Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-08-27
NEW YORK LETTER.
THE GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE-A SEA
FUNERAL-ITALIANs ORGANIZING.

Observation-Disclosures OH6ANlLlN0s
Regular Correspondence
New YORK, Aug. 25th.-The trouble
between the New York Central railroad
aud the Knights of Labor and the impend-
ing strike on the whole Vanderbilt system
is By all odds the chief topic Of interest at
present in this city. We are muchmore con-
cerned here than those at other points can
be, because SO many thousand of us depend
directly or indirectly on commerce and
transportation. No one who has seer the
enormous amount of traffic in our streets,
the endless procession of trucks, the noun
tains of merchandise piled on the side
walks, can fail to understand that freight
blockade from here to Chicago and the
West on the main railroad means great
deal even to those Of us who are neither
on strike nor struck against. At this
writing no further hostilities have actually
taken place, and the strike is still confined
to the Knights of Labor employed On the
New York Central. War has been de-
clared, however, en- the whole Vanderbilt
system, and unless the company backs
down very speedily the ak will fall and the
fight will be on in earnest. The men de-
clare it to BE- fight for principle, and ap.
peal to all workers TO assist them financi-
ally.
OFF FOR SWEDEN.
The body of Capt. John Ericsson, the
inventor of the first Monitor, and who died
10 this city IS months ago, was on Satur-
day tremendously taken aboard the U. 5,
Cruiser Baltimore, bound for Sweden The
preparations for the transfer have been in
progress for long time, and the Govern
ment, through the Navy Department, have
<v;ucy, fba ,1tpnoot honor tO tho rnmainc of
The dead inventor. Secretary Tracy was
present and personally led the feet during
the ceremonies. All the available vessels
of the Navy in the North Atlantic took
part, and as each passed the funeral ship
the Swedish flag was hoisted to the fore
and each fired a national salute of 81 guns.
| The remains were conveyed TO the Balti-
more by tug and the coffin was hoisted
over the guard rails and placed upon q
catafalque draped with the old flag of the
Monitor and the colors of Sweden. About
| 5, ZOO took part in the procession on land,
and hundreds of thousands were spectators
of the unusual ceremonies
AGAIN THE SMALL BOY.
| The Italian fruit vendors of this city,
who sell their wares from 'push- cart, I"
have Joined the innumerable throng and
formed an organization for the purpose OF
protecting it's members generally and from
the prosecutions of the police and the at
tacks of the American small boy in particu-
lar. The grievance against policemen is
that they help themselves to the Italians
stock of peanuts or fruit and then perhaps
turn round and order the vender to ssmove
on" As to the small boy, it appears that
a constant warfare has been waged looking
to his determination, but without success.
He still thrives and continues to make life
a burden to the luckless push-cart vender
by numerous well-known methods, and
hence the urgent necessity of the present
move. This is the second society of g
similar nature, the other being composed
os men who own the stationary fruit
stands on the corners. 1t is said there are
A, 900 of these stands in New York, the
owners thereof making from S. to 81 a
day. Three-fourths of the fruit business in
this country is carried on by Italians, some
of whom are very wealthy.
EDWIN ARLINGTON.