The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-07
Br0alDTin'S New York Letter

| Dives and Lazarus touch elbows, but they
neither speak or notice each other; socially
they are as far apart as they were nineteen
hundred years ago. That innocent sleepy
looking individual who is leaning lazily
against the side of the Sub. Treasury steps
is one OF the smartest detectives in tho
landj he looks like counfyman who has
nothing particular TO do; but no pei son has
passed him during the hour he has been
standing there, that ho could not accurate
ly describe lie knows every burglar, bank
thief or check raiser of any prominence in
the United States, aud there is not coun-
terfeiter whose name is worth remember
ing, that he does not know. His business
is to keep an eve on this part OF the street,
and in case anything has happened at any
OF the banks or Offices in tho vicinity, he
can tell you on the instant, what crooks
were about at thattimo. That Insignificant
little man passing rapidly along on the
other s 10 Of the street, who looks almost
like a dwarf, and not particularly good
looking dwarf a: that, is Jay Gould. The
pious boxing gentleman just turning the
corner is Russell Sage, and right behind
him comes a tall severe looking person it
is Coils T. Huntington the Pacific railroad
king. Mlionaires are Thick as ops, and
yet within my memory, every the Of these
men were poor. Yet it Is pretty safe to say
that the property Of the three men whom
VIC haYo just seen pass in the last five min.
utes woull sell for over one hundred mil.
lions. Twenty-Five years ago Jay Gould
was small surveyor; Sage little note
shaYer, and Huntington sold nails md
hoop irol. Here comes woman, mum
bling TO herself and gesticulatng wildly,
she is not particularly well clad-sho shiv
ers, for the day is cold; it would be a mer
cy to give her in charge Of the police t. pro
vent her doing herself some harin- we fol.
policeman, but she turns into the building
Just below the Custom House. Oh, perhaps
she is some beggar who is going into the
bank TO solicit ama, not knowing that J. j.
Cisco & Co, have failed, onl that the bank
is closed. As she eaters the door, the man
in charge opens it respectfully and removes
his hat; she does not notice him. but passes
quickly on to the inner Office where the as
signee sits surrounded by lawyers AMI
anxious depostors. The crowd separates
and The poor woman advances to the table
it Is evident that all present know her.
Almost in n shrek she cries "Where are
my sccurilies?" In the sale, madam, and at
your disposal now. The woman was Mrs
Green, probably tho richest woman in tie
had twenty seven millions of good solid Sc
curics lying in his safe. This failure
though it has dragged down one of the
pruudest houses in this land has demon.
strated this, that wo have some honest
bankers among us. The twenty seven mil
lions OF securities held for Mrs. Green wa!
only a part Of the enormous wealth com
mitled to the custody Of Mr.. Cisco. II,
could hayo used thcm il he had SO desired
TO tide him over the evil time, and lao hu
man soul could ever have discovered il ,bu
right there came in the sterling honesty o
this great banker,-his money was gone
: and with millions in his reach, he woul,
f not touch penny, prcferrng to 60 down t.
! financial ruin rather than do questionable
act Mr.. Cisco has not yet done witt
banking a man Of his integrity and homo
, will never want friends and capital to grvt
him new start-his present dlllicultic
, will soon he settled, and we yet hopo t
see him 0t The head OF ono Of the creates
, banking houses in the United States.
, This being tho dynamite headquarters, o
course, we have heard something Of the ex
plosions. The Office Of the Great Mogul o
the dynaml;ers has been 10 state Of com
motion all the week. 1t is a dngy dirtl
hole, and a htiing place for the dirty Grove
who meet there, for more worthless lot o
vagabonds it would DO difficult to hnd il
the city. For people who are supposed Il
be rolling in wcallh-rcceiving the gol,
which Great Britain gives to her spies an,
= they are the most impecunous seedy look
ing crowd that ever saw. Here and Their
the keeper Of some low whisky den, ma,
e have a descent coat 10 his back, hut the MA
job. Tho terrible O'Donovan goes IN an,
. out, and even the booiblacks and newsboy
S laugh at him. Whatever he may be to th
Y British Government, he is not much Of
terror to those who know him in New
4 York. lie has been located here for seyera
+ years, and is much better known in New
York City than he ever was in ireland
, From the first hour that be landed on GU
= shores he has been Lying on HE patriotism
and seeking money ont of his delude,
countrymen. \ loud mouthed braggart h
- has tried to concentrate on himself all til
interest Of the Irish revolutionary party
ID One thing is very certain that the parlie
= having this desperate business on han,
e would meyer trust such a Llatherskite am
l. windbag as O'Donovan Rossa-lhey kno,
him, and it is say that knowing him the
II nvowing himself dynamite nend rake in
e few dollars from foolish servants and is
IS noraut hod olrres, but not penny Of
d will ever so for dynamite or giant powde
d Whisky, rum and beer get the most Of /
n and small portion will go to the butcher
is the baker, and the groceryman in settle
rs meut Of the bills Of the patriots who fec
N of the emergency fund. | will venture
a, prophecy, Mr., O'Donoyan Rosa informe
a journal reporter that Phelan would |
=, taken care Of as soon as he came out Of II
hospital. Now, | am willing to bet b
apple, that Mr.. Phelan when he does con
- out will be aLuudautly able to take care
himself, ana the brave ODonovan will n
- cone within pistol shot Of him. Sull,
IL O'ponoyau were removed like any 9th,
'h nuisance, it would be a blessing to the cit
u Yun have doubtless frequently heard
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