Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-07
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
POlitIeal-Dresses of Actresaes-GIen-
Observation-Disclosures
Business.


denning-Adulterat
Business.
POLITICAL.
The feeling in political circles is wax
ing warm. The reverses that the Repub
lican party met with in Ohio and Indi.
ana, in October, have alarmed the Repub
lican bodies inINew York, and the hard
est possible work is being done TO save
the Empire State from the grasp of the
unsuitable Democracy. In the city the
waters are being Vexed fearfully. Meet
ings are being held every night, poIces
sions are moving through the streets ev-
cry day, and money is being made like
water. WIcKHAM, the Tammany Dem
ocratic nominee for Mayor, is tolerable
decent man, but he has the taint of Tam
many on him so strong that the bes
people are anxious for his defeat. Or
TENDoRFER, the anti -Tammany candidate
is The proprietor of the Stats Zeitung. the
leading Democratic German paper, Sa'
lem II. Wales, the Republican candidate
is one of the editors of the Scientific Amer
ica1 Doubtless WIcKHAM will be elect
ed. though OTTENDORFER's candidacy
will takea very large Democratic vote,
as he ought. The decent Democracy
will not support Wickhsm, not because
of anything Objectionable in the man, but
because of his surroundings. The good
people of New York are very properly
averse 10 any man who is backed by the
Tammanyites. for Tammany has but one
moving principle-pluEder-and plunder
is the certain sequence of a Tammany
triumph.
But though Wickham will probably be
elected, it vii be BY greatly reduced
majority, which will help the State ticket
in the city. Gen Dix, has hold upon
the people of the city, and it is probable
that large share of the ottendorfer vote
will be cast for Dix. Let US hope. The
election of Tilden would be disaster to
the whole country. The elections in
Ohio and Indiana possessed no political
significance for they were decided by
questions not political in their nature.
But they went to the country as Demo-
cratic victories, because Democrats were
elected. Ii New York should elect a
Democrat Governor, it would put
the Republican party on the track in
1875 handicapped, and twice the effort
would be required to achieve success.
But we shall see what we shall see.
DRESSES OF ACTRESSES.
In a recent letter l referred to the re-
muneration actors and actresses receive.
The dresses and jewelry in the posses
sion of Janauschek, the German tragedi-
enne, make a bit of interesting reading
She has one cross which has only twenty
eight diamonds in it, and all of them are
large size. Then she has chains strung
with precious st ones, bracelets innumer-
able, and one pair of solitaire earrings
that cost $4,000. She has a ruby
pin worth $1,000, and pearl pendant
worth 5000, and another diamond
cross worth $40, 600. Then the great ac-
tress carries with her sixtY-six dresses,
which is about one third of her ward
robe. And that the style may be under
stood let it be known that there are ma
ny of them for which she paid 81 2 per
yard gold for the velvet on them. The
dresses cost her from 5000 to 1900 each.
What do you think Ofthat, poor plodders
at 50 per day? The woman who deco
rates her person with $1,000 dresses and
$25, 900 diamonds plays perhaps three
hours each day. People pay $3.50 to
So. for seats to see her, and she lives the
life of princess. Things are not equal
ly distributed in this world. She rolls
in velvet. I get my boots halfsoled
three times, and live in a boarding
house.
THE OTHER CLERICAL SCANDAL. /
The trial of Rev. John s. Glendenning
for the seduction of Mary Pomeroy in
Jersey City is dragging its slow length
along. Much unfavorable comment is
being made upon the manner in which
the trial is being conduct ed. The coun-
sci for Glendenning seems determined to
admit no evidence against him, or al
least just as little as possible. They
threw out the statement made by the
poor girl upon her death bed. The re
has been indecorous wrangling and the
bitterest kind of personalities. The de-
fense is making an effort now to show
that the girl was of bad character, and
especially untruthful. The result oftht
trial no one can tell, but the people have
already made up their verdict. They be
lieYe the statement of the girl, and in any
event Glendenning is gone. 1t is a pitt
full case.
ADULTERATIoN OF MILK-FOoD.
1t is possible that there may be honest
milkmen somewhere under the canopy
but they do not live in New York. The
Tribune, some two years ago, investiga
ted the milk trade, and happened to tread
upon a milkman named Ganong. Feel
ing aggrieYed by the publication, Ga
nong sued for ten thousand dollars dam
ages, aud the trial took place last week
1t was bad thing, that trial, for tht
milkmen. 1t was shown in court tha
all the milk sold in the city was adulter
ated fearfully-that to every two gallons
of milk not less than one gallon of water
was added. This reducing the milk witt
water is the the least Objectionable form
of adulteration for while the people Dc
not get the milk they pay for, they ar'
not injured by foreign or deleterious sub
stances. But unfortunately, the poor ar
served with an article that can scarcely
be called milk. There is little milk il
the compound, and but precious little.
is pity that New York could not be un
der despotism for just year, so thai
this matter of food could be regulated in
some way. Watered or manufactured
milk, stale, half-rotten vegetable, lmma
| ture and tainted meat-these are the ar
as.EN NkaH1 ~