Litchfield enquirer., 1881-10-06


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 The struggle for control of the New York Republican Convention has been one of the sharpest faction.fghts on record. The ''ma- chine,' or Conkling party, has won most of the city delegates, while the country is strong strong the ''machine" has proved in the large cities. There the whole caucus machinery is in the hands of the active, corrupt politicians the workers" as they are usually called. It is through his control of such men that Mr. Conkling is the great political power he still is. Popular feeling IS intensely, almost over- whelmingly opposed to him, but the men who hold office, and who aspire to otfice still hold fast to Conkling. It is becoming more and more evident, too that Mr. Arthur IS playing into Conkllng's hands. On Wednesday last. Senator Jones, the gentleman with whom Ar thur is now staying at Washington, went to Utica to have an interview with Roscoe Conk- ling, returned on Thursday, and was closcted with Arthur. All this may mean nothing special, but it serves to bolster up Conkling's tottering power by showing to the political world that he is as strong as ever with the new President and that he will probably con- tinue to dispense the federal offices in the State of New York.
 The London Lancet condemns the late Presidents doctors for issuing too favorable bulletins. If tEeir theory of the nature of the Presidents wounds had been the correct one, pected. The different and far more danger ous course taken by the ball rendered recov- cry impossible. No doubt the views express ed in those bulletins were in the main sincere The wonder is that, with so little examn- ton of the wound, they could have been so confident of the correctness of their diagnosis of the case. Over-cOnfdence is fault to which the best physicians usually much less liable than those of second rank.
 The New York Times comments on the ab sence of fine restaurants in London where the most artistic eating is done at clubs or at gen. tlemen's houses. New Yorkers cannot yet afford the luxury of such private establish ments as one to be formed in the British met tropolis. In Paris, however, as in New York, the artistic eating is done at restaurants the destruction of the old austocracy of France has brought the metropolis of that republic to resemble ours.
 IL afta tbaD Dny ,lp&;. establishments were swept away, and persons who had money were afraid of showing it less they should excite jealousy. that restaurants began to be so marked feature of Parisianlife To tue great bulk of middie-class Englishmen, as to the majority of Americans whose palate has not been educated up to high class French cookery, it is not by any means particularly platable. A large number of well-.o-do Americans, in their secret hearts, like best to dine off tirst.rate joint served with plenty of vegetables and to finish with dessert of ice cream and cakes. In the large cities the rich- CT are apt gradually to get a taste for entrees and entremets, but many pay for and ore. tend to like Delmonico's delicacies, because they are the fashion, who really care little about them, and thousands of rich men here would but little appreciate the choicest entrees which Sam Ward could order Outside, ave and inside of our first cities, a family dinner. even among the affiuent, is very plain affair of roast and boiled and so it is likely to re- main, both here and in England, because it suits the taste ot the bulk of the people,
 Perhaps the United States of America is not the worst governed republic in the world after all. The Argentine Republic has just had two fine ships of war built abroad Owing to gross neglect the chief harbor of the country is unsafe Late mails bring news of the found- ering of one of the very ships recently con- structed at such cost hy running against the upper luke of a sunken anchor, opening hole foot leng in her hull just under the powder magazine All thus happened within a slone's throw of the Catalinas mole, and while the Port Captain and the War Minister were look ing at the vessel from the windows of their offices. The weather was good and the posi-. tion of this very anchor had been known and had formerly been marked by buoy which had been all owed to disappear years ago. The Hartford Times reports are extraordi. nary demand for machinery
 The Hartford Engineering Company, al-
 
 is 80 pressed with orders that It has decided to double the number of it's workmen. It has ordered electric lights, and will, as soon as l these eau be put in, put on full set of night hands. as large as the day force. Its orders for engines come in from all quarters, and it's es | tablishment is busy scene. The present force | employed at this new establishment is 16O. The demand for new machinery, as felt at all the great work shops, is such as to indicate a 1 continued business activity, throughout the country. We hear that the Corliss engines works at Providence have orders ahead which will prevent the filling of new ones before next March, In this city the Pratt 6 Whit. ney works have orders year ahead. It is the same story from all quarters.
 man who was riding from Danbury to New Haven the other night was shot at: the bullet pass through the body of the carriage and between the legs of the occupant, It is reported that the man who was riding in it had been mistaken for horse thief. and had been shot at in consequence and that he be- longed in Danbury. y.-Hartford TFmes.
 Too hasty! It wouldn't have been quite right even if it were Bailey himself driving. He might be carrying along valuable dog, or basket of eggs or New Milf ord editor
 The interesting letter from Quebec which will be found on over first page was intended for publication last week, but reached us lit flo tn, lato r. hor =. ,..A