Daily Republican., 1882-01-02
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The st. Louis Republican in 70
cent issue says Mr.. John g. Priest hai
just returned from business trip I,
Philadelphia aud New York. He wa,
| looking to be in q first.class condition
to enjoy Christmas Eve when Rspub
lican reporter met him yesterday ant
asked him II he had pictei up any
news In has wandetings.
| 81 accepted an Invitation TO call or
ex Governor Tilden when was in New
York." was the reply.
"Havs good time"
"lndecd did. 1 passed the after
noon with Mr.. Tilden and john Bige
low, who was form ry Minister tC
France aud subsequently, Secret .ry o
the State ofNuw York. never was ELI
tertainsd better"
"how did you find Mr.. Tildcu?"
"Well, dJn'G lin auy slg. in hin
physically. He is an old man--one o
the unde,npustrative sort, but he is ali
right. He looks more feeble than he
really il. Why! He showed us all over
the house; went clear up into .ht
| tower"
"rhe tower"
eyes he is living at his place called
'Graystone' you know. They call i,
that because 1t is all built of gray gran
lite. 1t is q magnificent place, somt
miles on the Hudson from New York
You We hear about it. A most elegant
building some twenty-five or thirty
rooms, finished in ths most Luxurious
style that money can pay fot-SixtJ
tive acres Of ground fronting 100 feet
on the Hud,on-banks very high
! magnificent view. There Is a tlrrot, or
tower, on the house, fitted up with
II large telescope, used ~ an ooserva-
tory. Mr.. Ti!den walked up the stairs
with us, and sho wed everything him
self. And 10 didn't seem to trouble
him. l noticed his voice was as clear
a, q bell willie We were up there"
so tie o.d man IL pretty lively
YETI"
"Wby, he's an old man, Of course,
but.trig ht AS dollar. Hei, very metho
dical in his habits, attends TO d larse
amount Of business, keeps two secreta.
ries with p!euty to DO, and manages to be
hospitable at tho same time, in man
ner few men ever acquire. In abou.
sixty days his place AZ Gramarcy Park
will be ready for occupancy, aad he
will move down " town. You know
he has been having it greatly enlarged
and completely reh'ted"
"Does Mr.. Tilden talk on politics?'
"He talk, abou! anythin. And talks
we'll"
"IS he likely to be sgaiu candi-
date"
"Mr. Tilden is not candidate. He
didn't tell me so, but | know he is
not"
"Sone OF the New York papers say
he is devoting his time exclusively to
his library"
"Well, hs has library OF about 20,
600 volumes, fitted up IN the most lux
urious style known to tho mo iorps.
Any one would naturally bs glai of u
chance to de''O.e some attention to such
u treasury of literature, but ii anybody
thinks Mr.. Tilden is buried in libra.
ry he is mistaken. He reads every
thing. He is as well pose on what is
going in on the world As the Secretary OF
State. No part Of the country escapes
his notice, and he is just AZ well posed
in social matters as poliAcal--that is
such as become public.
what does he say about Tam ma
ny?"
"Oh, he enjoys the disorganization In
the Tammany ranks, of course"
"Does he entertain much ?''
"No. He is q little out OF the way,
and is only Wis ted by intimate friends.
When he moves into town, though, he
will be visited by plenty oi people. His
lavish hospitality is well known, and
his company is much sought. Mr. Bige-
low was joking him about the great ex-
tent Of the additions to his town est lb-
lishment and saying it looked suspi-
cious, as the improvements were alto
gether too extensive for bachelor. /
remarked that his uame had OCCASION
ally been connected with that Oe st.
Louis belle. He replied that he made
the acquaintance Of the lady after the
story was started. He added that she
was married now, which merely shows
that he keeps posted as to what is going
on in the world. His interest In pub
lie affairs and in the De Hocratic party
is just as lively as ever, and he will do
as much as ever to hold the party to-
gether."