Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
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aud be went away with an ear to ear grir
There was more truth than poetry in the in
cident.
| Blacks opera House has no end of cheap
attractions for the balance OF the season. A
dramatic company begins a one or two week s
| engagement there April 18th At cheap prices.
| The Fostelle Partington Company which only
numbers six persons played paying engage
| meut there last week. The wonderful trained
Equiues will be at Blacks some time in the
near future.
gal Son OF the Springfield Democracy all
through his checkered career. Twice has be
been defeated for Mayor BY the cruel iates.
For awhile the Kids obscured his glory, but
he st last came up smiling. and the fatted
calf Of the Democratic nomination for Mayor
was slaughtered for him. Like the father of
the infant Strauss in the poem, the Democracy
may exclaim:
I'VE pray the Lord take every dinss
But leave dot iawcOb schmidt"
The Mendelssohn Tuin ette Club, one of
the finest musical organizations in the coun-
try, will be at the Grand next Saturday even.
ing. Music lovers, and especially musical
students in this city are awaiting the event
With much pleasure. The company consists
of Madame Cora Giese, soprano soloist; Chas
N. Loeffier, solo violinist: Max Klein, violin ;
the veteran Thos. Ryan, clarinette and viola
Julius Akeroyd, viola, and Fritz Giese, the
great violoncellist. The gentlemen are all
solo artists. Their quartette playing is es-
pecially fine.
"Tell me the exact truth about Constantine
and bis aspirations" l asked oil a leading
politician the other day.
"Well," said he, sif you want my opinion,
l mus, say that believe Constantine has got
to the end of bis string, and is now in a
state Of mind to except any position no matter
how humble, that is te endered him. Constsn-
tine 10 professional politician, pure and SIM
pie. Without an Office like Othello, his '.oc-
capation would be gone" He has ALWAYS
been an ofice-seeker, and would be badly at
sea without a public position. He went to
Washington with the idea that if be pro-
nounced the name of John Mclean every one
would fall PROSTATE in the dust, and that that
word would prove an open sesame to every
position of profit and glory. 1t is said that
be has designs on the postofice here. There
is not the least doubt he would jump at the
position if he got chance. There are sew
eral other fat positions in the state which
Constantine has his eve on, and which ne
will try very hard to get
Miss Lulu Cumback, one of the most intel
lectual young ladies of this city, contemplates
full classical course at Wellesly College, in
the East
What does the weather fend take us for.
M'yway2 At 3 O'Clock last Thursday the
thermometer stood at 76 degrees. At 5
o'clock the next day, Friday, it stood at about
2e degrees, this being drop in one day of SO
degrees. In no other climate in the world is
such crop possible.
friend gave me an exceedingly interest
ing account of q meeting which took place at
. school house in Clark county recently iu
tie interests of ending forever the horse
thieving which has become so common in
Clark county. A large number of farmers we're
present. who, though rough in appearance,
showed remarkable intelligence in di cussirg
plans for suppressing the horse thief The
feasibility OF arranging the young men Of
the county into an organization of minute
men was suggested. As soon as horse was
stolen, The minute men would be notified
and ride in all directions to apprehend the
thief if possible. Another plan was sug-
Rested to form = society in the county OF 300
members, each to pay an admission fee of S..
This would give fund of $500, possessed
sf which the society would be in q position
t. offer rewards large enough to secure the
very best detective talent Obtainable, thus
making the return Of the horse and the cap
nure of the thief almost certain.
1T is almost certain that Mr.. Soper, the
manufacturer of castings, now located at
Bloomington, ILL.,, will remove his works to
thS city. He manufactures heavy castings,
Including iron fronts and inside work for
heavy 6re-proof buildings, also heating ap-
paratns for public buildings, and heavy cast
ines of all kinds. Mr.. Soper declared that
be would locate wherever Mr.. Ross did, and
he will probably carry out his original inten-
ton The new industry would employ from
lO0 to 200 men the year round, and as it is
growing concern, would be An important
addition to the manufacturing interests OF
this city.
A correspondent wants to know something
about the art Of woodcutting. He is re-
sPecttully referred to Mr. Cyrus Mills, who is
the leading "wood-cut" artist in the city.
The life OF Robt. Mcclure, the Urbsna
horse thief, is romantic enough to furnishh
the basis OF thrilling story on the Robin
Hood order. When he thought he WIS
about to die, he began to weaken, and gave
several owners of stolen horses, who called
importont clues by which they found their
. property. Several Springfield and Clark