Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-03

CARL SEIZURE AGAIN LOOKING TOWARD POLITICS
DIR. BRIees' COMING TRrAL-METRoPoLrTANs
ARE STILL sHY OF GRAPEs-rHE GIANT TOMB
rRrcKs-SEw YORK STREETS.
Special Correspondents of The EVENING Star
NEW YORK, Oct. /, 1891.
VNHE INTERESTING ANNOUNCEMENT Is
l. made that Carl Schurz is again at leisure,
having resigned the agency at this port of the
Hamburg Steamship Company. The explana-
ton given is that the company intend here
after to manage their business here for them
selves rather than depend upon American
agents. 1t surprised even those who under
stand the wonderful versatility of Mr.. Schurzs
talents to learn some two years ago that he had
taken the management of steamship Office,
and it will notfbe an occasion of astonlshment
that he has sundered his connection with that
work. The question now naturally recurs,
what will this brilliant. but somewhat unstable
genius do next? Perhaps there is no man in
our age who has had a more unique career, and
in his own person he typifcs better than
almost any one else OF this generation the pos
sibilities open to keen and busy intellect. At
the same time his magic godmother seems to
have left out certain stability in the gifts she
showered upon him. Mr.. Schurz does won
derful variety Of things well, but he does moth
ing long.
LOOKING TOWARD POLITICS.
The report already is that he is looking once
more to the prizes of political life. If so he
can. if he chooses, no doubt gain an eminent
station. either in Congress or in some other
branch of the public service. The gossips are
already saying that il Cleveland is nominated
and elected in 1892 he is a likely candidate for
the cabinet The fact that he has already
served as a member Of President Hayes cab
met would not probably stand in the way Of
his return to Washington under such auspices.
In fact nothing is too contradictory or strange
for this restless genius to undertake and ac
complish.
NEXT WEEKS HEREsY TRIAL.
The New York presbytery meets on Monday
morning to consider the charges of heresy
brought against DIR. Briggs. A careful distinc-
ton should be kept in the minds of those who
are interested in this most important crisis be-
tween Dr. Briggs, the professor, and DR.. Briggs,
the minister. The New York presbytery con-
siders him in his latter capacity, as a member
Of its own body. whereas the general assembly
must judge him in his larger and more tech
nical office, as an instructor Of ministers. On
this account many in the local presbytery will
be disposed to give him clean bill OF theology
cal good health, but would oppose lis retention
as an instructor of coming PresbyteriaA clergy
men. 1t is question whether the presbytery
will observe this rather fine distinction.
The New York presbytery has nothing to do
with Prof. Briggs, blu. merely with the Rev.
DR.. Briggs or course, when the matter is ap-
pealed up to the higher courts of the church,
as it certainly will be whichever way it goes,
the two functions of DR. Briggs work must be
considered side by side. On the eve of the
trial there Is a pretty general feeling that the
action of the presbytery will be adverse. This
view is taken by his friends as well as by his
accusers and probably the proceedings before
the presbytery will be little more than for
NAL on that account, appeal being taken at
once to the synod.
NEW YoRKs APPETITE.
1t is astonishing what capacity New York
has for clubs of every kind. 1 learn of one
that has just been started, the success of which
is most striking illustration of this in
satiable appetite. The club also illustrates that
same Unsuitable appetite OF the 1000 900 people
herded together in the crowded quarters Of the
island. In short it is a new lunch club, started
IN Cedar street, among insurance men and
their friends and neighbors. The original idea
was to have the limit fixed at 500. with an in
itiation fee of $40 and $40 annual dues With
this it was designed to rent a ware house and
run a restaurant. reading room, DC. much in
the manner of the Lawyers Club, the Mer-
chants Central Club and other resorts of that
class. The membership was filled up immedi-
ately, and then the roll stretched to $50
mem bers, with double the initiation fee and
annual dues. But this tax did not keep out the
rush. and now the club is considering still
further enlargement. 1t seems as if there was
no end to such enterprises. and they all seem
to be enjoying perfect harvest OF prosperity.
GRAPES EXCEPTED.
About the only thing apparently that New
York won't eat just now is grapes. The scare
is about over, but still people look rather
askance at these lovely clusters as they pass by
The alarm about the arsenical spray cost the
trade thousands Of dollars and has ruined some
of the smaller people. 1t seems to have been
almost utterly without foundation, as appears
has been reported SICK though the terrible in
crustations of arsenic had been present on the
fruit for days or weeks before the alert minions
of the health Office discovered them. There
are suspicious people who think that the whole
scheme was engineered by the California and
Spanish grape trade, but this can probably be
dismissed as nonsense. The board of health
has a splendid record and must be treated with
respect PROFESSIONALLY it thought that it
had found serious menace to the public
health; but the facts are against it, and Incl
dentally good many honest people are in
jured. As have said. the scare is pretty well
over, and now people can gulp down their
pulpy favorite with no greater danger than the
ever-threatening one Of having u seed catch i'll
that curious and cantankerous little pouch
somewhere down lin our midst with the fatal
effects that come from such Judgment.
RAISING THE GRANTS TOMB FUND.
Anything really novel in the way of an en-
tertainment is rather unusual now, but Mr..
Plat seems TO have succeeded in hitting it in
his "AIlegory of the War in Song" Where
ever IL is shown it is seen by thousands, and
creates the greatestintere and manifestations
OF patriotic enthusiasm quite like those of war
tunes. As the gains all go to swell the Grant
monument fund there is suggestion of real
patriotism about the show stereopticon
view of the monument as it will look when fin
ished, is to be shown when the exhibition is
given here at the Madison Square Garden, and
the middle-aged and those not SO far advanced
in years who yet have little expectation OF ly-
ing to sec the completed structure may take
this opportunity TO satisfy their curiosity con-
corning it.
TICKET DEVICE.
| This exhibition, like many Of the entertain
ments given for charity. stoops to one device
for selling tickets which calls forth frequent
curses both loud and deep from helpless VIC
Tins. The managers send you two numbered
tickets, accompanied by printed circular stat
ing the object of the performance, and request
ing you to buy the tickets and send check
| for the 90 or 50 to the treasurer. Most of the
| recipients leave circular and tickets lying
| among other papers and they are either de-
| stroyed or lost sight Of This is precisely what
| is expected of them Time goes on, the enter
| tainment is given and shortly afterward the
victim receives a polite request to remit the