St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-06-23
Our New York Letter.

New YORK, June Is, 1882.
We don't hear so much about strikes
now, and the conclusion is that the
axe and the helve, as Puck puts it,
have come together again, and labor
and capital have made up their minds
that if they don't work together to
cord up the wood, there'll be some
shivering in winter. One of the fun
NEST of the strikes was i'll the Herald
Chapel" won. A proof-reader, copy
holder and compositOr were summarily
fined for some blunder. The last re-
belled, saying the two others should
have called his attention to it, and was
discharged. Result sympathetic re-
volt crowned by victory as above.
Some of our leading citizens, besides
Bennett, who is disgusted with the
country where he makes his money
and has gone to the Azores in his steam
yacht with Il party of friends, are suf-
fering from a lack of veneratiOn on the
part of some who are not leading cltl-
zens. That unfortunate Andre mOnu-
ment has finally been sent to everlast-
ing smash at Tappan, and a cruel carl
cature of the great and good Cyrus w
Field, who erected it, was found sus-
pended on pole beside the fragments
representing him SuS. per col. with al
inscription ale is not dead but sleep
eth. First in peace, first in patriot
ism and first in the pockets of his
countrymen.n Mr.. Field had sailed
for Europe when this outrage occurred
and it is supposed he will never come
back any more. Perhaps he will be
made marquis. He has made money
enough to support the dignity.
A sailor was arrested the other day
for firing at the statue of justice on the
top of the City Hall. He explained
that he was saluting her with blank
cartridge, but he was found in baC
company and was locked up. TIL,
cheerful crowd with him was cOmpOs
ed of tramps, who had been guying {
fat policeman, and going through some
religious ceremonies before a broom
stick dressed in what was intended t.
represent a policeman's clothes all il
the sacred precincts of the park.
Then the delightful, gilded youth
whose fathers made money by oil o.
shOddy, or some such way, and whC
make money for tailOrs and .ieweler
by their superb, numerous and varieC
rigs, and sporting goods purveyOrs
by their unlimited purchases of guns
horses, polo equipments, etc, hav,
been evil entreated by that old enem.
of the nObs and snObs, Capt. Williams
He is back again in the old peculia
precinct, which is so peculiar that al
strangers should keep clear of, bu
which, singularly enough, most stran
gers steer right for-that precinc
where the tiger and the great ante
Jumbo elephant waves his prehensil,
trunk and gathers 'em in. The Rae
quet Club is here situated, an eXclu
sive affair supported by the very tip
top tOniest of the q. Y. aforesaid. 1t
location, so say their enemies, havin,
been determined from its proximity t.
the chosen pastures for their norma
nocturnal pleasures. 1t has a gymna
stun, and also bedrooms for some o
the members, handy to roll into afte
singing merrily in adjacent junipe
groves in the wee, sma' hours. Well
three of the ''bloods," one of them cas-
lily attired in buff and a dressin,
gown, having just taken a bath, wer
dining, when in rushed their frighten
ed waiter and policeman who salt
the darkey was wanted for an allege'
theft. The gentlemen were hOrritie'
ut the intrusion and remarking tina
the man should not be made prison
er without a warrant, proceeded u
make a prisoner of the captOr. HI
yelled something out Of the window
which eventuated in a descent by
party of comrades from the adjacen
station house who rescued him an,
} "scoopedn the colOred man and clul