Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-13

New York Letter.
HORSESHOE RING SUITS-THE FRENCH
GIFT TO NEW YoRK-THE GAMBLERS
FIRE-woRKs-BUSTNEss.
New YORK, June 9, 1877.
HORSES.
The racing season was i~naugurated last
week, with unusual brilliancy. Jerome
Park was crowded with the fashions of
the city, and some very good time was
made by the steppers. The amount OF
money invested in fast goers in this city is
enormous. Robert Bonner, the Ledger
man, has nearly a half-million in this kind
of property, some of his horses being
worth $500 if they can be bought a tall.
The Lorillards, the Lenoxes and all the
rich families consider it essential to their
standing to have more or less good horse
flesh, and any fine day there can be seen
in the Park hundreds of horses who can
make time very low down in the thirties,
every Young man of fashion thinking it
necessary to have his fast horse. The late
Helmbold had $4,000 in horses when he
exploded. 1t is a pretty sight to see the
fast horses out on a fine day in the Park,
and the &ves thereabout, many of the
teams being driven by ladies, who get to
be as skillful with the whip rs their male
escorts. Women all like good horses, and
it is Il passion with them to drive. There
is no better business than the breeding
and fitting of fine horses. The most ordi-
nary kind Of carriage horses that have
style at all are worth 81, 200 a pair; and
they run from that, according to style and
training, up to $1,000. This, without any
particular speed. Give q horse speed in
addition to style, and the lucky breeder
may set his W price, and get it. For
this grade of stock the market is never
overstocked. There are constantly coming
in wealthy men who can afford to pay
these prices for what they fancy, and it is
now more than ever the fashion. There
are enough of poor horses, and they sell
as cheaply here as anywhere, but good
horses are always in demand, and always
at u very high price.
THE RING SUITS.
The city has compromised with Sweeny,
far about onc-tenth Of what he really
stole. This leaves the Sweenys rich,l but
Boss Tweed, it is said by those who pro-
fess to know his exact circumstances, Will
be left comparatively poor. But the Boss
does not care for that. He made friends
when he had power, and he believes he
can rally his old followers, and be once
more the arbiier of New York politics.
All he wants is to get out of Jail, and get
h. l...-o - ,,t.,, bt1 ,-a,. -opNr pOpp moro
The. old gangs who never had so generous
a paymaster will rally around him, and he
can undoubtedly obtain so much power in
the city as to make him essential to the
more respectable politicians. And then it
will take no time at all for him TO get back
all the money he has lost, and more. He
is unquestionably the most popular man
in the city; that is he can get the greatest
following among the class who WELD poll
teal power here. lie always divided fair
ly what he stole, and the lesser plunderers
sigh for his leadership again. They never
lived rs we'll as when he was at the head.
He has had a hard time of it Tor Il few
: years, but be is still strong enough to make
it lively again. Yesterday, the last of the
:, absconders. Richard B, Connolly, COM
promised with the city, and will return to
his native land. Connolly returns to the
city 81, 100000. The real reason for the
settlement is that it costs 50 much 10
prosecute these men that if the city should
recover all that was stolen, it wouldjinevi-
tably 90 to the hands of LAWYERS and for
other court expenses. What is gotten now
will 90 to the city direct. 1t is curious,
Z but defaulters can never stay away from
, their country. Possessed Of millions
Connolly had all his in bonds-they were
still outcasts and vagabonds. They were
D admitted to no society, they had no asso.
g Citations except among themselves, and
Z their life was one of constant annoyance
], and discomfort. Connolly has been try
ing to get back for a year, and he is doubt
less the happiest man to-day on the globe
y He will come back to New York and with
!, his old associates take charge of the demo.
cracy of New York again, and may as
sist Tilden in another campaign for reform
q A DISGRACE.
+ Visitors to the Philadelphia Exposition
L will remember n colossal bronze arm ant
n hand holding aloft n torch, which was 81
exhibition there. This is a part of a stat
ue entitled Liberty enlightening the
e world" paid for by citizens of Paris, ant
donated to this country to be set up as
d beacon light on Bedloe's Island, at the en-.
II trance of the harbor of the city. TIT
statue is Of gigantic size, and the lighi
from the torch Eliminates n vast space
K The statue is here, but New York is toe
i mean to raise money to set itup, and there
is n good prospect that it will never b'
/. taken out of the cases. 1t is a disgrace
Y that the great city has not the courtesy
i and public spirit to make use Of SO gener'
e Gus and appropriate a gift.
THE GAMBLERS
!. are having n hard time of it. The soft
n who have heretofore bled for their benefit
n have not now the money to squander, ant
, the O gamblers are failing one by one
2 The effects of John Chamberlain, next tc
p Morrisey. the most noted faro banker il
i the city, were sold at auction last week
p and the rich furniture Of his palace
# brought very small prices. 1t was n COR
geous concern three years ago. Ever
night at Il o'clock, a supper was set il
l. the place, free to all. that could not hav,
ID been had ut Delmonico's for less than 5,
a Il plate, to say nothing of wines. TIL,
most expensive dishes, cooked and servet
by French artists, with the most gorgeou:
/, service, and in Il magniticently appointe,
room, was free to whoever chose to 81
down to it. In those days it was moth
ing for rich men men to lose their thou
Y sands there, and Chamberlain wa very
le rich But he could not avoid gambling
re himself, and he would invest in race
in tracks at Long Branch, and 90 int0a greaI
y, many speculalions, and the hard time
T. came OH and fools either hadn'tthe none
II or had grown wiser. and so Chamberlain
S came to grief, He is IL poor man to-day
u and will stay so till the bucket gets full
OF and begins to slop over. Such men onl,
W thrive when money is made very easily
+ Morrisey is more acute, When the time
d were flush, he invested his profits in 600,
Ii shape, and drew out of all kinds of gamb
se ling except that which could be run YER
re cheaply. Something like twenty gamb
re ling houses have closed within the month
S, not by law, but by what is stronger tina
I'd law, hard times. One of them went +
is Deadwood, leaving three wives and innu
ID merable creditors, The wives were ignc
ut rant of each others existence, till they a
ry met at his place 10 see what had becom
X of him. Another found himself RUNE
ly one night, and he did the world the onl
at service he ever had, by blowing his brain
out, in his rooms where thousands ha,
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