, 1869-01-17
TIE TIGER.


Hare is sketch Of John Anulssey aad aIs
IS den":
N The Hon. John Aorrisssy,a lsfe and an
tectdents. 2s the public afc already familiar
with them, hut lttste Led be said In this
connection. ,HE birth At Troy. hi. humble
drY. his pogftis1ic tendencies, his California
experience, his astic encounters With sultl-
van and Heennn. Il al, stl these are recorded
in biographies and astiaua; but although
31unisseS's history Ii we'll known to New
forkers a. Is bis personal appearance, ret
are really familiar to oDly comparatively
srn al circle, to widen which l. eur intention
IN this pattiou Of the preaeut article,
John aorttseey Is 4 nan OF strong domes-
tic attachments, to begin With; hts VIE Is q
q tout. pleasant laced W-usI. and Is devoted
soue thirteen OF fourteen }ear8 ofage, is one
OF the leading emo Ions Of bis uatur.. His
srouee, The daughter OF Captain Smith, ct
the Troy steamers, oashes oog the ayenue,
or at Saratoga. tn 81 elrgant vehicle, while
bis Is at Present NJ dssgo!o9 : eoa-se &
riesey Is dead, but bis father is still lirias,
bale and hearty couutfT1uaa.
That As. Mosgsesev has no educational ex-
eellrncitA,: that h3s classic i knowledge f. de-
acicut, nnd his po*ers Of language limited,
must be confessed; but, on the other band,
and atrength Of common sense. which Il as
rare ~ It Is TO lts possess0F Invaluable BIS
address Is not plea3lrT, aud bis mannera A4c
coafsc- bnt there IL At nncD = hearti-
ness and sincerity about bis Likes aud dislike.
which atone for snJ lack OF CEREMONY He
has tharP eye for bis eva W interests, aod Is
rs keen az Yzzo1, and does not heeitate 10
ayail himself Of any weakness Ok mistake On
the part OF thOse WITH whom he operates;
but then his honor IL proFertlal, and his
word and his note w0u]d be eagerly received
~ Wall street or anywhere else, ~ Eood Sc
Tor Whleh he t:are It. In his Wall street
operations be affects = little Es.s apd gent
deal Ut Hudson aud Haslctu River Railroad,
and is materially assisted by Commodore
Vanderbilt, who Of late years, ever since
Ao55.ssey snre*dly rssssnted g u! him vim
had taken fancy, has conceived c,s-
1espo. ding hncy for the River. Aorr.seer,
IN his operations on tbs strtet, does not
slwaya depend upon his own cAparai or IN.
aaence, hlas ss ostep backed b5 the n1ooey OF
yprtous RaHablsss whose interest he Is totEnst.
ed to represent. Be Is n the most tusinate
terms with Walah, the sport. and:has beeu
Ben Wood. fTa wes at one time very friendly
with Leonard ". Jerome, but E m1suhdef~
stsudiae hss aEsssn OF late with thht gentle
mau. owing to some turt u1attcrs-
Amolg the int1matca Of Mr.. Merrissey
must alto br included Congressman Randall ,
OF PcnnsylraniG; Tom Flotence, Of Na.hinR.'
toE. AID Captain Joha Young and the whole
dea ccijye squad of New York city. lie has
recently auszrvlled with eeveral Of tic lot
terE M n OF New York, slnmons 1t 2!.,~ bat
still re- aims a.large interest In tho lotteries
Themselves.
'ibt great enemy Of John Aor7issey 1c1
many 5eers has. been Samuel McLoughatn.
The feud between these tHo notorious ntu
Is Illustrative Of the poets 1Iue--
- here II no wra,h like lore to hatrsd turned
Samuel and John we're originally chunls
i.1mer lnarod eed the latter to Com odort
Vanderbilt, thus. laSiug. the foundation 0
Marr.ssey's dnanciaa fortune. Iow MorrisseJ
and Mclaughlin we1t both OF them horse
men IL inct, Samuel was Johns trainer
but y: o11essey haSing TAKEN au impprtan
St p tn some horsc-matter acatnst McLouRh
bt!ng brothers the Two mrn became 70 =
Eanuel used to ea5 rhht " Mos4eaaey has
ttat when be (Morresseyo was sick
"the doctor could only fetch him b.
giving him horse balls" MoErisseJ Woul'
| retsliate iu kind and high words would b.
| exchanged whenever the parties met n th:
F.i1h Avenue Il tel and elseT where. But r.
| certify the battle Of words had ended; sb
old souuda are healed and ihe nscfent TREND
ship il rev,vod Joho and Samuel arc Trend
once more, A. persous ba1inE such scriptura
| names should be. aud are cren partners
business. We trust tuat this .t1Rlesnlxa..o
may be perpetual. Let Us have peaee.
Morrissef Is himself GOOD horsema1 (;
Interested In the Saratoya meeti:G, and own
the calculated trpit1ng horse Rock1ughau
we'll known pin with large 1t .ne with
flaw ~ 1t, and is always neatly. though uoss
caretull5 dressed. He drink spartnsty, ~
| rule bu, smokes constantly. his ph1slc:
health lately satlrd h.u IN fact, he was a
nic ed "'1h :, d'sesse geuera1ls pr
the Kidneys tine same, Athletic
| which threatens Napa,e n hit b,
With the enereY and deternlr at1an< pxc1lt
10 the man be resolved 10. effect cure, d
spite the doctofs ard be did 70. BE Visit,
the Hot Springs ,1f Arkansas, aud carried o,
with the utmost rlsor series Of, rcy;mI
apd SELF denial Which few would hnTe II
courage to st1cu'pt. Une Of tue csrd1n
snc-. or liquids. water inclidedi and it )
. with Thirst be would rush to bis room, fct
the door, and th1ow 'te ley ont oi thb wi
dow lest be should he tempted to 4 naturl
brt, under the circuc etsnrc*, a. ,nIudicio
Indulge. ce. ihp result o. his etEart has be,
that Ut the present. u..'Ias1i Mr.. Moss.ssey
IL ]0S EatlVs tAcHG ~ pt4t - kJ4 A!CAt AH4 k1I
tal heul'h, aud d medical wonder. It:
even bin eei has the tmperor ot tue Fren
haa written the uouosable john In relr,co
t. bis method Of cure; though We dnu
whether tho modem sphinx will have t
+ cocrsee 10 adopt the .s1step Ia full.
The houst occupied bY Mr. Morrisey, N
| 5 hest T@ nsy-1ourIa street. Is f'ros
| stone nha.E, eltR ant though mt psttentiou
| and haudtomcts though. not elabora :ely r:
. 1ished. The iower door Is devoted tu play
r thai ls, bnsioras the upper portion being
domestic pn' poses. Tbs p!ay-soon Is ba
honst formerly 'ccupied and nov oWncd.
the eele h1ted, irresponsible. shrrwd, gent
5 laniy *17ree iaocen sud toruler toc Of 10
: Aont5ly-MarcnSC Cicero Stanley. Tho 81
: Itcts Al No, ,1isseyfs arc : good deal 11ka t
+ man hsutself, more solid and au 'stautla{ tn
: srtts.ls, The cooking being ta1r to nldd!i1
!, md The service t.a&efullJ but BY no mea
{ splendid.
II Mc1fissey's Qar,e, has several psrtue
1 Chaslts, kead, Albert sneucer, and Bepjan
= scslepcE arc araoo& the nam Dor These (,
G ! tlctnfn demand q share OF atteutIQp.
/ albert Spencer = tell. thin parsonage
: ", rtby individual. well.spalIn Of By ali
0 associates. He Was formerly c3nnec.ed r.
j. Ksxsom IN anotaes game. aud Is a SIRE
s player though Liberal gentleman. He Is
eSperscncvd decler and =, good caterer
c 10th o. which f:nations be ot1ciates. he
3 a-funily 10 which be is devoi edjy at.ac hcd
j. As Tor Cba + les head, hn Is Hercules, +
l. Eefgbs a1o ponds, Of therrahputs HaF
Is | plenty Of hsss 10 cxrry. he wears a4 Ntale !
u VI iooseIs II; tla9 clstncs IS possible. Like
d big E en- he IS hax-hea1ted aud braye, taou
d good naturea. and iuouecstye whea i"
9juue.a He is-a general partner la Mordsss
4a.re. and also conducts day game IN +
Ir too street.
X Bcplamiu scr'bner Is also general part
q oi this game thus gentleman. unllke the
st though harp- a"1e s-saa lair dealing. l
IS lxiou, he = the natal The wheel.
Il. The patrons OF NoTrissey embrace ain
n; all the les dug politicians Of New York
n tro-thlrds Of the Politicians who visit
ii metropolis. He Is VISITED almost nishti,
and hy pcs, Of Wall street . "a Who, -
re Honorable Joha Samh'cs with them ut
~ lin Z, 7ctnrn tht ao1u pllm. Mt hY CANT bling
I'd him at night. He Ia Likewise patrunixr1:
re | numhef Of rascsllaneous Characters, Ue
Pol! az polite iS.s.. detectives. eej; althoa
ss'A' ss5 x stis asases Z % pe1',ie.| ~
'ur T. ruiz. Aorrtasey'a estahllshu,eat
am Stunned BY the so-caflca young nlcc1s ol
day OF n*;ht, as &he Honorable John 3
de- tor Older and more eIpen&&ncId gauae- Au
70 Ais stesaI gueass ma7 No enumerated !
IT. ran Lobbyist of European fame and celeh
uf. two or three Of our younger city Iuue
Jae prominent youns newspaper millionaire
-. three Of four of our leading ioeet nseu
n. One fact can be confidently stHtet about
he. ltssey: The bank has plcnry Of noneJ
biy halways prePsrtd to neet any amount .
promptly paid. she wlrntngs o1 the HI
m, able Ben Wood, although amounting to
n, u q t.(uo, were settled tue next dsy
fts not lnog -eeo $3p, zoo loss Was settle
he the hauk on the very night Of the PLAY.
ln- x.-tsr~t a~t nf = v,urw or1~ ~ ri