The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-08-31
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
New York, Aug. 20, 1883.

of New York has met and selected
Richield Springs as the meeting
place OF the convention which is to
begin its work on the 18th of Sep
TENDER. A number of places made
strong bids to the committee, partic-
ularly Saratoga, but Richfeld outbid
them all. The deliberations Of the
committee were marked by the most
thorough good feeling and deter
mination to bury all spirit of faction
and disharmony, and there is no
doubt that by the 18th of next month
the delegates from this city will go
to the convention with the best of
feeling towards each other and with
the determination to do ANYTHING for
the party's best.
Tilden and Kelly are flirting with
each other like pair of giddy young
people. First Sammy intimates that
he has always admired Mr.. Kelly's
noble character. Then "Honest
John" intimates through his organ
that harmony must be aroused in
the Democratic camp at any price.
Next Mr.. Kelly comes down from
the Grand Union Hotel at Saratoga
and summons the Tammany braves
to the council fire. Meanwhile
Sammy slips off to Saratoga and in
stead of stopping at the. United
States Hotel where he has always
sojourned he goes to the Grand
Union. Kelly is to leave for Sara
toga again this evening. "What's
in the wind ?" says every politician.
1t is evident that these. two arch
enemies are cooking up some plan
by which each means to use the other
and then stab him in the back after
wards. Such a love feast reminds
one strongly of the poisoned banquets
of the Borgias.
The Minnesota Democrats have as
yet failed to find a man willing to
accept the candidacy for the Cover
norship on their ticket. The reason
for this is no doubt nobody of any
standing cares to risk his reputation
on platform which advocates free
trade and free liquor. After all it
makes very little difference whom the
Democrats of that State will succeed
in getting, for the ticket will be beat.
en- any way.
Wall street is quieting down, but
the fever has as yet anything blu,
disappeared. The market at present
is far from being in a natural, health.
full state. In fact it is nothing but a
brokers' market, that is to say the
quotations and values are fictitious.
Under these circumstances the pub.
lie at large could scarcely do any.
thing worse than enter within the
precincts OF the Exchange, where the
bulls and bears of the street, weary
of their struggles against one anoth
err would be only too glad to revive
their exhausted strength with the
blood of fresh young lambs. The
outlook however is very encouraging
and by September things bid fair to
run in a normal state again. The
storm has cleared the air, it has de
stroyed shaky structures and showed
us just where the dangerous spots
we're located in our institutions.
The telegraph strike is over, anc
it has ended in just the way it wa
anticipated by everybody who viewec
the situation in o calm disinterestec
manner. There is no doubt but tina
the operators are entitled to bette
pay, but that they do not receive
enough money at present to supper
their families in proper style anC
lay by few dollars for a rainy da,
is nonsense. Any good man Cal
earn at least twenty dollars week
Most good operators earn more, ane
some by extra work run as high a.
this two and three times a week
Now workingmsn who earns TWEEN
ty dollars week and cannot keep hi
family in comfort, is either extrava
CANT himself or his wife is no house
keeper. The leaders in the strike