Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-08-30
Communication.
Our New York Letter.

tOr-His Philanthropy for j. G..
-ApOllinaris-"P in the
Presence of the PasSenjare''-A
Blind Army.
To the Editor of the Observer
New York, Aug. IL, 1877. g
An almost continuous flow Of
water has checked, to some ex-
tent, the recent flow of events, so
much so that we have but one
6rst-class local sensation to offer
this week, and that too; is iutim-
ately connected with Mr.. Jay
Gould, whose involuntary acrobas
tic performance over a Wall street
railing, | described couple of
weeks since. 1t is well known
that since the Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph Company passed under
the control of Gould, it has been
fighting that great monopolist, the
Western Union, tooth and nail,
forcing prices of telegraphing at
last to an almost nominal figure.
All this was fun for the public,
and multitudes were inclined to
raise their opinion of Mr.. Gould,
for such a dsinterested and pub
lie spirited course. But alas for
credulous humanity! 1t now turns
out that the only interests the
smart little man had in view were
those of ]. g., Esq. His object
was two-fold, first to lower the
price of Western Union stock so
that he could buy it cheap, and
secondly, to compel the latter
company to buy him out in self.
defence The former object hav-
ing been attained, Gould this week
brought about conference be
tween the nominal heads of the
two companies for the object of
amalgamating the two. 1t is
openly avowed that when this is
done prices are to be put back at
the old extortionate prices, when
Mr. Gould with a bland smile
will rake in his big dividends re
gardless as usual of public execra-
ton. For some reason or other,
however, this first conference fail
ed to do its masters bidding, but
broke up in a row. That, how
ever is of no consequence. 1t is
only question of time, when Mr..
Goulds ends are achieved.
|, The diligent readers of the Ra-
dix column may perhaps remem-
ber my reference some weeks ago
to ''the soda water man" and bis
Importance to society. During the
long hot days that have since
elapsed, the Importance of the
various beverages he was intend
ed to typify has steadily increas-
ed. But now just as thirsty New
York stands, SO to speak, with the
sparkling glass at its lips, up
jumps the analytical chemist and
warns us that there is death in
the cup-that the compounds of
copper and lead therein from
fountains and pipes are often suf.
ficient to paralyze or even kill US,
to say nothing of the previous con
tamination of the water from
which they are made. So strong
has the feeling become among the
more intelligent people against all
manufactured waters that some
thing natural, pure and whole
some has been sought and found
in the "Apollinaris" natural min
eral water, which having become
the standard table beverage and
dyspepsia remedy abroad, is now
spreading rapidly in use and favor
in this country, being recommend
ed by such men as Drs.l Fordyce
Barker, Austin Flint, Lewis Sayre,
Marion Sims and many others.
Its consumption in England alone
amounts to 100000 bottles an.
nually. Sprlnging cold. pure and
sparkling from its rocky source
in one ofthe famous spring regions
Of Germany, the Apollinaris is
pronounced by the highest medi
cal authorities on both sides of
the ocean, with singulr r unanimi-
ty, to be superior to any other
natural or artificial eflervescent
water yet discovered. 1t has
cheapuess to recommend it as we'll
as quality, and should eventually
supersede the poisonous articles
Which are now III such extensive
use in this country.
When the street railroads Of
the country got hold Of the now
we'll known bell punch they slap.
ped their collective thigh aud gave
vent to quiet chuckle.9 snow
we've got il, " thought they. .N5i
more 'khockinedown' among the
conductors" aud they straigb tway
had prinfed and posted in each