The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-26
VOL. 60.
NEW YORK LETTER.
INTERESTING ITEMS PICKED
UP IN GOTHAM.
Those Gidsiy Giris--Progress Of
the Campaign.

the Catlpuigh
NY star syndicsie Letter % The DAILY RrcoRDrR
NEw YoRK. Sept. m. Since the
Ohio young lady Of BABY Bunting"
memory succeeded in legally mulct-
ing Millionaire coffee merchant Ar
buncle out Of some $50. 900. rs balm
for her wounded heart. that sort Of
thing has got 10 be somewhat fash-
lonablc. Almost every day our sym.
pathi.s are tortored with some new
instance Of poor girl who has loved
a rich man not wisely, but too we'll.
and ii endeayoripg 10 tskea q few thou
sands from his bank account by war
Of making things even. There never
was place on earth perhaps where
the breach Of promise industry thriv.
ed so vigorously IS here. This time
it is pretty Miss May +. Murray. Of
Brooklyn. sho Is sning Millionaire
grocer Norford, Of Bridgeport, Con-
neticut. She asks for . modest $50. I
OO0, one thousand Of which is for Ger.
tain jewels Of hers which she alleges
be has basely retained. and the ,rif>
ing balance OF $4,000. TO patch up
her lacerated affections.
Another Brooklyn girl xho bas
succeeded In getting herself very
much talked alo il i q Miss Kent.
She Is very well 70 do. and up in so.
eial scale. A voice Of remarkable
purity and lal nj for mimmicry
have been INDUCED 70 the extent u
bringing Ter s,ms reputation as q
figure IN fashionable amateur ih q
trIcals. II seems that now that Mis-.
Kent had another propensity which.
when indulge \ by ordinary folk. il
best known as stealing: though, OF
course. VIII. . ladies of rank engage
IN the business good form requires
that Il be called kleptnmania. At all
events. the Young lady absiract0d
some jewels OF large valse from thi
tray Of q Brooklyn jeweisr who Va,
shosing her the goods She was de.
tecied, arrested and locked M.
AZ last the agency a choasing men
10 lead the Democratic forces IN this
State is over. Aitsr all the blowing
and bowling and nud-slinging
against Governor Hill, not one Of the
hundreds Of delegates 10 the late Con.
yention opposed bis denomination.
The mugmumis Of course arr woe
fully DISAPPOINTED and predict all
sorts Of evil things; but TREY did the
same thing ihrec years ago when
Hill beat . ysrT popular opponent,
COngrcs man Davenport
The attitude OF the two Democrat.
ic organizations on the local ollicers
ia like that Of two school boys with
chips IN their shoulders spolliag for
fight, and yet 4 little nervous about
striking the arst bios. The chances
Of their maling up and pulling 70.
gcther, are certainly not great, 50 far
as appearances 90 The present
signs indc lte that Mayor Hewitt will
be re-naminaied By the County Dem.
Ocracy aud endorsed by Q Citizens
movement which i only mask for
the Republican vote. This combina.
tion oI urse would prove lnsinci-
ble.
There il still some discussion over
the Maine episode. While Demo.
craey has liille 10 show Tor the elec
tion, the leaders 10 not feel dis
couraged. AZ the National Head
quarters .thc positive statement
was made that the National Com
mitlee put no funds in the State
while large amount Of Doodle was
wasted on Il from the enemyis strong.
box Even then, the managers
say, Mr. Blaine was unable 70 gain
anything over the election four years
agn.
There i plenty of good news ai
Headquarters about tho progress Of
The fighl In tie real battie-gfounds.
lfany faith l. % be pat in human
Testimony. Indiana's fifteen elector.
ial votes sill be found in the right
place. In New Jersey, Connecticut
and New York also the fght is pro
crossing % the entire satisfaction oI
The Democratic captains.