Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-13
LETTER FROM NEW YoRR.
Special Correspondence.
NEW YORK. August 6. 1877.

our atmosphere. cropped out on Wall
street last Thursday. on a small but
highly interesting scale. Instead of
being case of labor versus capital,
however, this was a clear instance of
matter 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, 1 believe public opinion
is inclined to set him down as much too
smart. However, that may be, it is
not to be disputed, that large number
of gentlemen, 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 unex-
planned precipitation, and have been
further observed to dance around, in
dulging in profanity and blowing their
fingers as though something had burned
them. One of the many whose misfor-
tunes are set forth in the above figure of
speech, is Major A. Selover, large,
loud-mouthed specimen of humanity,
with red face and hair to match, who
has for several years been familiar to
Wall street as Spectator of no small
means. This gentleman came down the
highway sacred to bulls and bears, on
the day named, and in the course of
his walk came upon the thin, sharp,
Jewish looking little man, from whose
ways that are dark and tricks that are
vain." the Major insists 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 men,
tally had proved pigmy in the giant
grasp OF Gould. picked up the willy f.
nancier and lifted him over the iron
railing which at that point separates
the sidewalk from q cellar way about
eight feet deep. Holding him suspend
ed for a moment or two, the Major be-
slowed two or tree more raps upon the
Uranium which probably contains more
stock points" than any other on the
continent, and then letting Union Pa
ciic," Atlantic and Pacific" and
western Union" tumble ANONYMOUSLY
into the coal-hole, walked hurriedly
away. Mr.. Gould was helped in through
a window into the subterranean barber
shop outside which he fell. and as soor
as possible was taken away by hi
friends.
The king pin of the Stock Exchang'
was not seriously hurt by this summar.
treatment, but his dignity was mucl
upset, and intense excitement causeC
throughout the street. Although mos
of the operators are not friendly t
Gnuld the assault il sonornlly CON
demned as an outrage. Quite numbe
of opinions have been expressed, how
ever, to the effect that he richly deserv
ed the thrashing, and that the onl
t wonder is that he has so long escape
e personal chastisement at the hands Q
: his victims.
: 1t is not supposed that the men VIII
e directly caused the disasters of wee
e ago will be held to very strict accoun
= for their acts during those troublou
> times. They are to numerous, and
h many of them, too intelligent. Tn
Y railroads could not afford to ostracize S
s large an amount of skilled labor as
8 represented by the leading strikers, an
; hence most of them have already bee
/. taken back into the service of the me
i they sought to conquer. A few exam
l. Piles will have to be made, however, {
n premium will be felt to have been pu
n on these irregular methods of seekin
n redress for the grievances of labor. TW
, ringleaders are already in custody j
h this vicinity, and some other arrests al
1t contemplated. Donahue, the allege
Ie leader of the Erie mob at Hornellsvill
If is now sheltered by the same roof tn;
G. covers the head of Tweed in Ludlo
r. Street, and Gallagher the head centr
y eff the Delaware & Lackawanna strik
10 languishes in durance vile over in Ne
st Jersey. They both claim, very natura
70 ly that they are abused and persecutt
y victims of ''ironhanded capital ;" but
is Donahue was known as one of the mo
&c reckless obstructionists, and Gallagh
E. when taken in charge was found to ca
ly ry a loaded revolver, together with
to pocketful of extra cartridges, the a
r thorities very wisely conclude that tn,
Z. are safest behind bars, and propo
therefore to keep them there until thu
have chance to prove their innocen
: by means of trial.
= Some reports reach us from witho
= of further strikes on roads which thong
= themselves out of the woods on th
= question. The trouble is, that on mo
- of such roads no pains whatever see
: to be taken to promote kindly feelil
between officials and subordinates, al