New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-17
BROADWAY NOTE BOOK.
MEN AND THINGS. THE COUNTRY ROUND
THE PERSONAL NOTES AND NOTIONS OF BROAD
WAY LOUNGER.

| THE PERSONAL NOTES AND NOTIONS OF A BROAD
| WAY LoUNGER.
Said Philadelp hia manufacturer yesterday {:
1.-TWO unlike Ia personal force, and
popularity appear again mt the heads OF their forces
Benjamin Butler and George NJ. Robson Their meth
DDS the to retan strength in their districts
bringing business to It, principle old as human nature
RObesons district Is Geographically obscure to see him
lead Congress peases the Camdenies and they renOm-
him i'm spite OF the opposition OF Senator and
railroad. Not covcting opposition much rs General
Butler did in his healthy RobesOn is light hitter
and they are wary OF assang him in Congress Be
sides too monoOnOus abuse has had the usual reaction
and as being called the Just too often banished Aris
tides, 50 being called " Robberson." 81 al, too long
| has rather helped Robson. Butler, meantime
trying years to get the Republican nomination for
Governor Of Massachusetts,. has gone into the Democ-
racy whence he emerged twenty years ago, and his
unavaing has finally softened even the AbbOtts
aud sas.cnsals that lie will become hereafter the
| leader Of the Democracy in New-Englnnd While they
do resemble each other the mental processes and
public behavior Of Robson and Butler are good deal
alike Each goes the head whenever he can nnnyited
makes the OF the occasion. however his prominence
Judged manages float n spite Of an undated
gale OF criticism SO they must be weather-iight some
how"
see the name Shakespeare Ia shooting at Creed
moor against the British team This young doctor is
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his father was miller who became In his day the rich
est man at Dover. Del. by getting out sawlogs and
ship klres for the Government In tho Rebellion. Three
Of his children married into neghborng family
called Hcveron and tho marksman Ed, has become
eminent in eye diseases. His father little
about VIII Shakespeare, however, that per-
son who appeared In English witness box and
to the the poet; the Judge being
OF suspicious nature asked severe questions OF
the Till ne found the latter PROBABLY in
tereted hear for The first tme that ENGLAND had pro-
duced another william Shakespeare than himself
Aud this remark that Charley Stocklcy,
everybody calls him. is running the Democratic
candidate for Governor Of Delaware, though he sus
tanned newspaper for against the preensions OF
the Boss Salisbury interest and the son of the
late Governor mot GOrcnOrJ Salisbury has come out
against stockey regular Republican, showing that
the younger generation repeats the Of it's Bourbon
fathers For Governor salisbury the Arab Pacha of
Delaware who, the head of the state Senate seized
the Executive Office from the loyal line, and created his
brothers Iii and Willard lived to their ngrattude,
ana died IA pagan bitterness Of pride Sockley Is at the
head of the county bank where the late General A T. A.
TorberIs father the lifelong teller; and be Is great
distler Of apple and peach brandy IN the woods Of
Sussex. " The sun do move"
Dr. Norvin Green's retirement from tho presidency OF
Western Union suggests that several other doctors have
invented the Metropolitan Elevated structure; DR.
Uurant, who projected the Union Pacific Railroad Dr
Filberi. who invented vucarizei payemcnts and DR.
Miller, who sits the Supreme Bench at Washing on.
Norvir Green, Of tho early enthusiasts for teeg
rauby retained the genial ways OF the country doctor
In increasing interests and responsibilities and he
of the few down town who could laugh
like an old boy. rejoicngiy.
Doctors 81 cgcst {, that Montrose Fallen long the
surgcon-In-cnief Of Earl Van Dorns army, back
from Europe last week being Of the numerous
Southern who have made professional foothods for
themselves in New-York Another is Dr. Goldthwaite,
nephew the late Alabama Senator Of that name, the
family originating in Boston, who the Fifth Avenue
Hotel practice These and other young Southern men
POSSESS executive manner that is half OF faith, which
= thrcc-fourths Of medicine.
"Thc Punger" Walton, 50 called continues to be phc
nomena showing that Intelligence can beat eveh
backegs At O'Clock in the morning he is up inspect
ing the stables retaining country boys instinct for
form in Il horse. Att I'm the evening he ia examining
the Jockeys in the golden rule of doing unto him a. they
would be done by As long the racing fairly done he
wins by his sagacty when 1t is est up" against him
he win, by diplomacy. saying, "My son, Will pay yOu
more to that right than you going to get to
ride II wrong" The abOmnatiOn that Walton Is 10 the
bookmakers he understood when percciyes the
poor hearted, prodigal crowd that in general
support these hafpts. 1ct ne Dtt Hl- money On
cocks election showing tat he Is best at home in the
stables.
CONGRESSMAN Arson g. McCook tells me that while he
thinks Wadsworth will draw ou votes than Focer
owing 10 his fathers name ana pan--whom Tweed
counted ont while he was losing his life the battle
field Folgr is able. pleasing person and Mccook
saws that be much amused IN little game Of
Whist az Pedro young man playing cards with his
girl be the pure cards." says the Congress
man. keeps them out OF 20 much dull earthly am
bitlon." The young member was one OF General
Garfclds set at the Pedro table.
There must De more than 800 descendants OF Ben
jamn Franklin In the United States. some Of them poor
aud obscure IA wife- family, others IN the Navy and
science: one Of them SAID be the wife OF Attorney
General brewster another "A school teacher at Port
Chester, n. y. All the legitimate descendants come
through Susan Bache Secretary Fogcr of the family OF
Frankn's mother, from whom his mental Strength ~
said to have come. The palace of James Franklin, Gov
ernor OF New Jersey natural of the philosopher Is
standing and is a summer hotel Numerous descendants
Of Susan Bache live at Bristol. Penn where some OF
them are married the cscondans of Anthony Ben
oze the founder Of the first anslayery society in the
world.
A group OF Indiana men were telling me last week
that Senator Zen Harrison il lookci upon In the west
as the coming man. If no Eastern beat the Ad
miuiatratipn patronage cOmbDat They enumerated
among cns good points his classical tone. strain
Of honor four years the battlefield, still
longer service us reporter the State Supreme Court
fine legal abilities clean tongue and perfect equipoise
hrsdcs his descent from a President Of the United
ct,o. sio,er ~ the DccaratiOn of Iudcpcndcncc and