The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-22
DISGUISED GREENBACKERS

FAILURE OF PICNIC ON THE PROMISE TO PAP
PRINCIPAL saUPE DENOUNCED.
The excursion OF the young men OF the Rreenba1k
labor parry Of New York and Brooklyn, which va
advertised to come OF yesterday. met with . sudaeu
aud somewhat unexpected Termination. For some
days extensive arrangements mad been made by mem,
bcrs Of the organ cation connected with the Adroca
Office and the various associations OF city TO hold
q picnic at Alpine Crow for which occasion
the steamer Ii. N. Wells aad two bargss
had been engaged. The hour for starting was
fixed at eight o'clock A. H., bat owing to
delays incident 10 SO much anticipated pleasure
II was not until nine A. n. that the tow happy
voyagears who had assembled found themselves
their way TO the happy picnic grounds At JewsiPs
dock, Brooklyn, the second barge was taken on, al
though up to this time not more than nifty person.
had engaged passage. From tho omlnous look, how.
ever, several knowing ones, who appeared 10 have
particular interest IN matters in general IL was easy
to see that all not ought TO be the
case with laborng men bound Tor days recreation.
1t was not until franklin reached that the
srue inwardness' OF the little cloud that had bees
gathering. was revealed.
UYToUsDRD.
The band, which by this time had ceased to sharS
the enthusiasm OF the excursionsts, suggested thai
they could not play without money, when II
".
ABBOT was not OF the happy party. Thes
the mat,er-o.-iact captain also began TO consider
where the trils OF 500 due him coming from.
In vain did tho committee endeavor TO explain this
sular omission OF their trusted brother accom-
pany them. Pcrnaps he was At that very moment
hurrying through the city his friends ~ the
next landing place the Uapdnaster and the saptain
thought perhaps not the latter however consent ted
20 Oh, but wnen Tenth street reached there
was Abbot there to dispcl the suspicious that "
this time had taken hold Of the minds OF the inter.
sSd mart lhuI had nal % fok
place IN tue greenback Ranks aud that The green
backs OH which they had sIakej their fortunes and
as invaluable as the person with whom
they had 80 unexpectedly disappeared. Alter fur.
Their parley The captain was again Induced steam
ahead thirty street, the last landing place
down on the bills Peradventure the missing treasurer
might have found IL impossible To reach either oil
others aud would DC al this with the much
needed cash. But mere, again, there same
less Observation OF the wharf to confirm the mos,
painful apprenensons that had hitherto been enter
MUST HAVE READY MONEY.
Tho captain inexorabie; the band blew, but II
was not the harmonious notes OF music they dis.
soursed the party who had bought the privilege Of
tho bar refused to 'come GOWN" with balance
by his agreemont ana as band ana boat and beer
were declared out Of The race. the picnic cana
to sudden end. Alter little friendly CT.
PLANTATION on the part OF the gentlemen IN charge
OF the excursion, not unmxed with some complaint
by few ticket holders, the party, consisting OF about
ono hundred persons, Including few iacioe, I'd.
journed 10 their homes sadly disapponte over the
result Of the nrst attempt at picnic Of the labor
party 1t is safe to say that saarp lockout viii 90
kept Tor Abbot, whs ought and Will DO made suffer
for his conduct.
A young man with a lame step and sad eye met
HERALD reporter yesterday morning and exclaimed,
''Snuue. Shupes . fraud!"
"What is It all about?" asked the reporter.
'.See here" ho continued ''read that (showng tho
programme OF picnic) or l'ii read It myself (read
iIg):-ln unity ,hors Is strength. Grand annual
excursion OF The young mon Of the National Green
back Labor party TO Alpine Grove on the y"
"But what Ii It all aLoatY" interrupted the re-
porter.
"wcll, you see that snupe" he began. 81 intro.
duced him IN the FIRST Assembly district six months
ago and made man Of hun. He hired his
Office At 81 a day, and / seen there good
chance 10 start picnic among The workngmen
there. had au idea that account OF tuers being
iour factions lighting the Guy that II would
DO as well not 10 have any OF the leaders
nor 10 buy tickets contributed nall OF my three
weeks wages getting up the affair. When the ticKota
were printed waited on Mr.. Shupe aud sold him
twenty-five tickets nall price, getling his promise
Intsndent, Green, At tho same price, and u4snty
HIS friend Nichols, all at half rates. and
paid ior gave the rest around TO the cnalrmsu Of
Tho different district labor ORGANIZATIONS and they
promised 10 sell them. but seen u money. I
waited on Mr. Peter Cooper sell him u bon.
do OF tickets, ana he told mo he had already
gwen sum Tor the same picnic TO somo
other PARTIES that he SAID we're prominent
IN the labor organizations and delegates to SYRACUSE
but never money from any OF thom. Mr.. Car.
scy got Iorty i've tickets and never showed mp, nor
none OF 'em ever showed notified Mr.. Shupe OF
this three days ago. tcid him hat hired . steamer
aud bargss, mad thousand tickets printed and asked
he hadn't no money; but suppose II had put his
name OH the ticket as presidsnt In place oil my own
he'd have found some"
"Aud then there's TO be no picnic?" inquired the
reporter.
''Nous that l know OF, because shups's . fraud"
ne answered, and sadly went On his way.