St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-03
Our New York Letter.
New YORK, January %, I6e

young aristocrats of Princeton College
has been reported, and a score of the
wild young imitators of the Mohocks
of Queen Anne's days have been in
dicted for riot. They broke out in the
old foolish way of the practical jokers
of former times, i'll England or France
before the revolution, and by way of
what they were pleased to call fun, de-
stroyed good deal of property, break
ing bells, fences and gates, changing
store signs and so on. Perhaps the re-
vival of Queen Anne's architecture has
something to do with it. At any rate,
the arrogance of recent wealth I'M
doubtedly has, and the sons of the tony
think they must keep up their dignity
and emphasize their superiority to
common folks by such Outrages, pat
termed on what they have read of the
town and gown rows of the European
universities. When the very funny
Marquis of Waterford, the prince of
such rOisterers, was over here, he was
greatly taken down by being sent to
Jail for few days, his rank and purse
not being worth cent to save him
from the righteous wrath of an Ameri-
can justice. Let us hope the Prince
ton blackguards will get "A like lesson
as unsparingly inflicted.
Talking of architects, they are very
busy, and real estate, which has been
dull, seems to be buckling itself to-
gether for big, big boom i'll the early
spring; but there are rImOrs of trades
union troubles which may interfere
with this pleasing state of things. /
observe that the Real Estate Chronicle,
which have had reason to speak well
of before, has taken the bull by the
horns in a sensible way and suggests Il
conference between the laborers and
the bosses at once, so that they may
hit it off between them in an amicable
way before building begins and not
wait to fight about the spOils after
wards. 1t is a novel notion, but is
commendable as having Il good deal of
good, sound horse sense about it, and
| hope NAV be able soon to record
that the suggestion has been adopted
and that the teeth of the trades union
| have been carefully drawn. There Ger
tainly ought to he Il way to cOnciliate
interests which are mutually depend
ent, and not have rule or ruin for an
invariable motto in our relations be
tween employers and employed.
The busy Jay Gould has gathered
unto himself the last link of his chain
of railroads, and now without obstruc-
ton controls clear pathway from the
rising to the setting sun on this CONT
nent. Still he is not satisfied and is
said to contemplate a raid on Long
Island and the lions share of the prof
it's of the new schemes for rapid tran
sit to Europe by means of swift steam
ers from the east end of the Island, and
thoroughly equipped railroad system
between the new ocean terminus and
the metropolis, his plan including the
tunneling of the East River at several
points for through railroad passage.
He couldn't put his money to II better
use.
The Scotchmen have all been cele-
brating the birthday of Burns with all
their accustomed glee and devotion to
the sweet songs of the bard of the peO-
pie. A travelling family with unusual
gifts of voice and expression, the globe
trotting Kennedys, were here i'll the
nick of time and drove the CaledOni-
ans wild with enthusiasm at their rem
ditiOn of the favorite ditties of the land
o. cakes.
The coroner's jury in the Spuyten
|
the most savage verdict that was pro
badly ever delivered by such IA body
and it begins to look as if some of the
culprits may be brought to trial fol
their gross neglect. Gen. Egbert Nielt
was the chairman. He is well known
publicist and as independent as they
make 'em. Smaller men might thinl,
twice before going for the magnates OF
the great road as he did-for it is uni
versally believed that he was practi-
cally the sole composer of the elabOr-
ate verdict which was, however, con
CURED in by the very distinguished jury
gathered to consider the disastrous cir
cumstances. 1t is refreshing to find
such vigorous wrath in these days OF
taffy and trucking.
There has been terrible weather al
sea again. Ships and steamers come
in loaded with ice, and sometimes they
don't come in but are blown out again
when almost in port. One large Dutch
steamship is believed to be lost, after
another had for hours been Intellectual
ly trying to get towline aboard her.
The rope parted a dozen times and
they were finally separated in a blind
ing squat, when one disappeared and
is supposed to have fOundered. Old
Prob. has been behaving disgracefully
on shore too, but you probably know
! as much about that as we GOthamites
do. Did you ever know such win
ter 7
Talking of steamships, Beecher Is
going into the business, at least he is
starting a nephew in it and has given
his bond for 100000 toward the for
nation of a new subsidized Brazilian
line. We need such communication
and have lost much trade, not only
with Brazil, but all over Central and
South America, from not having ma
rine facilities. 1t is to be hoped we
t may, some day, again have some Amer
lean shipping to carry American pro
| duce, and not pay the bulk of om
, profits to foreign carriers. RADIX.
, The Law of Insanity.
The New York Tribune, in an article
commendatory of the charge of Judge