Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24
Our New York Letter.
THE INCoRBIGIBLE PoL1cE-AN EXCITING SCENE
-ovEBsHARP FGNANCIERs A HONEYMOON
sLUMBER-MttITARY VISITORS.


sLUMBER-Mn1TARY VISITORS.
New YoRR, oct. goth, 1879.
The New Yorker is proverbially meek
creature aud it takes good deal to rouse him
lie has even submitted to the unconstitution-
al municipal regulation of the pig-headed al
dermen against carrying pistols, chiefly for
the reason that, with few exceptions, the New
Yorker was not in the habit of making a
walking gunsmith's shop Of himself But
man is only mortal, and the average New
Yorker may be expected to blossom out with
M arsenal of revoyers like prospector in
the Far West with Indians about The cause
Of the trouble is, as might be guessed that
irreprcssble clubber, Capt. Williams. | real
ly am getting as tired Of mentioning, as your
readers must be Of hearing about this extra
ordinary parsonage, but his tricks are too OBJ
trusiye to be ignored and he was worse than
usual this time While pretending TO keep
the peace at a review of the National Guard
in Madison Square before the Governor of
the State, the imported ruffian (he halls from
Nova Scotia with another blue-coated brute,
so murderously inaltreated an inoffensivo
spectator, that they ran within An ace of be
ing lynched on the spot. A little bit of a
man acted with the spirit of David before
Goliath and dared the officer, who threatened
him, to lift his club, promising TO blow his
alleged brains out II he did.
Rarely, indeed, have our peaceful places Of
public resort witnessed such an exciting scene ;
complaints have been made by very promi-
ncnt citizens to the Police Commissioners.
aud it would really seem as il at last means
would be eGectualiy adopted to purge the po-
lice force of the worst brawler in the city. The
man is so excellent a detective and useful in
keeping down the criminal classes, that much
Of his ecccntricity has been overlooked, but
he has no more judgment with club in his
hand than the traditonary lrishman at Don
nybrUOk Fair Where he sees n head hc hits
it, if it is within reach. and would apparently
pound the venerable brainpan Of good old
Peter Cooper with as much vigorous prompt
ness rs the skull Of a thief, if it unfortunately
WAS found within two yards Of him.
The millionaires, and, incidentally, every
body interested in cheap freights have been
paying close attention to the proceedings of
the Assembly Railroad Investigating Com
mittec into the arrangements Of the Standard
OIL Company and the Elevated Railroads
Mr.. j. 4. Bostwick Of the frst-uamed gen
tleman of enormous wealth. who recently
completed palace on the Fifth avenue at a
fabulous cost, with private gasworks, by
which he got blown up and nearly killed a
week or 80 after occupying it, declined to
testify on the ground that he might crimnate
himself a declaration which struck his hear
cra with horror and surprise. lie has always
hitherto borne the highest character. There
is no doubt the grinding monopoly Of this
company is thing calculated to exasperatc
any body who knows anything at all Of their
methods, and plain people are at loss to un-
derstand how. III the elevated railroads
money can honestly be quadrupled il two
days, a thing which was actually done by
Messrs. Field and Tilden, whose recent fall
ing out is attrbuted by one at least OF the
disputants to a little disagreement over the
division of the spoil.
Nblo's Garden was early the other morn
ing, about , o'clock A. NJ, in fact, the scene
of little dramatic performance, which was
not down in the bills, but was as funny as
the funniest farces that are heralded in all
the glores of a three-sheet poster. The
watehmen in patrolling the auditorium came
across a loving couple wrapped in the arms
of Morpheus and Of each other. They were
awakened amid sad blushing and dismay.
Poor, happy young creatures They proved
to be a bride and groom from somewhere
near Utica who had wandered far and fast all
day sightseeing in the great city and wound
up by a visit to the theatre. There exhaust
ell nature gave up, and as the performance
wound up their energies ran down, and they
sank to ,lumber as profound a. that of grand
fathers clock.
Our militia and the gallant Gate City Guards
from Atlanta Georgia, who have paid US a fly
ing visit, have been shaking hands across the,
etc, and crookiug friendly elbows with
something good at the oNtremitios) in the
most festive and fraternal fashion. Some
capital speeches were made 10y representative
men among both hosts and guests, and the
visitors have been trotted round to their great
contoutment, to everything worth seeing.
They themselves have left the plensautest i'm
preston on our people and their drill is con-
coded to be unsurpassed by even the Seventh
aud Twenty-third, of whose performances
New York and Brooklyn are justly so proud.
Such pleasant excursions 80 far TO cement
cordiahty between the citizens Of widely sep
aratcd sections of our common country.
The approaches TO the great bridge across
the East River are fast assuming nm imposing
appearance. The enormous span Of the lofty
arches and the massive simplicity Of the cor
nice and coping are very striking. The Com
missioners have decided on widening the road
way at the junction with the crowded thorough
fares in New York. The whole structure will
certainly be magnificent monument to
American enterprise and skill.
The American Institute Fair of the open
ing of which spoke last week, is now at the
height Of its interest, and draws crowds day
and evening One of the most prominent
exhibits this year is that of the New Home
Sewing Machine the manufacturers of which
seem to have been fortunate enough to strike
a new vein in the well-worked mine of sew
ing machine invention and have produced in
their New Home" a machine SO light-run-
ming, noiseless durable and free from COM
plication, that it is growing in popularity at a
great rate. | have no space here to go into
particular description of all the new peculiar
tiles embodied, but they certainly make up
fine machine. RADIx.
The NoToRIoUs EDDYs EXPOSED ONcE
MoRE,-Webster Eddy and his sister, Mary