The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-19

hood and young womanhood has been over
come almost every night. "Owney' Goeg-
hogan has lately been locked up for time
for violating the liquor law, But all New
York knows how school girls have been kid
mapped and carried to his den, and there auc-
toned off to the highest bidder in acrowd of
''toughs' and Bowery sporting men. Then
there was Mrs. Willetts "Hoop-skirt Store,
otherwise known as the House of Mirrors
The cyprians who occupied it used to amuse
themselves in hours of leisure by enticing in
children of both sexes, of five years of age
and upward, and initiating them into name
less vices of most indescribable degradation.
A few months ago the place was broken up,
but it has now been reopened in another
neighborhood, and is doing bigger business
for the devil than ever before,
1t is all very we'll to suppress vice among
the Chinese; but when a crusade against
them is led by the keepers of Irish gin-mills,
dance-houses gambling-dens and worse re-
sorts, it certainly does seem little incongru-
GUS. And the case assumes a still more serl-
GUS aspect when men and newspapers openly
appeal to the Irish population to organize
mobs and drive out the Chinese by violence.
THE NEW WORLD.
1t will be a week tomorrow since Mr..
Joseph Pulitzer assumed charge of the World
newspaper. General opinion was that his
first issue of it was one of the brightest news
presented striking contrast to what the
paper had been for a long time previous. 1t
had all the news, its local department was
particularly full, and its editorials were
short, bright, pithy, and covering great
variety of live subjects Its typographical
appearance also, was greatly improved
Since then, however, some deterioration has
been observed, especially on the editorial page
Said well-known and experienced journal
ist to me:
Reading between the lines, 1 can see that
Pulitzer himself is debating almost every
word on the editorial page. At first he was
full of ideas, and gave us some sparkling
matter. But naturally he is now getting
exhausted. No man can turn out five col
umns OF good, strong, original editorials
every day without getting exhausted. So
now his articles are weak, and thin and
frothy-'running emptyings,' as they say in
Jersey, What the World needs is four or
five good writer's"
The political policy of the World, as the
only distinctively national Democratic organ
in this city, is a matter of interest AS stated
in his salutatory, Pulitzer is making it a
moderate protectionist paper instead of the
rampant British free-trader it used to be-
This brings it in sympathy with the really
more influential portion of the Democratic
party in the East. But a more significant
feature OF its policy is its enthusi-
astic friendship for Samuel J. Tilden. 1t in
fact plainly shows that it is devoted to his
cause and will use all its influence in favor
of giving him control of the convention of
1884
Thus Sammy, the cipherer, appears as the
champion straddler of the day. In one part
of the country his standard is upheld by
Pulitzer, the protectionist. In another it is
borne by the fiery free-trader, Watterson
Good Lord, good devil" Anything to
gather in the votes.
1t may be noticed as little sign of the
times that the World, now become protec-
zionist, is the only recognized Democratic
organ in this city. The Express is merged
into the Mail and become Republican. The
Star represents only John Kelly and Tamma-
ny Hall. The Sun is too independent to be an
organ at all. So the orthodox Democrat here
must look to the World with its protectionist
doctrines and its advocacy of Tilden.
THEODORE TILToN.
Bidding adieu to friend going to Europe
few days ago, 1 found Theodore Tilton
taking passage on the same steamer, and had
short chat with him. He is not as romantic
and interesting looking as he was twenty
years ago, when he was superintendent of
Henry Ward Beecher's Sunday school, nor
even as he was ten years ago, when he played
the role of injured innocent in the famous
suit against his former pastor. His once Jet
black locks now hang over his shoulders in
ragged tangles of gray, his eyes look heavy
and laded, and there are deep wrinkles all over
his face. Moreover, he is growing fat and
commonplace looking, and has something
of the air of berry Dutchman. He told me
that he was so gratified at the favorable re-
ception given his volume of Suabian songs
and legends that he was now going to that
country to gather materials for second vol
ume
II will be abroad all summer" he added
but will probably return in time to go upon
the lecture platform next fall"
I'm this cityT'
''Nc, 1 think not. prefer the West. The
large growing cities of Indiana, Ohio Hi
nois and other States now afford audiences
fully the peers in every respect of the best
New York gatherings"
Some casual remark led Mr. Tilton to speak
of his family. His wife is living quietly at
his house in Brooklyn, and all the stories
that she had been obliged by want to go out
as nurse were sheer fabrications. Mr. Til
tons income from all sources is now about
$1,000 year, and this he shares with her.
He and the mutual friend" Frank Moulton,
are friends no longer They have not met for
four or five years. Nor does Mr.. Tilton asso-
ciate much with any of his 1 rmer friends
He lives, when in Brooklyn, almost the life
of recluse. The same is true when he goes
abroad Victoria Woodruff recently wrote
to him, asking him to call on her when he
reaches London, but he did not answer the
letter, and will not see her. He has not seen
her for the past six years.
FLoTsAM AND JETsAM.
Maggie Mitchell who has played very sue
cessfully here several weeks this past season.
is having Improvements made on her Long
Branch home that will cost in all more than
100000 That sum represents her profits on
the stage for one season.
The New York Coaching Club isin trouble.
Some enterprising business firms are pre-
pairing to get up some coaches and teams in
imitation of their turnouts and when
the club has parade will follow it around as
an advertisement. 1 don't know that this
would make the club any more ridiculous
than it is. But the members, Montague says,
are in an awful state Of mind about it, and
talk of appealing to the police for protection.
Henry e. Abbey, the theater manager has
sailed for Europe broken;hearted at the