Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-13
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR
NEW YoRK Oct G 1870

NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 1879.
"The Agony Over" was the heading
put by a morning contemporary to its
story of the finish of the last walking
match, but the statement was little
premature. 1t appears the poor ex-
champion, Weston, has been in the tolls
for some time and was, in fact, only al
lowed to continue on the track by suf-
ference of sheriff's oficers-which, by
the way, may account in some degree
for his miserable failure-and then the
belt was attached by them. The conse-
quence was that on the occasion of the
grand presentation of prizes, there was a
ludicrous scene where gentleman, de-
livered set speech in manuscript, de-
livered an imaginary belt to Rowell. the
present champion, which was gravely
accepted by the latter. He went through
the motions, as the soldiers say at drill,
perfectly, but lost countenance sadly
when the orator, warming up to the &C.
casion, told him to look at that Gmagin-
ary) belt, and cherish it proudly for his
Imaginary wife and Imaginary chill
dren. Rowell is bachelor and every-
body knows it. He didn't know whether
to laugh, cry or run away. The audi
once yelled, and the whole farce passed
off happily enough. The belt, by the
way, has since been handed to the win
ner by the sheriff.
The calm way in which soulless cor
porations. if they are given an inch,
take an ell, is exemplified in the way by
which the 81" railroads have been en-
croaching on the Battery Park. Our
citizens are proverbially hard to stir to
action under any ordinary amount of i'll
usage. but the offence on this occasion is
too Hagrant to pass without severe rebuke.
The Battery is one of the historic spots
of the city, the very heart, indeed of the
first settlement of the city by the Dutch,
under the title of New Amsterdam, and
retains around 1t still many revolution.
airy relics, besides Castle Garden, the
famous scene Of Jenny Lind's first sing
ing in America, and though the sur
roundings of business houses and swarm
ing tenements are mainly not of the mos
attractive order. the park itself with it
superb view of the bay and rivers encir
cling Manhattan Island. its grassy lawn
and noble forest trees, is very beauti
g full place. The elevated railroads hav,
already secured great deal more spac
e for their depots than many citizens wer
e willing to allow them; but when the,
J undertake to help themselves to wha
5 they didn't even have the manners t
: ask for, there's likely to be quite littl
storm in the family. We, New Workers
g cannot spare one of the lions Of the city
> to which those on hospitable cares intent
e invariably escort the arriving strange
It from the country or foreigner from owe
/ the ocean.
d The great Talmage is back at last. an
d his luck never deserving him. got plum
,. into controversy of no little importanc
1t arising out of the very act of landing
II The Bothnia, which brought him. arriv
r ed at night. The Health Officer was f;
e. too lazy to let the great ship proceed an
Is the passengers had to stay all night ;
e. Quarantine. All but Talmagc. I'll
ne preachers friends chartered tug. an
OF armed with a special permit capture
their pastor and took him home rejoi