St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-12-26
Our New York Letter.

UNCLE SAM AND LITTLE DOGS TALE
TAWDRY FEMALES TRAPPING -
BRooMs VS.. CLUBs-TABERNACLE tai
MAGE TRIUMPHANT-THE PROGRESS
OF CREMATION-AN ODDFELLow's
WAR-TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH.
New YORK, Dec. 10, 1879.
10 the Editor of the CaIedonian:
According to Dundreary it must be a
queer dogs tail that would waggle a
dog, but something almost as surprising
has been developed by our Jealous Gus
tom House officials. A sweet little
poodle, too lovely for anything, was
sent as present to a charming young
damsel of New York, on board the
White Star Steamship Britanic. I'm
fortunately, the interesting animal was
not entered on the manifest. A small
boy who was taking the canine immi-
grant to his expectant mistress was
pOunced upon by the minions of the
revenue laws, and the dog was solemn
ly hauled off to be appraised, while a
libel was promptly filed against the
great steamer, which, it appears, was
actually IN danger of being confiscated
for the breach of regulations. The ship
is probably worth about $4,000, OOO:
| The dog was held to be worth SIS, and
the duties on him (Which were paid as
soon as anyone interested knew any
thing was required,) amounted to So
The steamer was actually delayed six
hours before the authorities would let
her sail, and her owners have been fined
$500, and they are kicking like mad
about 1t. Such grave issues from little
poodles flow!
We have had brief and needed rest
from the pedestrian fever, thanks in a
measure being due to Pinafore, which
is certainly lesser evil, but the mala-
dy has broken out again in a fresh
place, and, for the moment, worse than
ever. Four and twenty beauties of ten
der sex and various ages, have gone
in for Il six days go-as-yOu-please con-
test. They started clipper and pert
enough, and fixed up in the most excru-
ciating style, with bangs and frizzes
and cOquettish costumes, but the strain.
so terrible to men, has proved too
much for the women. Some petered
out pretty soon. Others held out bet
ter, but more fOrlOrn, haggard set of
miserable creatures never appeared in
public. The grace of womanhood seems
to have fled entirely from some of
them, and the least fatigued looked
draggled and worn, in way to soften
the heart of an alligator. Trained and
grOOmed like horses, with male attend
ants, they have been, for the sake of
| very filthy lucre, reduced to the level
of beasts, and some of them to that of
quite vicious beasts. For instance, one
of them-I shan't mention the Door
wretch's name-was disqualified for
jOstling her rivals on the track, and
then she made violent assault on the
scorers. They all have something to
say about alleged cheating in the rec
ord, and of each others appearance.
habits and disposition. 1t seems pity
that Mr.. Bergh will not officially con-
slider them as beasts and treat them ac-
cOrdingly, with his usual tenderness for
the helpless and afflicted.
The woes of Ireland are again the
subject of no little interest, and an in
| fiuential committee of well known Irish
Americans was appointed at public
meeting of expatriated Celts to arrange
for grand reception of the famous
agrarian agitatOr, Mr.. ParnelI, M. p A.
good deal of stirring eloquence was in
dulged In on the occasion. The move