The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-18


s ssns s sssS now upon Hugh Hastings Of The A.
MT Weed, picking up information and carrying
uGa man an. Nov Vow, be has got hold Of Benja
to be for whoever Weed for and nos OF ex Senator
hechnn of Duchess who has just appeared upon tho
scene and comes with his lance in rest for Depew But
nus crowd OF listeners broken up the present for
Robertson, Ketcham Hastings and Bruce resolved
upon adJourning 10 the bar.
,n cHAsg, BUT
| .ihere he ~ There he goes' where's Derew,',
ese excavations meet my tall spare form
knus ialuy along The hail through the office out
ne sue door gancing furliyely from side 10 side
sdro Shipping lse an eel through several eager hands
instant ne disappears Dopew risnes up franiicalIy and
1 yhc o. ,b bsea.e ana dash,s through the door by
soon comes back, looking banker than ever. and
10 rumored that his slippery friend has either
entrance, has made his exit through he basement
One gentleman looking very much Ike Charles Kean in
Richard TIE Third bnt without the hump that
Mosr mo Grys ARRIVE As
new excitement Is created b, the arrival or iovial
looking gentleman, who learn from my informant q
Senatorial contest and named as poss bic,
candidate for tho Colecorshp. He Is well received bv
the crowd; but the Depew excitement has cast him
somewhat into the shade. Some interest il added his
neni, Senator Fields whom he meets at the top pp Of
the stairs As be ascends Mr. Fields goes down,
with, with small black saI,se IN bis hand hand. as
Another portly gentleman who arrives pointed out
TO me as General Hiram waltridge and my informant tells
but asks It only the highest patriotic grounds Gene
raj Walbrdse goes straight to Mr. Weeds door, bot
interview He IL in the same new with Depow Another
name-Henry A smythes also mentiouee
aYsrRRfous CHAMBER.
mysterious looking crowd ascend to room 90, >
ana have some suspicion OF dark lantern conspiracy
Visions Of Guy Iawkes foat before my eyes and am al
most prepared 10 ny from Astor mysterious secret
and profound are Their looks and actions. But told
that they are only very harmless conspirators always
deep, always knowing and always digging secret mine
that is 10 blow tho sold man. and his friends Of po-
litieh existence but always innocenty refralnng
Tey made 70 n as q Ben any or % ss
COMMITTEES General Swaine, peaceful general Of the
Governors STAFF; Charley sheriff, es Canal coinmssor-
one or two interviews with Governor Fenton and, from
the manner in which each wisely shakes his head
stranger might suppose there something in il.
tf TEE GENERAL WOW.
But these are only individual groups In the body Of
Robertson and Jones' Ben Field swane and bruce sher
rl and kisley and Webser-"Lntle Web, Of the Sec
Tstary OF stats ONCE; Victor Rice and Alvord and
and Ketchum and Depcw. Murphy. Rams Van yalken-
burgh and Dan Conever, General butcher, ex-senator
Aleck Williams Morve Brewer, Mat Green, and any
number Of other which have forgotten; and all
are talking together and buttonholng another and
flying from room and looking knowing salts
fed fabaastered as the wea,heroock changes and
'things look up or down for the several candidates
hear whisper, however, shat Depcw Is merely
blind that he is being used poor innocent gentleman,
as ctspaw by tho radicals 10 steal Mr. Weeds chest
nuts on, Of the FIRE; That he will be thrown aside as
cooly he Vt tho STATE Convention, when he and
his friend Guy Robertson have served tho pur-
pose for which they needed and that the real bona
United states Treasury or Calvin + H,lburd Of "a.
Lawrence, present member Of Congress, and formerly
member OF Assembly, and chairman Of the Committee
At the same lime n my informant i csrrcc by no
means insgSicans movement !, on foot. isyoraDie 10
movement springs from the real business aud CONNER
ca interests Of the city, and Is entirely independent OF
siacient and faithful oicer and they want him back
Joined with this strong letter tes,if,ns TO his ad
The oldes, employees in the Custom House but this Is
kept sob rosa, aud ~ addressed 20 headquarters conf
risk the anger Of the coming man u Mr..
/ Draper should not be restored
politicians, desirous OF bringing forward the name
Of the Att Auditor Of the Customs, Mr.. 8 g. Ogden,
who has served FOR tweny-sx years in his present Office,
has Ged IL we'll and would be pee nriy qualified 20
discharge eric enty the duties Of the chief o,iccr
sr Van Dyck's chances am told are good, because
he has - hator Mogans support and because 10 casc
I Mr. Weed fails the post for his and Mr..
| Raymonds candidate--R NJ Blatchsord--he and hts
upon compfomse by giving Van pycL Inc Collector.
| ship and Blalchford the Sub Treasury
While we stand here my tompanion receives whis-
per that paper - IN circulation 10 favor Of that vcnera
BILE horse who snuff the hattie from affair and cries
hal ha-Daniel 3 Dickinson II has already received
names in Binehamton and 10 tlss city No great stress
appears be placed upon IMPORTANCE by The expert
/ enced Mr. Weed.
| But / am tired Of the hustle and willing TO return
thanks In my prayers that not politician. well,
/ WELL say 20 ms kind informant, II wonder how
much all these men IN their scramble for nm Office think
OF the legitimate discharge u ts duties and the real In
teress OF the people aud wonder whether President
johnson, whom respect ana admire as much as did
President Lincoln viii be wholly influenced In his seec
ton Of important officers by the pcrsistency and mper
4 hence Of politicians such as theseip Then bid good
by my chance acquaintance and ascend 10 the
allotted TO me- which, as am MOI politician, is a
! ''parlor next the sky r.