New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-06
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL,
ANOTHER OF THOSE HoMERIc CONTESTS
IN THE PUBLIC PRINTERS OFFICE.
WHAT CLEVELAND MIGHT DO FOIL HIS PARTY
~ ,vc,nrNr IN socIETy-"FRED" DOUG
LASS ON LONDON FoGs-H0" hNDi-

WHAT CLEVELAND MIGHT DO FOIL HIS PARIf
AN INCIDENT IN socIETy-"FhED" DOUG
LASS ON LONDON FoGs-H'o" hNDl-
coTr WAS sNUBBIGD.
Washington, Jan. 5.-The various eahasorial en-
vounters OF Public Printer Benedict hA'o "oeh Hoi'
time to time narrated in these columns III iansuas
more or less Homeric but 1t is painful 70 DO opgod
10 chroniclc-at this festal season, WIG" rnAri.y
should more abundantly prevail ana p'o'no" Sno','
dwsu toe,ber I'm unty-th,t one Of this great public
officials eyes has been IN mourning AZ s''u n'as
the statement given out among TIC A,'"i"'
that the abrasion upon the official optic rsu''eu iro
,,c,on ,yt,b -. ,ocom otlyo OF the Baltimore and.
Ohio Railroad at one Of tho street crosspe put tn'
displays the poverty of invention when "i'
the Democratic mind investigation ia'S =" u9ooser
any enmity upon the part OF the Balun'o'0 OH" O"'
enciDeers against Benedict and. moreover tho apPn
cation of a whole locomotive in motion 10 even so
disnp ,shed an Official Benedict THINKS nc Is "ouio
probably have resulted in eliminating h'na iIo lh''
transltory sphere. Tho story goes thai y ohearhe
ex- Congres sman called on the Public ifhi'cr 10"
DAYS ago with woman in whose cia'rS w. all ap
plicant for position he took kindly ihoeros~ hS -
customary with BeJedct, his manner anu re"'a'h'
became insulting toward the woman 'na' ine GA
Congrcssman-who is said to be aiss p'om'heh.
member OF the G. A. R-became very indignant and
finally rose in hi, wrath and rushed upon INC fuDHc
Printer, aSsaIltbig him vi ct arms
The Democratic official rapidly " went to grass
under the furious onslaught Of his opponent anu az
there seri and immediate dan ger es' Do"'uo.S
bleeding remnants should be sire wn promseuonsiy
around his own official sanctum, az employe named
Retts a Unknown Democratic IOdnder OF coDsidor
able avoiy dupols interviewed I'm bis superorS Deha'
UereupoT IL Is asserted, second and more sansuha'S
round esIied I'm which the manned hero OF the W. a. H.
In the parlance of the =. r., wpcd tne moor
I'D, trumphantly with his scoond adversary ann with
~
whom he had so ehivalrosly befended, seeking Tor
new fields to conquer seChllous efforts nave been
made to keep these warlike proceedings from Inc ears
Of the ungodly as Benedlcts somewhat frequent
ventures IN the prze-rng have invariably resulted
in the carrying of Of the belt By his opponents.
Seven or eight Democr rats discussing tho DO
feat Of their party and their own personal defcat IN
one OF the hotel Hobbies the other night. As each
point was talked over, they always wound up Dy
swearing at the tariff the one and only cause Oh
marty and personal defeat Finally member from New
York said:
awe stuck by Cleveland; think no ought to DO
with us as old Saunders, of Maine, did Win MS
seven wives
allow was that" asked one Of the group.
@When the first died. resumed the member from
New-York old man Saunders put up htto ~h''o-
washed plank with her name;
SARAH ADAMS
WIFE OF GAMALIEL SAUNDERS
in black letters. No. was treated 70 inc
same white board with her name ahd
.Wife of Gamallc Saunders In black leu
tcrs. No. ., No. a. No. 8, No were all i"u ia
row by No / and No. ., and each grave was headed
nv ,be slab with staring black letters. Finally NO
jolncd her six predecessors below ground, ana me
old man, who was going TO leave town and go west
with his sons put his seventh wife's headStone'
ELVIRA ANN
x,,,,, or, CANATIrr cATNnERS
and at the top he placed hand pointing to tho row
OF six tombstones and indicating the inscription:
THESE ALL DIED IN THE FAITH
ats nothing but fair that Grover Cleveland should
do the same by us. We are buried In a row and nc
sboud erect suitable monument with the hand point
ing to MS and saying These ali died In the true
tariff faith.'