Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Poiiiical-Thc Legisiasure-The Silver ELL
Millions at Tabie--A Dead Banker-The
Sporting Men-gssn Stock Gambilng-Busi-
ness end the w Gather.
New York Nov s, 1871.

surprise to everybody. John Morris
sey, who could have carried his owI
district easily enough, felt moved t.
beard Tammany in its den, and de
lberately went over to Boss Kelley!
own district, and gave battle there. i
was very curious fight. The seventh
district is the most intensely respect
able in the city. 1t embraces Muir
ray Hill, and holds within its limits
everything there is that is wealthy
and aristocratic in the city. The
| Democracy nominated one of theil
most respectable men, Augustus
Schell, and spent money like water.
Tammany felt the necessity of beat.
ing this bold man, for if he could de.
| fly its power any one else could, anS
then where would Tammany Def
Morrissey was sick from the Begin
ming, and the few speeches that he
made were made at the risk of his
life. The most of the time he was in
bed, but he had trusty adherents and
his orders were faithfully carried out.
Well, the election is over, and John
Morrissey, the gambler and law-break-
er, goes back to the Senate of the
State of New York from the richest,
most aristocratic and law observing
district in this city. 1t was curious
sight to see such men as Hamilton
Fish, Peter Cooper and Thurlow
Weed walk up to the polls and cast
their ballots for John Morrissey, and
without any attempt at concealment.
There is good reason for it. Every
New Yorker who pays taxes feels
that there is nothing to be that is so
dangerous as Tammany, and that
| whatever strikes a blow at Tammany
is the thing to do. In this case John
Morrissey was the only way to Grip
pie Tammany, and SO it was John
Morrissey. / will say for John, though,
that as bad as he is in other respects,
he has never defrauded the public as
legislator. In his official capacity
he has been a square man. He feels
just as good over his splendid victory
as Kelly feels bad. The Boss don't
like it.
The Legislature
Looks as though it was Republican,
and that a Republican will succeed
Mr.. Conkling in the Senate. This
was the real prize of the fight, and il
we have saved that we have done
we'll enough. To smash the Tam
many slate in the city, and to save the
Legislature is good enough in New
York.
The Silver Bill.
The passage of the silver bill by
such an overwhelming majority in the
House occasioned much surprise in
the city. New York is, without dis.
tinction of party, in favor of sound
currency, and is opposed to initiation
in any form. The effect of the action
of the House upon silver was not
favorable to business 1t unsettled
mems minds and made a feeling Of
uneasiness, which was disastrous.
Business men had got down to some
thing like a certainty with reference
to money, and what dollar was had
been settled. If this silver bill passes
the Senate and the President signs it,
the old experience has got to be gone
over again. Prices will fluctuate, the
old speculative feeling will obtain and
there will be wild times In the street
Wall Street does not believe it will
pass the Senate which is all that saves
furry. Secretary Sherman is urg.
ing New York to enter solemn pro-
test against it.
Millions at Table.
Probably the most money that ever
sat down to table on this continent
squatted at Demonico's Thursday
night, the occasion being dinner
rendered Mr. Junius S. Morgan Of
London, the partner of the late Pea
body. There were perhaps an hmm.
dred present, and of the number there
weren't dozen who could not count
their wealth by the half dozen MIL
lion. Mr.. Morgan is in America for
the first time in twenty six years. He
is better man Of business than Pea
body was, and is we'll known to every
American who visits London. The
dinner was grand affair, and was a
deserved compliment to one of the
kindest and best American residents
in Europe. The speeches were as was
proper, largely colored with money,
and it was noticeable that every one
denounced the silver bill in unmeas-
urable terms.
a Dead Banker.
The death of James Brown, Senior,
of the breat banking house of Brown
Bros of this city, makes gap in the
ranks of solid men. Mr.. Brown has
been in active business in this city for
over fifty years, and has left behind
him fortune of many millions. BY
will he gives away to charitable and
educational purposes something over
| 100000
Mr.. Brown was one of the most
methodical men in the world. Sum
mer and winter he was at his office in
his regular chair at precisely the same
hour, and woe be to the clerk who W as
any less regular. In all the fifty years
he never failed to put in an appear
ance at 9 o'clock, except on one or
two occasions, when ill health pre-
vented him. He was good, kind
man who could not only make money
but use it. He gave away certain
per cent of his profits every year be-
ing as methodical in his charity as he
was in his business.
The Sy,1~rtipo Man
Got a little back set the other day.
The big match of the season was be-
tween Ten Brock and Parole, and
was to have taken place last Saturday,
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
were wagered on the event, and had
it come off it would have been the
big thing of the season. But just at
the very last moment Harper, the
owner of Ten Brock comes to the
conclusion that his horse isn't we'll
enough to run, and so withdraws and
pays forfeit This is all well enough
for him, but it doesn't work very well
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