The daily gazette., 1879-11-26
NcsO York Correspondssscs.

Nes0 York CorrespondSves.
For the Gazette.
NEw YORK, November N.--The war
against the lottery men still continues.
The Grand Jury, which ID now In sss-
sion, 10 expected to find true bills agains.
those dealers who have been arrested,
and the outline business 10 now nscessa-
rily confined to the Express Companies
by reason Of the enforcement Of the Post.
master Generals order, excluding the
correspondents Of lottery firms from the
mails. II is extremely doubtful whether
this order will be sustained BY the
Courts. Lotteries are illegal, In this
State at least, and 1t 10 just possible that
it comes within the scope Of the power
of the general government to prevent the
State law being evadsd by the use Of
mails; but lotteries are not illegal In
other States. On the contrary they are
expi essly sanctioned by the State author
tiles. 1t therefore becomes rather del.
icate question whether the federal gov.
ernment has any right to interfere with
the lawful business of Kentucky man,
because the Same business 10 unlsw full
in New York At any rate 1t smacks
too much Of the paternal style Of govern
ment to which this administration is
treating US. Cabinet officers are no
longer content to be heads of bureaus
and TO call upon the proper authorities
to remedy abuses when they are discov-
cred in their different apartments, but
take the law making power upon them
oalvna nd talnro thA,v nAiHfa nd <,pH>pn
after the manner Of European despots. l
explained in my last the high handed
way In which Mr.. Secretary Sherman
sets aside law of Congress BY . Trea-
sury order and in defiance Of the pro-
hibition Of Congress changed the tariff
on sugar and now Mr.. Secretary Key
follows the example and derects an
esp ponage Of the mails, without waiting
to know for certain whether he has any
right to do 20. Truly our government Is
progressing and 1t will not Be longibefore
me begin seriously to ask, "Are We
Britons, or are We slaves or what are
wei"
The preparations for the holidays are
already beginning, but will hardly be
fairly under way until after Thanksgiv-
ing. understand that . gorgeous PAN
tomime Is in rehearsal which will de-
light the eyes Of Thousands of the little
ones.
There is an entsrprising individual in
the quiet village Of Philadelphia and by
the way saw an amusing incident at
the ferry which illustrated the average
New York idea of that important station
on the Pennsylvania Railroad. A deni-
gen of that burgh rushed up to one Of the
news-boys and said :-"Give me Phila-
delphiA newspaper, boy !" NJ don't keep
country papers," was the cool reply,
much TO the wrath of the astonished Phil.
adelphian and amusement Of the BY
ISLANDERS.
Yet with all the whirl Of business and
pleasure the suffering ones Of this great
city are by no means utterly neglected
There is a wide field tor philanthrophy
here and much of it IL flled--more than
appears to the outside eye. One Of the
best of these unobtrusive charities VA.
established some fifteen years a2o-"Ths
Women's Protective Union" Its object
10 to protect the poor, working-woman
who is generally SO friendless and help
less here, against the hundreds Of pett }
frauds which are so constantly practiced
against her by employers, customers
house agents, sewing machine agents
and the like. Many thousands Of dol
lars have been recovered in small sum-
by its agency, especially from those wiz
would cruelty defraud the poor seam
stress of her hxr d y-earned pittancs, and
so widely Is its power known that re-
Quest from the society to call and ex-
plain almost invariably meets with
prompt response from the tardy or trick!
employer.
There was q great demonstration OF
Saturday,at Trinity Church, the occasion
being the commemoration OF the TWEEN
ty-fifth year Of the Episcopate OF tn
venerable Bishop Potter, the Episcopa
Bishop Of this diocese. Appropriate ser
vices were held, and magnificent cake
presented to the Bishop In token OF tn
esteem Of his people.
Tha Board appointed BY Governo
Robinson to investigate into the desirs
bility and feasibility Of establishing, b.
the cooperation Of Canada with thi
State, an International Park about Nj
agara Falls, unanimously adopted q re
port that New York ought to buy th
lands on the American side Of the Fall
provided they can Be got at q falr pricf
The matter will be submitted to th
Legislature at the coming session, an
IL will be shown that the necessary out
Law will be neither extravngant nor inj!
| dicious. Similar steps will proba6l
soon be taken by the Canadian Cover
nent, and the success OF the measul
will perpetually reserve for the free el
joyment of the people this great natur
wonder; as has already been done In Il
case of the Yosemity and the yellow
stone. 1t is to be hoped that priva
+, greed will not interfere with the CO..
summation of this admirable schem
which will reflect additional lustre Z
=. the administration Of Governor Robi
; son. a.
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