The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-04-28

yer BY profession and tragedlan BY choice
II the object Of the drama Is to amuae, Mr..
O'Connor has fulfilled his mission. His
tragedy-well, we have seen nothing exactly
like It. It has been hugely enjoyed, by
audiences which have tested the capacity
of the house. Decayed vegetables have
risen in the market. and unsayory eggs
have advanced one hundred percent. While
Mr.. O'Connor's conceptions and methods
are not exactly those Of Irving or Booth,
they have elements Of originality to COM
mand large audiences the supply Of
third-class eggs are exhausted.
There are some very respectable streaks
in humanity after all, and really begin to
think that the devil is not half so black as
he is painted. For years past, ever since
his retirement from public life, Roscoe
Conkling has been the target for all sorts
OF bitter and calumnious articles from those
who feared his supremacy and hated his
name. But when the news was flashing
oyer the wires that the great Senator was
in deadly peril, lowering between life and
death, all anger and animosity seemed to
vanish; men Who had opposed him for years
forgot his pride, fancied sights, personal
griefs and political disappointments, and
all hastened. without distinction of party
or class, to pay tribute to the dying Sena-
tor who in venal age, and with opportuni-
ties such as fell to the lot OF few living
men, kept his hands unstsined by public
pluDder, and his honor as spotless as the
mountain snow.
Mayor Hewitt has driven another nail In
his political coffin which removes him as 9
possible candidate for the Presidency.
The trouble began when he refused to
place the green flag of ould Erin over the
City Hall on St. Patrick's Day passed, bu
the fight still lives and moves. Last weel
the Mayor sent & communication to thu
Board of Aldermen, which has Formidable
Irish representation, in which he state
that although the Irish represent 16 pc
cent, of our population they occupy SO pc
cent. of our public charitable institution
and nearly 40 per cent, of the offices
That's settler. You could not elect hin
constable after that. Yes, Hewitt i
dead; dead as door nail.
The newspaper duel which has been 60
= ing on between Pulitzer of the "World'
and Dana of the ''Sun" has eliminated II
bitter and vindictive act of vengeanc
which / fear will break poor Dana's heart
+. The World" circulation has been rapid
q increasing, and the ''Sun" circulation a
/, rapidly diminishing. Pulitzer felt tn
. necessity of enlarging his establishment
a and bought the property at the corner Q
y Park Row aud Ann Street right acros
= from tie Herald Office. He calculate
. on putting up a newspaper building whic
q would completely overshadow and eclips
the establishment of his hated rival. The
he cast an eye on the old French Hot,
property right across from the Sun
office. He hated Bennett, but he deteste
!, Dana, so he bought the property this wee
cost of $3.50, 900, and he is going to pr
up building costing million more, an
: unless Dana makes brush the "Sun
= Office will look like picked crow beside a
eagle.
The New York "Times" had an offiC
/, across from the Tribune Building, which
!. few years ago was considered the fne
newspaper Office in the city. Now the
!. are tearing IL down to the foundation stor
:, to rear ON its site one of the finest buildin!
i. in New York.
The burst-up of Gillig's American E,
9 change fell on New York like bombshel
p. Hundreds Of our summer tourists have lie
- ters of credit for monies deposited with th
:, worthless institution who will be complet
q !, ly stranded all over Europe. Mr.. Gillig WI
:. one of those frothy, snowy, pushing, in
=, pudent, cheeky individuals VINO alwa
. continues to feather his own nest and NAL
- somebody else pay for the feathers. T
:, - vas brought prominently before the publ
two weeks ago when his old friend, Jam
= Gamble, gave him thrashing on Broa
- way, and swept the sidewalk with his ne
- Spring overcoat. There are all sorts
~ conflicting stories, the liabilities beil
;" everywhere between one hundred thousal
dollars and four millions. Whatever th
~ are, Gillig got up and busted on Saturd
. last for Europe, although his presence W
!" expected at the collectors Office prepar
- tor, to his criminal Indictment for smu
Cling diamond necklace. If the fact of 1
y. penalty, which is States Prison, shall l
=, us of Gillig and his confreres, the price W
- not be considered dear and the communi
will be satisfied
Truly yours,
lie BRoADBRIM.
OUR TARIE