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, 1875-07-08

eee anil catmrd 10 10 the of saii lease, r7o
fN-eA 70 make tender II $t1.;0 aecount Of rsnt
bnt I'D not PRODUCE tho fcs.s nss!gnnlont thcrrof
nor din he nakc tawful trntcr Of my AmnDnt n
ain hhVisc h~cin 1t my duly 10 ANto The fArtA tn
TIM Ctt5 Caltn' A,l resn.nsnd tl..t shn subject 10
trfrfre n tho Corporation Counsel with drcctinna 10
rnll'ct the tMrk rents or otn!M forfeiture Of Tho
Lease preparatory IN suct further hisposIlion pf the
property "A your 1iDUrahle body s1nll ottcr. am
Informed thas MF. Nackcr IA willing 10 conaum1nao
the proposed purchase upon resetSlnR \ Nrarzntce
frrl thn tity nRatt this ciaima nf the lea>e. Lut
hhyo not felt authorized 10 bind tho city In that
ner Respectfully submitted,
70 lilo Ma3ot aud Aldermen In Council.
s.B. HAYES, Comptroller.
The Mr. Donellan mentioned Ia ths communal
cation raA It that time an Alderman from tho
Second Ward, aud the Edward kehoe mentiou-
cd Was also An Alderman fr,m tho North Dlvl-
elon. What thcse leanes worc. or whether or
not thorn Was forfeiture clause In them, ia thus
far matter OF conjecture. As tho Comptroller
statcs, Mf. Wsckor refuses to purchase uttoas
the lcasn is annulI,d hut lie docs
not state tho iut1rnse niucnce that i.ae boon
brought to besr OF Mayor Covin 10 connulumato
The purchase whether right or wrong.
IA to tho park assessment, II IL lard to tell
Nhother that constitutes lien upon tho rronor-
ty. Mother tho Comptroller nor the LAW De-
partu,ent would vontslro iA,ty opinion upon it.
Especially ia the caao mixed by tho discovery Of
tho existence of sllcl, lcanes. Tho Fasen work
hnrd againHt aIr. Wackcr; ho Ind bettor giyo II
up and acknowledge Ills astoat.
, 1875-07-08
THE NORTH AVENUE LOT.

Tnesday evening thero waA Introduced into tho
Common Council resolution directing the
Comptroller to mako Al Immediate transfer Ut
tho North avenuc lot to Frederick Waokor. In
Wow Of tho fact TINT on tho BAme day the park
assessment was fled in the Circuit Court It
looked very mitch like IN attempt to saddle OF
the e5.030 patk aracssment on the tract in aucll
way ~ to force ita paYmout out Of tho City
Treasury. Tho interested Aldermen, however,
stsenuously object 10 such ronstructlon being
placed upon their doines. Thoy aver that thor
action was taken merely for tho purposo Of or
BottipE what looked 10 tEetn to bo pIece Of In.
hubordnaston Oh tito part OF tho Comptroller.
At this worry si'nc thoro waa In tho hands of tho
City Clerk tue following communication, which
was nos opened because It waH not In the line OF
business,
l.y Its order Of Arri! H. 1875 the common couneil
ul.rt Easena, L,s4,e. enl Nurth .yenus. Al als
Htrnct nf the ttuo prepared for exhibition t tho pro-
i. MoitrM BY Edward Kehs, bearnv lao FIJI. D. lit,
tusg payment u s.,UJ conveying ieasslo!d Interest
~ tna3 l'a!t ~ satd prororty de4trtasd - fol.
.suuo ana cs,. asnss .snx III u
feet uches to +sa!le strses tLenrs souA aloag the
ulon ea.nuatln Of tho couurii lrotrs1!ng*, iat on
Nov. IL, 1.iJ thu Common Council authorized tho
Comptroller 10 accept offer pf T. III. uunnellau to
lea4u said aAt-escrlbrl rrcnIsos for eru VI twenty
years a. 1rnt 1T 3i.S6 Icr Annlua for nyo
years, and for the remainder Of the tcr.n q
ree cent Ics anHalA upln = valuation 10 b.
1naao W oliraistE4. Ia compllarre with ih!a or
der !rAss wa* executed to xna with uonnrlLL.
0n or atoat Jan !, lb7I, tue c!ty's copy Of which
lplka was destroyed by trv OFT. q i37I, but it is
supposed 10 have sont4n,d colsi.l4ratiou of for.
teurs Tor uon-payMent II rent, aud III payment ex-
ctp for tho fst half year speara u hays bocn A4lc
OI De. ID. 1H72 petition Of Edward KcAoe ralu.-
tnv to ls as.gues and Of tbs lease The Common
Council osdeTui reduction OF ~ par cent Oh Tho
rent toz tbs nrst 6.e ysaa No payment Vt rant hAa
*i4os besa made - fss as can learn.
p4as Il 5sha ", Nalsh appaaisd Ia NJ
, 1875-07-08

TIE coRoxER'a 1rAY TAKE 4 ItI4D VIEW OF THE
Tho Coroner hold All !nquost yesterday upon
the body Ut Jatncs ptt Gan,mon, aIiaa Sir
Jlln," alias "Dig Ensliallmau" At tho IarriHon
Street Police Station. Tho Hrst wtnoas was A.
D. Mltclol who roprosontcd linlHolf NJ
having reoontiy cotns from Nevada
whore he Ind mining futoroats. 10 Ii
kuosn In Chicago aa \ bunko atooror, but thst
may not be correct, He testified that ho WAS
talking with Cannon WHOM uoorge Martin, ailas
"Whito pine" Was standing by. This was at
tho corner Of Clark mud Monroe ssreota, at about
y o'clock Monday morning last. Deceased and
Mhrttu, tho homicide, wcre qnnrrolhlg over
come monoy which tho latter owod him.
Hard words lod to Gamsuon's striking Martin
With Ills fist, and following II up with blows
from An umbrella. Martin lad previously bor-
rowod . kuafu flom James Harman, who was
present, for tho purpose Of clsaiing hia nails,
and II waa with tlnt weapon that 4o stsbbul
CANNON.
Tho aboyo statement wss corroboratetl BY
Harmau, from whom 10 additional fGcta were
learned.
Frcd Shafor, clerk In Llpman's loan office,
testified to laslpK Heon Martin put hs hand iu 4
rear pockot and draw q loug-nladcd knife. which
he believed to hare boen q dirk Or dagger.
Two bootblsuks-psser Nogors und lticbard
Cagnoy- Baw the light, and also saw 3Iartlu luru
and stab tho deceased with kulfo, but could
mt describe The weapon.
DR.. ]. Z. Ovens btatoL that tho wound which
killed deceased 3}{ iucl,os III length, aud in
tho left s!de. 1t pane.rstod = lung and tho
stomach. Dr.. Hutchinson co1roboratsd this tcs-
ti.nuny.
The ante-mortem str rtomcnt OF Gammou WAS
road, aud showed Tint Martin hut owed deceased
Bo.no money aud had threatened 10 stab hliu if
ha askod htm for it. uecoased dia 10, aud was
a.Abbea Nhilo attempting to ebcape FROM ainFtin,
who pInugsd tho knife or dagger into hla sltlo
Martin, the prlnuuur. confessed tho stabbing,
but declared That lia acted purely u eolf dcfonse
Tho tu,y retired = tow usluulaa, aud brought
In the following yer,lict
We, the jury, hud That James r. Cannon came 10
hts Acath by wound inflicted by knIfs tn tho Lands
Of aerHo Martin. although tlcltne1 TO belays
thai uoorgo Martin Artvl In sulf.t.cfenBc. We, tha
Jury recommend tho Corouor to bind the ast George
Martin our to tho 0ranl Jury lot fur1les exans-
Hon.
, 1875-07-08
FLORIDA FRUIT,
CONSULTATION BETWEEN GROWERS AND coMat1s-

CONSULTATION BETWEEN nnowEns AND coMat1s-
sIuN MEN.
A committee Of gentlemen appointed By ths
Florida tfrlitrrowors now 10 this city mot
with similar number frDm tho Chicago Pro
ducc Exchange, nt the Commercial Ilotef, yes-
to-day, to consult about making arrangements
for cheap transportation to loyolop tho fruit
tra<lo with Florida.
I'LL. Q. h. D1BDLE,
from Rosewood, Fla, vaB elected 10 preaide
lie stated that a conference WAS desirable be-
tween tho fruit-growers from his Ssato and tho
Chicago haudIers Of fruit, md lo hoped Bomo-
thing could TO done which would develop an e1-
tensivo trade bet woon them. TAoy wishotl, he
said, To secure Incorporation Of C4ioago mon
IN an effort to mako satisfactory
terms with tho railroad cumpsnioB. Ship
pers we're now Obliged to ahip entirely at
,l.eir own risk' and in easos whore. owing to do,
lay in transit Tie fruit had been spoiled and
eonaigusea lad rufllsed to recoivo 1t. thoy had
bca co.lpoei to Htaud tho full losa and pny full
freight bills. The rato n!so waH at proscut too
high. iie thought that II psoror nizorts wore
,aase alni tan t1snlblo oxtcnt uf tho trndu rot
iOfth, tlU ioaGs Would cotu1 to moro favorable
tctula,
MIR. CYRUS,
OF tito Exchange, SAID that Chicago dealers weFe
treated III tue Hatno way by raiitoaln lare. II
for 1t, oso II it were aroiled, Al doctor mantod
bis feo II tho patient died.
Mn. ELLIOTT,
agent Of the Atlantic l. Gulf Road, said that Its
llne waa willing to do eyerytlng reasonable to
uasist tho trado. His ratios Oh fruit wero now
lowcr than OH nthor things, but
lIis road would not refuse 10 make satisfactory
arfaugomonts. They wished to croa.o d trado
with Chicago, aud would do oyorythipg rpaSoll-
hhlo to do 80. They wished to learn what
Chicago wanted, and how exclusive the busi-
ness with Flondn might be nade, Ho could do
liver freight hero from that blRto In tigniy.tw0
houra. good dcn OF it could como through OH
passenger itne a. il would be carried by paHAnu-
ger srainB. There wore. Ito gaid large quantity
Of swoet potatoes now ready for shipment If they
Wero Desired IN tho Chicago market.
Sumo conversation then oncliel about varieties
and qualities Of swoot potatoes, and tho lueetiuy
nesumod an informal chsractar. During tho
conG1rsatlon 1t was stated that carly
raas. Tomatoes, string beans and cabbagca
could bo delivered hero by Apfi! l in isigo
luantitics. Tho Chicago .ioaIo,s thought thoy
could nor mo from three to five cara day OF
these vegetables. tho necessarily high prico pre-
venting u largnr consumption. but tho trade
could bo largely Increased, ihoy sail, il tho
priceB woro reasonable, and low ratcs Of freight
could bo obtained.
In conclusion commfttec Of flyo waa appoint
I'd to wait upon the rnilroa1 companies md urge
q reduction 0E 1atea.
, 1875-07-08
UNLICENSED CURING.

TIE nosrrrAL COMMITTEE WILL NOT TOLERATE IT.
For scyora! wcc!e tho Medical Board at tho
County Hospital has felt sggrioycd that tho In
mates were allowed to violate tho rules of tho In
Btitut!on by going tho outside for medical at
tention. which they claim has tended to detnoral-
ixs tho hospital. beside materially interfering
with tho successful work of tho regular hospital
physician A complaint was laid beforo tho
County Hoard a week Or moro ago whero1n tito
Medical board offered to resign u"lcss u change
WAS had i'll tho goyornmout aul discipline Of the
institution.
Tho nsattor was rotcr1od to tho Hospital Com
n'ttee for investigation. and yesterday = joint
meeting u tile Committee, tho ateaical Board.
tho offending practitioner who had dared ~
treat hospital patieuts who cn;no to him OIL tho
outside, a,sd fan OF tlle rebolous pntiouts
Tho meeting WAS "arllke t4rouehout, tho tnern-
bcra Ut tho Medical Board claiming
tlnt tho ollondlA3 physician waa
auaeh, ignorant, without, diploma, or
anything oBe to colllllend. him. lu return
tno oiIonder maintained that he l,ad made
nary.:cnB discovery iu matetla nGdca, aud that
hD had eye-water that would honi the ,naimea,
festur0 tho hlind 10 sight, and impart Ito and
beauty oven to tho eyo OF 4 noctlie l'cs!dc him
stood living monuments 10 testify to the COM
blned virtues OF hl,naell aud hts oyo.water. men
who though onco blind now saw. but II ouco
were iu tho hospital were liable to 10 blind again
III lew days.
The Committee patiently listened to tho
compin,nanta aud defendant. excused mucl, OF
their harsll language, nodded asBont to sundry
explanations thef did not undcrssanl, and
finally, with an air of wisdom concluded that
for patieuts to "a ou:sils tho hospital hfteE
"eyo-uaser," or anything else Of q hcal!ng
nutnro. WAS IN ihftaction Of tho rules OF tho
institution which could not be tolerated.
Especially was 1t toprohcusiolo mud dangerous
for blind patieuls to bo piodiEng about
tue city reading doctors sigue md having
miscellaneous mixtures injected into thclr
oyos without eyen knowing whether the sntuo
had ever boon passed upon by tho County Board
or furnished by county contractor,
The atTondlng doctor pounded tho table with
bis fist at tue decision. and wanted to know
uhothur i. wns Lctser to lavo tho patioutB in the
hospital al! 10 blind and remain 30, or to allow
tho infractiun Of the rr1cB o! lilo institution?
Tho Committee thought poihaps 1t was. and tho
meet'nts ondotl.
The Committee will report to tho npard Mon
lay, aud 70 will Tho Offending p.'ysiclan and such
Of tho hospital patients Us dosirs change OF
oye-"atcr.
, 1875-07-08
BOARD OF EDUCATION,
TIE HALAHY pEEaTIQH.

The Board Of Education hold o special ncet-
Ing last ulglt, present, President Richborg, and
inspectors Butharlt, Carso English, Hanlblc-
Ion. lloYno J. Johnston, Jr., Oleson, null Roed.
On motsuu Of Inspector Alonaor, partial cor
titicato was grante4 to Miss Oltllie kuonig to
teach German.
Inspector Clarke, from tho Committee on
Salaries, reported schedule Of ealarioa for the
ensuing year. After a protracto1 discussion in
the Committee Of the Whole, tho following wAs
adopted:
0sgrers n tht Bo1rd-c'erk, $500; Building and
auilly Agent, s2.sM: Attorney of ths pssd i3,'od;
Attistant cle1h, sooo: school Agent, sooo: Mosscu-
of Schools, n, 600
Musr, s:.0oj; H1periu,s,llans of Drawing, yl,ouU;
Superintendent Of Geruaa. l,hJo ..'.
3<sfs..prinsn Ct 1!tgh School s'oo9 r.tnci-
v'sion High schoo, $2,ba,: head Of Department
pf Ancient Languages: s!.3so;, head Of Dspart-
u Natural Aclencc. s3,%ao: lead u Department Of
liaary ai,a English itesaturc s12oo head asastant of
4 .sfst ns N ii,sh md Dtut,on IfqA !sehoo..-ror
the nrst yens. ,oU rccon year. s1,o0: thisd year,
81 2l fourth yrar ,au0 ih yr4r and subsequent
y. N,4oo; assistants in Normal sehool, sl,soo
Gr,,nraar and Primary Schools PRINCIPALS Of gram
e"a ai ssas ssas9s e aS ;sI. ,tsr
Is, $so9, $..uh. nnd $l00 For pfincifaa uf rrtma-
~ schools. tss sleS ard sl.;9o Head Ss.ssans "a
third year, floo. Other assistants In grammar and
rMnry Schools trial. uot to o1cecd fourteen weeks
$40 FER weGk Afer apunns. 0rAt year 1850, second
year $o, tin ye4r Sl5n, fourth year $lta. Assistant
teachers Of e1ieEecs aud ability htn bc entitled to
the full snry Of the first ycar from tha dute Of engaEe-
mrat on Recommendation Of tho Committee on Hp-
luitnent Of Toachrrs md tho superintendent, tito
board ToscrYng to Itself tho right nlso " retain any
tNchcF longer than ono year upon my grae Of salary
t1lcre appears 10 Ia benefit from experience a.
well a. to advance any teachers Of otporcnce moro
q the COMMITTEES y" tho appointment Of Tcacers and
tho Superintendent.
Tho total amount Of tho appropriation Ia bo-
twoon 55G0,0 ,000 and $50 MOO, tho entInAte sub
mitted by tho Board to the Counci! having been
Gull 1000, and tia appinprlation Of the Council
1900, Tho boa1l adjourned to nsxt Tuos-
day oyenlng.
, 1875-07-08
LOCAL LETTERS,
THE "uuI.LEas pUHllu suuoolS.

~ khs Editor Of Tia CHICAGO TF1buns.
CH1oAao, July Gin your issuo Of July 9, you
make mention Of \ certntn bhoat published oc-
csslonally lu this city. and pretending to bs In
tue interest Of Catholicism. Now. In making
mention Of thnt sheet you havo conferred nm
honor upon it, for many will now learn OF its
existence that neyor heard Of II before Tie
"Godless" public schools n1o soyercly criticised
by TINT paper, but 1t is only echolrg OF 1athor
repeating in IN exaggerated way, the dlatrbcs
Of othor but respectable Catholic papers, for. Of
itself, 1t knows absolutely nothing OF American
public schools aud condemns them On]y to
please = few uarrow-mlndod and bigotsd sub
scribars. Much may be said both for aud
AgaluHt tho public schools, but before Catholics
can create any popular feoling In tlloir fayor
thoy must establisA bottsr gchools-if thoy will
not ArAil themselves OF tie meana OF education
the Btato provides. This, ii Wa Judge BY tho sal.
afy they pay thor teachers, thoy cannut do for
ye4rs to como. aud, unless they incronso tue puy,
aud ~ . consequence liave bestes teachers. t4oy
Aoyes will.
Tho miserable e1.saloon. keepos who "edita"
tlat shces knows nothing OF theology be can
tho sun, aud total Of his intellectual aullities
may be expressed by the tact that ha eau but ill.,
differently writo Ais autograph.
lilo writor OF thls kuoWa Wlcrcof he apeakg,
ahQ lAa Aukcu tho otlatonce VI that wonder Of
Journalism IT IL wonderful that 1t liyes) for
suiua years. Its lato ellltorH-Who wors, ut least
two OF tl'r1e Of then. enBsScd IT t4e nunlt!cent
Fun OF - per week, mover fully pAiti-lAye tall
lne, yaua nlsu know frum personal observation,
that ~lcn thug wroto editorials for 1t. they wete
AtteFod bY certain parties to suit their peculiar
tsstes. and against tia prilclple Of truth.
Tho same pxper that sooka. oF proteuds to OF.
prrss the doHmAs or views Of tue grxul aud an
elout Catholic Church would sell that church to
Us!zabab Tor money u II could GEL H. ~ u triad
, 1875-07-08
QUO WARRAMTO,

At the hearing OF tho tllso wA1rantu case last
week Of the Cltizons' Association aganst tue
City OF Ch.rago, Judga BOOTH, afttr delivering
III elaborate optuon In tile caso, allowed tho
counsel for tho defendants 10 a,ncud Two Of thor
pleas. Yesterday the, camo Into ruust aud filed
their amendment, tbs substance Of which IL aj,-
pended.
Tho amendment to tho second plo. was, that
on tho I'd cay Of September, 1874, Art. TX.
Ut M act eutil!ed IAN act 10 provide for the ~
corporation al cities and vlliAges "wes adopted BY
A<p. 4, lo74 which VA tLs sa,us Rrs suE
, 1875-07-08

to sell tsolf to polioal p.rties Ia this city tue
and again. ~ lnsny Of your readers know. II
virtually hnn no od.tot. and only hopends uron
tho charity Of fev OF iss friends (And thoy are
feu) to MI tho editorial pngs.
conekteE 1t a1'naAt 4 cr}no to whste 40 much
Of yonr space by inacrtnR this letter, bua II may
provo bonoflcinf to tho public whu may know OF
this Journals exfstonco, or wl.n road It, by in
forming. thcm how very pernloious La its iniia-
ence. Yours, otc., MAC.
, 1875-07-08

Are You Ragged, Hentst
Cook McI.stn's, \ sort Of home for frtsndless old
bscleors alWtys extend cordial Invitation 70 all In
want OF cothes, repairing, Of clcsning No. 6o nssr
born street.
, 1875-07-08

Important to the Preservation Of Tsoth-
John aoshnell's Cherry Tooth.Paate,
tho most etlcaclous dentifr!os known. Try IL. For
ssls by al drugglats. Whoesals agents, ToHsy
bradley. III and 17J Randolph atFoot.
, 1875-07-08

ths African Ii. E. Church Of Uh,oago.
nYDH rAnK.
worry sasioua sffray took ptacs Ut R!vordaie,
In ths village Of 1Iyde Park, last Monday aftsr-
noon. Three men. who had boon disturbing tho
peace Of tito whole southern part Of the village
during Tho Afternoon, attacked two nsn, and
boat ono OF them With atnnea aud clubs until tsn
and they snocecdotl in eacapiog AZ far "a Lansing
hofoto they wcre n7ertAhen by tho citizops,
Even then thev ralo considerable resistance,
but they were finally ovsrpoworel aud brought
10 Hydo Park. They were examined Tuesday,
Court,
, 1875-07-08

Young Lady, Buy Weed
sowtngnachiue, getting liberal discount for ali cash,
or lay for 1t u snsall monthly payments You1 nsyer
tegfes II. OincA, 403 Wabash avenue,
, 1875-07-08

DO You Want to " Refrigerate"s
II 10, 10 10 Dalions la1 md ly4 Htaa strest, and
buy +" Fisher" Tako our word, you'll noyoz regret
IT, It tstss less Ice, AID keeps tngs bettez and costa
no mora th1n trash,
, 1875-07-08

Hallett, Davts & Co.'n
Grand, square aud upright pianos for sale only Al
tho piano-rooms at ". ". Kmball, Garner State and
Adams atrrets.
, 1875-07-08

Pianos and Organs
for rent, $a and upwards par month. a number Of
s1cslleut secondhand pianos, Including ststnways,
for aale st etlsoms!y low prices. Lyon 4 Haaly,
8tate aud NoufOp slEeeta,
, 1875-07-08
w. O1+x T-4rt

Do You Know
that Jon get tho bcat htovc range, refrigerator
iro-box, freozar, cooler. and "titchsn ontn4 at
Watkins, AIS State street, for lesa money than any
pIaca in towns 1t IL fAct.
, 1875-07-08

friends. " " '* ~
,joitHhoH-MrFon Monrps. son Of Monrcs and 11ano,,
mnnths and N t8fa. " "' -s'~
Funeral isom liso 1udsnA arsnus. Thus,day july 4
, 1875-07-08

The receipts 6E Tho Btats Treasury, for June,
aro, Revenue, saa, ,2Uo.o5; Illinois Mger i'm
provemant. $lV. .01O; school fund. $40. n.773.l0; !;
Disbursements for tho salno time nore How
ouue. $40. i7l.53; Illinois lNvar improvement,
sl0, 0,495.6G; school fund. $tHl.83; tho Hevou.
thIrty.sixth tax fund, aa,277.53; Illtools Cen-
tral Railroad fund, *30i,35; total, $1GG.73
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-05
Castor oil.
From ,Ao Detroit Free Prcsl.I

From tlp Detroit Free ffeSl,I
She had her mind made up for two
or three days that the boy nerdedsome
castor oil, but she knew that she must
approach him gently. She placed the
bottle where he could see it, and when
up turned up his nose, she said;
"lt's just like honey, my dGrIing.'
lie seemed TO doubt her word, and
she continued:
Wfyou'll take some, pll let you go
to the CirCue.n
GLOW much m he cautiously IN
CURED.
"Oh, only spoonful, just one
spoonful"
"And you'll give me some sugar be-
Sides he asked.
"Of course | will big lump"
He waited until she began pouring
from the hottie, and then asked;
"And you'll give me ten tents too "
"Ies, OF course"
"And you'll buy me a shoo-ily kite?"
he asked, seeing his advantage,
III guess so."
mo kite--no lie" he said as he
drew beck.
"Wel I'll buy you the kite" she
replied filling the spoon up.
"And veloclpedeW
"Ill think of it,"
"You can't think no castor oil DOWN
me-" he replied, looking around for
his hat.
"Here-I will, or I'll tease your IA
Their to, and | know he will. Come,
now, swaller it down"
"And you'll buy me agoat?'
eyes"
"And 200 marblesw
ayes, now take il right down."
".And coach dog"
81 can't promise that"
can right, no dog-no ile,"
"Well, I'll ask your father"
"And you'll buy me II pony"
ooh, i couldn't do that, now be Il
good boy, and swaller it down" -.
"Oh, yes, III sWaller that stuff |
will p he said as he clapped on ms hat.
"You may fool some other hoy with n
circus ticket, and lump of brown SUI
gar, But it'll take n hundred dollar po-
nv TO trot that casto-ile down my
throatW ~
And he went out to see if the neigh
boris cat had been caught III the dead
fall he set for her.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-05

They make him look too much u pnli-
tician. His son in Buffalo told me
about 1t the other day. He didn't
complain Of the authenticity Of the
letters, hut said that, rs thrown to-
gether they only put the political side
OF his father forward aud conveyed
wrong impression OF his general char
acter. All our family stock,n conliu-
ued rilden, twas brought up at the
feet of George Clinton. He made the
countryside people believe in HIM
My father did. lie was not ~ schol-
0rly as DE Witt, hut he stands out IN
the origin OF the state North Irish,
distinct, patriotic. Chancellor Living
stone was also great man. He
administered the oath of office
to Washington. His family
rather looked down GA the
Clintous. His son was Edward liv-
ingstone, of Louisiana one of the great
spirits OF the middle age. Edward al
so moved to Columbia county, and be-
came neighbor of ours in his later
life, The two statues nre well ch0Spn,n
asked the Governor about Seward as
compared to Wrightaud Marcy "Sew.
ard,n said pilden, twas man of ac-
complishnents, but rhctorican.
Weed was hia purVeyor, He made II
figure in our State. He beat Marcy af-
ter awhile, and yet pauics and disaster
were his assistants top0wcr. The pan
lie of 1887 gave him his start; anti-Ma-
sorry boosted him some. Still he was
II man Of State ambition; he was not
picked up by Weed without knowl-
edge. Silas Wright and Marcy were
able men. Marcy had more admins
trative force and was n better writer,
Wright was the best orator, with the
best heart for friendship. That took
1him Ofl'with Van Buren,, and follow
ed; but Van Buren, was greater than
either.n Governor Tilden asked me
about the Western press, and particu-
larly about the Chicago Tribune, He
said Horace White was gentleman,
and n man OF mental courage. lie eX-
pressed satisfaction with the Demo-
cratic newspapers of New York state
as, on the whole, the best opponents
of the unfolding Democracy in the
country.