National Republican., 1883-05-11
THE Man ON THE AVENUE.
small Talk About Men and Measures.

Small Talk About Men and Measures.
"The Phil. Thompson trial suggests many
curious rocolloctions," said Lexington man
on the avenue yesterday. "Do you know"
said he "that whom the killing of the Davises
occurred in the same court house, Dan Voor-
heCs was just on tho point of making his
speech for tho defense, and on that occasion
10. Blackburn came ovor from Woodford for
the Davises, and against Phil. This time
Blackburn rode over with Owens, who fought
him for his last nomination, and will oppose
him in this case."
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"Mr. Keim has his portrait in Frank Les
lies and goes out with long letter to the
President, which is something" said the
Boston man.
"Yes," said the Cincinnati man, and ho
has as strong bundle Of letters to withdraw
as were ever used to back up man."
"And he don't seem to care much about the
defeat" chimed in the Pennsylvania.
"Well, il he don't mind it, there is no call
for the rest of us to worry" said the New
Yorker.
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Lyman, who gets the chief examiners
place, is from my state" said Connecticut
man, "and his is probably more of a civil
service appointment than will ever be made
again. He had turn at the old civil service
efftrt, and is away up in the matter of re-
quirements, examinations, aud civil service
lore generally"
"Who brought him forwards"
"Not the commissioners. Eaton only of
that body has ever met him, and he not since
he has been here under the now act All
merit-no infuence-loomed up as best man
President knew there would be no opposi-
tion-here comes my car. Goodby."
"You should read the papers more caro-
fully. Grant has been mentioned in connec-
tion with the great reunion, and he will prob
ably be here" said the major. "When he was
invited ho begged to be excused from the
answering of the toast for which he was sot
down. That was all He will be here, and
so will Sheridan. Sheridan was once presi-
dent of the association"
"Will Logan be here"
q "Dont know. He has been invited but
not heard from yet. His experience was not
III bhO ChoNt Ou hho"1 pub hS hOpo ho WIN
come, all the same.
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"And now its Washington bureau will be
opened again." said tho speculative corre-
spondent, speaking of the New York Worlds
purchase by Pulitzer.
"Won'ti it be a pull for the purchaser as we'll
as purchase for tho Pulitzer2" asked the
witty correspondent.
"That is none of my business" depre-
catingly replied the speculative correspondent.
" / was saying that the Washington bureau
will be opened again, and 1t will be bran
new bureau, with special wire and west
ern drawer in it for the Post Dispatch.
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A man figuring on the stray open spots OF
an old postal card said yesterday that tho re-
bate of the tobacco tax would be nearer forty
millions than the estimated ten millions.
"How do you mako that out?"
~ calculate approximately tho number of
dealers and the rate ut which claims for rebate
are being fled. They will vastly exceed all
tho estimates made either in OF or out of con-
gress.
s The ancient politician remarked that the
latest from Kentucky gave Proctor Knott
the lead for tho nomination in tho conven-
tion to be held in Louisville in week or SO
by from Is TO 90 votes, and all the candidates
working like beavers. The Thompson trial
was a damper to somo of the enthusiasm,
though there are enough surplus democrats
to run both convention and a murder trial