New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-29
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ocoor IN tho state Department who had TO
read secret and other dispatches one day eA-
claimed to Fred seward "Who is this man Lopez WIN
ing us from the South He seems to know everything.
WIZ DOM Won know who that Is =" said Fred Seward
at IA sam Ward Astor's sOn-in-lHw" Then tho eX-
official remarked TO me: You when Bun Run
Russell went South. Seward was cunning enough 10 sup
SPY In with him. and probably Russell never knew that
the man nj his side faithfully giving his doVerhehV
every point he could get hold Of. No doubt sam
claimed TO be a rebel but he was "a loyal "a man couu
be- His letters were sent to British Consus ana by
them sent unopened to Dick sche brother of Augustus
sche who raised the funds for the Seward statue Oh
Madison Square Schell was n very near lrlelu Va
Seward and 30 wherever Russell went, with oil the al
vantages he had, with his military Judgment ana con-
versatlon Sam Ward with his radiant smile ana op'iS
tic views was right by, taking 1t all In and sending the
news to the State Department On one occasion sum
took a fancy to a boy who dealt faro thinking he was
good for better purposes than that carried him to one Vi
the revenue officers and sad Give TINS htsreS.Ins
fellow place. He always dealt me fair game Inc
became a revenue assessor, ana III 'ho co"i'' Va
time one of the district bosses in the Republican party
Mr. Bricc OF Lima Ohio told me last Thursday night
that the Nickel Plated road had been completely sold out
for the sum Of thirteen million dollars one million anu
half paid down. and Mr.. Bnce Mr.. Martin, MT Seuey
and some Others eight in all, had made twelve mlhoh
dollars Brce conceived the enterprise ono year ana
bought
had been created for a double track and was over one
hundred miles long, and bought u canal bed leading
through important towns and the bonds built the road
while the stock was gratuy. The purchaser was De
leved represent Vanderbilt, as there were but thee
interests coyetlng the road Vanderbilt Goud ana tno
Bee Line and the Bee Line Is said to be vanderbilt
$50" remarked Mr.. Brce, "when finished guess the
Nickel Plate road will 90 into that Chicago depot alef
all, W here Mr. V. said it should not enter"
People often see at the Fifth Avenue Hotel tall man
with long black locks of hair and Indian features Is
John Harmon, Collector Of the Port OF Detroit uhder
Franklin Pierce the Editor Of The Free Press for many
years. when It Lewis Casss organ and he mas seen
every President Of the United States but Ave He went
to the Hermitage to see stephen A. Douglass clasped to
the breast OF Andrew Jackson OF him Is related that
when Mr. Pierce did not send his nomination IN puhclu-
ally he repaired the White House to know the reasons
sit down, john said Pierce; be cool now Ihere are
some charges made against ven" III have them right
now Mr. President" "They say you drink, John"
THAT Is true Mr. President, but never drink alone"
And that you Ilay cards" Mr.. President l always
play to win" And that You are too gallant" " MI
President, l never pursued woman In my He ana
never fled from one" Pierce had to smile, as his own
character being pretty well told and Harmon
name went In Immediately. Mr. Harmon was born in
Connecticut and has the vcrit0ble blood OF King Philip
in his veins He Is scyeny-ono years old, and he says
that the most vivid OF all things to him Is the great
growth and power of America which he has seen when
every state west of Indiana savage territory or
without any organized government.
was surprised to hear obscrvant man say ycster-
day that l. d. Morgan possessed the fourth fortune In
the city Of Ncw-York. Ny informant pat down van
dcrbiit, Gould and Russell sage a. the larger ones
Morgan comes next" said he " He IS worth fifty
million dollars and has only gmndchld to leave 1t to.
more upright respectable Governor" said my friend.
this had and true TO his principles WIN
on: equlyocation from first 10 last"
Archibald Bliss who has been In Congress since 1874
from Brooklyn and Is member Of the Committee Oh
Commerce. who has secured the appropriations Tor All
the waters around New-York City, including one million
dollars for Hell Gate, and obtained the new puohc
building for Brooklyn defeated early Il st week Tor
repomuation not from any desire Of the people bu by
corruption Eleven of the delegates Ia the convention
had been seem" some from the Fifteenth. sixteenth
and Seventeenth wards, Others from New-Los fl'tWS
and Fatbush Mr. Bliss can run stump II he wants To
and sweep the district. lie f. the son Of Mem Bliss,
founder OF the Novelty Iron Works. and the creator OF
cr.,npopt and ON his mothers side is Of Old Holland
stock No member Of the Ncw-York delegation had 30
many and enthusiastic acquaintance.
Johnny OBrcn the most capable man among the city
district Republican leaders, Will poll a large vote
Whetheri it will result in Kcenan election is not clear
OIrlcn told me that while ne would not assert that lie
would be elected, hc meant to 90 his best.
One OF the most Stalwart OF Stalwarts told me on
Thursday that b. Plat Carpenter never had any chance
OF election but he thought Foger might pull through on
the theory that good many Democrats were dissatisfied
with the advent " rcomor In the party that some OF
the Germans I'm Buffalo disliked Cleveland for having
secured the freedom Of Irish murderer OF German
from Cornell cto But while the stalwart was talking
saw two OF his salwar friends make bet Of hity to
cuty-hyc that Cleveland would be elected. Ed
Uor,i. of Buffalo, told me that he ten thousand
dollar. 10 eight thousand dollars offered on CleNeands
election at the City club there The Republicans how"
ever nre doing a great deal Of work quietly in every
direction According to my observation not more than
half the Republicans know will vote ON the state