Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-05
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
ben. Buffers Aspirntions--Sadness Among
ihe sporting Mcn-Poor old Horsc-An
Ice Palace in Central Park-Gcncral
Grant Partly Paraiyzcd-Metro-
NEW YORK, Nov. %, 1884.


politan Gossip.
NEW YORK, Nov. %, 1884.
Gen Benjamin f. Butler has been
spending few days in this city. lie was
asked if he ntcngcd to- take an active part
in the political controversies of the future.
The doughty war-horsc of many cam
paigns looked at the qucstoner with one
Of his eyes, while his other optic gazed
away off into space, and replied;
III there are ANY individuals who sup
pose that | have retired from public life |
wish to inform them thai they are greatly
mistaken It is true that | am getting
well advanced in years, but ! am not yet
too old and feeble to sit mp and take no
ticc of things. Just wait and see if !
don't have hand in the next Prcsiden-
fial campaign 80
The interviewer would have further in
luircd in regard to Buffers aspirations,
but the General was off like II shot, and
the conversation was brought to an alb
rupt termination
The recent Indictment found by the
Grand jury against Richard Is. Fox and
William r.. Harding for aiding and II
betting the so-callcd prize-tight between
Sullivan and Greenfield still continues to
be the leading topic of conversation among
the sporting men of the city. Harry Hill
is credited with saying: Things have
come to a pretty pass when two men can
not have Il little boNing-match with hard
gloves without getting themselves and
thcr friends into trouble"
There is no doubt that the attitude as
suncd by the District Attorney, the Grand
Jury and the Superintendent of Police
VIII prevent any more glOVc-tightS from
taking place for IL long time to come
Verify the sporting men have good reason
FOR sadness nowadays.
1t has been discovered by the officers of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals that large numbers of the
horses that are worn out on the street
cars and omnibus lines of this city are
bought 10y men who are engaged in fattcn-
ing pork for the market The horses are
killed. skinned. and their hoofs removed,
after which their flesh is chopped up for
hog feed. The hogs are said To thrive
wonderfully upon this kind of food Mr.
llrnry Bcrgh has called the attention of
the Board of Health to the matter, but il
j. doubted that anything could he done t.
prevent this method Of disposing of the re
maiuS Of the poor old horses.
The project of building an ice palace in
New Orll- Central park during the com
juC winter is being earnestly taikcd up by
several public spirited citizens. The park
commissioners have partly made up their
minds 10 grant the privilege of erecting
the novel palace to responsible persons
thn r,rivil,,,o iGn, ~ ,,,,,,,. Xxx. ~
a. 49, ii'' my W 'I' Ii'i"Il' ''il9 -
Of Che largest lake III the park. The palace
Wi. be similar To the Canadian structure
i',' j, ",' "Ct'u Sl'ci " 'a'9c 9i'''e "l pup
i'' L', ,,, lIl w. PIH,.
- ''',I ny .i"'ner meeting ol lIt ON
H >!i!o,i,ai'in ~ '.' PrHloScI T'it'c iHrh AT
next week. Commissioner Green said
i" lti''I - utmost Tr'u'f 10 ne HupniIl
W." "' loN"Id'u 10 -AlpaIlN' am very
work. and fr,I tIot tb, \i',,,r, pn,L