
day, because he was short of his quota,
and was sure Of beating. Most OF this
class become adroit thieves, and grow up
to form the .'dead rabbits" the .'short
boys" and that lswless class which forms
so large part of our population.
THEATRICAL "REMINISCENCES.
The heirs of Lorng Andrews have just
tried to sell the old Chambers street thea
tire, and only failed because they asked too
high a price. Loring Andrews was an old
fashioned leather dealer in the Swamp, and
few would suppose that he owned so snowy
an establishment as theatre. The latter,
however, was changed some years ago to
legal purposes, and portion of it was used
as the United States court, where the IA
nous Jumei case was tried. 1t will be
found Il a. the theatre owners of this city
have been and still are among our most
solid citizens. At one time there were two
theatres in one family. John Jacob Aston
owned the Park, while his son William
owned the Bowery, having inherited it from
his uncle Henry. The profits of the punch
room aided to swell the largest income In
America. AT present William still owns
the Bowery, where many young man has
been ruined amid the orgies that have made
that spot Infamous Another old-fashioned
man owns the Fifth Avenue theatre, Amos
r. Emo, a retired merchant of great wealth
while Stewart owns two, Walack's and the
Globe-the latter being the old church of the
Messiah. 1t Is 10 be noted that these men
of great wealth have very little regard for
the way in which their property is used, so
long as it brings good rent.
BURTON.
Mr.. Andrews theatre was at first Pal
mos opera house, and then got under Bur
tons management aud made him rich.
Some of our most successful managers
were L i,hmsn, such as Mitchell Of the
Olympic and b irton, hut their money did
no h st Mite nell got itch in his theatre,
but died poor. Burton, on the other hand,
died rich, but his estate shrank rapidly, and
| his children are now paupers. Burton's
best hit was the "Serious Family" which
ridiculed everything that conserves society,
and no one but very bad man would have