Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-11

LILLY AND coofEk-JAY 6oCLD AGAN-THG
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PERSONAL, BTo.
IooTrespoRdeHcs or TIE Errniao S,arl
NEw YORK, Dec. 10
Tnere is no season OF the year when New
YORK is more attractive than now The clear
crisp. cold air freshens every avenue OF me
and adds zest TO indoor and outdoor amuse
nents The ball is up" IN the PARK ana the
ponds are covered with skasers The opera and
the theaters are excellent and the promenade
these winter afternoons Oh l<th street. frorp
Union Square 10 9th avenue. is insu,rtt,nV
The old man who sells little earthen dogs on
the square Jumps shout 20 keep himself warn.
while the fur-clad shoppers In contrast ioste
each other with their packages OF holiday
presents What promenade tnis has bscome
within few years! Even after Y nion Square
was turned over 10 trade this street continued
10 be one or residences Delmonioo moved
away from the 5th avenue corner and no one
succeeded him there. But | aoticed yesterday
that nearly the last residences had been trans
feIred into a handsome store. The spacious
side walks ana the width OF the street as well,
contribute 10 make it popular. so popular.
holiday season 10 accommodate the throngs
that surge from University Place clear over 10
Mscys. Neither Regent nor oxford streets IN
London. nor the Paris boulevards can present
50 bright an array OF faces or form or fashion as
those two long blocks. for ACROSS the water n
know"
GOV. TILDRs
GOV. T1lden came down from 6reystone about
SIX weeks ago and is housed again on Cramercy
Park. Ii is no secret that the Old gentleman
felt the defeat OF Hancock almost as badly as
he did bis own In 76 for II the democratic part
had succ cceeded he would have been Secretary
State, and. In fact, acting President OF the
United States know. OF my own knowledge
that there is no truth In the story that he
wanted Hancock defeated 30 that John Kelly
might oe carried down in the common ruin. He
was willing even 10 take Kelly aud harmony 10
triumph. Gov Tflden Is living very quietly
this winter, seeing only few friends Mrs.
pelton. his sister. has charge OF the house.
though her widowed daughter-in-law, Mrs Pei
ton, does not reside with them Mr.. and Mrs
Rayner, OLD friends from Jersey spend some
time With them, though the social lie OF the old
home has been darkened slnce Col. Peton'S
death. Although GOV. T. is living 40 Quietly a
good part Of his time IS occupied with his bust
hess, which ramlies in every direction. lie has
has made large amounts ia his tayorite railway
properties.
JOHN KRIIY-MAYoR COOPER
II seems TO be "a well ascertained prohq-
bility," as the late lamented Col. Cummings
would say, that John Kelly's rule I'm New YORK
Is nearing its end. He made Grace mayor but
Grace, even IL he had a chance. hardly would
have dared 10 make Kelly controller again. In
the meantime kellys time expired and Mr.
Campbell " as appointed. aud there IS no chance
now for Kelly. There have been efforts made
To induce Conrad y. Jordan cashier OF the 81
National Bank, TO accept the Office but he dId
not want II, as he is doing better where he is.
and, besides, he would not have made com
promise candidate because OF Ills well known
intimate relations with Mr.. Tlh1en. MIR. Jordan
ls one OF the brightest business men ln New
York and would make splendid orHcial
Mayor Cooper goes out OF Office not regretted.
While his administration has not been s.nirched
with much scandal, he has not made an effi-
clent nor popular Official, though he has GER
tainly given the Office dignity and a character
for honesty Which did not surround It years ago.
JAY GOULD AGAIN.
There is no end TO the gossip over CIoGld's
far-reachirg specuIations The latest lis that
he is endeavor1ng to buy up enough votes 10
| tie New York Associated Press 10 transfer IT'S
| business from the Western Union TO the Amer
| lean Mon Telegraph company To secure the
| votes ne, OF course, has 10 buy the controlling
/ interest ia the newspapers. BY the way. stifi
another telegraph company il on its way 10
Washington OF which Jno. o. Evans, of Wash
lRgton. is president. IL does not propose 10
| operate lis own wires or 10 open Offices, but 10
| lease them TO different parties during certain
| hours OF the day and night; 10 a broker. for
instance. ourlbg the day, and to a newspaper
! between New York and Washington in the old
companies which are used by TIE SdT, y. Y
Tribune and others The new Rapid Telegraph
| COMPANY co. @pD; VII VIII complete It's nne 70 washington
! in apout TWO weeks. IL Will make the fourth
| line between this city and the capital, ana The
| Evans company will be The NTH.
/ THE sESAToRsHTP
Although the legislature meets Ia Two o
three weeks there is but little OF interest In the
Senatorial situation. MT DepeR5 candidacy Is
Of course supported by the New YORK Central
railroad interest, which is antsgonked oy the
more powerful Influence OF Mr.. Oonkling. IL Is
pretty well settled that whoever Mr.. Conkling
fayoIs VIII be nominated. II New YOrk's rem
resentatlon in the Cabinet were settled it would
A. HoN1
candidates named MI. Depew is the ablast bat
even he falls largely below the atorial StaUd-
ara OF this state. he has never held any on
cfal position outside OF the legislature or the
secretaryship oe the state OF New York. Mr.
Platt. who VIII be a candidate II he is not made
General Garfeld's Postmaster General, resides
two terms.
Alfred Daggett, who Was conspicuous In the
New York delegation TO Chicago for his open
hostility 10 Mr. Conkling has lust been out
voted In the Kings county republican confer
ence. DsSget, who used 70 reside In Washing
ton, has been for many years the republican
Ing himself sheriff IN this strong democratic
county. He was very active In reducing the
Democratic majority here last tall; but, Ike all
bosses" he became little too autocrstic aHd
was, therefore, dethroned.
QUEER PERSONAL
The personal advertisements in the Herald
illustrate the vagaries Of great many people
Every day they suppress a number, but as a
rule the advertisers do not return to have their
money refunded. AT police headquarters they
keep file OF them for reference The other
day the Following appeared:
ITO CHRISTIAN W0MES-A gentleman, strsn-
ger in the city. wishes to corrsspon with some
zdy whose religion ia Intellectual rather than emo
ttonal, who VIII reason him out of the labrynth Of
doubts info which modern sceptfcsl thought pss
drawn him. The gentleman finds nothing IN ser
mons or the siere typed ideas constantly parsded
TO bring him back to the rcS Of is dead mother.
Fog men to srgue with each other is 70 desire vic
rCry rather thsn conviction conversion. Men
naturally accept defeat gracefully from a wonsn
IN matters Of reisiO which is Of the heart. An
in eliG1ous woman g an anomaly. irreliglous
man Common enough; without The influence of
woman religion could scarcely have extended. The
advertiser does not seek the acq lAintsnce OF the
lady WHO will kindly reply. He wishes her ideas
simply. As far as he personally is concerned be
has 30 objections 20 being known, his character
spd antecedeuts, but he is siCt OF IasersOI Vol
tAire and Iicurus. BE is sick Of Taluage and the
Church champions generally. de does not wish
to be an atheist. but his mind also reooils from n
r.sion which ID purely emotional IS il does from
that which stI6ss emotion aud makes cf tue hu-
ofice
The man who is "sick OF IngersoIl, Voltaire
and Rpicurus" probably got a good many an
swers II In the meantime he did not direct his
steps towards some socisty for the sup preston
OF idiocy.
EEDYMION.
New York is talking good deal about Dis
raelrs Lew novel EnGymion. though there is a
DISAPPOINTMENT that it does not cover promi-