Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-10-12

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Our New York Letter.
PoLITICAL-TnE COST OF CIGARs-NEw YoRl
AND THE CANALS MORE RAsCALITy-
BUSINESS.
Nzw YORK, Oct. 5. 1877.
To the Editor of the Free Press and Times.
The action OF the State Convention unde
the leadership of Mr.. Conkling is the prin
cipal topic of discussion. The aggressive
portion OF the party are those who hold
Office. and those who believe they would
have been in office but for the attempt O.
the President to inaugurate reform in tht
civil service. This faction of the party aI-
plaud Conkling to the echo, and are bitter
in their denunciation of Curtis On the
other hand, the solid men of the city, oI
which class the Union League Club are fail
representatives, assert that "Mr. COnkling' 5
Convention a. they chsracterize the Roch-
ester gathering. did not represent the party
at all, but that the people will sustain Mr.
Curtis They hold tina. not only the best
element in the Republican party, but of the
Democratic as well, are in hearty accord
with the President, and that the attack o.
Conkling upon the administration was not
only bad thing for the party. but is the
death OF that gentleman. There is no con-
cealing the fact that there is deal of bitter
ness in the organization, and it crops out
on all occasions as naturally as it did at
Rochester. The Conkling people insist that
they have made the party. and have main
tained it, and that to prevent such man
from usiug his influence because he happens
to hold an office. is wrong. The President
and his supporters take the event very quiet
ly. Eyarts says that no matter what the
result of the elections may be, this Fall, the
people will sustain the policy when they
come 70 see its practical effects. And the
President says that be is doing exactly what
he was pledged to do before the election,
and as he does not want another term, it is
a matter for the people to do as they choose
about And all Republicans. except few
disappointed ones say that Conkling should
have followed the example of Blaine, and
kept the party intact. and reserved his per-
sonal grievances till more fitting time.
THE COST OF CIGARS.
A very pretty little history came to me
the other day. In 1870. broker named
Abbey WAS told by his physician that cigars
were killing MIN and his wife induced him
to stop smoking, and give her the amount
each day that he was in the habit of ex-
pending upon cigars. Now this rich man
| did lot smoke common cigars,-nOt he. He
| could not satisfy himself with anything less
than imported Havanas, that cost fifty cents
and upwards, each. and he consumed a
great many Of them. Bat he did quit, and
he did give his wife each day precisely what
his cigar bill had been, and he kept it up
faithfully. About month ago, Mr.. Abbey
went under. and he was very sore about it
| He had neg elected the usual precautions
such people take. and the house he lived in
was taken out from under him, as well as
all the pleasant accnmulatIOns of a life time
Mr.. Abbey. last Monday morning. was an
astonished man for Mrs. Abbey took him
out of the cheap hotel in which they had
"a
neat and comfortably furnished house on
Goth street. with everything in readiness to
| 90 to living, and all hers she had saved
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from this vantaoe mint Mr. Ahhev feels
anita oo,fJ.nt tba, be 90, en- o,t and
reoain his lost nositior He saved his health
bv n uittinp tobacco-bis vile 81 managed as
IN y;yc him n.w start A ervcomfort-
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