The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-07
EVENTS AND COMMENTS.

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his headquarters at the White House
when he reaches the Capital, and some
sore-head Republicans have taken ex-
ceptions thereto. They claim that
while HAYES established the precedent
bv inviting Garfield to the White House
and also giving him dinner the day be-
fore the Inauguration, it would be
wrong for Arthur to invite Cleveland,
because the latter is Democrat. On the
other hand there are a few cranky
Democrats who think Cleveland can
not afford to accept the Inequalities OF
a Republican president. Happily the
number on either side is not very large.
All sensible Republicans will applaud
Mr.. Arthur's determination, and not
many Democrats will find fault with
Mr.. Cleveland for accepting an invita-
ton so generously offered. The friends
of President Arthur say that he be-
lieyes the precedent established by
Hayes to be a good one, and that it
should be continued irrespective ofparty
lines. "Four years hence, " remarked
Mr.. Arthur, pleasantly, to a friend,
''Ar. Cleveland may be asked to per-
form the same duty for Republican
successor. " Butler and Belva Lock
wood will be among the guests at the
diaHeF.
TIE PHILADELPHIA Times is very
nuch concerned as to the whereabouts
of the Cockeyed Son of Destiny, and
advertises him as follows: "a Presiden-
tial candidate known as Bonnie Ben
Batter, has not been seen or heard from
saace the 4th of November. When last
heard from he was travelling in a gorge
Gus palace car, well stocked with wines
and edibles, and making speeches from
the rear platform as the Labor Presi- |
Dental candidate and predicting the
election of Blaine. As he never was
known in the past to be silent for
twenty consecutive days, it is feared |
that he has met with foul play. Infor
Aation of his whereabouts viii be CRATE !
fully received and no questions asked
by James G. Blaine, Augusta, Maine, or
by Rev Dr. Burchard, Murray Hill
Chapel, New York City. No flowers
1 NEVER did thoroughly understand
why the police should allow so many
loafers to congregate on the street
corners, especially in the vicinity of
Goddess, Walker Bros, and the EN-
porium. This nuisance is, perhaps,
more noticeable on Sunday evenings
than at any other time, when the ears
of pedestrians are saluted with language
unfit for feminine ears, or male lips,
either for that matter. Then there is
the Tabernacle Block Brigade, occupy
ing the whole of the broad sidewalks,
every time there is a meeting within the
walls. 1, in common with other suffer
erS, kindly suggest that the police make
the dudes move on.
II. b. CLAFLIN, the wel-kn0Wn mer-
chant of New York City, says: 81 can
discern a great Improvement in the
condition of trade since it was officially
announced that Governor Cleveland is
to be our next President. My own bust
ness has increased, and know of my
own personalIknowledge and am satisfied
that the general condition of trade is
much better than one week ago" 1t is
also intimated that most of the en-
ployers who have been reducing wages
of late are Republicans, who are thus
endeavoring to get back what they lost
on Blaine. sr-r-.
THAT THE holidays are approaching
is already evident in the stealthy up
town visits of indulgent wives and |
mothers and the equally stealthy intro
duction to the house Of numerous sus-
picious packages, which are as stealthy
hidden away, only to be brought forth
on Christmas morning and exhibited
with JOY and pride TO the loved ones.
Already are loving hands at work pre-
pairing for the glad Christmas morn,
and already do hearts beat to happier
tunes as they think of the happiness
there gifts will bring JOY only second
to the pleasure of giving
TIE AUSTIN (Nev.) RereiHe says 1.-The
dust is so bad in Virginia City that
many of the leading merchants are
praying for rain"
Nevada people always did run to ex-
tremes; if they can't buy what they
want they pray for it. And it's further
remarkable that their gold has always
more influence than their prayers.
The COAL mines at Winter Quarters.
Pleasant Valley, are now being worked
to almost their full capacity. Therea-
son for the rush of work at this partic- ;
ular period is partly due to the fact of
Colorado coal miners being "out" on
a strike. As a consequence Utah is
sending into the Colorado market some
where about 500 tons of coal per day. l.
IT Is now suppested that Rev. Rur- {