The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-07-28
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
N Our Own Correspondent.
New YORK, JULY "A, ISS

About $4,000 was gathered in the
other evening in fifteen minutes by {
man with thick head, namely, the
small British fighter, John Collins
alias "Tug" Wilson. The Boston pug
Sullivan, couldn't "knock him out
with soft gloves in four rounds, and
it almost seems a wonder he could dc
it with any one. There were 10000
spectators of the filthy scene, most
of them Of the criminal classes, and
it would almost seem pity that we
have no Mehemet Ali to take advan.
tage of such happy opportunity, and
save much money and trouble by ex-
terminating them in mass, as he did
the Mamelukes. A ton or so of dyn-
amite would be cheaper than their
board in State prison, where most of
them will bring up.
Among the spectators was {. A.
Dana, editor Of the Sun. He was
selected to present the Bennett medal
for distinguished bravery to fireman
who rescued some children, under
very trying circumstances, at recent
fire. There has been considerable
comment about the choice of the or
ator, as it is alleged his reputation
for courage, except like Thersites for
saying ugly things when safe from re-
prisal, is small. 1t is said that, at the
burning of the steamer Seawanhaka,
he cruelty left young lady to perish,
with the remark every one for him
SELF"
New York is suffering from revi-
val of gambling. Horse-raceS are
going on somewhere in the immediate
neighborhood all the time, and the
morality of the community is exposed
to the most savage assaults from the
keepers of pool-rooms and other Sc
ductive ruffians. The good old idea
Of horse-racing, when the finest horses
were trained for months for, at most,
three days sport at time, eagerly
looked forward to, has degenerated
into a perpetual medley, and people
gamble on horses they never saw,
many of which are of no earthly ac-
count any more than the pipsin pack
of playing cards.
AS if emulous of the exploits OF the
British navy in Egypt, our pleasure
fleets have been running into each
other quite freely. The Plymouth
Rock for one has had two COLLISIONS,
and the way steam-yacth cut through
another steamer like a cheese ard sunk
her, was a caution. five had rams
in our navy with such speed, we
needn't bother our heads much about
heavy guns.
When an insurance company, after
gobbling up premiums for a number
Of years,hghts claims after death, it is
a good one to steer clear of, for such
companies usually make hard fight
of it and weary claimants by endless
litigation. Still more persistent even
than a cheating insurance company
a railroad corporation. A Major
Harold, some years ago, recovered
$50, 900 from the Elevated Road here.
They fought him from court to court
till final judgment against them was
given in the Court ofAppeals. Would
that settle the case? Not much !
They have applied for new trail on
the ground of newly discovered evil
dence. OF course they won't get it,
and any lawyer could tell them that
much, but they'll have the satisfaction
of delaying payment to the poor man
whose health and prosperity they
ruined for the life they shortend and
of spitefully putting him to more ex-
pense. A good slice of the $4,000
must already have been gorged by
lawyers. RADrx.
The call for the Republican county
convention to be held August 10Th
leaves little time to prepare for hold.
ing the necessary preliminary eau
Al.