Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-31
OUR GOTHAM LETTER.
NEw YORK. Jan. 2s, 1879.

New YORK, Jan. %, 1879.
If Morley, like Major Bagstock, is
.stough. sir, toughr he is not so tough as
to be insensible to the kindly words which
greeted his return to the realm where quill
scissors. and paste-pot are weapons
mightier than the sword of Achilles or the
artillery of Napoleon. For all of which,
kind friends, accept the profoundest ac-
acknowledgements of ''yOurs truely."
A GOLD NINE IN NEW YORK CITY.
Gotham has vindicated her claim to have
little of everything tS having very
respectful gold mine. In 1877, the Apple
ton building on Bond street was burned,
and gold and silver ware worth million
was melted and buried in the rubbish.
Tie insurance companies worked over the
ruins and took out all the larger masses OF
metal. Then the owners of the property
got out u neat sum by thorough washing
and left the remnant for the street Arabs
The urchins met with such success that
las Spring, two Western miners made
liberal bid for the privilege Of working
over the refuse scientifically. Crowds OF
curious people watched the operation day
by dav; and now, when the miners have
finished their work, they pronounce it one
of the richest ''fnds" they ever worked
The average yield approximatsd 81, 600
day; one day they took S1,7OO, and tn
whole transaction yielded them profit o
over $40, 900 above expenses and cost o
their privilege.
A PRINCELY DOCTORS FEE.
New York physicians, practicing in yer,
wealthy. families render no bills, but thei
patients make it a matter of pride to pa
handsomely for the doctors permission t
cheat the undertaken, fixing the amOun
themselves. Very recently the wife OF
well known ex-judge had an operation pei
formed to remove a tumor, which was III
successful. Her intimate friend,
millionair's widow, prevailed upon her
try her own physician, a young doctor, an
very skillful as a surgeon. The fair pi
tient consented and the operation was SUI
cessfully performed, greatly to the dehgf
of a large circle of friends. The docto
sent no bill, but wisely awaited her CON
plete recovery, when, in token Of her al
probation of his skill, she sent a note
profound thanks, covering her check Il
t $4,000. Doctors need not get excite'
cases ike this are never contagious!
But promised to tell you in this lett
how two items of farm produce, are loor
ing up till it takes no prophet to predict
l vast profitable industry in each. If "
; look among the statistics you will see t
e strange spectacle Of
''KING cow ''DETHRoNING ''KlNG COTTON.
n Laugh if you will, but the Cow pranc
i rampant where King Cotton held state
} court twenty short years ago! ROi est MI
q - Viue le Boil Incredible as it seems, t
e Cow produces more wealth to-day thi
: Cotton does. Our cheese and butter Ii
n year sold for $3.50, 100000, Think of
l. Even our fabulous wheat crop does I
II equal that; only one American crop
cesds that value. and that is corn. I
IS Cow too, makes worthier King than C
E. ton did. She keeps out of politics, drir
no whlskey. and never chaseSuf Of ST
unless he showfltreated 70 the fence
s,-,u,,.,, followed. but did not
cave the timber The next day he pro
.Ired 5I, a = rife and pursued the eritter. He
onnd the track without difficulty and
'ollowed it for some distance. He found
where the beast had cliined several trees
1ne of them large cucumber. He finally
ost the trail A day or two after N
Grover struck the trao
il different from
Isen. and was yer