Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31

Much AGO AsoUT NoIHINC-CoOD-EfE SANTANA
B.Y-rHE HEBREW NURDEIEI- ASSESSMENTS
AND SEw BOOKS.

oar New TERI Letter.
Much AGO ABOUT NoTHINc-coOD-EfE SANTANA
BAY-rHE HEBREW NURDEEE.- ASSESSMENTS
AND NEW BOOKS.
NEW YORK, March %, 1876
To the Editor Ofths Free Press and Times
The signs, strawberry Shortcake" and
Strawberries and Cream displayed be-
fore some Of our more enterprising restau-
rants are strong hint Of Spring. And in
the sheltered Fcorners Of the door-yards,
where the March sun lies the longest, see
numerous little spikes of rich, fresh green
grass pushing their way through the gray
dust with which winter winds have covered
them To tell the truth, the air does fee!
little different since the Equinoctial ; 3 lit
tie of the North Pole flavor seems 10 be
gone out Of It. And the street hucksters.
too, they welcome 1.-THE apple women, the
Italian bandits who offer us peanuts and
candy on every street corner. the poor old
chaps who try to keep body and soul to-
getber By 4 very limited trafs il pins,
needles and the like All winter long, in
rain, snow and gale, they have stuck to
their posts with heroism born Of despera-
ton No one ever sees them sell anything
their whole stock in trade cant amount TO
more than two or three dollar. Heaven
only knows now they have fought the win
ter's battle, but they have done II ~ -one
way, and now that the winds begin 10 soft
en- and the suns bright fingers to regain
their hold on the world, one sees their faces
relax their expression of dull endurance and
take on look something akin to content.
Long Island'must be good place for law
yers, if the Smith and Carman families are
fair representatives of that population. The
heads of these families are wealthy farmers
possessed of all the Spartan tirmness Of our
Pilgrim Fathers, with, possibly, a slight
infusion of the leading characteristic Of the
noble mule. Several years ago, the former
gentleman gave to his beloved daughter
knife-yalue, fifty cents-which through
some accident, got into the possession OF
the Carman damsel, who refused to give up
the,property. Arbitration was resorted to,
Ia Geneva, the result of which was in
favor of the usurperess. Smith, smarting
under the injustice. sued in the local court
and won but the Judge who, during the
contest, had custody of the property, hand
ed it by mistake to the wrong lady and she
bore it of in triumph Smiths dander rose
at the slip twixt the cup and the lip, and
he sued and won again. Then his opponent
appealed to the County Court and gained
the case and now Smith, after expenditure
of much money and bad blood, has carried
the matter TO the General Term, and IL pre-
pared to 90 higher il necessity. Meanwhile
both families attend the same church, and
every Sunday, Miss Carman nearly drives the
Smith family to desperation BY displaying
the trophy all through sermon-time. Local
Long Island has lost all interest in politics,
and is desoting itself exclusively to watching
the momentou< contest.
The journeynen printers, to the number
of about FIVE hundred. ale on a strike, on
account Of ten per cent. reduction III
wages, which the employers find 1t absolute
ly necessary. The Typographical Union,
with It's customary arrogance, refuse- 10
recognize the fact tina; the inflated prices Of
pas, yean can no longer be sustained. and not
only withdraws its members from the Offices
announcing the reduct ion, but forces them
to patrol the streets and use every effort to
prevent non-union men from working. The
employers, to the number Of forty, have
banded together tor mutual support, snd
find not the slightest difficulty in hiring all
the printers they want At the reduced rates.
April oath was the day fixed by the court
for the hanging of the Hebrew, Rabenstein, |
who IS, believe, the first OF his race upon |
whom the death penalty has ever been pro !
nounced in this country. Although the |
accused Is poor and belongs in the lowest |
stratum Of society, no effort OF money has |
been spared TO procure new trial and &C
quital. These efforts were crowned with |
success Just in the nick Of time, and the /
coveted stay of proceedings obtained The /
strange circumstances surrounding the case.
together with the personal peculiarltles OF
the prisoner. have created an unusual pub
lie interest in these proceeding.
Tie number OF deaths for Is J., from al
causes, in this city, was 3o,1Og. an increase
of ,9e2 over the number reported for 1874
The greater part Of this increased mortality
was among children and no small proper
ton has probably come from the malsdminis-
tration Of the city public schools The dis
regard of the commonest laws Of health in
these places Is Inonstrous, and has become
the subject of general and just complaint.
Many Of the buildings devoted to school pur
poses are miserably inadequate in size, and
criminally faulty in construction, beth a.
to light and ventilation. To such an extent
Is overcoming carried that rooms arranged
for forty to fifty pupils are made to hold
seventy or eighty esch. The grayest evils
of course, result. The trouble i constant
ly increasing, but a. yet no action j. pro-
posed by the city government
Sheriff Connor sold the desks, books, and
papers of the late SANTANA Bay Company,
yesterday at Is Bowery, to satisfy judg
ment of 81 900, obtained by Isaiah Reed,
a secretary of the company. The property
yielded $50. Rather an inglorious ending
for this grand San Domingo scheme, whose
were supposed to have good deal
latter thing than any post leadership.
The performance Of Brass +" at the
Park Theatre continues to nightly crowd
the house, and forms the third in the trio
IF semi permanent attractions from which
Rose Michel has Just been withdrawn.
e Bras " has been steadily gaining ground
ever since its FIST production. As soon as
hey can be spared from New York, Mr.. :
Rowe and ~ Brass " will make an extend
d provincial tour. I
The recent history OF the Park has
zen quite eventual. Two yeas ago John
T Raymond launched ''Col Sellers" from :
Is boards onto the sea of popularity. Last a
ear came Florence and the mighty Dol I
ar, then its stage witnessed that eItraor-
Iinary dramatic DEPRESSION of Mayor Hall
md its present occupant only adds 70 It's
,restige. 1t was here that Edwin Booth Il
chieved glory in his great Shaksperian a
agnes Robertson in the "0ctoroOD," and
ohm S. Clarke in "De Boots" 1t was a
ere in 1864, that Mr.. Stuart brought out ;
Julius Cesar with the three Booths n
unius Brutus, Edwin and John Wilkes :,
q the cast and it was Mr.. Stuart who,
ears ago at Wallack's, introduced Matilda
leron. in her great creation Of Camille" g,
Fhich she gave for over one hundred =
lights. c
Among our musical amu>sments (Which r
re unfortunately few at presently the week :,
: classical soirieS at the Grand Conseryato-
= of Music are peculiarly recherche. The l
rogramme- rendered are almost beyond v
riticism. q
W. J. Middleton. i'll pursuance oil his
1scislty, the publication of fine editions OF !"
nglish classics and standard works, has Il
lst issued Memorial Edition Of the Poems <