The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-01
TaE SEVENTH DIsrRIcT FioHr.
Or. Have NJ Last Nnkcs u Speerh-Ifc shows
the Polar Bear in Thompson street.

the ROAR Bear IN Thompson street.
The veteran Arctic explorer Dr. Isaac /.
HAYES, had a glorious time Of IL the other night
in kind Of private gin mill In THOMPSON
street IIc addressed some nfty coored con-
stItucnts Of the Seventh District, under the
auspices 81 the ." Fred. Seward Club"
An, having been introduced by che pres-
dent who is mulatto. the old bachelor cx-
plorer sat bashfury in chair on the LEFT hand
of the Hon. Mr.. Lawson. formerly OF the Forty e.
q ird Congress. That elegant gentleman opened
tue evenings entertainment with a few c,oqu 'ut
remarks on the subject of the Ambition OF slnv-
cry in this country. on the wonderful int Ii
ecnce Of 'he African race, and the efforts WIN h
he tLuws onl, together with all other Repubi-
caus, nd made On behalf of the c1iufcd rcnto-
men present. After he had narrated The history
OF bis boyhpod, his early connection wi n sow
ard. his warm love Tor Dr. HIVES. and his asDifa-
tlons to see hlm elected. be att down amid
thInders Of applause. and the Pre- sideut of tue
Clun. in 4 TOW 0IOr,ous but some a INIT mixed Oh
servaiions. Introduced the hero OF the evening
AMI the Arctic candidate for Assembly.
Dr. II yes, striking u splendid attitude, pro-
NR. GHAIHNAN. FRIENDS, AND FELLOW CrT-
u " llumutuous applause. three cheers. and
anger being immediately givcnl ! nm before
you this evening ~ a rnndiste hopiug 10 be
elected to Albany ana the Assembly | cannot
nnd words strong enough 60 thank YOU for your
hhuneth w erecting me 30 warmly. lnhe recep-
ton must have indeed seemed extraordinarily
NdTH 10 tue DOttOr. accustomed 10 the climate
81 ppllf regions. the temperature of the room
oetdg hbOut 1Ul In the shndcl will at once
ttuceed 10 the point and saw. ~ my honorable
Trend Sir. Lawson has 80 beautifully said. that
ililnk very highly Of the African race. They
arc INC most intelligent people on the face Of
me FlOhe ana an man who knows anything Mt
an about the irly history OF humanity. il aware
that the superior civilization we now POSSESS is
entirely due 10 your Efforts. 1t Is to your race,
Fellow citizens. that we, tile white men. owe
what we are and what we possess. rhe audience
had evidently mover heard any statement OF chs
KIND before, ard felt perfectly delightcd.'1
. Inc orator then LruCccGCd to give "a brief sum-
III iry OF his Political Ideas. lie declared his
political creed to be that Of a tborUugugoiug
aud consistent Republican. He could not bot
ter Illustrate his views than by telling story he
mad already tuld To his friends at BieCrker Hall
6ui wnch his fellow citizens present would
Drohabl. like TO have told thcm again:
While IN the Arctic regions. WITHIN not many
miles OF the North Pole. was III the hablt OF
irczen space. generally carried rifle on my
shoulder. but never having met a bear, one dav
decided To leave II behind me, and sauntefed odt
Mllhout any arm OF defence about me. Upon
turning round the corner OF an iceberg, more
than three hundred feet gh-teXclam atiuns
OF nstonishnentl-I saw bear, AN enOrmuu
polar bear fellow ciiizcns II seemed to nIo as
II the elephant was nowhere by the side Of this
animal. ! am knoEn as scientific man, aud am
animals tn inhabit the world. but did not
care to examine this best, can assure you. I
ndu Formerly SHOT bears of sixteen hundred
pounds WEIGHT, out this one appeared to me ns
II lie weished sixteen hundred tons | did, not
exactly rs do now, but very much like II 1 ran
Tor M HE. now am running for Albany. ran
and ran, and he ri him all the time STAN ping
the snow behind me. Finally, was utterly ex-
haustcl, ana made up my ulind 10 flee ihe enc
nv anu 70 die like "A ulan. Aud 80 ! turned aud
laced HIM. and he turned, too. ana ran away. L
believe TINS Is the way We should deal with the
The audience laughed and applaudod a great
ueaI. bAt did not seem exactly to make OUT the
polLt OF the story. The old bachelor candid tie.
however, was evidently OF the opiuiOn that ali
was right.