Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-28
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Special Correspondence.


The week just past has had renarka-
bic salient points in the way If local
events. Those among us who Ire not
too full of business to care much for
have had to amuse them
selves for the most part by talking over
the recent series of heavy business fail
ures, or wonder whose time is coming
next, or what will become of the silver
bill, or who will give the next swell
party, according to their varying tastes.
To be sure, the theatrical record is
good one and most of the prominent
clergymen have been discussing from
their pulpits the enlivening topic Of
eternal damnation but on the whole,
New York has been rather poor picking
for the news gatherer.
Although rather tardy in taking the
steps necessary to a proper representa-
ton of this country in the Exposition at
Paris next year, our business men have
at least walked up to realization of
their own interests in the matter, and
have commenced pouring in applications
to the Commissioner-General in this city
at rate which assures the United
States against the shame of being the
sIu Uran
Worlds Fair in point of size that was
ever held. The benefits to business re-
sulting from the Centennial, and the in
terest in our export trade, which is
growing with immense rapidity, render
it certain that this means will be taken
to place the products of American soil
and American ingenuity prominently be-
fore the world. Already there are signs
that the universal depression and de-
probation about which we have so long
been complaining, are really blessing
IN disguise. Before their commence
ment hardly anything in the way of
manufactured goods could be sent abroad
in competition with Europe. Now, with
the fall in prices of material and labor,
it is seen that foreign trade is easily at
tainable, and that the time many come
when the United States are recognized
as the workshop, as we'll as the granary
of the world-a result which, if accom-.
plished, would well repay the country
for the suffering of few years.
An unlocked for amount of feeling
has been expressed over the recent re-
ports of John Morrissey's fatal illness
down in Florida. l really did not sup
pose that the man held any such place
in the esteem of New Workers as it seems
he really does. Much genuine sorrow
was shown when the telegram indicated
his speedy disease, and there has been
genuine rejoicing, the last day or two,
over later reports of his convalescence.
AS noticed above, the ministerial pro-
fession in this vicinity seem to be con-
siderably stirred up about the future
condition Of the wicked, and have been
giving their respective focks the benefit
of their opinions on the subject, which,
as reported by the press, range all the
way from the straitest Calyinism to
Universalism. Tabernacle Talmage' has
as usual seized this opportunity to create
a sensation, and last Sunday endeavor-
ed to convince his hearers with his ex-
aggerated vehemence and wild gesticula-
ton that any departure from the path
of rectitude would result in their con-
slgnment for eternity to literal lake Of
fire and birthstone, in which the height
Of physical torture should be prolonged
forever.
Another doctrine which was strongly
urged is that of the humiliation of the
wicked at death. Another still is that
of graded punishment, adoped to the
ofenses of men. The discussion which
the simultaneous definitions of conflict
ing doctrines have raised, has spread
into the papers and we are promised a
protracted ventilation of the matter.
| gave last week few figures regard
ing the city's money matters. Perhaps
a few additional facts may not be unin-
teresting The most obvious points vis-
ible in our statistics is that we are tax
ed to death, largely the result of the
Ring steals. by which the city was run
millionsi in debt for so-called improve
] ments which were needless, and the con-