Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-06-10
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Special Correspondence.

the event bring up HOOD OF remlnlscen-
ces of which Mr.. Gilmore is the centre
figure. He it was who made the Boston
Peace Jubilee possible, and the gentle
men who undertook the deficiency de-
partment, miserable; who led the red
coated blacksmiths lively dance on the
"anvil chorus" and who touched off the
artillery accompaniment while the impe-
cunious small boy smacked his lips at
the knot holes in the high surrounding
fence and fervently thanked the leading
spirit for Peace and an outside 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 avalanche of Peace. but
the nation was entirely harmonious in
bestowing upon Mr.. Gilmore the praise
due pluck. energy and frst,class inten-
tions. These characteristics have been
fully exercised since his appointment to
the leadership of the New York Twenty
second Regiment Band, and he goes to
Europe with company of musicians,
which even the hard hearted critic of the
Tribune acknowledges to be good one,
conscientiously trained.
"P. Gilmore. Director is his official
title, and l don't know as I've even seen
his Christian name in full array. but in
the time gone by-bcfore the glorious
dawn of Peace in Boston-back In the
days when he was led home by the ear
for wearing out the knees of his little
pantaloons in the marble season, he an
swered 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 season of
summer evening concerts at the Hippo
drome-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 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 guar
dians of the peace who cannot read even
the largest letters known to modern type
manufacturers.
A few days ago, lady, while shop
ping in one of our well known stores,
inadvertently took up a parasol, think.
ing it her own which she already had
on her arm. She was Immediately
pounced upon by the proprietor, searched
without success, arrested by an able
bodied policeman, taken to the station
house, where the officer accused her o.
being common thief locked up for tn,
night in cell, and brought into cour
the next morning. During the examin
alton, the evidence came out that thu
prisoner was thoroughly respectable
, lady, and that she tried to explain how
the blunder was committed, but wa
marched off, and imprisoned as we'll
known thief. Another beautiful feature
of this case was shown when the lad,
testified that, after much pleading, sh
was allowed to send for her lawyer. Sh,
gave the messenger fifty cents for tn
errand, and he put the money in hi
pocket, put stamp on the note, ant
r sent it by mail, and if the lawyer hat
s not seen notice of the arrest in the pa
: pers, the lady would have probably sui
r fered through a longer delay. The onl
e ray of common sense connected with tn
d case which has yet penetrated to tn
public eye, is the emphatic way i
) which the judge expressed his disgust a
s the whole proceeding, and threatene
IS the immediate punishment of those thrc
d whom the wretched blunder was made
it branding an innocent lady with fou
s title
+ Another auction sale of patents ha
IL lately taken place here at which mos
le miscellaneous lot of these children (
+ the brain" were disposed of. Almost e1
g erything in the way of device was rel
L resented, from coat-hanger to quart
s. crusher, from clothes pin to perpetl
10 al motion machine This varied assor
Is ment naturally brought all kinds of pr
ces, from ten cents to several thousan
IN of dollars. AS usual, too, it was Il
u little simple contrivances that commant
u ed the highest figures while flying mi
e. chimes and new tangled steam engin
~ went begging at dollar or SO, son
o. such triAe as door spring or an ee
TX beaten would become the subject of spi
On tied competition and would finally
~ knocked down at price to rejoice Il
I'll heart of its fortunate protector.
e. One of the results of the recent intr
'e duction of silver dollars and silv
change has been to turn into the su
e. treasury here a tremendous and steat
cd stream of copper and nickel coins for I
demption in the more valuable met;
nd IN