Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-04-11
NEW YORK LETTER.
NEW YORK,

April Z, 1890.
DEAR REGISTER-Easter Sunday in
New York was perfect day and the
beautifully decorated churches were
crowded. Small fortunes are spent
here annually for flowers for the
churches at Easter The flowers are
arranged by professional decorators
and the large churches are dreams of
loveliness. Then, too, nearly every
lady appears in her spring gown and
bonnet and Fifth Avenue and the swell
promenades are crowded with people
dressed in their spring finery, and
one realizes that winter is at last
over. Easter Sunday here is the real
beginning of spring, and if a pretty
day, the city is a grand sight.
The weather yesterday was clear
and bracing, and as the recent rains
have cleaned the streets they pre-
sented quite different appearance
to what they have been during the
past winter. Commissioner Loomis,
the late head of the STRENGTHENING
department, has resigned, saying that
the worry and cares of the office were
more than he could stand. The new
Commissioner, Hans 5. Beattie, is eX-
pected TO do great things, as street
cleaning has always been one of his
hobbies. This branch of the city's
business is also controlled by politics,
as everything else is here, and poll
ties will never conduct city's affairs
honestly or efficiently All of the in
dictments against the ex-deputy sher
ifs under Grant, have been quashed
and Tammany is now breathing
easier. Still the recent expose Of
bribery and corruption that occurred
while Grant was Sheriff will greatly
lessen his chances for reelection as
Mayor Gov. Hills appointment of
Gen. Daniel f. Sickles as Sheriff Of
New York, upon the resignation of
Flack, is looked upon as very polite
move here. They cannot bring poll
tics into the question, though the
General favors Tammany, and the
romance with which he was connected
at the battle of Gettysburg will GER
tainly bring some G. A. r. votes into
the fold. | think you did Gov. Hill
an injustice in last weeks issue, say
ing he was reformer in theory. In
vetoing the ballot reform bill he only
upheld the theory he has always eX-
pressed, and certainly saved many
Democratic votes for his party. The
ignorant masses in New York are
Democrats and the present law gives
them more safety for voting as they
want to than the other would Men
are not voted in droves here by their
employers and bosses as is done in
Penn, Mass, and other States where
there are huge factories and coal
mines and where thousands are EN-
ployed by one man. The Harlem
Democratic Club celebrated Jeffer-
sons birthday in royal style. A grand
banquet was served and a great num-
Der of noted speakers were there.
Among those from the South were
Congressman VIM. l.. Wilson, of w.
Va, and ex-Gov. Fitzhugh Lee, of
Va. Mr.. Wilson responded ably to
the toast Of Popular Education" and
ex-Gov. Lee to THE State of Vir-
ginia." Quoting Jefferson's words he
said, The good old dominion, the
blessed mother of us all, will raise
her head with pride among the nations
and will present to them that splen-
dor of genius which she ever pos
sessed." 1t is generally conceded that
Grover Cleveland is all right for 1892
Dilworth Choate, a World reporter,
hid himself in the room with the jury
during the Flack trial and has been
given nearly as severe sentence as
the great conspirators. This was
very interesting question, as no law
covered it, and it does not look much
like justice 10 give him such a SEN
tence. 1t is an open question, though,
as to where a World reporter won't
go TO get news of a sensational char
acter. New York has now five muir
derers awaiting the death sentence
by electricity. The first to die in the
terribly dreaded chair will cause
great sensation in scientific as Well as
among all classes of people, but the
public will probably get only meagre
details of it, as the press will not be
allowed representatives there. This
in free country is shame, as they
are performing the public's COM
mands and the public should know
what goes on there. They are now
trying hard to pass a law admit
ting reporters to the execution and
every sensible person hopes it will be
passed. K. b. j.
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