The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-08-23
METROPOLITAN NEWS.
Sorrow InVades the Temple of Harmon
.'New York City's Only Republican
Congressman Draws Out-.He
Can't Stomach his Party's
Campaign Tricks.
Fag End Of the
Blaine ShSW. T7
New York Star Syndicate Letter to The Comet }

New York Star syndicate Letter to The comet)
New YORK, Aug. 20, l8S8.-Thele
is great tribulation in one OF the Me-
tropolis' many millionaire households.
The heads ofthe members of the FASH
ionable Bell family are bowed down
in grief. They have put off their silks
and girded up their loins with sack
cloth, In the ashes OF sorrow they
sit and weep and will not be comfort
ed. A band of rich Grape futters from
the silver knocker of their door. The
habiliments OF bereavement have been
ordered from fashionable mourning
store for themselves and their numer.
GUS domestic retinue, buffers, coach
men, waiting maids, laundresses, gOY-
ernesses, companions, tutors and inf.
nitum, it requires at least forty ser.
wants to run well.regulated million
aire household All their gold and
flashing jewels will not soften the sor-
row that feeds upon the hearts of the
tony Bell family. Their pet poodle
died yesterday! J Z -
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 grotes-
que feature Of the case in hand was a
regular application to the City Health
authorities through the family ply
sician, who got got 800 a day for at
tending Tray in his last Illness for a
purial permit.
The defunct poodle now lies in state
unconscieuSof the wailing and gnash-
ing OF teeth around him. A fashi0na.
BILE undertaken prepared him for bur
ial and gently laid his remains in a
handsome casket covered with pur.
pie velvet, satin lined and silver trim
med. His head reposes on a purple
satin pillow, ornamented with rich
Spanish lace. His grave in Wood
lawn cemetery alone will cost $500! u
Within a mile Of the Bell mansion
the bodies OF four human beings yes
terday rested on tables in the Morgue.
One OF them was that OF a child. They
were chugged into rude pine boxes,
loaded into dead wagon and hustled
off to unknown graves in Pottcr's field.
No tears were shed. No requiems
were sung. Their taking off caused
no eonvulsive Sobs, no quickening pull
sations, no heartburnings.
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN
The talk oflths town this morning
is the withdrawal from the Republi-
cam party Of its only Congressman
) from this city,-Hon. Ashbel P. Fitch.
Mr.. Fitch is wealthy lawyer and one
Eofthe most prominent and popular
citizens Of the Metropolis. His popu-
lsrity was attested in the last election
when as the republican candidate he
received 5000 majority in a district
; that is normally 5 900 democratic. 4 4
In severing his connection with the
people Mr.. Fitch has written a power
full letter, in which he mercilessly as
sails the Republican campaign tao.
: tics. ~ am in favor" he says, "as
T. were Garfield, Arthur and Folger, Of a
reasonable revision OF the present tar
, if in the direction OF increasing the
I cost OF the necessaries of life, and OF
| supplying American workmen with
cheaper raw materials for manufact'
r ure. / believe that such reduction
n will increase wages and production in
r this country, and will tighten some.
+ what the load Of poverty and hardship
= which go many people in our city car
Il ry hopelessly from year to year." He
= then pays his respects to the Repub
3 lican free whiskey plank, saying twill
r multiply saloons and reduce the price
n OF whiskey to three cents a glass. II
= conclusion he eXcoriates the republi
Q can committee for accepting Mr.
> Blsine's recent inaammatory speeche
IF as the keynote Of the campaign.
e Mr.. Blaine, by the way, though HI
70 is not with US now is still talking abou
3 very freely. Folks are still laughing
t. heartily over the big advertising blow
t, out which was prepared in honor an,
- which had to be given hours before h
landed because it wouldn't keep an
other day. But after all the "Ur
crowned King" did stir up deal 0
enthusiasm among the faithful. Ur
Gle Levi had to pay the bills as usua
10 yet one never heard his name q
ID Harrison's. II was all Blaine, tn
man from Maine,-he OF magnetisr
ID and the white plume, and it is under
o stood that he served notice on the r,
III publican managers that he propose
'iS to run the campaign show himsel
b. He is already scheduled for a numbe
81 CT OF free whiskey-h hight -Jingo-Ji
IN speeches and insists on letting SON
"a, Of them off in Indiana. At this Be
oil Quay is credited with very vigorol
ny kick, as he Is afraid the republics
lis voters may forget that Harrison