Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-05-30
NEW YORK LETTER.
NEW YORK,
May 26, 1890.

May 26, 1890.
DEAR REGIsTER-John Lawrence
Sullivan, champion pugilist of the
world, appeared last week at the
Grand Opera House of this city, in
conjunction with Duncan b. Harrl-
sons play, THE Paymaster" He
was TO box three rounds with Joe
Lannon, another heavyweight fight
er, the three rounds lasting about one
minute each. For this trifiing trick
Sullivan received S1,OO0.O0 Tor the
week and Lannon 100000 But this
conld well be paid, as Sullivan is
great drawing card and packed the
immense building at every perform
ance. Last Monday night an enor-
nous crowd of ''tirst-nighters' went
to see him. The play of the Pay
master" is very slow. one Of the old
time tank shows, but the crowd had
come to see the great John l.. Be
tween the fourth and fifth acts, Mr..
Harrison came on the stage and with
out any excuse introduced Mr.. Joe
Lannon, who was received with cheers
from the gallery. but which was
scarcely as whispers compared to the
tumultuous applause given when he
announced Mr.. John l.. Sullivan,
Champion of the World, ''catcalls,"
whistles, and good boy, Johnl'' came
from all parts of the house. When
quiet was restored Sullivan stepped
to the footlights and made his usual
speech in a rather full, deep voice:
Ladies and gentlemen, hope always
to deserve your applause and appre-
citation in the future as | have in the
past. As Mr.. Harrison has told you
| have always conducted myself as
gentleman, but have been lied about
in the papers | thank you one and
all for this kind reception" Sullivan
and Lannon were in full evening
dress, this being considered an inno-
walton, so that all the ladies that
wished to see him would have no hes
itation about doing so. AS time was
called by Jack Barnett, they took of
their coats and had three friendly,
though lively bouts. Sullivan is
rather handsome man; dark, with
slight tinge of gray in his hair, tine
brown eyes and decided dimple in
his chin. He is about feet II inches
in height and weighs about 220
pounds. The only unusual develop
ment noticeable is his great breadth
of chest and broad, powerful should
ers, from which comes his great strlk-
ing power; his legs are rather small
but muscular He is as quick on his
feet as cat and can duck and dodge
like man of half his weight. When
smiling, as he always does while box
ing, his face is very pleasant and he
looks anything but the brute which
some imagine he is. He is big hearted
and generous to a degree and has
always kept his old father and mother
Independent. To do him justice, even
though a prize-fighter, it must be
said that Sullivan is not all bad.
Tammany is now looking brighter
than it has since the Fassett Commit
tee commenced probing into their
ways of conducting this city's affairs.
Mccain. the chief witness against the
"Wigwam, has been proven a liar
over and over again and Tom Adams
now swears that Croker did not bring
any money for him to keep, or even
allude to any. But for Grants costly
gifts to Croker's little daughter, Tam
many would be nearly as solid as it
was before-certainly it is solid enough
now to carry the city elections this
fall. The great Democratic majority
in this city and State will not only
control this city but will also control
the State, which they have justly been
entitled to do for years,
James Carr, of w. Va, whom you
spoke of in last weeks REGISTER, has
remarkably good claim for some of
the \. Il. Stewart estate, but will find
it a hard job to get any of it from
Henry Hilton. He could probably
save money by not trying.
l heard from a CT. A. r. man the
other day that they were trying to
pass bill at Washington prohibit
ing all of the Lee Memorial celebra
ton at Richmond. 1t must have been
something of that sort that caused
the South's most brilliant newspaper
man, Henry Watterson, to say the
other day in the Louisville Courier
Journal: What wicked little boys
those are up in New Hampshire.
They poured boiling water over
playfellow, burned his face with pow
der and then endeavored to push him
into pit, where death must have in
evitably followed. After while these
little New Hampshire chaps will be
grown men, and possibly newspaper
writer's, engaged in illustrating how
barbarism is inherent in all Southern
parts of the United States"
There is no city in the world where
it is so difficult to make acquaintance
among women" a Southern female
novelist of some fame remarked the
other day, 'as in New York. For some
reason or other the women here seem
to fancy that any one who addresses
them in the ordinary course OF polite
ness or courtesy must have some de-
sign on their pockets or their lives.
Reserve in public is natural in all
great cities, but it is in private houses
that the utter GOODNESS of New York
ladies is most pronounced. In the
South, as in England, we are accus-
toned to follow the precept that the
roof is the introduction. If | find
man or woman under the roof OF a
friends house, | assume, of course,
that his or her social position war
rants an acquaintance, simply because
they are under the same roof with NE.
1t is so in London, where ii would be
considered the height of absurdity to
request stereotyped Introduction to
every one whom you may meet at the
house of a mutual friend" 1t is not
so in New York, however. Any APP
proach towards friendliness is re-
sented by cold stare or an open
snub. There are not many people in
New York's society according TO ex-
perts but it seems TO be quite evident
that those who are i'll propose TO
keep the rest of the world out, if it
lies within the bounds of possibility.
Il. b. j.
His Wife Suffered from Erysipelas.