The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-22
AN AyrT-ERIE BANQUET.
His Royal Railroad Highness Fsssts CALEB
Cushing Norveii-Ficry speech OF MT. Ner-
veIl-Haiiroud Warmers and Atvtnczts
Pispping a Campaign against Erfe's


veIl-Haiiroud Warmers and Atvtnczts
Planning a Campaign against Erfe's
Napoleon.
The Union Club House, at the corner OF Twenty
FIRST street and Flfth avenue, has seen manJ Jolly
parties and doubtless has been accessory 10 as many
matptinai headsebes my similar establishment 10
New York Bat Monday niyht saw the most
uproarious OF I've many oasts partaken By as Jolly
party rs ever touched cup to Iip, or puzxied hope
essly over m entagled bill OF fare "a fraaeaiss
The room wa. one Of the minor dining apartments
lying In the northwest corner OF the house. The
party comprised thirty gentlemen, all identical in
interest, aud all opposed TO the death 10 Erie.
First iu importance came Mr.. Burt the great Eng
Nsb lawyer, WHO came over hcre on spec" as Sam
Weller would have said. 20 wipe ont tho present
Erie nanazers--and didn't do II. He was splendijly
attired, aud wore diamond breastpin equal TO that
worn Dy Col. French'r barkeeper Hts leg-o'-mutton
~hiskers gave 10 his countensnco that air OF a.,
Characteristic Of the sorr,sIs siry tale ore whose
watch~ ord n represented TO have been:
.Fs. q, 70, fum-
Ismell the blood Of an Erie mani"
During the later stages OF the banquet Mr.. Burt
sang several songs, comic and pathetic which drew
roars OF laughter or tears OF burning sympahy from
the toast Ensand's Railw,ysS in Which se men, ~
toned some OF his Durts) experience In this country,
Mr. Choate. snotssr famous iawver, who may be
termed the beavyweRht OF the bar, WAS also present
To accommodate his tremendous avordupos, the
steward OF the Union borrowed from the Union
League Club tho chair usually occupied by the Hon.
Horace Greeley Mr.. Choate's boas rrots were as
plenty as neas on dog, and, hal there been a
faithful Boswell present 70 record them, would have
formed respectable basis for now volume OF Joe
Mllersms.
Journalism was represented by the Hon. Caleb
| CusninE Norvel financial editor OF the Improved
zSns, WHO Vas was the % life 81 the party He fairly
ovefnoWed win jokes. Every time hi. mouth
opvSed, the mouths OF all tho rest inyoluntarily
puckerod Tor laugh, aud when no spoke there was
| roar perfect hurricane Of merriment His great
speech-and in fact ms great speech of the evepn 2
| was made at 10 O'CLOCK No report, however nc
ing s4reasm. the terrific ienuncation. and the dead
| " enmity against the Ere m naaemeht winch per.
vsded this speech. ouly those who heard can fully
appreciate IT. Mr. Noryell plunged at once into the
subject and in loss than no time had cut Gould aud
| Fi4S into the smallest kind o. minee meat
Next October" said he, I'VE Ill join forces
under the able leadership OF our honorable friend
| my len Understood TO be Mr. Choate), ani before
that eminent lurist Judge Woodruff OF the Supreme
Court, uto neUer. cd, 6or0ht"-t taore Mr. Norvelfs
hlhd fell upon the table With to set the
glassware dancing as thodgh IL was part and parcel
Of Col Fisk's ballet troupel-" will burl those
Erie robbers from the seats they have oOtAined
And much more dii Mr Horyer say 10 the same
purpose The patty broke up at late hour. Mr..
l.. N. N q. Z. q. Barlow is said 70 nave Deon pres
eat We have no report OF his speech.
IL was intended TO hold an opposition to Erie
mceting In Wall street on Monday afternoon. but or
some reason the dinner ~as substituted.
Beneath tLts festiyit, appears tae germ OF wba
the Rnghshmen American sympattizers eypec
70 form into tremendous NH nation aFginst Erie
They Intend, a. Was irtimated by Mr.. NOrveil..tS
bring suit aranst the Erie nagement In October
with IL hove oi ousting them and placing a mir o,
| Anglo American directory In 20 yer. IL Is Inder
stood thIt Commodore Vanderbilt will lend them al
| the assistance Ia his power. Meanwhile Cot. Fis,
| and jag Gould malxing the New York and Eri
tae mOOel railway In the United States.