Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-22
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Special Correspondence.

through with its troubles yet. Beside
having various suits on its hands, in one
of which damages are claimed to the
amount of $4.5OO,00O, certain things
about its operation are raising such
hue and cry from the Sixth Avenoodles
as even a soulless corporation not dares
,, ignore. Outraged citizens complain
that sparks from the dummies burn
them and their store awnings, that gas,
smoke and clnders from the same source
blind and choke them, that oil from the
running gear down running their clothes
and their dispositions, and, worse than
all, that the ceaseless rumble and clat-
ter of the trains wears upon their nerves
preventing sleep, and driving them to
the verge of suicide. This formidable
arraignment is backed up by a vigorous
published protest signed by hundred
or two physicians, who state that in
their opinion, the road in its present
shape is deleterious nuisance.
Thus beset, the managers of the route
are casting about for means of appeasing
an angry public. The sparks and Gin
ders they think they can control without
much trouble, but how to deaden the
noise which is the annoyance most COM
planned of, is much more difficult prob
lem. To aid in its solution the mana
gers have called into their councils that
versatile and extraordinary man, Edison,
him of the telephone. monograph, mic
rcphone, aerophone, &c., &c., and he has
now been at work for several days with
some of his wonderful sound registering
machines, trying to find out at what par
ticular points of the train and track the
main part of the obnoxious racket is
generated. When this is done, says the
inventor, it will be comparatively easy
to reduce the noise. Meanwhile the
gowlers have become temporarily quiet,
their curiosity over Edison's perform
ances overcoming for the moment their
sense of annoyance.
New York merits and possesses, toe
the reputation for originating more, and
more extraordinary journalists enter
, prises than any other two cities in Amer
lea. Some of these I have already re
ferred to in my correspondence bu
nothing that has appeared since I com
menced to observe metropolitan publish
ing compares in novelty and originate,
with "Ihe AdUocote," which, within tn
last two months has run up in circula
ton to ove1 half a million copies week
ly. From its start the Advocate ha
been genuine sensation. 1t cham
pions labor reform, greenbacks, TIL
Grange, Quak and Free Masonry
1t has been laughed at, pooh-poohed an
= abused without stint. Its existence ha
beed ridiculed, and its immediate fail
c ure predicted-and yet it goes on ur
disturbed, rolling up circulation at
solutely unparalleled in this country, an
showing every sign OF prosperity. 1t
publishers violate every tradition G
, journalism by furnishing this large eigh
page weekly for twenty-five cents yea
: less than the cost of white paper-an
strike heavy blows right and left wit
:, absolute fearlessness. Its editorials an
news items are condensed to degre
that would almost drive John Russell
Young himself to suicide. and everythin
about its conduct indicates phenomen;
nerve and ability.
Miss Kate Claxton, the most popul;
and beautiful "Orphan" on the Ne
1t York stage, has leased the "Lyceu
,e Theatre" and is to open about Sept
1T with fine company. Her aim is to il
S. troduce the very best of foreign move
is ties in advance of their appearance
le any other theatre in this country.
An unusual crime was committed he
this week, with an unusual object
ty drunken wife, abused by drunken hu
cd band. living in extreme poverty in ;
v. East side tenement house, became dc
tn perate through trouble and drink, al
al procuring can of kerosene, saturat
tie the room in which she lived. set fire
u it and left the house in which were h
is own children, and some twenty 9th
10 families. Luckily the flames were d
tn covered in time, and sickening sacrif
Ii narrowly escaped. When arrested,
IN. miserable woman said her object was
he do something bad enough to get hers
IRE sent to prison for ten years, where S
os- hoped to find an asylum from the int
al cradle life she was leading.
ice Since it has become a recognized C
MA tom for members of different branches
es- business to have their organizatio
oh such as Boards of Trade, Chambers
to Commerce, Bar Associations, etc.,
red hotel proprietors, representing large
on terests of their own, as we'll as that
lst- the public, have had meeting for
all purpose of organizing an association
the purpose of joint protection.
var The practices of dead beats and
,as- competent or unfaithful employees the
irst by will be better looked after. as '