The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-10
Especial Correspondence of tho Troy Daily
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THE HERMIT's LETTER.
Tho Importation Of Horses Spite Dogs-The
Fruit Trade 49, Life Insurance 49, Trinity
Churchyard-Epitap Philip Hamil-
ton Duel-A Big Church Debt Paid.


mandy ie now becoming marked feature
in commerce. Twenty years ego Rosa
Bonhcurs picture of the horse fair gave
the American public its first view Of a
breed 50 noted for its strength and endu-
lance. Since then horse fanciers have
found IL to their advantage to introduce the
Norman horse to America. Agents are
now sent out for the purpose of selecting
lino animals, which are shipped by steam
ers. Stalls are prepared under deck, and
az a lsrgc space ia required for each the ex-
pensG OF importation is equal to that of a
lirst-cl6s3 passage. Mr.. Buck, managing
editor of the Spi,it Of tie Times, recently
went to Normandy aud selected II stations
which arrived here safely. They were with
one exception sold to go to Illinois. where
horse breeding is now an important spec
ialty. The price was 1000, which shows
the value set upon select stock. The ex-
ception to which reference is above made
il found in the sale of one of the best
Of the lot to John H.. Siarin. He imme-
diately sent IL to his farm in Montgomery
county, where he is paying great attention
TO the imp Oyement Of stock. Saddle
horses ale also imported from France at
high cost, and are found generally to be of
fine blood ard well broken. For such an
imlls from 81 500 to Sl,SO0 is really paid.
DOG NOTES.
Changing from one fancy 10 another, l
am led to notice the dog trade as carried on
in Broadway. On almost every pleasant
day the pede.tyian may notice man with
beautiful spiiz pup under each arm. The
little creatures are quiet and apparently
very happy, AMI their owner patrols the
street ia e Slow aud patient manner, until
he finds purchaser. Tbs man is Mike
Madden. who resides at No. 3S2 Mulberry
street, ard who makes the spitz traffic a
speciality. II airy of our readers desire to
see a happy family they can he gratihed tv
calling on Nike, who will show them nine,
each OF whom has been a happy mother.
This number, as the reader has no doubt
ObserN ed, is Identical with that of the
musts, which suggests that Mike must be
of a classic turn. He might indeed say in
the words OF Pore, Eye sacred nine that
all my soul possess for they are to to him
chief treasure. For 90 years Mike has
been in this capacity. When the children
of these mine muses." reach the age of two
months they are old enough for the market.
and arc straghtwsy offered On Broadway,
where they find ready purchasers at So
apiece. Much has becn said of late con-
corning the liability of such dogs to hv-
drophobia. On this point / AN unable TO
speak definitely, but Mike takes the mega
tive, and will tell you that lie has never
seen a case Of this kind.
ORANGE TRADE.
George 1. Miller i-..lead, aged three score
and ton. lie was the former pillar Of the
fruit trade, and one of its most popular
members. Everybody tat bought fruit IN
this market for 80 years preceding the re-
bellion knew George Miller. lie was a
very honorable mao. | mention this be-
cause the fruit trade Chat is oranges and
lemOrs) next to that in horses is cpca TO
criticism. George Miller began very poor,
and was rs l said in early days one Of the
wagon hOys" When ! first knew him he
occupied the corner Of Day and Washing
ton st!c'ts, and here his successors still re-
main. Il is probably the Oldest fruit stand
in the country, and has always borne a good
name. lie was knd-hearled man, and
will be remembered by the trade generally
with sincere respect
a LOOK AT FRUITS
Tho fruit trade in this city is remark abl y
sub talill, and has teen marked by a
smaller proportion of failures than any
other cait. cannot mention any reason
for this, except that these dealers began
poor, and, rs thfy say, "worked their way
up Such habits Of economy and thrift
as enabled them TO rise from the street kept
them In a cafe condition. 1t is some years
since ] was intimate with the trade but my
remembrance Of its members, rs they ap-
ptared at Il fruit auction, recalls a class of
urea unusually rough in dress ald manners.
Perhaps they have improved since then.
There certainly was room for it.
SOME MEN OF NOTE.
Oranges and lemons are commonly sold
at auction, aud the sale attracts large
crowd. In the days l refer to one dealer
always appeared in a black suit, and had
much the manners of professional man.
This was Peter Bslen OF Front street, who
| believe, is dead Henry NJ. Carpenter
and William Main Cloth also dead) were
leading names. The latter, commonly
known as "Bill Main" was at the head of
the Washington market boys who were
very rough class. Dan Thomas was an
other. Rough IS this was, however, it was
always coed" The Iisks taken in the
purchase of fruit are very great. There is
no guaranty TO deliver anything but the
boxes, for the contents may all be decayed
Buyers are served in the list of purchasers
just rs the fruit may come out of the vee-
sci. For this reason one mans purchase
may come out sound, while in another case
i, may prove wolthlcs0. These risks rem
der the trade very exciting i have fire.
qlenily attended these sales, and remember
the solid form nnl calm, impossible coun-
tgnance of George Miller. The once noted
fruit auc'ioneer, Minturn, is dead. and one
after another of his leading bidders have
followed him. George Miller is one of The
veterans thai Cnoe littered to Miuturn's
elcqucnce, and thus death knocks down the
lot.
LIFE INSURANCE.
The present fury occasloned by the fail
ure Of tie Continental and the alleged en-
barrassment of the United States, tends to
damage thia important branch of public in
teress For the next six months the mum.
Der of policies Issued will be one third or
under the average. IL is unfortunate that
such should be the case, but confidence Is
necessary to such institutions, but cannot
be maintained under such Injurious results.
The failure Of ten savings banks has al
most destroyed the habits of economy
which once our working classes cherished,
and the trouble in lite insurance corpora
tions is tending to impair one of the most
b'ntficent of schemes More that fine
buildings and heavy salaries do these estab-
lishmenls need restoration of that conf
dence which has been forfeited by fraud
and acknowledgement.
TRINITY CEMETERY.
Speaking of the dead, am reminded of
recent visit made to Trinity cemetery.
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