Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-04
Proprietor.
Communication.
Our New York Letter.


van ROssa-Jewish Masters
Sherman's Blunder-The Bite
Bit.
} New YoRK, March %, 1878.
} TO the Editor Of the Observer
Good old St. Patrick had n,
! cause this year to complain OF
any lack of respect shown t,
; his memory in the great city of
New York. His day falling OF
Sunday, intending participant
In fhe festival had an extrs
twenty-four hours of anticipa.
tion and preparation; and OF
Monday morning all the trans.
planted Hibernians of Manhat.
tan and the surrounding coun-
ltry-they of the "dudheen" and
the "potheen," the shillalah and
the shamrock-whether of high
or low degree, were up and stir
ring, and all agog for the pleas
ures of their holiday. These
pleasures, so far as my obserya-
tion extended, consisted mainly
in forming a very long proces-
sion, literally interspersed with
bands of music, and in getting
very, very drunk, as, indeed, ey-
cry true Irishman is in duty
bound to do on each anniyersa-
ry of his patron saint. The pro-
cession was really an imposing
one, including many detach-
ments of the military, a dozen
or more Irish societies, and an
innumeraole company of such
enthusiastic laymen as could
muster a black coat and a stove
pipe hat. Green was of course
the prevailing color of the oc-
casion, and was variously mani
fest. Green flags fioated from
every staff controlled in any
way by this nationality; all the
men wore green necktics or
badges, all the women green
dresses or ribbons, and the head
gear of thousands Of horses was
resplendent with the same YER
dant decorations. In the even
ing there were. the usual assort-
menr of meetings, dinners,
speeches and rows.
Speaking Of Irishmcn reminds
NE that our distinguished Feni-
IN fcllow-townsman, O'Dono-
van Rossa, has been distinguish
ng himself this week at To- |
'onto, whittier he went to lee
ure, by provoking a serious riot
md having himself to flee for
lis life. The newspaper dis
patches tell us that in the pro-
sress Of the small sized war that
Rossa precipitatcd, every police
nan in Toronto was more or less
injured. AS a firebrdnd, O'Don-
wan seems to be a success.
Another peculiar festival fell
within the week just passed.
This was the Jewish masque- !
ade feast Of Purim, of which
he principal feature consists in
.eeping open house for the re-
option of maskcrs of both SEX
5. This evening many Jews
nd Jewesses, Of all classes, =
ressed in fancy costumes, dom !
nos and masks, go around in
arties of ten or twenty, calling :
all the Jewish houses which !
re known to be "open" in hon 1
r Of the feast, and there disport I
lemselves to the amusement Of !
le guests assembled to receive :
lem. In some cases regular /,
lrties arc given to receive these n
and invitations are sent
ut. AS there are some 1000 =
ews in New York city, it will $
: seen that any festiyity in Il
hich they join generally be- 1
,mes quite noticeable. Z
An extraordinary complica- Il
on has arisen between the city I
nd national governments. The Il
round on which our ten mill
on dollar post Office stands was
Id to Uncle Sam by the city a,
ew York, and in the convey L I
ice a clause was introduced :,
ipulating that if the building D
as ever used for any other pur- e.
ose than those specified in the Il
strument, the sale should be
id and the property shouldre- Il
,rt TO the city. Either in ig- b
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