Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-10-23
BOSTON LETTER.
Broker Evans Suicide--The Les
son it Teaches.
A Prize for Aspiring Drama.
tiSts--NoteS, Topics, Etc.

Slullldl circumstances, anu tnere are
thousands of them here in Boston.
Flushed with the success which brill
iart intellect and untiring zeal had made
1t possible for him to acquire, he pro-
longcd the mental strain until, combined
with the rcverScs which are sure to
come in all stock spcculatons, the brain
gave way To melancholic forcbodings
and he sought death by his own hands.
While men of his type are not usually
penurious or grasping, they fail, with
all their Intelligence, TO recognize the
extent of the demands they are max
ing upon their physical organiza-
tiOnS, and when the warning comes il is
generally too late to make the needed
repairs. Mir. Evans had gained great
celebrity on the Boston Exchange as a
shrewd operator; and rather than see
his rep, t.ion depart he sought the
alternative which only diseased brain
will resort to, Those who keep out of
State street have much to be thankful
for. after all, and those who remain
amid its eXcitcments should be sure
that they are fortified with the iron con.
stitutions necessary to It's endurance.
The talk of an elevated railroad has
been revived, and although the West
Enl holds "A charter for the construction
of one, it is not at all probable that it
will ever be constructed; in fact, do
not believe that the West End Company
ever had any serious intentions
of DONG anything more than
keeping some one else from building
such road All sor,s Of systems have
been proposed for an elevated road
here, but the latest idea comes from
gentleman who may be u.p,ctcd of
interested motives. inasmuch as he is
the aren't for the material of which he
speaks SO highly. His plan is to arch
Washington street with glass tiles and
iron its entire length, thus overcoming
the objection generally made that an ell
waited road would darken the street
too much. In regard to this he saws:
"Propcrty owners and the public need
not feel alarmed at the possible darkcn-
ing Of the present street or stores by
this overhead structure, for the writer
is every day demonstrating by actual
use The peculiar properties of these
glas, tiles, and can faithfully guarantee
more and better daylight in the stores
under the glass roof than they now re-
| ceivc from the open street.
George T. Angel, president of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, is offering m incentive To rs.
piring dramatistS in the shape Of $1,000
for the best dramatization Of Anna
| ScweIl's book. BLACK Beauty the
drama to cmbody the mcrcifu teachings
Of that work The offer is made in be-
half of the American Humane Education
SocictW and the decision and award is
to be IN ldc bv committee consisting
Of the managing editors of three of the
Boston dailics who may consent 10 ac-
cept that duty, or by n committee to be
appointed or approved by them. Tie
drama to be, III their Judgment, of suni.
cient interest 10 cntitlc il to proper pub
lie presentation by theatrical companies.
The offer holds good until May /, 1892,
and | expect to see a really merito-
rious play produced by some one
here in New England. The subject
is good one, and there is n chance to
introduce some fine mechanical and
stage effects in work of this character,
which would moi only result in financial
success, but would inculcate some
wholesome moral lessons for those who
have charge of horses.
Those in authority seem to realize the
| embarrassment to those who are occa-
slonallv compelled to take trip in the
patrol wagons and these vehicles ar
/ now provided with covers. While this
| innovation does not add to the appear.
ance of the wagon. it keeps the crowds
along the streets from indulging their
| morbid desire to see who is in the
clutches of the officers, and makes the
culprit more at ease on his journey to
| the station.
The recent death of Mr.. William
Manning Vaughan of Cambridge, the
philanthropist, recalls an interesting
historical event in connection with his
ancestry. His great grandfather, DR..
Benjamin Vaughan. who came from
England in 1897 and settled in the Hal
lowell lands, now IIallowell, Me-, was,
at the time of the treaty negotiations in
Paris, by which the independence of
the United States was recognized, the
! friend of Franklin and also Of Lord
| Landsdowne. then prime minister of
England. Dr. Vaughan was selected
by the latter to 90 to Paris to see Frank.
lin and John Jay TO facilitate the max
inc of peace. lie spent II year negoti-
ating for this end. and the present John
jay, in his book, writes on what he
terms "the Vaughan incident John
JAY got Dr. Vaughan to go
from Paris to London TO
see Landsdowne and assure
him personally that the recognition of
| the independence Of the United States
was absolutely necessary to the making
of peace. England was insisting on
still treating the United States as col.
onies, and Jay declared that peace could
not he made until the ''colonies" were
recognized as the United States OF
America. Jay considered that Dr.
Vaughan was largely instrumental IN
Landsdowne's accepting the terms
necessary for the negotiations
which allowed the Independence of the
United States. Landsdowne sent COM
missioner, under the great seal, to OS-
w.ld. who was then England's commits
sioner in Paris, recognizing the indie