Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-30
THE EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
October 30. 1850.
NEW YORK LETTER.


GUST OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GARFIELD PRE-
sBNTkD WITH PURSE FOR ENTERTAINMENT OF
GuEsTs-THE FLORIDA SHIP CANAL-PERSoNAL
NEW YORK, Oct. 29th.
THE ABSORBING TOPICS HERE NOW
are entirely connected With the election. Very
little business Is done, comparatively, business
men preferring to wait till after the election
And nearly everybody here VIII be glad when IT
| is over for there has not been a time for good
While when business affairs were more promIs-
Ing, and values Of speculative securities seem
ready to continue advancing. But the election
will decide a good deal with business people
because they have an idea that some change I'm
the taI1f Is possible II Hancock Is elected. AS
Gen Hancock himself does not expect to be
elected, and as the general belief Is that he viii
not good deal OF the business boom is already
discounted Ii the steady prices at which goods
ale held.
TIE REPUBLICANS IN UNITY
There is one notable thing about the republ-
can meetings that nave been held in this CITY
and state, and that is the absolute unanimtty
with which the different factions of the party
have endorsed Garfield. Take the Conkljng
party. representing the Grant wing. They are
0olI Their very best for Garfield. The Sherman
mssfungs' Which represent another wing, are
Eyarts-who is In open contest with Consling
Tor control Of the state-when Evarts speaks the
unanlIaity OF sentiment In favor OF Garfield Is
marked. and The Blaine wing, whose leader Is
Blaine, and whose chief orator is IngersolI, are
In perfect accord In this issue with the Grant
Hayes and Garfield people. 1t is said 10y those
pest informed that there is perfect unity In the
republican ranks everywhere. Indeed it has
actually come TO pass that Hayes Is enthusiast
ucally cheered at some OF the assemblageS.
IN THE DEMOCRATIC RANKS
there have been several unfortunate differences.
John helly was determined that no matter how
the appointment Of offices was decided by the
TSmmanV
seiect the mayor. This he did, While pretend
ing 10 give It to Irving ball by selecting him
from thelr list OF names In addition to secur.
ing the nominee for mayor. Mr.. Kelly secured
fuller share Of the other local and con-
gresslonal nominations than he expected. the
IrVing hall people being determined to plaeate
ia the interest Of harmony by giving him about
all he wanted except the mayoralty. He got
c cne naay ora ana Irving hall has now dis
man, now state senator, and generally an Office
holder, says he
WILL NOT BE KICKED OUT OF THE PARTY.
NOBODY seems to want to Kick him out, but
great many democrats claim that he is too
hard to satisfy. William II. Wickham saws
that when he was elected mayor he thought he
ne was simply John Kelly's clerk; and he ia
carving with him considerable democratic
following to vote for Dowd, the republican can
d1date for mayor, In order to defeat KelIy's
purposes. 1t was supposed that after Tammany
and Irving Halls submitted their matters 70
aroltratlon, the decision would meet the ap-
is nothing CT the kind, and the bad blood eTon3
out from every direction. The trouble Is that
the democrats have for a long time welded a
very very gTeat power In this city, amounting prac-
ideally also In many elections to the control of
the state machinery, and they feel so strong
that they VIII not listen TO suggestion OF the
possibility OF defeat.
The democrats, too, in New York. prohablv
made mistake In snubping Mr.. Charles 4. Dana
and thus allowing Mr.. Tilden to vent
HIS NATURAL SPITE AGAINST GEN. HANCOCK.
IL was feared by Gen. Arson G. McCook. Con
gresham from the Sth district, that the nomi-
nation by the democrats Of Mr.. Fred Conkling.
Roscoe's brother, would beat him. Mr.. Conk
ling, who is large owner in the sun ueWspa
per, would have carried that influence, and
would also have had the silent good wishes OF
nomination was made On the Saturday before
the Sun made its first bitter attack on the
democracy and on Hancock. Mr.. John G.
got left. The following day was spent by Mt.
Dana at Dir. Tiiden's house, and on Monday
morning they came On the train together from
suns attack on the democratic party was writ
Ten at GreystOne then. No one doubts that
M, Mr. Dana wants Hancock defeated, and not
because of any love for Garfield; and that he
wants John G. Davis defeated for Congress
and Lot because of any love he has for Arson
hcCCok. The ShIa has for years lived on sen5a-
racy Is its sensation now, and its usually sour
disposition is degenerattng rapidly into Journal
iStlc dyspepsia.
AS though these differences were not enouph
Tor TIE democratic party in New York to con
lend with, the mistakes ~ ex Senator Barnum
as manager Of the nat .onal committee have
the party ashamed OF him.
HIS EVERY MOVEMENT SEEMS TO BE UNLUoxY.
and II the GaIt1eld-Chinese letter should be
proven forgery then he may as We'll give up
managing. Not the least of these mistakes was
the encouragement of the beastly personal at
tachs OF the Erentng Express On James Gordon
Bennett, series OF attacks SO vile In their char
acter That the career CT the Express as a family
paper Is ended, and the Herald and Telegram,
are MADE henceforth uncompromislng enemies
or the democratic party.
Again, Mr. Barnum's use Of those Jewell
floflda kilograms has set the Western Union
Telegraph and Associate Press against the de-
mocracy. and the bitterest man Is DR.. Norvin
Green, president OF the Western Union COM
paDy, who gave 81, 900 towards Hancock's cleo
tion short time ago.
THAT FLORIDA SHIP CANAL.
About two years ago foreign syndicate H.
Vestigated into the feasibility Of constructing
ship canal across the shoulder Of Florida. They
found that by using the rivers and bayous In
the northern part of the state, they would not
have many miles OF ground to cut through ana
that very few ridges would be encountered.
Ihey raised sS5, OOO, O0O, made contracts, ma
cnlnery 1or digging and for cutting stumpS of
trees was secured. and everything was In readl-
ness TO go On, except the right Of way. 1t was
at first supposed that it was necessary to get
the government OF the United States to guar
antee protection to the owners OF the canal.
but that scheme vas finally abandoned
as unnecessary. 1t was essential however.
that the state OF Florida should give the right OF
way through the state property, and Il was
asked that where the canal drained lands be-
longing TO the state and made them valuable.
they should be granted alternate sections OF
land. In order TO DO anything about 1t, an extra
session OF the legislature had to be convened.
Governor Drew said 1t would cost the state
$4,000 for him to convene the legislature. ana
the canal company offered to put that amount
OF money UP. Governor Drew then declined TO
call the legislature, on the ground that it might
defeat bis denomination. He was not renomi-
mated, the canal company did nothing towards
building the canal, and the scheme is aban-
doned Tor the present. This is the true inward
ness OF that famous canal project.
PERFECTING THE FIRE ESCIPss
Trial has been made here of a new fire escape.
which seems to fill the bill. 1t is hook and
ladder truck, which combines self supporting
ladder and fire escape. 1t is claimed that it can
De introduced at small expense because the
truCkS now In use can be utilized, with all their
present appurienanceS, and that tie escape
can De elevated and at work in les than one
minute. lt Is self-Sustaining and revolving.
and is easily put In place to rescue people from