The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-28
Our Aspinwall Letter.


EditOr Rutland Globe The Acapulco |
arrived here on tho morning OF the 9th inst.
bringing US dates from New York to the
31st of January. Her arrival had been
eagerly looked forward to as 1t was hoped
that then We should learn something def
mite in regard to presidential sffairs. The
appointment Of special commission, ao-
cording to the bill passed in congress, gives
general satisfaction here, and ere this
reaches you we arc in hopes to know by
cable that the matter has been settled. The
following taken from the Star and Herald
of the 10th inst. speaks the mind of all
Americans that have heard speak on the
matter and although there arc number of
strong partisans of both sides here all are
willing to accept the result whichever way
it may be decided
THE announcement contained in our
special telegram of January 81, from the
New ork associated press, that bill had
been passed by congress and signed by
President Grant, thus giving it tho form
and force OF law, deciding by whom the
electoral vote for the next president should
be counted and declared, affords satisfac-
tory solution of the difficulty. ThtIe can
no longer be any fears entertained as to the
result being entirely peaceful and, in the
main, satisfactory. Whichever one of the
two, Tilden or Hayes, shall be declared
duly chosen, will then be entitled to as
sumo the position and duties of chief ma
glstrate for the following four years, .and
although there may arise cry of dsap-
pointment and dissatisfaction, as is quite
natural, from the defeated party, every
thing will move forward in its accustomed
way.
There cannot foil to be rejoicing over
this apparently fair and lawful termination
OF the great struggle.
JOKE.
Occasionally something good in the way
of a joke occurs, even in this place, one of
which ! must relate. Recently several of
our young men were very much interested
in rife shooting, and the crack of the rifle
was heard at ell hours of the day. Several
matches were arranged, but only one came
off, distance shot being 100 yards. One
afternoon several of the boys were practic
ing, one of them having o new rife that is
said to be A No. l. His turn came to
shoot, and laying himself on bis back, e.
la-Crecdmore, fred away. The markers,
''naughty boys" gave loud shouts of praise
at his good shot, and he fired again and
again, until he made his six shots, every
one Of which were remarkably good ones,
and it is said that the shooter was quite
militant hp having rnanp fU thraa ont
of possible twenty-five. II has since
turned out that one of the boys at the tar
get, after every shot ran a lead-pencil
through the paper, and that the holes were
made in that way Instead of by a bullet.
The shooter exhibited the target to many
of his friends as specimen of his marks
| manship, and to this day does not know
that he owes his success to the judicious
use of lead-pencil in the hand of one of
his friends. That target may possibly be
preserved as an heir loom and exhibited at
the next international rifle match.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Thus far during the present week we
have been having plenty of amusements.
Tuesday most of the inhabitants of Aspin-
wall went to Monkey hill for picnic,
leaving here at seven a. m, and returning
at Eve p. m. The affair was originated by
one of the most genial men that have
ever met, Charley Frank, who is largely
engaged in shipping bananas from this
place to New York. He has large plan
tstion at the "hill," on which is comfort
able house, which is used by him when out
there on business. Arriving at the station,
saddle horses were in readiness to convey
| the whole party to the place selected for
| the picnic which was in grove Of banana
and orange trees. The day was spent in
riding, shooting and eating the refresh
ments which were amply furnished at the
house, these being washed down with
glasses of "lager BEER" fresh from New
York. 1t was a question with some
whether they would partake of the beer or
not, but having been fully satisfied that
"an intelligent jury" in Vermont had twice
| decided that sit was not intoxicating"
| their scruples were overcome and all final
| ly concluded that the jury was right. The
only thing that l regretted was that could
not attend, but all who were there returned
home declaring that they had "such a
| splendid time" In the evening an i'm
| promptu dance was given at the Washing
ton house by the young men living there,
the spacious dining room of the house be-
ing used for the occasion. All of the for.
eign residents with one or two exceptions
were present, and some from Panama,
among the latter being Capt. Irwin of the
United States steamship Pensacola now
laying in Panama bay. Light refresh
ments were provided and as the evening
was quite cool, the music good, and the
| ~ in nOnd aniritt q ru aninualla on
tertainment was the result of an hour or
two's work by the young men who were
the getters up of the party, and 1t is to be
hoped that they will often repeat the ex-
pertinent. One of the floor managers was
young man from western Vermont.
DINNER PARTY.
Thursday evening, in response to the
polite invitations extended to the foreign
ers in Aspinwall by Capt. s. L. Clspp and
officers of the steamship Acapulco, the
majority of US eat down to dinner that
was said by all present to be the best that
had ever been given in Aspinwall The
dinner was served at six p. m, most of the
tables in the spacious esloon of the chip
being filled by not only a hungry but a
happy company. The dinner parties given
on this ship by the lamented Commodore
Gray, we're always we'll attended, as none
of that stiffness and formality usually
found at such parties was ever known. In
Captain Clapp the Commodore has a wor-
thy successor, and one who bids fair to
gain and keep the popularity with people
that the former did. To say that the Ia
bles fairly 0roaned under the weight of the
good things provided does not express it.
but must be content TO use the express
sion. Two hours were taken up with the
dinner, the time being occupied in eating,
talking and visiting. At eight the com
pauy adjourned to the quarter deck, which