The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-08-10
GOV. TILDEN's ALBAEZ HONE
How He Receives His Visitors LIS
Business Methods - Personal
and Social characteristics.
An Extensive Estab-
llshment
Correspondence Of the Graphic.

Albany, July Ex-Governor Tilden's
house in Albany, wherein he holds his
executive residence, is perhaps, the hand
soonest dwelling in the city. 1t is stu
ated on Eag!e-street, beyond Madison
avenue, upon the summit of one of the
three hills upon which Albany Is built
1t is a two-story building with a mansard
roof, elaborated upon the style Of Swiss
cottage, with verandas upon both sides,
q doorway in the middle faAked by bay
windows, and an observatory tower on
the roof. Two acres of lawn and ground
surround the house; and are filed with
handsome foRer-beds and occasional
shade trees. A carriage way leads
through the lawn to the door and en-
circles the house on its return course to
the gate. a fancy-colored gas lantern
hangs between the colums fronting the
doorway. Two iron greyhOunds couch
ant guarde the entrance.
Inside hall runs through the entire
length Of tke house, intersected by an
other in the middle. parlOr is upon
the left hand side as ven go in.
1t is furnished beautifully, and con
tains pictures, books and95ric-a-brac
that could not have been the ulassisted
collection Of bachelor. An oil paint
|, ing of Samuel J. Iilden himself stands
upon an easel iG one corner OF the room.
The table is coYsFed with books that
have evidently been opened ana studied
Upon the table, 80, is a huge album
filed with portraits
Il Upon the other side Of the hall is an
|other parlor, now transformed into the
Governors workshop. i library desk
stands in the center, at which the Cove
nor himself IS very probably hard at
|
cramDed with calf-bOuud books OF law
or reference. Newspaper files lay
2 strsWn about the floor. Every chair has
an opeaed newspaper or TWO lying on it,
aud piles Of than cucumber the floor. The
trash baskets are filed y ith the yellow
wrappers in which they came Into this
wOEk-a-day world the arts invade a. in the
par,or Handsome bust5 OF famous men
look dC Tn upon the Presidential aspIrant
from the mantle and from numerous
brackets, five water-cOlOr5 and eng
$ wings swing upon the walls, and the
| furniture here as well as everywhere
else in the house includes all the later
cunning devices Uf The furniture man
to secure hitherto unknown comfort
among his sofas and rockers.
Beyond this -0om Is smaller room
..IId., crossing a vsidn hall, still auother, all
u.
clerks carry on the business relegated
30 them by the Governor. The dinin2 Z
room is oa the same f2Or aud opens on
an enchanting greenhouse.
1T This dwelling belongs to Robert L.
johnson, and IS rented to the Governor
at $4,000 q year, sum exactly the
st amount of his salary. The STATE al
lows yearly "a 900 for rent Of the Gov
st ernor's house. So that Governor TiIden
pays out $4,000 to secure a mansion
wherein the hospitalities of the chiel
magistrate eff the Empire State m-y bt
n fttingly dispensed. The charge that hC
was renting so fine house at SO high q
rent altogether at the expense of the
State, which some journals have made,
thus falls to the ground.
Z Access TO the princely homo of the
Governor is very easy. A servant an
u" swers your ring at the bell, and in reply
Z to your inquiry shows you into the par
or if the Governor is engaged and if not,
Id lets you walk right into his preasence IL
his WOrk-roOm. The slight-built man a
e, the table usually rises, and without
e. word extends his hand to you. He dis
d earns at once, probably by a study o
your features whether you have calIel
upon business or curiosity, aud Whethe
that business is slight or important, ant
he disposes of you in an instant. If tina
70 business ia slight be has one formula
'See PeIton," and he motions you possi
ID bly,, towards the inner wOrk-TOOm, where
the Colonel is engaged. If the bushes
t. is something beyond the ordinary, be
bids you sit down and deVOtes him
self strenuouslY at once to your case
n In all his talk with yOu there are seVera
| things noticeable at once. He look
H. you openly and frankly in the eye
There is no lodging your glance. H
listens rather more than he talks. II
appears anxious to hear whatever Vol
Id may desire TO say, And when you have
said your say he soon sums up the IL
W. pOrtanoe of iG and gives you an answer
80 He is able to say 'no" uFOn reflection
. quite as readily as yes" IF he wer
7 not, his exec utive business would neve
have been kept so well in hand IS
ot is.
Recently one of the most fascinatin
ut. and gifted women in the State begCa
. him for the one boon for the obto '7ia
Of which her whole life Is deVOted-th
pardon of a loved one from life ser
tance. So strong and moving was be
appeal that the Governors private secre
ne tary and the lieutenant Governor eael
IN Joined th cir appeals with hers. With
IS every muscle of his face besraying hi
ng emotion, the governor said: Madam,
nd can not"
lts This is the the Governor during bus
to ness hours. Socially, among a conlpaT
ng ionsbIe few, rs Is pleasant and joyi,
IN as the best bon caHlsrCde, and is not il
7as capabls of smart and bright tsings.
h!s AS there is no Mrs. Tildan, the siste
by of the Governor, Mrs. Pelton, would
ID, the chief lady of the White House
ely case of the Governors proE Otion. SA
ds Is few years younger than the Govern
me or, and has 4 decided resemblance
ms him, though her face is much fulle
90 There Is a pink about the c0mplexio
IN, ALL freshness in the face that tell {
10 youthful beauty well preserved. She
led afabls and sOciable, and IS considers
Is. among all who have been the recipiau
en-, of her hospitaities to be most charI
Do ing hostess. Her daughter-in-law. Mr.
William 4. PeltOn, would assist her