Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-21

4 WEEK OF MoURNING -Pr EE AND IMrrEE
LITERATURE ORIGINAL PINAFoEE

Our New York Letter.
WEEK OF MoURSIHG -rI EE AND IMrrEt
LITIIATUHE-TnE ORIGINAL PINAFOEE
ETC.
New YORK, Nov. 10, 1879.
To the Editor of the Free Press aud Times:
With beautiful weather and frightening
business, there have been some very mourn
full elements about New York the last few
days The dirge has pcaled through the
streets in some of the largest funerals since
Lincoln, Wilson and Greeley were carried
to their long home. Fighting Joe Hooker
led the roll of the honored dead and was al
tended TO the grave by IN imposing assem-
biage of Union Generals, veterans who had
served under him, and 4 strong escort ol
mingled regular and militia of al! arms.
Over 10000 people passed the casket IN SIN
gle file TO take 4 last look at the sturdy old
soldier who fought the famous battle above
the clouds Then the lsraelitcs have had Ia
lament the distinguished Rabbi Einhon, a
fiery but venerable prophet, who may perhaps
best be described rs the Bcecher of Judaism.
Then the Episcopalans have lost the artist
who played the chimes for Trinity church.
lie was a nephew of and succeeded the ia
nous James Aylife, the father Of chimes i'll
this country LASTLY, the Mayor of New
York, and son of old Peter Cooper, has lost
partner in his iron business, Charles
J hewirt, q hr0lher to the energetic Congress
man. Abram s. Hewitt
Among 9lher mournful events which have
cast a gloom over the cheerful countenanccs
of some of our worthiesl citizens is the tre-
mcndous dry goods failure of a large Chicago
| jobbing house. Almost all the heavy houses
are sufferers by this latest affair, the liabili-
ties ranging all the way from -, 900 to SO,
| 900, and aggrcgaiing. ii is believed. not less
than 81, 700, 900
$. j. Tilden has made another comfortable
little million of dollars in a calm little spec
ulation in iron. Early information from
people behind the scenes isa very convenient
thing TO have in the house, and Mr.. Tilden is
fortunate in the possession of many very
useful friendships
Since the original triangular duel invented
by Mr.. Midslipman Easy, there probably
never was more laughahlc contest than the
election just past Nobody got what they
wanted Republicans voted for Cornell be
cause they disliked Robinson and Tildcnism.
Others scratched and then rrpentcd in sack
cloth and ashes. John Kelly lost all the
local Offices which his eager Tammany sup
porters value 50 much more than any sort Of
principles, and altogether, things were very
much mixed. 1t was a qucter election than
even last year, and while the consumption of
liquor was extensive there were comparative
ly few muses. of any account.
Our neighbors across the 81. Lawrence
have demonstrated against the introduc-
tion of the Police Ga-ettes and other hOr-
rihle papers which, to the disgrace of New
York, are sold openly in our streets The
rascals who conduct them manage TO steer
clear Of the penalties of the law just 10y the
skin Of their teeth, hut the stuff that is pub
lished, with the disgusting coarse wood cuts,
only surpassed i'll moral and typographical
urlincss Iv tbr vile Iett.rnress is in cvcrv
way demoralzing.
Loud and just are the complaints that
arise from the sensible public AGAINST the
nauseous flood of vicious Juvenile periodical
htera'uie WHICH Wlthih ihc last year OF TWO
has risen 81 high as to seriously threaten the
moral anil r,,,rri,l welfare of vo,ir,r Amer
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