Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-06-28
GaforHn GMriom.
ALEX. p. BEATTY,
Editor and Proprietor.
THU RSDAY, JUNE %, 1877.
HEBREW HUBBUB.

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out big and fresh sensation. The
last is the Jewish. 1t is not exactly
an EXODUS" as in the olden time
but an exclusion. The city has beer
wild with excitement over it and the
Jews are in q universal howl. The
great dry goods millionaire, A. I
Stewart, built a magnificent hotel al
Saratoga which cost him about two o.
his millions. Then he died and judge
Hilton became his executor. Some Of
the Jewish bankers and dry goods
merchants of New York are also mil.
lionaires particularly one Of them MIR
Joseph Selisman. In fact most Of
them have barrels Of money. When
they congregate at Saratoga or Long
Branch but few Of the bellies Of the
evening hop can match the olive-hned
daughters Of Israel in flashing dis
plays of gems and gold and rich at
tire. Nevertheless they are not pop
ular and the watering place or hotel
where the Jews most do congregate,
with their displays Of wealth, is just
the very place where other rich fash
ionable people don't want to be. Many
fashionable hotel keepers therefore
consider Jewish patronage more Of a
loss than a profit. This seems to be
the opinion of Judge Hilton and &C
cordingly he gave instructions to his
Superintendent of the Grand Union
that when Jews applied for rooms
this season their patronage should be
declined. Last summer he had
enough Of them. This summer he
don't want any. Mr.. Seligman, was
the first to appear with lis family one
day last week and ask the magnificent
clerk Of the Grand Union for rooms.
The millionaire nearly wilted down
as the fine gentlemen Of the quill with
his hair parted in the middle in
formed him in blandest tones that no
Jew could be received as guests this
season. If any Jews could De received
Mr.. Selisman would be welcome, but
the order was against admitting any
Mr.. Seligman was quite dumb found
ed and disguised. But the clerk spoke
not only as Scribe but as one having
authority, and like an outcast the in.
d;gnant millionaire retired from be-
fore his face to seek lodgings IN a less
pretentious hotel where Jewish gold
could compensate fer Jewish disagree.
ableness.
The affair has Of course made q
prodgioussensaton. The whole conn-
try rings with it. Mr.. Seligman has
written indignant letters and Judge
Hilton has freely expressed his views
to int. rviewing reporters. The news
papers generally denounnce it as an
outrage but there is probably y very
considerable degree of secret appro'
val Of Judge lllltons course among
the trequenters Of Saratoga and Long
Branch. He defends his action as
not making a distinction between
Jews and Christians but as directed
against what he calls the SeliSman
class Of Jews, we'll known to hotel
keepers as a very undesirable class
who drive more profitable patrons
away. Not being familiar with life
at watering places we have no opln-
ion to express but merely give the
story as it has come to the public ear.
Meantime it is said that the story has
reached Europe and the Rothschilds
are as angry as Mr. Seligman. If the
Jews are to be thus treated they will
have nothing to do with our national
loan and other financial transactions
A further story is that Secretary
Sherman IS highly displeased with
IIitons course. We do not appre-
bend any serious national consequent
ces, however, but it will probably af-
feet the summer wanderings Of the
Hebrew persuasion considerably.
IJonrman'S HAY