New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-22

friend concluded that the jockey ought TO bo restored
In little subsequent conversation between these two
men, however Bowie convinced Mr.. Booth that there
was necessity Of having rules II they were to h
broken and that the jockey had already been dlsc-
pned and restored So he has never been put back
and subssts loans and help from former patrons and
from other Jockeys"
Mr.. Knox, who may have fought duel some time ago
In this vicinity, was consumptivc yons man from the
north of Ireland and out to Texas to find healthy
climate. He started column in The Gaiyeson Meas
called sngs,' which attracted attention. in part be-
cause OF the dry commercial matter In the rest VI the
paper 1t occurred to him that Texas might stand a
weekly paper he went In pursuit Of Mr. Sweet Of San
Antonio who had local reputation humorist and
who had been educated in a German university
although he OF regular Texas American stock.
They united In paper at Austin which took the name
of Knoxs old column Sweet home and makes the
Jokes while Knox travels afar and does the advertising
and business Dues do not advertise wise men In this
latitude.
General Aver, an officer Of good repute in the Army
OF the Potomac who particularly ran McCausand dowa
after he burned Chambersburg and dissipated his CON-
mand, remarked to recently: Though have acted
with the Democrats for several years, often on
Republican spectacles. The Republican party was the
rapid growth of a very hot period, and. II you VIII
notice. In the vegetable world the productions OF such
time after they up to certain height dnerentAts
or divide and redvide. putting out two limbs and from
those still other limbs That Is why the Repubieai
party at present has two wel-defned opposite eemen
In IT, which cannot he brought together any more than
two branches OF an original trunk. The Democrats
party on the hand is merely strong by being the
opposition OF itself the Democratic party at present
has no other strength than the and renorcemeI
It has no strong leaders. Take up the list and turn
them over man by man, and there is disappointing
sense left"
@For myselfo said General Averi, prefer Hewitt
for our candidate for President" why Hewitt :" said
l. "He is a crotchety man., said Ayerill but that 10
not TO his prejudice We do not want any flexible
boneless Presidents trying TO conceal something
and not TO offend somebody II Will not hurt the Pres
idency If We should get in some upright man ike Hew
lit, who will LOW and then say something 10 indicated
bac kbone and an indignant spirit Hewitt Is the yey
best person for us to TO meet this tar ques
ton, to evade it. We put forward mannscfurer
and say to the people: Here Is Democrat interested
the prosperity of manufactures but VINO sees that ref
ormations going to help and not hurt the manaae-
turers who has mind enough to discern some way
relieving consumers while leaving the manufacturing
plant strong"
lean remember when the first railroad to the New
Jersey coast opened about lSo9-oo called tae
Camden and Atlantic On Christmas Day, 1861, went
CITY, which then consisted OF about hye hote
chief of which was the Mansion House, thlnk, and
there had canvas-back duck with the solemn OLD pro-
pretor little later went to the opening OF the rail-
road 10 Brdge;on which In course OF time developed
into a railroad to Cape May Now there arc at least
three railroads to Atlantic City, and the Pennsylyanas
ne line rims If to Barnegat and Will ultimately extend
down the Jersey shore from Red Bank to Cape May,
opening the entire and all Its nles and beaches to
summer travel. Much Of this coast is also fair for
winter nvalds and the time Is at hand when we shall
have a winter well summer season along the sea
That will probably when We have brick houses
instead boxes live Ill at the seaside and eau
90 to sleep without fear OF burning up Cape Nay be-
came about 1850 chief watering place In the United
states and the Mount Vernon Hotel the very name Of
which almost forgotten. in its day the finest re-
sort the side Fire consumed IL and also It's lead
ing successor Congress Hail. There is hardly beach
In world superior TO that at Cape May and the TEN
perature the water nearer the desderatum Tor
bathing than almost anywhere in the world. The draw
backs TO the place are It's fat situation and occasional
Dsquoes the land breeze. and the water supply mas
not been as carefully attended to at other resorts
One OF my notes about Wager swayne, of this city,
being descended from the original Harper OF Harpers
Ferry through his niece has brought forth the following
news dated Cincinnati: presume you are not aware
that Harper, the founder of Harper's Ferry, had
daughter named Sarah who married man named Jones
sans the year 1885, and about the year 1870 she
and her husba moved TO Ohio then wilderness and
settled near where is the village called Sardinia IN
Brown County. She died In 1915 after raising Large
family consisting OF five girls and four boys one Of
whom sti lives near the old home 1T Sardinia. Harper
OF Ferry fame, had twentyiv grandsons in the
late WAR; some for the North for the South
Some OF them az the taking and retssng OF Harp
ers Ferry. Harper the founder OF Harpers Ferry has
now living nearly oil of the Western
states heard OF the wagersor the swssns'
as being connected with the Harpers however, know
very little OF the Eastern branch of the Harper family
sa ah Harper the OF the founder of Harpers
Ferry was my grandmother and 1t Is strange that my
great grandfathers niece should inherit his property,
when he had daughter OF his OF the name"
Baltimore that was enriched by the Union armies and
lifted from factionsty 10 be the neghbOr OF the Amer
lean capital and the protege OF Pennsylvania, Is looking
about her for employment for her surplus population
manufactures. found at my hand Few days ago
this extract from paper published there on January :,
1861 Is Maryland prepared TO choose whether sue
will be the ally Black Repubcanism and the antagonist
OF the South or one with South and he antagonist OF
Black Republicanism This brings us TO our prop
osion and 1t is the necessity OF an Immediate Issue ny
which the people oil the North may determine, as they
ought to do, the question OF union or dis union ine
course OF the been OF incessant proyoc
tion aud while widely nuying the laws Of Congress-
holding its authority at defiance and violating tue
spirit OF the Constitution IL has airoty thrust upon the
South the alternative OF submission or secession Ana
thus the attempt has been successful to impress tue
DC Dple OF the North with the Idea that the odum oil DIS
union was upon the South. Unfortunately there are
some among in Maryland-presses and individuals
who are sadly tainted with this artful heresy Then
follow signatures TO the call for secession meengin
Baltimore for February l. 1851: james Carroll, Jshn
" l.. MscMahon, Joshua Vinsent, q. o. ODonneiL
Robert McI.ane Kelly Il Pet, James IL. Brown Bro'
william Pinlney whyte, Thomas NJ. Lanahan William
s. Waters John Til Dmpson Mason, W. L. Walters & Co..
W. II. Quincy, I. ]. Townsend. Samuel Tyler George
Lynn Lachlin Davis The officers OF the meeting were