Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-07-15
From New York.

EDITOR CHRONICLE New York
at present is distinguished by an
all -pervading dullness. The "Glo-
rious Fourth" has passed and gone,
and everything seems dull, even
the never-ending rattle and roar OF
Broadway.
The three leading holidays stand
in reversed proportion here to their
estimate in the land of the CHRoN-
ICLE. There, Christmas is the big
ge5t day OF the year; New Years
comes next, and Independence
Day ranks perhaps the lowest, when
celebration and good times" are
considered. Here, the Fourth of
July heads the list, and fireworks
and clear heads both take their
leave of earth for time, instead of
on the 25th of December. New
Years day is also much more re-
garded than Christmas, as Il holiday.
The weather of this last Fourth
luckily became many degrees cooler,
and at present is quite endurable.
For several days at the beginning
of the month, however, 90 was a
low average.
A great strike, of nearly all the
freight-handlers of the city, has
been in progress in quiet way, for
several weeks. The men all be-
came aware, at last, that seventeen
cents per hour would not support
their families. Michael Davitt, the
Irishman, has also been agitating
of late in favor of the peasantry of
his country. In re the expulsion
by the English parliament, of the |
Irish members; the sympathy of
the people is decidedly with the ex-
pelled.
New York politics are rather
Since the acquisition Of
John Kelly with his Tam
by the Republican party,
the present Governor, Cornell, is
the most prominent
man. He has the advantage of be-
ing an Arthur Republican and also
A strong friend of Kelly. He has
recently done some good work on
his own account by vetoing several
Of the more fiagrantly corrupt bills
passed by the present Legislature,
IN which the balance of power is
neld by Tammany. In the Demo-
,ratic ranks some eight or ten are
spoken of, with Tilden probably
most prominent, on the ground
hat his election would give him a
rood start for 1884. Considerable
interest is manifested in the politi-
al situation in Tennessee. 1t seems
O be the opinion of the best papers
hat there are only two alternatives
before the TennesSeans-eithe State
lonOr and a Republican Governor, :
II reputation and Democracy. I
There must be good many in the {
state, who, though fervent Demo- {
rats, have too much honor and
owe for the old State to vote for the
Iemoralizing Reputation platform &
With Bate at its head. I
From present indications, the i
World is going to have another big 6
var. Egypt is spelling for a fight,
nd England is hesitating before
aillng in. The chances of victory !
re pretty nearly balanced between i
he two. {
America is suffering from an :
norm0us influx of Russian Jews.
he immigration Commissioners
ave one of the largest elephants on
acord on their hands. They are v
towing them away by the hun s
reds in temporary houses, on t
Wards Island, and elsewhere, but !.
ne new arrivals don't seem to want +
} move. They will simply stay il
there they are put, and Castle s
arden is in despair. .
The theatres have mostly closed &
,r the season. AT many, however, f
lere seems to be prospect of the k
JASON being made perpetual. =
Why does the Southern negro n
the Fourth of July? What e
as ever done for him on that day? 1
he Declaration of Independence !,
ever gave or inferred, any liberty i,
, the negro. The New York Times O
Iys he celebrates it because it is g
a white mans holiday. 81
his is certainly characteristic. I,
S. Il. WYATT. b.
New York. july 7. 1882, Ol