The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-12-28
DON PIATT IN THE TOLEDO POST
OFFICE ROW.

The most illustrious instance of y
personal conflict is that being induIgeJ
in over the Toledo post office. Thi-
Lake Shore center of Gods creation j.
somewhat noted for this sort of thing.
You will remember that, according Z,
the witty Justice Carter. a Congress
ional fight there once had for issu
whether one candidate who got drum
and played the fiddle was superior to
the other candidate who got drunk
aud beat his mother in law2 In the
study of these Toledo blades who
would be postmasters, one Is impells6
TO think the one very bad until he be
gins to study the standing and condue;
Of the other. And the people heres
bouts are beginning to believe both la
what each says of the other.
In the meantime 1t is said that Toled .
inland center of the universe, Is tear
fully agitated over the matter. Al
the men, women, and children, Wit
two Cinnamon and black,an6- -te.
terrier of unusual sprightliness, haye
taken sides. 1t ia Dowling or Rec
Reed or Dowling It has gone so f.:
that some infuriated partisans refu.s
to take their mail from the oiice UNI !.
their fay orite is duly installed But !.
has been shrewily observed that til
sort is mainly made up of the debtor
class. to whom the post Office ia a hol
low mockery and a burden.
vas sitting in my editorial den In ?
on Saturday night busily preparin.
that pious emanation of theologie,
genius for Sunday reading of the wieE.
ed people of Sodom and Gomorf,,
Washington and Georgetown, whieS
is ''ironikie, for never knew, and I
don't want to know, two more pior /.
places. Have we not Rapkin and Ne
manO l was engaged, i say, when
was startled by the entrance Of slel.
der, iron-grey gentleman. who louns
I'd in. / was startled, for he was
like, and yet so unlike. the brilliei.'
essayist of the Cincinnati Gazette VII
answers to the name of Samuel
IL was as if twenty years had been SUD
denly added to the age of the handsome
Sam.
This was Alexander Reed, which Wa
postmaster, or would-ae postmaster 90
Toledo, and is proprietor of two new
papers-bOth daily. Alexander intrc
duced himself to me as an old frier!..
of the family. and proceeded to por,
into my journalistic ear his srievanc..
and the character of his enemy. tt
grievance was heavy and the character
was bad. As be spoke unto me / had
a dim recollection of time when
was indicted for conspiring with my
self TO cause a political disturbance.
and contrive the sudden and unexpect-
ed death of our beloved Rutherfor<
B. when the two papers Aforesaid
both daily-did write and abuse me ! {
choice phrase of the vilest bilIingsgate
Aud so. turning in dreamy way T.
those "reminiscences, I did not gather
in and dutv weigh as / should tho
heavy grievance and the bad character
| learned enough, however, to know
that Toledo, when excited, can max
up bigger washing of dirty linen fcr
public men than any town of its size.
without counting its expectations, IN
the country
Last night encountered the hand
some Shergood, late II, c., Just in from
Toledo, and he, not having yet secur-
ed bis bath and dinner, was not ONLY
full of Tole ie post-oface. but seemed
covered with Toledo post Office, not
yet having, / say, secured his bath.
From Sherwood / went to Wormley's
TO meet the Hon. Frank Hard and
Tour late John Cockerill at dinner.
We met and dined on the Toledo post.
,fflce.
Not long afterI saw our vorthy Dsa
;on Smith leaning gracefully against
| pillar OF the Riggs House. Twas slsd
% note that Richards countenanee. or
arher complexion, betokened .xcel-
ent health. The rosiest line of a rood
digestion and easy conscience Der
pr-sd the intellectual outlook of tb;.
I1zantie journalist aud pillar Of the
hGrsh- greeted Richard and found
hat he had sen. up his card 10 ouy
3anning, who dsslleth in the Ri1os
touse. Richsri said something about
he postoffic-. and responded No soru.
wrath:
Richard. frisnd of my soul. IL Won
az anything 70 Inc about the Toledo
ostofhee shallircontinenslyk Kill youn
Wen, replied the righteous Richard
do yoa suppose there is.no postoface
the world but that at ToIedor'
Richard, the righteous, said. sI
III beginning to believe that there 4, NO
ave and except fha. Of To-
.dog"
Damn Toledo, cried Richard
Good, said |. let's damn is again
That will you tske? And Riehs,d
'ok the pledge 10 the shape of a lem.
made; very strong, while \ slipped