Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-14

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special Correspondenceof Gazette and Journal, |
TRENTON, N. j., Oct. 1.-The belief |
that few lines from the capital city OF |
New Jersey would be read with inter st |
by a portion at least Of your many
readers, must be my excuse for troubling
you.
Since my arrival here, have renewed
some old acquaintanoes, made some ex-
ceedinR pleasant new ones and have been
the recipient of many polite attentions
The second annual fair of the Mercer
County Agricultural Association began
here last Tuesday and closed on Friday.
Fairs of this character have been de-
scribed SO often in the newspapers that
I shall say simply that the weather and
exhibits were fine, the attendance and
grounds large, the dust fearful and that
there was no horse racing.
To a strangers eye thetwo most agrees
sive papers here are the Gazette, morning,
and the Times, evening, the latter being
especially so. They are both well ar
ranged and handsomely printed papers
and are evidently meeting with large
degree of success!
Last Tuesday l had the pleasure of
being present for short time in the Re-
| publican state convention and found 1t u
| dignifed and orderly body of men. This
brings me to remark that the politicalpot
is now beginning to boil and as the
weather grows colder its temperature
| will no doubt increase in inverse ratio till
after the election. The Republicans, or
| at least some very well informed ones,
| say their chances this year are very good.
Speaking with gentleman from Pater-
son this morning, asked on what the
Republicans based their hopes. Well,
said he, you see the Prohibitionists are
going to draw as heavily on the Demo-
Gratis as on MS, and then there is the
Labor Reform vote which will draw twice
as many from the Democrats as from us.
The Democrats, said he, are straining
every nerve to elect a senator this winter
and to this end will swap anything from
the governor down. Well, may be be is
right, and may be he Isn't. Doubtful
things are very uncertain.
The streets of this city are as bother
some to me as those of Boston. Not that
they are quite as crooked, but for other
reasons; for instance, suppose you are
standing at the corner of State and
Greene streets and start south on Greene.
Well, the first thing you know you are
on Broad street, and that too without
having turned any acute or other sort of
! angles. Then again it is possible to walk
near quarter Of mile on street with
! out finding an intersecting one to let you
out of it. 1t seems to me that the
streets of Trenton were laid out for Tren-
tonians and not for strangers. don't
: like them, but then an Boss Tweed said,
"What are you going TO do about it?
Yesterday morning ] made call Mt the
adjutant generals office, and was very
cordially received by my friends, Colonel
7 james S. Kiger, the assistant adjutant
+, general, and the venerable Chief Clerk
William N. Mutt. Two more polite and
affable gentlemen do not know, and
! need not say that value their friendshir
! ! very highly. During the rebuilding of .
part of the capitol building, which was
destroyed by FIRE in March, 1885, the ad
jutant general and other offices are located
I just across the street. Here are to be
. found the battle flags of the New Jersey
: regiments in use during the rebellion
] which, with the archives Of the Office
were saved from destruction. Before
y leaving / was presented with larg,
Z volume of about 900 pages, the title pag,
ct 'Hh'cr -flaH "nggsieiirf and NieU 9
!, New Jer6eg il the Rsyolut,nnssy ga
!, compiled under ORDERS of His EzceliaaGy
y Theodore F. Randolph, Governor, b
q William s. Stryker, Adiutant General.
y To say that / most heartily appreciate
y y this gift, but feebly expresses my feelings
u Our one time citizen of Wilmington
Prof. James N. Clemmer, who in day
r, gone by achieved a great reputation as
n getter up of children's jubilees, is no'
,r located here and holds the state agenc
X for one of the most popular life insuranc
le companies. He is succeeding admirably
r but having never lost his love of musi
Is finds time to lead church choir and az
~ as chorister for a Sunday school of abor
IL 800 children.
ID have not touched upon all the point
le had intended, but close with the remar
GO that if this finds favor in your eyes ma
ID write you again. NoRvAIt