Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-22
Our View York Letter.
THE STEWART HORRoB-TATrLING NEWSPAPERS
SOME STARTLING COMMUNICATIONS THE
UPTOWN MOVEMENT SILVER PALACE
DEAN STANLEY

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UPTOWN MOVEMENT SILVER PALACE
DEAN STANLEY.
NEW YonK, Nov sth, 1878.
Speaking of the Manhattan and Stewart af-
fairs reminds me TO say that in the former Of
these matters. which it will be remembered.
was the carrying of Of SO, 900, 600 from
bank in broad daylight, very little seems TO
be doing, the officers of the institution show
ing n remarkable apathy on the subject In
both these cases as indeed in all similar ones,
the newspapers seem to be straining every
nerve to aid the criminals. They pry around
the various scenes of action, worm out every
= cret lay hold Of every obtainable scrap of
information as to the plans and movements of
the police, and then publish promptly every
particular so that the rascals involved may be
fully warned Of every step that is being taken
toward their arrest, and act accordingly.
In the Stewart matter success is pretty GER
tain to crown the efforts Of Judge Hilton and
the police, in spite of the papers. the AN
nouncement being authoritatively made that
all the grave-robbers have been spotted"
and the whereabouts of the body discovered.
II this be true the arrests will doubtless be
made before this reaches your readers. One
curious thing connected with this affair is the
widespread morbid interest which it has OK
cited, as evidenced by the enormous volume
of letters which have poured in on Judge
Hilton and Mrs. Stewart ever since the rob
berry was made known. A great number OF
these communications, coming from widely
scattered points all purport to be confessions
of the crime and state that the writers either
have the body or know just where it is A
still larger number are from clairyoyants,
dreRmers and spiritual mediums. each Of
which is sure that he or she has had a special
vision revealing the position Of the object of
search One Of these says the body is buried
in one corner of the graveyard in which the
tomb is located another says ii is in sub
cellar on Eleventh avenue another says the
hiding plnce is over on Long Island. and still
another that the remains were placed in a box
and sunk in the North River. still differ
ent class Of epistles are from anonymous
writers who snecr at the So. 900 reward Of.
fered and say that if it is not raised to some
higher figure usually from 500. 600 to ST.
WNNVNNsJ lllt boAN NIL never ne luull. Oht
letter from down South somewhere. warns
Judge Hilton that plan is on foot to kiduap
him and oxtort ten millions Of dollars as his
ransom. Truly this is great country in
which we live
In view Of the well recognized fact that a
striking and novel crime always creates an
epidemic of similar outrnges il would be well
fpV flcgn su.Ia lp have e
cemeteries TO exercise special vigilance for the
next few months. Already dispatches from
the West show that the Stewart Dissertation il
beginning to have it, effect
But / turn from the catalogue Of misdoings
to less depressing subjects. Amid all the ex-
citement and labor incident to the search for
the body Of it, founder the great CON-
mercial machine known as A. T. Stewart 4
Co., continues its uninterrupted workings
The firm are just now executing an impor-
taut and long contemplated measure. namely,
the abandonment of their downtown building.
on City Hall Square, where for years their
wholesale trade has been transacted, and the
consolidation of their whole business in the
immense structure at Broadway end Tenth
street, until now occupied by their retail de-
pGrtment only.
This uptown tendency of our most impor-
tant business houses is simply irresistible
Take Union Square for instance, which with
in the memory Of thousands Of New Workers
was quite out Of town, aud which no one in
those days dreamed could ever become more
than q fashionable residence locality. Yenrs
ago the business wave began to encrOach up
on it, and now every trace Of its residence
character has disappeared, the last Of the fine
old brown stone mansions going down more
than a year ago. to make way for the Meri-
den Britannia Company's elegant building Oh
the south side of the Square. Some OF the
old Kuickerbockers lament this invasion Of
their beautiful retreat. but their protests are
good deal like Dame Partingtons attempt 10
sweep back the Atlantic with broom
This silver palace of the Mcrideu Company
have no doubt many Of your readers have
wonderingly and admiringy visited. Located
jus, whore the tides Of Metropolitan high life
pour their confuont streams from lower
Broadway and Fourteenth street into tn
square it is az Object A. prouiinen; as it is
ornamental. Within the warerooms are sim
ply magnificent. No sign here Of the work
shop confusion which attends the production
Of the glitterug ware at the great factory up
at Meriden, wher, over a Thousand operatives
are kept busy fashiouing its myriad beautiful
forms. Everything is quiet and sumptuous,
in keeping with the rich goods which line the
long vista OF show cases. set of 10y velvet and
plate glass, and which are acknowledged to
be the finest made in the world The fine
white metal invented 10y this Company and
used as the base of all their goods, aud which
is constantly but unsucoessfully sought TO be
initiated By other makers both European and
American. makes their ware the practical
equivalent of solid silver, and as n consequence
their manufactures form more than one-hah
the total silverware production Of this coun-
try.
The eminent English divine, Dean Stanley,
has Just returned home after flying trip
among the Eastern cities, during which he
seemed to form golden opinions Of this great
and glorious Republic. He was thoroughly
lionized during his brief stay, which was
crowded so full OF visiting, preaching, sight
seeing and dining. that the poor man must
welcome the few days Of rest which his home
ward voyage affords him. His last evening
here was celebrated by a dinner given in his
honor at Delmonicos by MIR. Cyrus W. Field,
followed Icy reception al Mr. Fields house,
for which over eight Thousand invitations
were issued and which was one grand crush
of distinguished people RADIx.
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who will suffer by Southern Frauds
And Violence.
From the Boston Journal
The section which will suffer most is the