Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-04
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
The Walking Match-The Old Excite
ment Reviyed-Exf;Ov. Tildcn-Ri.
Future-Thc New Opera-Patli in
Opera-Talmaye aud Reccher, Etc.

| Special Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR
NEW YORK, March 81. tSS2.
The city has gone daft again over - walking
match. The race this time is in every way sue
cess, and win probably be ranked as the best one
ever held. either here or in London When went
into the vast building last night It was in an
uprosr Thousands OF people were swaylny back
and forth and surgiag from one side To the other
| rs the walkers went YEARLY around the track;
ladies were clapping their hands wildly and Gil
moTe'S band was blasting away with as much Jury
| as any one could possibly desire One burly Ger
man, who had . on Rowell. was 81 much imbued
with the spirit Of the thing that he stood on hi.
chair and watched the little runner go around the
| track. playing his trombone meanwhile with
robust energy that dwarfed the most
ambitious efforts OF tho bass drum Evary-
tlifg was animated, except on the ira
where the walkers nj Their tasks. | stool by
IN" rail. ana saw them go by after another be-
tween the rows of bowling Spectators In was the
| most pitiable sight l ever beheh! Hazael mad
passed R0well, and the fight for second place was
| aes2erats. The people chHered them on. and they
nhde squirt after spurt HugheS WAS cheered when
| lie came on He needed encouragement. His face
WIS SunEen ami shrunk that the outline OF the
swollen and infamet buiyed from his head, and
MS face htd the CHASTITY. grayiSh color OF a corpse
hfads OF sweat stood on his forehead, over witch
| ms mar was matted, and few drops OF blood
| showed where be- hal bitten his lips with pain
His tops were only about six inches long, and his
shoulders worked consnlSi,ely at every moment as
n hoooied arsind the track. After hun came
a hrIae, a,n,o r1hn d1,,, with painful limp,
was always repusiva, looking almost almost
hndlsh In it, cmacilton and dogsed perseverance,
Brnnd alm was sullivan, all bent forward and
SF"ihlhg 10 fait alnng. Rowell and the negro Hart
were, by al odds, the freshest Of the let hut even
til'E looked SO woe-begoEe and agoniZ q that one
would pity them deeply. 1t /, ii1eult tn portray
Tue one expression on every facc-the intense e.
Iect OF the pace, and the helpless hopeless, but
aspsr't %e s9r; t. keep on tn they d pied Many
them Sh'd'iered when they SAW the faces OF the
poor devils o. the track, and went hurrieily away.
have seen every walking mat held i'm New
YORK; have watched the men 81 ,Sely and am
usei 10 the effects OF the unnatural strain on
de- In fnrmr mstcha my ny prshy man 90 ull,
men, hut in this one they were ali tr lined athletes
OF eSp-rle"re and grit, and the effect on them Is
mere terrible Than on any Of the previous racers.
Ihe p4ce has been terrific, and its effects are dis
aStrouS
Mr. TTLDEN AGAIN
met yesterday man who belongs TO one of the
circles that reyolve around samuel J. Tilden-not
! only OF a circle, but one of che inner ones THIS
was apparently good opportunity TO make some
Inquiries about the probable candidacy OF Mr. Til
den In 1854.
"Nhat % the Palmer lctterse" was my first
question.
Il have never had any int!mati0ns whatayer of
It's existence until it was published TO me- il
Sans that the story breaks down nv It's own
that he would not commit hiiaself To writing on A
subject ot that sort. Besides as you pirhaps
hhow, wiien any propositions have been made Of
tritr1h himself"
"Have you any reason To believe rom anything
Mr.. T1den has sail; that lie is not looking forwnrl
to entering tie fleld AGAIN."
He has s.id nothing. He Is not man who
would say anything. however much he Thought OF
it. Bat think his habits Of life now are entirely
again"
lio is at his country place most of the time, isn't
hee" ~ 0' 10 "
The fact is he ia as fond If Greystone rs Horace
was OF his Sibine yfla and he grows Al warm over
his country life as the poet d!d, except tnat he
own MacaenaS."
SHOW does he occupy hims.lr9r
''ifc ikts great delight i'll fancy CATTLE and ap-
parently never gets tired in looking after some he
plantS' " ~
l., Does he devote himselfto these pursuits merely
ale is not cont, mt to DO that but makes a thor.
ough study o; the science or each department.
horticulture and fiori uiture receive Urge part
Ia New ork procuring foreign books Oh these sub
Jets doubt II the Astor Library contains more
works on these subjects than he does nOwm
docs he do much re- lclag?"
"Whiie he has given up the active pursuits OF
NE ne ret nS the tireless industry that WIS char
GterStic OF his career hwy, and politician.
When he is not out in the fieIfS, or Knocking
around the barns and stables, he is 10 be found In
MS abr tfy pouring over SOME new Scentfr worn-
farmer" -''''''''o
Eyes. I: you were to 20 TO see him to-norrow
ne would In al PROBABILITY put on pair OF cowldc
boots roll up his trousers and take you out Through
Have these pastoral pursuits improved bis
health2"
"There has been marked change In his health, |
and he Is cert ny stronger than he 81 four wears
ego lie has Deen giving great deal OF attention
to his health. There has hardly been a day this
winter he has not ridden ont on h0rseb lk and he
Speni!s great part OF his time In the omen air. |
hen he lived In town he had to receive the calls
o. many OF his democratic friends. His house was
q SORT OF haven for wayfGring democratic st,leS-
men. NOW he is not access bic"
does he not receive friends at Greystone at
"Oh, yes. He has had several large dinner par- /
ties this winter. and It is OF the peclIliartS OF
MS hospitality that he always sends cOaveyances
TO the railroad ST ttOns to bring tie guests to his
house. There have been also several parties OF |
young people from the city. who have ridden upon
HORSEBACK. spent the afternoons, taken dinner and
returned in the evening He enjoys the company
Oh young people very much" |
Yet, with AL this renewal of his youth YOU |
90 not think he would accept tic Nomination If |
offered hini?"
NO"
QUEEN VICTORIA
The city and suburbs were genuinely arousaf |
last night by the cablegram about Queen Victoria
'Extras" were reeed Off by tens OF thousands |
telegraph Offices were crowded by excited men and
tie hotel corridors thronged by men waiting for |
more news. The extras were taken I'm hand by |
mob OF bowling newsboys who went tbrougb
the quiet streets OF Broolyn Jersey CITY ana Mar
lem making tie night hiGeouS with their shrn /
calls Of
The people rushed from their houses. bought the |
papers AT ten times their usual prices and read the
meaSre announcements eagerly As soon as the /!
news came TO me went to No. y Beeklnan street |
ana interviewed ODOnoVan Rosa, the Fenian |
patriot
NFm not surprised" he said.
did you know OF it beiorehand?r
''Do You think I'm such an innocent fool as 10 /
tell you di1: tell you I'm not surprised" |
"Why not?'
Because this thing must come sooner or later |
"Nhat thtng?"
ssThe righting OF the Irish peop,es WRONGS We |
can't stand up TO their big armies and fight them |
hand to hand. They have never hesitated 10 use |
the most atrociOuS ami cruel measures in sublu- /
Ing us. and why should We not strike back ia KIND
I'm not surprised"
CLAUDE DUAL
stephens and SolOmOn'S new opera, s'Claude |
Duval," which has been in rehearsal for two or |
three months, Is to be brought out for the first
time at the STANDARD theater, next Monday even
ing. When met Colonel Morse the manager, To- |
day he could talk OF nothing but the forthcoming
production.
ado you intend to Withdraw :'Patience,n he was |
asked.
Not for the present. 1t will alternate with the
OPERA
'How does "Claude Duval open,"