Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-03
THE EVENING STAR.
3, 1851.
What Mr.. Conklins Is Going to Do.
TWO CONTRARY op,>,oxs

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the following:
''"hat will Mr. Conkling do now:' asked a
distinguished anti-Conklng man YESTERDAY
do. Go into retirement and remain there :"
was the mans answer. There is no hereafter
for politicians of his class. Look at Fenton and
Morgan. Each in his turn was governor of-New
| York and Senator of the United States Each
had vast number of followers. They repre-
sented different schools of politics. They are
both dead as Julius Casar So is Conklin.. II
may be remarked that if he had opposed his
party last year. the party would have been de-
| feated That was equally true of Fenton in
| 1866. or of Morgan in 1860. But you will say
that they We're candidates in those years Well.
Conkling wasa candidate last year. Mr.. Herman S
term was about to expire. He wanted to elect
a nobody to the Senate. that he might have the
| sole honor of representing the state. so he
fought for the success of his party: What could
he do? Sulk in his tent? Well. it is well that
he didn't. What gave him power? Patronage
Grant permitted him TO distribute the patronage
in this state to suit himself. Hayes left most of
| ms 0ffice-hOlderS in. They formed solid pha-
lanx for luck and the spoiis Now that he is out.
! there is a desertion of men who have their bread
and butter to make i'm politics. such as Cornell
| Sharpe. Winslow and the rest of en- They know
which side of their cup is up. Conkling is dead
cock in the pit. He has enemies enough left TO
prevent his resurrection. and not friends enough
to revive him. He will be set down upon hard
II he attempts to carry convention or secure
an election to any office. What can he do but
| practice law?''
What will Conkng do now" asked one OF
his closest and most intimate friends.
- He will do nothing at present" was the re-
sponsc. IF he should conclude to take his re-
yengc in that way. it would be effective and
bring the administration to his feet. His friends
VIII vote the democratic ticket this year. or not
vote at all. You will see what you win see
| There are three hundred thousand COnklinp re-.
|
| about even. One In five of them is an active
politician who feels insulted at the wrongs
heaped on Mr.. Conkling. That will give the
democrats the state by $1,000 majority. and
game. and left Conkling out They nominated
for Governor +. ID. Morgan with his
money bags. and the party was beaten by
5000 majority in New York, and Tilden was
elected President. Two years later they re-
| solved to let MIR. COnkling have his way and the
result was republican victory. In 1879 he car
RED the state for the party. in spite of the oppo-
sition OF Hd',per's Weekly and the Eceninq Post
Last year he was dragged into the work to save
Garheid and Arthur. The Utica Herald says
that he did what 200 other speakers did. no
more. He did what no other speaker did. He
saved Indiana and carried New York. This. one
would suppose. gave him some claim on the adj
mnstratIon. But what was the result? Blaine
was made Secretary Of State and Robertson col
| lectOr of New York. He couldn't stand it. and
ne resigned. But he isn't dead. Not yet Wait
TIL he is needed to save the state again and see
| II the half breeds don't call upon him. He is not
like Morgan or FentOn. neither of whom could
| speak. He is a great natural leader of his
party He could found a new party if he
wanted to-
Ion what could he establish his party?" I
! asked.
Opposition to monopoly" was the answer.
KILLED BY SWALLOWING A TOY-A telegram
1 AmIpV i ,St IF
| Some three weeks ago q tweye-mont son
OF Thomas ClOke while playing with some trim
kets was seized with tit of coughing when his
mother picked him up and found the small end
| Oh Il ieaden toy spoon projecting from his mouth
| she undertook to remove it but the child swal-
lowed 1t. Two weeks passed and the child did
| not seem TO experience any i'll effects but the
physiciarrfelt grave doubts as to the result On
Friday last the child was taken violently i'll with
cramps and died in few hours
| A RUINED LIFE.-John O'Neil. of Dublin. died
| IN the Presbyterian hospital. New York, last
week from drink and destitution. Twenty wears
ago he was worth $50 OO0 and in his native
town in Ireland was most popular man. One
| OF Tweeds friends visited Ireland with his fam
lily, and ONel fell in love with one of the daugi-
tiers She seemed to favor his suit while in Ire
| land. but when he followed her to New York
she Tilted him. BrOken-hearted. he returned to
Ireland and tried to drown his sorrow in drink
| For several years he divided his time between
ireland and America. dissipating his wealth in
riot0ns living. At last his money was ex-
| hausted, and, abandoned by friends. be became
a tramp. The other morning he was found
lying on dray. where he had spent the night.
and was in dying condition when taken to the
hospital.
DUEL TO THE DEATH BETWEEN CoIORED
MEN.-An Atlanta. Ga, dispatch says: report
| comes from Monroe county Of duel between
two negrOes-BiH Conner and Frank Cheney-at
a negro woodchoppng. They Quarreled. chal-
lenge passed and was accepted. when they pro-
ceeded TO settle matters on the spot in accord
ance with the code, the weapons being pistols
Cheney used Il Derringer. which missed fire
Conner with Il revolver. lodged bali in Che
ney's thigh. Again Cheneys Derringcr failed.
and he received another ball in his leg. Trying
his Derringer once more without success he
| threw it down. and Selling an axe struck at
Conner who warded off the blow and shot Che
ney dead at close range. Conner escaped.
CO.
A MOTHERS CARELESSNESs.- Long Branch
a large crowd of ladies and gentlemen gathered
in the pavilion in front of the Ocean House
Sunday afternoon to look upon the sea as it
dashed wildly up on the sanded shore. Among
them were Mr.. and Mrs. George Jayne. Mrs.
Jayne held a babe about year old in her arms
She became SO interested i'm the sight before her
that for moment she forgot the babe that sat
| on her arms over the pavilion railing. and al
lowed the child to fall headiong is the beach, Is
| Vtt oefOW lHe little one STRUCK It's mead IN It's
TALL against log that lay Oh the sand. 1t was
picked up in an unconscious condition. and
medical attendance was at once procured, but
| its recovery is doubtful.
SHOT HIS DAUGHrERs SEDUCER.-A Little
Rock dispatch reports bloody tragedy enacted
on Sunday last just across the line in Louisiana.
y short distance from Magnolia. Ark. James
Doylo se..:.Sscccd daughter Of Capt James H.
Walker and fled &c .a1a=. H. Walker swore
solemn oath that should Doyle ever cfvc.. his
path he would take quick and terrible VEN
geance. This threat was made openly To the
surprise of everybody. Doyle returned last Sun
day, and in less than two hours Walker nut
the contents of double-barreled gun in his
body. Walker made no attempt to escape. He
gave bonds to appear for trial
MRS. eLINCOLN's CoNDTrI0N-A Springfield
Qll.) correspondent of the Cincinnati CONNER
cidt writes: Mrs. Abraham Lincoln is not sick
IN spite Of paragraphs in one thousand news
papers OF the country. She is peculiar men,
tally little Off, mysteries other old ladies call
her complaint. But her pursuit of happiness is
hardly more eccentric now than much If the
time during her entire widowhOod She took a
carriage ride of several miles the other day. re-