The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-03-29
MISCELLANY.
NEW YoRK,s PROSPERITY.
A Group ofChnraetcrsi in New York Hotel

Was there ever season when so much
money was spent as this ? | doubt it. The
touch-and-go extravaganza of war times,
when shoddy ruled the roost, was nothing
to it, and the vulgar displays of the ring
were made by hnt few Now in all circles
of society and in all walks of life money
flows like water. Every channel of trade is
swollen. Hotels are so crowded chat then
guests are colonized in adjacent houses.
greater calculations than ever, and bills are
paid with gratifying regularity.
Why is this thus?
Because there's boom.
And what's boom
A boom is an abnormal spring that gives
artificial impulses to men and things and
fiaunts the gonfalon of apparent success.
Not that our present prosperity is of neees.
sity apparent only On the contrary, can
see no good reason why hotels, which were
making money when there were but forty
millions OF people in the land should not
make more now while there are fifty mil
lions. The Fifth Avenue Hotel must be
coming fortune a month. ] was in there
awhile this afternoon. Governors, Senators,
Judges, editors, aetors-the world and MI
there therein is moved along in slow and
damp procession. One group will interest
you. 1t comprised Mr.. Haverly, the man.
ager Mr.. Norton of your city, and Mr..
Shannon, the actor II seems Mr.. Haverly
has leased the unfortunate Chestnut Street
Theatre in Philadelphia, Mr. Morton is to
represent him and Mr. Shannon ia to play
there.
A man who represents the capital, con-
trolls the theatres and employs the men, Mr.
Haverly does, is quite character. He is
small in stature, has proud head partly bald,
keen, black eye, an enormous moustache,
and q pleasant manner. You would take
him to be a Methodist minister or gambler
at first sight know nothing Of his means,
bat he es.4-s.l- .-i,-s,t sfte-i ntst- elass thaa
tres, four here, and runs several travelling
shows besides. l think you will like him,
and find his management n benefit to the
place. Not far from him was Jay Gould, q
little insignificant, restless-eyed, full-beard-
ed, queer-headed chap, said to be worth
$4,000, 600 on paper, fond Of nobody,
dyspeptic and a wrecker Not ten feet
from him stood Ned Stokes, who was sem
fenced to be hanged for killing Jay Goulds
partner. don't SEQ how Gould can expect
togo on depreciating other peoples property,
running homes, despoiling fortunes aud gen.
orally bedeviling thesubstance of his fellows,
and not get into a serape sooner or Inter.
He has been whipped, slapped in the face,
and thrown into an area, but no never re-
sented the one or the other His present
game is to ruin the elevated road service,
lower the price OF the stock, buy it in and
boom it up again. As was said of Jim Fisk
to-day, ' He was bound to make New York
paradise. He touched nothing that no
didn't improve. Gould, on the contrary,
never bettered anything. He has done moth
ing for New York and no good for its peo-
pie. He hasn't even built house." don't
think Gould saw Stokes If he did he pre-
tended not 10 and moved slowly along Very
few people know him by sight and he is not
Stokes, who, though young man, has hair
as white as snow. That he had greivous
wrongs to bear we all know. That Fisk and
Gould had injured him deeply is a fact.
That Fisk had given him all the provocation
one man could give another is certain. Had
Stokes met his enemy fairly and killed him,
it would have been square DEAL but he hid
behind banister and shot him like dog.
However he has paid the price. Has sery-
ed his time, bore himself we'll came back to
life and work and is now n cashier in the
Hoffman House, adjoining which he has
put up bar-room, the like of which has
never been seen. Stokes is handsome fell
low, well conneeted-the Phelps Dodge and
Stokes families having close relationship
and very fairly educated.-N. Y. Cores
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