Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-04-26

more cheaper than 10 New York and
hence the howl The great limo west
from Now York Is the Central, and
tho Central is managed by the most
pig-headed Of tho Vandcrbilts. The
Pennsylvania and Baltimore roads
lay 10 with the steamships and agree
to carry to Toledo, Chicago, st. Louis
and Cincinnati for o less rate of
freight than the Central will, and
consequently tho freight goes to
those cities. In short the Ohio and
Baltimore and Pennsylvania roads
have combined with the steamship
lii CO, and are taking the trade. The
trouble with New York is 1t has no
terminal facilities /; the city ard its
railroads are managed ss selishly as
possible, and IRE not in tho interests
of the city AZ ell. They are run in
the interest Of Vanderbilt and his
adherents,a and they depend upon the
fact that certain amount of freight
and certain number OF passengers
have no other way Of qettiug into
the city. The other roads are man.
aged on broader idcas, aud the other
cities, better governe d eud depend
ing more upon their enterprise than
natural facilities, and taking the
trade and New York is suffering It's
trade is being pared off here and
sliced off there, till The diminution
is seriously felt and occasions alarm
But what can be done? The city is
in the hands of the class of Democ-
racy who have no interest in its
prosperity, aud who know nothing
about it and care less, and 80 tho
merchants and manufacturers suffer.
a Neat Trick.
Tho neatest, cleanest swindle that
ever was perpetrated. was done in
this city last week. Up in twenty
third street is a honse of designation
frequented only by the very bluest-
blooded of the aristocracv. IF a
married lady from Murry Hill goes
beyond moral limits, it is AZ this
house that she meets her lover, and
if 8 rich msn has unlawful love it is
at this house that no meets her.
1t ia 80 quiet and so safe that none
fits frequen ters eyer had tho slight
est fear of being disturbed, by the
police or anyone else. Last Friday
night the house was full, " hen, to the
horror of tho ominently respectable
sinners, the police surrounded it, and
all the occupants marched out OF
their rooms into tho grand parlora,
whore the sergeant Of the squad re-
viewed them. OF course every one
saw every other one, and quite a
number OF surprises were the conse.
quonce The parties were all SO re-
spectacle that tho sergeant let them
off with modicnm of good advice,
and they departed considering them.
selves lucky at escaping so easily.
Alas for these highly respecta BILE
people They had little difficulty
in recognizing each other, except
three gan,lmen who were strangers
to all the rest. The next day one of
the respectables wss called upon by
one of the three unknown men.
They recognized each other and
So lied gastly grin. Rather ugly
thing, that last night, "said unknown.
'Indoed it was" replied the respect
able. = The idea Of bringing us all
together in the parlor, where every
ono present might and did sec every
other one!" said unknown 1T was
outrageous, ''replied respectable, "but
each one will be compelled to keep
it secret for his own sake" eyes, !"
replied the unknown significantly,
"uniess there might have been one
or two present who bad as soon be
known as not, having nothing to
lose. BY the way. Mr.. -, l have
1000 to pay this afternoon, and
| amsshar; will you be good enough
to accomodate mo with the amount,
for few day p Mr.. - looked
at the stranger for a minute-the
stranger smiled, Mr. saw the
character of the man, AMI without
another word wrote a check for the
amount. Aud as every one of the
respectables received call, the Oh
iecl If which was the same. from one
Of the three unknown, it ia evident
enough that the three were in colus-
ion with the police. and possibly
with tho keeper Of the house, and
that it was very pretty scheme of
black mailing most audaciously de-
vised and skillfully carried out. The
ladics present that night were alse
visited, either by note or in person,
and they are paying handsomely
shat their guilt may not find them
out Moral - be virtuous, and you
may bid the black malere defiance.
Rum.
There is lronbla among the rum
aollers. A strict Interpretation of the
laws makes it impossible for excise
missioners TO grant licenses to
any except tavern keepers, and the
commissioners in New York and
Brooklyn have resolved TO adhere to
the law, and to prosecute all others
selling. Already several hundred
suits have been commenced against
liquor dealers who do not according
to the law keep inns or taverns. The
law is that licenses shall not be
granted TO any one who does not
keep three spare beds, with proper
bedding, for tho accommodation of
guests, which Of course mono of the
saloons or bars preteod to keep. The
law officers will push it, for they can
get their costs and fees, and conse-
quenlly there will be trouble. The
temperance associations see In this
an opportunity for new crusade
upon rum, and the dealers are grid
ing up their loins for vigorous de-
Tense of what they consider their
rights. There will be vast amount
of epeech making, and vast NUM-
bcr of arrests, but il will all amount
to nothing. Liquor selling cannot
be restricted in 8 population like
that of New York, whore large ma
iarity of the people drink, end where
.,-.a "a IN aIapoanf in p,1iitiuG end