New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-13
THE TALK OF THE DAY

soldier who has been Democrat for twenty-five years.
and according his story, worked hard to get his
party into power the last National election, has sent
to The Wisconsin State Journal letter renouncing his
allegiance TO the Democracy and declaring that no one
will labor earnestly hereafter to defeat that Or
ganzaton. What sckens him chiefly Is the NUMBER Oh
unrepentant rebels appointed to Office by the new Ad-
minlstratisn. Captain Lewis has been messenger OF
the House of Representatives. and has lately declined
promotions offered him by Democratic leaders. This
faotindcates The state Journal thinks, that his motives
I'm making this announcement arc purely OF patriotic
nature emanating from personal consideraohs
tits almost impossible to keep up with the times IN
these agonizug days The newest wrlnke IN ieslneuc
circles il for Young lady to arttstioally decorate
miniature trunk ostensbly for collars and eun, win
from noted summer resorts and fqrwara trD ~
messenger boy to her best young man. III tho tIunh
ever gets there Il will signify Isn't it an appropsG
for wedding trp II the oas Is nee and
very nice clothes.-laartford Post.
Tho entcrprsng London Telegraph has not quite mas
tered American methods. II was all right 10 seau re-
norer to Arin sons,. late Thursday night 10 ascer
tain whether or Lord Salisbury had soneto Bamora
but lt was all wrong be content with the assurance
that "the Marquis safe In bed The sequel SHOWS
that the noble Lord started for tho north at midnight
perhaps only few mDutes after tha reporters call so
that he must have IN bed with his boots ana traVe
ling coat on The reporter should have insisted on hay
ng peep into the bedroom, or at least on being allowed
70 hear his ordshp suore Then he should have seated
himself on the ash barrel aud watched both doors until
morning We do these things better over here.
TAe anguagesllnger of The Brooklyn Eagle is capable
Of some wonderful feats but he outdid himself on
Thursday when he declared that General Woodford's
posterior vision is greater than hsanterior prescenee
General Woodford has most heartfelt sympathy.
THE GLEEFUL GRINDER.
over joke that was crippled and worni
The funny man leaned. with look fOrlorn:
His garments were shabby, and soed ana patehed'
Aud bald was his head where he often scratched,
h.f tn ayOlV va n
or a verse or Jest that would make nit;
nd he slowly said, az he glanced about;
% It's chestnut old. but I'll grind 1t out
4" A column Of Jokes is my daily task,
And who Ia the author never ask;
/ cali them my own, though it takes some gall
Aud twist them around, and change the names,
And resort to a score OF little games,
TIL my qualms OF conscience are put to rout,
As day after day grind the Jokes OUT
When tho boys yelled in: Amt they ready yetf
And the T. M. turned with a moeking grin,
While a cold wind blew through his whiskers thin,
Aud these were the words he In turn did shout 80
Z" I'm grinding them out I'm grindag them out -
-tPittsburg Chronicle-Tolegraph.
Where. O where is Higgins the Rctormeri The coun-
try has not heard of him for several days.
There Is sturdy pioneer in virginia who. as we un,
derstand, came from tho with at least one word
which invented when he got the drop upon Federal
who had incautiously jumped from behind tree
foo 1uke" Since which time too uke" has been mod
y but steadily making reas' upon taat srcysa,
and TOO unanimous ali Of them still in good standing
but waning. II is interesting to watch the struggle
[Isichmond state
The rector OF the Episcopal Church at North Adams,
Mass is a hrst-class carpenter. and has just made
number of closets of his church that
would do credit 10 n master carpenter.
He came to see his Liza sweet
And looked both neat and trim;
He took the sofa for u seat
And carromed on pin.
Now when they meet upon the streer.
Each looks down at the others feet
The days very cold. Lynn Union.
Sam Jones says that german is nothing but hug.
ging set to music"
II will be remembered that during the terrible conna-
grafton OF last winter steve Wright colored driver IN
Putnas livery stable, lost his life while trying to save
propery. The white citizens have since gotten up FUNDS
and and o m face have Written the story Of his fate The
arrived this week and very soon VIII be placed IN
position the remains of tho coored hero The fo
lowing is the inscription,
This tribute in stone Is raised BY the.
citizens OF Brunswick to mark
the resting place of
STEPHEN WRIGHT
Nho lost his life in saving tho property
OF his white fellow citizens In the great
| confagration in brunswick. Ca, Nov.
10TH 1884
His was a deed of hcroIsm which the
earthly historian will leave unnoticed,
but the records OF Heaven Will per
brunswick tGa) Appeal
I'm Arkansas editor has been called to task for writing
about "the funeral Of the future" on the ground that
the future isn't dead yet But he retaated by saying
that he referred the future OF the Democratic party
| 81 have four rebel bullets in my body said man
whom Commjssioner Black about to discharge Tor
Offensive partIsanship" "Ah. indeed you should have
coma some limo ago. | under the Impression you
carried but one You must go at ONCE Peoria Tran
script
It's said that Secretary Manning carries his journal
,ste ideas with him into the Cabinet Ocessskers ap.
plying to him are expected TO talk only one sdo Of
| their mouth.
| "In our town." said Briggs, eve have completely
driven out the rum traffic" SO !" replied Diggs And
what do you do when you want drop yourselfi" Oh
get along all right. always keep q stock on hand
aud then, know, am In the city most OF the time
| don't suffer But what makes you so serious Whal
are YOU thinking about I" II only thinking, said
Dggs that II people had their way they wouldn't
give anybody but respectable persons chance to gel
drunk Boston Transcript
Connubial politics Reciprocity! wite-"Tve beer