The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-20
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.


To THE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:
The most beautiful contribution from
the South to the North, beating all the
yellow-fever contributions, was the big
spow-storm which came all the way
from Texas and arrived here on Wednes-
day and Thursday. II is the greatest
fall of snow since 1867, and is celebrated
with some eccentric novelties, the most
attractive Of which are the sleigh races
or regularly made matches between IA
nous trotters. At Fleetwood Park,
Derby, Fitzgerald and Cobweb per-
formed 10 a delighted audience, and,
with the merry refrain OF the jingliDg
bells, gave an exquisite flavor aud dash
TO the noble spirits. Derby won in 2:36,
aud all the nags seemed to like the track
aud prefer the sled TO the giddy, whirl-
ing sulky. On the binding white snow,
cauopied by a pure blue sky, there was
one flying champion who was a. Curl
Gus for his looks as for hisspeed. He was
trotter, black as the internal steed rid
den by the Wild Huntsman's compan-
ion i'm his last chase. He got away with
all competitors as If he had indeed
something of diabolical inspiration in
him. His Internal presence seemed to
melt the snow under his heels with
glow from the furnace of Erebus. It
was the "nigger baby" He had been
sent from the South along with the
snow storm TO demonstrate what "solid"
really meant. ST. Nicholas and Jerome
Avenues made brilliant displays, and at
the Fifth Avenue entrance to Central
Park eight thousand teams passed one
way in two hours; the gay procession,
in gala rig, fancy-colored robes aud rich
furs, was gorgeous in the extreme, and
the white ground Of the picture made it
all the more brilliant, while the dia-
mond-like eyes of beautiful women shed
a phosphorescent light over the whole
scene, and made fairy-like, unearthly
effect, charming aud Intoxicating.
Although Alvord has been elected
speaker of the New York State Assem-
bly,, it was almost by the skin Of his
teeth. He got only four majority. The
farmers, producers, dairymen and others
who smart under railroad burdens and
tolls, pressed ar. Sloan. The candi-
date OF the New York Central road was
Jim Hustled, city politician Of about
the usual normal Importance, who could
be relied on to do anything required. The
Vanderbilt interest, however, saw that
Hustled would certainly be defeated, and
they moved every cog to beat sloan.
The charter Of the New York Central is
} forfeited every hour in the year They
are not allowed TO charge more than two
cents a mile in any event for carrying
passengers, aud to get around this they
incorporated the Wagner cars and had a
special bill passed allowing them foI
fixed rates to operate these cars. They
have since violated even these rates.
understand that the bridge at Albany is
special corporation, and nearly the
private property Of the Nanderbilts
The rates of toll on this bridge were reg
j ulated by statute, but they really get
2 ten cents for every body who passes ovel
} it, equal to five miles Of their road bed
The bridge is said to pay for itself every
+ year and half.
There can be little doubt now that th'
- widow Of 4. T. Stewart has paid S50,OOl
for her husbands corpse to the thieves
through the agency Of law firm, "u'
z questions asked" and the lawyers re-
ceiving a commission both ways 70
d their uefarious part in the transaction
The elaborate celebration Of the marriag
Of Mrs Stewards niece to Mr.. Weth
d erell, and certain remarks which highly
trusted and confidential friends Of Tia
o the family repeated, with the negativ
d party Of Judge Hilton to all questions
i constitute fair enough proof that tn
u millionaire's remains were successfully
y bartered, and will at last rest in th
d crypt Of the Stewart memorial cathe
dal at Garden City. The cathedral
however, does not yet present the az
pearance Of expecting its distinguishe
uphuNf luOuEu tue dCCouiiluuhAi'u
look as II the individual brought ther
o was expected to stay. In shed hsr
e by the unfinished edifice are the famou
Centennial bells that rung at the Phila
e' delphia Exposition. The crypt is S
J. solid looking that it is likely to defy an
l. future speculation on the dead million
aire; but the success Of this big ventur
Is Of the ghouls will certainly encoural
enterprise aud develop that line
lr business.
The day Hunter was hanged at Can
or den, y. J., found Walt Whitman, wi
ot bears iu his old age a striking resen
IS blance to Longfellow, occupying th
~ house Of Mr.. Scovell, one of Hunter
E. counsel. Whitman has recovered fror
er several attacks OF paralysis, and has
x clear head aud disconrses rationale
There was a good deal Of wisdom in b
le prose philosophy. He is about slxi
ia years Of age. He reasoned in Hunter
M crime, that it arose from our havir
sr displaced from our belief the old religic
and substituted nothing for It, "
strive to keep our social place and z
property, which is the principal crit
rion Of our society. This man Hunt
i went 10 church and read his Bible, al
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