The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-03-17
From our New York Correspondent.

From our New York Correspondent.
To the Editor Of the ENTERPRISE.
One sometimes doesn't know whether
to laugh or get mad at some of the ras-
cality that goes OH in this wicked world.
Even an aggrieved taxpayer could
hardly help smiling ut the latest Bit OF
official Handy Andyism, or rather,
Hanky Panky in Brooklyn. There was
n contract for building new Jail wall
to the alleged lowest responsible bidder
not the lowest bidder by a long shot.
OF course everybody knew it was a
steal, and a good many said SO, but that
didn't matter any. One steal, more or
less, by a gang of politicians don't mat
ter so very much, and the average good
citizen cant help himself, as rule, even
average good citizen usually strives to
content himself with grumbling, Well,
the wall was built. During the build
ing it was daily carefully inspected by
specially appointed and extra paid in
spectors, and after it was built il was
inspected by the respectable gentlemen
who awarded the contract. 1t was
then discovered that there was no way
of getting into or out of the new Jail
wall other than by ladder over the top
of it. The contractor had adhered
rigidly to the specifications to the very
letter, unless. as is probable, the ma
terial is inferior, and built the wall
solid. 1t will cost over a thousand dol
lars-at least in the way taxpayers have
to pay bills-to rectify this extraordi-
nary omission and supply a gateway.
Ivory Chamberlain is dead. ProSa-
bly, not more than one in a thousand of
your readers will have any idea as to
whom 1 refer. Probably not more than
ed for good by the writings of that man.
He was the eau ideal of the impersonal
journalist, a very modest man, with a
massive intellect, kindly heart, ex-
tensive knowledge, and an unsurpassed
power of expression. There was no
portentous weightiness about his COM
positions, and flippancy or sentimental
ism were as remote. But in pure, sim
pie, plain English, without the least
affection of epigrammatic terseness, he
hit the bull's-eye every time. What he
wrote told. People remembered it and
adopted his arguments. A most learn
ed man, .delighting in the classics as his
dearest relax ition, he wrote English.
n ri 70 hi in'
as I've heard an illiterate aud disagree
able but sometimes common -sensical
edi,or say about your Radix in his
earlier journalistic efforts. And he was
a good soul. He lived a very retired
life, but was respected by every one
who knew him ever SO slightly, and
was very dear To those who knew him
well. For some years he was an edi-
torial writer on the Herald, aud that
paper, with all its resources, cannot ut
this moment lay its hand on a
mar who can quite ill Chamberlain ;
place.
Twenty three men saved from a siuk-
ing steamship formed part OF the unex-
pCCtCuy Auh PSSSShSSi ASs va WV
''Er n" OF the gallant National Line,
this week. The splendid fellows who
man those ships seem always to be get
ting chances to do some daring deed
which wins mems admiration without
looking for it, and they never fail to
take fall advantage of their chances. i
am the more interested in this last res
cue, because happen to have made a
passage i'm the same "Erin." We
didn't save anybody when l aboard
her, but we had a very jolly time, and
1 am sure all the passengers will always
have bright spot in their lives to look
back to, i'm thinking of any voyage in
the ships which have F. w. j. Hurst at
this end of the ocean ferry to look after
them. RApIx.
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