The sun., 1872-12-24
JERSEYS RAILROAD WAR.
,ur GRrfT DECISION ~ THE
GREIT RAILUdY CASE.

ur, Dodd's Magnificent Mansion-t:cn-
nine Jersey uospitaiity-Tbe Great De-
ci.ion An Astonishing Denouemept.
.,.,e.o5ndencc Of The sun.
RoRprVrowN, N. j., Dec. 23.-For a week
,,,pscs anxiety has kept the Jersey mind,
..,l.,,d and otherwise, stretched on the rack OF
- Je.irc. Never has any question, State or
'.ii,ilual personI or political, gone so deep
ra into mems pockets or so much disturbed
,t, dinners and deran ngcd the dgcstlons OF we'll
.,ulat,d Christian Jersey households. The
t-s,y stomach has turned sadly away from its
.,,,ral buckwhcat cakes and appetizing saul
..s, Jersey scrapple has been charged
.,ic NJ an adultorous combination OF cob meal
,rd pi-s' cars; the festive mince pie and the
,,blarating 'rgh nut have grown stale and un-
,,cst,ble. and even the smallest taste OF pdti de
., .,r,,s has found itself voted more than a bur
den and bore.
rur st'S REPoRrER's GREAT MISSION.
To restore to state of health and comfort
,he minds and stomachs OF these disconsolate
n.oole is a duty lofty IA the desire TO recover
10 society Lost art or wandering Livingstone.
This was the self-lmposed mission OF your COR
,c.,onIcnt. People were absolutely dying by
,,,hes 10 know what is. or was, or is TO be the
G-oat Decision. Uncle Benny Williamson has
MT held IN his head for a week, and Senator
s.,ckton has gone moplng around In a dreamy
w,, mite unlike the usual Senatorial man
n,r The Greenes, both on the Pennsylvania
rcntral aud the National side have been nitting
,round uncaslly Ike pe-turbed spirits, and the
s,ut of ono Of them has doubled its twinges
these anxious frosty nights. Neither Cortlandt
Parker nor Judge Shipman has read page of
law sluce the close OF the great case Friday, the
luh, but both have taken to poetry as the
n,htcst and least exciting stmulant that would
MI n
,and, passes the uneasy hours in saunterng
uluy through the picture galleries aud photo
raph shops o. Phlladelphia, while the rarely
itekn- rest through week OF quail shooting
sth Harley lIaight In Monmouth county. Not
minds are not SO well balanced-wlll do a stroke
sicarnest, honest, healthy work until Nlce-Chan-
-el'~ Amz Dodd renders the verdict In which
be H. at the same time, the awful Judge and
a.aA oorpulent Jury OF twelve rolled into one.
JERSEY JEuU.
For this purpose, to ind out the points in the
Sreat Decision. and TO restore the digestive
part u New York, and heavy sprnkling Of
Philadelphia, was, as lntimated, the ambitious
iHk which your worthless correspondent set
himself. To think was to resolye-to resolve
Va to perform. SO, up, TO horse; and away to
,us. Arrived at Newark, a humane Jehu, whose
tsry steed showed all kinds OF care by the red
re nscK e ne sI "1re SO psouay
ought dwe5 in hts yice-regal mansion four
TIE Sun correspondent could be set down at the
garden gate in just twelve minutes and quarter.
II was not the hour for mercenary considera-
tons 10 ohtrude themselves. The W. was
mine. twas his, and had been slave to thou
,,nds and so, before the train had footed its
wtv over the Bloomn neld pike, while fences and
houses we're chasing each other on either side
in mad style unsurpassed since Tam o O'Shan-
ters unholy night. As soon as the SUN corre-
ponlent could catch his breath he took occa-
sion to ask the Johu II he was sure he knew his
NAN.
Know him2 DO I know that ere hossp
C. ans! You mean Dodd, don't your Knew
him long afore he was Chancellor. Kept the
suartest noss-all except this one-and the neat
.,s' aNay,a night from i Tor ali Trenton, and
tra'u has a special run for him. Has the best
head uf hair and the warnest moustache about
same as | barbers ar s%sSD' me. No o hair S dye FOR for
". SIS, ehr Doddll use you well. Don't say
you'd NJ drink-to himl II you do, out OF the
house you go. But here we are, sir Shall 1
t,.re-iondent-No, thanks II don't stay
al his.t III walk back. Good night.
N THE cHANCELLoRs HOUSE.
\ heavy. old-fashioned, solid silver door
Boz elttered IN the moonlight II seemed
afH-t 700 valuable TO be eIposed TO tho nisht
near To Newark. II felt familiar TO the
70 rs Of your correspondent, and he allowed
.m .l toy moment with II, estimating its
..'shla heft. About fourteen ounces. A beau
t.t tircassian slave answered my gentle appli-
cation. | knew In a minute that she was a
alf.ful Circassian slave, although she did not
sem TO mird it, for without telling any lies she
A. once said - Master is at home, and will you
3 .ase to walk in -
she seated me In chair large enough for
! ,nie Lambert and soft enough for a
nan who had Just alighted In a sedentary POSI-
ton from a collapscd balloon. She took my
card. with an illuminated picture OF old sol
himself In the upper left hand corner. on a sill
platter, walked backward out Of the room,
Well Dodd, my boy said I to myself, you
m,'n have any railroad stock TO blow about,
20 in when you come home from Trenton. II
i... is the way you do It wouldn't mind being
'e.sey Nice-ChancellOr myself"
Iu minute or two Georgiana returned, bear,
ing Ter masters love and duty, and would
f.ere so up TO his auditorium"
s. hat sort Of place the auditorium" might
ru pIt to be was not a subject for speculation n
80 .' Georgana's orbs were on me but as my
n reason for being there at that precise point
o.. time in six thousand years was for the pur-
pee fhsaring, II seemed to be very well named
t.-rul.
THE VICE CHANCELLOR.
rhor-y Good evening :" and hearty shake
" 'ho t'nd welcomed the correspondent to a
I4e generous warmth was Inspired by
49, glow Of a huge sea-cod hre on the
o. r...ipr-Ah, sun, see! looking at my
fr4. d uid expected to meet your Trenton
.H. 4 Drrson was pointed out 70 me there by
a., .lt. . iliiamson as your correspondent.
nI..H Hundent-lss. we had a man there last
r.'o boat we detail al him TO New Orleans this
q 'iu. .. 20 study Ip and report the various
4 Ia" Pinchback warmouth imbroglIo.
I... , l, likely 10 be warm work down there.
..H .lor All, indeed Medtatiyely exam
i.'- OIL" aardD Ycsl Pinchback-W armouth
t.w Orleans. You SuN people seem to have
u..l. sloudents everywhere.
huu rttr-Hcs, sir. Everywhere except that
'.r'. '.r.lar part OF Africa, back Of BorriobOua
w.rrc DR.. Livingstone is supposed to be
base u1budy there at present.
t'4uoellOr True. The Doctor Is dead long
, aud Il would be no use. But you seem
mo rtnilemen who might have been
Dr.. ..Lt uu In the coffee trade al BorrObooli
l.. presented himself behind shining row OF
worry, which parted to say, Masterf"
THE HOT DRINK.
80 the Chancellor did WAS to throw his
81 l.b towards a side. board at the lower part OF
'....oHi. and n single glance at a copper urn
"H.. b was steaming In front OF the fire.
.r,frl, think said |.
h,-' sid his Honor from the north of
..IyIl You have had no supper YETI II does
10 Iee scotch, too Fergus, is this from the
+" n-ou dcmijohn!" !"
lr.g. hlstcncd 10 Inform his Honor that II
'. ..t irum that casLe', but rather a bottle OF
w ch Judge shipman had sent over
% .. fore.
4-.i," said the Chancellor. At is Scotch, and
."H N..- quite right. Shipman, know, would
..l a Drop Of Irish whiskey II there MAS a
2 10 q bpf m ~ 40 O1aga n4It VII.