Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-04-24
WILL BUTLER WRITE ABOOK j?
THE GEN. OFFERED 100000 TO
WRITE HIS POLITICAL LIFE.
Boston's Reform Administration and Some
of Mayor Martins Reforlns---East
Day, Etc.
SPECIAL Correspondence Of the Sentinel.

SPECIAL Correspondence Of TIE Sentinel.
RosroN, Mass, April 19-At the
last city election, the machine $50
called Democrats failed to elect their
man, and an independent Democrat
was elected, much to the surprise and
chagrin of the aforesaid machine
bosses.
Mayor Martin on taking his Office
said that he had no promises to make,
and therefore would break none, but
he should always try to do his duty,
or what he considered to be the duty
of Mayor.
AS soon as he got we'll settled in of
flee, he began his work of reform.
Last week thunderbolt fell in the
shape of the changing of the captains
of three important police stations. 1t
appears that gambling has been cal
ried Oh in wards that were under the
official eye of those captains, and his
Honor hearing of it, asked the officers
to make an Investigation and report.
They reported that no gambling den
could be found. The Mayor having
a different opinion, made a personal
investigation, which resulted in the
discovery Of thirty-three, therefore
| the removal of the officers, and it is
even limited that there may be a
change in those higher in office.
! Disreputable houses for the last
night or two have been receiving the
attention of the blue-coated gentlemen
and number Of proprietors thereof,
with female employees and transient
inmates arrested. 1t is making quite
a stir around the West End, and these
classes have indeed lost good friends
III the removal of the captains. No
doubt but what the Mayor will be de-
feated at the next election, but am
pleased to know that we have one
man who is not afraid to do right,
from selfish motives.
recently heard good joke in re-
gard to the liquor law that regulates
the distance between bar-rooms and
school houses. 1t appears that these
prominent politicians of ward eight
have bar rooms too near the school
house, and are going to have it re-
moved
General B. T. Butler has recently
been offered by we'll known publish
ing house, 100000 to write for pub
lication, his political life. 1t is the
largest price ever offered to an Amer
ican author. If the General writes it
[ think it will be fortune to the pub
Usher, for no dobt but what it vii
have an enormous sale. [ doubt il
he accepts, at least not vet awhile, es.
pecialiy if he gets the Presidential
nomination, and presume his friends
will work hard for that | think the
best thing that can be done is to give
it to him, and let him be elected, for,
if he has made up his mind to be
President, he will get there, as he did
Governor of this State, after trying
seven times.
Fast Day this year, came on Apri
Sd, the earliest for number of years
the ground was covere with snow
and it showed hard nearly all day. o.
course the base ball games that wer,
announced for that day were posponce
much to the disappointment, nC
doubt, Of large number of people.
1t has got tired of showing up here
and has been raining since Fast Day
If this weather continues, the yolngel
portion of our people will harQl ly
know low the sun looks-we nov
. talk of it as something that existed il
, the dim past, which puts me in minC
of the Pagan that WAS on a visit t
London, and had never beheld tn
E sun in that city of everlasting fog-or
, being reproved for worshiping the sun
replied: "You have no idea ho,
beautiful the sun is, if you saw it, you
would worship it also.'
r. S. SIDELINGER.