Daily Republican., 1880-12-15
mR. TILDEN,s CATTLE.
Aew ike President De Jure Took
the News Of keIiy's Overthrow.

hoW iee President De Juro Took
the News Of keIiy's Overthrow.
! From the New York World.
A reporter called q. ox-Governor
Tilden's residence, No. Is Gramercy
Park, last evening, aud sent in his card.
'uh, you want to learn about those
Jersey CATTLE" said the iootmsn, as he
returned TO the door. "Come in" The
reporter wen: TO the library and found
Mr.. Tilden with George Hall, wLo has
recently beep making some purchases
for him. After greeting the visitor
Hr. Tilden said qnickly: "You want
10 learn about these cattle. You will
excuse me, have been In the city all
day and am somewhat fatigued and
have business to attend to. hr. Esll
will tell you all about it,"
Mr.. Hall led the way to the next
room and displayed photographs oftwo
fne Jersey Lsifsrs. "They wers,' he
said, imported in August last, bat &c
oording to our laws had just been taken
ont OF quarantine. purchased them
yesterday At 8. C. ntsauctioa 90 in
Phiiadelp phis. Tho sails was one Of TIE
NEST successful sales Of thoroughbred
ca,tls ever held in the country.
There were forty nine head, with a
few calves sold, bringing s20, ,l25. i
represented Mr.. Tildsu. Ibid $500 fer
fine Jersey heifsI-Frolic--but was
outbid. Pm sorry now | did not bid
higher. But eith.r of those | bought
Ia prettisr than Frolic. They are q
pure fawn color and almost exactly
alike in form and size. Neither weighs
over 800 pounds. brought them
through this city to.dSy and they are
now At G-eystone. telegraphed Mr..
Tilden and he came over " the down
towA freight depot especially to sss
them, but missed them. He seemed
very much disappointed, as be takes
very much interest in Jersey stock He
is going out to Greyatone the first thing
Ia the morning to inspect them.
He has also purchaEed two Jersey
heiiers and bull frorl me. They are
from stock imported Ave years ago. lie
will have, think, one OF the hand
some,t herds Of Jersey in the country.
Oh yes, Mr.. Tildsa takes grest interest
In farming at dreystons., TIE farm
consists OF sixty.ssvsn acrss, we'll sit
usted and cultivated. The barns aud
stables are coiamodious. This fGl! Mr..
Tllen has gathered over 2 OOO bushels
OF apples from his trees aud has planted
500 pear and peach trees. Ha has also
recently purchased team OF large farm
horses in ths West. They weigh fully
2 500 pounds. Mr. Tildsn Is very en-
thusiAstie about Greystone and its ag-
ricaltural products. Ii lie we're net he
would not be living out at Grsyttone at
this season OF tho year instead OF re-
turning to his oity home. Politics 7
He does not seem to think Of anything
but his farming. have been with him
almost daily for months and have never
heard him say word about politics,
even in the heat Of the campaign. Hs
very seldom reads paper. Sometimes
he does not LOOK at one for weeks, but
when he does the World Is the Only
paper be reads"
The reporter sent word to Mr.. Tildsn
that he had been greatly Interested in
the news about the Jerseys, and wished
to got from him some opinion "a to the
probable result of the nomination and
confirmation OF SUCCESSOR to Mr. Kel-
ly. "Mr. Tilden sends back wcr / vh at
hs Is only thinking about jersey heif-
er5," was the message returned.