Year: 1875

CHARITY FAIRS.


Some sort of fair is being held in almost
every ward The largest is in aid of the Jewish
hospital, enc of the largest and best conducted in
the city. This fair is held at the Hppodrome-
q bewildering building in its present state-where
fans, dolls, smoking sets, lounging chairs and
such neeessaries of life, are dealt by some of the
handsomest women in the city. The most SUI
perb beauty, as well as the greatest wealth, is
found among the Jewesses Of the better class, and
nowhere is dress more gorgeous. The manager
of the fair had large number of valuable arti-
eles to be rafaed for, but they were warned by
the city authorities that if lotteries and raffles
formed part of the attractions at the fair they
would be dealt with according TO law, the otIici-
ais deeming it unfair to apply the law against
gambling in one set Of cases, and uot in another.


CRUELTY.


A strange malgnity seems begotten by the
cruelty OF the times. boy of sixteen tried to
burn his father and mother in bed by pouring
kerosene round them and setting Ere to it
Kerosene. for once failed to explode aud kill the
user A Jersey couple were arrested for killing
their little bey Of six, by cruel treatment. HIS
stepmother, Southern woman of frightful tenn
per, told neighbor they were geing South be-
fore winter bat she means to bury the boy first.
His arm was once broken by rough treatment at





neigh bors for the continual beating by whca he
was tormented About two weeks ago he went
to school frightfully bruised, and seeming stu
pid, instead of bright and active as usual
When questioned be said he didn't dare to tell
what had hurt him. His little sister said the
stepmother knocked him down with piece of
board, and kicked him about the house neigh
Dor took him in, but his brutal father came for
him, scolding the child for not going home. A
bed was made for him on two chairs, before the
fire, where be lay few days till he died. When
bis poor little body was dressed for the grave, it
was found covered with welts and bruises frem
The waist to the feet. The story is but one Of
the dark and narrowing tales that might be told
of the lonesome country districts within twenty
miles Of the metropolis, where brutality and low
passion 90 uunoticed. In the city they cannot
be hidden.


TIE ESCAPE OF BRsS TWEED


has been a nine days wonder, and is almsst for
gotten. 1t was no escape at all-hs prison doors
were opened by the officials whose duty it was
to keep him in custody, and he walked off. de
could have gone any time the last three years
he wsus- when he did, doubtless by the advice OF
his lawyers. The prosecutions the city was
pressing against him were closing about him
the most important were to come on in few days
and the Boss realizing that be had no hope,
walked out through the door he had always kept
open, and vanished. The Democratic sheriff
and his assistants are responsible for his escape,
and Gov Tilden will be forced to hold them to
an account But as they have all been doubtless
paid heavily, little do they care.


Ever since the great chief has been in Ludlow
street Jail, be has been permitted to go out when
ever be chose, with deputy or two, and he has
lived more of the time at his home on Madisoa
avenue, and the uptown hotels, than he has in
his prison quarters. When his time came to run,
he went cut as usual, with two deputies-ht
went in q carriage to his hsuse-the Deputies
stayed in the carriage in the most accommoda
ting way, til--be didn't return. Then these in
nocent fellows, after waiting two hours and
searching the house which they knew he was no
in, which consumed another hOur--rased thu
alarm. In the meantime, steam yacht was ly
ing in the East River, coaled and provisioned.- -
Doubtless the Boss walked through his owr
house into the street beyond, got into carriag,
in waiting, was driven to this yacht and in three
hours was decently out on the bosom of thu
ocean. Or, he had plenty of time to get into Sc
cure hiding in the city, from which be can taxi
| his departure at his convenience. The polict
demonstrate once more their iuefficiency or cor
ruption, by finding no trace OF him-the sheriff
officials are even werse-one-haf the Democracy
grin with ill-concealed delight at their chiefs eS
cape, and the others are vsxed as they think 0
the political capital this escape furnishes agains
| them.


| predict that the Boss will never he taken
Those who assisted in his escape don't want hin
to come back to claim any of the property they
have got their claws upon. The miserable OLE
man is abroad, by this time, and be will proba
bly, stay there till he dies-the companion o
Sweeny, Connolly and Genet, his accomplces. =
Would that ssme Of the present officials would g
and dc'likswiss, before they have quite bank
rupted the city. .


1t il said, that David Dudley Field, lawyer o
the Btss, advised bis fight. The bsndsmen o
the shsriff are shivering in their shoes, for th
city Will al once proceed against them. Come
expectL, OF course, to be removed. goi aie


Business is dullnsss itself, and the weather
| fearful PIETRo.