The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-13
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
Talk aboat Tllden-SRlmi Morse and
His Suicide.
Lore for tho Lnborer-Gsbhardt Kissed
by Fortune.

Lore for tho Lnborer-Gsbhardt Kisse
by Fortune.
Americas Metropolis In Detnil
NEw YoRx, March 5.-[specisl Cerres
pondesce. There are rome jokes that new
er die. And while entertain high rsgar,
| tor Mr.. Tilden's personal character, can
net but regard the temperance Of hi
name among presidents candidates In en-,
other light than that Of an elaborate joke
| IL has been announced over and over hgait
that Mr. Til6en is In no condition b. under
go the faiigues OF campaign, even II b.
wanted TO, which he doesn't; his friends
have secuted the notion of his running
again for any oflice In the country; and h'
himfslf has said shat the democratic party
might just as well call upon Jefferson a.
apon him. But Notwithstanding all thii
| there are certain persons whose chief OBJ
ject in life seems to be to drag Mr.. Tilder
torth--literaily to tros him out for the RAGS
Every now and then some newspaper MAJ
goes up to Yonkers aud comes back with
glowing reports of how the sage OF Grey
stone practices daily wish two.ton dumb
bells how he ridea the hrsiest horse TO BIZ
yacht which he is willing 10 race I'LL the
boiler bursts, and how he is look.
ing out for bu1om MIS-. s. J. Tilden
Or elBs some one, as happened last autumn
meets him III the cars on his way down to
the city and writes columns to the papers
about the elasticity with which the old gen.
tleman leaped from out OF the depot aud fol
miles conversed with flashing eyes and 9
voice Of thunder about the necessity for re-
To- t,.t h. al Nh.~ pArlnr "a
careful to mention the rsge's voice sounded
clear and LOUD ABOVE the roar OF the cars
and the shrek of the steam whistle. II
DOESN'T make bit of difference that, as
also happened last autumn, other reporters
at once went up to verify this go wing re-
port and found quite another state OF az
fairs. Ono reporter found hin at home,
propped up with pillows, unable to speak,
nut pointing in explanation TO little table
"For Neuralgia" "For Dropsy," For
Consum ption, . "For Yellow Fever" For
Paraly sir, )" etc. Another reporter met him
on the train into which he was helped by
two stslwart servants, Who accompanied
him 10 town and sEAightsnsd himsslf up In
his seat, Whenever as fell over aGd
was unable 30 recover himself. The
reporter atssmptsd ~ converse with the
sage about reform. butit wAs Of no use; his
q
could not be heard, and hs went to sleep in
the middle Of his own sentences. Notwith
Standing such picture ~ tbis thsrs o. Ill
are people who call for Mr.. Tildsn.
I sss thst Mr.. Thomas J. Clunie OF Cali
iornia is enc Of the latest who bslisves Mr..
Tilden to DO at for training, and M. Dana
OF the Sun Ssems now to think Tilasn 50.
perior to him of the livsr-psd.
ON THss HsLT FOB GOOD.
l happened to have personal and positive
knowledge that M. Tiden has no more in
tention Of allowing himself to be drawn
ints presidential contsst than he has OF
joining Ell Msdhi in Egypt. / had this
good fortune to meet him Mr.. Tilden and
not 81 NshdD one day last September at
Wsst Point, whittier he had come Oh the
small steam yacht upon which he stsamE
up and down the Hudson; heard him
talk for more than half an nour; saw him
az dinner, and saw him go on board his
boat. His voice 10 not much above whis-
per, except whom be calculates Louis"
the name OF his valet. He is completely
psralyzed in one arm and partly in the
othar, and cannot feed himself, his
waist doing 1t for him. He
takes no exercise, except 10 walk slowly
and carefully along, with his faithful Louis
near 10 case the dizziness to which he 10
subject should get the best of him. Lastly,
his intellect appears to be as clear as ever
when he CAN keep awake. These are abso-
Lutte facts. To his intimate friends he
speaks unhesitatingy Of the folly of trying
for the presidential chair, especially when
be has all that his great wealth can give
him. When, therefore, hear Mr.. Tilden 8
name again brought forward in connection
with the democratic nomination, as has
been the case within the last ten days. it
seems like al ancient joke brought up for
the occasion.
sALMT MORSE QUITS THE STAGE.
The inquest over the body of Salmi Morse
hns ended with q verdict of accidental
death, and the curtain has fallen on the last
SCI of strange, eventful history. The
mere is known of the man, the palmer l. is
seen that he was insane, and 10 view OF the
somew what scsadalous developments OF the
inquest, tbatis the most charitable view Of
thu CASE. The people who lost most heav-
lily upon the Passion Play, q mining spec
ulator named Roberto, and the thsatrioI
cossumer, Eaves, have taken possession 81
Whatever property in the way OF coatu mes
and scenery Morse claimed when he died,
and we snail hear no more either of the
men or his equally extraordinary plays.
Morse used to boast that he had written
sixty plays, al equally good, oil of which
The q Of of these plays wss "a BustIe
Among Petticosts, "prod uced about year
ago, wnsn it proved to be rubbish too awful
,or criticism. This last atrocity, "On the
Yellowstone" which WAS running at the
time OF Norse's suicide, did not bear:
Morse's name secAuse of his uupopulsrity
Nevertheless 1t was his and he took around
to the newspapers some days before 1t was
produced the following printed synopsis OF
the play which he requsted the critics to
reed carefully In order to be able to apprs-
ciate the piece. Here 1t ID, Just "a It stands
"a boy Sioux educated for the church,
and dispatched % . Christian missionary
to his tribe, WAS Influenced by the notori-
Gus Red u nd to assume Savagery, and
where, so,n amer. he &C nally
merged into the famous chief, Jumoipg
Bear. Passing emiRrsnts parted com many,
res pectivsly beaded by Higgins and Kelly.
KelIy's train was q tackled, his people mas
sacred or dispersed and Mrs, Kelly led into
captivity, where, owing ~ Jumping Bear
falling in lovs with her. he sucoeeded to
have her declared queen ofthe Sioux. KEEL
" was indefstigable In the search for his
wife, the government literally aiding. until
she sss believed dead. Drifting back TO
Higgins, train, Nancy Jane, only daughter
~ Higgins, fell desperately in love with
Kelly, he not reciproc-ting Hsrsssed by
he sd ending 81 his xi.s. ara the imp-r