St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10
Our New York Letter.

THE HEAIHAN CHlNEE.
New YORK, August 3, 1877.
To the Editor Of the CaletlOnian
The striking" tendency which the
events of last week caused to pervade
our atmosphere, cropped out on Wall
street last Thursday, on small but
highly interesting scale. Instead of be-
ing case of labor versus capital, how
ever, this was clear instance of mat
ter against mind. Mr.. Jay Gould is a
gentleman who, | fear, is rather less
favOrably than generally known
throughout the country. Mr.. Gould is
said to be rich, and is known to be
smart-in fact, l believe public opinion
smart. Howeverthat may be, it is not to
be disputed that large number of men
considering themselves some pumpkins
in speculative matters, have at various
times boldly picked up Mr.. Jay Gould,
metaphorically speaking, with "a view
to making some use of him or other,
but these have uniformly been observed
to drop him with unexplained precipi-
tatiOn, and have further been observed
to dance around, indulging in profanity
and blowing their fingers as though
something had burned them. One of
the many whose misfortunes are set
fourth in the above figure of speech, is
Major A. Selover, a large, loud mouthed
specimen of humanity, with a red face
and hair to match, who has for several
years been familiar to Wall street as a
speculator of small means. This gen.
tleman came down the highway sacred
to bulls and bears, on the day named,
and in the the course of his walk came
upon the thin, sharp, Jewish looking
man, from whose "ways that are dark
and tricks that are vain," the Major in
sists that he is a heavy sufferer. The
latter stopped his adversary, and after
some OpprObriOus epithets, struck him
several times on the head, nearly
knocking him down. Not satisfied with
this, the man who mentally had proved
IA pigmy in the giant grasp of Gould,
picked up the willy tinanceer and lifted
him over the iron failing which at that
point separated the sidewalk from a
cellar way about eight feet deep. Hold
ing him suspended for Il moment or
two, the Major bestowed two or three
more raps upon the Uranium which
probably contains more stock points
than any other on the continent, and
then letting ''Union Pacific" "Atlantic
and Pacific" and "Western Union
tumble ANONYMOUSLY into the coal-hole,
walked hurriedly away. Mr.. Gould
was helped in through window into the
subterranean barber shop outside which
he fell, aud as soon as possible was ia
ken away by his friends.
The king pin of the Stock Exchange
: was not seriously hurt by this summary
treatment, but his dignity was much
upset, and intense excitement caused
throughout the street. Although most
> of the operators are not friendly to
p Gould, the assault is generelly consd-
|. sidered as an outrage. Quite a number
/ at opinions have been expressed, how
ever, tn the effect that he richly deserv-
eel the thrashing, and that the only
wonder Is that lac has So long escaped
b personal chastisement at the hands al
hi- victims.
10 j. not supposed that the men VIII,
directly caused the disasters at a weel
ago will Ice held to verS strict account
b iut their acts during those truublou,
/. times. hey are too numerous. aud
many ct them. tpo Intelligent III,
rhilfuad could not afford Ia usiracizc =,
% large an amount Of skilled labor - u
B represented 90 the leading strikers. an,
h,nc, most 1T them have already beef
A taken back into the service ct the meI
the, -uught =. s-....t.rr. A rev exam
- amples will have to Ice made, however
q ol = pIemiau, will 10, folt to have bccI
b. put on then irregular methods of seek
. ing redress for the grievances of labor
Two ringleaders are Already in custod,
in.this vicinity, and some other arrest
T" ar, contemplated. Donahue, the al
4 legged leader of the Erie mob at Hor
nellsyille, h now sheltered by the sam,
roof that covered the head of Tweed II
Ludlow Street, and Gallagher the hea,
center Of the Delaware a Lackawann
strike. languishes in durance vile owe
j. Ia New Jersey. They both claim, yer,
. naturally that they are abused aud per
secuted victims of ''iTOn-handed capi
= tai = but as Donahue was known "A
D. one of the most reckless obsti uctionists
,e aud Gallagher when taken in charg'
4 was found To carry a loaded revolver
together with pOcketful OF extra ear
tridgcs, the authorities very wisely con
r clude that they are safest behind bars
+ and propose therefore to keep theu
=. there until they have chance To prov
their Innocence by means of trial
~ Some reports reach us from withou
% of further strikes on roads whicl
" thought themselves out of the woods q
> this question. The trOublo is, that 81
most of such roads no pains whateve
seems to be take to promote kind
feelings between officials and subordi
mates. and the result is a state Of min,
/ among the Inter which renders an out
,s break always possible. The course q
the New York Central has betA Oh
only one reported which shows Oh
'e tight spirit. When the instruction
2 was at lie highest aud spreading i