Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-10
UNCLE SAMMY
Coming South I'm Search of the Fabled
Spring to Renew His Youth i'm
Preparation
For His Management of the Campaign
i'm Iss4-He Will be Dictator If
Nothing Else.

New York Times: Samuel ]. Tilden is
said to be preparing for trip to the South
and the West Indies this winter. There
are some circumstances which seem to
warrant even this guarded allegation and
yet nothing to substantiate its accuracy
The yacht Yosemite, which was hired by
the mysterious old man to run up and
down the river and even as far out as the
Narrows with him on board, has been
lying in the North river for some days, and
unwonted activity has been manifested by
her crew. Boaf-loads Of stuff, in hampers,
boxes, and sacks, have been sent aboard,
and all the indications are favorable to the
belief that she is victualing for cruise of
unusual length. Her captain has declined
to thrown any light upon the meaning of
this unwonted activity. Her crew are
quite as mysterious as the old man him
self When asked if Mr.. Tilden is really
going to poke the Yosemite's nose outside
OF Sandy Hook and bear away for milder
cline, the sailors only response is to shift
his 9uid from the starboard to the port
cheek, hitch his trousers, and indulge in a
vacant squint at the clouds and the hori-
zon. Even the master and the officers of
the Yosemite do not indulge their appetite
| for fine brands of wines and brandies,
much as they may regard these articles
with the highest possible regard as COM
panions of a voyage at sea. The inference
is, therefore, plain. Something's up. In
the absence of anything like encouraging
information from the tarry mariners, a re-
| porter set to work to ascertain what the
| politicians knew about the matter.
| The supervisor of the City Record, Mr..
| Thomas Costigan, sat in his easy chair in
the basement of the City Hall when asked
what he knew about this topic of national
! import. Mr.. Costigan's first move was to
! lock the door and place the key in his
pocket. Then with the agility of a circus
performer he climbed to the sill of the
only large window in the room and
dropped the curtain so as to obscure the
| view of the curious outside world. Next
he armed himself with the poker and Wig
orously stirred up the sleeping fire in the
crate. shower of sparks flew up the
chimney and light was thrown out that
illumined the furthest recesses of the
apartment. Calling the reporter to the
corner near the fireplace, Mr.. Costigan, in
a confidential whisper, delivered himself
thus:
81 have heard it said that Mr. Tilden is
really going South this winter. He has
heard that somewhere in the interior OF
Florida is a spring remarkable for its
power OF restoring youth. If my histori-
cal memory has not gone back upon me,
certain other distinguished gentleman,
Mr.. de Leon, | think was his name, sought
to discover this same spring. Mr.. Tilden,
as i understand it, proposes to continue
the line of discovery at the point aban-
doned by that worthy gentleman. / hear
1 further that Brother Henry Tilden is in
terested in the matter, and that Hurbert
o. Thomp?on has agreed, If they discover
anything resembling the spring, to tap the
Croton water main and furnish the fullest
supply of this wondrous rejuvenating
water. | am particular to say that have
heard all these things, for do not know
them to be true-not of my own knowl-
edge. If the statements should prove to
be without foundation they will doubtless
be traced to John Kelly or some other
malevolent gentleman who is known to
have no love for Mr.. Tilden in his heart "
Senator James Fitzgerald said he had
not heard anything about Mr.. Tilden's
movements. He had not been consulted
and if it should happen that his advice
should be sought he would Immediately
bring the news to the Times Office Mean
time he was so interested in paving the
way for the passage of the proposition
favoring the abolition of contract labor in
the State prisons that such little details
had escaped his attention a together.
Ex-Comptroller Andrew II. Green said
he did not believe any man save Mr.. Tilder
|
ments were likely to be. He could moi
tell whether there was any truth in the
statement that Mr.. Tilden was about tC
visit West Indian waters in the magnifi
cent Yosemite.
Tammany Hall politicians hoped thai
the story was true, and one of them wa'
malicious enough to dec. are that he hoped
hole would develop in the Yosemite''
bottom when she was well outside OF the
Hook A County Democrat ridiculed the
idea that Mr.. Tilden would go away anC
. leave to others the supervisory manage
ment of campaign that is regarded as tn,
most important in the party's history. L
, was reported at a late hour last night tina
candidates Maxwell and Maynard wer,
making for Greystone behind a pair o
mud-bt spattel ed horses with the avoweC
purpose OF begging the old man to della,
his trip till after the election.
News, meanwhile, has reached this OF
flee from two authoritative sources. Th,
first reliable newsgiver says positively tha
Mr. Tilden is going South this winter
; The second says emphatically that he j
not. But the victualing OF the Yosemite
goes on merrily as ever, and "mum's tn
word' among the mariners who make VI
. | her crew