The times., 1883-07-20
GOTHAM GOSSIP.

bly, OH his boom, for the Presidency,
but he makes little headway. "Should
he succeed in getting the northern
Democrats to back him solidly," said
leading South Carolina Democrat
to me the other day, "his nomination
will break up the solid south as sure
as there is a sun in the skies. The
people of south can't forget his con-
duct during the war, and the ghosts
of those that fell during the war will
rise up against him.
One by one the Democratic tidal
wave Governors are petering out.
The Governor of Michigan has now
been found out. He has been looked
upon as harmless enough except in SO
far as some of his vetoes to the Leg
islature were concerned. Now, how
ever, it has been discovered that he
has provided all his friends with sine
cures and fat offices, and with what
was left, made himself solid with wire
pullers. The Democrats after their
victory last fall had grand oppor-
tunity. They are wasting it with all
their usual energy. and rapidity.
The Ohio contest continues to at
tract most attention and while Fora
ker is making a splendid canvass,
Judge Hoadley is not alone inactive
himself, but is furthermore hampered
by the listlessness of a portion of his
own party, and by the treacherous
conduct of some Of his so-called
friends who mean to stab him in the
back. At the Fifth Avenue Hotel
few days ago, was present when a
bet of $1,000 against $500 was made
that Foraker would win.
New York has lost one Of its most
prominent and distinguished citizens,
who left the Island city for the pur-
pose of developing the resources of
San Francisco. This is no less per-
sonage than the lately distinguished
Owney Geohegan, who kept one of
the most infamous and dangerous
dives in the city. He had such a
hold, or professed to have-on the
police, judges and everybody in
power, that he openly defed the law.
No policeman dared to arrest him
for fear of being broke. Finally,
however, a determined effort was
made to break him up. AS no other
charge could be substantiated against
him, he was arrested for allowing a
boy of IL years to sell flowers in his
place. He was convicted without
ado and sentenced to a months i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary. He
made a great fuss and uttered all
sorts of threats. Finally, however,
he quieted all of a sudden. Some
body gave him the "tip," that if he
would not submit without noise, he
would be summarily dealt with.
Then he converted all his possessions,
real estate and movable, into cash,
bought a draft on San Francisco
from the banking house of Eugene
Kelly. and departed for the Golden
state. San Francisco is to be con-
graduated on this accession to her
list Of notabilities. He will proba-
bly, buy house on Mob Hill and
set up as swell. Though lost to
US personally, he is sti II with us in
spirit, for he is backing faro game
at Brighton Beach.
The death rate among children
has been enormously heavy during
the heated spell. In fact 1t has
been much in excess of previous
years. The Board of Health has in
consequence commenced most
rigid system of tenement house in
spection, with view to seeing that
the laws as to ventilation and fresh
air are carried out, and no doubt the
results will be satisfactory.
The courageous act of lady who
found her husband at the Mathattan
Beach hotel, dining with gay young
woman and cowhided her, will have
the effect of dampening the ardor OF
many an Industrious Lothario, who
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