, 1879-03-10
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MEs. KATE Sr,tA,stiK,
With Compliments Of Roscoe.

"Alrs. Cot';lang did not scream. On, no. She
hns too much good solid sense fur that, but sho
silently wlprl ler eyes, rolled u paper around
the beautiful bouquet hlts sent hcr scryaut With
II to Mrs. spraguc'a resi.lenee.n
Tho Erecl-holsc mIn had made mistake nn,l
scut 1t to tliewrog place. Since then, I'll Is suil,
Spraguc, whitu Mrs. Conk!ng remains at home
In utten. It Is Understood tlat sc now .ts!ls
down" on Roscoa in private, though sho does
su.le on him ut public rctcotlona.
II IL now srttlGd, altcr lloscpe's $4,000 bo,-
auct to Mrs, spraEuc.: tl,at the best WY for a
Senator to VIII tile affections of rich widow Is
to treat her to $4,000 present In tho Sunate
Evorybouy Gull haya back taxes by lettiE, them
accu,uu'ate, .;''d alyae everybody, young ami
old. to hare them, md ,tcn, 4 you nrc pretty
woman, send for Sir lloscoe, lirt with him, anu
he'll takc your casu to tlsn Senate.
ClIYairic 1ioscOe Conklingl
J. d. M'CULLAulI ON GRANT,
"Grapt," sn'i ]; H. Mecullagh to mo In 81.
Louis, ia surs TO be tl.e Republican non!nee."
bring about his nolnInntlon3'' askcl.
First" said AIR. McCultagil, Grant is To
be kept abroad till Just ulc proper tlInu.
Splendid acGolIta are to hc written ahonl Ills
reception In India, China, and Japan Then he
Is to Aayo q MAGNIFICENT reception In Sun FraD-
ctaco, to bu followed by Uyations NIL along 1,,e
Union Pacific, ut Denver, Omaha. nnd Dcs
Molnes, md ilnnly tie Sll reuch Chicago to
oprn the meeting OF the Army Of Tennessee III
N0vembcr.h
"What thenl"
"Why Ito viii nayo Just the right speech pre-
narcd, the whole Country Will bc full Of untllu-
s!asln, md his nanc will be forced ut the prcsI-
'Whu Is the dark lIorNcin
"Oh, Washburnc! Ills friends nre coaching him
oven now. BEG how hc kceps away In Mexico
mud lnnlscs no public ut oranges: In ease Grant
around Washbusne, aud. II they can't nominate
Grant, they'll! nominate MS bust friend. Wash.
burne, Of cuusse, wand take care Of Grant u,ll
hls irlcnds. Mark my word. It. WILL bo Graut,
with WashbuEne Us the last resort.h
II. D. HuALBur, OF THE c., c., Q. d l. ROAD.
"Whnt do you think Of Mr.. 8. F. Parsons
G., G.. 6. i /. Roadi" asksi j. IL Deyeroux c us
tl'o President, ycster'say le' Cleveland;
"Ol!' about The ai1est q II mosquito huzzln:
.a.: llurlout. OF course, Plerson las made
big silloko, but there ID no fire. aud when fho
smoke blows away you'll sen TINT it Ia like burn
Ing kerosene on thu lre. Wocould PIT uut tlut
s'''oku NOW With squirt-gun, but what's tho
"Wll the management OF the road change
''Why Should I'll think VIC can protect
this road, Ml guard the Interests Of tlsc stock
holders. This road shall 10 run honestly, II 1
lose my right arm u accomplish IT,"
Wllat made Pctsou write this pRmplletl''
Oh, he was tnatl. lle9haLsOeen Grootlns
over IatcIeu wrongs I'LL nHatly a0 determined to
20 out md shoot Iun oil at sotncbudy; but
that gun VII, yet kick the man who tired Il. Al
fect stockllollcttt Why, no,~-that IL, not tho
thoughtful stockh0l1er."
rHK EHlE COMING WEST.
II is believed thAt tho Eric Road Ia eventually
going " try to get posaesstou OF the Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati J. Indianapolis connection
from Marion on tle Atlantic s. Great Western
10 indianapolis. President J0wott Of the Eric,
has been inylted by Mr. neysreux 10 nttenl tho
meeting Of the stocEho!ders Of the Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati y indianapolis In Cleye.
land. Qultc large amount OF Cleveland, Co.
lumbus, Cinc!lnati d indianapolis stock is held
abroad, aud on1! $2 $40, 700 In the West.
After the Era HIS got possession OF The
Atlantic d Great. Western It viii Wait a con.
nection with Columbus 4'.l indianapolis. Ii,
i. Hurlbut Is also tho Rresilout Of tho Indian
apolis i Ht, Louis Road, when the Eria uets
tllu Atlantic Il Great Western, with UurIbnt
MD Deycrcux their f.Eenls, uiey will hayu n
straight connection to at, Louis, dc strajvh,eat
llMe iroU New York TO 1t. Louis. Mx. Devnretix
and Dir. Hur!but ara both kindly dispob*d to thn
Erie, alili combinations bttWGcn New YuaE and
Ut. LOuls may eoon be mads which will sl4rtin
tho Nttsburg, Cincinnati 81 St, Louis Road
{Pan-Hanar), which las to pay 60 high to xpt
over the pal,nsylyania Road. Whsn tho Edo
and Atlantiy a. ureat Wes1urn arc ons line, tx
tonlnE from Now York 10 Marion, o., with
flurihlt aud Dsycroux to run them Atfagbt
into 1t. LoAs, tho tenusyIYauia RoAd will h1yo
q big cAe,ny To couteud WITH .,
Tho REMNANT OF uln wlde.guugo stock now on
the Eric TIll a!l be put on the Atlantic a. Great
WesIe1u.! Thts doue tAu E1tu will not uaed lhe