Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-29
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Fron our opn CorreIpondenf.

The event Of the week was. in the alb
sence Of anything more exciting. the dis
gushing demonstrations at the funerals OF
Elliott. the pugilist, and McGloin, the
"tough," who was sus per col. Both
were inferred at Calvery Cemetery, the
chief Roman Catholic Cemetery in these
parts, and the line of march was crowded.
According to every paper but one, which
saws the crowds we're mainly composed
of curious but Industrious working peo-
pie, the vast assemblages at the point Of
departure of each procession numbered
most of the hard characters in the Me-
tropolis and vicinity, and it is my firm
belief that the accidental explosion of
sufficient quantity of dynamite would
have removed some very expensive nui-
sances, and very few that any decent
person would feel grieved to lose: The
professions were timed so that after Nc
Gloin had prayers read over him-in the
midst of disgraceful and continued
scuffie-his: attendants had time to
"plant' him in time to see the final rites
paid to the late Mr.. Elliott.
Among the pallbearers of the latter, an
old antagonist in the "a foot squared cir.
Gle, was ex-Alderman James Dunno. of
Brooklyn. who "served time for ballot.
box stuffiing, and was indicted for
murderous assault on Judge Morris, to
saw nothing about minor brawls of con-
siderable frequency. He has just been
appointed keeper Of the City Hall, in
piece of gentleman who had too hazy
ideas about the distinctions between
public property and his pirate purse.
So nauseatine o misuse of privilege by
the jobbing scamps who appointed him,
has sickened every one in the City OF
Churches, except chronic ''heelers' of the
lowest stripe. They chuckle.
The Bridge is to be finised, by the way,
so they say, and the old Ring have man.
aged to get the best of well-meaning
Mayor Low and his few honest COM
rades. Part Of the investigating commit
tee he had appointed after SO much
trouble has been discharged, and the
gang seem disposed to legislate them.
selves into perpetual office.
Virgins storm proved fizzle but was
an expensive hoax anyhow. The fools
whoibelieved that fools were so numerous
that money was lost by their folly.
Ocean steamers carried out fewer passen-
gers. the fisherman loafed ashore, lob
sters have gone up in price. and in
hundred other ways Wiggins fed his
vanity at great cost to others. In little
arrears with the almanac, Dut still very
welcome, spring seems to have made
up its mind to come at last. At midday
the weather is quite warm in the sun,
though there's chill in the air and the
thermometer average is far below its
normal stand and at this time of the
year. However, the city is filling up
with strangers, and when Lent is over
there'll be plenty of festivity.
Egan, the Land League Treasurer of
Ireland, has suddenly turned up. The
secret as to when, how, and why he
came, has been we'll kept. The day be.
fore all the papers had the same news in
slightly different forms, but evidently
from one hand. 1 met ODonovan
Rosa, who looked blue, cross, and gen.
orally demoralized. Jerry wears the
worst hat in the United States except the
tile of Erastus Brooks. Soon we shall
hear the big drum boom. and the ser
want girls will be invited to fill another
barrel for the great cause of Irish Inde
pendence. Meantime, poor Ireland is on
the brink of another famine, indeed a lit
tie over the brink in some cases. Seaweed,
or Irish moss, makes capital jelly for in
valids, but is not usually considered good
as an exclusive diet, and it is. said thous,
ands can get nothing. else to eat. A
pleasant state of things in a part of the
richest city in the world.
The Park Board are pegglpg away at
each other at each meeting as usual, and
Commission disports their |
bad preeminence. Such pleasing epithets
IS ''old skunk,' and liar were eX-
changed at their last meeting.
One of those surley brutes employed |
by the Elevated railroads learned les
son the other day. He slammed a gate
IN the hand of a mild looking passenger.
He had probably done it fifty times be-
'ore the same day. The NJ. L. P. was
captain of Police. The Elevated man
vas bounced and felt thankful that he
hadn't been clubbed to fragments.
Miss Livingston has been permitted to
enter Judgment against her betrayer
Fleming for the $4,000 named by the
Jury who tried the suit, Fleming has
gone to Europe sick, and as in previous
appealed case, when relative of Mayor
was cut in $55,000, death
cheated the fair plaintiff, the present
,ictim's counsel have taken very suita-
,le precaution. 1t is well for all people |
o be cautious in business matters for
he tricky and evasive loophole wriggles
10 very much abound in this wicked |
world. RADIx.