St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-08
Our Radix Letter.

FRIEND A READING RASCAL-THE
PROVIDENT LIFE NEW PLAIS-DON
CARLOS AND THE POLICE PIIILADEL
PIIIA A ''PULL-BACK" FOR ENGLAND
THE CENTENNIAL REGATTA EXPO
SITION ATTENDANCE.
NEW York. Sept. |, 1876.
To the Editor Of tie fdleiOnidH
After quite ii long period of compare
tive immunity from fire, the regular fall
season of conflagration has commenced
this week, when more disasters of this
nature have been reported than for two
weeks past. The loSseS;;which have been
mostly on large warehouses and manu-
factories were as Il rule well insured, the
insurance companies are making some
very WHY faces over the umtImcly com
mencement OF their winter troubles.
At the date of September LIST the os-
traciScd oyster raises his neglected head
and smiles upon us with that jaunty aud
Splightly manner which is peculiarly his
characteristic. For four long months
he has been banishcd from good New
York society, and left to pine in I'M
noticed solitude. but the moment We
have got rid of those R-leSs months.
which he hates is the old Scratch does
holy water, he rcapprars among us.
looking as fresh (and tastin" as SALTY a>
ever. y nice fellow is the oyster. |
met him down in Fulton market this
morning for the first time this season.
He greeted me with the easy assurance
- liz Il 4
c"nglatulating him on his fine appear
ance, he replied that he supposed that
he did not look it. but really he had
been il. bed all summer such Il joke,
~ that felt could not hc overlooked.
even in IN old friend. 81 Selling Il toI k
that lay mean plunged it into him and
well. he will never joke again.
The record of crime III this city i
steady and voluminuIIS but too monot .
"n"n> t" afford many items of special
interest. 1t is only occasionally that
there Is anlthing i'll either the criminal
ar his crime to attract attention. But
the police have got hold of quite I chaI-
actcI IN the shape ot a pleasant Young
fellow with :" many uIidSSc> that it
would hc oi no list irving Ia tell his
maine. lie WAS ;IIc>t>d here to answer
toI Il round dozen huI .laric> committed
oven i'll New Jersey. While waiting for
Il rcIui>iti"n from the Governor of that
State, the prisoner did Il little figuring
and then told hi, captur> hat he GUESS
eel he wouldn't go over there, to he tIird,
but would 90 back To Sing Sing. il this
state. His explanation WAS that he had
Il little untNpired term t" serve there
and would rather take his chances at
that than Z" across the ferry and get a
dozen different sentences which might
box him up tor life.
The a>tomI>hrd officials telrwI:iphrd
up Ia Sing Sing toI Identification. and
got back word that our friend had re
Gently escaped from that institution
with Il balancr of eight wears on the
Wrong side of his account. 50 there.
was no alternative buI To send the 20
lite captive up /" his old quarters. Icav-
in" the New jersey prison /" Nawm III
vain for its prey. The courteous cracks
man on taking leave gave the officers
his New York address. with pcImis>ion
To restore L" its liyhrtul wncrS a> much
~ possible of his professional plund,r
In the place Indicated was found CON
siderable property hct"kruing the lit
cIaIN taste of Ill" gentleman from Sing
sing. y few watches. clocks and lew
rlrN showed that he WAS not too proud
L" gather in what Naluablc> CHANGED to
fall III his way. Int the collection WAS
mainly hooks. His taste IN this dirrc-
Il"n VAS onnINoIou>. Not only were
there choice works ot Il general chaIac-
ter. hut big Bibles from pulpt>. dog
,.II,I hn,,.tI,.~ anal
district school houses. and many "A vol
unr from the Sunday school library in
which our her" could see himself de
pirtcd in lurid c"lor>. and hcguilc such
"f his evenings a. were not spent on the
Wal path 10y reading his own history in
that of the bad little boy VIII" goes fish
ing sundays. plays marble for keeps,
runs away from home To the great CITY,
and finally brings up in the rouvcn-
tinnal dungeon To the tune of cIankin"
chaiu>.
The thought of this gentleman Sut1,r-
ing III his prospective >cclu>ion, Scpara-
ted from his beloved books is a touch
ing one, but somewhat relieved in its
intensity 10y the reflection that in all
probability he will he ont and forming :,
new collection long before the demands
of Justice upon him are satisfied
At the recent annual election of off
GERS IN the ProNident Savings Life In
Surlncc Co., the choice for the Prcsi-
demcy tell upon Mr. Sheppard IInmans.
previously Vice President of the same
society. which office WAS at the same
time accepted 10y Mr.. \. r. Wilmarth.
the eminent fire underwater. This is
al.
ancc circles, rvidcncing the success OF
the advanced principles which the
Providrnt reprrScnts-pr principles origi-
nal with Mr. llomanS, 50 far us insur-
ancc is concerned and found in the plan
of this company only. Their advan-
tagcS to insurers will he seen when it is
stated that this society furnishes insur.
ancc at cost, the surplus premium in
stead of going into costly real estate.
as in the case of the other COMPANIES,
being held us Il trust fund retIrnablr
with interest on the surrender of the
policy.
Two more plays have appeared this
week upon the boards of the Fifth
avenue and Union Square theatres re-
Spcctively. Both are new to the sea
son and one to the city. At the former
theatre Mr.. Sethcrn drops the cxcru-
ciating idi"cy of Dundreary for the
polished wit of ''David Garrick,' in
which his success is no less than that
of his world renowned speciality. The
Union Square was rc"pcncd ON the 2Sth
inst. with Bret llartc'S 1.-Two Men of
Sandy Bar" in which attempt at dra-
matization Mr.. Harte has made Il failure
as dismal and discouraging as his liter
AIRY work heretofore has been brilliant
and successful.
The Mighty Dollar and Sardanapalus
hold their own and more too. the latter
croVdinp the suacinuS .,u,ritL.,tr. -,