Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-01-19
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
TsrrorAI consequence OF THE mosrroa.

ABOUT IL; that ne begins Wnere others
left off, and so forth. No one yet, so
far as | know, has suggested that the
Chinese invented it ten millions of years
or so, ago. Meantime the exhibition at
Menlo Park has been like young Cen
tennial. and it was not until his labora-
tory became bear garden, his air pumps
were broken, his wires .'short-circuited,
and his lamps stolen, that Edison shut
down on the promiscuous multitude.
His telephone, by the way. has at last
been utilized in. way that was sug-
gested in a jest when it was first intro
duced. A clergyman has had his pull
pit connected by wire with the sick rooms
of number of his aged and invalids
parishioners, who now, on Sunday fore
noon. as they sip their tea and nibble
their toast, have sound doctrine for sauce
sandwiched in with the hymns of the
congregation and choir, which it seems
they can hear perfectly.
Charity begins at home it is said, and
the Charity Commissioners of New York
have been keeping their weather eye
open to good purpose. There has been
considerable trouble of late for the Lou
isiana Lottery people. Their scheme
may be all right ia Louisiana, where,
indeed two distinguished ex-Confederate
Generals have the supervision of the
drawings, but it is against the laws of
the Empire State, and few days ago
their offices here were raided by the po-
lice, and tickets, money, &c., confsca-
ted. It turns out that among the tick
cts was the one drawing the capital prize
of 100000. According to the law by
which forfeited property of this descrip-
tion is turned over to the Charities, the
Commissioners have put in their claim
for the money. 1t is nice question of
law whether they can legally profit by
illegal spoils. or whether if they accept
this money they do not condone the Of
Tense and compound felony, or at the
very least misdemeanor. The lottery
gamblers style their actions ''infernal
impudence."
The venerable General Abner Double
day has been startling the grave mer
chants of the Chamber of Commerce from
their thoughts on trade and finance by
dire predictions of what would happier
to New York, in case of foreign war
should hostile feet choose to enter
According to the old soldier, who is act
ing president of the Theosophical Socl
ETY. and is, no doubt. intimately acquain
ed with spirits of all sorts, and who's
utterances are considered by small cir
Gle as inspired, there isn't gun mount
ed on any of the forts In New York har
Dor capable of making more impression
on modern iron-clad man-of-war tina
the ammunition of boys bean-shoote
or for the matter of that one ship, coul
calmly steam to the foot of Wall stree
and demand modest contribution O
say $500, 100000, to induce it to re
frain from laying the city in ashe
This argumant, addressed to their pool
cts, made the rich men very uneas,
Somebody feebly reminded them of to-
pedoes, but the idea was dismisse
promptly as too puerile, and a petitio
: is to be sent to Congress, praying ft
protection, signed by the most infuent
al men in the city
u Your readers will no doubt recolle
how Rabbit, the soap man, was son
. time ago, swindled out of a million or
: by some of his employees, and had
u much financial "soap" that he didn't mi
= it. He was mad, though, when he d
= find it out, and when the culprits we
. sent to State Prison rubbed his hant
joyfully. To his intense disgust, oil
: of them has managed to get up pei
:. tion signed by number Of we'll know
u citizens which completely pulled Il
wool over the eyes of the outgoing Go
y ernor Robinson, who committed the Sc
u tence, and the rascal got out of Jail sec
~ free. Mr.. Rabbit has judgment again
3 him for s2O6, 200, which he may nc
whistle for. He is now engaged in tr
W ing to checkmate the efforts of the 9th
ie scamp to get off in the same way.
The first collision on the Elevat,
r. Railroad has occurred, owing, of cours
% to gross carelessness. Luckily Tor pr
We haps unluckily) no one was hurt. al
+: the matter will no doubt be careful
be forgotten till some terrible so-called (;
n. cident shall occur.
an Captain Mackenzie, the chess cha
A pion of America, who has recently pl;
nd ed, on several occasions, as many
nd twenty-one games at once, winning TIVE
mt ty of them and drawing one, togetl
". with a number of other votaries of I
he noble game, from all over the world, {
L. holding tournament. Our Americ
a players, so far, seem to be holding til
ire own capitally. The games are to
lat published at the completion of the gra
is contest and will no doubt prove m
IA valuable addition to chess libraries. O