St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-06-07
Our New York Letter.

DEPARTURE OF GILMORE-OFFICIOUS
STORE Observation-Disclosures OF THE
BRAIN 100000 IN COPPERs-wIL-
LIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
NEW YORK, May 81, 1873.
To the Editor of the CaIedonian:
The departure of Gilmore's band to-
gether with the notOriety growing out
of the event bring up flood of remi
niscences of which Mr.. Gilmore is the
centre figure. He it was who made the
Boston Peace Jubilee possible, and the
gentlemen who undertook the deficiency
department, miserable who led the
relocated blacksmiths a lively dance
on the ''anvil chorus" and who touched
off the artillery accompaniment while
the impecunious small boy smacked his
lips at the knot-holes in the high sur
rounding fence and fervently thanked
the leading spirit for Peace and an out
side show. 1t seemed to be toss up
in the National mind when the whole
thing was over, whether or not the
Jubilee brought an overwhelming ava
lance of Peace, but the nation was en-
tirely harmonious in bestowing upon
Mr.. Gilmore the praise due pluck, en-
eIgy and first-class intentions. These
characteristics have been fully exercised
since his appointment to the leadership
of the New York Twenty second Regi-
ment Band, and he goes to Europe with
a company of musicians, which even
acknowledges to be a good one, con-
scientiously trained.
"P. Gilmore, Director is his official
title, and l don't know as I've ever seen
his Christian name in full array, but in
the time gone by-before the glorious
days when he was led home by the ear
for wearing out the knees of his little
pantalOOns in the marble season, he
answered to the name of Pat. Patrick
would be the strongest form my levity
dare take were the gentleman this side
of the Atlantic.
The departure of Gilmore leaves a
clear field for Theodore Thomas and
his band who have just begun a season
OF summer evening concerts at the Hip
podrOme-GilmOre's old quarters. On
the opening night over nine thousand
people crowded the vast building.
The day is rapidly approaching when
the respectable New York citizen will
have to carry around his neck a card
bearing certificate of good moral char
acter from his clergyman, printed in
nice large type, and backed up by an
interpreter for the benefit of those
guardians of the peace who cannot read
even the largest letters known to mod
ern type manufacturers.
A few days ago, lady, while shop
ping in one of our well-knOwn stores,
inadvertently took up parasol, think
ing it her own which she already had
on her arm. She was Immediately
pOunced upon by the proprietor, search
ed without success, arrested by an able
bodied policeman, taken to the station
house, where the officer accused her OF
being a common thief; locked up fol
the night in cell, and brought into
court the next morning. During the
| OhC ONluCHCt Cdlut Ou
that the prisoner was thoroughly re.
spectacle lady, and that she tried te
explain how the blunder was commit.
ted, but was marched off, and impris-
oned as ga well known thief.n Another
beautiful feature of this case was shown
when the lady testified that, after mucI
pleading she was allowed to send fol
her lawyer. She gave the messenger
fifty cents for the errand, and he pu
the money in his pocket, put staml
on the note, and sent it by mail, and, i
the lawyer had not seen a notice of tn,
arrest in the papers, the lady would
have probably suffered through longe
delay. The only ray of common sens,
connected with the case which has ye
penetrated to the public eye, is the EN-
phatic way in which the judge espresso,
his disgust at the whole proceeding, an,
threatened the immediate punishment
of those through whom the wretchet
blunder was made, branding an limo
cent lady with foul title.
} Another auction sale of patents ha
lately taken place here at which mos
miscellaneous lot of these 'children @
the brain" were disposed of. Almos
everything in the way of device wa
} represented from an coat hanger to
quartz-crusher, from a clothes pin to
perpetual motion machine. This varie,