St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-10-20
Our Radix Letter.
New YORK. Oct. l3, 1876.

| To the EditOr Of the tUtedOHtdH
VERY BADLY MIXED-THERE SHE BLOWS
THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM A DIN
NER FOR NEPTUNE-TUPPER Il tai
MAGAE JOURNALISTS FUNERAL -
PHILADELPHIA - THE BEGINNING OF
THE END-THE COLUMBUS MONUMENT
THE PENsYLvANIA MUsUEM- LORI
| DUFFERIN's VISIT.
1t is ii long time since any election.
state or national, has Ioused and suS-
tanned in the metropolis the intense eX-
element felt for three days past over
the returns from Ohio and Indiana. The
closeness of the fight no less its impor-
lance have made it the main subject of
thought and conversation. Betting
has been heavy, probably not less than
half Il million of dollars being up in this
city alone, beside new hats enough to
load an ocean steamer. The reports
from the seats of war have been so
singularly conflicting that every jour
nal in town has had to eat some of its
own words in every edition since last
Tuesday. One of the evening papers,
driven to despair by its inability to get
at the truth, came out on Thursday
with half column of appropriate head
lines in which everything, type includ-
d, WAS as itself expressed it "Nrev
Yldab Dexim." The following are
specimens of its expressions of Devil
dtrment "Ohio Probably Gone Indi-
ana - "lndiana Probably Certain for
West Virginia !" At all the leading
theatres on Tuesday night, bulletins
were announced from the stage be
tween acts, and though of course Who'll
| " unreliable, were received amid the
widest cheering on both sides.
The greatest local excitement of the
week. outside of the political whirl
pool. has been that over the successful
completion of an enterprise, private in
lis execution but cmincntlN public III lis
| character. All the great centres of the
world, except our own, have for Years
had extensive aquaria, which. while
atfnrding the best possible opportunity
for studying an important branch nt
Natural History, have no superior a.
instructive public entertainments.
Within the past year the subject has
occupied the attention of the press.
which strongly urged the establishment
of such an institution aS demanded bN
considerations both of Sricntiir ad
vancement and public recreation.
plainly made evident. MI. W. &. Coup.
of this city. i'll connection with Il firm
of well-kuown bird and animal tnncicI>.
undertook to supply the want 10y erect
ing and stocking an Aquarium worthy
of il country and Il city which never do
| things 10y halves. Operations were com
mcnced early this year. and now. after
unheard of difficulties. Labor and eN-
pcndltuir. the work which is one toi
whose execution Years would have been
allowed i'll any European country. is
ready and open to the public. The
history of the New York Aquarium
from its inception to the opening day
would form the basis for Il story of tI;lV-
al and adventure of no small interest.
The ends of the earth have been ran
sacked for curiosities of sea, river and
lake, many of which. the sole results of
long and costly eXpidetiunS. have died
either in transportation or after arrival
here n"ceSSitating repetition of the
whole proceeding. Among other mis-
fortunes of this nature was the death of
two white whales. specimens of the
rarest denizenS of the deep which had
been successfully captured and trans
ported. only to die in their new home.
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