National Republican., 1883-07-23
THE MAN ON THE AVENUE.
Small Talk ABOUT Men and Measures

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tillers of bourbon whisky had gone on
for four or five years overproduc-
ing, and they wanted legislation
that would not only relieve them
from present trouble but that would enable
them to go on making whisky and adding to
the stock The distilcrs throughout Ohio,
Indiana, and Illinois, and other western and
northwestern states, who had kept within
reasonable bounds were willing that congress
should relieve the Kentucky and Pennsylvania
distillers from distress, but they were opposed
to legislation that would serve to further
stimulate production and intensity the dis
tress further along. Year before last 81, ,OOO,-
coo gallons of bourbon whisky were distilled !;
last year 100000 gallons. Kentucky and
Pennsylvania distilleries are practically idle
DistilleriGs controlled by tho northwestern
association are running at one-tifth their
capacity, and very large proportion Of their
product goes into arts and manufactures.
About S0,OO0,OOO gallons of spirits of
all kinds go into consumption an
nually. The over production is largely
in bourbons, though as matter of course
inferior grades go up or down in sympathy
with the better grades. The bottom having
been knocked out of the bourbon market, the
depression is felt all along the line, and as
may be imagined, the distilers at large do
not feel very kindly toward the men who
brought trouble upon the whole trade. They
are willing, as ] said before, to let congress
lift the bourbon distilers out of the slough
of despond, but not to grant them license
to play the hog to the end of time"
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"There is funny incident connected with
that selection" said John Sousa, the leader
of the marine band, as he handed in the pro.
gramme of the concert Mt the white house
grounds Saturday, and pointed to the "Pi-
rates of Penzance" number. "Wheu the
Pirates was first produced 1 went to see
it for seven nights consecutively, and
took my wife with me. Each night after we
got home she would sing to me the melodies
she remembered and 1 would write them
down. The Instrumentation was easy
enough for me, but the melodies she
could remember better than /. At the end
of the seventh performance L had secured
twenty-five out of the twenty-six numbers,
and without ever having seen note
of Sullivan's score either printed
or written. have kept that arrangement,
and used it ever since, and that is the ono
now use with the marine band. l was offered
n good deal of money for it Immediately after
! had completed it, but of course l wouldn't
sell anything | had obtained in that way
although didn't hesitate to use it in my own
orchestra"
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ut is true" said the operator, that the
Knights of Labor are rendering us active as
sistanCe. This organization numbers over
100000 workingmen some authorities put it
as high as 100000. The knights contribute
10 cents per week for the benefit of the striking
| telographers, making an aggregate of $4,000
per week. This will not maintain $1,000 stril1-
ers, but it will so a long ways in that direction.
The operators who are out will not come to
want. The business sentiment of the coun-
try is favorable to them, and against the
| Western Union. We are receiving pecuniary
| aid from business men everywhere, as well as
words of encouragement.
"One of the best moves of the brotherhood
was in securing the active cooperation of the
lihesmen, without whom the telegraph COM
panies will soon find themselves involved in
| 1000 linomen in the employ of all the tele-
graph companies. Their duty is to
string new wire and to keep the
| lines in working order, In cities especially
| when hundreds and sometimes thousands of
wires are strung they are continually getting
tangled, currents breaking and disturbances
of one sort and another occurring. Expert
linemen very soon locate trouble and
straighten things out, but new men would be
working in the dark. Let there be II storm
in Washington, New York, Baltimore Phila-
delphia, Chicago, orany other important news
or commercial center, and the wires could
not be put in working order again without
the help of trained linemen, in two weeks,
and the result would be entire suspension OF
business, an interruption that would amount
to entire suspension. Let the strike continue
until both sides get fighting, and as they are
liable TO do after a while, a single vicious
| lineman could do 100000 damage in a
night, and destroy wire that could
not be replaced in two or three
weeks. look to SEQ war to the knife before
| this quarrel is over. Gould and his followers
will make desperate effort to make theil
big bluff win, but brag will not do this time
The great monopolist is confronted by organ
lied intelligence, as well as organized labor
and he has met his match. He has got under
Western Union stock to keep it up, and
he will doubtless keep it up to the
last, but if the strike is maintained long
rival lines will get the business, and he will
have to sacrifice his other holdings to take
care of his telegraph company, We have
him at disadvantage, and we are going tc
keep him there"
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"Lotta" sent her husband, o. Z. Huss
50, 800 the other day, if no is to be believed
and the lucky man left for England Saturday
ON one of the National limo steamers to NEE
his lively bride. The husband promises t.
bring back a strong theatrical company in the
fall, when he and Lotta' return. The mys
terry of that marriage license remains un
solved. When it was issued Lolita was un
doubtedly in England
Yellow Fever, Smallpox, and Cholera,
The surgeon general of tho marine hospita
service has been informed that vessel from
Vera Cruz has appeared off Apalachicoa ThD
collector of that port has been instructed /,
send the vessel TO Ship island. The surgeon
general has also been informed that smallpo!
aud yellow fever have appeared in MatanZa
and Cienfugas, Cuba, and that cholera exist
in Campeche and OaXaca, Mexico,