Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-14

Feeling perfectly assured that the public
take lively interest in all personal differ
ences arising between distinguished indivd-
uals, no matter in what manner distinguished,
(UilLe BILLY Forester, y | feel called upon
To make q statement OF facts.
An article headed Nothing Like Leather"
appeared in the EUsHing &dr, which re.
nected, Is I think, unjustly upon cObblers,
because they are therein placed on a mochau-
ical and social plane below that Of manutac-
turers OF boots aud shoes.
| say nothing about the sluT cast upon the
poor but honest lumber dealers, for assume
that they are able to take care Of themselves.
In fact l know that vigilance committees
are already formed, whose duty is to chal-
leugo and fight 1t out on that line II 1t takes
all summer" and, as the thermometer re-
mains still in tue niueties, the prospect Of
warm work Is encouraging.
Instead of coming direct to Inc, full
blOoded recognized cObbler, the editor Of the
Star must needs have his ding at the pro-
fession of which that good, genial, hOnOred
gentleman, "the principal stakeholder OF
the Patriot" Is OF was the acknowledged
head
wish, therefore, to advertise freely the
fact that the aforesaid principal" can Je
struck only over my mangled body.
The personality of the Star made 1t nOceS-
sary for me to address Its editor note,
which speaks for itself
Instead OF inviting me to dine with him or
accommodating me with the loan of few
hundred dollars, which, as a gentleman,
would probably considered as q,tid pro quo
for my terribly wounded honor, he coOlly an
nUunCes that my note to him is the first
Knowledge he has Of my mundane existence.
Such Ignorance displayed by a person whose
rapidly falling credit evidently inLerferes
with his borrowing Washington City d.
rectory" merits my contempt, and it only re.
mains for me TO make him shudder In the
knowledge that my names
PAT MULLOY.
lVSrJ PsEsonAl.l ,-
WASHINGTON, u. o sept o. IoIa. :
NJ Nrasby s. COyss, WashiRgipH Ciy: .
SIN: A controversy Of most delightful form
has arisen between you and the hOnored guild
Of oObblers residing in this city, and /, their
sole representative, take unto myself all the
OdIum contained In your article published TO-
day in the Star, entitled Nothing like
use the term "delIE htfur' form advisedIy, as
am spelling" Tor gentleman OF known re
speotAblity to oblige me by treading upon tho
TAIL Of my coat.
beg now to say that you have placed your
wSrdrd6e and nd that discussion is useless and
must he terminated at once
with that view 1 may DO found any time
within week on the banks OF the Potomac,
somewhere between this city and PIney Point,
where the agreeable subject may he discussed
with that ease known only to social superiOrs "
Your obliged servant, PAT MuLLOY.
In spite of the assertion of the friends of
the editor of the Star that there was not the
slightest difficulty" In finding him, he co"ht
not BE- found. | called upon his hair-drcsscr
and confidential bOot-black without success.
The former said "he no longer kept him in
Ills yest-pockeL" and the latter, who hid be-
hind Greeley fan and evidently LhOught |
approached him with the view Of making up
collection for the Dem. Jack. ASS, and
with the view of thanking me, exclaimed,
land It sounded just as though II came out
of the real mouth Of the sage,) lyon lie,
villain, you lie" | made QUO more effort,
however, In a note, Of which the following is
copy:
CoRDwAREK's Row.
WARRINGTON. d. sspt 10 ls7l !
M. W, WhsH'. editor and proprietor w TIE Toims',
Dean SIR Ihays been given TO understand
that you have had constructed a refrigerator In
your new six story, Seneca stone front building,
1.-THE stone Of which now admire greatly two
balconies, MAnsaTd roof, and Flagstaff over alt;
and In q compartment OF your refrigerator you
have laid aside for safe keeping the editor Of the
Star.
fully, PAT MULLOY,
Redresser pro TEN. Of UObDlors Wrongs,
The following Is the reply Of Mr. Whews:
wAsHSGroE, SEPT "a 49,
NJ ~ Gsasrui rat Agiioy Rsdrf''r lP'' tenn " c"b-
DEAR sIR; usually tnd the editor Of the
Star taking little something, and when IN
vited, which Rrieye TO say Is seldom, always
head 10 above the level Of surrounding manu-.
scripts, or In Murder Bay-Whither he wonds
his Way-Illnge, but not Intended as poetry
to Indulge In the luxury Of recording alpha
betioAlly In a book, with their photographs, for
ndlDFe reference, the names Of those 300 Re.
publican voters OF undoubted African descent,
employed by the Board OF Public Works 10
manufacture SOcRlled victories IN North Caro-
lima, West virginia, Vermont and Maine. II
you cannot hnd him IN me places thus Indicated
providing he Is anywhere to be found: Yours.
respectfully W. VIEWS,
OoEDwASEu'. Row,l
WAsHEGT n, sept, TO- lsI9 :
sra; Ibeg 10 hand you inclOsI q note which
Il WAS my Intention you should have received on
yesterday, the day Of its date The eoloTed zen
flonan who undertook TO deliver II, and with
out success, has worn out two pairs OF DoOls,
ioobblsd by myselfl sOiled SIX shirts took sew,
6nty.three drinks At your expense, and applied
for twenty. teyen more IN order TO make an even
hundred, at restaurants where he has been re,
fused and. therefore, has just that number OF
suits upon his hands for non-o0mpIanee win
Law. .
As have not heard Of any new Noyes about
YOUR bouss lately, and being lnsugated by a
laudable desire 10 Interfere with your private
aHalTs | have had this note slid under your
frUnt door, and beg 10 state that you can deter.
mine upon any time agreeable 10 yourself TO
meet mo on the Potomac river giTt shore TO con
slider the subject referred 10 In the Enclosure
As the police are already provided win Wits
for our arrest, an inquiry from any Of them VIII
inform y0u Of my WheTCabOuu,
Your obe1isnt servant, PAT MtLLof,
RsiTsIssT tPyo I'm } Of pCbblsn' Wrong