The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-29

Strange Things-Tho Timos-watoring Place
Notos-A Month Of Battles-New York's
First Great Fire-Nathan Hale-Tho First
Fire Department-D elmonico,


NEW York, Sept 90, 1876.
Things in the metropolis often suggest
strange contradictions of dream land. Here
for instance, is William Libby. whom l
knew few years ago as a bankrupt mer-
chant, now at the head.of the A. T. Stew
art establishment Here, too, is the law
yer Hilton, partner with him in this mer-
camille business. GLOW very strangep
one naturally exclaim3 Then 10 hear of
Tweed's bringing up in Spain, when the
last we heard of him he went to call on his
family on Madison avenue, and said TO the
officer "let me go up strairs and speak to
my wife" "That, too, is very strange. |
Then there is the World recently flaunter-
ing at the head of its columns Hoalio Sey- |
mOur for governor for week after that |
gentleman had declined-and this is the pa |
per that stabbed him in the back when he |
ran for president. What strange kndnessl |
Then look at the queer condition of the |
stock market, whose vagaries are now so |
embarrassing. How like a dream il is to
see Delaware and Hudson canal company
quoted at GO, and New Jersey Central at
"a! Old stock operators and veterans IN
Wall street ere rubbing their eyes as though
to ask, 'Are we really awaken" The fun
ny way they have of showing their delight
q now refer to the bears) reminds one of
Ben. Jonson's lines
"It dream should cone in now TO make you
afeard,
with windmill on his head aud.bells on his
beard;
Would you straight wear your spectacles here
at Your tOeg,
with your boots on your brows and your spurs
on your nOse?"
These bears dance around tie exchs1ge
with all the absurd glee that suggests just
such nonsense as | have annted. Happy
bears but, alas, at Whose expense do they,
have this joy? How many ara qniRsf
through what seems dream of sorroWt
disappointment and ruin Thirty millions
have Teen eliminated from the values OF
the coal stocks within three months; half
of that amount, indeed, being the deptc.
citation of the last fortnight How does
all this Ieem like the vagaries of dream
land
THE TINES.
Among other things, though not dream
like, (for here We approach realitY,) is the
extended article in the Times (of this city)
announcing its twenty-sixth birthday
which brings before me, as though / read
it yesterday, the paragraph which an
nounced The scheme before the first num-
Der was issued: eve learn that Mr.. Raw
mOnd Nf the Courier and EaQuiyer, with
George Jones as publisher. is about to start
n penny paper, to be called the New York
Time,, Ctc. | rememl er the first sign Of
the new conce'n, painted on colt CLOTH.
and sire c1yd across the basement 1t was
time OF prodigious application, and the
new sheet was clcered by an Immediate
popularity. DIR, 1u hill was It's CITY ed
tor, and did his work vel Mr.. Ray
mOnd was the "liIte giant" of journalism
an magnelized his 'tlif t. the extreme of
effort, o. that staff know but one sur
vyor TDis is j. W. SimCnton, now man
ager of h associ lied press. Although
not an cid maD, h. lie one of the veteran
journalist, Of this city.
WATERING PLACE NOTES.
The wat ring plsc are now reckoning
up their frohta, which in some instance
are very satisfactory. The Ocean house
at Newport reports favorable season. The
CatskIll Mountain house is also well sats-
fed. Those who have returned from Sar-
atoga say that the Springs have not been
patroniz ID to degree commemorate with
other watering places. Long Branch, how
ever, has had fine season. A large num-
ty' has found cheap but very good board
in the vicinity of the Catskll mountains al
| IS per week. The conviction has taken a
| deep hold upon the public, as well as on
| landlords, that another season lower rates
must be established. Among the occasion
al hotel failures, the name of the Pequot
house is mentioned prominently. AS q
class, hotels have made but little money,
but they have had great difficulties TO con-
tend with, and these may prepare them for
subsequent success.
A BATTLE MONTH
The recent centennial of the battle of
Harlem Plains reminds us that September
may be called "bat'le month";" The ac-
ton referred to was very small affair, but
it is important as being the only fight that
ever occurred on this island. The month
opens with bloody hue, for on the first
(lS7O) Napoleon was conquered and Sedan
captured. September 8, 1855, the storm
ing OF Sebastopol took place, which was
one of the most horrible of such deeds of
war. September is memorable as the an
niversary of Flodden 05l3), in which Earl
Surrey so defeated the Scottish chlyalry,
most of whom fell round their king. This
rattle is the theme of SCOTS "Marmion. >"
The same day Gin 17SD occurred the &C.
ton of Eutaw Springs between the British
onn Apnprinanc IN 1,tt I,;., l.
mand OF Gen. Greene. September 10,
1918, is memorable for Perry's victory on
Lake Erie. September II reminds us of
Brandywine Q777), where Washington
was defeated by Howe. Lafayett served
here as one of Westinghouse staff, being
the first action in which he was engaged ia
the American service. The same day Oc-
Cured the battle of Malplaquet G7O0),
which was Marlborough's bloodieet victory
over the French. September 10, 1853,
Wolfe defeated Montcalm at the plains of
Abraham, having during the previous night
performed the wonderful military feat of
ascending the nights, which were consider
ed impregnable. In this action both COM
manders were slain Visitors at the CEN
tennial may notice Vests picture of the
" Death of Wolfe," which demonstrates
that If the artist had lived at the pre- ent
time he might have attained success as n
sign painter. The same day Qs4D wit.
messed the storming of Chspulttpec, beng
one of Scott's most brilliant achievements
in that memorable campaign. 1t was only
accomplished through much slaughter,
which shows how truly war is the DEVILS
work.
MOSCOW AND OTHERS.
The 10th (lSl2) rentals US of the burn
ing of Moscow, which, rs a military move
meni, was crushing defeat of the French.
The idea of destroying city in order to
prevent occupation by an enemy, was not
original with the Russians. The patriot,
Henry Lanrens of Charleston, wrote thus
10 his daughter in l776 concerning the at
TACK on mt town: III they do conquer it
there are men here determined to apply
the torch, and leave them no shelter"
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