Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-07-18
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Our New York Letter

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To the Editor of the Observer.
Shocking Sentiments-Estey at
Paris-The California Sharp
shooter-A Wonderful Ex-
hibitiOn.
Since my last letter the A
mericaE eagle has for the 102d
time tapped those tireless wings
of his, and given an all per-
vading screech over the doing
of 1776. Some one has sugges-
ted-and its not such a bad
suggestion, ,either-that 100 years
is about long enough for a
.grown-up nation to crow bois-
terously over its getting out of
leading strings. 1t is a fair
question, at least, whether it is
entirely dignified for q country
which has attained an unques-
toned place among the great
powers of the world to keep OH
year after year yelling, banging
and throwing up its hat, as crazy
with boyish enthusiasm as when
it was eighty or ninety years
younger, and all because we are
hot somebody else's colony. ]
don't want to be thought a scott
er at proper and established
order of things, and / don't
want to be put out of the syna-
gogue for want of patriotism;
but / must say that our present
Fourth of July hullabaloo re-
minds me more and more Of the
performance of some old gentle
man who should set apart day
each year fer standing on his
head, shooting off a finger or so,
and getting blind drunk, 10 COM
memorate his having been fished
out of the river when a young
ster, or to celebrate the day
when he got his first pair Of
boots.
Bulletins from Paris give us
numerous additional descrip-
tions Of the prominent displays
made by American maufactur-
ers; and it is curious to note
how evidently the reports car
ried back TO Europe by visitors
to our Centennial, where practi-
cally for the first time the world
took astonished cognizance of
the extent Of American ingen-
uity and skill, have stimulated
European curiosity to examine
American wares. COTespon-
dents write that the leading ex-
hibits from the U. S. are con-
stantly surrounded by eager
crowds who, as rule, take no
pains to conceal their admira-
ton and surprise. France, for
instance, is the home Of the har-
monium or reed organ manufae-
ture, and the French have sup
posed to lead tho world in this
industry, but they are now forc-
ed to admit that Tie American
Organs, as repl esented by the
magnificent collection Of instru-
ments from the factory Of Estey
Il Co., which are there shown,
are superior in variety, tone
and noticeably in richness of
appearance, to anything their
home factories can produce.
The EStey establishment has
for years had very heavy for
eign business to, which the i'm
preston they are now making
upon the cosmopolitan throng
that daily surges through the
Champs de Mars will give a new
and considerable impetus.
The hot weather having clos
ed most Of the theatres, except
the half dozen little dives
where the auditor wears his hat,
drinks beer and watches the
performance in constant dreadof
a raid by the police, that large
fraction of New York, which
may be called its "amusement
population" has to look else
where for entertainment. And
so there comes along just in the
nick Of time a wonderful marks
man who draws crowds 10 watch
him perform impossibilities
with powder and lead. The
name Of this new wonder is
Carver-Dr. Carver of San
Francisco; though, why he
called 'Dr." is more than / car
tell, unless it is on account of the
facility with which he could Kill
people if he wished to. There
is certainly nothing of the NJ
ID. in his appearance. Dressed
in ultra-western costume, witt
flannel shit and leather belt
his hair flowing down over hi:
shoulders from beneath his som,
brcro, q Ia Buffalo and Texa.
, Jack, (by the latter of which
bloodthirsty worthless he is ac'
/ companied) the great rifemaI
looks much more like the con
vent.onal dime novel hero thar
, like the peaceful professor oi
) healing that his title would in
dicate.
On the fourth Carver gave
GRAND exhibition of his mower