Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-26
FUN AT A CONVENTION.
GROTESQUE GLIMPSES OF KEN
TUCKY'S YOEMANRY.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 23.-The grea
Democratic convention having dedicate
a set OF men to the service of the State fo
the next four years, has resolved itsel
into its elementary conditions and disap
peared, even to the last broad-brimme,
hat and the last pair of muddy boots
When the backwOOds delegate-he VIII,
descends from the mountain districts
armed with his high commission, set.
forth on the long journey to Louisville once
in four years and spreads himself over the
city, he is the most interesting and anus
ing spectacle of the hour. He is so eau.
tious in handling the cigar affectionately
protfered him by the other candidates
friend, almost as though he were afraid il
would explode If he put match to it.
and he turns it over furtively, squeezing
it lest it should prove hollow mOckerv,
being a cigar manufactured, no doubt.
with special reference to rural delegates.
Ana then those boots upon which one
may study the geological survey of Ken
lucky, its strata and sub-strata-how
| could one man accumulate so much mud
in one short life. time? And when he
grows enthusiastic for his man in the con-
vention, and pounds the floor with them,
|
| enVel0ps him and everyone else, and how
everyone coughs and splutters and stran-
| giles.
1t was very good humOred convention.
and some amusing things occurred which
! don't always go with conventions When
Bishop Dudley opened the assembly with
| prayer, one honest yeOman in the gallery
! shouted, ''louderV He wanted everybody
| to have the full benefit of that PRAYER.
IlnRInn hnV.af
| many speeches, and when everybody had
said something and the convention was in
very genial mood, some one called for
| Blackburn. 1t goes without saving that
our Governor is not so popular in the Gu
| bernatorial chair as he is out of it. and
when the call was made cries of ''No!
No!, came from all parts of the hall. But
the Governor arose, gave himself shake
like q lion, and promptly ascended the
that tried to drown him. 1t is gen.
orally believed that our Blackburn
is largely made up of heart.
but he also possesses a goodly portion of
| tongue, and on this occasion he distributed
it right and left. He said, amongst other
things, that ''if any man accused him of
abusing the pardOning power while in
| office that man was liarl'' Considering
how many men had been guilty of that
| very accusation the Governor would have
| had large sized Scrimmage on his hands
| II each one had been inclined to show
fight, but in such an event the old gentle
man would doubtless have pitched in for
all it was worth.
This was to have been Derby day, but
1t had to be postponed ON account of the
| weather. Such an unWonted cOntretemps
never happened to the Louisville Jockey
! Club before, but with cold, steady down.
| pour for two successive days, the track is
in such condition as to make any kind
| OF run out Of the question, and there is
| consequent weeping and wailing, and
| gnashing of teeth. The mercury Is down
| to fOrty-eight, the clouds are still heavy.
and there is better prospect for a snow
storm than anything else, and all this in
the face of the fact that there is a stable
OF more than five hundred horses here, the
| largest ever brought on a course in the
| South, and this meeting was intended to
| quite surpass anything in the annals of
| the club.
| Promptly on hand for Derby day came
General Abe ButOrd; he can't resist the
| track and its glOries. 1t will be remem-
| bered that about this time last year he
| distinguished himself by renouncing the
| pomps and VanitieS of the turf, uniting
by baptism with the Christian Church, and
preaching some remarkable ''horsey" ser
mons, La turning ur this time he has
yeered around somewhat and ON last Sum
day morning was confirmed in one of the
small Episcopal churches in the east end
of the city. just where he will be this time
next year in his religious convictions
| would be puZZling to predict.
The Episcopal Convention of Kentucky,
which assemblies in this city the latter
part of this week, will adopt measures
looking to the division of this diocese into
two, as the council Of this church, now
in session in Richmond, propose to divide
Virginia. Bishop Thomas w. Dudley,
nominally the Assistant Bishop of Ken
lucky, but who in reality is responsible
for all the labor of the diocese, finds him
self overburdened. In case of division it
is foregOne conclusion that Bishop Dud-
ley will be advanced to the primary epis-
cOpal office in the new diocese.
The cases of Levi and Snapp have been
postponed until October for final settle
ment. In the meantime these two distin-
guished gentlemen walk about town ap-
parently enjoying themselves. The strong
est Indictment against Snapp, the one by
which he was to stand or fall, was com
pletely nullified by the trickery of one of
the witnesses for the prosecution, who
was in reality a personal friend and
henchman of the Snaps and who PLAYED
so deXterOusly into the hands of the de-
fense that the case was dismissed
Every one SCOTS the idea now that justice
will ever have her perfect work on either
Snapp or Levi. They might be pardoned
if they looked around the world in
little surprise and pOndered something
in this wise:
$50 soon was done for,
hardly knew what was begun for"
1t is not altogether improbable that
little Snapp went down into his bond box
and fished up a tempting mOrsel for that
obliging witness, But the strangest case
was Ferguson's, When he had plead
guilty to every charge and it was sup
posed his sentence must be for hundred
years at least, the indignant public
howled because it was not more; finally
he was sentenced for five years and then
there was revulsiOn of feeling-indeed
it was quite a somersault. Divers and
sundry people took it upon themselves to
rush wildly around with petitions for
''pO0r Dave's'' pardon, and crowds Of
people Wept over him and wanted him
back to steal some more. Since his incar-
ceration numerous sympathizers go up
from time to time and gaze at him through
the bars and bring back lachrymOse ac-
counts as to how he appears in his striped
suit, how his appetite stands by him, and
what he eats for dinner how he sleeps,
and what are doubtless his dreams, al
RGuSed1n. 1t is an accepted belief that
making his exit will be Ferguson's pardon.
Another Louisville girl. with longing
for the laurels of a famous actress, has
betaken herself to the patAs which Occa-
siOnally lead to fame. This time it is Miss
Cora Anderson who aspires. The young
lady is barely eighteen and has not long
left school, About two years ago, at 4
school exhibition, she gave the balcony
scene from Romeo and Juliet with a power
that in a mereAschOOl-girl was startling
and brought down the house That was
the first public exhibition of her his
trionic talents. and warm were the con-
gratulatiOns, and bright the predictions
that followed her. Since then she has
been quietly tut earnestly studying. and
has received an offer from Frohmann, of
Madison Square; she has Just gone to
New York to make arrangements for her
debut in that city. This Miss Anderson
is no relative of Mary Anderson, the
star, SIZE belongs TO an old and first
clase louisville family, some of whose
branches are now impoverished. and is am
orphan. Since personal beauty is such
an important factor in the success of an
actress, IL Is pleasant to know that this
young tyro is fair to see, tall and with a
certain graceful and majestic stateliness
blue eyed and fresh in complexion. Will
plenty of soft, fair hair, and haiE arch
half smiling curve il keE pretty mouth.
1t has not kesH without due advice and
Confederation that she has cast her die
and Louisville, who has seen more than
one of her children win honor and reno,.n
abroad, will be ready to re;Giee with this
one If she finds EaVe Is not cheat and
fnrtNhe not the tickle goddess all men
proclaim her. 'sa
Gen. S. 3. Buckner, VINO retired early
and gracefully from the race in the recent
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