The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-07-28
Our New York Letter.
Regular correspondence OF ADVOCATE.
DoM PEDRO.

AnuIsuhy Wnen the ~IeieerapaerS strike
commenced. The sudden cessation o
the tick. tioki' OF the instruments or
that day brought about a shock IN The
mercantile and financial interests of tbs
country, the like of which has seldom
been experienced. happened to be al
tie Stock Exchange when the news came
that the telegraphers had struck. Some,
thing of the kind Rad been feared, 70,
there WAS scarcely broker away from
the floor. When the dreaded announce.
ment finally came. there was scarcely O
security on the list which was not but.
tered about more or less, and for The
next three hours veritable paudemon
ium prevailed. Brokers rushed about
with limp collars, battered cuffs, and
with the perspiration streaming down
their worn out faces.
Tie idea of lunch was out of the aues.
ton, no one knew what might happen dur
ing his absence. About two o'clock O
young man appeared at the railing
around the floor With waiter full q
sandwiches. There was a mad rush
over to where he stood. The men
knocked each other about, crushed ach
others bats, and stepped on each others
oorns in the struggle TO get at him. In
les than ten minutes the youth had sold
out his entire supply at twenty five
cents each. He had buttwo hundred 4
them, and the thin slices of bread and
shaving OF corued beef and tongue were
as nothing for the starving hundreds
Then they fought among themselves.
One popular operator, a tall, handsome,
athletic fellow was standing little aside
frcm the crowd eating the sandwich
which he had just captured. He bad
just taken one bite out of it, when lit.
tie Hebrew broker slipped up behind,
tore the sandwich out of his hand and
oolted for q crowd. you little dirty
thief" exclaimed the big man excitediy,
and running after the flying little one be
aimed blow at the back of his neck
which must have knocked him sense,
less. A friend Of the athlete however
rushed up, and catching the uplifted
arm exclaimed: "for Gods sake. don't
do anything rash, it will cost you al
least 1000, if not expulsion.
Aud so the Lily goes at last, with a
bank account of Sl00,000, with which
We silly Americans have presented her in
recognition of the patronage she has be.
slowed upon that exquisite representa-.
tive of our gilded youth Freddie Geb.
hard. 1t is rumored that Freddie will
quietly slip away with her to Fnglan
| asked frieu of his at the Bruins wick
Hotel whether there was any truth il
this. "None whatever" he replied.
''England, is not America after all, and
besides Mr.. Langtry is there and tie
ladY's family ana friends. Tbey will Ger.
tainly make it hot for her if she should
continue on her wayward career, aud
make 1t hotter for Freddie. He will
there have no loud talking Western re
porters to deal with, but he will have t.
meet men who are in every sense his
superior. English society of course il
-otton from beginning to end, worse in
fact than French society was IN its worst
days, but somehow they always manage
to keep up Appearances. Ii Freddi,
goes abroad at all, and means to keep vi
his intimacy with tue Lily. the pair will
have to go to Boulogne, France, thai
Mecca for all broken down fashonablep,
be they men who have lost their fortune.
at the card table, unlucky aud perhaps
defaulting turf speculators, or heroes
and heroines OF the divorce courts"
l was talking with the Manager of the
Manhattan Beach Hotel last Sunday,
Said he. you will notice that the atten.
dence here is growing much more Dem.
ocratic than it used to ie, but it is pay.
ing all the same. We have been any.
thing but fayored by the weather this
year. but assure you that We are ins,
$50, 600 ahead in our receits over what
We earned last year up to the same date.
l think this year will be the best v
have ever had. The Oriental Hotel
which still remains exclusive is likewise
doing unusually well. There is scarce.
ly AN unoccupied room in the house"
Bathsrs hast Monday at Manbattau
Beach were treated to an unexpected ex.
hibition in the HAUTEEooLE Of swimming.
A tall muscular young Euglishman
came down with young lady, evidently
his sister. She was as perfect a speei-
men OF young English womanhood as
could be seen. About tue medium
height, her figure was the perfection of
symmetry and muscular developune mt
Her face was fair, slightly sunburnt and
had that healthy look which tells of II
clear mind, good appetite aud plenty
OF out door exercise. Her com mpauion
took her into the diuing room, where
both drank large glass of whi,key.
She drank hers like little man. Then
they went over to the bath houses and
IN few moments they reappeared. Sac
wore bathing suit which though any,
thing but dowdy ish was vet mod 8 il
self. They walked to the end OF the
string piece where be dove of. She
followed him, aud they swan out iutu
deep water, far past the danger post.
The current Was strong, but they did
not seem to mind it in the least. TLey
leaped aud kept under water aud PER-
formed all sorts OF clever tricks. lucy
created quite a sensation. When they
returned TO the hotel, they received the
,gou udarina lo.k. .,fth -.hs-k A.. Z