The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-08-23
lFrom our Special Correspondent.

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| lF+on our Special Correspondent.
New YORK, August 18th, 1888.
There is great tribulation in one of
the Metropolis many millionaire
households. The heads OF the men,
bers 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 hut-
ters from the silver knocker of their
door. The habiliments of bereave-
ment have been ordered from a fash
lonable mourning store for themselves
and their numerous domestic retinue,
buffers, coachmen, waiting. maids,
laundresses, governesses, companions,
tutors, ad in1fnitum-it requires at
least forty servants to run a well-peg-
ulated millionaire household. AN
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 particularly grotesque
feature of the case in hand was regu-
lar application to the City Health au-
thorities through the family physician,
who got 500 day for attending
Tray in his last illness, for a burial
permit.
The defunct poodle now lies in
state unconscious of the wailing and
gnashing of teeth around him. A
fashionable undertaken prepared him
for burial and gently laid his remains
in a handsome casket covered with
purple velvet, satin lined and silver
trimmed. His head reposes on pur-
pie satin pillow ornamented with rich
Spanish lace. His grave in Wood
, lawn cemetry alone will cost s2oo.
: Within a mile of the Bell mansion
T the bodies of four human beings yes
terday rested on tables in the Morgue.
S One of them was that of child.
They were chugged into rude pine
: boxes, loaded into a dead wagon and
{ hustled off to unknown graves in Pot
e ter's field. No tears were shed. No
: requems 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 Republican
O party of its only Congressman from
q this city-Hon Ashbel P. Fitch. Mr.
4 Fitch is a wealthy lawyer and one o.
e most prominent and popular citizens
n of the metropolis. His popularity was
! attested in the last election when a:
J. the Republican candidate he received
5000 majority in a district that Il
normally 5000 Democratic.
In severmg his connection with the
g. o. p. Mr.. Fitch has written pow
> erful letter, in which he mercllessl.
assails the Republican campaign tao
tics. 81 am in favor" he says, " a
were Garfield, Arthur and Folger
of a reasonable revision Of the presen
tariff in the direction of increasing tn
cost of the necessaries of life, and o
ne supplying American workmen witt
cheaper raw materials for manufacture
I believe that such reduction Will IN
crease wages and production IN thl
g country, and will tighten somewha
. the load of poverty and hardship whic
I'll so many people in our city, carr
hopelessly from year to year: II
g then pays his respects to the Reput
% lican free whlskey plank, saying
ng will multiply saloons and reduce tn
price of whiskev to three cents glas
RS, In conclusion he excoriates the Rt
arc publican committee for accepting M
Blaine's recent inhammatory speech'
as the keynote of the campaign.
Mr.. Blaine, by the way, though
is not with US now is still talked aoo'
very freely. Folks are still laughlr
!, heartily over the big advertising blo'
out which was prepared in his hont
and which had to be given hours b
fore he landed because 1t woutdn
~ keep another day. But after all Il
"s' "Uncrowned King" did stir up de
!. of enthusiasm among the faithft
. Uncle Levi had to pay the bills
usual, yet one never heard his nan
70 or Harrison's. 1t was all Blaine, t
as' r: Man from Maine,-the Man OF Magns
I'D ism and the White Plume, and it is u
lint derstood that he served notice on t
not Republican managers that ne propos
: sc to run the campaign show himse
nks He is already scheduled for numt
ay of tree whiskey-high-tarih -jingo-J
'ase speeches and insists on letting some
them off in Indiana. At this b
Quay is credited with very vlgore
DID kick, as he is afraid the Republic
voters may forget that Harrison