Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-05
GAIA GossIPs.
EVENTS In NEW YORK FOR A FORT.
NIGHT-THE STORM.
Theatricals - Clafiin Crazy Work
Show-Ordnance Manufacture
A NobIeman Preaching.
correspondence of the RECORD UNIoN. j

NFw YoRK, November %, 1885.
Pardon me, sirs of the editorial corps, if
this week depart from the custom of cor
respondents, and give you very dogmatic
criticism, and very little of that. Why?
do you ask Because 1 reckon" as they
say away down South, that readers prefer
news to the chatter of correspondents.
You know, or ought to know it. that the
correspondent from a great city, as a rule,
writes too much as if his readers knew all
about the metropolis from which he posts
his letter l realize the danger of such an
idea. Now, it so happens that since l
wrote you last there has much of interest
happened in New York, and I propose to
tell your readers of some of the things
that have transpired in the world of Man
hattandom.
A NOTABLE EVENT
Was the death and funeral of the great
merchant, H. B. Clafin Few rich men
were every so universally esteemed and
few employers are ever loved as he was by
those dependent upon him. At his funeral
there were real tears shed by the multitude,
and the eulogiums were sincere and for
once true. Beecher seldom officiates at a
funeral, but in this case he did So and
with depth of feeling l never saw mani
tested by one of the cloth before. We
have had lively meetings of the Con-
gressional
ORDNANCE COMMITTEE,
And all big iron and steel manufacturers
and workers have been before it. The up
shot will be a report recommending that
Congress make an effort to foster the man
ufacture of heavy ordnance in this coun-
try. But it cannot be done except the
Government makes heavy advances to the
workers. There is no manufacturer in all
our land who can afford to put up the
necessary money, and take the chances of
failure. The Government must do that
do not believe Congress will assume the
risk. 1t isn't our style in this country
We want the contractor to take all the
chances, you know. though sometimes we
do take bad job off his hand.
BAsEBALLIsTs
Will be interested to know that the scheme
of new organization, independent of the
National League, is taking on much vital
ity. The object is TO protect all clubs east
of the Alleghanies from the jumping of
players from any of the other organiza.
tons. Not all Eastern clubs, however, 90
into the new Society, but enough have
done so 10 give the thing a good deal of
character.
Bartholdi has come, and is about to go
in fact, believe he is to be off as | write.
The truth, let me tell you, is that this dis
tinguished man of bronze goes away to
France again much disguised. Not at
what we have done, but at what we have
not done. In the name of goodness, let
everyone who can spare dollar, send it to
flp paHa al (Nrt,,
copy of the great statue and thus help we
poverty-stricken Knickerbockers out of a
tight place.
We are having a big row over the open
ing of our
MUSEUMS ON SUNDAY.
Some hard-shells oppose the idea, but they
are gradually giving way, and the better
sense of the more enlightened clergy. and
the better thought of the managing directo-
rles, are coming to the conclusion that
these institutions are preferable as agencies
to influence the people who will visit them
on Sundays, than the beer gardens and
places of hilarious character The crazy
work fair proved a great success. cannot
begin to tell you of the two thousand exhib-
It's and over of needle-work, but YOU can
just imagine all You please, and it will moi
reach reality. am not at all given to ad-
mlration of this style of art. but | must
confess that this show fairly took me off
my feet with its brilliancy, and the exouis-
lite character of much of the embroidery
and other needle-work
THANKSGIVING DAY
Is being more generally observed to-day
than for many years-that is, publicly. The
streets have been filled this morning with
the people flocking to the churches. de-
spite the horrible condition of the thorough
fares, and | learn that the services have
never been so well attended. Then. too.
there has been much provision for the poor.
great deal of public entertainment pro-
vided, and society and family reunions
without number. When | finish this letter
am going out to the Polo grounds, to wit
ness football match between The Yale
and Wesleyan College teams That NAV
sound oddly, but / am a lover of that
athletic game, which is growing more pop
ular every day, and I've been to Thanks
giving church at a modest chapel up town.
and so | feel justified in Joining the very
large crowd | am sure think as | do. We
had
PEAL ENGLISH LORD
Here last night in pulpit-Adelbert Percy
Cecil, brother TO the Earl of Exeter. He
gave a Bible lecture in society hall. He
is a disciple of a new school of liberal but
very literal Christians, of which we know
little in this country. Though the Young
man has wealth and title, he devotes him
self to hard missionary work for the new
creed he has pinned his faith to, and he
gives literally of his means to further the
work OF the little band of believers.
The surface railways have triumphed.
and some of our best avenues are to be cut
up now with the old-fasbioned tracks.
There has been great deal of opposition
to these lines but it has all broken down.
A company OF moneyed men has been
formed TO put stages upon Fifth avenue,
and they will carry out the idea for they
are mad set just now. and propose to do |
as they please in this thing OF street riding. |
Yesterday was
EVACUATION DAY
And two old veterans, one aged 80 and one
So, were the only soldiers of the event who |
responded to the call to dinner at the Ton
tine. Some Grand Army men and the |
grandchildren of some revolutionary
heroes got together and escorted the old |
men to the place of assembly, to the stir !
ring piping of the fife and the rattle of the !
drum. The flag was run up on the old |
fort in Central Park, and an ensign hoated |
at the head of the STAFF in the battery. In
a year or two more there will be no vet
Grams to celebrate the day, an anniversary
Nnai, SUI 10 thlnk, Is dying out OF o0SerV- |
ance. The death of the Vice-P President
was the chief topic yesterday in political
circles, and gave rise to all sorts of specula-
tons rs to the succession, and as to what
might happen if the President should now
drop out" The general thought of sober
thinking men is that nothing startling
would happen and that we would find
things in business and government to go
right on as before. We had
4 GREAT STORM
Early in the week all along this coast. and
the damage was very extensive and heavy. |
The estimate OF the Herald is that between
Sandy Hook and Bayhesd there was loss
of 100000 A gentleman connected with
that paper, who had the task of footing np |
the data for that estimate assures me that
it is rather below than above the sum
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