The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-14
POW N THE BLOSSOM CLUB
,,o sry AvD s0tIRE swEENY SUM
DIV uiRIIY ENOCKED OYER.

buchanan, and Alexander frrar btnck-
s.Jl,d-Not Enough Black Balls In the
uau.e CONSERVATION Of the Htnai
N, var against Mr.. Peter Darr Sweeny's Ring
,.,.,,d,d,o rammany's star chamber. the Blo..
-. c..r. Every Ring politician, Republican or
..nocr,l. OF any political significance, with bu,
,,,,p,i,us, i-lundsrs,ood 10 be member Of this
10, rlese members, uh,h tue opening
q ,hs lresent Legislature. have never
and to obey tn, orders ~ Mr..
S.,,sv. Among tie members Of the Club are the
No, Michael Norton, Thomss J. Dreamer, Harry
s,,,, John FoI, Peter Mitchell. John Cos, owen
Sovb, ,ud others, who lave teen fighting Mr..
,,,,ny tom The rhou der NJ Albany.
rnt rLor.
DE-. rms to extend the operations OF the Club and
n ehteAm,ie the honest Democrats who had eS.
s.,I h.. -chtmcs at Albany, Mr. sNeeny deter
nped 10 haven the Club with his warInest personal
friends. such men ss Speaker Hi,chman and the
gop 4. sander Frear had never failed to do his
Sldng iic WAS also peculiarly desifous of secur-
s,h, services Of such influential men as Jay Could
,ad Jane, = sk, Dr., though there H. no evidence
rat ttac.e -utlemen desired 10 Join the Club. But
be dS .s chcf.aihs Oi the party In this c.ty, sus
gtct,ns h. de. gns, quietly ONCrthTeN them.
sC.>t y iuE ROOMS W THE BLOSSOM club.
On l.t saturday night the montuly meeting of
TIE HJ-.om club took place. Tho members began
20 pour m ~ o'clock, and by the parlor and bil
Hard foom Ncre thronged by at least two hundred
r., uplcan aud Democratic politicians. The plror
- furnished in style OF unsurpassed magnihceuce.
The walls and ceilings ar, frtscoed 10 correspond
,h the light colors OF the velvet medallion carpets,
shch are 80 thick that q blow from keLoes
ls4uest clubs would be iusudiJle. Turkish easy
hars and lounges OF crimson silk velvet taste.
hly arranged about the room. Adjoining the par.
ofi reading room, whilo further back an add.
ronal extension has been built and /. used as bh.
nrl om. These three rooms were crowded ~
rglctun.
rnB sooCLs IN yoRcE.
TIE p''vate rooms no stairs, reserved for Mr.
Sweeney. Hank Smith, Isaac Bell, owen Breunau
and other aristocratc moguls of The Club were also
,hrou:ct. Shortly aiter o'clock, Mr.. Owen Bren.
nan, q lei ubhean, and Commissioner OF Public
Clarifies aud Correction, called the meeting to or.
tr OH,n wHs dressed in deep black. A choker
c, 'af cncircled bv thick bAcx silk crlyat, gave
his head the semblanee Of 9 larae water melon.
From h!- shirt bosom shone an enormous diamond
pin. By the side Of Mr.. Brennan sat bank Smith,
sbo wore Horace Greeley overeoat, soiied shirt,
hide y-i, and eowhide boots, with soles three
lhehe- thick. He looked a. II he had just emerged
from barnysrd. Isaac Oliver, Rspu bllcan Super
visor. hal Ms hand laid gently on Hanks shoulder
He wore mammoth diamond. Andrew Bltakley,
another Republican Supervisor, stood beside Oliver,
md his immense diamond pin was 80 dazzling as to
blind every optic |, yelled In that direction.
The hon. Mc1ael Norton occupied an easy chair
The Ttunderbolt was atilred IN deep mourning
H.vor, yay small diamond. The honest John
foI leaned against an ottoman close by the Thun-
deIbOl. His diamond pin was hardly perceptlble
Police Justices Cox and Hogan cha;ted Familiarity IN
ene corner. Both were fashionsbly nttred. and OF
soaIsc wore diamonds, but very small ones indeed.
THE PIAsrtnEEs DIAMOND.
Andrew j. Garvey displayed his $4,000 diamond
PIN He NH lie only Democrat who sported n
large diamond. Tho Ring Republicans we're exceed.
rsly jealous Of Garycys pin, as they pride tn ID.
eNts on wearing larger diamonds than the Demo
ers, snd they certainly did on the present occa.
Ioa Judge McCunn's good.uatured face was
bfsuci .Um amoLg Tie crowd In the billiard room.
He wore no diamonds The Judge reelted his late
opinion Ia the Hefernln case, and said
be Nou'l he avenged the Supreme Court
hr III, '1uhbBg that tribunal gave him. number
NClso. House and Post once onncias were there.
Laic He'll one OF the thirty-siI, to give Prince
Arthur tal, was sitting few feet from Hank
smlIb. Il, diamond was o monster Bell was
The taur. Of nncen Madison and Fifth avenue
'Url- snl toadics, Who were anxious to Join the
BIc-.,us 10 become politicians and hold sinecurcs.
SOMEBODY RoDBINo rHp BLOSSOMS.
N. Osel Brennan called tic Bl s.oms to order.
no rl was called by Isaac oAycr. That tedious
Or t44D1 over, a spicy discussion on the extrava
Elrce W the Building Committee ensuel. In one
sora, The Ring had made q sort Of n small new
cogt II use job cut Of the Blossom club building.
Tley 20 accustomed to -tcalin, that they forgot
hcy w,fo tobbng their friends Having received
strong hiut that urlCss nc money was refunded
hey would be exposed, the subject was cropped.
An oaiNous NTYRnuPTioS
Tho Won. John Fox here lntupo-cd, asking the
FrruNrcrn Chairman to send Tor d sufficient uuube-
ofuL,k ba.ls. lie examined the box and lai not
found any TIC O. airusn rather uuNIl ngly com.
Piled Nlll Mr. FtAs d'maLd Tie Li'er prepel
INTO The boz second me aud only bur trO of
Ae-c balls, IIc nga u I'd ics-el the CHAR. and ,e.
l1cs Ell Mr. Brennan tp send for more bll, X balls .
The air responded that tNo Dtls Here more than
mon D. n- b' The rul's 20. ~, Club one black bah
S.,a, ..-nt to reject can iIltr Tor sdni,siou to
VI lA Insisted upon haring more LACK balls.
NJ l..r. we're furnished.
BIO SIX yLooRED.
VI l.ne Oliver, holding payer three Inches
hum nose. sail:
'Iht Cub win row proceed to vote upon caudi.
p"s"i cI'oduees and proposes the name of James
"Nh.,' Jim Piski Not by add sirht. We
must srk ball him." exclaimed four or Ave ward
p9 'r' in the reading room.
~. oi We aid pa tcuar emphasis on the name Of
nNam " Tweed. As much as to say, Let hin in
~ T~t'J' suKe.'
r'en members sterp up 10 the msntel piece,
Nh'fe the toA containing the white and black balls
so Alter tue fifteenth man Lad voted, the Secre-
w .p"k peep into the box and found out that oil
We b-,k balls had been voted sgAn st Fisk.
" hlennau, ev.d"utly d., DlN moS ed, interrupted
UtIhf'Nrr voting hl announcing that Mr.. Flsk had
A!I.li received all the black balls ~ tie box.
mo sII AGAIN KNOCKED OVER.
Ihi' ir'cllicence created profound sensation.
~ '!Ynr once Uore drew the paper to hIs nose
Ml rad the G1me ol JAY Gould, introduced and
EoEe-,t by the Hon. William NJ, Tweed But t,n
Mn'n nbrr, yOt6d when Mr.. Brern nan dec ared that
a. Gould lad been duly blacE .baed.
pIst aut lhngIsts smllcd at this result while the
HN-. II puIhCuns ana Dt nuCrats, could hardly be.
.'t r' senses. MT. l-Hac Bel one " toe thirty.
VI ioHi'e- who gave Prince hr'rg! Iaii, 4, q ~
S'-u-i md did not dOem 1t Wise 10 propose tie
-'''l ! .Ith Avenue snobs.
DiG SKIS PAL ON the FLOOR
GO, hho"lrs wletLeT the rejection of Fisk and
80. - iO be attributed to their connection with
t-uo ,Nhteny N his railroad schemes, the com.
80. IHHicl and THmmany Rings, in order 10 be
EruN' wupo'cd Speaker ItchmEn for admission
n'i' 'rrhip, Rut seven votes we're cast and al.
III T ','eb we've black balls.
I'u' ere aJ declared WIN. HltehmGn as having
".I Guy reyeoged.
h'N uHs PAL AGAIN kSOcKED OVER
E,"' one then deemed II yIsabc 10 test Squire