Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-04

Our New York Letter.
TIE FAST NAIL-PsEUMATIC-MEy
HEAT AND uEALTH-ICE-TUE TILrONs ETC.
New YORK, July "a, 1875.

TIE FAST NAIL-PSEUMATIC-MEN
HEAT AND uEALTH-ICE-TUE TILTONs, ETC
NEw YORK, July "a. 1875.
10 the Editor OF the Free Press and Times
The continuance of the fast mail, which
some papers are making so much fuss about
excites no feeling here. 1t was humbus
and blunder from the first, and never wa:
Oh any use to any class but the morning
, papers OF New York. Business closes here
at u p. M. and all the mail for the day i:
put into the Office at that hour. Ii leaves by
the regular express at $50. arriving at
Cieyeland the next night at Z. at Toledo at
II;55. and at Chicago the next morning at
8. Now the fast mail leaves New York at 4
IN the morning. and gets into Toledo,
Cleveland and Chicago, at practically tine
same hour as the regular train. There was
in 1t no earthly use to the business men
either OF the east or west, and the expense
OF the extra tram was an entirely useless
expenditure New York sends out each
week over 10000 sacks of mail matter that
originate in the city, besides the vast
amount of matter that comes here for dis
tribution. But the Government ought not
to pay Tor special trains Just to give the
New York papers an advantage over other
cities, and that was all the good effected by
the last mail train.
THE PNEUMATIC TUBE.
An experiment is being tried in this city,
or rather has been tried, that Will work
revolution in the transmission of mail mat
ter Hollow tubes have been laid from the
main ctiice of the Western Union Telegraph
Company TO Its branches. In these hollow
tubes are placed leather toxes. containing
messages-the AR is exhausted, and in
second the dispatch Is at the other end of
the route. The Pneumatic Tube is cheaper
than telcgraphing for messages of any
length, and as tue experiment has proved to
| be entirely successful. tubes are to be laid
/ 70 Philadelphia and Washington very soon.
/ The rate Will be something more than post
age. OF course, but 1t will be nothing as
compared to telegraphing. as a four-page
etier can be mt as cheaply as ten words.
ENlCRANTs FROM NEW SOURCE.
We have emigIants from all the countries
OF the world bat Arabia. and now that
country has contributed its quota. Nine
Arab stOne-cutters having heard fabulous
accounts Of the wages that were being paid
IN tins country. made their way hither, and |
landed in New York last week The poor
fellows could not speak a word of English |
or any other language that could be under |
stood hy any one here, and only by Signs !
did they make their wants known. They |
were disappointed TO fad that thousands Of !
stonc-cuttcrs were out Of work. and as they |
he1 no means OF course they found them
selves in Bellevue Hospital, living at the |
expense OF the cry. They are tail, inielli- |
gent, tuC-lO0kinS men, and having been /
given tools, showed wonderful proficiency |
IN their art what is to become Of them |
heaven only knows. There Isn't work for /
one-halt tie mechanics here. and new
clmeTs fare badly. We could spare Arabia |
enough stone-cattcT- to build over IT. en-
tirc territory
THE HEAT ASD HEALTH
Never in the history Of the city has there
been 80 long term of heat. For almost
month the thermometer has kept up into I
the nino.ie-, aad lr many DAYS together
going aboyea hundred ris ht along through
the night as well as day The mortality
among chiiren has been iright.ul. ln the
lower part Of the city where they are hud
died together IN badly ventilated dens,
where hundred exist in rooms insufficient
ilr a single family. the poor innoeents have
died by the thousand. la one of those
human hives in the lower part Of the city,
enc hundred and tfty children died during
the month.
TIE ICE QUESTION.
Ard while the heat is so Intense, and,
consequently. the uses for ice multiplying.
the ice companies. IN the most heartless
manner. have doubled the price. NJ one
out ot New York can appreciate how Op-
pre>-ive such n raise l.. The water runs on
an average itsy mile, III pipes. and before
u reaches the consumer J. a. warm as dish
water. ln fact II j. entirely unfit for use.
The zee business IS In the hands of two
companies. and. being thus placed, it j.
huge monopoly. To erect ice-houses on
the Hudson. 10 bald iep0;s in the city. to
buy thousands of horses, and to fit up
thousands VI wagons to deliver the ice, re-
Q1lrCs 80 much capital that competition i.
impossible. and the whole city Is left at the
mercy pi the two great corporations that
atr 10 tae business. They TX their own
prices and terms. and the people are com
Ic..tt O. submit. Consequently the thou
lands ci people who were using only half
what iuey should before the rai>e. Will be
compelled o. do without 1t altogether, and
g .,lr.ll increase IL mortality may be look
ed f4r. But tIc managers OF the Ice COM
panies wiI not only have ice enough for
thcir champagne. hut they will have more
chlmpa-ac iyr their ice. II j. horribly
selfish world.
-uE 4lLIuNs.
Tie TDJor- are still in trouble. Theodore
ia- ,akcn tie boy Ralph to his fathers
house IN New Jersey. leaving Mrs. I. only
ouc u the children. at which the lady de-
mJr-, ana Viii take legal steps to get pos
session. Mrs I.ton i- m close straits to
live. she has kept boarlar-, hut failing in
that mas been reduced 20 the necessity of
-cw.ng by the day. Mr.. Tlton has sent
her money time ard again, bat she has
stabb1rnly refused 10 accept assistance from
him 10 any form In one instance she sent
lack money that came from particular
friend OF her mother, for fear that it came
from Theodore. She Is a stubborn little wo-
man. and viii die before She will he under
obligation u hfm.