The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-01-13

administration Characterized. The FIgh,
.torte Speasership.- Legislature Measures
The Sunday Law.-Eeath Of a -Mtrapot-
tan Csfracser.-I Caecitrel Cdreer.-Enor
nous Gains end Losses. Tie Fondacss q
the late Russian lice Loansul for High
Play Salmi Horse New Plays.
New York, January 9Th, 1888.
Governor Cleveland is in. and Governor
Cornell with the anything but comforting
pleiix "EX' to his title ~retires to the obi
WON TO which he aud his political deeds
and aspirations properly belong. Bat tho
evil that men do lives after them What
ever good he may have lone his admins
tr;t!on will be remembered solely by tie
shameless attempt to make use of the high
EST otficeia the State for stock iobbing pur
poses. and by the fact chat he made use of
his narlonilg power only once and then ~
%curtail the nleritel imprisonment of Co
burn, the prize fighter. SO far as l can
judge from the conversations | had with
many members, 1 think the first part OF
the session of the Legislature Will be large
~ occupied with the punishment Of Vi
rlous Democratic r~enc.ades for their treas
on. All Of these worthless. in the figura
tive political iargon. "bartered their politi
cal birthriyht for Il mess of ottice-4oldimr
po:ridgt."
These people will be turned OIL: without
much ado. and where that cannot be done
the extreme resource of leyislating out of
Office will be largely applied. Among the
earliest general measures that the legisla-
ture will attend to. will be the repeal of
the obnoxious Sunday Law, and the mo-
ment that is done, every good citizen OF
the State with the exception of the fana
tics will breathe a sigh of relief. The law
rs it stands invites its violation by its
very anomalous and anacl:onous provi-
sions. and as long as a law is not respected
it certainly cannot be enforced. After that
the experiment will certainly be tried Of
giving New York City single headed com
Missions that is placing one man at the
head Of each department Instead of three
OF five. By this way the administration
OF the different branches of the city govern
ment will be simplifed besides making it
more effective since then there will be 10
shrinking or shifting of responsibility.
In the death of Mr. Edward Stern. Rus
sian Vice Consul in this city, Metropolitan.
life loses one of its most interesting adven
tnrers. He was not a popular man among
the people he knew-and he knew almost
everybody. but his personality, history
aud pluck, even under the most exacting
circumstances made him one Of those per
sons whom one cannot overlook. Of NOR
al sensibility he had but little. He was a
Russian, aud if ever the aphorism of the
celebrated French Statesman, scratch a
Russian aud yon will find a Tartar be-
meath" was practically illustrated. he fur
nished the means. H.. was married no
less than three times. and had as many di-
vorce suits to defend. Some months ago
he was publicly caned in front Of the Hoff:- |
man House. by Mr.. Drnilhct, the father Of
his last wife. The old gentleman is tile !
leading member Of a rich firm of wine i'm !
porters. and while being the embodiment
of French politeness and honor he is also
very irascible. Stern treated his wife so
badly that she was compelled to leave him:
Not content Herewith Stern in a very COW
ardly manner spoke d,sparagingly Of her
among other men, aud his remarks were
of course repeated to his father-in-law- |
who took the above very practical means
of showing Stern what he thought of his
behavior.
Stern was a very bold speculatori in Wall
Street, and like all Russians immensely
fond Of high play. It is said Of him that
he lost at least half q dozen fortunes, but |
his mental elasticity was such that he
easily recovered from a blow and forth
with set out to make another. He died
worth about Two hundred thousand dol
lars. Among a certain class of men he
was greatly admired for his skill, GOODNESS
and nerve at poker. He once had a party
in his room at his hotel where the cards |
were dealt almost uninterruptedly for
twelve hours. He was a member Of the |
Turf Club and of course one Of the main |
supporters of baccarat which was played
there to such an extent as to make the da;
ly papers declaim against it. l saw him in |
the club house at Saratoga one evening
when he lost Twenty thousand dollars at
roulette with the nonclalance that lesser
mortais show when they lose a game at
billiards.