New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-09
BROADWAY NOTEBOOK.
MEN AND THINGS. THE COUNTRY ROUND
THE PERSONAL NOTES AND NOTIONS OF BROAD
WAY LOUNGER.

MEN AND THINGS. THE COUNTRY ROUND
THE PERSONAL NOTES AND NOTIONS OF a BROAD
WAY LoUNGER.
No city has such grand environs as New
York. but In the decay of the rural spirit they
are little visited. hear ttat coaching is to
be done from here to Saratoga during the faii
months the old stage road to Albany
road probably without its equal In America ana WIFI
superior in Europe for condition and beauty Last
week drove over it FROM Poughkeepse to RhineDecK
distance Of fifteen miles, had previously gone from
Undertook TO the Livingston Manor below Claverack
over the same road The towns on the line vie with
each otter In keeping this grand old road up, ana
runs in general mile two miles back from the river
the old propret0rs reserved the river BANKS or
their villas and regarded the road OF ITSELF
The Albany stage road was laid out previous TO lI4o
on the site probably OF long previous trail In l7So
the stages made the Journey 100 miles, in two days.
aerward increased to three, and the legislature msae
the stage company monopoly for ten years. by l79o
the mails carried from Albany to Philadelphia 2oo
miles, I'm three days There eighteen stations or
stops between New-York Albany In 1928 repeated
accidents by the drivers racing with the stages excited
loud calls for years Later the railroad era
began.
The old Albany stage road miles is lined with
maple locust elm horsechestnut sycamore, uden ana
black walnut trees often OF fifty to eighty years growth
and sometimes empowering overhead, although the
road ia hundred feet wide the least Stone walls In
continuous and nearly uniform extent run along the
Sides There tollgates. The moonlight and the
sunlight effects WELL through the roofs OF shade along
this road not snrpassed any country ana consder
ing clear atmosphere not equaed The estates
are beautiful and In the vicinity Of Hyde Park, five
miles north OF Poughkeepsie are remarkable The
Langdon place there, belonging to Dr. DAVID
Hosack who died In 1885, has so and Frederick
Law Olmsted las pronounced 1t the finest private PARK
in America. Mr.. Langdon Is a descendant OF Johh
Jacob Asor the first and his niece Is to be married 10
Perry Belmont. There are mountain views AL along
from Tarrytown to Albany, and 1t seemed to me that
one-ha inhabitants OF the region were In some way
members OF the Livingston connection.
was taken into the residence built by General Rich
ard Montgomery mile south OF Rninebeck nc Is SAID 10
have hardly occupied II when he started into the war; anu
1t was burned later but the same walls nclose tine nos
pitable mansion Observing paintings OF the Beekmans
and other progenors this family was struck with
the fact that the present generation OF inhabitants can
with difficulty distinguish Them Superb colonial furni-
ture in leather and mahogany delighted the eye.
Tn the old Dutch church Rhinebeck the Schel fam
lily are buried local anecdote that LADY In this
family had veritable Enoch Arden case her frst nus
band going to sea and returning after to find her
married and with sons. parley was called and the
two husbands left the wife, who decided In twenty
four hours that injustice would be done TO all con-
cerned by clngng to the last whereupon Number
One dc parted amcably into everlasting OBLIVION.
Iattendcd the Episcopal church at Hyde Park last
Sunday where the Rev. Mr. Cody preached one OF his
fearless practical sermons, and during the singing
looked around me the tablets of old Governor Lewis
who defeated Aaron Burr and whose descendants are
married 10 Lord Bentinck and to young Mr.. Ms,-and
OF the Bard family, and OF Nathaniel Pendietop' tDe
grandfather OF George PendetOn. OF Oho the DID judge
after being Hamons only second settled do WI In THIS
state and was killed by accident at Hyde Park moro
than sixty years ago; his tomb says "Etats SUE, &C.
His wife died I'm 1915, at the OF hIty-eght The
Bard family were Philadelphia Huguenots. and Dr. John
Bard was Mrs ~ Pendleton's father William Bard OF
Hyde Park the father OF life insurance In America
Governor LOWS has granite sarcopbagus In the OLD
graveyard, stan ling tigers paws. saw htue us
lance from church the residence till his death oil
James Kirk Paulding, Van Buren's Secretary N the
Navy and an author, and connection OF irving. All
these tombs are thrown mediocrty by tho mauso-
leum OF Dinsmorr the express who means TO bury
himself like q Cesar
OF Judge n Pendleton Alexander Hamilton wrote to
Washington IN l7g5 concerning the selection OF two
Cabinet officers: Judge Pendeton writes well; is oil
respectable abilities, and gehtlemanlke smooth man.
II were sure Of his political views. should be disposed
to adopt his appointment under the circumstances but
fear he has been somewhat tainted with the preudces
OF Mr. Jefferson and Mr.. Madison and have suspicious
concerning these men," II was long before Hamton's
death that he was a Federal Judge Georgia, and Ma
thane Greene to whom he had been aide died in his pres
ence and In that OF General Wayne. Hence George
Pendletons father named, In 1898, Nathaniel
Greene Pendleton.
Frank Hiscock Is n very slightly quantity IL ia said
that on account OF bis beauty his wife, who Is worth
$3.50. 900. wants him to quit public life and live with
her small shady town. Yet even there he would
be admired by nothing clse by tue robns so bold and
wanton IN the fields.
David Dudley Field turning his eghtieh year.
lie the physical vgor OF young beau His passion
for tho law Is Just evident and he likes 10 be the coun-
sci for young and attorneys His brother stephen
J. Field on the supreme Bench has heen the subject OF
good deal OF during the week account OF letter
he has written begging for the Southern vote. He
that he is IN OF building levess for the Mississippi
River which will last forever, and that no wants the
cotton tax returned although there will be some trouble
In finding the original individuals affected twenty years
ago by leyying II. said a lawyer to me He doesn't
mind taking $7O.OO0OO0 out OF the Treasury TO elect
himself President The theory OF his argument Is that
We took amount OF money from Jack long ago. and
since We cannot lind jack We will give the money to
Tom"
Isaac Cook OF unknown age bht OF immortal philo.
has been In saratoga lie crossed the
Delaware with General Washington. and founded Chit
caeo, and made and destroyed stephen A. Douglas.
My dear boy" he says any man can do 1t with sui-
lent OF Cookies Imperial"
A gentleman recently returned from England
marked to me that 1t now the great passion in
houses there possess prints paintings etc.
referring to republican America IN the time OF Washing
ton. family which had such picture, for instance
n, uuntngdons Court OF Washington" laid the great
est value upon It, Old engravings like Benjamin Vests
&" Death of WOLFE" or Trumbulps engravngs OF the
" Death OF Montgomery" and tho Battle OF Bunker
Hil" were held at high values In tho print marts OF
London not sold to Americans who scarcely esti
mated Them but TO Englshnen who seemed TO take the