The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-09-18
A DESPERATE ENCOUNTER.
The Lie Given-NegrO Ingratitude-A Race
COnfiiet-This Mornings Circus.

A couple Of horny handed natural
lied sons of toll were engaged in
rather heated discussion, at the iunc-
ton of Spring and Willow streets,
about eleven o'clock, this morning.
concerning the true inwardness Of
the nomination of Hezekiah B. Smith.
John Anderson, an Afro-American
citizen Of well-known beer-drinking
proclivities and pugilistic tendencies,
was an interested listener to the de-
bate. One of the disputants recog-
nizing John, inquired his opinion on
certain knotty point of the argu-
ment, which, while it was not very
clearly stated by our informant, bore
some relation to the relative liberality
OF Democrats and Republicans, in
the expenditure of spondulicks " on
election day. John proved recreant
to the party which freed him." SO to
speak, and decided that he generally
got the largest amount Of g tin and
the heftiest portion of whiskey from
1.-THE unwashed Democracy" and in
sisted that his conclusion was correct.
because his Caucasian friend and in
terrogator had himself received, no
later than last fall, the sum of fifteen
dollars and four drinks of apple Jack
for voting the Democratic ticket,
while the parsimonious Republicans
"'ud only give him ten-case note
I'm single gulp!"
The noble pale-face denied the allie
cation, and defed the alligator. ;"
He insisted that his honor had been
impeached, and intimated belief
that his enfranchised brother had
been guilty of prevarication. Jack
denied the soft impeachment, aud the
son OF Erin reiterated his belief that
Jack was "a loir, and know'd that he
told a loi." Somebody in the crowd
remarked that he could substantiate
the general accuracy of Jacks state
ment, because he had seen Pat re-
ceive the money. Then Pats friend
" fired =" the intruder, and Jack went
for Pat, and
They fought and they fiji,
And they scratched and they bit,
Until
one of Mrs. Murphy's goats observed
that Jack had Pat in recumbent po-
sition on the canal bank, with his
knee upon Pats breast, and his ebony
fists engaged in an earnest and Wig
orous effort to make an improvement
in the shape and general appearance
OF the physiognomy of Erin's noble
son /; at the same time exposing from
the rear of his own tattered mex
pressibles, a futtering fragment of
red flannel This was too much for
the Democratic goat Here was negro
supremacy with vengeance. He
was not only ruling the wronged and
injured white man, but he dared to
faunt the bloody shirt The indig-
nant animal steeled his heart against
every sentiment of mercy or tolera-
ton, lowered head, and went for
the exposed portion of that arrogant
Negroes anatomy. There was a dull
thud, half-articulated shrek, and
the combatants, locked within each
others arms, sank beneath the mighty
waves of the raging canal.
Tableau: Two mud-bespattered,
watersoaked bipeds crawling up a
canal bank on all-fours, and both fur
lively watching an irate goat, who
stands on the opposite side of the
street, his head shaking, and his
bosom heaving with indignation at
the exhibition of negro intolerance
which he has SO summarily punished.
Two large and handsome banners
were presented to the City Invincibles
on Thursday. One bore upon it a
life-like portrait of the Hon. John
Hart Brewer. It was presented by
the ladies of the First Ward. Arriv-
ing at their headquarters after the
parade, they were agreeably surprised
to find a substantial and welcome
collation. awaiting them, donated by
Mr.. Harry Cook, of the New Jersey
Pottery.
Mr. Luther Smith, the manager
of Morrisville Grove, recently re-
ceived information of the death of
Robt. U. Smith, u. S. A., his only
son, at Dowling's Mills, New Mexico.
Young Smith and detail of ten men
from his company, were stationed at
the Mills, to protect them against the
Indians. The savages attacked the
place on the 10th of August, but were
repulsed with considerable loss -Four
of the garrison were killed, however,
among whom was Smith.
RUNAWAY THIS MoRNING.-Quite an
interesting runaway occurred this
morning, the main actors in the
drama being a very small old lady
from the country, and very large
old horse, presumably from the same