New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-09
TOWN TALK.
PERSONAL AND PRACTICAL.

PERSONAL AND PRACTICAL
ACTIVITY IN THE DRY-GoJDs TRADH-f1e Mrs.
Goods District any day Is sight worth seeing 70,
anybody except pedestrian pressed Tor time n.
who Is in hurry wants TO avoid IL; for trade "a =,
brisk there inst now that sidewalks and stre 4
pavements are alike blockadcd. The delivery
doors of the large establishments are IN
every part OF the buildings now; and every
spare inch Of the sidewalk in front OF them occupa
with boxes ready for shipment 1t does require any
talk with the dealers prove that trade brisk uer
glance serves to that the fall trade has OPENED
with rush.
THE STEWART AND OTHER CAsEs-"I do not upae
stand" said gentleman familiar with the several Ell
forts to recover tie body of A. L. Stewart tae policy
which leaves it in doubt whether not the body was
ever recovered The cathedral al Garden city has been
officially opened but the crypt In which the body TO
have lan Is closely guarded from approach. This
simply continues the mystery without any appreciate
benefit anybody. 1t would be great relief to mary
persons TO know that the body is there" do you
think it ." "No It would been public secret
II It do not believe 1t recovered. and
think the secret Its died with the burglar
With whom negotiations were pending when be SUI
denly pred" "Wnat the result OF the neg0tia-
through General Patrick II. Jones 7" Nothing came
OF them except the ruin OF poor Jones. He often
that connection with the did him irretreyabls
damage" "He not suspected OF completely with
the roboersY GOAL no; but really valuable clients
fight shy Of lawyers who touch such cases l heard
lawyer OF high repute say the other day that the great
struggle he had in practice here gee over
the malodOrous reputation he had made from practice
when a conner, in the Police. special ana General
Session Courts Ia criminal The chsaacler OF the
majority lawyers practising there is bad that be-
opposed to Of them IL TO get the evil reputation
among the pubic OF being In the cane line OF business
- t..~. nh f,a
courts"
DuLLSEss IN " THE STREEG"-John Swinto1 in con.
with friend at the opening Of the year, re-
marked with moro than the usual postiveness of tue
average modern-day prophet "Ths Is going be bear
year in Wall Street throughout" RE didn't give reasons
for the rather firm faith he had In this desponent
look for spo alton end OF eighth
month OF the cited time and all Wall Streets complain
ing of unprecedented duness, and wondering when 1t
is going end; while values have meantime decreased
immensely. Said one broker who was asked what the
for past week averaged per day. don't
know but they all wonder the newspapers
ashamed to publish them" The total sales have
been reported about shares per day.
OF this, brokers say, Is fictitious
Too MECH PoIrIcs-"Tom Murphy's story" said an
old acquaintance OF his, fought to be published
warning against TOO rash indulgence 10 politics. For
years past he has been free and candid In loudly
attrbuling his financial difficulties TO politics He has
often been heard to say that he would now be
millionaire IL he had had nothing to do with politics
he would SEEM the Of such declarations 70
forget ignore the fact that be made his once ample
fortune almost wholly through politics and his political
relations to big officials. His famous cap con
tract for furnishing the troops from New-YOrk
state with caps obtained through his personal
relationship to 'Qaartermaster-General Chcsler
Arthur, N. G. 8. ". Y His unexpected appointment as
Collector OF the Port OF NewYork was made BY PTes-
dent Grant on grounds which mast have been personal;
they certainly were public grounds The Lcet aad
Stocking warehouse contract scandal caused his VITA
drawal as Collector. He unfortunate In almost
every political alliance which he made The Tweed
Ring made him OF the Commissioners for the open
ing OF Broadway. Ia which scheme there we're millions
for every body in and the Ring but the exposure
came aud Murphy found himself loaded down with IN.
profitable estate conjunction with Sweeney Hugh
smith aud Tweed himself This scandaous association
for prominent Republican moi only cost Morpay his
investment financially but his political reputation He
afterward got an appointment OF two from friendly
state Insurance Department; but bis heavy Claims for
service in these brought scandal ON the Depart
ment aud injured him financially and In character
Too much politics is the moral OF Murphys story"
THE yERBIAGE OF THIS CoURTs-"I was In Courta
| few days ago." said a tilne-worn htgant, wien
young lawyer arguing before Judge Joseph Barnarl
read from OF the papers I'D the case ihcuuu9 TIE
usual yerbage The Judge suggested br for statement
the point probably believing with the Judge OF the
Supreme Court the auecdote that justices may be pre-
| sumed TO know something OF the forms OF Law. The
ung then stated his point IN plain and condenSou
English The idea then struck me- when would Il BE- poe
sbe to tlevs the aw of all the ummery OF the verbage
now employed. In actual proceedings befors mag
strate this veroage discarded as absolutely unnec
sary in argument ye: is relgousy maintained IN al
matters OF pleadilg and In all ORDERS ipuhctcns etc.,
granted by tue Courts Half tue delays grow ont OF 'ns
use Of yer5age. Half the bubbles out OF when SONS
unscrupuous lawyers make their living are oaSei upon
this needless OF unnecessary words" lawyer ""o
was present, could give him no encouragement 10 1904
for speedy reform; the contrary. no rru'erenV
sad thar the yerbags as necessary 70 tne
existence Of the lawyer the hummeFy OF sone i0
nors was TO the success advocates aud ministers