Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
NEW YORK,'S NEW SPORT.
THE EEXHILERATING FUN OF To-
BOGGANING.
Transferred from Canada to Gotham.
- An Important Appointment by
Gov. Hill.

Transferred from Canada to Gotham.
An Important Appointment by
Gov. Hill.
Special Correspondence of the Sentinel.
New York, Jan. 3O.-It would be
difficult for the most exacting society |
grumbler to find fault with New York |
at the present moment. Every possible |
appliance for outdoor and indoor en-
ioyment is at hand, and all tastes,
fancies and idiosyncrasies, as well as
every age and condition of humanity,
can be supplied with all the pleasure
they may desire, as easily as a gour-
met can get dinner to his satisfaction
by ordering it at Delmonico's. The
only capital necessary is little mon
ey, much time, and good humor.
The powers of the air did their
work faithfully week ago. They
sowed suffering, discomfort and incon-
venience broadcast for half the COM
munity, but they brought joy, mirth,
and merry making in their train for
those who could afford to be jolly.
| Toboggan clubs have started up in
abundance, and Canada seems sud-
denly to have been transported to the
neighborhood of New York. The
Country Club, to which Mr.. James
Waterbury has presented an excellent
slide, has had its hundreds, and Or
ange its tens of hundreds of visitors,
all ready and eager for the fray.
Large parties from town have gone
out III the bright moonlight almost
every evening this week. Mr.. Law
renee Turnure took out one on Fri
day evening. They dined at the club
house, enjoyed the craze of the hour
and returned to town by late train.
4 Toboggan costume Is now an lndlspen-
sable part Of a lady's or gentleman's
J wardrobe, al several enthusiasts have
already sent orders to Worth for
something quite original and novel to
be completed in time for next year.
In some parts of the city there are
complaints of low pressure of water,
owing to the great waste of water by
householders, who of late have let the
water run continually for fear of its
freezing in the pipes. In this way
100000 gallons were lost in one
day. The project of affording the dry
goods district better supply of water
has long been agitated by business
men and fre-underwriters This is
one Of the most valuable districts in
the city, and yet it is more exposed to
danger from fires than almost any
other part OF the metropolis.
One the most important appoint
ments to be made this year by Gov.
Hill is that Of q successor to Railroad
Commissioner O'Donnell. The latter
has been strongly recommended for
reappointment by the business men OF
New York, but the impression is that
Gov. Hill will not nominate him. Mr.
O'Donnell is something of an indepen
dent in politics, but voted for Daven-
port last fall. His appointment, there
fore, would scarcely be pleasing te
straightout Democrats. Gov. Hill by
reappointing him nonld commit him
self to policy of determined hostility
to the railroad corporations, as Mr.
O'Donnell is an anti-monopolis of an
advanced type. The favorite demo
cratic candidate for the place is ex-Sen
ator Jacobs, who has Just closed an un
: interrupted service in the State Legis
. lature OF y years. ills friends believe
; that the Republican Senate woulc
confirm him.
Ex-President Arther has practical
ly retired from political and business
, matters. He seldom goes out excep
to dinner parties and small social gath
erings, and has drawn the line CLOSELY
around his personal friends. Mr.. Ar
\ | 70 ha hI1
! it seems that the circumstances make
: him so. He feels that the dignity o
the position he has lately occupied
: commands him to observe certain for
: malities and reserve. In social lif
he is pictured as more genial than ev
| and more fond of its whirl of excite
ment. Financially, Mr.. Arther is abb
l to retire on All ample competence.
3 WALTER ERICKFORD.