The daily gazette., 1877-03-28
aB URLEIGHs'' TALK WITH Mr..

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| The following from "BurIeigho o-the
Rev. Matthew Hale Smith-appeared in
the Boston Journal yesterday. IT had
an interview with ex-mayor Hail shert
1 time ago. He made some frank person.
al statements that may be read with in
terest just at this time. His Offices are
on the fifth story of the Tribune build-
ing. These are far above the roofs Of
the surrounding houses. A finer view
cannot be found in the city. Major
Hairs rooms run clear across, and COM
mand Brooklyn and the East River ON
| one side and the North River and Or
ange Mountains on the other. and they
\ sweep down nearly to Sandy Hook. The
| rooms are spacious, four in number,
| and open one into another, They are
luxuriously furnished. The libary is
very large and fills the sides Of ali the
rooms. The chairs are sumptuous
enough for SALON. The walls are hung
With costly paintings and exquisite en-
Cravings. Tae eminent men in the
Legal fraternity at home and abroad;
with Leading theatrical characters. have
place in the collection. A more ell
York. Here Mr.. Hall has an elaborate
bedroom, which 10 also an office. r, +, %.
Mayor Hall .was.one OF the most in
dustrlous men in New York His leisure
hours for personal chats were from A to
T. Nj. called on him one day on some
business. He was.iH talking mood, and
spent an hour speaking of himself. He
said that fortune had taken the field
against him. Everything had slipped
from his grasp. and it was Of little CON
sequence what he did or where he land
ed. He contrastsd his life with a gen.
tleman whom he called the Midas Of
New York. Every thing that man
touched turned to gold.r For years an
his pains had lbeen q success. Schemes
which had ruined everybody else pushed
him higher,up. With many others this
Midas had had a lawsuit against the
Government. Every body else in the
trial was bankrupt but this man, and
after years of litigation he has obtained
a Judgment against the government for
81 ,000, 900.
"Pirst, Mr.. Hall said he was cheated
out Of a valuable property. Next, he
to enter political life. When he be-
came Mayor, which was q browning folly
OF his life. no yeung man ever had a
more brilliant future. The Governor
ship was sure to him.. A,reasonable am
bition promised him Q seat in the Uni
ted States Senate. Some time or other
the Democrats would be in power, and
his chances for seat in the Cabinet
were as good as any mans seat in the
State, Then came the Ring troubles;
he had nothing to do with them; was ig-
norant OF all wrong; yet he was crushed
in the avalanche that bore the city au-
thorities down.
"His misfortunes culminated in his
abandoning fine law practices for the
stage. His unfortunate star bliRhted
the brilliant prospects that his new ca
reer opened to him. He did not regard
the selection Of the stage as mistake.
The time was bad, and the place unfor-
tunats. He had q brilliant offer for his
debut if he would wait six months. Had
he done so his fortune would have been
secured. But his own impetuosity and
the pressure Of his friends urged him to
accept the opening presented, and his
failure was disastrous and mortifying.
He spoke in bitterness over the brilliant
opportunities he had thrown away and
Of the magnificent prospects that had
faded from sight,"