Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-17
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WV YoEk JAN. u. ls7t


been made which viii probably be more
joyfully hailed BY the average American |
than would Be the finding Of that myth |
ieal Northwest Passage" in search for /
which 80 many Arctic explorers have
lost their lives. I refer to the new short
cut 70 the national pocket which those
sharp Centennial Commissioners have
found cut and utilized. and which lies
through the Legislative and Executive
stomachs. That big dinner at Philadel-
phia Is What did the business. Congress
ate and drank $4,000 worth, went back
to Washington to pick their teeth. BE-
gan to acknowledgs the high worth Of
the enterprise, and now while stiIl in
that calm, benevol ut frame Of mind
which usually follows = square neal
unanimously vote the million and half
appropriation that the hOspitable CON-
missioners wanted
Now how much pleasanter that Is than
spending the $4,000 in lobbying
button-holing the whole house BY turns,
feeling this man. promising that one and
threatening the other. Verify the IN
vention Of our Quaker brethren Is =
good one and worthy Of imitation; and
as gentlemen Of Mr.. Thomas SCOTS
genius are usually Dot slow to learn, We
nay soon expect to see all Washington
embarking for Texas for rOuSing cham
payne dinner previous to voting thai
Tezas-Pasise subsidy that has hung fr'
50 long.
But Just at present Mr. Scott has his
hands full Of other matters, baekinl
himself and PhiladslPhiA against Van
derblt and New York in the race 70
Western freight trafie, and attending I
that remarkable squabble Of the Penn
sylvania road with the new Airline d
tween Philadelphia and this city.
presume the result Of these novel pr
eeedings viii be known BY the tine thi
reaches you, but at this writing the fgh
Is aproninsnt topic Of sOuvsrsati0u her
Tae idea Of two corporations getting I
= genuine battle over track erOssin!
using their labors for infantry and the
locomotives for furious cavalry charge
IS certainly original enough to eoumar
attention.
In these hard times and days Of &c
eral complaining it IS refreshing 70 lie
Of business that can Be robbed Of ha
million and never know IL Such
enc, If the papers are TO be believed.
that Of Babbitt. the soap-naksr. who
prosecuting two former employees
larceny. q something Ike that amoul
be having recently learned Of his i
by 0ncidsut. Whsw. He must use
soap 70 clean Aladiin's lamp with.
It may Dot be generally underst,
that We have Two Christmas days b
in New York. bat such Is the fact.
members Of the Greek Church hav
celebrated the other one on Janu
6. The way that happens Is. that
Greek faith holds to an old ehronole
while the rest Of ehristendon pre-
70 run By the new one. I should
been happy 70 g over 70 the CIR
temporarily for the sake Of an0'
chance to hang up ny stocking. but
derstznding that old Santa Claus
endorses Dee 25. didn't think il "
while.
The illustrious Mayor Of Bridges
Conn. Mr.. p 7. B1rnuu. has sold
Wild animals and al the other app
names Of his big HipPodrOns. but
no mere live out Of ths show bus
than Eah cut Of water So for IA,
other attractions be is nov exhib
himself with eonsidsrable eject.
cAlls his CARAVAN a lecture tour this
bat that don't matter People val
see him At least As much as to hear
and they turn oct vel. il this eity
Brooklyn at least. and the Prin.
Sh0Emsn Is successful. IS usual.
The case against Tweed having n
ed another setback through some
meal error, the question Is begiuni
Be raised whether such persevering
Cling on the part Of the prOsecutiO
Be entirely accidental From d
appear1nees the suit VIII have to =
It's settlement. if il reaches one. =
hands Of posterity. Il nav Be. Ia
that the proposed neu City CAarts,
under consideration at Albany. '
adopted. help this matter ineidsl
as Il vii introduce some very who
reforms in VARIOUS departments, q
the lav among the rest
II 1t would stop the existing
siOas that disgrase the City Coun
would do good work Two o.
bodies have organised and are g
Ing Tor recognition. one with {
dorsensnt Of the Mayor. and the
without II The former has %.
Of the chamber. and dem0nstr.
fitness for Ohee By 50 eOnduetin:
AZ regular meetings, as % render
Of calling in the police necessary