Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-07
Our New York Letter,

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WASHINGTON observation-disclosures =.
CorhAAirfs TO LIVE IN GoTIIAM-rooR
'H GOULD
NEW YORK, Feb. 9th, 1879.
To the Editor of tho Frcc Press and Times.
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tne Niar'na washington Reception Tor the
benefit of st. Johns Guild, which occupied
the Academy of Music Thursday niobt. and
which ros ,,.;., Ill. -,c.u-
,"y "o'a'ie ''' '"ie'uiis
prepared ana successfully executed represen-
tatiOn of WaShingtons Inauguration as first
President or the limited States which farm
81 ,bo So, .,I,.-r .r". M.
'"0 s''"u '"o'eau Vi 'ne oecas'on' ina'
event took place in front of old Federal
hail, which then occupied the site of the
present sub-treasury building on Wall
street. Scenery painted especially for the
occasion, accurately reproduced this build
ing anu its surroundings, and every person.
age Oh historic Importance who participated
IN 'ne reai ceremony was cieverly personat-
Gu IN us mimic repetition. GENERAL wash
nns.on was perSona,eu Dy MI. liooetts' Oh
Dos'on' an oiu gentleman OF seventy: In
accoruanee with tradition, his magnificent
"hite LOCKS were combed up and tied into
queue behlnd' to resemble powdered
wig lie wore brown coat. RULED shirt
anu SILVER shoe buckles, and presented
very imposing hgure. lie stood at the lett
Vi Iaoie ON 'he oaicony on the other side
was hooer' II: Livingston grea' grand son OF
Nhaneeiior Livingston VINO administered
ihe OATH Behind the table stood descen-
uant OIL Samuel "A; otis, then Secretary
Oh the senate. who heid the crimson
euSnion ON "hieh rested the original Bible
'na' washington KISSED: 'rowding close
aoSu' tne TWO central hgures were Jonn
aualhs, 'ice-fresldent, ana Samuel A. Otls,
secretary oi the senate Count DE Moustier,
,ne rreneh Ambassador Don Diego Jar
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hlcnaru Henry Lee, oliVer Ellsworth, Baron
oleuoen' "eneral Hayes, Alexander liam
i,ton' III, General hnox, himonu randolph and
hoenezer Hazard, members oil the drst cab
met while ranged about the stage and form-
ing suitao!e frame Tor the impressive PIC
lure were lines oil soldiers IN Inc various
uniorms "hich were worn oy.the crack
troops oi tnat uay.
AFTER 'nis interesting spectacle nearly the
whoie hisht was devoted TO uancing and to
inc customary promenading ior the display
oil ,hose elegant toilets when we're described
at ieng'h IN tne next morning papers:
WIN al the special attractions IN the
shape oil the numerous annual balls and
other periodical festivities whlchiare packed
into this month, the regular amusements do
not seem to suffer Tor patronage, but seem
rather to be oIercro~ded and the main
reason oil 1t Is II NJ. .. finafore; New
1ork mas been absolutely captured by this
capital compound OF clever nonsense and de-
iightiul music. and 1t seems to be so hrmly
established that greatly doubt whether
anything but hot weather VIII be able to
drive 1t from the boards did at one time
know how many theatres were running 1t
herc and IN Brooklyn, but as the lever spread
lost my count ana have no longer the en-
terprlse to look up the latest statistics
Everyone huns and quotes Pinatore.
Inc musical young man, and even the street
Arabs, have scornfully discarded " Grand
iather CLOCK, and now iavor us with the
rhythmlcal recltatlOns oil Sir Joseph Porter,
II. Z. b., OF the melOdlOus numbers OF Lit
tie Buttercup. The hand-organ makers are
working for dear lie to get 1t ready for the
deadly Summer campaign OF those Italian
bandits. Church, court room and Fifth
avenue MANSION are alike injected.
Who ever saw whole metropolis wris-
CLING on on rin afore? never did.
Nv hat Never ?
No. Never
What Nsrer
Well. hdrdy ever.
1t Is not Long since made some remarks on
the growth OF New York as compared with
that OF other American cities IN which the
lew hsufeS quoted went 10 snow that ueth-
am was IN no immaculate danger OF DeinS
overtaRen IN the race Tor population. Large
as was the rate oil increase previously, the
extension oi elevated raiiroad iaciiities 10 the
upper part oil the island mas Drought 1t up
much higher: % rapidly is the upper END
oil the city ming up, that the pIstothce can
not Keep pace with the growth In the mat
ter oil furnishing mail delivery facilities, Anu
has APPLIED TO Washington iOr authority TO
largely increase the force ot Letter carriers In
that f'Rinh' Long isi'nu ahu Ncn Jersey
are srea'iy exercised over tniS ,ehuehey oil
New lorkers t' 1--we IN New iork' An as
tonrhingiy large proportion "i the taxes IN
tAe suburban towns are lalu oy city business
men hSlng anu owning properly thefe' ana
the prospect oil losing TINS element OF wealth.
naturally alarms the natives. In newark
InaSs-neetlng has ALREADY Deen eaIled 10 us
cnss plans ior reducing expenses ana taxes,
and otherwise to give the town more attrac-
tions as RESIDENCE IN the nope oil retain
ing the thousands oil families VINO, II Is
ieareu, Will otherwise iOrsake II ior the
now convenient neishoorhoou oil central
Park.
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