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P ' . : OVTHHER FIRES HOT SHOT
Ho Moots the Voters of Omftha anil
Dofonda HLmeolf.
YOUNG SMYTH CAME FORWARD.
The Idnbryo Politician Thlij Morning
WlitiOH Ho Hnd llcmnlncil Hack-
ward The Speech ntultho
Incident * Thereof.
The Oovcrnor'u Meeting.
The announcement thnt Governor John M.
lhaycr wis to spcuk on the political IHIUCS
of Itic prcBctit campaign was the moans of
drawing a lar o nnd representative body of
citlzcim to the council chamber last night.
Just its the sotnbrcncsi of night began to
envelop the city , individuals Imbued with
political patriotism might bo seen propelling
themselves In the direction of the exposition
building , and when the hour of spccchniuk-
Ing arrived every inch of standing room and
other available npaco in the hall was pre
empted. In fact , hundreds were compelled
to retrace their steps on account of the
throngs that crowded the aisles and door
ways.
At precisely 8 o'clock Major T. S. Clark-
eon and John L. Webster , together with the
remaining members of the escort committee ,
entered the hall , followed by Governor
Tlmycr. Ai BOOH as the nudicnco caught
eight of the chief executive of the state , the
cheering and applause resounded throughout
the hallway and was almost deafening. Gov
ernor Thayer was escorted to the platform ,
where ho was seated.B'l'ho Omaha Guards
band rendered a scries of national airs , after
which a Mr. Garrotte rendered a vocal par
ody on the "Olil Oaken Huckct. "
At this point Major Cl.irkson , In n brief
npccch , reviewed the issues of the campaign
in Douglas county. Ho stated that the citi
zens present would have tno pleasure of
listening to the voice of n man that catno to
Omaha to speak in his own defense.
He reviewed the record of Governor
Thayer as a soldier , nnd stated that
ho ( Thnycr ) was at a post of duty in
defending the union when his antagonl/ern
were reaping rewards from his lifo-strainud
efforts. Ho concluded by introducing Gov
ernor Thayer , who spoke as follows :
Tnis is a national issue , and one that calls
for the exercise of good judgment. 1 : : m
hero to-night xpon an issue that Is well
known to most of you. i propose to-night to
unfold a gigantic conspiracy that found its
birth In Omaha and in the city of Washing
ton , I have been assailed by members of the
element giving birth to this conspiracy ) | ud |
I intend to give you my views in return. 1
propose to show up the record of John A.
McShane , my opponent , but I will not indulge
in personalities. I invited Mr. McShuno to
meet me before the people , but ho ignored
my personal letters in two different in
stances. The action of John A. McKhano In
this respect bespeaks the most ignoble tenor
of cowardice. In the Humid , McShune's
per , 1 have been assailed , and I hold McShiuic
responsible for its utterai o > s. My fellow
citizens , I am in the light and propose to
Bland at my post of duty. I have resided
hero for thirty-four years ; and I am willing
that my career , my character and my onicial
record bo held up before the most scrutinlz
Ing eye in the democratic ranks. I was hero
protecting firesides in years gone by from
the ravages of the Indians. I carried our
' emblem the stars and stripes under u rebel
i7 cannonade at Uonnlson , and afterward at
Shiloh. Where my opnoscrs were ut that
tlmo I know not.
At this juncture ho held up a piece of
parchment upon which was printed u scries
of Implied questions and charges concerning
the manner in which the convict labor bill
was formulated and the indiscreet way in
which it wns approved by him as governor.
Pointing out into the sea of faces he inquired ,
"Is Mr. C. J. Smyth in the audience ! "
"Ho Is , " came a voice from the rear of the
chamber.
"Como forward. "
C. J. Smyth made his way to the
stand and read n scries of questions
and charges while silencn reigned through
out the spacious hall. As soon as ho com
pleted reading the charges the governor
said :
" 1 will give Mr. Smyth the credit of being
a versatile liar. These charges arc false and
malicious. "
Smyth "Hold on , I can prove that they
arc true. "
Governor Thayer Hy whoml
Smyth Uy Senator Moore , of Lancaster
county. I can prove that you requested him
to vote for the bill.
Governor Tlmycr You arc a liar , sir , nnd
you take the sacred right of this opportunity
to exercise your untruthfulness.
Smyth With all duo respect to your
position and your ago , I cannot refrain Iroin
denouncing you as n falsifier , and when you
say that my statements are untrue you utter
u statement that to you , sir , is known to bo a
lie in its broadest sense.
The Governor I reflect with an eye of pity
upon the attitude taken by this man Smyth.
Ho is hero as an instrument of John McShano
and n tool for a political clique. I have too
much respect for him to express myself on
his record , for it would throw light upon cer
tain matters connected with his career that
would bo lamentable. A shyster in politics
and n knave in office you find in him. My
advice to you. Mr. Smyth , is to stand back
from the scrutinizing eye of justice which In
your case , sir , is suppressed.
The house was In an uproar and it was
difficult tor the chairman to restore order.
Mr. Smyth then took u scat and the governor
concluded , saying :
I approved that bill for the reason that it
was the means of saving to this state nearly
1100,000. The obtaining of a contract of this
tenor necessitates a vast expenditure of
money by the contractor , nnd for this reason
the coniruc * . was awarded under the existing
system. Why did not Mr. Smyth raise his
voice against the men who voted for it , nt
the time ! Ho was a member of the legislature -
turo that passed the bill ; two of his col
leagues members of the Knights of Labor--
voted for It ; twenty-one democratic members
of the house voted for it , and still I am held
up to public ridicule because I approved of
the bill. I will say that Mr. Smyth may feel
Domowhat disappointed in my not
giving him n position on my
titan ns per his request , and in fact
I know of no other reason why ho should
father such statements.
Smyth You promised me a position on your
staff , provided 1 would throw my support in
a direction dictated by you. Hut , sir , I
promptly refused to countenance your en
treaty , and 1 stand hero to prove it.
Governor Thayer That Is not so , nnd I
c&ro not under what roof I pronounce ita
falsity. Hut I am not hero to quarrel with
Sir. Smyth or anybody else. 1 am hero for u
nobler purpose.
Continuing he Bald : The convict labor Is
sue Is ono thai has been magnified by the
democrats of this state since the present Is
sues catno up. To toll the truth I signed the
bill to prevent the formation of a ring a
prison ring us McShano's pnpcr would term
It. Had I vetoed the bill It would have re
sulted In the formation of u ring , and I turn
to tbo condition of other states tc
boar mo out in this statement ,
You have a ring in Omaha , and ono of nc
little magnitude. How have some of these
fellows , that now pose before you , made
their millions of wealth ! How , I ask you
Does not the circumstance intimate vcrj
plainly that an element possessing lorn
lingers was at work I Yes , the question ii
openly answered by the existing ring If
Omaha to-day.
Now , let mo turn to the record of McShanc
I stated that I would unearth a'conspiracy
It is this. A plan has been formed to capture
turo the next democratic United States scna
tor from Nebraska by the democrats. It I1
important to them. It would give them i
close claim to a majoiity in the United State ;
senate , and should Cleveland be elected , hi
would have full sway and unlimited power
politically ; and should Harrison bo elected
Ills actions would bo shackled by the opposl
lion of a democratic body which is an impor
taut factor. Now , without reflecting upoi
the high tribunals of this govcrnmon
I con not express myself in the Inngung. .
which the circumstances demand. Here w
htvo Laiinir on the supreme bench of th
llnltrd States , u man to act upon our destinj
who in IfOt left the congressional chamber
and took up a Maud In anils to crush the cor
tuition cit a government he had sworn t
piotoct. I.imiit- turn to McKhaue's reconl
in hU letter of acceptance l ; < > states that h
is l.n favor of the high license law. So am 1
Hut v hcn that law CS.KO uy lor pa-isafc ? Joh
A. McShdpo voted tipa'lnst It. 'His positron *
oil tho.railroad laws hi 'his letter ot accept
ance is very curious , lie approves the matter -
tor of the reduction of railroad rated , tbut
when an'net came up before the house of
which ho was u member in that light , John
McShano voted "No. " f Applause ] , Ho now
extends a pitiable bow to the old soldier , ho
Is wanting votes. I wanted McShano on the
platform beside tno on this occasion
so that I could present his record to his face.
He dare not face the fuMlndo ho knows Is in
store for him. He voted against the bill reg
ulating the payment by railroads of n stipu
lated amount to individuals maimed in their
employ. Ho voted "no" on n memorial sent
to congress to the effect that , all soldiers hav
ing been in the service ot the government
bc.irlng an honorable discharge after reachIng -
Ing the age of fifty years , should bo placed
on the pension list. Hut mind you ho now
asks the soldier's support. While In the
civil war 1 was brought In contact with the
colored soldier. I had thrco companies un
der my command of that class of soldiers.
They were bravo and stood by our ling , nnd
when 1 returned to this state after the war
was over , I stood right hero In this city and
declared that If the colored man was good
enough to fight by my side , ho was also good
eiough to vote by my side. The democrats
endeavored to create the Impression that be
cause I refused to recognize u requisition for
a man a citizen of Nebraska
from the governor of Louisana
because his victim was colored , that 1 dis
liked the colored man. Now 1 want to say
right here that I will protect any citi/en.
white or black , and I do not think I would
even have released Morrisoy or my friend
Smyth should they have been on the desired
list. [ Laughter. ] Hut McShuno'R record
comes up before mo like n dream. I cannot
refrain from reflecting upon the career of a
man who so wantonly and indUcrcctl.v
abuses his and our people. He cries out
against the Pinkertons. So do I. I opposed
the placing of police powers in the hands of
such men , but it was not within my Jurisdic
tion. I consulted the general manager of the
Burlington nnd endeavored to have him
abandon that source of protection , but with
out avail. That was the extent of my power
as governor.
In concluding his remarks the governor
dwelt to a considerable extent on political
aspects generally , and charged the demo
crats with conducting a boodle campaign.
John L. Webster was next presented to the
audience. He ridiculed Cleveland's position
on the tariff nnd commented to a considera
ble extent upon the military career ot Gov
ernor Tlniyer. Ho reviewed Lord Sueimllo-
Wc.st'n letter and linked with It the doctrine
of J. Sterling Morton and the Cobduu club.
A I'ompcinn Home.
Woman's World : It was most fre
quently in the upper part of the house
that the ladies of the family had their
sleeping apartments , though these .vero
sometimes arranged round the peristyle
or second of the two open courts on the
ground lloor ; the lirst and largest being
the atrium , a large court with splendid
mosaic pavement , rich frescoes , and
many statues and columns. An open
space in the roof let in the air and light
and a shnlloNy marble tank beneath col
lected the rain water , and wns generally
also furnished with a small jet of spring
water , flowing from the beak of a bronze
goose held by a beautiful boy , or some
other similar statuette. Tin's part of
the mansion and the rooms adjoining it
were moro especially sot apart
for the master , who , when
n person of consequence and
wealth , as wo may suppose the
husband of our lady to be , received
every morning crowds of friends , clients ,
and hangers-on of every description.
The rooms allotted to the gentlemen of
the family were ranged on each side of
the atrium , small for the most part , nnd
only receiving light nnd air from the
doorway ; the bed often rested on a
niche built in the wall , or on a bedstead
of wood with bronze corners. But even
licso small and comparatively dark
oems wore adorned with wall uecora-
ions of the moat graceful description ,
nd in the most tasteful and brilliant
olors. Beyond the atrium , and between
t and the peristyle , was the reception
oem for state occasions ; hero were
iopt the statues or busts of the an-
esters , and the family archives and
tompous inscriptions on the walls
) ften testified to the farao and glory
) f the houso. Near this apart
ment was the library , where con-
loissourrihip and dilettantism in mat
ers appertaining to the fine arts were
displayed ; for the Poinpoians expended
abulous sums in the purchase of an-
iquitlcs found in the early Greek
jraves and elsewhere , and in bronze
igurcs and other works. No doubt some
traits of the excessive luxury which
irovailod in Rome during the latter
days of the empire reached the distant
walls of commercial Pompeii ; and , as in
[ tome the villas and palaces of the aris-
.oeracy became the depository of col-
.ections , so the houses of the wealthy
who choose Pompeii for their country
residence or seaside resort , also con
tained numberless precious artistic
works , and the love of beauty displayed
oven in the humblest dwelling proves
that an a-sthetic taste was universally
.proud . among the inhabitants.
Wo must not forgot that the ease and
luxury of the wealthy classes rested on
Lho background of slavery , so that our
i'ompeiun lady loft all the moro serious
work of the household to her women-
slaves , many of whom were no doubt
confidential and trusted servants. Music
was a favorite amusement among the
ladies ; they were by no means ignorant
of literature , and took an interest in
public life , being emancipated from the
? evero control of the earlier Roman
period. But in the joyous lifo under
the southern sunny clime , oven the
slaves shared in the case and gaiety of
their mistresses , playing and singing
before them , or in their leisure hours ,
playing the old , old game of chuck-
stones , or knuckle-bone ! ; , with the
actual knuckle-bones of the sheep
they had probably consumed at
dinner , as wo see them depicted
in a drawing in red chalk in the mu
seum at Naples. Other diversions they
found in household pots , among which
wcro quails , rock-pigeons ( the colored
varieties and fancy breeds were un
known ) , peacocks , parrots , guinea-
fowls , "that beautiful bird speckled all
over with pearls of tears , " swans , and
geese , of all of which wo find life-like
representations among the fresco
paintings. But it is worthy of remark
that cats were then unknown as do
mestic animals , the figure of ono mang
ling a quail , introduced into the mural
decorations , being evidently the wild
variety by its special characteristics.
This explains the fact that no skeletons
of these animals were exhumed from
the buried city.
Itelioveil.
Boston Courier : "Are you up stairs ,
NellioV" shouted a husband , who on re
turning from business found that , con
trary to custom , his wife was not wait
ing to recnivo him.
' 'Misses went out this morning , sir1
said a servant , coming up from the re
gions below , "and she hasn't returned
since. "
"Gracious heavens ! " ho exclaimed tc
himself , "she can't have run away anil
loft me. I have given her no cause. "
"Sho wont down town to mutch a rib
boil , sir. " added the servant.
"Ahl" ho murmured to himself , inv
monsely relieved. "Gone shopping
I I'd all right. She'll return after ivl
the stores uro closed. "
' laive'a IluvUion.
Philadelphia Record : Sweet girl ;
"Why do you wish the wedding post
jwiied , Arthur ? " Arthur : "My darl
ing , the expected addition to my salur.\ \
has not'beeu made , and.I haveonly.OOI
a your. " "Nnvor mind , doar'wc'l go
along. ' Remember tbo 'old' ndagt !
' "When love comcrin at the door-jov ;
'crty Uies out the window. "
WATTERSON .ON THE TARIFF , '
The Louisville Editor Discouraoa tea
a Chicago AucUonco.
THURMAN IN WEST VIRGINIA.
The Old Hainan Tendered an Dntlitt-
Uitio Itcccptlon At Wheeling
Ilutlcr Hpcnlca at Detroit
Other Political.
WnttcrNon nt Chicago.
CniCAOo , Oct. 29. Seven thousand pcoplo
crowded in Uattcry I ) to-night to listen to a
speech by Hon. Henry Watterson on the
issues of the day. The distinguished Kentuckian -
tuckian spoke under the auspices of the
Iroquois club , nnd wns Introduced by Gen-
Newbcrry , recently appointed postmaster of
Chicago. Mr. Watterson spoke as follows :
Fellow democrats and fellow citirens : If
I should hapj > cn to touch upon the tariff In
the course of what I am about to say to you ,
1 hope you wont be shocked. The truth is ,
that In that tariff matter , it was u long tlmo
between drinks , now wasn't it I They used tote
to tell a story down in Atlanta which grew
to be so personal that in sheer desperation I
began telling it myself. It was all about a
certain Georgia major who submitted to
every manner of Insult from his guests on
account of hospitality , until the luckless vis
itor , having exhausted all other methods of
affront , attempted to discuss the tariff , when
ho was promptly pitched out of the window.
The times have changed since then. Any
how , I am going to risk your pitching nio
out of the window to-night. I find In this
morning's Chicago Tribune a leading editorial
which undertakes to establish two things
lirst , that the bloody-minded rebels of the
south , who are still upon the war path , uro
seeking to break up the industries of the
country , in order that they may get cheap
goods and cheap labor , and second , that I am
personally encaged in this conspiracy. I
confess thnt I am unable to understand lion'
the south can get cheap goods without the
north's getting them , and the east's getting
them , and the west's getting them. My old
friend , Joseph Mcdlll , has made that so plain
that I need not elaborate it. As to cheap
labor Judge ICelley , of Philadelphia , is on
record as a witness to the fact if statistics
did not abundantly show It that the south
is pay in i ! higher wages to its work people
than arc paid in any other part of the world.
As to my own designs upon the
industries of the country , let nio say
that they arc strictly honorable
and have been given with resonance nnd
publicity , winch take them at least out of
the category of conspiracy. I believe that
the government has no right to tax ono man
for the benefit of another man ; that its
powers of taxation are limited to levying the
collection of money enough for its own sup-
iwrt , and , therefore , I am in favor of reach
ing as soon as we can the strictly revenue
standard of the constitution a tai iff exclu
sively for public purposas , a tariff for reve
nue only.
Mr. Watterson then lookup the tariff ques
tion in detail and spoke at considerable
length. _
The Day ut IndinnnpollB.
INDIANAPOLIS , Oct. 29. There was a sig
nificant quietness about the political head
quarters to-day and a good deal of quiet can
vassing. Hon. John F. Finerty of Chicago
addressed an audience of 5,000 to-night ut
Tomllnson's hall. He was tendered a most
enthusiastic reception by th.c Irish repub
lican and other local organisations. Four
hundred survivors of the Seventieth regi
ment , Indiana volunteers , General Harrison's
regiment , have signed an address , which will
be published in the morning , congratulating
themselves on the nomination of General
Harrison , reciting in generous terms his
treatment of them through the war , express
ing their attachment for him as a soldier ,
and their gratification in zealously following
his leadership to-day.
Mayor Denny to-day called together the
hlcf marshals of the democratic and rcpub-
Ican parades , set for Saturday night , also
he chairmen of the democratic and republi
can county committees. They were in con
sultation a long time. Both parties refused
to abandon their intended demonstration ,
and each have published a long list of officers
for the occasion. It was finally agreed that
each party should parade upon certain
streets. To this end the mayor drew up a
formal written agreement , giving the line of
march and time for starting and disbanding
each column , and both marshals have signed
the agreement. The mayor hopes that this
arrangement may avert any conflict , but is
dissatisfied that both sides will not
apreo to abandon their demonstration. The
chief marshals nave pledged to take special
efforts to prevent any trouble. Meantime
both sides are redoubling their efforts to get
out all their clubs nnd make a great showing.
General Harrison passed the day quietly at
homo , receiving the usual number of callers.
Kx-Scnator Joseph 1C. McDonald , in an in
terview to-day , expressed the opinion that
the letter of Minister West will help Instead
of hurt the democratic party , because its
chief effect will bo to show the desperation
of the republican cause.
Speaker Carlisle was in the city this morn
ing , en route to Anderson , where ho spoke
this afternoon , nnd returned to the city by
the evening train. Hcgarding Lord Sack-
villo's letter , Mr. Carlisle said : "Tho letter
will have no effect ; " adding , "There is noth
ing in his letter that can do us any damage. "
Carlisle speaks at Lebanon to-morrow , clos
ing his canvass at Madison on November 2.
A citl/cns committee of ono hundred , A.
B. Conduitt , president , to-day issued several
hundred largo itaming red posters , which are
being conspicuously displayed about the
city , offering $100 reward for information
leading to the arrest and conviction of any
Illegal voter , or any officer of election who
deposits n challenged ballot before it has
been determined whether the person is en
titled to vote. The posters recite at length
the statutes bearing on the commission of
election frauds , giving penalties , nnd
closing by guaranteeing the payment of the
reward to the informer on the day of con
viction of each offender. These posters will
bo sent into every precinct in the state.
Three committees and organizations created
for the avowed purpose of securing an hon
est and fair election are thus far co-operating
in their work. They have been provided by
the democratic county and state committees
with lists containing the names of a largo
number of suspected illegal voters.
Perhaps no speaker on cither side has made
more addresses or been over the state quite
ns thoroughly as Governor Gray. Ho speaks
to-morrow at Now Albany. In a brief con
versation to-night on the political outlook In
Indiana the governor said : "I am willing to
stake my reputation on the statement that
Indiana will go democratic , with no qualify
ing 'ifs' or reservations. "
Thurinan Resumes Ills Travel * .
WHEELING , W. Va. , Oct. 20. Judge Tnur-
man and his son , Allen W. , left Columbus at
11:20 : this morning , and until /.anusvillo was
reached had a quiet timo. At that place 500
men had come together to greet the "Old
Roman , " and when ho appeared on the plat
form ho was cheered lustily. Ho thanked
them heartily for their greeting , but his re
marks were cut short by a dog fight in the
midst of the crowd. When the dogs had
been driven away , and after a short time
s | > ent In handshaking , the judge made a short
speech , In which ho advised all democrats
present to vote according to their own con
science , but adding that ho should vote for
that great and good man , Graver Cleveland.
Cambridge turned out a crowd of 200 people ,
with whom the Judge carried on a lively con
versation. During the time the train stopped
someone In the crowd asked : "Will that
West letter have any inlluuuco on the elec
tion ! "
"Oh , no ; that fellow has not enough brains
to hurt anything , " laughingly replied the
Judgo. "It was too transparent n trick to
draw him into a scrape to have any influence
with the pcoplo. U was simply a ridiculous
campaign dodee. "
At Uurnenvillc fifty or more people wore
at the depot and gave the judge a greeting.
Ho enjoyed a short talk with some old
friends , but the stop was short nnd the train
WHS hurried on to Hellairo , where between
UK ) and 200 people stood on the platform and
cheered , while the reception committee from
Wheeling1 entered' the train and formally
welcomed the Judge to West , Virginia.
.From 1 k'n wood up to Wheeling the cheer'
liif jitoplu made themselves heard all along
the \yny , nnd whcn-tli * WhccJltiK depot \yas
reached a crowd of'inost 'enthusiastic demo'
c'rats fn\a a'roiulnf ? welcome , to the party.
! lre\vork ? adding to thiMiolsc. Judge Thur-
man was nt once driven to ttiq Windsor
hotel , where he Will remain wtillo In the
city. To-morrow morning there1 Will boa
dayllcht parade. In the afternoon a number
of speeches , and In Hit ? evening a torch-lieht
procession and Judge ' 'Thunn.vu's address ut
the rink. _
Hemline'Oft ' * Itonrbneks.
NBW Youtt , Oct. Sfl ( Special Telegram
to Tun HEE.J The committee on schemes
of the national democratic committee was In
session to-day. It i said that some new Ideas
were hatched thnt .will bo given to the public
late this week. 'Although it was un execu
tive session , snmo of the schemes discussed
managed to get out. It is said that the pet
scheme is to ? ct out a circular on Saturday
or Sunday , too late to bo successfully denied
in every quarter where it will bo circulated ,
stating that the reward offered for the man
or men who would provo thnt Harrison
said $1 a day was enough for workingmen
had been paid. They will show that the
money had been paid after being duly
awarded by un authorized tribunal. The
whole thing , of course , will bo a democratic
concoction , and Gould , who makes an affi
davit that ho heard General Harrison say
something about 11 u day , will bo given the
reward offered by the Indianapolis Journal.
Kvervthing will bo bogus , but It Is said thnt
they nope to circulate it so judiciously that
voters will hnvo no tlmo to in
form themselves as to its truth
or falsity before election. It will have
no effect whatever , because the working pco
plo know already that the assertion credited
to Harrison Is a bold and malicious invention.
The other scheme discussed is more danger
ous than the (1 n day llo. It is said that the
committee intends to trump up some charge
on which to arrest Chairman Quay , of the
republican national committee. It Is a des
perate game , but the chances of democratic
success are becoming so small that they arc
willing to risk a great deal to try
and turn the tide. Chairman Quay
was busy at headquarters to-day and ns calm
as if he hud never heard of the democratic
national committee , much less of the rumor
that ho was to be arrested. Ho did not cnro
to say anything. A reporter learned that the
democratic scheme was known by Senator
Quay , and that ho did not lose any sleep last
night over it. Tno democrats are said to
think that the arrest of the chairman of the
republican committee will have some effect ,
and materially aid their party. Half n doyen
other schemes may bo Invented before the
election , to try and retrieve the waning for
tunes of the democratic party , but they will
not work. _
Beit Ilutlcr at Detroit.
DET OIT , Oct. ' ! ' . ! . General Hcnjamln P.
Hutlcr spoke to the largest political gather
ing of the camnaign at the Detroit rink to
night. The largo building was completely
packed , while several thousand people got no
nearer than outside the doors. The general
was in poor voice , nnd it was witti difficulty
that ho made himself heard. Ho began by
saying that ho was an old man , and that his
political days arc over. He had been a green-
backer and was proud of It. There no longer
existed any necessity for the greenback
party , as they had secured all they wanted.
It made no difference to him , ho said , who
was president , a president could not do much
harm anyway , but he preferred to see Harrison
risen elected , because.1 he believed in protec
tion for capital and labor. General Butler
t nen proceeded to. an elaborate discussion'of
the tariff nnd tbo Mills bill. Ucferring to
the Sackvillc-Weat letter , ho sold it made no
difference whether the Murchison letter was
a forgery or not , us that of the British mln-
"ster was not. _
MurchUon Still Blanked.
Los ANOEI.ES , Cal. , Oct. 29. The identity
of the mysterious Charles F. Murchison ,
writer of the l oinona letter to Minister
Sackvillo West , i * still n secret. There is
no truth In the story telegraphed from hero
that W. A. Hell , a lawyer of Pomona , Is the
real writer of thWetter. This Is given on
the authority of C'oloriel H. G. Otis , editor of
the Times of this city , who has
been In the secret from the first and who
stated to an Associated Press representative
that the story was absolutely untrue. When
asked when the name would be given to the
public Colonel Otis replied that ho could not
answer except to say that it will bo mode
public when the necessities ot the case re
quire it. The Associated Press representa
tive obtained from him an emphatic denial
that he was the author of the letter.
OMONA , Cal. , Oct. 29. Pour detectives
have been hero a few days searching for
clues to the Identity of the Murchison letter.
Chairman Harnum has sent word from the
national democratic committee to spare no
expense , and especially ascertain if Patrick
Egan had anything to do with the author
ship of the letter.
Well , I Did It. "
WII.MINOTOX , Del. , Oct. 29. To a reporter
of the Morning News Secretary Bayard said
to-day in regard to Iho letter of Lord Sack
villo West : "It was written i month ago ,
and they have had possession of it three
weeks. Under other circumstances it would
bo of no importance. I first heard of it
when Mr. Blaine used It In his Now YorK
speech. I gave it no attention , ns I knew
tirnt everything was fuel to Hlnlnc's fire. It
was n stupid thing to do , and when the lain-
ister showed mo the original letter I ex
pressed surprise that ho should have replied
to it under the circumstances. Ho replied :
'Well , 1 did It. '
A Die rolitlonl Illuntlor.
N w Yoitic , Oct. 39. Another local
political sensation was started this afternoon
by the Evening Sun. By a state law all
public offices arc ordered closed after 12
o'clock , noon , on Saturday. Notwithstand
ing this law , the registration offices
were kept open last Saturday
all day and over 'M .000 percons
registered. As it is impossible to separate
who registered before noon from those who
registered later , the Sun states that the en
tire list may have to bo thrown out. The
Sun interviewed fifty of the leading lawyers
In the city , and states that they all held that
registration Is a public office and within the
scope of the Saturday half-holiday law.
Mountain and Mite.
Chicago Mail : A woman large
onougli to make aside show was the com
plainant in a case against her husband
before Justice Woodman at Chicago.
"And this is the man who licked
her , " said Lieutenant Book , as the hus
band came into the dock in front of the
justice.
Ho was very short , very thin and half
paralyzed. The right hand ho was un
able to raise , so ho raised his loft to
make oath , and on& foot dragged on the
ground as ho hobbled along on n crutch.
"So you don't think ho hit mo , oh ? "
she exclaimed.Voll , hero's the proof
of it. Hero'Bjfh'o proof of it. "
And she exposed her throat , allowing
three little sca.rs.it
"There's whore he stuck the fork in
to mo and hd shoved it in deep. Then
ho hit mo on tho'ai-m ' ; then ho pushed
mo down and hit jaio with his fist. Ho
don't support mo. Sometimes I do wash
ing , hut mother docs the work nnd pays
the bills. OlihVs , an awful man , and
beats mo and beats mo. "
"Shall iBGrtd'lrtmtotho bridewell ? "
asked Justice "Woodman.
"Oh , no , yourlrbnor , don't send him
to the bridewell. Just make him leave
mo alono. "
"Go on homo , Tom , and behave your
self. Don't beat her , Tom , don't beat
her , " and the justice wrote "dis
charged" as Tom Sutton hobbled out of
court , followed by his ponderous wife.
They wont to their bare rooms nt No.
73 North Green Btroot , where the coun
ty agent will send them food.
Still Hopeful.
Cincinnati Telegram : Stranger in
Washington City : "What place ia
this ? " Policeman : "This is thoUnitoQ
States pos.tolllco department building. "
Stranger : "Why are all th'oso men
standing about hero ? " Poiicomau :
"Thoy are awaiting apiiQinimcnli as
pall-bearers ia l.be ilcuil letter oUlifo. "
.A TAMC TO TUB KNIGHTS.
Ornnil Lecturer Wlieatou Hponks nn
the Ainu of tlio' Order.
Metzllall was well 'fill jd last night with
Knights pf Labor and their friends , who
gathered to hear Grand Lecturer Whoateti
speak on the alms ntul principles of the
Knights of Labor. The lecturer was Intro
duced by W. J. Lavender , and asked for a
fair and unprejudiced hearing such ns ho
had met throughout the country. Prejudice
is the barrier to every human progress , nnd
is the creed of human owls who hoot out
their antipathy to any now light , but
though they hoot the light still
burns. Society is divided into thrco
classes , the upper crust , consisting of mil
lionaires , of whom there wcro only two be
fore the war and who now number 7,300 ; the
monopolists , trusts , cornerers , lories , shod-
dylsts and the jmor people who still cling to
the npron strings of monopoly , satisfied with
the crumbs that fall from the rich men's
tables : the lower crust , consisting of the
haters of all law , government and progress ;
and the middle class , or those who build the
steamers , the telegraph , the telephone ,
that farmed the soil that worked
In the mines , in tha printing house ,
the men that gave to the world all the civil
ization It over enjoyed or ever will. Person
ally ho did not think much of cither the up
per or lower crusts , and , llko pie crust , ho
wished them to bo as thin as possible. Ho
wanted to see Ignorance the exception and
intelligence the rule , and so the Knights of
Labor wished to see the l/JOO.OOJ children
now working In the mines nnd shops released
from their slavery and sent to the schools
piovlded for them. He viewing the history of
nations that had once been prosperous , but
now were forgotten , ho cited Kgypt , which
had everything to make it perpetual , but
with the power vested In the hands
of a few potentates , and the burdens were
berne by the common people , which had
passed away to a state of galvanized death.
The Kouian empire had shared the same fate ,
because , in it the patricians were few nnd
thoplcbiaiis many , and to the latter was
allotted the task of bearing the burden ,
fighting the battles nnd paying the taxes.
When the empire was about to fall the pa
tricians made promises that were kept as
Jay Gould keeps his at the proicnt day.
They promised to abolish cash , and granted
the plebians the right to hold office , but they
failed at last , because they instituted the
system of landlordism , and then
the empire reeled , trembled nnd
fell. In Franco history repeated
Itself , but Franco had vitality enough to sur
vive the terrors of the revolution. Ireland
was going through the same ordeal , but
under the leadership of Gladstone and Par-
neil , it was learning to fight Its own battles ,
and ten years would see it freed from the
curse of landlordism and of the damnable
English rule. As In the nations of the past ,
so Is it now. Monopoly well organi/ed and
well officered and with lobbyists In the halls
of congress , had laws for their own benefit
spread all over the archives of the nation ,
and not a dozen were framed for the benellt
of the working classes. Of seventy-six sen
ators sixty-six were lawyers , seven bankers
and ono was n farmer Framed on the
plan of the English house of
lords their mission was to obstruct the
measures calculated to ameliorate the con
dition of the working classes , nnd it was
only natural , for the millionaire had nothing
in common with them. As the monopolist ,
lias control of the congress , so he has of the
state legislatures and of society. The ac
cumulation of wealth in the hands of ono
tends to weaken the remainder for nlncty-
nine go empty handed , and when you permit
them to form trusts , you rob the many to
benefit the few. Between the years Ib70 and
1880 , the wealth of the nation increased
127,000,000,000 , and of this amount the
bankers and money lenders took
$23,000,000,000 , and the men who
earned It $4,000,000,000. The power
of the wealth as used against the workingmen -
men was apparent when the coal barons
raised the price of coal- and lowered the
wages of the miners , until the latter wcro
earning an average of $12.30 per month , and
when the money lenders and trust compa
nies were annually foreclosing hundreds of
mortgages and reducing the small farmer to
the position of a tenant farmer.
The speaker then referred to the numerous
objections raised against the Knights of
Labor , and said they all emanated
from the monopolists , who saw In its
rcculations the downfall of themselves.
He asked those present not to condcuin the
*
order because of a few black sheep , out !
spoke against anarchy , which was imported
at the same time as the pauper labor of the
monopolists. No American citizen could be
found in its ranxs , and those who had crept
into the order in early days -.vero fast being
weeded out. Ho then explained that the K.
of L. demanded that its members should
think for themselves , should object to the
boycott nnd to strikes. The two
owed their existence to the monopolist ,
because the flrst was brought about by
placing an employe on the black list , and the
second was the outcome of the lockout. The
knights wanted equal wages for equal work ,
regardless of sex. for the dcgredation of
woman meant the deterioration of the race.
They objected to the importation of foreign
contract labor , and T. V. Powdcrly had
shown how it could bo prevented , by making
any foreigner wishing to find a home
in America file his name with American con
suls abroad , have his antecedents investi
gated , read the constitution until ho under
stood what citizenship required , and then
take out his first papers within ten days
of arriving in this country. Five years later
he would have to take out his final papers or
return homo. The banking should bo do'io
by the government direct , without the aid of
the banks , and the railroad , telegraph and
public improvements owned by the peopln
that paid for them. Land should only beheld
held by actual scttlois who wcro American
citizens , and not by foreign landlords.
The remarks of the speaker were inter
spersed with many anecdotes that kept his
audicnco in good humor until the clew , and
no ono left the hall throughout.
AMUSKMENTS.
Those Inimitable comedians , Robson nnd
Crane , wcro gr ' J at Boyd's opera house
last night by a. . .nudienco worthy of their
distinguished merit nnd reputation , and which
most warmly appreciated the latest and most
meritorious of work Bronson Howard , "Tho
Henrietta. " This purely American comedy ,
with its keen satire , its effusive humor , its
realistic situations , nnd its fidelity to nature , is
ono of the strongest dramatic productions of
recent times , and must long continue
to bo ono of the most attractive when
presented with the excellence In every detail -
tail of last night's performance. The theme
of the story has to do with the successful
speculations of Nicholas Vanalstyne , who
has become enormously wealthy and the
monarch of Wall street. He has most ex
tended investments , the chief of which is
the Henrietta Railroad and Mining com
pany , which ho has made so popular that
everybody is anxious to invest in it. His
son , Nicholas Vuualstync , jr. , is his confiden
tial man , with a large latitude In managing
his affairs. The son has un ambition to him
self bccomo the muster of Wall street , and ho
combines with his father's most in
veterate enemy in speculation to accomplish
that end , their scheme being to depreciate
the stock of the Henrietta and reap the
harvest. This is nearly accomplished when
another son , Bertie , a simple fellow who
knows nothing of business , nnd upon whom
his father bus settled f.WOOJ < ) , hearing of the
disaster , hands his father's broker a check
for M00.003 and saves his fortune. Nicholas ,
jr. , overcome by the change , dies of heart
disease , and the discovery by the father of
hi ? treachery and his subsequent death ,
furnish a scene pathetic , impassioned
and tragic. The under plot is
rich with the merriest sort of comedy , essen
tially fresh in character , and which flows
continually. As Nicholas Vanalstyno , the
rugged and successful old speculator , with u
heart hard for those who are against him ,
but full of gentleness and kindness for oth
ers , proud of his financial abilities , nnd filled
with n spirit of good humor , Mr. Urano has
n part in which ho Is at his best , llo seems
stronger than ever In that art which renders
his comedy contagious nnd at once puts nn
audience en rapport with him , oven though
there are peculiarities and mannerisms that
have long been familiar. Mr. Hobson -
son as Bertio Vanulstync , some
thing of a dude with few ideas beyond his
club , and yet not without true manly quali
ties , has never essayed any character that
gave bettor opportunities for his marked and
original peculiarities , and to say this Is suf
ficient assurance that hn is extremely funny ,
It is u creation that no other comedian wo
know.of could portray with the effect that
ltob on pives itj'and ft : his hards It Is com-
illelo WJd uexIoiJ. 'XljAia ia/vol 'a
character in this admirable 'comedy , nnd nil
of them riro In excellent hands. Thp
Nicholas Vanhlstyno , Jr. , pf Mr. Knit
i In most respects n I'tr-
tratturo of sterling excellence , while the Dr.
Walnnglit of Mr. Losoc , OiO Lord Arthur
Trclnuucy of Mr. StoddnrJ , the Rev. Dr.
Murray Hilton of Mr. Woodward , the Mus-
grave of Mr. CarpentJr and the Watson
Flint of Mr. Bergman , arc nil Impersonated
most acceptably. Thg ladles of the com
pany can nlso without exception bo cordially
praised , the Agnes Loekwood of Miss Josslo
Storey , in love with Bertio , being especially
quiet , neat and xvinsome , while ! special men
tion is also due to the Mrs. Cornelia Opdykc of
Klllo Wilton. Miss Hand and Miss Wnldron
left nothing to bo desired In their respective
roles. On a of the handsomest sets seen on
the opera house stngo this season Is the
drawing room of Nicholas Vnnnlstyno in the
second net. The- management desire the an
nouncement made that at the remaining per
formances the curtain will go up at about S
o'clock , _ _ , -
Hound lit lid n Cowboy.
damsel named
A sixteon-yenr-old
Mary Abbott , living on a ranch near
Stockton. Ciil. , says the Globc-Oomo-
crat , has just been rounded up in her
efforts to become a cowboy. For the
last six months she has boon the terror
of the neighborhood by her escapades ,
ami now she has been sent to an insane
asylum. She is a victim of yellow-cov
ered literature , nnd sny she wants to
bo a cowboy. The family came to Cali
fornia four years ago from Illinois , nnd
the mother bays Mary declared her in
tention to become a cowboy while on
route to California. She has not at
tended school in this state , preferring
to read trash at home. lit1 lirst break
was made in May last , when one night
she saddle a pony , bought provi
sions and n camping outfit and
started for the mountains. She
camped out ono night and was
caught by a deputy short IT and returned
home. Friday she started out again.
first going to her father's barn , armed
with two pistols. She remained there
for several hours , and when discovered
llred ono shot at her pursuers. A roving
ing person ventured into the barn , hop
ing to quiet the wild girl , but she
poked a pistol into his face and the
party retired.
Mary soon ran out of the barn and
made for the brush along the Mo-
keiumno river. A crowd started after
her. some armed with gnus , but no ono
ventured near her. Constable Clark
toolc up the chase , lie was told she
threatened to shoot any one who fol
lowed her , but ho went into the brush
and she took to her heels. Clark fired
two shots over her head and she sprang
into wild blackberry bushes , which
stopped hor. The ofllcor ran up and in _
a sculllo she fell , and he held the strug
gUnf girl until assistance arrived , who
Mary was handcuffed and taken int °
custody , and yesterday she was exam"
ined here on a charge of insanity , bul
there was no evidence to enow she wab
cra/.y. Sheis a tall , stout girl , evi"
dentlv lacking in mental force , but bent
on wild adventure , persisting in her in
tention to leave homo at the lirst op
portunity. Her imprisonment has no
effect on' hor. She says she will go
anywhere excojit to her home. For the
present Mary will bo confined in a pri
vate asylum hero at the request of her
parents. _ _
nillinnlH , WlilHt and
Atlanta Constitution : The writer wns
particularly anxious to get Professor
Proctor's views touching the relative
value of these three games , and ho
cheerfully gave them , in the following
words :
"Tho game of billiards stands first in
some respects , in this , that it affords
physical and mental cxcrciso at once.
There is not much strain on the mind ,
however , and I never know a billiard
export to bo the possessor of a great in
tellect. Ho must possess u peculiarly
organized mind , but he may know noth-
ntr of mathematics and yet may solve ,
with lightning rapidity , intricate prob
lems in geometry practical problems.
A quick and true eye , good nerves , and
a steady hand , all practiced and disci
plined , enable him to make the slices
with mathematical precision. AsIsaid _ , ,
a great billiard player may bo a "man of
little mentality. As a rule billiard
champions are men of a low order of in
tellect. I have tried billiards and I know
I could never reach the highest rank ,
because I am wanting in one of the
rcquisitics.
"Whist may bo classed among the
scientific games , yet it is not devoid of
chance. It affords more pleasure to its
votaries than any other game I know.
The element of chance gives the excite
ment. To play a correct game of whist
requires brains , or I should , perhaps.
say memory. The greatest man living ,
if ho possesses a defective memory , can
never become a good whist player. I
believe I have mastered whist , ami , not
to seem egotistical , I hold myself to bo
a player of the highest rank. I play
whist oftener than any other game , fo'r
the reason that it is not hard work and
is just exciting enougli to afford me the
sort of diversion I need.
"Chess is the greatest of all games. T
confess I have never succeeded in mas
tering it ; have never fathomed its
depths. It is a delightful pastime nnd
cannot bo commended too highly as a
mental disciplinarian ; but if one wishes
to enjoy it ho must not attempt to be
come a great player. Nine times out often
ton lie would meet disappointment , for
only a few men achieve greatness in
chess. It is not likely that Paul Mur
phy will bo duplicated in the present
century. Chess is n purely scientific
game , wholly devoid of the clement of
elmnco. The brain must exorcise
itself in playing this game. .Ic-anitch ,
the distinguished Russian mathemati
cian , gave it as hlii opinion that chess
is more intricate than the integral cal
culus. Buckle , the historian , held the
same opinion. It is doubtful whether
the game will over be improved. "
A llni'NO'H Memory.
Boston Transcript : Many years ago
Mr. Abram Dodge of Ipswich , Mass. ,
owned a beautiful horse which was the
pot of the family. Ho was admired by
all who knew his playfulness and good
qualifications. In the summer it wa.s
Mr. Dodgp'H habit occasionally to have
a frolic with his horse in his barnyard ,
then lot him out alone nnd ho would go
to the river , which was about one-third
of a milo distant , where ho would bathe ,
then go to a common and roll on tbo
grass , then start for homo ; his stable
wns renovated for him while he was
gene and his breakfast put in his crib.
If ho mot his master ho would show
some coltish pranks , run for the stable ,
pull out the wooden pin that fastened
the door with his teeth , and rush to his
manger to find his food. Ono night
the horbo was stolen from the
stable. After the expiration of sixteen
years Mr. Dodge was at the tavern
when a man drove a horse up to the
door. Mr. Dodge at once recognized
his hor&o and told the driver his reason
for believing it to bo his ; the man told
his story , of whom he bought the horse ,
and that ho had owned him for several
years. It wns finally agreed that if the
horse would , on being taken to his old
Htablo , go through the habit of bathing ,
running on the grass , and pulling the
pin from the stable door , as above de
scribed , Mr. Dodge should have him ,
When the horse wns lot out intoihis old
yard ho viewed the premises "uSwii mo
ment , then started for his old bath tub
.then for his green towel on the common ,
then to his old stable , pulled the wooden
pin , and won tor hims.nlf a good men
uad his old master his favorite horde
These Tacts are vouched for by rqllnbl *
residents of the beautiful , picturesque
old ( own , nnd show conclusively tba1
long memory of our noble animal.
Prohibition And Crime In. lown.
The Now York Times : Judge Pholpfr ,
First didtrlct , said that outside of th
enormous expense entailed upon the
district by fruitless efforts to convict
violators , ho saw uo appreciable differ *
once in crime and criminal expenses *
Ho favored repeal. Its penalties were
severe , its destruction of property , par *
tlcularlv expunslvo bruwerlon , so unjust
that lie favored local option and high
Hccnso. The result now is no license
nnd free whisky. Judge Henry , Third
district , thought the law had dona
"some good. " Judge Wakollold , Fourth
district , would not advise repeal of the
law , although ho thought there ought
to bo license in cities of the lirst and
second classes. Ho refers to the depre
ciation of rents and real estate caused
bv the driving out of the saloons and the
existence of the "holo-in-thu-wall"busl
ness. Judge Wilkinson , Fifth district ,
thinks there ought to bo a bettor law.
The present has broken up dram shopsj
but has caused the sale of a moro vile
and injurious article of liquor , some of
which is Kld in drug nhops. Ho gave
it as his opinion that "tho Impure char4
actor of the liquors now sold in this
state results in moro injury to the people
plo than would result from the indls *
criminate sale of pure liquors. " Judge
Fatrall , Eighth district , finds that the
law has made no difference in criminal
business. Ho unhesitatingly favors re
peal of the law because it will restora
millions of money invested in brewing
and wine-raising property which has
been confiscated to avoid the burden ot
taxation which will result in in its en
forcement ; to stay the tide of emigra
tion ; and to check the evils inllictod.
under the pharmacy law.
The question is ono thnt figures so
jirominontly in politics hero , and is to
iiavo so much to do with affecting the
votes of many citi/ons , particularly
thos-e of foreign birth , that 1 thought it
worth while to examine the records ot
the state to sco whether the opinions ol
prohibition judges that crime had de
creased since it took effect were sup *
ported. The law began to operate just
before the close of the statistical year
1881 , which begins October 1. The num
ber of persons convicted in the state
from October 1 , 188H , to October , 1884 ,
was 1 , < V.W. The number of couvicdoiiH for
the following year , the first in which the
prohibition law was in operation , was
i'W9. In the year ending September . ' 10 ,
188(1 ( , the convictions were Ii45 ( , and in
the year ending September SO , 1887 , they
were 1,5:10. In 188(1 ( there was an in *
crease over 1885 of the convictions for
listurbing the peace , keeping gambling
louses , lewdness , misdemeanor , mils *
iinces and selling intoxicating liquorst
The later returns for 1887 show moro
convictionsthan in 1881 for adulteryas-
.unit and battery , keeping gambling
louses and houses of ill-fame , for trallla
n liquors , for keeping saloons , fov
arccny , murder , nuisance. And 1 am
isstired by observers in this city that
he violent suppression of the liquor
business has undoubtedly developed
other evils , such as potty gambling and
crimes of passion that did not begin to
bo so common when the sale of liquor
was permitted under police restraint.
Whether it be true or not , it is nov-
ertlieleless believed by people in DCS
Moines that the city is disliked by
trangers , as many other cities in the
tnto are , not so much because liquor
cannot bo bought hero , but because of
the prevalence of the narrow spirit ol
dictation that makes the dictation pos
sible. Commercial travelers will not
.top . hero over Sunday if they can avoid
doing so. The place is undoubtedly
tlull. A distillery that used : ! ,000 bush
els of grain daily , live breweries , and
arrangements for feeding a largo num
ber of cattle from the product of these
establishments are closed , and men
point to the great number of vacant
stores as ono of the immediate results
of the confiscation of this property and
the cc.ittoring of the people who were
once employed in them. The city loses
about $200,000 u year in revenue. Im
provements stop/bu&lncss in real estate
drags , and the only undertakings that
attract attention are some doubtful
manufacturing speculations and the
raids of country constables upon boor-
drinkers who buy their beer in Sti -i
Louis or Chicago. < 3
Orcgon'nVomnii Mail Currier.
J'oiflum ! Ortijontan.
d Oregon has a woman mail carrier.
Her niuno is Miss Minnie Wcstman , and
she carries Uncle Sam's mail from the
head of navigation on Stuslaw river
over the Coast range mountains ,
following up the riyer to Halo's post-
ollico station , within fifteen miles of ,
Eugene City. Her route is twenty
miles long and is situated right in the
heart of the mountains , where all the
dangers and adventures incident to
sucli an occupation abound. She car
ries the mail night and day and fears
nothing. She rides horseback and
carries a trusty revolver. 1
Miss Wcstman is a plump little bru
nette and is just twenty years old. Her
father and uncle operate a stage line
and have a contract for carrying the
mail. At Halo's station Minnie nu.'ota
her father and gets the mail from
Eugene City and starts on her round.
Miss Westmnif has never met with II
a serious mishap in the performance of
her duty. On one of her trips last , year
she found thrco good-si/ed boars in tlio
road right in front of her. The horse ,
on espying them , bccamo frightened ,
threw his rider to the ground and turn
ing aroundran back the road ho came.
Mis3 Westman , with great presence of
mind , started after tlio * runaway , and
overtaking him , remounted anil rode
rihg through the savage cordon , and
strange to say , uho was not attacked.
Meeting somo'fricnds , she told them of
what she had seen , and they wont to
the place and killed the bears. Ho far
his bcason Miss Wcstmnu has met two
bears , which did not molcbt her.
GcntlcncKH of the French.
Scribncr : Slung as wo comprehend
the term , and as Walt Whitman oulo-
gi/.es and employes it namely , as the
riotous medium of the under lunguaged ,
is unknown. One may in a week bean
more oaths and more blang of the coarse
and stupid sort , in Wall street , at tha
seaside , ' in the hotel corridors and1
street cars and along the Hidownlks of
New York and Philadelphia , say , and
in public generally among us , than in
the length and breadth of Franco in a
year. There is not the same burlcsqud
of "hnartinesa , " the same slapping on
the back , tin ; bnmc insistent invitations
to drink , the Kumo brutality in line
there is Infinitely more gentleness.
Their occasional savagery strikes us asj
inoffootivo and amateur , their fur.V
seems fustian. The "rapier-thrusts" of
sarcasm , the kind of writing and talk
ing to which homo of our newspapers
apply their most eulogistic epithet , _
"bcathing , " the bitter banter to which"
not a few of the best bred of our younj *
girls seem just now especially addicted
would excite amazement in France.
Kliort llorsrs ,
New Orleans Picayune : "The short
hor.so is soon curried , " nnd that IB why1
tlio careful bport uuta his money on th *
thort '
Broad way loin , in Council Hlufl's , for
Bale by Potter ft Cobb , 1001. FJU-JIUUI &Gi ,