Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Special CORRESPONDENCE.

a very sollu EnSllsnman, WepD ny
name, and apparently web-footted by
nature, has been astonishing us by his
wonderful swimming ability. Long ago
he crossed the English Channel in a
nasty, chopping sea, and established him
self as marvel of manly endurance, but
his latest feat, little cruise in the
broad Atlantic, among some of the ugli-
est possible currents, is even more re-
markable. On Wednesday he started
from Long Branch and swan over to
Coney Island, ten miles, as the crow flies,
seventeen in actual distance, as measur-
ed, owing to currents and tides. He
was under contract not to land till late
in the afternoon, when most of the visi-
tors come down, and stayed more or less
comfortably for three hours a little way
off the land after the crossing. The wa
ter was so rough that the steam launch
which accompanied the bold swimmer
was nearly lost. and Boyton, the famous
life-suit man, couldn't manage to get
across the surf to welcome Webb, which
was part of the programme.
The unsavory remains of the late
great dry goods merchant. A. t. Stew
art, still furnish forth a ghoul-like feast
for the imagination of enterprising de-
tectives and reporters. Itwas long stat
ed on very good authority that the COR
poreal elements of the defunct million
aire, were in the possession or under the
Immediate control of his very fortunate
legatee. ex-Judge Hilton, but accord
ing to prominent journal, usually we'll
informed, this is by no means the case.
1t is gravely stated that Judge Hilton
has pulled the wool over Mrs. Stewards
eyes, and persuaded her so strongly
that it is difficult now to undeceive her,
that he has already regained possession
of the body but, as matter of fact,
the robbers are still negotiating for its
restoration, and now demand $25O,000
AS proof of their wrongful ownership
of it, they have sent on sample Of the
part of the velvet pail which they stole
with it diagram of its size, CORE
spending with the piece now missing
and some of the silver ornaments of thu
coffin. 1t is revolving affair.
There is queer fight going on il
Brooklyn. The city is undoubtedly anc
overwhelmingly Democratic. At tn
same time so clannish are the partisan
that large majority of the wards ar
Republicans. They all live together. In
Republican block there may be one Dem
ocrat. In Democratic ward you can
find any Republicans at all. There
always plenty of patronage about the Cit
Hall in one way or another, and jus
now there are some remarkably goo
pickings. the terms of office of severa
prominent officials running out. At thi
juncture, Mayor Howell, Democrat,
dangerously sick. The acting Mayor
Ray, Republican. is very lively. Mayo
Howell can't 60 into the country Q
even try to get we'll for fear Ray wi
plump in lot of ultra Republican NOM
nations in his absence, the Aldermen bt
ing very nearly equally divided in pol
tics. For some time the Mayor has bel
the fort and come down to his office
lie on sofa all day and defeat the macl
? NATIONS of his party's enemies. Nov
at last, he has grown too i'll for th
and proposes to transact all municip;
business at his residence. The Republ
cans claim that he can not 'carry b
office around in hat" and propose to ru
the local government in their own wa
Several disgraceful and ludicrous seen,
: have already occurred in the Alderman
! chamber and the public are rather an,
ious to know what will be the upshot
it all. 5al e essS4 2s{ 5s''ises
The great walking match is anoth
lr item of interest here. We have hs
e. plenty of walking matches. but are a
st parently not surfeited with them.
fact. the appetite grows by what it fee,