, 1876-11-05
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
The Female Element in Metro
politan Politics.
Costly Wedding Presents Sac.
rificed for Food.
TuppeT Pronounced a Bore---Pun-
ishing q Flirt.
How Jim Fisk Had Himself
sShadowed."
Eliza Weathersby's Limbs Critically
Described.

I
Described.
More Odd Ways Of Making Mouey-The
$. FiVe~0ent BARRIERS.
Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-The women as we'll as
the men have taken to politics, and it is one Of
the compensazions and consultations for the
flight Of time that In less than week It will all
be over. The gossip will go on as before, and
the social topics will scarcely be rippled whether
bachelor Tildeu or the gallant Buckeye Coy
| ernor be elected. The last week of the canvass
is sremarkable in this, that the political discussion
has found its way into the quiet family circle,
and it is positive fun to hear the women talking for
their favorite candidates. Their discussion Is
chiefly denunciatinn, and it is no: many evenings
since the halls Of Of the principal hotels were
filed with men and women listening to war OF
words between two ladies, denouncing the Repub-
lican and Democratic candidates respectively. Tho
advocates Waxed warm in their exchange Of cpl
thets, and occasionally one the other would re-
ceiyc round of applause from the audience. One
OF these ladies was the wife Of New York Stare
Ohical, the other the wife OF u prominent banker
politician. Those who heard it freely predicted
that the end ~ the debate would be blows; but
they were wrong 1t ended in oysters and cham
payne.
INSTANCES OF POLITICAL WORK BIZ FEMALES.
There is wealthy young lady in Jersey City,
named Miss Anna Adams, who has presented
sets Of colors to various Democratic organiza-
tions. She is apparently taking deep interest
in the election, IN has recently informed Demo
cratic club that ane will pay their expenses to
Washington City and return to witness the inau-
guration Ill case OF Tlldens election. She is
counterpoisc in tie political scale OF well-known
personal check to the Republicans for IS, 600 for
election expenses, and announced that she would
Of the city from political assessment, Not
satisfied with this liberal contribution OF
money, she has personally interested herself in
the conversion Of doubtful young men in her OWN
social circle to tye Republican side. Her zeal hav
Ing come to the q Its ot popular Southern woman
{kcbel to the coue). she sought some Of her South
ern friends, and one day plum discussed over
the lunch table by which some additional votes
could be secured for the Democrats These South
doubtful votes by the carriage1oad, and vote them
for Ti}den. Their names are known to several gen.
sgn reaching tbt class Of votes desgnated 70 as to
make the offers il not revealed. Female politicians
have their hands :ful just now, and are to be conn
miaerated.
THE END OF A DIAMOND WEDDING.
Some years ago there was 8 diamond wedding
in brown-stene mansion close to Fifth avenue
It was'in all respects recherche atfair,-tbe
couple started. prosperously upon the voyage Of
life. After couple OF seasons in Europe the
young wife taken Hick, and died in her mothers
house in this :ty. Among the original presents
costly array Of solid silver, duly marked with
the BRIDES initials. This silver WAS valued at over
IS. 600. It WITS handsomely encased, and, fox
Convenience selxe, after the woman's death, was
placed in a common packing trunk and stored in
the vaults Of safe deposit company The sequel
to this story happened on Monday last, when
the husband now bankrupt, pledged the
whole Of the silver to professional money lender
predict that he will let the whole Of It 60 when his
Obligation natures, and that he will be unable to
repay the amount OF the loan- similar sequel
Grace Church only twenty months BEFORE The
presents and jewels Of the wedding day were sold
to-day the parties penniless. In the other
first mentioned, there Ia not shadow Of doubt
that the silver thus pledged will be sacrificed in
Like manner.
MORE ABOUT ODD OCCUPATIONS.
We are fast running "spccialties ~ into the
ground III this city, when an exclusive "Baked
Beans Company" is formed and put into sue
cessfu1 operation. This is veritablc fact, and
the wagons Of the New York and Boston Baked
Beans Company now traverse the streets sup
plying the famous Sunday morning meal to the
restaurants and hotels with as much regularity as
the milk carts They do thriving business. An
ned cream for n Charlotte Rnsse One u concePn
manufactures nearly all OF this delcacy sold in the
city. They use machinery, and by dealing in
saving machines, they can supply the restaurants
and confecdoners chesper than they can make 1t
themselves: But the oldest thing, which, though
theoperation OF stock company for manufacturing
the article of t4paste7' for book BINDERS paper
Etc. The Se Of 11s
''big money" in it upon any conceivable terms;
but In fact this business employs 100 hands,
four wagons and twice Us many horses in constant
use. ,They supply paste to the suburban cities
and xillages, and on terms which prevent competi-
patton is thnt of la1fdozen butcher boys in Full
ton and Washington Markets, who make business
Of supplying cut and dog meat to wholesale gro
GERS and others who keep cats or dogs to protect
their property against rats and MICE It is carried
round to the stores, nicely cut up ready for use;
this line Of supplying cats meat by two retired
butchers. Here's hint for some Of your Chicago
meat merchants.
POLICEMEN FRIGHTENED BY GHOST.
Behold marvel! Two city policemen were
frightened into full run few nights ago by
the appearance Of what they thought for an in
slant was an apparition or resurrected spirit !
It happened thusly: Officer Carey, Of the Twenty
first Precinct, was following his usual custom Of
trying the doors upon his bcat, when he found the
door Of the undcrtaker's storc Of John McTeague,
corner Of Thirtieth street and Third avenue wide
Open lie Foppeo lot ne!p, Wnen Ul1ceF Zane /
rived They entered the store, and{could not re- |
press feeling OF awe as they surveyed the long |
line ct upright coftins along the wall. and !
the white shrouds exposed in glass cases.. As they
advanced into the store they were surprised by |
palpnbEe gsoan and, they turned their eyes in |
the direction from which. the sound came, the !
officers saw white, ghost like form, arrayed In
flowing robe of spotess white !perhaps), itself
upward from coffin In the back Of the apartment
The policemen were not towards. but the unex- ]
pectcd apparition Was too much for them, aud they
unwill;ngly retreated from the spot at lively
pace: Once Outside their courage returned, and
laughing themselves they entered and inves-
tigAted. 1t appeared that the shostly form was |
that Of lodger employed to sleep in the premises
md finding coffin the warmest place on a chilly |
night he had slept there regularly. The policemen
retiEed-sold!
THE ORDER OF INDIGNANT BARRIERS
The whole city Is laughing over the woes Of
the Knights Of the Razor, who have recently
formed an organization called 1.-THE United
Barbers Of New York and Vicinity" They held
a meeting last week, and the proceedings, which
should have been secret, were printed Their OBJ
jeet is to keep up the price Of shaving to mini
mum Of ten cents. It will be news to most eentle-