, 1880-01-31


the inhabitants of qhe lower wards into the
Fifth Avenue and Madison Square, Alex
ander refused to follow his brother Robert,
but still chung affectionately to the old
homestead, where his happy childhood had
been passed. In all his long and useful
life, his unblemiShed honor was never Gues-
toned by any man, while by his hundreds
of employees he was regarded more as q
father than a master. His weakness was
that he wished to be regarded as sternly
just in dealing with his business relations,
but his kind heart and generous soul al
ways turned the scale On the side of mercy,
and fragrant offenders often escaped with a
gentle rebuke, the penalty of offences wor-
thy OF more serious punishment. His bene-
factions while living exceeded a million OF
dollars, and it was his chief delight, on
holiday times like the present, to make the
hearts of his wOrkmen glad; bountiful
presents reached even the humblest CT
their homes, while the older employees
always received a princely qualification. In
times of the greatest labOr-disturbance and
discomfort, no murmur was ever heard
among the wOrkmen of Alexander Stuart.
He ever held himself as GODS almOner OF
his bounty to the poor, and now that he
has passed from among us, while the tears
of thousands whose lives he has made hap
pier, attest their unfeigned grief and love,
the. voice of benediction and blessing fol-
low this dead christian gentleman to his
grave, as it has followed few of his day and
generation.
The vagabond tramps have again got
possession of the city, though the bulletin
boards scarcely excite the enthusiasm of
those which announced the triumphS of
A. oocJtor 1orf1on Of Tho ~oor (f oOJJrcA
we could not wind up our holiday season
without a startling assassination, the en-
tertainment this time being furnished by
Edward Scannell, who ~rejoices in belong
ing to a murderers family. He will
be remembered as the brother OF
John Scannell, who a~ssassinated one Done
hue, in a pool room on Broadway, q
few years ago, and who succeeded III STAY
ing off the trial for several years, and was
finally acquitted on the ground of emotion
al insanity. He had once before attempted
to murder DonOhue, and nearly succeeded,
by shooting him in the back, and his sue
cessful assassination took place in the pre-
sence of a hundred men. Edward who is
only about twenty-three, promises to be-
come quite an ornament to this excellent
family, and it may be a matter of municipal
economy for the city to provide a grave.
yard for their slain. The man whom Sean
nell shot in the drunken brawl Of Wednes-
day night last, was a worthless ~vagabond
by the name Of Wilson, and the scene of
the encounter, a thieves den on one of the
most public parts of the Third Avenue.
We have no tears to shed over the demise
of Wilson, that is, if he do demise, which
unfortunately is not yet certain my only
regret is, that some tender hearted mission
AIRY did not throw some ten pound can of
nitro glycerine iuto the midst of the crowd
and blow them all into that place where ice
cream and charlotte russo is never expected
to follow their Christmas Turkey.
There is an impending crash in the grain
market; a syndicate here, supposed to be
headed by Jim Keene, holding many mil
lions of bushels for a corner. The outside
pressure is very great to break the grip of
the ring, but so far, the bulls keep a stiff
upper lip, and 10 it looks as if the long
est pole would take the persimmon.
The trial and conviction of Madame Eek
bert, the abortionist, is a matter of sincere
congratulation to every decent man and
woman in the community, and for a long
term at least, closes a Life of crime and sin,
which for years, has bid defiance to the
ordinary forms of law. The rich prizes
which have rewarded this dreadful form of
crime, have been the means of filling this
city with hundreds Of male and female
quacks, who prey upon the misfortunes OF
the erring and the weak, n fatten like
ghouls on the carcasses of the dead. Will
the time ever come when our enlightened