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fact, were put on the railroad.
Our New York Letter.
THE EXODUS To PARIs-RussIAN DoINGs
THE DOG CoNGRESs-BIG fIsuING-A
| NOVEL CONCERT.
NKw YoRK, MAY 20. $50.
To the Editor of the Free Pres, and Times:
Brother Jonathan's hospitable domain has
for many years been fayorite temporary
resort of certain classes OF foreign nobility
of those who arc attracted hither by the
love of travel and the New Worlds fame,
as well as of those cherahrs d'industrie who.
rightfully or wrongfully, assuming the titles
of count, baron, ETC., so devOutly w0r-
shipped by our shoddy clement, hy from the
uncongenial society of the European police
to the newer and more easily worked fields
which our large cities present. 1t Is much
rarer, however, that the owners OF noble
titles voluntarily lay them down and cross
the water in our direction from a prefer
ence for fIeer and simpler life than their
native surroundings would permit. Still.
such cases do occasionally occur, and IN
fact now know of two instances of the kind
at the present moment. In small, Long
Island town, where | have several times
been during the past year. there has
lived. since early in the present decade. a
young English earl, whose family and title
date back to 1000. The young fellow earns
modest living as fisherman, lives in an
implanted cottage with his wife and baby,
and, though he has been urgently entreat-
ed to return TO England. seems too well con-
tented with his active life and absolute in
dependence here, to desire the frigid con-
ventonality of his English home.
The other case is that of genuine Italian
duke, who, a generation ago, was dashing
and popular nobleman at the Neapolitan
court The history of his life and of the sd-
ventures which finally led him to America,
is too long to be rehearsed. He landed in
New York some twenty years since, and
settled down in quiet obscurity in the then
quiet little town of Hoboken. The modest
restaurant which he opened grew in favor
and in size until it became hotel, which Is
to-day a favorite resort of lovers OF hne
Italian cookery, and which bears the title
Of its high-born proprietor. Some OF your
readers may have enjoyed its bed and board,
lit tie spspecting the rank of their fine look
ing and venerable host.
II gold were flowing out of the country
at the rate its population is doing. there
would be little hope Of redemption next Jan
usry All the European steamers are going
out crowded with full quota of the throng
which the magnetic force of the Paris expo
sition draws from every quarter. So strong
are the attractions of the Champ de Mars,
that nobody seems to be able to get away
from it, One boat which, on its last out
ward trip, took $50 cabin passengers to
Europe, has Just come back bearing one SOL
itary passenger. who, in his lonely majesty
was, like Alexander Selkirk. monarch OF
all he surveyed"
Ali this makes rather bad lookout for
the American watering places but 1t Is a
harvest to the steamship companies, who are
making lots of money, despite the lowered
fare. 1t is also largely swelling the business
of the accident insurance companies, or
rather company, for the Travellers, Of
Hartford, which is the only concern of
the kind in the country amounting
to much, is doing it all. Every SEN
siblc man takes out an accident policy when
undertaking so important journey. The
dred thousand dollars in marine losses with
in a few years past, and over thirty thousand
accident claims, amounting to almost three
millions of dollars, and yet it grows larger
and stronger every year.
1t looks little as though, in spite of all |
the recent pacific announcements, Russia |
felt that her chances were good for more |
fighting before the present European trou-
bes arc settled. Beside the mysterious Gin |
bria, who is an3uvring abou. the coast of |
Maine, under command of Russian officers, |
she Herald states that Russian agents have |
seventeen other American steam |
ers for an indefinite period. Add to these |
facts the further one that rifles are being |
turned out for them by the hundred ihous-
and at Providence, and We have a state OF
things which justifes a suspicion that the
mean business.
Those who read my letter., last year. will
recollect the description of the first New
York Bench Show Of Dogs. The second an
nual show is now in progress and IN more
extensive than before, the entries of dog
flesh numbering over thousand. Beside
the regular assortment Of hunting dogs, there
is a tremendous congregation of the little
pets, the pugs, poodes and terriers of high
life, whose temporary confinement Is in many
instances rendered endurable by the constant
attentions of their proud and devoted mis-
tresses. About S., 900 will be distributed
As prizes among the winning animals of the
various classes.
The most exciting and successful whale
light ever known in these parts took place.
asst week. in Rsritan Bay, on the neighbor
ing Jersey coast. Some oystermen, seeing
what they took for part of wreck
floating in the water, investigated it.
and found it to be one Of these big fish
which had strayed from its haunts and was
winning slowly up and down in the shoal
water. One of the men holder than the
rest, tried to stab it with an oyster-knife,
md nearly got swamped for his pains. Later
IN axe was procured and several blows dealt
ipon the head of the monster by the excited
ishermen, who by this time had become
'eckless of danger. But even this heroic
treatment seemed to have little effect beyond
,nraeing the formidable creature. which
SOuld undoubtedly have escaped but for its
letting aground near the shore. Here it
vas soon despatched, measured. and found
o be about forty feet in length and nine IN
thickness. 1t is estimated that 81 900 worth
i oil will be got out of its CARCASS.
O'Leary, the pedestrian, is back from
England loaded with honors and the more
ubstantial trophies Of his trip, including the
rand belt, to compete for which his voyage
vas undertaken, and a magnificent clock Of
old, bronze and marble, presented by his
dmirers in Dublin. besides nearly $4,000 ,
n money. The belt IL massive affair of |
liver and enamelled gold, bearing appro-
rate inscriptions. To make this prize his
ndisputed property, O'Leary must win :
wo more matches against the FIST challen
ers who put up there quired stake. O'Leary
tates that during the six long days Of his
reat London walk he took no solid food
-hatever, and lost fourteen pounds in
eight. When walking he grips corn-cob
each hand to absorb its moisture and give |
something to hold. t
And now that tests Of physical endurance N
ave become the rage, lady singer belong
y to one Of our city chOirs announces that
he will soon accomplish publicly the feat Of
Dging three consecutive hours without rest. c
he had a private rehearsal Of this perform
nee two or three days since, and is said to I.
ave gone through with the appointed task :,
ithout difficulty. Large crowds will be at
acted to this novel concert. u
Ii IL lot such improbable business, this q
Hing out big railroad. George 7. Curtis,
no oihciated a. referee for the recent sale of =,
lie Erie, has just been awarded Sl3, 800 for i,
liz service, and he did not hurtshimseli
it'll hard work in the matter either. lilo o
aimed $50 900. Yours, Daryl.
General summary.
Capt. Baker, of Dartmouth. Mass, q a
rightly old gentleman of ninety three
,ars, is now cutting third set OF teeth
re have already made Their appearance.
Several Harvard student. have been de- v
cted in purloining examination papers N
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