St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-11-14
Our New York Letter.


the roll of the hOnored dead, and was
attended to the grave by an imposing
assent lage of Union Generals, veterans
who had served under him, and strong
escort of mingled regular and militia OF
all arms. He had been lying in state
in the City Hall, and over $4,000 people
passed the casket in single file to take
last look at the sturdy old soldier who
fought the famous battle above the
clouds, and whose valor has passed into
proverb. Then the Iraelites have had
to lament the distinguished Rabbi Elm
horn, fiery but venerable prophet,
who may perhaps best be described as
the Beecher of Judaism. Then the
Episcopalians have lost the artist who
played the chimes for Trinity Church.
He was nephew of and succeeded the
famous James Ayliffe, the father of
chimes in this country. Lastly, the
Mayor of New York, and son of good
old Peter Cooper, who belongs to no
credit to any, has lost a partner in his
iron business, Charles Hewitt, a broth
er to the energetic Congressman, Abram
S. Hewitt.
Among other mOurnful events which
have cast a gloom over the cheerful
cOuntenances of some of our wOrthiest
citizens, is the tremendous dry goods
failure of large Chicago jobbing house.
1t really seems too bad that, with bust
ness reviving everywhere, as it unmis-
takably is, such commercial catastrO
phe should occur to retard the advent
of general confidence. Almost all the
heavy houses are sufferers by this latest
affair, the liabilities ranging all the way
from $4,000 10 $4,000, and aggregat-
ing, it is believed, not less than 81 ,70O,-
600.
Another partner of the latter Hew-
lit, in political matters, namely S. j.
Tilden, has made another comfortable
little million of dollars. This time it
was calm little speculation in iron.
Early information from people behind
the scenes is a very convenient thing
to have in the house, and Mr.. Tilden is
exceedingly fortunate in the possession
of many very useful friendships.
Since the original triangular duel in
vented by Mr.. Midshipman Easy, there
probably never was Il more Imaginable
contest than the election just past. No
body got what they wanted. Republi
cans voted for Cornell because they
disliked Robinson and Tildenism. 9th
ers scratched and then repented in
sackcloth and ashes. John Kelly lost
I'LL his local offices which his eager
Tammany supporters value so much
more than any sort of principles, and
altogether, things were very much mix
ed. 1t was quieter election than even
last year, and while the consumption of
liquid refreshments was quite extern
sive, there were comparatively few
muses. of any account.
EOur neighbOrs across the st. Law
renee are truly good. They have re-
monstrated f0rcibly against the intro
ductiOn of those horrible papers which,
to the disgrace of New York, are sold
openly in our streets. The rascals who
conduct them manage to steer clear of
the law just by the skin of their teeth,
but the stuff that is published, with the
disgusting coarse wood cuts, only sur
passed in moral and typographical ugli-
ness by the vile letterpress, is in every
way demoralizing. The ideal paper
would no doubt boil down police re-
ports more than our dailies do to-day,
but their expansion in dozens of disre-
putable illustrated sheets seems to be
profitable.
Loud and just are the complaints
that arise from the sensible public
against the nauseOus flood of vicious
juvenile periodical literature which
within the last year OF two has risen so
high as to seriously threaten the moral
and material welfare of young America.
1t is, therefore, Il hearty welcome that
awaits the beautiful new weekly, "Har
per's Young People," which is just an
nOunced by that all-embracing and all
powerful publishing house on Franklin
Square. The new weekly is brimful of
matter to fascinate the yOung-and, for
the matter of that, the grown up peO-
pie, too-sparkling with spirit, adven-
ture and fun, Just the thing for winter
evenings, and suggestive of IL hundred
safety-valves for youthful energy and
ingenuity, while, as is inevitable with
anything coming from this house, pure
and devoid of anything calculated to
excite an unworthy emotion. The ar
tistic features are simply beautiful, and
altogether the new paper is quite lit
erary event.
The atlantic Monthly and the Ameri-
can Exporter are at lOggerheads on the
questions of the goOd-Or the reverse
that exporting the surplus of our pro-
auctions does to this country. Wheth-
er it does good OF not, there is no ques-
ton but that export is advancing with
seven-league boots in gigantic strides,
and American goods of all kinds are
beginning to be known all over the
world, and where introduced are inquir-
ed for. Perhaps a rush of business out
side may put up the price of flour and
everything else at home, but if it gives
every idle person employment, and
puts the means of buying the necessa-
ries and even comforts of life into the
hands of the poorest, there is evidently
some compensation. "The quarrel,
us Sir Lucius O'Trigger was accustomed
to observe, sis very pretty one as il
stands" The Boston publication needs
no word of praise from me, and the
New York paper is evidently quite {
, match for it on this issue. The sub.
ject is certainly interesting to every
, man who ploughs rood of land or put'
in an honest days work in any occupa
ton, and accordingly make no apollo
E gy for mentioning this particular litera
ry squabble among political econO
I mists.
a The original "Pinafores," those very
3 jolly Englishmen, Gilbert and Sullivan
y have arrived. They are going in fo
3 business before pleasures, and intent
r to show us inst how that wonderful fri