The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-03-17
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
NEW YORK, March Cd, 1888.

NEW YORK, Marcn %, 1855.
Now that the adjournment of Con-
gress is fact almost a week old,
minds heated over the tariff discus
sion. have had an opportunity Of
quieting down and viewing the situ-
alton more calmly. Whatever tariff
legislation has been done, it is now
almost beyond question. was the best
for the country. A wholesale revis-
ion such as the ideal free traders as
distinguished from the practical ad-
herents of the system would have
wished, would have been a positive
injury to the country in as much az: =
of familiar methods of business, as to
have intefposed serious clog to com-
merce in general. The changes made
so far are salutary. They are steps
in the right direction, and the coun-
try at large owes the Republican par
ty another debt gratitude fora good
work performed on the eve OF its re-
tirement from the management of the
legislature.
President Arthur's nominations so
far as they concern this section are
generally well received, except by
perhaps few men belonging to dis
appointed cliques. In Mr.. Elihu
Root, who succeeds Mr.. Stewart L.
WoodiOrd as United States District
Attorney, he has appointed man
who is not alone a good lawyer, but
an active hard working, level head
ed business man. Though well in
formed on all literary and other mat
tiers pertaining to polite learning. he
has always made it point to refrain
from pluming himself on what are
after allnothIng but accomplishments.
General Woodford on the contrary
loved to glory on his dilletantism in
such matters. He was fond of pre-
siding at college commencementsa and
alumni dinners, where he INDUCED
in the flowers of cup-and-saucer ora
tory. In this he did himself much
injury, as he brought on himself the
ridicule of more practical men. and
ridicule kills.
In the State Legislature at Albany,
the Democrats are still cutting ND
high jinks, plenty of blue fire, but as
1t is all in the air there is no warmth
or practical benefit from it. The ses-
sion however will fortunately not
last very long. An Assemblyman
told me day or so ago that an effort
would be made to wind up as early
as the beginning of April, if possible.
What Ed. Stokes proposes to do
with the Madison Square Garden is
still puzzling men about town. Mr..
Stokes himself smilingly answers all
questions put to him in an extremely
vague manner. The latest rumor is
that he proposes to build track in.
side and giving trotting races at night
by the electric light. This would
certainly. pay and give New Workers
and visitors in town a new amuse-
ment. In the summer such an idea
would be hailed with delight by the
large army of men whom business
compels to stay at home. Long
Branch and Rockaway are too far
away to be done in short trip of a
few yours, and Coney Island pals on
one after a while. Thus a man is
compelled to lounge in the corridors
or bar-room of a hotel on evenings if
he would like to get breathing spell
of a couple of hours. A change from
this ''senseless and soulless" mode of
entertainment as Trollope described
the American style of hotel lounging
would be more than desirable.
Exhibits from all parts of the coun-
try are beginning to pour in on Fish
Commissioner BLACKBOARD for trans
mission to London. / had little talk
with him the other morning and he
assured me that it would surprise
him very much if America would not
repeat her Berlin triumph, where she
distanced every competitor not alone
in the Immediately practical display
of the varieties of fish caught in our
waters, the modes of securing them
and the methods of preserving them.
but also, and mainly at that, by her
progress in fish culture. Apropos
of this, it may interest you to know
that quite large amount of fresh
fish are weekly shipped to England
in their various seasons. The Duke
of Switzerland and several other high
and mighty subjects of Queen Victo.
ria. who have an appreciation of the
good things of life are regular custom.
ers for trout, salmon, bass and other
toothsome game fishes. They are
packed fresh in fine ice and arrive in
London in as perfect condition as if
they had just been taken from the
water,