The daily gazette., 1882-10-09
THE RINGS SIDE SHOW.
THE "NEW CONSTITUTION -
AT MIDDLETOWN.
A VERY AMUSING SPECTACLE.
INC speeches Of Harrington, Fisher and
nach-Singing to the Negroes-A GEN
orally Unsatisfactory Affair,
LspeclaI corresponaence Of the Gnzette !

Especial correspondence OF the Gazette
| MtDDLETowN, Oct. THE ship " New
| constitution arrived at 8 O'Clock this
evening and anchored In front OF the Middle.
town Hotel and Immediately in front of the
| Bayard Clubs room. There was a rood
attendance of negroes, as Saturday evening
Is generally attended with goodly number
| of these animals.
ID. l.. Dunning was made President of the
meeting, g. 4. Hunkill, A. G. Cox, T.. N.
| Moore and j. M. ROthwell Vice Presidents
and DIR. X. B. Mckee, Secretary. The
Diamond State band discoursed splendid
music US 1t does on every occasion. The
first speaker of the evening was Hon.
GEORGE +. Fisher,who repeated his Whining
ton speech
The band played a selection and Richard
harrington was introduced. He was
assisted up the ladder TO the ship. Richard
spoke for about 20 minutes. Groans issued
from the mouths of honest Democrats end
honest Republicans, who hated To see such
base performer admitted into the ship that
was now freighted with some of the tenn
perance candidates for the Legislature and
other honorable gentlemen. Richard
said that people only groaned at n
funeral and these people were proo,i,
ing at the funeral OF the "Republican
party" meaning of course the Democratic
party. He spoke briefly of Democratic
economy that was claimed for the Diamond
state, and said when the last LEGISLATURE
adjourned that members were seen carrying
baskets containing paper, ink, pens and
other material bought with the peoples
money.
He also said the Democratic party stole
S20 1000 that had been laid aside for the ben
eht OF the public schools of the State. He
expected 10 run the ship "New Constitu-
ton" to the lower end of the State, and
land her In the port of Republicanism on
November 8.
Fred. Eden Bach, ESQ.,, was then intro
duCed to the audience, and addressed the
meeting in such language as only comes
from well educated gentleman. In one or
TWO cases he was personal, but as rule he
did not Willy the opposing party as did his
predecessor. He seemed 10 be deeply inter
ested In the education of the masses and
spoke in reference to reports that had come
from Middletown wherein negroes were
kicking up disturbances at short intervals.
He claimed that where a community was
ignorant there crime was committed, and he
was right
Washington Hastings was then intro
iuced. He spoke briefly, and what he said
was not of much account. Several times
Turing the evening young man Of perhaps
'S summers gave an open air concert OFF the
stern of the ship, composed of singing alone.
1t sounded as II he were in a box down in
The hold of the ship. You could only catch
A word now and then and that was either
'Currey" or Hastings" The ship is trim
little craft, built especially for the accom-
of Richard and his gang going up |
Salt River. At this writing, 11.30 o'clock,
he band is still playing and the negroes are |
iancing on the sidewalk. Officer Craddock |
made several arrests, but nothing of import
lnce has occurred to disturb the meeting.