The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-04-07
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
CENTENNIAL LITEM-POLITICAL GOSSIP
THE UNEMPLOYED-FREIGH S-BUSI-
NESS-HEALTH-RELIG
YORK, April !, 1876.

A family in Minnesota wrote to know
if coffee urn bearing date about 1770,
would bt of enough interest to send to
the Centennial. 1t may meet similar
questions in other minds to say that
articles bearing no earlier date than the
last century, are hardly of value, unless
they have added interest because they
belonged to some person of note, or are
SO peculiar as to be euriosities in them
selves without regard to their age. The
Centennial will not have place for half
that is offered. If of peculiar model,
such things are desired by brio a. brac
collectors, aud will increase in value
with every decade. ! warn my readers
who have old things they hope to part
with for profit, not to expect too much
for them, as collectors are pretty stingy
and shrewd in their dealings. When
sold at auction, quaint articles some
times run up TO handsome figures, as
for instance, an inlaid japanese cabinet,
lately sold at Leavitt's, began at $40 and
was knocked down at S400. An old
delf coffee pot or a pewter one may
bring twenty-five dollars, from collec-
tor, but the fancy prices seldom fall into
any hands but the auctioneers. If per-
SONS wish their question answered by
letter, will remark that the method of
enclosing stamped envelope will not
be out of place.
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
The bold and uncompromising stand
taken by Geo. VIM. Curtis, in opposi-
ton to instructing the New York dele
CATION for Conkling, meets with the
heartiest approval of the best Republi
cans of New York 1t is evident that
Conkling did not fall into the hands of
the best class. and that fact has turned
against him many VIC * "a. si;crwise
have given him "a hearty support 7"
day nine tenths of III" Republicans of
the city are throwing ':p their hats for
Curtis, and Conkling il i'll no position
whatever to carry the delegation. And
may | whisper word of advice to
Republicans everywhere? Don't Instruct
Don't go into the National Convention
with any pets, or with your hands TIED
for anybody. The party never was
made for man. 1t has work to do,
and instead of being used as the means
of elevating individuals it should
use individuals TO do its work. 1t is
going to be close work this year to
elect any one, and if there is the slight
est forcing in the conventional the
nominees cannot carry the united
strength of the party, the jig is up
The nominee must be not only the best
man in the party, but the strongest
And wait until we all get together and
compare notes before deciding as to the
man. There must be a very liberal
spirit at that Convention, or We are
beaten to death. Mind, the democracy
are pressing Tilden vigorously, and
with considerable degree of unanimity.
A large sum of money has been raised
in this city by his friends, and bureau
in his interest has been established at
Washington. A choice lot of political
bummers are there setting up things for
''SIippery Sam," and they have hopes
that he will sweep the platter. Tilden is
the shrewdest wire puller living, and he
stands good show for the nomination.
The only thing that stands in his way is
the forcible enrnciation of his hard
money views, which i, against him in
the west, but he is smart enough to COM
promise that. If the democracy of the
of the west believe he can be elected,
they will take him, for they do want post
offices. He can get more money behind
him than any one candidate mentioned.
THE UNEMPLOYED.
The writer of these letters is pleased
to find them of more use to readers than
simply for the news they give. As to
news indeed, 1t is sorry task the cor
respondent has who tries to get it up for
papers who have every item served by
the telegraph a week before his account
can reach them.
The most a city correspondent can do
of real value to his patrons is to reflect
the opinions of the metropolis, the top
les of minor interest and such details as
are hardly worth paying for at five cents
aword by telegraph. Then the subjects
of most interest in town are the very
ones which the editor sternly forbids to
his sluckless writer's We correspondents
are made aware thai country readers do
not care to hear about theatres, lectures,
books, and music, at all, but little about
the social, political, or club life so far
distant from theirs, in every way. Wri-
ting New York letters under these re-