The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-01-04
From our Special Correspondent.
Our New York Letter.
New YoRK, Dec. 30, 1875.

MEssRs. EDIToRs They say that "a
f green Christmas makes fat church
yard" " and if that is fact look out fol
corpulent cemeteries in this vicinity, fo,
certainly the balmy air Of this writina
savors of spring rather than December
One can hardly suppose that New York
Is SO small or so quiet a place as to bt
entirely overlooked by the clerk of tbc
weather, and as the familiar proximity ol
) the Jersey shore forbids tho suppositiou
that Manhattan has suddenly been trans.
planted to those fabled "Isles of th
Blest," where winters blasts are un.
known, the only plausible theory left i:
that the aforesaid clerk, under the con.
fusing influence of holiday conviviality,
has stuck into old Father Knick kerbocker's
stocking the Christmas gift intended for
the Bermudas. 1t is a very pleasant
mistake for us, though, and [ only fear
that seeing. this letter, and being re.
minded of his error, he will send our as.
piring mercury down to keep company y
with that of our neighbors
But it is an i'll wind that blows pobod
good, and frosty air and carpet of snow
can come none too soon for those GA
sleighs that line the walks in front cf
stables and carriage bazars. These have
waited long for their opportunity, AMI
now, with their gracefully curving front J
and swan head ornaments, they look for
all the world like 10, of big turkey
cocks strutting proudly in the face Of
heaven to provoke the storm that is to
raise them from contact with ignoblo
pianks and stones; that will bring out
the bells and the bellies ; that will paint
fair cheeks with the healthiest rouge,
make bright eyes brighter still, and max e
these earthly horses, that now plod quiet.
ly along before rumbling wheels, look
like the fire breathing steeds of Jove.
That is one side of the wintrv picture.
The other, equally familiar but much
less pleasing, is the suffering of the city 's
poor-a class only too numerous in these
times. For them no such compensating
pleasures are in prospect. but only an az.
gravation of suferings, which, but for til 9
spirit which has gained for New Yerk
the proud title, "City of Charities, +"
would soon be beyond endurance. Fairs,
benefit performances and subscriptions
are not neglected amid tho general fes.
tivities,and good works are being wrought
that might cover multitude of sins.
The Hebrews, always generous to their
own at least have just closed a grand
fair that netted over 100000, for char.
ity's sake, at Barnum's Hippodromc,
which Is soon to be the scene of Moody
aud Sankey's labors among the spiritually
indigent, nor have the Gen;les been far
behind
Another movement has recently been
set on loot, which, though not exactly in
the same line, is sufficiently commenda.
Bile to be worthy of mention here, and
that is the effort Of certain ladies' so
clety, to lessen the severity of the rules
imposed upon the shop girls in our large
stores. While Mr.. Borgh has been hard
at work all these years resenting and
avenglng the slightest injury to his four
legged protegeS, a great lack of human.
ty, to say the least, has here gone hither.
to unreouked. The laws Of the state
have long forbidden the abuse or over
taxing OF a horse, but, till now. strange
to say, nobody has seemed to think it
necessary to fix any limit to the endur-
ance of working woman.
The society referred to aim at reform
in tho unreasonable hours prescribed by
employers, and still more in the barbar.
Gus rules now generally enforced, which
forbid the saleswoman from sitting dowu
to rest moment while on duty, even
when unoccupied. 1t is hoped and be
lieved that these efforts, supported as
they are by the press and public opinion,
Will not only succeed here, but will cause
similar movement in other cities.
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stage OF ex.mayor Hall has at last tran.
spired' and, as was expected. created
quite sensation. Seats for the opening
night brought extraordinary prices, and
the house was full of notables-political.
literary aud dramatic, who gave the il.
iustrious debItant a very warm recep-
tion' The estimates of his abilities as
an actor, which came out the next morn.
ing presented ludicrous variety, but
the financial success of his undertaking
thus far is undeniable, and that is after
all the great point
Curiosity respecting his play, The
Crucible," had been wrought up to n
high pitch 5y the popular belief that i.
would be a mirror of Tammany doings
but 1t such were the intentions of its au.
thor, they were too heavily yelled to be
easily discernble,
All the other theatres are doing
large business, as is natural to the sea
son; but there is nothing on the boards
of special interest.
Miss Bateman's injunction on Mr.. Au.
gusiin DAILY, which forced him to with
draw his New Leah" almost at the be.
ginning OF its run, remains undissolved
and Miss Clara Morris genius is copse.
quently under temporary extinguisher.
1t will probably not be long, however,
before we shall hear from her.
A new chess lion from England, a NIr.
Bird, is attracting much attention among
the devotees of the game here, for the
ease and rapidity with which he slaugh-
ters his opponents,
A mandate has come down from Alba.
ny which disbands four regiments of the
military in which Gotham delights.
Those noble "Home Guards" plead hard
for existence, but Gov. Tilden having
made up his mind that their valuable
services are hardly worth the numerous
Thousands which they annually cost the
State, is inexorable, and insists that they
must hereafter find some other amusc.
ment than playing soldier.
The Neio York Herald, which would
surely die without its little sensations, is
now deyoting its double loaded columns
to grand expose of q new and terrible