Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-15
NEW YORK.
Political Parties In the Great Me-
trop0lis.
The Two Bosses, Kelly and Mclaughlin
How They Do Their Wok-A Gu
rious lncident-What the
Ladies are Wearing.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

Special Correspondence Of TIE Regieer.
NEw YORK, February l2.-The bosses
seem to be determined to continue their
rule of ruin in the Democratic party.
John Kelly is playing an open game, and
does not finch beneath the pitiless pelting
of public opinion, but keeps straight
ahead in his defiant course His energy
is indomitable, although his health has
suffered. Boss Mclaughlin, in Brooklyn,
has crawled into his hole, but he always
hibernates in the chilly months after de-
feat. There is not yet exact proof as to
whence he received the blow that pros
trated him locally ana came 50 near ufry~
ing the city for the Republican State
ticket There is a sad apprehension on
the part of many Democrats that the long
years of dictation has driven many men
into the Republican ranks, first on local
matters and then on State matters, and
that the political complexion OF the
city has gradually changed. Mclaughlin
says that he is now out politics, but no
one believes him. as he is in his old haunts
| every day, and is receiving calls and hold
| ing confabs with those who are known to
| still be in politics. Mclaughlin began life
as boy in rope-walk. Then he
Kept Fish stand.
Afterwards he became boss in the navy
| yard, and by close at tention to politics he
| got the nomination for Register OF Kings
| county, an Office maintained by fees. He
failed to secure an election a second time
and has since had no occupation except
| that of political boss. lie has ruled the
| party imperiously and has farmed out the
city 10 lieutenants who have had control of
ward affairs, subject to his approval. 1t has
been difficult to break his grip upon Brook
| lyn affairs, and in the hard fight this fall,
the people succeeded only by uniting upon
the Republican candidate for mayor
The Young Millionaire.
OF the Heights. Mr. Seth Law. McLaugh-
lin seeks shelter while the storm is howl
ing about his ears within the party. waiting
for the excitement TO pass away. He keeps
clear out of the range of public vision, but
he is evidently keeping close watch OF all
the movements made for the reorganization
OF the party. and il is apparent to close oh.
servers that he is on "a still hunt and
will reappear to tighten his grasp rs soon
as the opportunity makes it worth his
while.
Boss Mclaughlin
is about sixty years old, tall and well form |
ed, with large head and high forehead,
iron gray hair, muStache and side whiskers,
and Celtic blue eye. He speaks in low |
husky voice, and talks with uncommon in |
genuity, nearly always talking in parallels
which need close attention il one would |
discover their point, and as he finishes his |
conversation he usually retraces il, and
wherever it has seemed frank or impressive |
he blurs II over, so that he sends his visi-
tor away with most misty notion Of what |
he meant and with an apprehension that
there was possibly more intended than was
said. Singularly enough there is all ami
mostly amounting almost TO hatred be-
tween Boss Kelly and Boss Mclaughlin.
The latter is devotedly attached to Tilden;
Mel dsaaEmRsr gmR!.r imPlacably hostile to him.
ton Of ship or Kelly,
and resents the lattcr's retort that BROOK
Iyn is under the heel of boss rule. Nc
i.aughlin claims that Kelly is running the
Democratic party, and Kelly, that Nc
Laughlin and Tilden are engaged in SINH
larly destructive work. Mclaughlin is de-
termined to keep Kelly out OF the state
conventions of the future, and Kelly
means to maintain his fight to the end
upon Mr.. Tilden. Thus it is that the war
OF the bosses goes on. and the large mass
of Democrats who do not make politics
business, seem to be at the mercy oil these
men, and to choose between their candi'
dates in Brooklyn and in New York or the
| Republican candidates, for Democrats
| blindly worship party traditions and reg9-
| larity, and are inclined to view independ'
| ent Democrats as Democrats not to he de-
| pended upon. But enough OF politics.
Curious Fact.
The only instance in this country OF the
| transmission of an estate to the eldest son
4
| English law Of primogcnIture, is recalled
| by The death, a short time since, OF Samuel
| Buell. Gardiner the tenth lord OF the
| manor of Gardiner island" The original
| owner of the island which is in the sound
| near the Connecticut shore, was lhon
| Gardiner n military and ciyii engineer
| born in 1899. who came TO this country IN
| 1894 in the service Of Lord Sage and Sell
and Brook and their associate patentees oi
| the territory al the mouth OF the Connectl-
| rnt river. lie built the fort at SaybrooS
| and commanded il four years during the
| Peouot war. His son Daniel, born at the
fort, is said to have been the
First white Child
born in Connecticut. He purchased the
island. then known n Manchonock, from
| the Indians for few articles of clothing
and trinkets. He changed the name to the
Isle of Wight, but il subsequently took the
name of the owner lie took possession OF
| IL in l639, and his daughter Elizabeth, born
soon afterwards, is said TO have been the
iirst English child born on New York SOIL.
The island is four miles long, and from
onarter of a mile 10 mile wide, and contains
5000 acres. 1t was for quite time an en-
tirely separate and Independent plantation
"A miniature principality, in fact Dut
afterwards made lordship and manor with
a number of special rights. Lion Gardner,
a child. who is the grandson OF the late
owner. and son of John Lyon Gardiner,
LAWYER of this city. inherits the island by a
special PROVISION Of his grandfather VIII.
what the Ladies' are Wearing.
One OF tie stylish furs OF this winter is
made of African monkey skin. This FUR
has long. coarse hair that laps over the
skin in an odd but attractive manner. IL IS
almost wholly used for muffs. The other
skins used are seals, beaver, chinchiila,
black fox, black marten, leopard ana goi-
den beaver. The latter is as soft as otter,
and il is OF a real golden tint, making IL
specially desirable for carnage or .;his eSenlhs
wear. The height Of the fashionabie
| woman's desire. however, is for set oil
real Russian sable, which costs about Sl,-
GOO. The seal hats this year have been
nicknamed portable bath-tubs. The
most picturesque of them is called
| The Coaehing Hat.
II inclines to- the Gainesborough shape,
although the crown is somewhat square. IL
is turned M on one side and i caught
with bright-hued bird. There Is grow
ing appreciation for furs, and they have
now taken rank with old laces and jewelry,
a. beirlooms. There is no garment 50 eco
nomical for a woman 10 possess as hne
fur wrap, as it is w9ndrous garb oil sha.r char,
Homan looks well in furs. For that mat
ter so does every man. The edict
of society since the days Of James
J Fisk, Jr., has prohibited gentlemen
From O.ientatien.
| else gentlemen would no doubt take 20
seal-skin fur oyercoats. Ben Butler wears
a seal-skin overcoat that comes tohis heels
and gives him the appearance OF strange
| animal escaped from some menasene, Ioi
IL II hard to identify him as one oil the hu
: man race from his face. The day OF the
!. short. clumsy seal jackets, which msd'
stout women look like perambaiatng bar
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