Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06

yet. The editorial mill Ia still send.
ing ont its ready.made intellect, but
ther are evidences that it will close
next week. Uncle Samuel has bled
many millions and he has got tired
Of it, especially as he is certain to lie
beaten in the end, and tho effect OF
the election of Hayes is showing It.
self more and more. Gold is down
to "A, making it possible to resume
specie payment at any time. While
business is dull,everybody feels hope
ful that the spring will bring revi-
val, and business men are content
to wait till the matter is settled be-
You'd o peradventure.
BUSINESS.
New York has received another
offset. The grain trade has been
gradually leaving the city for Bos'
ton, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Vanderbilt made an effort to get it
back by cutting freight IN favor of
New York, but the other lines have
finally beaten him. The Baltimore
and Ohio brought him down, and
the New York Central has in the
new arrangement raised it's rates, so
that Baltimore has very heavy per
cent. over New York. The whole.
sale merchants are feeling ugly ov(f
this surrender of Vanderbilt, for
goods are very largely bought where
grain is sold. All this is bad for
New York, but it is well for the in
terror cities and the producer. There
are no facil hes in New York for
handling garin, and it costs alto.
gether too much to get it through
the city and on shipboard. Chica-
60, Toledo and Milwau kee are ship
ping heavily to Baltimore, and the
dry goods and grocery trade is fol-
lowing it. The elder Vanderbilt is
still on his bed, and his son William
does not seem to have the acuteness
of his father. At all events Gar.
rett has beaten him badly, and New
York suffers. The Vanderbilts con.
troll too much railroad. Mr.. Gar.
rett works his road in the interest
of his city, and it's management has
always been liberal. Between the
Baltimore and Ohio and the Penn
sylvania Central, New York has
come to grief. Take this diversion
and the fact that the lake cities are
shipping direct to Montreal and
supplying New England direct, and
it is easy enough to see that the
prestage of New York as a CONNER.
cial centre is in danger.
FIRE ESCAPES.
The Brooklyn horror has served
one good purpose. The authorities
have inspected every theatre in the
city, and are compelling the mana.
gers to make them safe. They are
cutting doors for escape, and are
laying water pipes in every direc-
tion, so as to flow the stage in the
event of fire. One theatre was com.
PEELED to suspend till this was done,
and the people who crowd them
breathe more freely. The churches
are to be overhauled next, and then
The factories and large buildings in
which people work six stories up,
are to be looked after. The effect
If it all is, to make life tolerably
'afe from fire. There are buildings
II the lower wards, which shelter
lightly from two to three thousand
PEOPLE, six stories in height, with
,nly one staircase, and that very
ARROW one. In the event of a fire
n one of them, the unfortunate oc-
upants would burn like rats, for
scape would be virtually impossi-
lie. All of these are to be gone
trough with, and the owners COM
elled to make them safe.
TEMPERANCE.
Five thous and ladies of the "first
antilles" have signed an agreement
OF to offer Intoxicating liquors to /
leir callers on New Years day. r
here will be less number of we'll 9
ressed drunken young men on the /
reefs next New Years than usual. 9
he big temperance demonstrations $
ill commence immedi ately after d
ew Yeaa's, and will be kept up
lst as long as any feeling is shown.
oston and Philadelphia are to join
18th. them, working the same way, L