Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-09-21
OUR new YORK LETTER.
New York Star Syndicate Letter to the
FISHERMAN AND FARMER.
NEW YORK Sent IL. 80

NEW ORh, sept. II, 30.
The death of astronomer Richard y.
Proctor, which occurred here W ednes-
day night of black vOmit. is the
ruling sensation. The passing away
OF 50 distinguished gentleman is
Itself sufficient to excite considerable
comment. When the cause Of it is
the plague that is devastating and
dccimating other portions Of our coun-
try, New Workers would be rather
more orless than human if they did
not quake little
Even an isolated case of yellow
fever in New York opens up d vista
OF most CHASTITY possibilities Think
Of the scOurge having free play in
ely which in q single square mile
crowds $4,000 human beings. The
health officers, to be sure, insists that
the danger is remote. Very likely
that is the case, but I fancy some nor
v0us people are beginning to pack up
their grip sacks while fashion which
was rolling i'll with considerable mo-
lHentum from the mountains and sea-
shore has concluded To stay it a while
longer notwithstanding the GOODNESS
Of the weather.
Since the Ohio young lady Of Baby
Bunting memory succeeded in legally
mulcting Millionaire coffee merchant
ArbuncIe out of some $500 as
balm for her wounded heart, that
sort OF. thing has got, to be somewhat
fashionable. Almost every day our
sympathies are tortored with some new
instance Of q poor girl who has loved
rich man not wisely, but too we'll,
and is endeayoring to take few thou
slnds from his bank account by way
Of making things even. There never
was a place on earth perhaps where
the breach Of promise industry thTived
50 vigorously as here. This time it is
pretty Miss Mary E. Murray. Of
Brooklyn, who is suing Millionaire
grocer M0rfOrd, Of Bridgeport, Conn.
She asks for Il modest $50 900. One
thousand of which is for certain Jewels
Of hers which she alleges he has bascly
retained, and the triHing balance Of
SO, 600, to patch up her decorated
affections.
Another Brooklyn girl who has
succeeded in getting herself very much
talked about is Miss Kent. She Is
very well to do, and up in social scale.
4 voice Of remarkable purity and
taiant for mimmicry have been In
dUl@ed to the extent Of bringing her
some reputation as a figure in fash
ionable amateur thoatrcals. 1t seems
now that Miss Kent had another pro
penSity which, when INDUCED by
ordinary folks is best known as stealing;
though, Of course, when ladies of rank
engage in the business, good form
requires that it be called kloptOmanic.
A all events, the young lady alb
stracted some jewels Of large value
from the tray of Brooklyn jeweler
who was showing her the goods. She
was detected, arrested and locked up.
PROGRESS OF TIE CAMPAIGN.
st last the agony Of choosing men
to lead the Democratic forces in this
State is over. After all the blowing
and howling and mud-slinging against
Gov. Hill, not one Of the hundreds OF
delegates to the Convention opposed
his denomination The mugwumpS
Of course are wOofully disappointed
and predict all sorts of evil things;
but they did the same thing three
wears ago when Hill beat q very popu-
la opponent, Congressman Davenport.
The attitude of the two Democratic
organizations on the local Offices is
like that Of two school-bOys with
chips on their shoulders, spelling for
a fight, ard yet a little nervous about
striking the first blow The chances
of their making up and pulling
together, are certainly not great, so
far as. appearances go. The present
signs indicate that Mayor Hewett Will
be re-nominated by the County Dem
Oeracy and endorsed by a Citizens
mo~ement, which is only mask for
the Republican vote. This combina-
ton Of course would prove invincible.
There Is still some discussion over
the Maine episode. While Democracy
has little to show for the election, the
leaders 10 not feel discouraged. At
the National Headquarters the positive
statement was made that the National
Committee put no funds III the State
while a large amount of Doodle was
wasted on it from the enemy's strong
box Even then, the managers say,