Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-01-04

THE OLD, OLD sToRY-ANoTuER MISSIN" TREAS
rRER-NR. EEEoHER' 5 REIATlvES--A GREAT
NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE.

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NEW York, December 81, 49,.
| To the Editor of the Free Pres and Times.
\ week in New York without dcfalca-
ton would be, in these days, something like
performance of Hanld with the omission
Of the tile role The present Excise middle
has acquire, fresh complication through
the flight OF Owen Murphy, treasurer of the
Excise Board, with nearly 100000 Of
moneys received by that body, mainly on ap-
plicationS for liquor license. Now that
Murphy has run away with the money, the
city raises the question as to whether 1t Is
responsible for the amount, which implied
reputation raises a howl among the i'll
starred liquor men who look upon this prob
able loss, piled upon the recent prosecutions
of which they have been the objects, as the
last straw which, according to tradition,
broke the camc'S back.
Rev. Henry Ward Bocchcr seems TO have
rather bad luck with some of his cOnnec-
tons Not long ago, it will be remembered,
| MS nephew ny MdliI"S'' W imam =
Gilman, was sent to Sing Sing to wear
striped suit furnished by the State, and now
Mr. B. again brought into unpleasant notice
through the shooting of his sons slStcr-in-
law by her husband, Young johnson, which |
occur renee is now the nine days wonder of
Brooklyn. The unhappy young couple who
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married only year ago. After few |
months of suffering, the wife returned to her |
fathers house. One night this week the
young man went to the house and tried to |
persuade his wife to return to him, and on |
her persistent refusal drew pistol and shot |
her. inflcting wound from the effects OF
which she still remains in critical condi-
ton.
suppose most of your readers have, by
this time, either seen or heard of the in
provements which the New York IrdUHs
has recently put upon its Weekly, making it
sixteen-page, sixty-four column paper,
filed with specially prepared matter upon
every topic, and raising it entirely out of the
ranks of daily newspaper wceklieS. In its
present form and character the Weekly
Tribune is only comparable to the high
class, 81 and 81 wcekleS, all of which it
excel- in amount of reading matter furnish
ed IT. price remains unchanged. however,
except that there is a slight advance on the
club rates.
A foolish story has been started, by the
WAY, to the effect that Whitelaw Reid in
tends to retire from the editorship of the
TriJunc There is not, of course, word of
truth in this.
The society "event of the season occurred
on Thursday evening, when Mrs. Pierre Loril-
lard gave ball, the accounts Of which read
almost like a fairy tale Seven hundred in
vitations were issued, and nearly that num-
Der of guests were present. For a quarter
of century nothing has been seen in New
York to rival the floral decorations of this
entertainment And it is notable that the
ladies' present were themselves beyond pre-
ceient adorned with flowers The entrance
to the house was covered with au awning
brilliantly lighted with many Oriental Ian
terms. A soft Administer carpet was spread
from the sidewalk to the richly carved door
of the main entrance. where three men ser
wants in livery attended, and a soft rose-col-
orcd light, reflected from the Moorish cell
ing, gave picturesque effect to the costumes
OF the ladies as they entered.
The interior was a veritablc flower palace.
To the right Of the entrance three large
were thrown open, which. to-
gether with the conservatory in the rear,
made practically one grand hall for dancing.
In the middle room the orchestra was hidden
away in grotto of flowers, and furnished
the dance music. Eight superb chan i
ielicrs, from the centre of each Of which
were suspended candc!abra, holding !
ornamcntcd candles, lighted up the ,
air scene. These also were beau $
tifully ornamcntcd and draped with L
festoons of smilax and rose buds In the
rose-colorcd globes shed soft t
radiance over the rich tropical plants and t
palms, and made a most striking effect All o
the windows between the lace curtains were {
with ferns, azalcaS and red and
white jlponicaS The staircase leading up t
20 the UPPER rooms was fe>tooned with ivy ;
md flowers. Ia the inches and alcovcs were ?
tatues imbedied in flowers, with vault Of l.
'alms and ferris suspended over them. On
he second floor, in conformity with an idea 0
irst pat into practice in London last season,
IL the chambers we're used As supper rooms, =
nd they also were profuSely decorated. !,
President Hayes was the guest of Marshall u :,
}. Roberts during portion Of his stay here ,
.~t week, and took part in the formal Omen y
NJ Of the new and magnificent buildings OF n
he American Museum of Natural History, a
n Central Park, which enterprise | hope to "
lakc the subject Of letter at an early date. I,
he President received much attention, and IN
Gas fairly hcsicged with visitors while at the q
18TH Avenue Hotel. oil
Yours. DARN. al
TINS MISSISSIPPI SEA SERPENT The Mis- in
s-ppi river has terrific monster on it, n
lrbld water, or somebody IL lying. tx
ended accounts were published several