St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-06-13
Our New York Letter.


men of that town neglected to need the
mandate of his court III regard to calling
an election. They never so much as
thought of taking any notice of the or
der, and indeed, perhaps considered 1t
as something of an insult to their great
ness. Judge, therefore, of their lndlg-
nant establishment when they were
summarily arrested and hauled into
Court. where, not being able to give a
legally satisfactory explanation OF their
course they were each allowed the al
tentative of paying $50 fine, or spend
ING thirty days in the common jail.
There was a good deal of wrathtul
sputterine under this unexpected blow,
but the aldermen found that the judge
meant exactly what he said, and at last
accounts were actively besieging the
Court of Appeals for il release from the
penalty imposed. II is to be hoped
the latter court will uphold Judge Gil
bert. Aldermen in general, and the
Brooklyn and New York aldermen in
particular, need such lesson.
Notwithstanding the fact, that i'll this
age OF travel, great people from abroad
are no Logger rarity in this republic,
quite tlutter Of interest was excited
by the arrival here of the Duke of Ar
gyle, en- route for Canada to visit his
distinguished son, the Marquis of
Lorne. Apart from his worldwide
literary reputation, the Duke is a blue
blood among the blueblOods, his rank
and ancestry running back into the
dark ages, and his titles of nobility
nun. boring nearly twenty. Besides all
this, the Queen of England and Empress
of India is his sons mother-in-law, and
his wealth is enormous. One would
hardly suspect SO much greatness to
Turk in the small framed man with
gray red hair and whiskers, high cheek
bones and thoroughly Scotch aspect
who was met by crowd of the curious
as he diSembarked from the Scythia
last week. His stay iii New York was
limited to one day and he is now en-
ioying the hospitalities OF the Cover
nOr-Geueral of Canada and his royal
wife.
1t will be Remembered that | devoted
a letter, couple OF months ago, to the
great Woodruff scientific expedition
which was to have started from this
port last month. The failure to secure
Sufficient members to cover the vast eX
penses of the undertaking prevented its
exectiuOn as proposed, and this week
its energetic protector and head, Mr..
James o. Woodruff, died in this city
from acute brain disease, induced by
OverwOrk in connection with his favor
tie scheme. Mr.. Woodruff was re-
markable embodiment of courage and
persistence. He seemed to know no such
word as discOuragement, and after the
failure of this attempt, in which he had
put great deal of money, he at once
set about organizing new expedition,
similar in principle, but better Gu; 'ded
to insure against contingencies. There
Is a good prospect of success for this
latter scheme, under the management
OF Mr.. Arthur b. PlOai, who was Nil.
WOOdruff'S able associate in the former
enterprise, and VINO survives to carry
into effect the useful and magnificent
plan to which Mr.. Woodruff gave his
life.
In speaking Of May Both. the Sun
aptly remarks that Decoration Day
street parades have been chiefly re-
markable, of late years, for the adver-
Using wagons that under guise of doing
homage to the dead, 11nounce to the
living the virtues, cheapneSS or place OF
pr"chase of various wares. II does not
add to the sOlemnity Of such process
sion to see it largely consisting OF
drays, swathed ~ white cotton bands,
bearing in big letters such inscriptions
us "HOnOr to Our Heroes. Buy Blanks
Blacking.r-"The Employees of Blanks
Soap Works Shed Tears for the Fallen
-"HOw Sleep the Brave! COrns Cut
with Celebrity and Care A committee
was appointed this year to squelch such
enterprising advertisers, bat they,
nevertheless, formed a disagreeably
prominent feature of the street show
This recalls the report of a recent eX-
perience of Lawrence Barrett, who
while playing Hamlet in San Francisco
is said to have been offered 500 nigh
by wide awake clothing dealer if he
would, after speaking the words "cus
tomary spits of solemn black" add
1.-THE kind Smith sells for $24. Unfor
tt 1ately for he wide awake ,.'adesman
Lawrence was proof against the daz
ziing alluremen's OF his proposition.
Coaching as a pastime is an exotic il
America, but it 81 ms to have taken ;
pretty firm hold and bids fair to becOm,
something of a nj giOnal institution. |
was generally supposed that the feve
would be 81 Ort one, and that Ii st yea
would witness its peaceful decease bu
the Coaching Clubs first pG-ade OF til,
present season, which took place OIL
| Thursday last, gave proof that quit
the contrary is the case. On that da,
eleven eegant drags formed in line a
Madison square, and with four impa
tent bloodcd hOrs, in front OF eacl
fld the tops filed with gaily dresse,
members of the club, and daintily at
tn | ladies, the p rade presented
ii. liant pictdre. Probably $50, 90
would be low valua on of the part
cipating teams.
Any attempt to chronicle even til
more serious of the ordinary crimes i
New York would exclude every oths
topic from my letter and would becem
pretty tedious reading. Imust me ltiol
/. however, two cases that have been dii
posed of this week, which are not,
worthy, both from their sin ilarity, an
their terrible nature. A vomap disaI
pointed in love was the criminal in eaC
= case, and the instrument of revenge
t either was bOwlful of vitriol throw
I by the ''wOman scorned" into the fa'
Of the unsuspecting victim. Both me
were terribly burned and disfgured Fl
o life, and each lost the sight of an ey
!. Both women were promptly tried al
: convicted. One was sentenced to fl,
/, years and the other to one year in ii
u penitentiary, which resr't will, it
hoped, prevent the recurrence of til