The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-08-27
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
the stngc-Conitling, Cornell, and tho
President tn tho Political Rough and
TumbIe-NuisanCc of Torn.Up streets
aud Inscriptions aCOrpOrations-The
nOwu.Troddcn strikers. Etc.


have got Washington prodigy under
my care; come and sec her, IS said Mr. John MAJ.
SHALL professor Of clocutlon, when he met me ON
broadway the other evening. Now, must say that
athor rrodgcs and particularly Of tho clocutlon-
nary female stripe. Professor Marshall Is graduate
of Kings College, London, and was taught his pro-
fosslon bv uoios arcnowncd parsonage than rlumre
the master Of English olocutlouary art have CONT
donco In Professor Marshal's Judgment, but never
thclcss reluctantly accompanied him to SEQ his
Washington prodigy. large expressive faco
framed In brown curls aud mouth that Is mobility
itself disclosed at the door Of an uptown board
ing house. Tho figure which preceded us into the
parlor was small hut ssomo and graceful and, With
some rcpugnaucc driven away bya charming glrllsh
manner ! waited for the prodigy TO display hcr |
genius. with et-possession that was admirable In
lts simplicity and naturaness that evlnccd the |
highest embodiment OF art Miss Annie Lewis, OF |
Washington, commenced to read. The piece was |
Alice Cary ~ Leak In the Dixie" It Is q rare |
poem Of beautiful descriptive power, but that young,
childish face seemed to lend new beauty and dcscrp
tlon TO the poem. came expecting to be bored TO
DEATH instead, under the spell Of dramatic power,
yet embryo, was fascinated, cntralcd. other poems
rcclled, both grave and gay, and In them all
Miss Lewis showed the genius of nature. She Is not
prodigy slo IL true child Of nature, and simply
reflects It's brightness and shadows. She tells me
that she Is thitcon years old that she IL all alone IN
New York, her tutor having entire charge of her.
Although shc Is occasionally hCmcsck, 1t was nj her
earnest request that she permitted to here
aud pursue her elpcu,ionary studies. Her father Is
In the Treasury Department, but finds tlmo to drop
over here occasionally to watch his daughters pro-
grcas. Last week at Long Branch Miss Lewis had a
critical audience In the persons OF Mary Anderson,
Mr.. aud Mrs +. n. Chaurrau Maggie Mitchell. Mr.,
Hudson, Of tho standard Theatre and John 7, Ray
mond They were more than delighted with the child.
Miss Anderson was particularly enthusiastic about her
future and Mr.. Henderson told me that she wOuld
doubedly make great actress. Washington has
many things TO be proud OF, but none more deserving
than Annie Lewis Her appearance in the dramatic
world Ia destined to create n furorc.
Politics in the Empire state have been stirred up TO
fever heat during the past week. owing to the charges
aud counter charges between Cornell aud Conkling
The general opinion is that Cornell has been "hoist
by his own petard.' or course You know all about
the charges both sides. how Cornell through his
organs accused Cunkng of accepting n brlhc, and
attempting influence his executive action to favor
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company aud the Elevated
Railroads. Whatever may he said of ConknE aud
his methods, bribery of the things last OF all
that could amirch his fame and name. The charge
not generally believed, but the Times with pecu-
liar and atrouious yindctivencss et loose the dogs
of war and poured column after column " vupera-
tive shot into the Cunkllng contingent. rhe attack
was so mer Hess that 1t provoked resistance and Jay
Gould was among i,st spring to Conkling's de-
fense. lie produced evidence to show that Cornell
was stock gambler of tho worst type and was max
ur use of his position rs Governor of tho state to
| create what Is known as nblnd pool. In other
words, he was the active PARTY In stock gambling
| transaction, In which his coaduors had to trust
blindly to his Judgment and m anageuent of u Cummcn
purse IIe has not vet rendered an account of his
"blnl stewardship but has buled and bcarel the
| stock of American District Telegraph by turns until
his profits according to jay Goud must run into six
| figures The disclosure has killed Cornell in the
Cuberpa,oIaI race beyond doubt AMI there are many
who are no, sorry for It, HIS conduct toward Cout-
| ling Judging from tho common basis of friendship,
has simply been Infamous. Every political position lie
has had has been due to Coukling' friendship and
| influence. Upon every occasion when some sort of
reciprocal friendship was asked he has proven false
his bencfictor. A Turveydrop who was Inflated with
his own power and greatne -, stripped of BOTH
and Is now relegatcd to the ohscu,itv aud shades
private life pres dent Arthur has gone to Newport
aud his handiwork In New York politics has not been
made apparent In Cornell downfall you may teronl
Conklug' old lieutenant had some share but no one
can detect the Presidential finger marks President
Arthur is too wise politician to disclose that. Flu,
tnse who know his old associations aul political
habits are not slow to Judge effects from and
to praise the wisdom and prudence which they aver is
akin to statesmanslp. 1t Is really wonderful how
popular the President Is with New Workers. There
NAV lie some state pride In the matter but the Ruoi-
taneity Of the popular feeling shows that II Is largely
evoked by personal admiration FOR the man. AS IN
instance of this, his reception the New York side,
on his return from n recent visit to Cen Hancock /:
noted. When he made his appearance on the Battery
landing AN Immense throng was there to greet him.
Truckmcn shouted themselves hoarse with cheering,
| and citizens stood uncovered while he passed This
reception Is compared with President Hayes visit
to New York, when tho Latter pissed unnoticed ant
unheralded In the great throug.
| New York has now u nuisance which Is provOkin,
q, complaint from all sides Merchants denounce IT.
truckmcn swear at IT, pedestrians mourn over it
Everywhere In tho lower part OF the city the street,
| are torn nm to Law down the complicated apparatus %
| the new corporations which undertake. to furnish
buildings with steam heat, and electric light. The
work proceeded with In sections Of two blocks or
| as Won washington folks s,y euuarcg The strean
of travel Is constantly interrupted by these ostruc
| t,ous The daily tancI, of teams trucks wagons
and carriages ia a slight To behold while the pe,ies
trIon has no show at ALL lie must be exreedIngI
shy and wary or he will Ie tramplcl down upon the
an, side or Will fan ten or twelve feet into an cyca
vo,,on an th, other The rsuarklble part about tn
work of these corporations Is that 1t Ia done agaIns
tho universal protest of propertyownsrs and tenants
+ n wouId acem that property-hoIars have no right
, whatever that tho Board of Aldermen are bound t
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