Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-20
Letter from New York.
Correspondence Of The Star.
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Correspondent OF The Star.
49,. NEW YORK, Nov. Is, 1887.
My Dear Star: The exciting political topic
with US just now Is the Mayoralty question.
"Fernando the First" who is regularly in the
field, seems to have divided the %, 600 voters into
two divisions-the Wood and the anti God
parties. All the Republican, Know N thing,
and miscellaneous political elements seem dis
posed to fuse, coalssce, and consolidate into one
grand opposition force-with only one object in
view-the defeat Of Fernando Wood. win they
succeed? think it a doubtful question; but the
contest will be a hard, and close one.
Last evening the 'Independents"-a commit
tee of citizens, without distinction of party -
decided on Daniel F. Temsn, as their candi-
date and, If ne consents to run as l suppose he
and should not be surprised to see the aggrs-
gate vote Of the City at the December election
swell to one hundred thousand, Mr.. Tieman is
an Ex-Alderman, large manufacture, and a
popular Democrat Of the Twelfth Ward And
yet, think, much stronger name might have
been found to lead the army Of the opposition
der the new regu atoms against Rum selling on
Election day, / have no doubt; and the glass
ballot boxes afford some security against ssstuf-
fling" And yet regard them as a transparent
humbug, as well as a Corporation swindle They
are lii the form of Globes, Of above peck msa-
sure look ing, enclosed in four iron posts) like
me half OF an hour glass; or, perhaps, twenty
pacity. II is true, we can see If more than one
ballot is dropped in at time; but then every
y-observing outsider anlearn the political
complexion Of every mans vote; so that it
amounts to an ''open BALLOT a decided objec-
tioa 10 many a timid, time serving politician,
who, after having sold his vote to both parties,
wishes to swear that be gave it to the successful
one. .'Such is politics."
The swindle / allude to is simply this; The
City, or County, agrees to pay SIS each for these
1900 fish globes; making an aggregate item for
the Spectator who got them up, of 500, 0OO while
any glass establishment In the country would he
glad to supply them at IS each But this is the
way our Corporation Goose is -plucked. in the
mean time, l notice that Judge Whitney has
moved for an injunction to stop payment to
the parties who got up the JolIie job.
But let us drop word passant in candid
commentator OF the law that closes the rum
holes on election day, and removes the polls from
the low dens and groggeries where the rowdies
have hitherto held their headquarters, and where
rampant rufaanism has rioted in all sorts Of law
less brutalties. 1t is Of greater importance to the
welfare Of society that men should be kept sober
on election day." than any other day Of the
year-not excepting the Sabbath. Indeed, drunk
snness, In all cases, should disqualify man from
voting-from trihing with the sacred liberties Of
the people; although do not think that such
restriction would be particularly "popular'' in
the Bloody Sixth Ward" Of New York.
learn that The Washington Art Association is
about to open its exhibition in your city. Among
the pictures contributed by our New York artists
Is one entitled 80 The Gossips, ,, by Mrs Lily NJ
Spencer. This production will attract much at
tentlon. IL is not only popular subject; but has
merits which will challenge the respectful con-
sideration Of the connoisseurs. Mrs. Spencer is
young woman IA wife and mother) Of varied
powers, aud seeming equally at home in figures,
.still life" and animals. The fruit pieces"
from her hand have been pronounced by our
verest critics among the best ever painted in this
country. All her figure compositions are per-
vaded by quiet humor which seems to be her
leading Characteristic in expression; though her
" ii Penseroso," painted for our /" COSMOPOLITAN
Art Association shows her to be equal to the
requirements of serious composition. This last
named painting Is one Of the finest embodiments
OF the poets conception that we have seen. AL
though English born, vet few artists are more
thoroughly American than this lady in feeling
choice Of subject, and delineation. =" The Cos
SIPS" above referred to, will prove this at is
picture over which Hogarth himself would
have dwelt in admiration one Of our emf
nent connOisseurs was heard to express himself
while looking at ii Let me commend il to the
readers OF the Star, to the members Of Congress-
and to the editors and critics of the capital as
worthy of careful notice and the fair and gifted
artist as woman worthy Of generous consfdera-
tion-a lady who paints with one hand and holds
her baby with the other. The picture is for sale
let me remind your Corcorans, your Riggs's, and
other nunifcent patrons Of art and the artist
has four children to feed.
The niagara" is at Halifax Consols down ;
the rate Of interest up to per cent Yesterday
on Wall street, "Bulls" had ft of drunken
buoyancy-to day they droop again. and feel like
men with headache after a debauch SO we
GOODWIN too day, up to- mOrrow-winning los
in, venturing and crashing on. Look out for
breakers ahead The s.panic', Is diminishing
but the danger is increasing. Trains book.
Young America in Wall Streef'-will be out
Tomorrow. making tho "Buus" feel worse than
their bobtail namesakes In fly time.
... BEN BRI1roS.