New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07
BROADWAY NOTEBOOK.
MEN AND THINGS, THE COUNTRY ROUND.
THE PERSONAL NOTES AND NOTIONS OF BROAD


Trenor w. Park, it seems, died OF paralysis
of the brain, leaving the Hudson River Iunne; 10 90
yet monument such the Ptolemes might nave ei''
He made three Millions" said one OF his admirers
shy sticking up for years for little span oil rroau
across hardly inhabited isthmus Lesseps bought Dim
out" Who will buy out Lessepsi
Robert Lincoln only requires of the Congressman
to attack him WELL say the River and Harbo 3ll, 10
raise up from his dead level like young LOOM and get 10
the emnence as candidate Tecumseh Sherman Is roost
ing upon.
President Folks nephew running away from repudf-
ating State may be crime, but what conscience Gun
the State have punish hint The State Is runaway
and hgh-bred defauer too, and by the late eiecuoh
qualified Polk sacredly to steal He was the RlnsD'h Vi
Bishop Polk whose head was taken Oh by a shot LII
Georgia. President Folks papers are ready TOT any
body who wants edit and publish them and the same
ia probably the case with Van Burens and Andrew
JOhnson's papers.
Governor Cleveland's message has been eagerly
bounced upon by the partisans OF Randall, who are
equally industrious in Pennsylvania to hainstrng Gov
enor Pattson at tho outset TO let into the Pres
DENTAL arena nothing but the old cOagulated dry
personal which has brought defeat on eonding
minority for twenty years past The scheme OF having
GovernOr-elect promugate the condition OF the state
before he ruled it single day Is relic OF the
willy and morbid old age fresh and untraveled
however warm and upright. youth. see very plainly
that there jealous influences In the Democratic party
which will not Let 1t succeeds old desociazed rep
rebates who resent the appearance Of virgin COM
petitOrs as the leading influences in sodom scowed
upon the angels who happened 10 drop In
The energetic action Of the British Government to
make the Post-Oice the most comprehensive benef-
cenoe of popular age. at twOpenny post news
paper free return carrier, telegraph fundamentally
and savings bank has finally struck at not the express
business merely, but at the private parcel and railroad
parcel collections and shilling shopping packages are
sent all over the Kingdom, called for, forwarded and
carried to the door Immediately. before the work
has commenced, all the trunk line railroads have
dropped rates and begun deliver pound parcels
for thirty miles at IL cents Similar work here would
increase the shopping radius of NewYork City by
million more daily customers The railways send one
pound fifty miles for cents and anywhere In Great
Britain for II cents
lam informed that Mr.. vanderbits doctor told him
that Cuba too winter climate for him. We
much need Northern watering place in the South less
habby than Florida with better hotels than san An
tonic, with less visible disease than Hot Springs with
security than NewOreans, and more outlet than
Fortress Monroe.
One Of the noble old brick mansions in Twenty
beautiful private apartments gaping TO the crowd
and the sun for weeks till the bill stcker along
and put mp his fence and the various show bills meaning
en,igrarh"
The Rev Robert Collyer said to me on New Years:
When came to this country with my good wife
there about thirty years ago, with credentials Meth
odst local minister. and settled the TacOny Creek
north OF Philadelphia had some difficulty In being al
lowed preach at all then spoke the broadcast York
shire dialect which Is about distant from the English
language In It's sound at least. the Highland dialect
There was a by the name OF Taft who the chief
OF the board OF stewards church guardians and he
could not understand me, apparently when went to
see him You want 10 preach. do you said he after
| awsile well. | guess may some day give you an
opportunity But that Taft did not like He
thought It suspicious that any man should speak
such foreign language and yet claim that II was Eng
sh saw by his eye that should not get to preach
unless took him So after waiting long time
for an opening and getting any and having my
full OF something TO say all the while hn0lly thought
one Sunday afternoon, when tho weather was pretty
hot that would go 10 little schoohous kind OF
church called Harmer HILL whore Taft TO hold forth
himself It occurred that be might want to be
eved on that hot day. There little congregation
gathered looking resigned they had TO- because they
we're going have Taf stepped up toward the altar
aud he looked at instant and said; Would you
Ike to preach here nowf Yes said l. wOulc, very
much 60 right on. said Taft. SO started in, and
the desire being long pent up within me- 1t came forth
youmlnously When sat down covered with perspi-
ration. Taft said. well. you preach whenever you
like now"
Mr. H. r. Fnos ono OF the board OF brokers IS the
OF Quo the delegates to tho Chicago Convention which
nominated Abraham Lincoln aud said TO be the person
who directed the delegation and the opportunity TO
wheel from Chase Lincoln. which he gave to the pres
Ont Chief Justice Cartier OF Washington. Mr. Enos has
tenanted the basement in the residence where Ma-
anne Rest III long lived for about $1,000 year. for
period OF years and has the most elaborate uptown
brokers' Office opened up to this time. He the
best portrait left by Bispham OF trotting horse in
notion driven by his owner
General "Tom Brady. OF Star Route fame said 10
me ON New Years Day that Joe " Mcdonald. OF Ind-
ann was the only man the Democrats could elect
Look al his face" said Brady; did you more
bcnlguant onei And he has always been right. Fe
wac right in the fight on the currency, right
every fiscal and patriotic topic He can carry Indiana
without campaign. Everybody there knows Joe Nc
Donald to DO fatherly brothery, friendly loving
this world and the people In IT, and setting up better
standard for other people than he will follow himself
Specimens OF ugly decoration found wherever the
red eyed Inner has recently made his mark, as in the
Grand Opera House the Metropolitan Hotel and part of
the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Edmund C. stedman showed me nj New Years a da-
gerreoype of Edgar A. Poe taken not long before his
death Brady, the veteran photographer, also took u
pcture OF Poe very much like Mr. Scdmans and II is
among the prizes in the Federal Governments purchase
from Brady about years ago. Mr.. r. G. Parsons,
of Cleveland also has number of the pictures which
Brady supposed he had sold to the Government Mr..
stedman showed beautiful roll of manuscript writ
fhe fukG aH to rlraf,Ia
considering what ink Use, chiefly made OF lamp
black; and IL Is notorious that person must write
either with green fluid in ColOed inks hardly any OF
the Jet black Ink being durable. Mr.. Stedman said:
am not sure but with very delicate and harmonious
mind like Poos excellent handwriting ought accom-