The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-05
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
Chastine Cox and SensatiOnalism.
Railroad Rows the Rage-The Heated
Term and its Effects.

Especial Correspondence Oh Cl0 DeLnOCTAII
NEW YORK, July 1, 1879.
To stranger who judged of this metropo-
lis by Its great journals, 1t would appear that
Its mighty boundaries compassed but one
man. He is the lion Of the day. His deeds,
bis words, looks and the trivial Incidents III
his daily experience are ennblazoned every
morning upon the most conspicuous columns
Of the greatest papers Of the greatest city OF
the greatest republic In the world. His apart
ment is the best furnished In the house. He
Ii served by half dozen obsequious specials
who seem to regard 1t as a blessed privi-
lege indeed to walt upon 30 distinguished
q person. Baskets Of exquisite flowers are
sent to him daily by delicate, polished and
fashionable American women, and the fair
donors themselves are eager applicants for
permission to see, to hear, to speak to him.
Ay, and notes too, notes whose aristocratic
violet tracery and creamy whiteness and In
tricate monograms bespeak the station Of the
gentle writer's, come In hourly, often accom-
panied by fruit and dellcaclys of various
descriptions. He is never alone. There
every word, smile and change Of appearance
and record 1t for publication. A prince In
deed might be the guest Of America and re.
ceive no more attention. And who is he
Who IL Lhs 1av1iea mortal g tnat ns1 "a clty q
the greatest; that in 9 city 80 vast as to abb
sorb three quarters OF q million OF tndividu-
alities 50 completely that nothing is ever heard
or said Of them, is yet 30 conspicuous as to
merit columns upon columns Of description
In mighty journals; that In metropolis cen
treing the refinement, culture, intelligence,
wealth, fashion and art Of an enlightened and
powerful nation, is able to rivet universal at
tent1on and claim precedence ID notoriety Pc
science, to politics or art? Is he a prince?
NO. a warrior, whose dauntless courage ana
consummate Skill has Wrought glorious desti-
nles TOT naIlon, OF saved le from lm mpendlng
doom no h sagaclous ana tha honorea
tegrity and homer s9rs Of his governm ent
IN most dlfhcult cause, without
the sword Not even this. a poet, then, in-
splIed OF me Nlne-a great painter, won
tretongued orator or an inventor f .n of mar
race! Again, no! VINO then? Why, simply
low pruIai mulaIIo InaaeI, VINO enIereo @ tne
nous mouse OF his neneIactress iol purposes OF roD
ing nus s deslgn, and, 70 prevent her outcrles,
smothered ner 70 DEATH lt vas common
place unromane :. affair." without one feature
% make II, II speclally ,noseWortny 10 81 CRIMINAL
derer way, instead q dozen lines de.
scr1ptive OF his crime, as mere matter OF
news, are he ana his deed accorded SO
mucn precious space IN IN great papers, MAKING i1
both objects Of Worldwide interest? An, there
ls the secret! You see, IN New YORK K we have
the .nnest ponce 10 the World. Well, TINS
astuIe ana nOple pOdy were OF course called
10 to throw ray OF light from the bulps-eye
OF Their wisdom ana experience upon the mys-
terry oI this grlsly midnight horror. Ihey
came IN power and numbers, their cohorts
cleaning with purple and gold. as IT were.
Ihey ransacked the house from garret to
cellar, then from cellar TO garret, and then
from midway In both directions at once. Ihey
critically examined the corspe and each article
10 and about the room. They TOOK notes
OF everything: Ihey ripped up the floors
and tore OF the plastering, and took
up the balhtubs and poked wires up and down
every dra1n-plpe 10 the building, Ihey held
caucus on the roof, council IN each bed
room an autopsy 10 the parlor, a poW-WvW
In the Kitchen, discussion In the cellar and a
private consultation ~ 10 tne backward. me
upshot OF ali this was u that they developed p q
HthpOrV,D liz WAS an slQSlQ6S theory. That