Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Special Correspondence.
New YORK, Oct. 81, 1878

was occasioned the other day by the
efforts of workmen employed upon the
Western Union Building to take down
the big red globe known as the slime
ball, whose fall from top to bottom of
the flag -staff of this towering structure
daily informs inquiring New York of
the moment of noon. The old time
ball having become in some respect de-
fective, was therefore set upon as above
intimated. No sooner however had the
hands of the workmen touched the ball
than they were attacked by cloud of
hornets who had pre-empted this dizzy
dwelling place, and who, after having
gone to the expense of furnishing and
fitting up the hollow globe in the latest
style known to their kind, by no means
relished these ejectment proceedings.
The battle was an unequal one, the hor-
nets easily getting the best of it until
the idea occurred to the besiegers of 60
ing below and swiftly raising and low
ering the ball. This movement proved
successful. The astonished insects tried
for while to follow the cratic move
ments of their agile domicile, but soon
gave it up in disgust and few off in
search of some more stable residence.
feel like apologizing for again refer
ring to that eternal Vanderbilt will trial,
but a bit of the testimony of this week
is rather interesting. 1t seems to be
clearly proven that the old gentleman
was confirmed spiritualist, and spent
a good deal of time and money on ghost
ly communications and it is testified
that on one occasion he sought and OBJ
tanned through medium an interview
with the late lamented Jim Fisk. He
inquired the future price of certain
stocks, and promptly received an an
swer, purporting to come from the
"Prince OF Erie" He appeared highly
dissatisfied. however, with the prophecy,
from the spirit world, and expressed his
determination to trust his own judgment
instead. After this the Commodore ask
ed Fisk whether he liked his new abode
and delicately inquired after the climate,
to which Jim gave somewhat testy
reply, to the effect that he didn't quite
like his quarters, and that the Com
modore would soon have an opportunity
to "know how it was himself"
To the long and somewhat monoto-
nous list of defalcations and embezzle-
ments to which this city is the most
fruitful contributor, we now add the
case of George W. Hoxie, for the last
five years Assistant U. 5. District At
torney in Brooklyn. AS usual the rev.
elation of the mans misconduct was en-
tirely unexpected. and the culprit well
known and highly respected. From a
letter which he sent to the press on the
eve of his disappearance it seems that
Mr.. Hoxie was led into Wall Street
speculations some years since, and being
unfortunate therein, began using money
which came into his official hands, and
has ever since pursued the same system
of speculation. At last finding futher
/ concealment impossible. he writes let
, ter of confession and absconds.
, What sameness there is in all these
stories of weakness and crime, and what
mystery it is to those of us who have
never been subjected to similar temta.
, tons, and that men of intelligence. Of
ability, of refinement, of high family
and social standing, can enter, or hav
ing entered, deliberately pursue. patti
E that is thickly strewn with the morta
0 corpses of their predecessors, and tn
t ruinous end of which lies plainly an(
G Enthusiastically before them ?
n Carver, the rifeman, turns up al
f eloquent nose at the Creedmoor style 0
e shooting. He says he has yet to NEE
l. the deer or Indian who would feel it a
a honor to be asked to stand at ease an
e wait for an enemy to drop upon his bac
" cross his legs, push the butt of his riff
). against his right cheek, clasping til
10 stock with his left hand thrown benin
a. his head, rest the muzzle over his knee
ic adjust his wind guage and elevation bt
to fore pulling the trigger. Carver is
er the opinion that any we'll regulated Il
he dian would have dozen scalps in b
ut belt during the time occupied by Il
n, Greedmoor riheman's preparation, viii
40 the deer would probably cast a pityir
n look back as he leisurely rubbed OF
re of his ears with hind leg and stroll'
IS smilingly away. But the distinguish
Of rideman forgets that the average Cree
moor sportsman is not fitting for wo
; /? on the plains. The range was establis
m ed for target shooting, and when JAG
lat son, or Jewell, or Fulton hits the bull