National Republican., 1883-02-05
ON TIE AVENUE.

ON THE AVENUE.
Small Talk About Men and Measures.
Editor Wattorson, in behalf of " one hun
drod thousand one-armed Kentuokians,"
haunts tho floors of the senate and house like
restless shadow, importuning his democratic
friends to clamor and vote for free trade. The
delegation from Georgia, where the mines
are largely operated by conyicts, is well salts
fed that American workers in iron should be
satisfied with the wages paid for foreign labor
in the same line.
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Despondent friends Of tariff revision arc
getting fdgoty at tho slow progress made in
the discussion of the pending bills. "The
house" said n gloomy member yesterday
"has been grinding away on its bill for more
than a week and at least fve-sixths Of 1t re-
main untouched. Tho metal schedule will
take up all this week. and the remaining
schedules cannot be finished in thirty days at
the present rate, much less two weeks There
will be no tariff revision unless the republican
majority takes the bull by the horns without
delay and rush the bill into tho hands of a
conference committee, whose appointment is
inevitable in any event. That is the only
way out Tho democrats will filibuster to
the end and defeat che bill, only to turn in
and attac; the republican party for not pass
ing it, unless something is done to expedite
business
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Senator Hawley has discovered the author
of tho Mcriden (Conn.) letter, which was
triumphantly read by Senator Beck in the
senate the other day, in proof that the in
dustrial classes wero sacrodly opposed to
protective tariff The lotter,which purported
to be the composition Of % Woodworking
mechanic, denounced the Connecticut senator,
in common with other republicans, for
legislating to protect tho privileged
classes ut the expense Of the masses. 1t
was written By ono of the most notoriously
disreputablo fellows of the place, a dopraved
young man, who only works when compelled
to- and who is continually in trouble with tho
police. He is no more n representative of the
working classes than "BroclSy Jim," or "Billy
tho Kid" Senator Blair had occasion to
refer to the authorship of the letter in the
course of short speech made Saturday. tits
probable Senator Beck will ascertain the char
acter and antoccdents of the writer Of the next
senate. Such precautions would not only be
decent and courteous, but prudent as we'll.
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A gentleman, who says he was fellow
passenger of a newly elected great man from
the far west on his latest eastern trip has the
following story to tell of the bonanza states
man; "Before it was fairly dark the last day
OF our journey, the great man ordOra1 the
porter to make up his section in the sleeper
That done, he directed the sable man, cham
bermaid, to get out his night clothes A gor-
! gcous velvet cap, elaborately decorated, was
first procured, carefully examined, and hung
on one of the hooks where everybody could
see it, A magnificent rufled night shirt, half
smothered in costly point lace of the finest
quality, was next brought forth and hung on
another peg, so as to fill the space between the
looped-up curtains. Everything was in rcadi-
ness, but the great man, who had evidently
intended retiring early to get good nights
rest, changed his mind, and did not seek his
couch until nearly 10 o'clock. The passengers
had chance to inspect the superb
garments at their leisure, and they
ayailed themselves of the blessed
privilege. The ladies feastcd their eyes on
the embroidered nightcap and on the splcn-
did nightshrt with its $3.50 worth of lace
trimming, until their appetite for riches was
satiated. The lucky possessor of so much text
lie splendor pretended to be oblivious of his
surroundings, but it was noticed that he
witnessed the eager curiosity of his fellow
passengers, and listened to tho whis.
pered comments with keen enjoy
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boy with new pair of red top boots, the only
ones in the neighborhood, could not have
been more intensely self.complacent If he
could only haYe found an excuse for putting
his big diamonds on exhibition his happiness
would have been complete and overwhelm-
ing"
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A retu rned Arizonian brings tho cheering
intelligence that the widow of the late Presi.
dent Garfield is drawing divideds on 1,5OC
shares of stock in the Silver King mine, said
by its owners to be the richest mine in the
territory. Wonderful stories of its amazing
richness are related, and if tho half is true
the Garfield estate will be more than doubled
in value in the near future. The messenger
from the far west who brings these tidings o.
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lars in sight" and other fabulous thing
with great earnostness, but he fails. to
explain clearly how 500 shares which
yield monthly dividends of twenty-fv,
cents are only quoted at $11 on the mining
boards, when there is a surplus in the treas
ury of four or five hundred thousand dollars
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The congressman is yet to be seen who Il
willing to admit thata necessity will exist fol
the calling of an extra session, even though
, the tariff bill and all other pending measures
| fail to pass.
Recent bourbon Stealings.
81 Louis Globe Democrat
State of Missouri (paid back on COM
pulslon). s2OOO
State Of Arkansas (whilewashcd). ).......-. 100000
State of Tennessee, Observation-Disclosures. lOO,OW
State Of Alabama. Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Cityof Louisville. 10000
Grand total. l..'..'.,'.,,.-'.,',..s'', 'l,20O,O ,OU
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Welcome 10 America.
From MAYO latter IN me h'iSh TPorld
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