West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-06-09

has been termed. Weddings are
nice enough things to look forward
to by the guests, but when the excite
ment is all over the next day, how
tired every body iels. The particular
wedding on Thursday did not differ
III he least from usual affairs OF this
kind. The bride. Brooklyn, the
home OF maidens fair aud matrons de-
vout- was arrayed in all the splen-
dor dem suded by the occasion, and
everybody made much Of her. The
groom on the contrary dear old
Gotham, hSd to make the best he
could OF the circumstances. l have
been serving as guide and patron to
a couple OF charming friends from
the country for the last sixteen hours.
| have shown them Brooklyn from
end TO enl, aud as result am re-
warded with the cheering iniorma-
ton that Brooklyn is very nice
place because one feels 30 glad on
getting away from it, 1t :a singular
that with its close proximity TO New
York, Brooklyn remains more pro
Wncial than the veriest country town
is interior.
The manners Of the people, the
little peculiariJIes in the dress Of the
woman, the peculiar tinge of ver-
dancy in tue appearances OF The
young meni the bourgeois dignity Of
The elderly men all combined make
mp an ensemble which you can fud
in no other large city in the world
The population ia divided and sub
divided into little associations.
coteries, etc. where the young n en- and
women congsegate, but it has not a
fret class olCb or ciub-house fer men
The good people Of Brooklyn believe
that the Bridge will materially in
crease the prosperity OF the place. /
believe on the contrary that it will
diminish it. ! think it 70 the fret
step that that cry takes towards
losing lta identity. il will certainly
be absorbed by the Empire city
which is steadily but surely extend
ing ITS limits. Il has already absorb
ed good portion Of Westchester
County. One need not be surprised
TO see It extend to SPuyten Duyvil
Creek within The next twenty years.
Brooklyh is bound to follow. 1t 70
a law Of nature that large bodies
should absorb lesser ones.
For the vendors Of small wares
Bridge Day was a perfect bonar "a.
Everything possible wac sold ia the
shape Of souvenirs, medals, pictures,
wooden and meta. models OF the
structure, cakes and candy made to
resemble the form OF The Bridge and
the usual bnick-knacks in the shape
Of surprises One vender told zoe
that ne had earned nearly seven dol
lsrs on Thursday, and be sold o FIVE
cent article on which his commission
was two oerts. Odt-of-town visitore
were OF course tho heaviest buyers.
The ipvestigation Of CarrolPs
coupon frauds still progresses and
the further il goes the more people
seem to have been involved in il.
No one Of course intimstes th 1t Com
ptrolier Campbell had any share IN
the iraude, but the csrelossness with
which he allowed an organized
system OF wrong-doing 20 continue,
is criminal and there ia scarcely
doubt but what steps will bo taken
10 bring about his removal. 1 wee
talking TO q well known merchant
the other day who yesrs ago held
position Ia the Comptroller's o0ioe.
The system Of bookkeeping there
said he. is 10 worse than it has al
ways been, but it is wretchedly bad.
No business man Of the slightest
knowledge or experience would
tolerate 10 for week. ] remember
some years ago man, 40 xspsrt so-
coutaut, offered to cell the Office a
pisn Of conducting its sGsirs, by
which a saving Of a million and
half Of dollars year could be effect
ed HE propositisn wss not &C.
cepted
And yet despite The pickings and
ieaviugs aud perquisiles which poll
t,ciaus In Office get, politics does not
pay. Carroll, the deceased young
coulou clerk, who was most heavily
implicated iu the coupon lrauds. and
who is now being made the scapegoat