Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-11-27
LETTER FROM NEW YoRk.
NEW YoEk. Nov. 81. 1876.
SperiiaL Corrssponssezses.

SpesiGl Correspondence.
The political situation remains praei-
cally unchanged IL was uncertain at
nv last writing. it IS uncertain now.
The city Il generally settled down to
eooluess and common sense on the sub
jecs and gives even promise Of taking
the election Of either ticket philOsophi-
eally. Even the whole hog" partisans
pardon the term-to whom on the
day after election life would have seem
ed not worth having in case Of the fail
ure Of their hopes. begin TO feel that
possibly the bottom would not fall clean
cut in case Of their disappointment after
all Thus far things could hardly have
worked better fer the peace and pros
perity Of the country in 50 close an cleo
ton The smoke has had time to clear
away. prejudice TO become somewhat /
calmed. and opportunity allowed for the /
eyes Of the whole country to become
fixed upon the decisive action now pro-
crossing in the contested states Conf
deuee in the stability Of the country
and Of It's institutions Is strengthened by
the steadiuess Of gold. securities. and
business generally, throughout 3 sus-
pense which might naturally have de-
norallziug tendency. Beside this. con-
ditions now arising for the first time,
disclose defects in cur electoral system
which will be corrected before the latter
Is again called into action. In these
ways therefore and in many others, the
present state Of things will result in
permanent good and cannot certainly DC
considered entirely deplorable, by any
fair minded citizen Of whatever syn
pathies-
The editions Of all prominent journals
since the memorable 9Th have been ex
eeptiouaHy large On he Sth Of Nov
ember the New York Sun printed 22O.-
600 copies. and subsequently published
! statement 70 the effect that that edition
was the largest ever issued in Amer
lea. On the same morning. however,
the Boston HsruLd published over 223.-
600. all but a small fraction Of which
were quart0 sheets. double the size Of
the san. This enormous edition con-
sumed Il tons Of white paper. and the
copies laid edge TO edge would have
reached 25O miles. or more than the
distance between Boston and New York.
In the excitement and suspense fol-
: lowing the elections that bold mariner,
Tweed. had quite passed cut Of the pub
= lie mind As the day Of MS arrival ap-
. proaehes. however, he commences to re.
: occupy portion Of the general atten
!. ton His coming now Is too late TO o
E Of any political importance, and insteac
6 Of writing confession" TO blast tn
E prospect Of this or thai eonscieDce-s triek
j en- funetiOuary be will have little to d
' but 70 lie In his comfortable den i
= Ludlow Street Jail and read the news
4 paper accounts Of the new SI,OO0O0
{ suit commenced against him
, The blackuailer. Ehe unfortunstel
d Is = common parsonage IN New York,
.e abroad again. this time with his effort
st directed against the Life Insurauc
J" companies. The Continental" havin
It recently been forced into the hands Of
st receiver. advantage was sought to I
al taken Of the shaken confidence Ehie
Of might follow the fall Of . we'll know
We company, to obtain money Of ether cor
re Pauies TO prevent pretended diselOsur
ly IN regard to them which might eau
= distrust among their policy holder
all This little game was strongly tried (
rs the old United States Life" but Il
sc noble bribe seekers promptly discover
Is, that they had caught Tartar thel
lie The company which Is known 70 be o.
we Of the strongest in America, had
an much backbone to put up with such i
yV- pudence, and the threatened eharg
'pe fell fat Thanks to the energy a
A courage Of It's Of5eers. the company stan
Of even better than before these attzcl
At It's real strength having been clear
er- shown in repelling them
WI an happy 20 announce that
Beg Beecher trouble which promised to
ave another Centennial. has in all probat
Mr. ity breathei It's last In tie case
ing MOuIt0u against Beeeher for defauati
mt etc decision has just been CIV
han transferring the place Of trial 70 De
for ware county. vhereupon NouIton y
ay- lacks funds to 90 to the expense
Of transporting witnesses etc throws
{ II the sponge. pays costs and goes out
FL court
tied 1t Is now Just year since DR.. :
-ord BulOE, the great German pianist. %
sPI- ed bis American series Of concerts
this city, and low there comes from
adj Of Russia young lady whose mar
Own Gus attainueuts IN the same direct
tent surpzss even those Of Franz Liszt's
on tinguished sou-in-lzw. This pheuiz
the piAnists Ia Madame Annette EssiE
fair an artist whose fame hardly rsze