The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-27
Bridgeport.
C rrespondence Of toe Hefald.]
BRIDGEpoRT. March 10. 1874.

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BRIDGEPORT, March 10, 1874.
Horace Grecley's Observation-Disclosures not Least
Mr.. Quackenboss' Lecture.
DEAR BENEFIT
Having so long abstained from writing you,
thought it would not be entirely amiss to drop
line to you at this time.
Our city and its inhabitants remain in about the
same quiet way as usual, yet once in while they
get little stirred up. They are ever ready to lis
ten to the truth and hearken to the voice that leads
them not astray. / do not wish to intimate that
your most particular friend, Horace Greeley, Esq,
has been leading our pious people astray. Not by
any means-because we consider Mr.. Greeley
highly gifted man and withal editor OF that rich
paper--the Tribune. 1t would be next to an inn
| possibility for man that wears such coat as he
does, to err and lead folks into the wrong path.
Dc not, dear Bennett, presume that think he is
"wolf in sleeps clothing" but that he believes
Just exactly what he says, and his eloquence no
| one can dispute. Mr.. Greeley lectured here one
evening on politics and then proceeded to Ltch-
field, and there he also astonished the natives lie
| is expected on another mission-to New Milford,
soon. Horace's lecture is not the only master pro-
duction of the day, and will call your attention
presently to the other lecture have alluded to.
AS have introduced the name of "poitics,"
will, therefore, endeavor to give you brief dis
crptlon of the doings in this line In city. We
have had number Of democratic addresses from
r.. y. j.
Ingeisoll and Jonathan Stoddard were amongst the
number The democratic party are well organ
| lied and no doubt will give a good account of
themselves at the polls, land there is no mistake but
what the state will give majority for Cleveland
He only lacked 81 votes last spring of being elected
by the people, and this springs election will boost
him by the people in spite of all opposition. The
wings are well drilled and prepared for the ap,,
| preaching contest. They have Clay Club in full
| swing, but fear their time is up in the Old Blue
| State.
| Last spring desperate means was resorted to by
| the proprietors of one of our extensive manufac-
| turing companies-it was this. Blue" tickets
were prepared for the operatives by the gentleman
ly propretors, and they threatened the poor opera
tives If they did not vote that ticket that they
| would be Immediately discharged. Rather than to
be out Of employment and to be without the means
| Of feeding their poor families, they were literally
compelled to vote the wing ticket, while their
timents was far different, and thus "blue" tickets
were printed especially for them and they were
| compelled to submit.
Now for the other Lecture. Well, last Fridays
| news was heraded about that one Mr.. Quacken-
| boss OF New York was to give lecture before the
Young Mems Lyceum, the consequence was that
most all of our beautiful girls turned out to hear
what Mr., Quackenboss had TO say, as he (or as was
| reported) was tremendous smart fellow they
| went-they heard and soon were nearly mesmer
zed into natural and profound sleep, while Others
KEEP! awake out of compassion for the embarrassed
| auditor.
The ladies' were so charmed that I thought they
would step right up and kiss him, and guess they
would if he had not breahed SO prodigious loud
| Upon the whole, il was rare and rich specimen
of school boy production, and the audience re.
tired more sorry for him than satisfied. People
don't like to be humbugged. The funniest part OF
the tragedy is yet to come | understand that he
wrote a beautiful compliment for himself and had
itinserted in the misunderstanding himself to the
skies-his manner of speakng-his eloquence, &c
This last dose will have more powerful effect
than all OF Dr.. Brandreth's pills or Beach's shin
plasters. Tom THUMB.
LETTERS ny OVERLAND MAIL.--A correspondent
of the Boston Merchants News Room, writing
from Calcutta undor date Of December H. lSi3, says
"For the information Of rcnds at home take thi
method of stating that in their correspondence per
land mail 10 this quarter is necessary in order to insure
directed to the Of some house in London, who will
pay postage and attend TO forwarding. It ia not sufficient
as to he the impression Of home that the
letters should merely be directed to the OF house
here We have several communications from the Lon
don post Office stating that letters remaining there
which cannot be forwarded until the postage already in
| CURED shall have been paid"
| FoReER CONVICTED James p. Backus was con
vcted at Whitestown Thursday afternoon OF forgery
and sentenced State Prison for four and hall years
His trial lasted three days The amount ofhis orgerief
| was 81 ,l00.-Uticd Gazette.
| FIRE AT UTTcA--The Junction House, on the
corner OF Fayee and Varck streets, in West Utica its
barn. stable and Sheds and two dwelling houses adjoining
no l33 Fayette street. were destroyed by hre on Sau
| day morning. Loss $4,000; insurance S2lOO.