Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-08-25
Jew York Star Syndicate Letter.


great tribulation in one of the Metro
polls many millionaire households.
The heads of the members of the
fashionable Bell family are bowed
down in grief. They have put off
their silks and girded up their loins
with sackcloth. In the ashes of sor-
row they sit and weep and will not
be comfOrted. A band of rich Grape
futters from the silver knocker of
their door. The habiliments of be-
reavement have been ordered from a
fashionable mourning store for them
selves and their numerous domestic
retinue-butlers, coachmen, waiting
maids, laundresses, governesses, com
panions, tutors ad infnitum-it re-
quires at least forty servants to run a
well regulated millionaire household.
All their gold and flashing jewels will
not soften the sorrow that feeds upon
the heart of the tony Bell family
their pet poodle died yesterday!
This is no fancy sketch, but plain
and accurate statement of facts. Such
an occurrence is not at all rare in
New York, but a particularly gro
tesque feature Of the case in hand was
regular application to the City
Health authorities through the fami-
ly physician, who got 500 a day for
attending Tray in his last illness, for
burial permit.
The defunct poodle now lies in state
unconscious of the wailing and gnash-
ing of teeth around him. A fashion,
able undertaken prepared him for
burial and gently laid his remains in
handsome casket covered with pur-
pie velvet, satin lined and silver
trimmed. His head reposes on a pur-
pie satin pillow ornamented with rich
Spanish lace. His grave in Wood
lawn cemetery alone will cost 5000.
Within mile of the Bell mansion
the bodies of four human beings yes
terday rested on tables in the Morgue.
One of them was that ofa child. They
were chugged into rude pine boxes,
loaded into dead wagon and hustled
off to unknown graves in Potter's
field. No tears were shed. No re.
QUEENS were sung. Their taking of
caused no convulsive sobs, no quick
ening pulsations, no heart-burnings
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
The talk of the town this morning
is the withdrawal from the Republic
can party of its only Congressman
from this city-Hon. Ashbel p. Fitch
Mr.. Fitch is wealthy lawyer and
one of the most prominent and popu.
lar citizens of the Metropolis. His
popularity was. attested in the last
election when as the Republican can.
didate he received 5000 majority in &
district that is normally 5000 Demo
cratic.
In severing his connection with the
G. o. p. Mr.. Fitch has written q now,
erful letter, in which he mercilessly
assails the Republican campaign tao.
tics. ~ am in favor" he says, "as
were Garfield, Arthur and Folger, OF
a reasonable revision of the present
tariff in the direction of decreasing
the cost of the neceSsaries of life. and
of supplying American workmen
with cheaper raw materials for manu-.
facture. l believe that such reduc.
ton will increase wages and produc.
ton in this country, and will Tighten
somewhat the load of poverty and
hardship which so many people in
our city carry hopelessly from yeal
to year." He then pays his respects tC
the Republican free whiskey plank
saying it will multiply saloons and
reduce the price of whiskey to three
cents a glass. In conclusion he ex
coriates the Republican committee
for accepting Mr.. Blaine's recent in
flammatory speeches as the keynote
Of the campaign.
Mr.. Blaine, by the way, though hi
is not with us now, is still talked
about very freely. Folks are still
laughing heartily over the big adver
Using blowout which was prepared
in his honor and which had to bt
given hours before he landed becaus,
it wouldn't keep another day. Blu
after all the "Uncrowned King" die
stir up deal of enthusiasm anon.
the faithful. Uncle Levi had to pay
the bills as usual, yet one never hearC
his name or Harrison's. 1t was al
Blaine, the man from Maine, he 0
Magnetism and the White Plume
and it is understood that h
served notice on the Republican