Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-08-04
Tom Thumbs Hobbies.

Itu dS IDdudEtT IDT ven. ION IUulD
gave, the other day, some intsrsstin
information about that little man,
whom he said Although he M
great number OF people, he never coul
say anything to them. He would sin
ply answer their questions and the
stop. Once in q while he would Sc
something and speak of it to me c
some other of his close friends, bu
never to a stranger.
Was he a great reader ."
"Tom Thumb never reada book, news
paper or aught else. During all th
time ! was with him never saw hin
reading. He never took the least inter
est in the news or the romantic as it i
found in novels"
"What did he do with himselfdurin
the little leisure he had 2"
"Well, he never had very much leis
ure he used to occupy it in playin,
billiards or smoking. He dearl Y love,
a horse, and over diamonds he wen
wild. The fancy may have partakel
Of a boyish freak ; although men of rar
intellect can't help but admire the ex
quisite color of an old mine gem. H
at one time owned a great many dia
mOnds and horses. 1t has been asserte,
in the newspapers and out Of them tina
the General drank to excess. Now,
will say this in his behalf: so long as
was with him, l never saw him unde
the influence of liquor. He smoked
several strong cigars day, but he nev
er was all Incorporate drinker"
. How about his married life-was
that happy"
" 1t was truly a happy life. The
dwarf couple had more pleasant conju
gal relations than the average of grown
up people. She knew how to handle
him she had tact and everything wen,
smoothly, and yet do not quite under.
stond why she is now in Cincinnati"
" Was he rich at the time Of his
death q"
" suppose he must have been, al.
though have no means of knowing
now," said the ex. manager of the dwarf.
" He made great deal of money, and
also spent great deal, but he ought to
have saved a goodly sum. He certain
ly made Barnum rich. have always
supposed the great Snowman got the
lions share of the profits. The General
broke with him because he suspected
he could make more money by manag-
ing his own tours. The dwarf also made
MS own parents rich.
They were poor and shiftless until
Barnum discovered their prodigy of a
son, and with all his wonderful tact
displayed him to an admiring world.
They had a certain percentage of the
until the source of the income
Was of age, and at one time We're worth
400, 900. Unlucky investments and u
'ircus dwindled the pile until there
vas little left. The General himself
'egan to gather in the coin after he had
his majority. In England,
although it may seem fabulous, he
tten received E1O0 a week.
The Men At the Electric Keys.
New YORK, August 3.-The damage
D the wires of the Western Union Com
any by yesterdays storm was found to
Z much less than was at first anticipa-
Ell. Except in one or two of the minor
ircuits, it was reported that the wires
'ere in as good a condition last night
8 al any time since the strike, and all
usinesS was cleared from the hooks,
xcept the usual amount of lay-over
usiness. Several poles were found to
ave been blown down by the wind, in
his city and in its vicinity, but all
lese damages were repaired this morn
Ig, when the usual report that the
Tres were all right and business was
eing handled promptly to all points
as given out by the Company. Two
ore of the strikers returned to work
lis morning, and another promised to
'me in later in the day. They were
signed to desks, and are said to be
rSt-class operators.
Mr.. Somervill reiterated the denial
the truth of the rumor that General
exert had Re resigned. He said that
lere had been no meeting of the Di-
ctors yesterday. The Company, he
I'D, intended to make no change in
! policy, and so far rs it was con-
rned the strike was over. Reports
ceived from the East, West and
'uth stated that the Company was
ceiving constant accessions from
e ranks of the strikers in all quarters.
The leaders in the strike said that
e situation, so far as they were con-
rned, was unchanged.
AT a meeting of the Brotherhood to-
y it was reported that business in the
estern Union Office to all important
ints is from three to six hours behind
d that hundreds of messages are mail =,
every night. 9
The printers in the World Office held ,
meeting at which sympathy with the d
liking telegraphers was expressed and |
subscription list opened. q
D. c., August 3.-The !
st detection from the ranks OF the :
liking telegraphers in this city, oc- v
rred to-day. A son of Night-Mana. n
Young, who quilted work with the $
st detachment, returned to his desk. d
e Brotherhood say they have been
pectlng this, and are not surprised. y
ey keep up as bold and confident a n
inner as at any time. Tonight they :,
opted resolutions denouncing by /
ne several of their former associates !,
o remained at work, who they claim q
lnised to strike. !.
'oRTLAND, Me-, August 3.-Four +
lnbers of the Brotherhood returned q,
work to-day. Three were Western n
ion men and one Mutual Union man. ~
he best cure for diseases of the NJ
YES, brain and muscles, is Browns h
n Bitters. Il,
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