New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-21

II is likely that tho Hon. Lucius Robinson. OF
Elmira does not experience this difficulty. nor 90
we imagine that 1t ever got the BEST OF John Kelly
A rumor finds circulation that Miss Bucknsr, who
figured In the Trial of the Hon. Philip b. Thompson'
IT,, for murder, proposes to appear upon the stage
and will make her entrance in this city. MISS
Bucknsrs only claim to distinction thus tar tnat
she impaired certain information to Mr. thompson
which caused that gentlemen to shoot one MI Davis
at siahtr-the favorite Southern method. sne
has not preached in Chicago nor blazed in two
hemispheres as professional beauty. Either OF
these two courses of life has been regarded OF late
as sufficient preparation for the boards. Taxing
to the stage with capital only Of notorety Ii not
to be encouraged, and it is to be hoped that TINS
lady has other endowments.
We call the attention OF the game protectors OF
this country to Mr.. Samuel S. Cox. We observe
disposition in certain quarters to make game OK ms
canvass for the Speaksrship
The Rochester Union laughs heartily at the idea OF
the Republican State Conventions being held az
Rchfeld Springs, dedIcates merry rhyme 10 tne
subject and makes a irth-provoking remark In
reference to the effect of the sulphur Of the springs
upon the delegates The man who laughed and
ioked as he began to fool with buzz-saw pensively
exclaimed after it had carried away more OF his
fingers than he felt like losing, WELL Pm glad
laughed before began to meddle with the blamed
thing" The Union has chosen good time to laugh
at the Republican Convention.
And now Mr. Hendrckss brother-in-aw comes to
the front long enough to remark that Che feeling
among Western Democrats is almost unanimous In
favor of the old ticket, provided only that Mr.
Tilden were in good health and would earnestly
take hold of the canvass" The phrase earnestly
take hold of the canvass is one Of the most
beautiful and at the same time one of the most
bashftil illusions to the bar that have seen this
summer.
The Maverick" controversy really grows inter-
esting but 10 cannot be said to grow clearer and
the further it proceeds the more contradictory do
the stories become regarding the character OF Col
onel Maverick OF General Maverick or Mr.. 8. Nav
erick in all of which characters he appears IN the
correspondence. Among the latest contributors
one writer says that "the late Mr.. 3. Maverick,
who owened more landin Texas than any other per-
son. bought stock of CATTLE running onIthe PRAIRIE
When he was told in the spring that he ought to
brand his calves as other owners were doing, be
replied that If all the others branded their calves,
1t would follow that those not branded were his.
This was sdelicous joke to the boys, who brand
everything they can find, and soon all unbranded
yearling, were known as Mavericks" Another
correspondent a Texan, says that Colonel Maver-
ick an old and wealthy citizen Of San Antonio, y
placed a small herd of cattle on an island in
Matagorda Bay, where they were forgotten. i'd
creased and ran wild Several years afterward they
we're taken off but never could be kept together.
Among them were 800 splendid but ferocious bulls,
which were the terror of the country So unbranded
ana very wild cattle became known as Mavericks"
II begins to be evident that shall never know
whether Mr.. Maverick a wealthy but exemplary
citizen who was careless about his herds whether
General Maverick was cattle thief. whether
Colonel Maverick was simply an unsophisticated
person who of thought all cattle men were as
honest as himself
The Troy Press makes it clear that X. A. Parmen-
lers first choice for the Democratic nomination for
ATTORNEY " General is r. A. Parmenter. Mr. Parmen-
ter is he gentleman who defeated IN his can
va.s for Attorney General by the present
Republican incumbent of that Office. and
the fact that he aches to run again
proves that tie burnt child sometimes is reckless
enough not to dread the fire.
The juvenile suicide mania continues. lad
went and hanged himself on Sunday night in this
city, 10 a pet, because he had been reproyed for
foolish drinking. Probably no human life IS alto
gether useless. but this must have been nearly
80. 1t unfortunate that the poor fools who fling
themselves into another world with the idea that
their disappearance will make a stir in this one. as
this boy seems to have DONE cannot hear the YER
dict passed upon them by those who heed the mat