Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-03
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
From a New corre.pondent.


This is the week for the revival Of para.
graphs in wspspers-otherwis respect
able and estimable-tO the effect that the
United States will take Turkey on Thurs
day, and other gastromonic observations
equally fowl. And speaking Of turkey,
have you any idea Of the vast army OF
these birds sacrificed 10 grace one days
dinner in this city alone? A gentleman
well informed in such matters says that
not less than 100000 turkeys are cooked
in New York on Thanksgiving day. You
can figure for yourself how much this
single item Of the feast costs by looking
at the market quotations for poultry as
given to-day.
In Truth on Monday morning was what
purpOrted 10 be a confession Of Kenward
Philip Of his forgery of the Morey- Gar
field Chinese letter. Now the fact is that
Truth incontinently discharged Philip
over a week ago, and this alleged confes-
sion, like the alleged autograph letter of
Garfield, was a forgery! There is GER
tainly delicious sort Of poetic justice in
this forging OF a forger's name by the pa
per which was responsible for the original
performance. Philip, who is a very
bright fellow, in speaking Of the original
forgery, said to me; II don't mind their
accusing me of this job but l feel hurt
that they should think me so stupid as to
put Democratic spelling into what pur-
ports to be a Republican letter, " referring,
of course to the use of company's - for
companies"
The man who took the JOB of photo
graphing and electrotyping the letter for
Truth is g Republican Of the most pro
nounced description, and to-day l was
told that Truth still owes him $500 for
his part of the work.
The detective who was responsible for
bringing the forgery to light, as well as
for the discovery and arrest of the iOrger,
Thomas E. Lonergan, will receive his re-
ward, so am semi-ofticially informed
after General Garfield is inaugurated, by
being made chief of the secret service.
He is man admirably fitted for the posi-
in a way to make it the terror Of evil do
ers and all offenders against the laws of
Uncle Sam.
Speaking of General Garfield calls TO
mind a conversation i had yesterday with
John |. Davenport, or Little Johny" as
he is more tamiliarly called You have
undoubtedly noticed that he and Marshall
Jewell visited General Garfield at Mentor
the other dey, and the object of the visit
was said to be the necessity for obtaining
funds TO settle up the expenses of the Re
publican campaign. Mr.. Davenport as
sures me that this statement is not correct,
and in this connection he further said
that the day the National Republican
Committee closed its labOrs-and its
doors-they paid every cent of its indebt-
edness incurred during the Presidential
campaign.
Vienna gave up its PrateT, London its
Hyde Park, Paris its Champ de Mars, and
Philadelphia its Fairmont Park for the
worlds fairs. 1t appears that Central
Park, however, is so superior TO all other
parks on the face Of the globe that II can
not be USED for the International Exhibi.
tion of 1888. As the matter stands now
it looks very much as though there would
be no Worlds Fair in this city in the
year named, after all. The site selected
by the commissioners, we are assured in
advance, they cannot obtain, Unless some
man of clear head, sterling common.
sense, and indomitable energy comes to
the front and sets the matter right, the
outlook is most encouraging for first
class fiZZle. In any event there is no
more time for trifling.
William Henry Vanderbilts new palace
is rapidly approaching completion, and
one of the combined art and social events
of the season will be the reception to
view the contents of his new art gallery.
1t is stated that Mr.. Vanderbilt spent not
less than half a million dollars for pic
lures aud statuary during his recent trip
to Europe, and the collection contains
some of the best examples of the most
famous living artists.
The publishers are all making eXten.
sive preparations for the holiday trade,
and an unusually rich assortment Of beau
tiful and costly gift books are being issued
from the presses Of leading houses. A
feature of the holiday season, TO which
more attention has been paid this season
than ever before, is a large assortment of
Christmas cards, in entirely new and ex-
ceedingly artistic designs, / notice that
already Prang, of Boston, has offered
$1,000 in prizes for the best designs for
cards for the season of 1SS1-92.
New YORK. November %, 1880.