New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-29
l,R. T;LDEA,s SERENfDE.


The ahrunt disappt lrarce OF Nir. John Kelly
is the great mystery Of the day. Nothing has
been heard of that eminent Democrat since
the steamship Scythia, bearing the late Demo
cratic candidate for the Presidency and num-
Der of lesser Democratic celebrities, was sig
nailed outside Sandy Hook at an apsurdly
early hour on Thursday morning. Mr.. Tilden
has indeed been welcomed home in sort of
A way but the strictest search for the real
head of the Democratic party in this city and
State has been totally unavaiing. Mr.. Kelly has
dropped out Of sight as suddenly and completely
rs if he had jumped into tho river from To-
boken ferry boat. The lOudest calls, from tie
press. from Tammany Hal, from the Manhat-
tan Club. from Mr.. PctOn, from GTamcrcy
Park, have failed to bring him forth. Dir.
Tilden has been Obliged to make shift wthcut
Tammany, and put up with reception which
is altogether unofficial and irregular. After
the necessity for a serenade had been so clearly
set forth in Saturday, TRIBUNE that the whole
Democratic party, If we may be allowed the
expression, fell to stamping and wllstling fOr
the band TO begin, tire music was tardlly rung
in. and the overture opened without any con
ductor.
We must confess that the performance was
shufiled off az well as the dlscOuragements of
the night would permit. Mr. Alien c. Beach
WAS persuaded to show himself in the com
pany. and to listen iii quiet, If not IN comfort,
to Mr. Tilden's remarks upon the subject of
Canal Reform, and even to the cx-GOvernOrs
malicious prediction that ''any nominations
which did not promise cooperation " with
that great movement, world be disOVned
"by the Democratic Masses Several gentle
men who are known to be out If sympathy with
Tamraany Hall participated actively in the ex-
erciscs: and the first blast from Mr. bod
wo,th's trombones brought to Gramercy Park
the usual multitude OF spectators. Mr.. Til''cn
did not comply with the suggestion Of The
TRIBUNE that he should complete the lectures
OH geography 80 happily begun by NJ. Hen
bricks, but he did supply the Democratic masses
with o vast amount of statistical informa-
ton, and with some facts respecting the
soil, climate, natural productions, and farm
industries of the British Isles. which made the
Tammany voters fairly howl with delight
When from the discussion OF loans and fertil-
izers lie passed on to the burning question of
the supply of food, and especially cereals
illustrated his remarks by graceful reference
10 yellow corn ana cue chchiicdl dcJlon Oh Tue
sun, and thus by an easy graduation came to
the proposition that we ought to make the
British eat our corn--and could do it, too, if the
President had any pluck-the enthusiasm of tho
audience was entirely unlike nythIng ever seen
before 1t was of such character, indeed, that
| Mr.. 1ilden yentured TO give them a short lesson
on cookery, and to nculcate the necessity OF
their condescending to learn various "deli-
"cious ways of preparing human food.r 1t
would have been a sweet boon TO hear the mar
rative of Mr.. Tilden's excursions among the
kitchens Of the foreign aristocracy, and to he
told something about his own practice in that
divinr art wherein he is said TO rival Careme
aud Miss Corson; but unfortunately the De-