Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-14
VOL. XLVIII.
Pay Of Editors and Preachers In New York

St Louis Globe N. Y. Letter
There is a mistaken idea abroad that the
press centers Of the metropolis are better
paid than any profession except the lawyers.
| have recently investigated the matter, and
! find that there is more money in PRAYER
than in the editorial quill and paste pot.
Take, for instance, the managing editors OF
the leading dailies and compare their salaries
with those of the ''ehief engineers of our
fashionable churches. and we will find religion
pays much better than journalism. The
salary of Mr.. Jennings of the Times is only
$500; that of Whiteaw Reid of the Tn
6uHe only $1,000; that of Stilson of the
World but $4,000 that of Connery of Her
aid but 50 900; that Of Croly of the Graphic
but $500. Then the heavy writer's
come in for salaries as follows John K.
Young Of the Herald, $50 per week Cham
berain Of the Herald, Si5 per week Hurlbut
OF the World, Si5 per week Dana of the
Sun, 500 per week Lovein of the Herald,
$40; Seithament Of the Herald, S35 Cold
OF the Times, 500; Oliver Dyer of the Sun
$40 DR.. Wallace of the Herald, S35 John
Hay Of the Tribune, $40 and Mr.. Hassard
of the Tribune, $40. Now let US turn to the
church and we will see that it is far ahead
of the sanctum. The salaries of some Of the
leading diyines (inclusiye of parsonage in
many cases) are as follows:
Rev. DR.. Tying. $4,000 Rev. Stephen H.
Tying, Jr., Sc 900 Rev. Morgan Dix, Sl0,-
600 DIR. John Cotton Smith, $4,000 DR..
Cook, IS 600 DR.. Bellows, s. 900 Rev.
Mr.. llepworth, IS 500, Dr. John Hall.
$4,000, in gold Rev. DIR. Thompson and
and DR.. Hastings, Sc 900 each Drs North
rup, Burchard, Hitchcock and Paxton,
s. 900 each. DIR. Elder, Of the Baptist
church, receives the largest salary in the
denomination, VIZ. $1,000. Drs. Armi-
tage, kendrick and Kin nard, of the Bap-
tist church, receive 50 1000 each. and
six others receive ss low as 81 900 each.
Drs. Chamers, Ormiston and De Witt OF the
Reformed Dutch church, receive IS 900
each Drs. Rodgers and Thomson. of the same
denomination, Sc 600 each, and Drs Mande-
vile and Hutton, IS 900 each. DR.. Chaplin
(Universalist) receives $1,000. Drs. SWEET
zer and Pollman (Universalist) So 900 each.
DR.. Deems (Nanderbilt's parson) receives
- 900, and Rev. Chauncy Giles (Sweden-
borgian) =, 500. Only one Methodist preach
er receives $1,000 twoare paid 50 600 each,
and ten more 3 600. The entire salary list
of the Episcopal church is $500 600. that ofthe
Presbyterian about $3.50, ,0G0, the Methodist
about $50. 900. the Reformed Dutch church
about $50 600, the Lutheran church about
so 900. The highest salary uaid by the
latter denomination is 10000. These statis-
ties are not as full as they might be made
had the time 10 make further investiga-
ton. They viii show, however. that relig-
ion in this city pays better than any other
profession, if | except law and perhaps civil
engineering. Ministers generally grow rich
or at least acquire property, while the poor
journalist, on $50 20 $50 per week, usually
dies and leaves poverty and good name as
the only legacy tor his children.
THE YELLED MrEDERESs.-The Troy TINES
says The bin that has lust passed both
houses Of the State Legislature in relation to
convict, sentenced To prison for life. affects
out one person sentenced from Troy-llen-
rietta Robinson, known as the yeiled mur-
deress. The bill provides that persons sen
fenced for life shall be conditionally released
at the end of fifteen years provided their con
duet has been such aS 10 warrant clemency
that they are TO have their liberty for ten
years, at the end OF which time, if no other
charge is brought against them, they are to
receive pardon. 1t they are convicted Of
crime during the ten years they are to ie
remanded to prison to serve out the life SEN
tence. Henrietta Robinson Is now confined
in the Insane Asylum at Auburn, being one
of the three women in the STATE prison
there who will be released by the new law.
Her crime l. familiar to Trojans. She was
convicted IN 1914 OF poisoning a saloon keep
er residing near her home in the upper por-
tlon of this city by administering poisoned
beer. No proyocatiOn was shown, but 1t
was proved that she not only administered
the poison to the person who died, but also
TO a lady, relative Of the deceased. She
was sentenced to be hanged, but this was
afterward cOmmuted to Imprisonment for
life She remained in Sing Sing prison un-
til quite recently, when she became insane
and WAS transferred to Auburn. She was
very beautiful. To this day even the counsel
who defended her among whom was Hon Mar
tin |. Townsend, DO not know her parenage
for a certainty. She became known as the
yelled murderess, on account OF her refusal TO
raise her veil during the trial. She has no
friends, and will probably remain in the
Insane Asylu until released by death.
ErFEcTs OF THE TRIAL.-"C Cross -examina-
tions are now Of daily occurrence in Brook
lyn families, Ike the following colloquy
PafG FaDuhas Tin Stern voice to a
pretty daughter aged 20)-Julia, who was
that young man that was here last night
Julia with deliberation) "A friend
Father-IIow late did he stay
Julia-l don't remember.
Father-W hat is his name
julia can recollect.
Father-Where does he live;
julia (quickly)-lle's moved.
Father (reproyingly)-Don't answer me
in that eyasiye manner. Dill he kiss YOU
before leaving?
\ young sister, who had been reading the
trial object the question is "leadlng. 8"
Father insist upon nm answer, yes or
no and viii put the question in another
form. Was there any salutation Of the lips
Julia (absently)-My memory fails me in
matters of detail, although with a pause)
there might have been something Of the kind
At this point the breakfast ended
Brooklyn Argus