Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-18
EVENING STAR
Ihe Democratic victory aos, ,h. Pr,..
81 DlIIaor

fFrrm the Albany journal. November Al
We heard stUry yesterday In regard 70 a
lsbOrer. he attended \ uUmher o. POLITICAL
meetings during the campaign Just closed and
sNsalloWed, vita unQueruOning fsith. AL that
TIE democratic orators told D M ~ o The infi-
mate relation exiting between hard times and
republican rule, snd. OF course. drew the infer
ence that The election OF Mr. rlden meant
times inst the opposite ef hand. Yesterday
morning. having mastered tie election news.
he seized plate handed him bv his esteemed
heipmste, and In accordance with her request,
lied MIN 90 neighb0rtug grscery store ana
requested "a be served WITH = coupie o. peuods
OF their beet butter. The eucT getic ans arbaus
clerk ~ aite..dsnce lost no time In placing ~
upon the pronercd plate. Then, while be was
Pm the sct OF laying delicate sheet o. white
paper OF the tep 81 the butter 10 protect n tom
Gust on its az 60 tie destination the pur Aser
asked What there Wa - pay. The enersetic
snd urbhnr Young clerk, VINO a. 1uirE ~ a.
nres' replied. Two pounds a. a. cents a
pouud-3t cents"
hiCh az 20 tbs poiut Jai been wresthed Wtfh
che smiles which tie election news ID Al fnvokeF
became uvCtsrrcan vita an eE rcsstou 81 aston
islment and anger. For moment OF - his
emotions reudsTed hun sEceclless, aud then ia
. loud voice he broke forth
'Forty-ate cutsl q mushs. rausha' The
devil ~ away Md ye; wasn't that What ye was
after ChaTgin' me Nunda'"
The urhsne clerk explained that his custo-
mcr Was Tight-he had been charged a cents
YeT pound for the best butter on Monday. snd
the price iu the meantime h.d undergone no
variation.
"Did We take q sluiut NJ the Argus tsts morn
ING me hy.' qutrisd the excited partv before
the counter, AZ the same time exhlbit' ~ % toe
gaze OF Tie clerk n copyoi that sheet freiEhted
WITH democratic victories. The intelligent
clerk replied that he had seen the Argus and
stcel ttat lie was much Glazed aT TIE news.
we've seen the news, ye say that"
"A e., sir; I've seen the uews 4"
And Ne's know that ridden l. eiectaIPf
'hes, Sit; am aware OF that fact"
AND hr. tltdJTn elected yc' Pc IN zrgiuf me
forty ste cent? pound Tor butter, just the sane
az on Muuds."
The clerk, as good hundred az ne was urhane,
explained that the election OF Mr. Tllien had
not the FL Ehtest effect on the butter market.
The too-conndiug democrat hung his head =
moment and then handed cut 90 ceuts ia tull tor
his butter; AMI then, A. he passed out OF the
grocery, pitched tie Argus INTO the gutter.
4 MODERN MAzEPPA-A party OF rough
countTymeu, Who I've In the vicinity OF Au-
burn, y. Y, got uP = tragedy on Saturday,
which, IN its most stirring incident, bore a
striking resemblance 90 the play OF Ma
zeppa. They pursued a constable whs was
taking hOrse-tbicf 20 jail Snd fired on the
prisoner. \ bullet struck him in the hack aud
went through his body. The run ans then tied
the poor wretch 20 horse, and the animal tax
ing fright, ran away. HIS ght was accel-
Grated by volley OF BULLETS dred ~ the IN
happy "MaZeppa," whose clothes were torn
froIl his body the terrfed stoei rushed
through the woods. When the constable aud
HE posse recovered their senses thev captured
said that The injuries are not considered fatal.