Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01
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Our New York Letter.

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- Another Dynamite Fiend -
More MOrmens.
TO the Editor Of the Observer:
New YoRK, October 25, 1877
| was engaged last week in
writing a,paragraph about VIM.
G. Gilman, the forger, in which
/ Iexpressed some wonder wheth-
er he, would get off, as several
of his illustrious predecessors
in crime have done, without any
unpleasant experiences with the
law, when the surprising INTEL
ligence was announced on the
street that he had given himself
up, and been sentenced 10 pris-
on. This announcement was
speedily confirmed by the ap-
pearancc in the paper of full ac-
count Of the proceedings. tits
a genuine novelty to see one Of
the numerous "Christian Grim
inals" summarily dealt with,
but certainly the sternest jus
tice could demand nothing
more than was done in the case.
Finding that no compromise
couldbe effected, Gilman walked
into court, plead guilty to the
charge of forgery and was inn
mediately sentenced to five
years at hard labor. The. next
day he was taken to Sing Sing,
with seven other convicts, three
of whom were negroes, and af-
ter going through the same for
malities as they, was consigned
to a common cell.
When the Credit Mobilier
frauds were first uncovered in
Congress, General Ben, Butler,
who may safely be presumed to
have been somewhat behind the
scenes in such matters, ventured
the prediction that ''that would
be a bad year for the righteous"
a prediction that was pretty
well fulfilled. The Generals
prophecy would not have been
bad one for last New Year.
Already enough lofty reputa-
tions have tumbled to the
ground to remove all reasonable
doubts on the question Of to-
tai depravity, aud still they
come. The past week, besides
Witnessing the conviction and
sentence of a Methodist minis
ter for robbery, has also seen the
fall of another Wall Street man
hardly less prominent than Gil
man. This time it is a Mr..
Plume who has taken liberties
with his brother-in-law's estate
to the amount of several hum
dred thousands. Rumors are
yet conflicting as to the amount
involved, but whatever it may
be, it cannot compare in unfor-
tunate Importance with the oc-
currence itself. How much Ion
ger public confidence can sus-
tain this succession of stunning
blows is grave question.
Lovers of the noxious weed
will be panied to learn that they
are likely soon to have to pay
more than present prices for
their ''imported Havanas"-
from Connecticut. The biggest
kind of a strike is now in pro-
gress among, the cigar makers,
and it threatens to be obstinate.
Many thousands have already
quit work and the number is
rapidly increasing. This move
ment originated among what are
known as the tenement house
workers. Under the tenement"
system, the large manufacturers
rent one or two little stiyed-up
rooms to a family, all of whose
members, from five years up
ward, in many cases, are en-
ployed at cigar making. By
charging exorbitant rents and
paying starvation wages these
manufacturers have made
great deal of money, and have
also precipitated the present
movement which | will say, for
the comfort of the shrieking
sisterhood, lis headed by a young
Bohemian woman.
Acask of wine has just been
received at this port directed 10
an Indiana merchant. The APP
praisers at the Custom House,
in examining it, discovered that
a tin case containing dynamite
was suspended in the middle of
the cask. Now, capital punish
ment may not be a good thing,
but if ever there was a man who
deserved to be suspended be-
tween heaven and earth by a
rope around his neck, it is the
,nnit .rho stiSnendeI this box OF