The sun., 1872-09-21
Ay INVOLUNTARY oRANoEMAN.
The Funniest Suit Ever Instituted in the
Superior Court-Day g. Bro. Extending
their Business-NIr. Downes Losing His.

Superior Court-Day g. Bro. Extending
their Business-NIr. Downes Losing His.
Mr.. Henry Downes is mineral water
manufacturer at 402 and 400 East Twenty-nfth
street. Day & Brother are mineral water manu-
facturers at 323 East Twentieth street. The
firms are rivals Both do good business, and
their members are all rich. Mr.. Downes has had
n slight advantage over his competitor on ac-
count Of using a patent flask which was sup
posed to preserve the properties OF the waters
better than ordinary bottles. Downes and the
two Days are lrshmcn and Roman Catholics
The greater portion Of the business Of each is
with fellow countrymcn and co-relgionlsts, pro-
prietors Of liquor stores about town.
During the past two years DDwnes's business
unaccountably but steadily fell of. lie employs
eight or ten wagons to serve his waters. Pro-
prietors Of liquor stores began TO refuse to trade
with his drivers, and ended In many instances in
abusing them and ordering them not to return.
| One excited bartender went so far to threaten
| to put head" on a driver II no was ever seen
| near the store again. Mr.. Downes Is joyial,
pood-natured gentleman. lie formerly rejoced
| IL a very large acquaintance, among whom he
| was decidedly popular. Latterly. however, he
has often been cut to the soul 10y the treatment
| he received from his most intimate friends. His
| advances were met with haughty coidnessi his
presence was barely tolerated where before he
| had been most welcome. 1t puzzled him. lie
| thought everybody had gone mad, ana his liie
one day two weeks ago he became involved In
| a dispute with another Irshman-once one Of
| his best friends--on politics Mr.. Downes ex,
| pressed his paitiaty for DIR. Greeley, and said
he had always been Democrat, and proposed
| Downes. Horace Greelov has always been n
friend to the Irish and every good irishman man
| into rage. 81 heard some time ago. said he,
| that Greeley was friend u the OranRemen
| and that they were going TO hold convention
| In his favor in HIilalplpnia lpNtlPrf tl2t
| never believed II before; hut now. when hear
an Orangemen like you talk like that, think
| there may he some truth H..
Mr. Downes was astounded. He Indignantly
| repudiated the assertion that he was aI Orange
| men, and demanded to know what the other
| meant "Oh, I've heard you branded as an
| Oranecman several times" was the rcply; and
| see II every day with mv own eyes. Look
| there he continued, pointing to one 3t MT.
| Downcs's wagons then passing; TITS as plain as
asked the astonished Mr. D6wnes. blankly gazing
| at the wagon. why, what you've got painted
ON the side, Belfast Ginger beer, said the
| other contemptuOu-ly walking away.
| Mr.. Downes reelected moment. tie saw II
all now. Belfast is the great centre and strong
hold " the Orangemen In Ireland. Here was
| the explanation Of all the coldness. contumely,
and pe'uniary loss he had experienced In his
| bitterness he mentally said that his countrymCn
we're a pack Of asses, and Fastening home had
a painter ohlitcrate the word Belfast from all
his wagons. 80 that their signs now read Gin
ger beer only. But this stroke Of policy did
not seem to have the slightest effect. On the
contrary matters grew worse daily. His re-
coimt. d,tIndlcd To- nothing. and the friends whc
had stuck to him longest began To drop on one
10y one. All this time he WAS compelled 20 he q
witness of the increasing prosperity of his rivals
| Nr Dpwncs again reelected. The more he re-
nectcd the more thoroughly he became con
| Nuccd that some deeper cause lay AZ the bottom
| ~ the mystery. He made secret Inquiries. The
lr-t thing that struck him, "a the result, wa
that Day Bro. had gained all, or nearly ALL the
| customers ho Duwnesl had lost. lie pursued
| his Investigations and learned, 50 he charges
that James Z. Day, one u the rival firm. ha'
been nearly two years visiting his CDownes s
customers and declaring him tDowne.l al
Orauscman, the purpose being to inJure him IL
| his business.
Mr. Dnwues hastcued In rage TO The law
on # lreeu. Spelis-cy \ Gibbons. ~ Nassau
| street, and told his story. lie wa@ INFORMED
| that he has good cause for action, and accord
| incly ON Thursday suit was begun In his nam'
| In the superior Court against Mr.. James L. Day
| Ia which the damages are laid AZ .lu,en.
| The ease Is attracting attention among Nom
hcrs of the bar. II Is said to hc the first ut q 10
Kind lu the history OF jurisprudence ia cithc
hemisphere.