The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-12-09
Gotham Gossip.

Patching up ne Collector Eobsrt-
son and PnstmeJer Pearson mist go.-.i
fTgAt Hheiy /, Sc n.t.i lie il b>haif NJ Pearson,
by he Basiness .Kea.-rbe Democracy cid |
Noncpoiy.-Hoo likely 10 gel Il set bact u
Congress. and ne EIernhrd hoads IN tie Ven"
York LegiSature.-Th Thanksgiving Day Re
.fections-ThsSnG.riogs Of Poultry in Tran
st.-Ae'iricy IN he Social World one
E~9dr; 1nd Tscntysi.- Dctntanies-The
H-jynof the I,nng hiri and Tie Stripping.
New York, December ist, 1852.
The uniors OF Wholesale removals Of lead
ing Officials bv the first OF January, continue
to :all like snow lakes in winter, and from
sor ,ces which l cannot but believe TO be emf
nepty vel informed. | am assured that Col
lee or Il obertson ard Postmaster Pearson
must %. Despite the overwhelming defeat
Of Rspuhlie&ni>,p IN thiS St.;e, fnr watch the
President is solely responsible. Mr.. Arthur is
in active tr.inins for 1884, and despite tho
blow ais.el against the "n,AcliDe" by the pee
pie he is in hopes that it can be repaired du
ring the next two years and DO rs good as
new. by the time he expects 1t to secure Ii N
in the presilsn1iAi seat fo- another form. For
this reason every stronghold has to bc strength
cnc,l in time. aud the forces defending it prop
erIy drilled. | fancy however. that Mr.. Ar
thur. will have a rather heavy contract on
hand in trying 10 remove Mr.. Peairon. Like
his distinguished predecessor Mr.. James, he
has conducted the Post Ohire On business
principles. and the people OF this city will not
sand ;G't ~ to SEQ him removed, ~ MAKE
! why for Z mere politician TO whom TIL, Wo.l1
is trut /. secondary consideration.
Personally Mr.. Pearson does Not care for
the e,noiuu,ents OF the place. Ihe $4,000 a
wear. he receives. he could easily double in
any business he might choose to enter, and
through the connections Of lis lather-iu-iaw
who resigned the Postmaster Generalslip to
become President of tho Lincoln National
Bank, he can be provided with pleatv of OPP
pcrtunites. He has DO political .ambition, but
he takes an enthusiastic pride in the Post-Of-
fee which is almost u profession for him,
since he entered the service when a more boy,
and worked his way up.
The watehword OF rich corporations and
richer individuals as voiced by Vanderbilt,
THE public be d" is likely to recoil on
them in a measure not expected. The ID
public" will raise a dam to their further aspi-
lions which is likely to set them thinking
that much as they can accomplish with mon
ey, they cannot achieve every thing. In Con-
grcss Mr.. Roach, with his American lships. is
more than likely to receive a severe check,
and he expects it too, for his behavior before
Al w. -. Al
' Shipping fully showed that. In this State the
Elevated railroad monopoly will be rcbuked
for the five cent fare bill Will 90 througl. with
an overwhelming inajority. The Democratic
msiority is pleaI ed TO secure reforms for thd
people, and ii the Empire State they are in
honor bound TO resent the sInrs Vanderbilt
cast r-ap .Leir integrity.
Asi write, the sounds Of the bor's horns.
and the uoiae q the masqneTa.Iers ana merry
: I%nal,ors ai the streets and coating u3 to my
window, remind me Of lilo fac, that today 1.
Thanksgiving day. and that lsoa "a or.hoIox
Christian citizen, I am TO parta&a Of tie les
tiva bird which, IS even now browning in the
: Kitchen oven. Somehow Thanksgiving dag Is
getting q~aieter and q%n;eter. The boys DC moi
@i'@ '"S'sts95 50 'AS ""A 't e7r" q 90
} They 20 to the variety tL,atr.s % q g
! they have grown prata;uotlraily moving
aui they assert themselves. As Iluriov
7. Weed ottea said, during tbc last months Q
biz life. thiuea have changed So mach. Ever
| tie Turkey docs not tasta as i neol 10 do.
:, passed BY tte Hudson River failroad Freight
Depot, the other evening. Train load afteI
: train load Of cackling geese, sadly cackIIne
, hens. and w~oeiully g~obbling turkeys came in
, They were packed like sardiues in low crates
i. wherein they could not move and they were
= deprived of the three necessaries of life. food
!, ! water and air. In each crate there were a