St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-17
Our New York Letter.
New YORK, March I3,


There is an interesting ecclesiastical
suit going on. An eX-lndian Mission
AIRY, a Mr.. Human, sues Bishop Hare,
of NiObrara, for SANDER and unjust re
mOval, on horrible charges, which he
claims were several times made before
and as often successfully repealed.
Human was candidate for the Bish
opric.
The now revived pedestrians have
been paid their shares of the gate
money, less expenses, taken in at the
great walk. 1t was a savory crowd of
"sports" who grumbled at the small
amounts turned over to the men who
did the work. They couldn't under
stand why, with 81 admission, and APP
parently larger crowds than ever be
fore, Hazael for instance should only
get about $4,000, when on a previous
occasion, with 80 cents admission,
Rowell got 100000. The walkers
didn't seem pleased, but took things
cOolly. 1t was the gang of plug uglies
who have fastened on them that made
all the Robbery.
The coolest of our present stock of
condemned murderers, Sindram, was
reprieved till Good Friday, of all days
in the year. This is one of those I'M
necessary and exasperating snubs to
the feelings of probably Il majority of
his fellow citizens that make Gov. Cor
nell the reverse of popular. His friend
Conkling's disdainful rejection of a
seat on the Supreme Court Bench is
making people think some of these
people are getting too big for their
breeches. The Governor has, howev-
er, thought better of it, and the cold
blOOded brute won't be strung up till
the oath.
The sunfiower craze still continues.
The aesthetic mOnstrosity, initiated i'll
every material, stares at one on every
side, and the great O'Wilde is hugely
advertised thereby. They say he has
a cOlored valet-a sort of tiger lily, as
it were.
We hear a great deal of the boom of
prosperity, but it is remarkable that
there are number of failures, some of
them heavy ones. Wall street is III ii
turmoil, and, in point of fact, real es
tate seems to be the only interest real
ly flourishing. Shrewd people are put
ting their savings where they can't
run away, and something will be left
even if everything else goes to ever
lasting smash.
Railroad King Vanderbilt and his
lucky new sOn-inlaw, DIR. Webb, re-
ceived $500 guests a few days ago i'll
the wonderful Fifth avenue palace. 1t
looks new, of course, but is very beau
tiful and crowded with beautiful things.
The 2500 were full of admiration and
some of them of champagne, for there
was costly feed.
The Brooklyn Bridge trustees ask IA
million and a quarter more to finish
the link between Gotham and its chief
annex. They will probably get this,
and may make it do till fall, and then
they'll ask for more as usual. 1t is an
odd, crooked looking concern with Il
detected air, as if it had been born
tired. The cars to be run on it are to
be hauled across on an endless chain
and winch arrangement. 1t has cost
many lives and many millions of dol
lars, and is a monument of great en-
gineering skill, neutralized and rem
dered ridiculous by childish and dis
honest tinkering.
Several hundred doctors have crack
ed the shell of graduation, and have
been launched to heal a suffering
world. The foremost of the crowd,
who got a gorgeous gold medal for
proficiency, is IA lady, Sheppard by
name, and several other ladies got
their diplomas at the same time. They
say, but | hardly know whether it can
be credible, that Miss Shephard's
nerves are so strong that she has actu-
ally dissected a dead mouse.
The giants, dwarfs, twO-headed girls,
limbless man, etc, have been enjoying
sad time. The fat boy is dead. His
professional friends are very sorry, and
have held most interesting meeting
as memorial of him and his virtues.
The Fourth National Bank is the
latest victim of religious (?) and very
Trustworthy clerk. This gentleman
annexed about $4,000. They say he
feels quite unwell. The bank authori
don't intend to prosecute, but hint that
Controller Knox may if he wants to.
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