Show TILE OBRIEN AND ERB A Lively Little Spat In Which the Latter Heard Some Democratic Doctrine A somewhat sensational incident occurred oc-curred last evening at the Walker house a HERALD reporter being among the witnesses wit-nesses It seems that Colonel OBrien has been in the habit of receiving his mail there for the past six months but recently since Major Erb has discovered that OBrien is a Democrat ho has given specific instruc tions that the latters mail should not pol lute the Walker house box Last evening OBrien accosted tho major and asked why it was that he refused to receive his OBs mail The warrior peace and the invincible in war responded that his house was not a postofflce whereupon OBrien said the major was a miserable Republican bigot who did not affiliate with Democrats and that Democrats reciprocated recipro-cated his Republican animus This irritated irri-tated Erb who ordered his clerk to ring for a policeman when OBrien declared that ho was not a criminal and invited his friends to vacate the Republican headquarters head-quarters Major Erb resented the insinuations insinu-ations and with emphasis denied OBriens allegation that the Walker house was a Republican resort but OBneu contended that it was and declared that no Democrat was justified in patronizing the hotel The Tribunes Circassian was present and heard the Demorcatic doctrine of OBrien proclaimed in the presence of a largo assemblage as-semblage and will of course dish the scene up in blazer trimmings in this morn lags issue of the sleepy old hag The incident ended by OBrien pulling out a tendollar bill and inviting Major Erb to drink ere he departed |