The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1883-07-28
GRENADA, MISS, SATURDAY, JULY 2s 1888
GOTHAM GOSSIP.

From Our Regular Correspondent
The all absorbing topic of conversation
this week among politicians was the Til
den manifesto; the interview at Saratoga
with a party who spoke very much as if
he was the mouthpiece Of the Sage CT
Greystone. "What does this remarkable
interview amount to | asked oil a
leading p6Iiician, whom there are few
better posted on current events. "Sim-
ply this" said he. The old fox Is sing
ing Come into the Garden Maud" But
Maud Kelly will not come. Tilden has
at last found out that his ambitious
hopes will never be fulfilled as long as he
does not make peace with Kelly, and he
now makes an effort to stoop that he may
conquer. All his Establishments however
are wasted on the Tammang leader.
Kelly, i any thing, is honest in his ha-
tired Now he,wili no more lend u hand
to the support OF the aged lover of power,
than he would resign the leadership in
the wigwam
If Kelly and Tilden we're united, they
could carry New York State for the lat
ter, hut without ii Tilden can never hope
to succeed, and you may set it down for
an assured TACT that Kelly will never
come to the rescue. The Democracy
mast rise at the next election, but they
must at the same time put up strong
man. For the Republicans the election
OF 1884 will he u struggle for life and
death, and they will make no mistake SO
far as tho nominee is concerned. We
cannot therefore afford to be careless"
"fhe Democratic campaign in Penn
sylvania will not tie an easy one" said
Democratic Congressman of that State
to me at the Fifth Avenue Hotel the
other evening, They have good ticket
and their platform is upon the whole ex-
cellent AS well. The charge of NepOtism
whic! they have made against Governor
Harrison is doing lis considerable harm,
and will have hard work to disabuse the
popular mind of the gross exageration OF
the accusation.
There Is every probability at present
that the threatened telegtaphers strike
will be averted, The Western Union
company is ready to make concessions, and
if the operators are we'll advised they will
not stick up for their pound of flesh.
rhe main trouble after all is the questain
or women's work and pay. AS usual in
every movement or in anv difficulty
there is woman at the bottom. The
French Statesman who uttered the me-
morabe "Cherches la temme-seek the
woman" never uttered a truer aphorism,
A member of the Telegraphers Brother
hood told me that one of the Vice-Pres-
dents of the Association is young lady
operator whe earns $50 month. She is
bright, clever and good looking person,
of energy and push,and of course like ev-
cry. woman given to plotting and
scheming. She is said to be the prime
lever in the present movement. She has
been agitating in quiet way for months,
and since the present trouble first began
has aroused her fellow operators to the
necessary degree of enthusiasm. What
ever advantages the telegraphers gain
will he traced correctly back to her efforts.
There is but little likelihood that the
company will consent to pay women the
same wages as men, Should they do 50
however, it will not do the general body
of female operators any good, as the com
pany will then gradually discard them
and employ men only. OF course the
very superior women will not be affected
but the large class OF average merit will
find it self pushed to the wall, thanks to
the unwise extrtions of Its friends.
The dueling mania is spreading, The
latest victim is our distinguished foreign
journalist, Mr.. Wong Chin Foo, the eds
tor OF the Chinese American, Denis Kear-
ney, the sand Lots Orator has been in
town for few days, trying to agitate,
but unfortunately for his own pretentions
he has made but little progress, and evs
Ell in his own chosen set has made Il
failure of it, Now comes Mr.. Wong
Chm Foo, who challenges .Kearney to a
public discussion on the Chinese ques-
lion. Kearney declined insolentIy.
This fired the blood of the editor Of the
Chinese American, and he forthwith
wrote what will be construed into Il
challenge to fight. Au acquaintance ol
mine saw him yesterday, and he tells me
that the little fellow is prepared to takc
any step in the defence of the !air name
and fame OF his celestial home Ii tne
police do not interfere there may be II
dead editor, for Kearney, they say, can
shoot.
Last year the pool rooms began to open
at brighton Beach. This was the begin
mug Of the decline, When last year
the police of New York made their raids
against the pool sellers, aud then drove
them from Hunters Point, they migrut-
ed to Coney Island. West Brighton Is
now filled with them OF course all the
gamblers followed Faro dens and SINH
lar establishments abound. Confidence
men are making their headquarters mere
and worst of all, a number of disreputa-
bic houses have been opened aud ADAM
doned women ply their netarious trade
in manner whicn is absolutely revolt.
ing. OF course this state of affairs cart
last. The Island is bound to be ruined
as a resort for respectable people. At
present the police are in league with the
criminals They not only will not arrest
them, but they are actually "steerers"
for them. West Brighton at present is