The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-09
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
Talk aboat Tilden-- stIml Morse ARd
His Suicide.
Lere for ths Laborer-Ge bbardt Kissed
by Fortune.
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pondence. There are come jokes that ney.
| or die. Aud while | entertain u high regard
for Mr.. Tildon's personal character, can
not but regard the re.sppearance OF nii
name among PRESIDENT candidates In any
other light than that OF an elaborate joke.
1t has been announced over and over again
that Mr.. Tildou In in no condition to under.
! 70 the fatigues OF a campaign, sven II he
wanted 10, which no Doesn't his friends
| haye secuted the notion Of his running
again for any Office In tho country; and be
hipsslf has said that the democratic party
might Just as we'll call upon Jefferson ~
upon him. But notwithstanding oil this
| there are certain persons whose chief OBJ
| iect in life seems to be 10 drag Mr.. Iilden
foith-literslly to trot him out for the race.
| Every now and then some newspaper man
goes up TO fonkers, and comes back with
glowing reports al how tue sage OF Grey
stone practices daily with two.ton dumb
bells how he rides the hreieSt horse 10 be
found in the state, how he has n steam
yacht which he is willing to race till the
boiler bursts, and how he 10 look
ing out Tor burom Mrs. 8. J. Tilden.
Of tlst tOIis Ollt, lu'b az UNI
meets HIM IN the cars on his way dswn To
the city aud writes columns to the papers
about the elasticity with which the old gem
tlemau leaped from out OF tho depot ana for
miles cOnversed with flashing eyce and q
voice Of thunder about the necessity Tor re-
form. Even IN the tunnel the reporter IS
careful to mention the cages voice sounded
clear and loud nooya the roar OF tho cara
| and the ahriek OF the steam whiGtle. II
doesn't make bit of difference that, as
slso happened last autumn, other reporters
40 once weEtgp 10 verify thia glo Wing re-
port and found quite another state OF at
fairs. 0ne reporter found him at home,
propped up with pillows, unable TO speak,
but pointing Ia explanation to little table
For Neuralgia" "For Dropsy," For
Consumption" "For Yellow Fever" "For
Paralysis" etc. Another reporter met him
on the train into which he waa helped by
two stelvart servants, who accompanied
him to town and Strengthened himself up In
his seat, whenever he fell over and
was unable to recover himself Tho
reporter attempted % converse with the
sage about REFORM butt was OF no use: his
, voice was not louder than u whisper and
could not bs heard, and he went to sleep in
the middle OF his own sentences. Notwith.
stand. pg such picture as this there still
are people who call for Mr.. Tilden.
see that Mr.. Thomas j. Clunie OF Cali
fornia 10 one OF the latest who believes Mr.,
rilden to be- fit for training, and Mr.. Dana
of tho Sun seems now TO think Tllden su.
perior To him of the liver-ppd.
ON THE sHgLr ron GOOD.
| Happened TO have personal aud positive
knowledge that Mr.. Tilden has no more IT,
ention or allowing mselt to be drawn
| intI presidential contest than he has OF
Joining ~ Madhi in ERyp'. | bad the
1 &. Al "A -
| not III Mahdi) one day last Sep ember at
| WsN Point, whittier he had come on the
small steam yacht upon which he stsnms
up aud down the Hudson; | heard him
talk for more than half an hour; | saw him
at dinner, and saw him 90 90 board his
boat. His voice Ia not much above whis-
per, except when he calculates Louis"
parely zed in one arm and partly In She
other, aud cannot feed himself, his
valet 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
81 beet should get the best Of him. LASTLY,
his Intellect appears to be as clear as ever
lutte facts. To his intimate friends he
speaks unhesitatingly Of the folly of trying
for the presidential chair, especially when
he has oil that his great wealth can give
him. When, therefore, hear Mr.. Tildens
name again brought forward in connection
with the democratic nomination, as has
bee IA the case within the last ten days. 1t
seems like su ancient joke brought up for
the occasion.
sALMI MORSE oUITs THE STAGE.
The inquest over the body OF Sani Morse
has ended with verdic, Of accidental
death, and TIE curtain has fallen on the last
act OF strange, eventiul history. The
81, 81. IL d,
seen that he was insane, and In view oil the
somewhat scandalous developments OF the
inquest, that is the most charitable view of
the case. The people who lost most heay-
lily upon the Passion Play, a mining spec
n ator named Roberts and tho theatrical
cos,umer, Eaves, have taken possession Of
whatever property In the way OF costumes
and we shall hear no more either of the
men or his equally extraordinary plays.
Morse used to boast that he had written
sixty PLAYS, I'll equally good, all Of which
he would produce some day Ia New York.
The ii ct OF these plays was "a Bustie
Among Petticosts," produced about a year
ago, wnsn II proved to be rubbish too awful
FOR criticism. This last strocity, "0n the
YELLOWSTONE" which was RAINING et the
tine OF Morse's suicide, did not beal:
Morss's name because OF his unpopularity.
Nevertheless II was his. and he took around
90 the newspapers come days before u was
produced the following printed Synopsis OF
the play which he requested the critics TO
read carefully In order to be able To nppre-
ciate the piece. Here It is, just as IL stands
"a boy Sioux educated for the church,
aud dispatched es y Christian missionary
10 stride, was Influenced by the notori-
Gus Red q nd to assume savagsry, and
where, ton sfter. he actually
merged into the famous chief. jun ping
Bear. Passing emigrsnts parted comnany,
respectively headed b. Higgins and Kelly.
Keily's train was a tackled, his people mas
sacred or dispersed ana Mrs Kelly led intn
c captivity, vhs,e. oNing e. Jumping Bear
falling in lyve with her. he succeeded 70
have her declared queen OF the Sioux. Kel-
" was indeiatig-hls in the search for his
vile, the government literally aiding, unsl
she Fas Believed dead. Drift nc back 10
Hierins. train. Nsrcy Jane, only deus hier
IT Higgins, lei cfeDera'ely "a love with
Kelly, be not recipiocetlng Haras-ed by
sns Sad enuing si his vile, anu ias l.i pol-