Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-07

tfuuf lnNcHu, nave heard that haTk
Twain is one Of the doacons In the congfe.
cation. They all live near ono another in
the fashionable West End az Hartford. and
when occasion offers thev are all down
here sometimes separately, and often,
say IN some OF the big public dinners. all
together. lt Is the big-dinner business
winch lately has made Joe Iwicne.l CON
spicuous aud almost dangerous rival
Of Dopew. He. like Derew. Is an
alumnus Of Yale. ana has been quite
a. conspicuous az Dopew IN the an
nual alumni dinners. He IS quite as
good an atter-dinner speaker. quite ~ hui
morous. much more original. and - alto
cother what might be called a iresner
performer" At the New England So
c'ciy dinners ne is almost as much Of an
attraction a. Dir. Depcw. and as hc IS much
younger and likely TO last longer. It will
be natural that the mantle Of Depew
should fall on the shoulders Of Twl-
chell. Dcpcw Is delightful, but New
York pride is somewhat pricked by
the too prevailing impression that Dopew
~ not only the greatest, but the
only aiter-dinuer speaker this great city
can show. This viii never do. DR.. Depcw
j. an importation and there Is now an evil
dent project 90 import Jwichell as an Of
set whenever a particularly lively dinner
offers the opportunity. The additional
Advantage Will bc that parsou Joe Is likely
30 bring along General doe, with Warner
and Mark Twain lu the rear. and before the
entire sparkling Quartettc even the bril-
lancy of Dcpew would be dimwed.
FOOLISH BILLS ouIErus.
There are symptoms that the very fool
isu bili CD make Fifth avenue an exclusive
thoroughlaTe for the wealthy persons who
ride lu carriages has been quietly pigeon.
l0ied in Albany. This magnificent piece OF
impairment legislation was 10 have been
placed iu the hands Of Senator Cantor,
and, in fact, is ~ his Laudsnow, but itisnot
likely 90 bc passed. The promoters OF u
have evidently heard from the people. II
IS not often that a more fOOllsn measure
than thu. one Is proposed. Under the pre-
tcuce Of saving Fifth avenue" and pro
VIdug an additional driveway TO Central
Park. the plan was 10 exclude from the ave
uuc an public vehicles. such n carts. de-
livery wagons. and the peoples vehicles
generally, and keep 10 undenled from the
common touch for theexclusive use OF the
Tich residents and others who could drive
through II lu their carriages. Norwas TINS
al these generous Ilch people coutem-
plated doing for themselves. The bill pro-
yidcd for the repaving of the street with
asphalt az the Uubllc's expense. The peo-
pie who were 20 Doe kept OF the avenue,
as tramp would be kept OF the
grass. were % be called upon 90 pay
for this noiscloss luxury Here is where
thepeople most lkeiy would have rcbclled.
DO is uncomfortable that businessmen,
such az these rich gentlemen on fiftl
avenue uuQuestiDuably tire. would consent
that such an outrage upon the people
should bee seriously proposed. nat such
% bIil could be- passed IN the New loTk
Legislature. or any other Legislature, do
not much doubt. The vast amount OF
d. 8 b l.f tftar ~ "a
tender aulrospcctlul hearing. A dlscredlt-
able fact bon connection with this PROPOSE
ton d. thst every newspaper iu town, with
One Or two exceptions. not only endorsed
lt. hut advocated 10 In what is sometimes
term. a ringing cdlt0rials,' and OIL IN
tho interest of the beloved people
pHUoGED HgEF-rEA.
A few weeks ago o couple OF Baltimore's
swell cIuhmen, Carroll McCubblns and
Erauk Key Howard. for wager of 500.
undertook 90 walk a match between baiu-
NOR. and Philadelphia Howard reached
Nlvro 3d. Crasee first. and there took rest,
WHOM NcCubbius came up attended by T..
Swami lHtrDbc. They crossed the Sus-
ouehanna Iu "a small boat. and 10 is row
alleged that during the passage McCup-
bins Was given some drugGod bett-tea
watch caused hIm great pam ln ms ~ IN
uarI..' 4 few miles further on he was
given another dose, AMI shortly AFTER
be- became overwhelmed with ,tupOr
ami did not rouse until the next
dav. 10 is said that Latrobe, who has
lf.lv ueen sent 90 an asy nm torlncbriates.
ray. hum the stupotviug doses. II Is q
notorious fact that tine racing which swell
dom holds h,realouts, after the regular
season D. over. is mainly crooked. These
affairs are generally pony and steeplechase
contests and the studs are ridden 10y
gentlemen jockeys About two years
ago "a we'll known sporting scribe, vino
Was sent to report one of these affairs,
showed his opinion Of the swolls by writing
on his racing programme, Erraia, for
gentlemen jockeys, read gentlemen rob
beers" Gloucester never Was 10 II with the
curhl darhugs Of society for crooked
racing.