New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-02
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amusement I'm the Dowcry reap golden harvess fro'h
every other door seems to come forth the strains
of en- aged and craclpd voiced hand organ, WHO NV
fronts OF tho buildings from one end OF This thofousn
fare TO the other plasteFcd with posters an"
,cturos telling OF the wonderful things that may be
seen within Tho Bowcry, however, Is not wha' IL
once was: nor do the attractions OF its many dino
museums today compare with those OF some years
AGO There was once In the Bowcry one Of these
d. dime catchers. which for weeks was crowded WIN
rooplc earcr 10 sec a wild live man. The Wild man
of Boruco,s he was called, ana he was wonderful
creature 10 look upon. Ills body was covered WIN
hair and long, vicious looking teeth adorned MS
capaclous jaw, which snapped ~ cvefyth'ms
that camo near his heavily barred cage The wild
man ate nothing but meat, ard ms Muscular
threat gave forth only savage cultural cries feopc
,.cI TO tease the fcrocous animal 10 maize him roar
nrison One day however some dudes kept pokinS
their sticks him onrasc him until ne became 50
exhausted with loud roaring and ncrce Swapping 'hSe
he lay back In his cage GREATNESS and passive. IN
vain tho dudes polcd and pOked their canes INTO
his sides. Ilc would not roar. Finally one Parucu
lary wicked lunge brought forth In pure boNciy
accents On, gil tired won't y0use" Inc museum
closed up three days later
Two wagons met in a narrow space In Nassau, ST.
the other day. Neither driver would walt Tor inc
other TO pass through and the front wheels Oh oo"
wagons locked firmly together Had either man
backed his horses five feet, tho other could nave
readily got past MN, put thtEo Nt' ~ '"N''
Of retreat in the mems minds. They sat sun JOE
few moments taxing their powers OF expression
and showcrng multiplied adectives upon each o'ho'.
Finally both OF them, with particularly h hlU.on'
outbIeaL OF epithets, whlppcu up , ,u,c,ra and
For moment there was n violent iuEsin7 Az"
sanlng and then came raspng ZIP mppIas ao, Tsoa
the wagons began to moye m mcre wa 5uner Of
cracked wheel spokes when they had got elpa boe on
wasted and two men had yelled themselves hoa'se,
but neither OF them had gwen IN. INC .tn'ei''~'
spirit Of independence IS often sublime thihs
Mrs O. c. Converse, an old lady seventy-eght
years Of age, living IN Waterbury, Conn., was
scnoolteachcr in her carly days In South Bend lnn
She IS proud of the fact that she had hand IN the
early training Of two OF the Republican Presidents
Pcsdcnelect Benjamin Harrison was one OF her iiist
pupils, and she taught him his cs. The late
President James A. Garfield, when fourteen years OF
ago and employed driving horse on the tow-path, had
his boat frozen I'm all winter near where She WAS
teaching school, and he became hcf pul !" 'H7 Ho'"
while.
Some peculiar scenes occurred Mt the football game
at the polo Grounds on Thursday that the news gath
erers overlooked The match was between the Yves
lcyan and the University of Pennsylvania teams ana
bore closer resemblance the oldlashoned game OF
football than any of tho other games played III 'nlS
nc Oh borhood this year. There some skill shOWh
but most of the work of that rough andtup
order which undoubtedly delights the players but
at the same time is dangerous. In III, second half OF
the match when the score close enough to war
rant tho players in becoming thoroughly excited
little incident was noticed that caused broad smile
TO spread around the field Tho players were hitting
buccing and kicking the ball and each Other with true
football spirit All at once about half Of the players
were Piled up In heap near tho centre OF the heu'
such Kicking, struggling, fighting mass of humanity
has seldom been seem An enteprislng photographer.
gho that If he could get picture OF that remark
able heap he could make a HIT rushed through me
ropes and aimed his camera at INC s,rug7ng nitcd
AID the kickcrs chased that on te Hco
with remarkable celebrity. Ihcy c1ud hot aHo4u ~
have such plciue placed peio4e inc p"D'''
prominent merchant IN Chambors-s., who has IN
vested considerable money In Washington Territory Is
Interested In scheme to ship to the growing to"s %
TIC upper Pacific traln0ads Of portable houses
such as are now on exhibition the American Insti
tutc Fair The growth OF Of those towns IS phe-
no.cnal vleng with that of Iealy!llc ten years ego
SEATTLE the scene Of the Chinese massacres In looo
and 1887 is attracting more attention just now than
any other place IN thar region ii IS only eight hours
ride from Portland Ore and Is yet little more man
be a city. = l.. Maisden, of the firm OF Farlrll ~
aen has st receyea sttr 9 IN "a i HaSr thG bsi
houses cannot be built fast enough TO accommodate
them. Many Obliged 10 camp out IN tents.
That stamping wcscrncr who looks so much likc
an edition dc luxe of the typical Uncle SAM Is Senator
Preston Is. Plumb, of Kansas. lle Is staying aI uc
Everett House and IS here railroad business. 1t
is astonishing how many of big are Interested
in railroads Senator Plumb has irons in the fire IN
many States HIS latest venture was short road
running from Norfolk. Va, 10 Danyllie, out OF Whch
hc f. said to have made considerable money. In mo
II est the colleague OF Mr. ingalls, owns extensive MN
ING plOpertes. and If his cattle 90 not graZe on a
thou and hills they roam over many miles oil rlch
prairie
The common suppostOn that President Harrison
intends TO place the distribution of Georgia patronage
IN tho hands of Ex-Governor Rufus b. Bullock may
not prove correct. Southern Republicans say thut
Major J. T. Hanson OF Macon, Is the coming man.
lie used 10 own The Macon Telegraph and Mes
,enccrp and is considered the foremost II publican
in the state Like Mt Bullock The Major Is a North
eln man. having moved 10 Georgia soon aNcr mo
close OF the war tie has the confidence OF Democrats
as well Republicans.
The familiar figure Of Representative William Whit
ing of Massachusetts, in the corridor OF tho
Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday His pr scncc here re-
minds ne of remark lac IS said to have made soon
after his first election Congress. When l calmly
reviewed the Situation" said he, q wondered how
The deuce got there, ana after reaching a'nlnSlOn
aud seeing The rest Of the congressman. wondered
how the deuce they got ihcrc.' The Oplc OF NE
9Th Massachusetts District arc 80 at sHh win Mt
Writings record at Washington that, having s0t MN
there they are COINS TO keep him there
THE TlTANS BEGIN TIE WINTER.
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