St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-27
Our New York Letter.

!, Our new Z DIX LeCC6r.
ICE WATER FOR THE MILLIoN-A trial
, OF MENADAS-FORGERs IN FORCE
SOME wHOLE-sOULED BANKERS
LOST FAvORITEs OF GoTHAM-FACT
FIERCE AND FLOUR-Y-AN INDIGNAN'
LoCOMoTIvE-FREAKS OF FASHION
BEER, RIFLE-BUTTS AND THE BUT
TING AND BITING OF BULLS AM
BEARS.
New YORK, August 20, 1880.
10 the Editor of the Caledonian:
The philanthropists of the Business
Mems Moderation Society have equip
ped new toy in the shape of a port
able tank of large dimensions from
which they supply the multitude in tn,
dingy tenement districts with ice wa
ter. They have baptised the machine
with singular disregard to etymology
the "Ambulatory Thirsty Ameliator.
Some one has suggested that "Oat.
mediator" would be better, as it il
well known that oatmeal mixed will
water makes an elegant hot-weathel
tipple, the Brooklyn Railroad Compa
MES even supplying it to their horses
and finding it profitable to do SO.
One mad woman at time is about
all any man wants to tackle, even il
the madness be but shortlived bit OF
temper, but three lunatics in one family
| fo1r A
mother and two grOwn-up daughters
not without personal attractions, have
been kicking up high didoes in several
leading metropolitan and provincial
hotels. Two of them had been book
canvassers and saved money in that
queer capacity. The other had taught
music. Their minds all went together
in sympathy apparently and they
wound up at last in the Police court
and finally at Bellevue Hospital.
BrOckway the famous forger has been
arrested again, and with the usual Sc
quence of events; another somewhat
prominent person has fallen into troub-
lie for similar alleged croOkedness.
This is Elijah Alliger, who year or so
ago was one of the wealthiest insurance
men and agent for a London Company
which withdrew his commission and
sued him for some S150,000 which they
claimed he had wrOngfully converted
to his own use. He is now charged
with negotiating stolen bonds after
having technically committed forgery
by erasing the transfer endorsements
on them.
Drexel, Morgan g. Co., in the person
of their nOblehearted naturalized Ital-
ian painter, Fabbri, and Morton, Bliss
& Co., have jointly done a very noble
thing which is practically philanthropy
ical in a very modest and unpretending
way. | told you some time ago about
the poor workmen on the new NAM
moth hotel ut Rockaway who were
paid in promises and had to subsist for
weeks on wind pudding. Finally the
western capitalists, whose conduct Ger
tainly gave color to the suspicion that
they were trying to Chicago" the poor
fellows out of their hard earned wages
got things so mixed up that their affairs
went into the hands of a Receiver
He proposed to pay off in interest bear
ing scrip. The men hanged him in eff
tigy. Then cooler counsels prevailed
and one OF their foremen, who deserves
the highest praise, persuaded them to
appoint n committee to try and get the
paper negotiated in a lump in Wall
Street. The fnanciers looked shy at
such securities, till at last the firm l
have mentioned took the whole offer
ing at par, so that none of the laborers
and mechanics should suffer, and thus
circumvented the sharks who were
greedily on hand waiting to shave the
time bills. The affair was very dis
graceful, but gave an opportunity for
the best side of human nature 10 show
itself, so it is no doubt all Iight,-ex-
cept for one poor fellow whose disap-
pointment and anger drove him mad
and who deliberately starved himself
to death by way of getting square with
the soulless corporation which had en-
ployed him.
Poor Ole Bull, the Wizard of Catgut,
is dead. This greatest of modern fid-
oilers had grown into an American in
stitution, and his kindly presence will
not soon be forgotten. His last pub
lie appearance was in the sacred cause
of Charity, at the famous benefit per-
Torrance in behalf of the Herald Irish
famine relief fund. Adelaide Nelson,
too, has gone to her rest. Her chief
fame was won here, and it is here
where the saddest memories of her
will linger. People wonder when Fred
Schwab, erstwhile Dramatic critic of
the Times, her business manager, will
pick up another such Juliet to escort
to scenes of triumph. Another artist
not yet dead, but bound to go over to
the majority pretty soon is Mr.. Robert
n ri Lot Nf
performances of the Sam Patch order
are quite thrilling. His latest feat was
jumping from High Bridge at Harlem,
1l6 feet As he fell flat he nearly
knocked the life out of himself, and
will probably succeed at an early date.
A funny strike has been gotten up by
some cracker packers. 1t appears these
ungracious men, whose wages were ap-
pointed by piece work at the rate of 8 i
cents barrel packed, were accustomed
to jam a solid lot at each end of bar
rel and fill the rest quite loosely. Their
rapidity was great and so were their
weekly bills. Unfortunately the Gus
toners of the establishment objected to
the method and returned the goods.
A reform in the packing was met by a
demand for more pay and when the
men couldn't get it they struck. In
this case, at any rate, public opinion is
distinctly on the side of the employers.
The Thirteenth N. G.. Armory is pro-
vokingly situated at the Flatbush Ave
nue. termiBus of the Long Island and
Brighton Beach Railroads in Brooklyn,
A locomotive apparently took offence
at this and the other morning availing
itself of the paltry excuse that the rails
on the down grade were "greasyn with