The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-03-07
GOTHAM GOssIP.
New Yonk, Feb. 5th, 1884.

interest no longer tenable. II is strong.
ly leaning towards temperance, not In
the sense In which the Prokibitionists
would enforce IL, but in the way Of reg
ulatipg the traffic In spurious liquor and
preventing 1t from over-spreading
bounds. In tho Legislature this dis
position manifests itself by the ardent
support which the party stands ready
10 bring TO the aid Of excise measures
proposed by the majority. In the city,
the efforts Of Tammany Hall and It's or.
gan, The Star, TO root out the dives and
diminish the number Of drinking places
Ia each district are really noticeable,
and are bound 10 produce the best fruit.
adherents Of the liquor interest through
thick and thin seem TO think that John
Kelley is losing his head, and that bis
efforts 70 "ruin his own supporters" are
but little short Of suicidal. But Kelly,
whatever else may be said Of him, is a
far.seeing and clear.headed man, and
generally judges signs Of the times
Alright, and be secs that the Democratic
party cannot afford 10 placS itself on
record as opposed TO the regulation Of
liquor interest.
There is lull in President making at
present. No new dark horse has been
brought out, ami the competitors for the
race who have been galloped forth and
paraded seem TO have grown tired Of
prancing and cavorting, and retired for
the moment. In Republican ranks,
however, the candidacy ef Arthur still
forms the bone OF contention, and in
this State particularly, any step on his
part or that Of his hackers, that might
be construed into an attempt TO prove
his chances, is at once analysed and
scorched in an unmistakeabIe fashion.
For this reason the Legislative investi-
CATION Of Municipal Departments, now
in progress in this city, will not pro-
duce any practical result, as il is locked
upon by q large number Of his own party
as simply covert attempt on the part ol
the Arthur Republicans TO provide pap
for The Presidents workers. And Il
the worst comes 10 the worst, RoscoG
Conkling is still there to draw a fol-
lowing.
Mr.. Willard, the unfortunate Presi-
dent of the Northern Pacific, is gradn-
ally recovering from his physical anC
mental prostrAtisn, and his condition
bids fair 10 enable him to take an activ,
interest in affairs again. A great des
Of sympathy was created for him at th
time Of the Northern Pacific COLLAPSE
by the statement that he had given "a
his entire fortune to satisfy his credi
tors. A Wall Street man, however
tells me that out Of the ruins he scrap
ed together a little fortune which wi
prove little short Of million, and wit
this the poor man may get along. Il
fact he is said 70 have made anothe
haul of half million during the recen
bull raid in Wall Street on Horther
Pacific and similar kindred SECURITIES
"Take my word for it," said a. ol
student OF Wall Street, willard TIA
not be ready for decided action unit
the fall he may not wish to have b
summers rest broken, but he viii
hack on the street, with bis way clearl
marked out, and, as he is n good hats
and has plenty ofpluck, some of the me
who brought about his ruin, will ha'
reason to regret their folly"
I had talk with the head of one
the leading real estate firms u day
two ago, and he assured me that rem
would not 60 down. In the busine
portion of the city an advance in Il
prices asked last year is probable.
some of the newly built houses on Il
extreme east side of uptown, there is
slight decline in the prices asked, b
as rule desirable property for dive
ling purposes holds its own. Said he
"the city grows in population SO stead
lily and SO enormously, both throu9
emigration from the old world, fro
people who csme from other States
improve their condition, aud throue
the influx of people who have mat
money in the West and Southwest, al
prefer to spend it amid the more attra
tive surroundings of the metropolis,th
property il always in demand. II
population grows at the rate of 5000
year. How then can you expect
decline ~
The question of servants for the hou
hold is likely to receive renewed agit
ton, in short time, il what hear
true. 1t is almost impossible TO obta
desirable white help even by payi'
good wages aud allowing the girls eve
reasonable liberty. A great many P'
pie tried colored domestics, but good
many of the individuals are, as a clt
they were found scarcely clean, hone
and respectful enough to satisfy
demands of thoroughgoing houseket
Tn California Chinese man De