Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-06
our New iOrk Letter.
New YORK, June 20, 1877.

through long, winding cellars he took him,
till, 10 dark vault, tLey came to three
cots, of the hardest, meanest description.
and with rats coursing over them. You
viii dake No. ., " said the proprietor "goot
night And he went away, leaving the
detective IN place from which no man ur
acquainted with the premises could escape,
without 4 guide. In dolefui mood he
passed the night, and in the morning paid
his dollar. thinking it cheap. as he had the
company Of the rats. TIE league is work
ing vigorously and to the point. Wherever
they can catch liquor dealer mapping,
they bring him to book and, as they have
plenty Of money and the best legal talent in
the city, they are accomplishing something
The breaking up Of the rings has lessened
the political power Of the gin mills. and the
politicians are willing to see them 90
to the wall. Politicians are beginning
to court the favor of decent people,
because the decent people kicked in the
traces and refused to follow them, unless
they had at least as much attention paid to
their wishes as to the demands OF the rum
sellers. Possibly what is being done in
New York may be proftably initiated else
where.
POLITICAL.
The President Is receiving aceessions
daily. The cffco holders who have walked
the plank, and those whose heads hang
lightly on their shoulders, don't like him
but the people do. The Republicans who
have tried to have decent men in Congress
ard in the Legislature, but who have been
oyerridden by the trained cohorts Of the
custom house and the postotiice, whose pro-
prietOrs had axes of their own II grind, are
rejoiced tina. this is at last over, and that
hereafter the people will have a chance to
be represented as they desire to be. 1t was
nuisance and curse. The swarm OF
Office holders made politics a business. and
it was no use for the New York citizen to
undertake to compete with them. Let them
turn out at a caucus as freely as they might,
the machine men had twice tho number
there, men who were never known in their
wards, but who acted all the same
and as consequence the worst.
instead OF the best, men have req
resented the city. Hayes order prohib-
itipg federal officials taking part in primary
politics gives great satisfaction. 1t takes
out of the political field the elements that
were dangerous TO the people, and will go
great way toward purifying politics. 1t
is good thing. OF course New York is
opposed to the remOnetising of silver, for
the interests of a great commercial city are
always in the direction of keeping faith in
the spirit as well as the letter The produc-
ton of silver has been so enormous as to
lessen its value, and New York insists that
nothing shall be legal tender that is not par
the world over. There will be trouble in this
city iiany attempt is made to have double
standard, for it would disarrsuge values to
degree that would be disastrous. What
ever may be the action of the people else
where, New York will be a unit against
anything hut gold.
THE JEWS
are still excited about the order excluding
them from the Grand Union Hotel. Every
rabbi in the city preached on the topic. and
to read the papers Monday, one would sup
pose that all the bravery. all the virtue. all
the capacity, and all the good qualities that
have ever blessed humanity. were cOncen-
trated in the Jews. They may be excused
Tor stopping over somewhat, IN view of the
insult that was put upon them, but without
all this there is much to DO said in their
favor. There is an enormous population OF
them in the city, probably sixty thousand.
They are the heaviest bankers. the heaviest
merchants. and the best tinsnciers in the
city. There are thousands of small retail
ers. and thousands OF rag pickers and all
that, among them but there are no Jew
meEdicants. and very few jew criminals
They take care OF their poor better than any
other people on the globe they are the
most charitable and the most enterprising.
Here the Jew has had chance, and he has
shown himself to be great in more ways
than one. The ghost Of Stewart, who is
known a. Hilton, made a grave mistake
when he insulttd a race of such wonderful
capabilities. capacity and means. They cut
altogether too wide swath II be lightly
considered or cayalierly used. The Jews of
the country have all withdrawn their trade
from the Stewart concern, and II makes q
hole in their profits.
TENEMENT HOUSES.
\ building six stories high, in which over
four hundred people existed, commenced
caving in at eleven O'Clock in the morning,
and at four in the afternoon it fell with
crash ON bra cipg in n. oil
the worldly possessions OF the people who
inhabited it. Fortunately tho cracking
walls gave timely warning of their inten-
ton TO go down, and no lives were lost
Had it happened in the night the loss OF
life would have been terrible. There are
thousands OF such buildings in the city, the
falling OF which is mere matter of time,
for the walls are as thin as they can posi-
bly, be and stand, and everything SO built as
to make the interest on the cost as large as
possible. The authorities have taken 1t in
hand, and an Inspection is being made of
the tenement houses. Quite number OF
them have been condemned. and the ten
ants ordered to move out. The owners who
are reaping twenty-five per cent. on this
class OF structures are indignant. They
don't see why they shOuldn' have the priv
ilcge of building any kind OF trap they
tuuuSc, ~ tldl IL lhNS lnelu.
ABSOLUTE DULLNESS
peryndes tho city now The hot weather
brings business 10 an end. AMI closes every
thing except the gin mills and such churches
rs are not able TO give their pastors salaries
mr-c enough to enable them to go to
Europe or California. Such pastors find it
more IN the line of their duty to stay and
preach the gospel during the hot months
Ii has been disastrous year all around
The theatre, have all lost money, the
business mCn who come out even consider
themselves lucky, the bars are all short and
everything IL stagnant. Ii has been
season of economy and cutting down. and
the spirit of retrenchment has extended into
places where it would not be looked for
Tho missionary societies have done little OF
nothing. the receipts barely paying the
heavy salaries of the officers Speaking OF
MISSIONARY s0CIETIEs,
one, II society for aiding weak churches. has
lust published IT. report, and funny reading
It Is. 1t has collected during tho year ! ls,
Coo and paid out Tor rent. and salaries to
its officers. 81 465, leaving exactly $685.
Tor the AID OF weak churches. II does not
state where that went to but the president.
secretary and treasurer all had good sala
EltN. IL ~ IhtutI ttHtuslNe rtAlihe injury
to weak churches when 1t takes S32 to get
81 ~ to the church that needs IT
TuE WEATHER
Is terribly warm, and everybody who can
raise money enough IL getting away To the
mountains or the seaside. When these
miles OF brick walls and stones psyements
get heated, they stay hot. and they are
heated now Yours. ALTON
MIR Marion Adams. sister OF the late
Mrs resident jackson, died at the Hermit
age. IN Nashville, Tenn the other day. at
the aga ol = years. from the effects Of a
fall. which fractured Der thigh, about a
month ago Her remains will be inferred |
in the Hermitage huryng ground,