The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-31

Ak ALLEGED TALK Win THE MAN WHO WAS
CHEATED our OF TUX PREsIDENCr--H0w he
LIVES AT HoME--ffAs NEVER BEEN A CANDr-
DATE SINCE 1876.
from the IT. Louis Republican,
Mr.. John G.. Priest has Just returned
from a business trip to Philadelphia and
New York. He was looking TO be In first
class condition to enjoy Chrlstinas-eve
when Republican reporter met him yes
terday and asked him II be had picked up
any news in his wanderings.
81 accepted an invitation 20 call on eX-
Governor Tilden while was In New
York; was the reply.
"IIave a good timcs"
"Indeed / did. ] passed the afternoon
with Mr.. Tilden and John Bigelow, who
was formerly Minister TO France and Sub
sequcntly Secretary Of State OF New York.
I never was entertained better"
GLOW did you find Mr.. Tildeni"
dwell, | don't find any change I'm him
physically. He Is an old man-one OF the
ilndemonstrative sort, but he Is all right.
He looks more feeble than he really Is.
WHY, he showed lis all over the house {;
went clear up into the tower"
"The towery"
Eyes. lie is living at his place called
'Graystone,' you know. They call it that
because il is all built Of gray granite. 1t is
a magnificent place, some miles up the liud-
son from New York. You've heard about
il. A most elegant bullding-some twen-
ty.fiye or thirty rooms, finished in just the
most luxurious style that money can pay
for-sixty-five acres of ground fronting
900 feet on the Hudson-banks very
IL. Via IL
ref. or tower, on the house, fitted up with
n large telescope, used as an observatory.
MFR. Tilden walked up the stairs with us,
and showed everything himself. And ii
didn't seem to trouble him. | noticed his
voice was as clear ~ a bell while we were
up there"
$50 the old man is pretty lively yet!
"Why, he's an old man, OF course, bul
bright as q dollar. He is very methodical
in his habits, attends to large amount OF
business, keeps two secretaries WITH plenty
TO do, and manages to be hospltaDle at the
same time in manner that few men ever
acquire. In about sixty days his place al
Gramercy Park will be ready for occu-
pancy, and he will move down TO town.
You know he has been having il greatly
enlarged and completely refitted.'
"Does Mr.. Tilden talk on politics Z"
Gle talks about anything, and talks
WELL"
ais he likely to he again a candidate?"
"Mr. Tilden is not a candidate. He
didn't tell me so, but ! know he i not.
He has never been candidate since 1876,
when his own party let him be chiselled out
of the presidency after he had been fairly
elected"
"some of the New York papers say he
is devoting his time exclusively to his
library"
"Well. he has library Of about 10000
volumes, fitted up in the most luxurious
style that is known TO the moderbs. Any
one would naturally 10 glad Of chance to
devote some attention 10 such a treasury of
literature, but ii anybody thinks Mr.. Til
den Is buried in library he is mistaken.
He reads everything. lie is rs well posted
on what Is going on i'm the world rs the
Secretary OF State. No part Of the country
escapes his notice, and he is just as well
posted in social matters as political-that Is,
such rs become public"
"Whai does he say about Tammany!"
''Oh, he enjoys the Reorganization in
the Tam1aany ranks. OF course"
"Doe, he entertain mucht"
"N =. lie j. a little out OF the way, ana
is OF y.,iicd by intimate friends. When
be poy.s into town, though, he will see
plenty Of people. His lavish hospitality is
well known, and his company is much
sought. Mr. Bigclow was lag him
about the greit extent OF the additions 10
his town establishment, and saying il looked
suspicious, as the Improvements were alto
gether too extensive Tor bachelor. re-
marked that is name had c,ccs,onal lily been
coupled with Tat Of a st. J. us leile. He
replied that he made the acpiaini NEE Of
the lady after the story Hls started. lie
added that she was married now; which
merely shows that he keeps posted as to
what is going on in the world. His inter
est in public affairs and in the Democratic
party is Just as lively as ever, and he will
do as mach rs ever to hold the party to-
gother."