The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-12-02

NEW YORK, November IS, 1850.
When you come To realize the condition of
things as they have resulted, and especially that
ten thousand votes in this State would have
changed the succession to the Presidency it can
be seen that the election of General Garfield was
not achieved 10y great majority. Had John
Kelly not traded Grace for Garfield, when he was
caught in desperate straits, Grace and Garfield
would both have been defeated but he made the
election. The voice of the people of the city Of
New York was against Grace and against John
Kelly, and incidentally that would have helped
General Garfield, but not to the extent of chang
ing 5000 votes in this State to overcome the
$1,000 IIiden majority and add 10000 to it for Gar
field. Mr.. Kelly expected more than he got.
''The Boys" did not stand by Rapallo. Mr.. Kelly
did not expect such an awful rebuke. He actually
thought on election night that Rapallo had been
elected. The verdict was the peoples; and John
Kelly's bargain did not work right Had he not
favored any trade for RapallO and Grace, Hancock
would probably have carried the State and Rapallo
would have been elected but Grace would have
been defeated by the nomination of Franklin Ed
son or Geo. w. Quintard against him. But it is
too late now for Kelly to look back. His career
IS ended, and he can no longer claim the "sweet
voices" of his former followers. He aimed to rule
the State; he can no longer rule even the city
The Hudson River Tunnel will go right now
toward completion. The connection between the
old shaft and the main tunnel through the cais-
son. is about finished. Immediately after the dis
aster of July 21st the coffer-dam was built, that
being structure of 45x5O feet, formed mostly Of
tweIve-inch stuff but at last water entered to the
extent Of 5000 gallons minute, and the work was
abandoned. Thus the caisson was built-its di-
mensions 4lx22 feet inside, and the materials
inch in
This was sunk forty feet The next step vas to
make a connection through the casson with the
old air-lock and shaft. 1t was then necessary to
enter the other side of the work the old tunneD
and bring up to invert TO the bottom edge Of the
caisson. Then the end OF the caisson opposite to
the south tunnel was cut through and a connec-
tion made by running iron plates into the OPEN
ing the latter being allowed to rest on the top Of
the completed brck-work Of the south tunnel
thus forming roof. The "centers," OF supporting
framework, were then put in and the brick arch
turned over A similar plan is now being pursued
in the north tunnel, and will be completed in a
few days The work comprises several difficult
feats in engineering, and the seadfastness Of pur-
pose evinced in carrying it forward is something
quite extraordinary.
As a matter of interest, showing the immen~ity
of the business Of manufacturing cigars i'm this
country let me state the condition OF one factory
in this city, which is the largest in the world. It's
fifteen-cent cigar is better than the same priced
Cuban cigar, and is driving the latter ont of the
market. The firm alluded to in this city has less
than sixty customers, and refuses to take any
more because they cannot satisfy the demands Of
the customers they have. They employ 1900 peo-
ple-men, women and children-in their factory,
and are building another place, equal i'm size, to
accommodate 1850 more, and then will not seek "A
new customer.
Joseph Keppler, the famous artist Of Puck, is a
man i'm the very prime Of life. He has black hair
in profusion, heavy black mustache square,
handsome, open face, and full eyes like a woman's
He wears a slouch hat, dresses always in black,
and sometimes carries portfolio. The ideas dis
played in his cartoons are sometimes his own and
sometimes suggested by his intmates He draw,
a crayOn on stone elaborates the minutest details
and aims always to make the likenesses striking
and correct Mr.. Keppler came from South Ger
many, and was born in The vicinity OF Vienna.
AUGUST