Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-30
LETTER FROM NEW YoRR.
Special Correspondence.


Special Correspondence.
New YORK. April %, 1877.
News has doubtless reached you re-
garding Tweed's revelations, a synopsis
of which was published here early this
week. This confession had been long
and when it came there was
general ducking of heads all over the CT
ty and state. something similar to that
which took place in the old Scotch kirk
--hAse- pastor one morning broke into his
discourse with the s~dl~--aananncemen
that he was about to throw his prayer
book at an unfaithful husband whom he
saw in his audience. The full particu
lars are not known yet, the document re-
naming in the hands of the attorney
general, pending his consideration of the
proposition that accompanied it, namely,
that Tweed is to be set free, and to be
insured against further prosecution, on
condition that he produces his proofs of
the allegations of his so-called confess
sion. IF this 10 rAjAeted by the govern
ment the old Spartan threatens to re-
lapse into his clam-like silence. Enough
has already leaked out, however, to fur
nish material foy numberless suits and
Investigations, the latter being loudly
courted by those whose names are found
in the statement published. Queer thing,
that Tweed is known to have stolen
millions and to have distributed his
booty widely and freely; and yet you
may scrape the State of New York with
fine tooth comb without finding mar
who ever took one of his ill-gotten dol
lars. Here for instance are judge OF
the bench, the editor Of a prominent New
York journal, and reform" leader il
the Albany Legislature whom Tweed
claims as accomplices, and now the tor
rent of their virtuous indignation is
sight both grand and beautiful to be
hold. Well, we shall know more abou
it later.
The climax of the life insurance pro
ceedings which | have noticed from tim
to time, has at last been reached in tn
publication of the long looked for repor
of the committee appointed to investi
gate the Equitable" This young g
ant of a company which In its eightee
years of existence has distanced all coe
val competition, has for some time bee
the real focus of the blows aimed fror
all sides at the life insurance interes
To remove any doubts concerning il
condition which might result from sue
attacks or from the general distrust o,
casioned by the failures of last season
the officers of the Equitable in Januar
last made the request of nine New YOr
business men of the highest standin.
: headed by ex Governor Morgan of tn
state, that they would act as specii
committee to probe the affairs of the s.
ciety to the bottom, and ventilate evel
corporate act of its life. The commissic
was accepted. and three months havin
been given to an unsparing scrutiny
its accounts and condition. the result
thereof are embodied in the comprehel
sive report just published report bo
= critical and thorough. and closing wi
; an emphatic declaration not only 9TH
y the Society is solvent beyond questio
and that the policy-holders are amp
secured in their investment" but al
It that its unparalleled growth reflects t
i highest credit on its officers, and plac
y the Equitable" in the front rank of i
/ situations of It's kind.
e A new enemy to man, and in II
y longitude at least, deadly one, is beil
IS developed in the shape of the ordina
l. cat, at whose door must be laid a nu
d Der of recent deaths, and for whose su
IS preston stringent measures are now pl
1t posed. So great is the alarm in the ]
> giOn of Fulton Ferry among the resta
d rant keepers and market people that
is association has been formed which b
IS offered reward of Fifty cents, dead
l. alive" for every cat brought in. L
re fish market has long been famous for
q, cats, each stall-keeper having numt
lie of feline pensioners which answered
Of their names and received regular ration
E. But they have increased and multipli
st till they have become terrible nuisan
r Thieving, NANCY, quarrelsome and n
to sy, the atmosphere is redolent of I
j. pungent odor of cats, the roofs, celia
re corridors and fences are pervaded wi
is cats. the tempest-tOssed mariners tenn
L rarily sojourning in the adjacent boar
in ing houses cannot sleep for the pes