The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-21
THE NANHATTAN CLUE.
THE ARIsrocRATIC HEADQUARTERS OF TIE
MoCRACY.


MoCRACY.
This institution ia the chief political club ir
america, ana Is In fact headquarters for the
Deter class OF New York Democrats. II mum.
bers six hundred members, Of whom about one.
sixth live out Of town. Among the latter are such
men as krastus Corning, both senior and Junior
Horato Seymour, George Il. Pendleton. and other
distinguished partisans, who when they come 10
town are welcomed here by their special friends.
Should they choose, they may take all their meals
bere and 40 all their writing, and In fact make the
club their home In all points except lodging.
among 'ne Rrominens hdoltues of the Manhattan
are several Wall street operators, and after snv
great stock operation the club will be thropged
with excited groups discussing the events Of The
day, The Manhattan Club house is corner of Fifth
Avenue and Fifteenth street. The building is OF
brown stone, and was erected BY man named
Parker, who occupied il for q number of year.
he lived in fine style, and gave splendid fecep-
tons, bat wss induced to part with it by a hand
some offer OF $4,000. This may seem q large
price Tor house snd lot, especially IL did NOS
cost oDs.third OF that sum. but It most be rsmem
bered that even this does not cover The fee OF ths
LAND. The latter is part of the Spinclsr estate
and Is held subject TO ground rens which IA A.
sesseo On mo value OF the property as fast as IL
out in club life is the facility with which good
dinner may be obtained. The annual fee of
hfty dollars Is intended to cover current sxpenses
ana hence the members may enjoy tue cookery
- AYFAlRRmApt
eucb dinner as would cost at Delmonico's 80 or
u, . afforded ~ half that price. and wines in oro
portion. A club house may be in this resoeot
viewed as private hotel where every thing but
IOoging may Dc obtained at reasonable rate and
where The limit OF membership excludes the In.
ruslve steps Of the outer world. The chief cook
at the Manhattan receives $500 per AMMAN. He
Is FrenchInan, and was employed at the Mai
son DoTee until that gided concern came 20 an
end IL Is probable that he has no superior In the
interior ia In fh.h he,
committee whose skl has been proved by sew.
eral years OF success. Dropping into the club of
which we have been speaking, We may meet such |
men as August Belmont, Samuel Barger Angustns
Schell. Horace F. Clark, and other distingaishad
nDaoclers. Here, too. is the learned Doctor |
Raphael. whose duiet erudition Ia oontrastsd With
that well-Known representative Of the law, Oakley
Hal. Inc vanderbilt family Is largely repre-. |
eenteo IN The Manhattan. Here IL Horace +.
CLARK, son-in-iav, and VIM. 81. VanderbiIt. vlce
presidents of the Hudson River railroad whom his |
fsther stu addresses as Billy" while slrnost
every me afternoon the commodore himself drops
10 To chat With his friends aud enjoy o game OF |
whist, at which he is proficient. The appear.
ance OF the commodore always makes great sen. |
ss1on. He stands erect full six feet high. ana ia
1nely propoTnoned, and looks every inch man. |
he u very polite TO all. noi excepting the assis.
ANTS, with whom he passes the \" time OF dayn
ND then ret1es TO one OF the rooun where In |
he society OF his friends. he shakes off The care OF
BUSINESS and falls into general flow of converss.
ion, anecaote, repartee and all the play of A |
lively and even humorous fancy.
The Manhattan was place Of great excitsnent |
uriSg The great Democratic convention OF last |
uly, and at that time Horatio Seymour passed |
many anxious hours at its rooms. Il was a yerv |
rylng occasion. for he felt satisfied that he would
e beaten. Mr.. Seymour is a very temperste |
ian, and even under the excitement OF that yery
keeling time he maintained his usual abstinence
-mong the Interesting members Of the Msnhattan
lnb is Mr.. Hurlburt, Of the World, who Ia sd. |
on n he haa af. 4
rtss. Mr.. Hurburt writes many Of his telling
aders at the cub.room. Hence il is TO him = ,
lace Of labor rather than OF rest, as may be | ,
dyed from his nervous countsnsnoe and manner
IL severe mental application IL showing its effect.
7. Marble, the lead ne editor of the World. ia q
so member Of the Manhattan Club, bus lie so
mined by biz duties at the Office that he Is sci.
'm seen at the former place. We believe that !
mex Pomeroy has never got into the Manhattan,
e membership being confined TO gentemen.-
ierrnitla Letter 20 The Toy Tina /.