The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-07-14
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
From Our Own Correspondent.
New YORK, july 10, 1882.

CIouS IN spite OF us sadness. Inc
whole neighborhood was celebrating,
and so Miss McEvoy, cook of ma
ture age and balance in bank,
thought she'd follow suit. Her ne
phew, whom she had brought up from
a tender age, conceded. Together
they swilled beer and whisky, the
young man on his explorations for
more, taking toll of his cargo with
kindred spirits. At last his funds
gave out and he asked for more.
His aunt wouldn't give it to him. He
insisted. Still she refused. Then
came struggle ending in the presence
of female ear in the nephew's jaws
and penitence in his heart. Blubber-
ing out Ochl aunty dear, I'll be after
fetchin' a docthor," he rushed to the
roof, under the impression that medi-
cal men roasted near the stairs, fell
over and was killed. The aunt was
arrested for drunkenness. A neighbor
who was left in charge finished the
beer and somehow the place got on
fire. The old lady thus lost her ne
phew, furniture and spending money.
The Times, years ago, started news
boy excursions, and philanthropists of
sorts have followed the example. The
latest idea, and good one, is that of
the Tribune, where swarm of juven-
lies from the slums are shipped off for
week or more to mountain sides
and country fields. They learn what
a COW looks like, see chickens running
about, drink in the calm quite of rural
scenes, and begin to imbibe notions
of gratitude for those who have given
them such joys which they will dream
about for months, and the hope of
realizing which again will probably
keep them out of good deal of mis-
chief. A little kindness goes long
way with people unused to it, and as
mere matter of business is cheaper
than the neglect which lets our unfor-
tunate bretheren grow up and live in
ignorance and misery and finish up
with free board in jails, and sometimes
hanging and free interment.
On the whole it was a very quiet
Fourth, the only fire of importance
being the blaze up of candle factory.
Ordinances against fireworks and pis-
toll firing were violated of course but
there were few arrests and not many
murders. The rain which came on
early and increased in intensity prob
ably cooled people off. 1t played the
mischief with the purveyors of refresh
ments and fun for holiday makers.
The pleasure resorts were not fire.
quented with the multitudes expected
by large majority, and it is likely
that some of the Coney Island people,
and others akin to them elsewhere,
actually lost money.
The strikes are still important SUBJ
jects of conversation. If something
isn't done pretty soon, butter and fresh
supplies of all sorts will be going up to
famine prices. They're not far short
Of them now. So far every one
sympathizes with the strikers as against
the railroad companies who are held
by many to be offending against the
law and violating their contracts with
the people as common carriers. Hap
PLY everything so far has been peace
able, but the police are doing extra
duty and are ready for riot at the
shortest notice. 1t is generally sup
posed that the whole thing was pre-
cipitated in order to keep peoples
goods back till July Ist, when a new
and higher freight rate goes into
operation.
see that most wonderful of blather-
sixties, "Richelieu" Robinson, has
been making the halls of Congress re-
sound with his howls at this very safe
distance, at the British lion. Wouldn't
you like to engage him for a series of
lectures up your way9 He can talk as
fuently as Beecher or Bob Ingersoll,
and well, too. His notions are quite
entertaining, especially as according