New-York tribune., 1883-03-18


into deeper limbo the old philosophers ana saVants VI
slavery who never could weave anything while 'oor
was degraded by heOtry. Labor sprlnglhg 10 alpIoo"
tion by emancpationis already deft at Watching hac
cry and with free negro labor in the field ana Tree "c
labor in the mills-women and children entirey'-the
South like the West will consume large proportion oi
her sonlcs: money that went for whiskey Will go
for the fances make taste and comfort ana south
ern homes will be adorned like Northern ones ino
outh does not spend enough TO be great factor In prog
ress because she has earned enough IN the nus
Of her multitude who lived at home. Herce nuts ana
cabins instead Of houses and whskey and conee hsteau
of wine and milk 1t matters not what becomes OF the
late Southern arisocra blt 1t is everything in the
South to create a se-respectng million and no socai
economy which leaves the cOored family out VIII ta 10
reco on the white mudsll. The two races can say 10
each other there in the verse of Mark Lewis;
"Ravmond Raymond. am thine!
RAYMOND, Raymond, thou art mine!
In our hearts, while blood snail roll,
am thine thou art mine;
Mine thy DOdy, mine thy SOUL
Sixteen years ago I went to my first and only prize-
fight professionally, and am as much ashamed Oh IL "S
would have been to horses kick each other Incur
eating lofty precepts into horses always seemed 10 Inc
waste of time The two prize fighters were slim boy
of twenty-five and fatsh mau of hiry-hve 10 lorty
The boy bruised the mans face into great mass OF
water bsters and the surrounding thieves pronouhceu
tine former to be the champion of America for nshls
chiefly the boy has been made superintendent Oh lne
City Hall of Brooklyn. Joe Coburn who was the reeree
has been made assistant superintendent OF tne Auon
Prison and given his clothes free Jimmy Elliott VINO
WAS tnere has measured his length boodly in the grave
Nothing dgnifes pugilism now but politics our own
dear boss is said 10 have whipped his man at Bns fe
and Hughey over the river loves to honor his Jimmie
Dunne.
The Erie Railroads Chicago extension will be opened
throuSb in warm weather and wisely Mr.. Jeweu has
leased the intermediate link meantime Cmet Justice
Waite's son, managing the Eries Cinclnhhu' iuli
apols and Michigan division, Is said to receive SlZooo
a wear salary At Zanesvile, Ohio, Mr.. oewett Is the
towns candidate for President without regard to party
having lived there when he ran for Governor
well informed state politician told me on broadway
last Thursday that ex-senator Tom Patt and MS parE
ner in misery Roscoe Conkllng. were not on speanR
terms and had not been from two months to three
months Mrs Plat is said to be hostil- to Mr.. CohK-
ling and has no more patience with Mr.. Arthur Inc
same gentleman informed me that Mrs Crowley expressed
herself IN any bat an admrng way OF MT Cohhhns
NV informant sad that in short the Stawart ches ao
all sulkiug in their tents: "Ther expectations on tne
fatal bullet which Guiteau fired vivid that they
have been all more less disappointed They expected
all to be made rich through official power aud at the
same time TO 20 to high dgnities They are reary all
poor, fac this rnokss Them dicker and bicker
Said I: "I your information is correct, crowley VIII
hardly become Secretary Of the Treasury" perhaps
not Folger is the best standby Arthur has got nov;
he Is an honest man, though he will go to the deVs
length to serve friend His situation in the Cabinet is
almost unbearabe since the whole political fry want
him put OUT the President perhaps thinks ne IL not
efficient enough politically yet lie the link ha. binds
the public still to the President"
Iasked Mr. Beincke the beef exporter and continental
butcber Yesterday what he thought about beef and
mutton Beef has bean going up quarter OF cent a
pound every market day for some little time sau no;
" there are three market DAYS week Monday We1nes-
day aud Friday, among wholesale people. one
reason Of meat going up Is the price prevailing In Eng
land Mutton there for example, which Ia stand ri
brings IL to 10 cents pound by the animal such
prices inevitably force up American rates. Our country
left TO itself could not maintain such high rates
as that, and while Chicago prices govern the
world to large extent, vet when We nave
any surplus and the English rates keep high as they
are there will be q rise in prices here think we nave
plenty sheep and beeves, and do not think we are
going TO have any rates prevailed here
year ago" Said I: "Dont you think that the export
business ia going to make meat regularly higher Tor
Americansi" mo" said he, 81 think that 1t will be
good thing in the end by increasing tho number OF
berders OF cattle. There no business
SO good perhaps. In the world to-day as raising
heef ON the American plains. My observation is that
American have less disease than any IN the world
Not than tenth portion OF the ground avaaDe
for berdng covered These fluctuations In prices
are inevitable the responsive conditions OF supply
and demand"
Mr. Stewart the We lknown real estate man here, who
has been buying and selling property for third OF
century told that about twentyfonr years ago ne
bought at executors sale certain lots In FIFTY ninth
st. for 4OO apiece kept them two or three years and
sod some of them for So 800 apiece. The lots now
bring about $50 apiece probably moro Said he: do
you know that those few lots that bought moved the
Central Park down to Fiftynnthst 7" How was thatf
asked. "Wel. you know there was great conflict
between the Central Park and Joness Wood Park Tho
Central Park was have stopped at Seventy
went TO the Mayor Of that day, who
was opposed to the park system aud said: 'If you
do not the Central Park scheme the consequence
will be thu both parks Will be made during your term,
aud it will be very expensive thing for the CITY, Az
the same time had diagram made showing that 1t was
very necessary that there should be Broadway gate
into the Park and that coud not be the case unless the
Park dropped down to Fifty-nnth-st, for at
that point Broadway touches the corner Of the Park
With my maps nicely printed went TO Albany and
called on a Cooley there who was, had heard
O very vain Said II Senator have been ap
pointed committee OF one 10 come and see you in the
interests Of all the citizens about this great park qes
ton 1t is that ything that has your inhu
ence requires other support My distinguished
friends told me that II could obtain the promise OF
your support 1t not necessary to look any furher
Cooley took the engravlngs," said Mr' stewart ana
to M establishment no put on the desk OF every
member and the bill passed extending the park to
Fy-ninthst and 1t cost me Just twenty-five dollars.
which included the cost OF printing and my journey and
EXPENSES to Albany IL was about the cheapest job
ever did in my life"
The late Henry c. Murphy is said to have left about
$3.50 oOO lie was business man. and when he re-
turned to this country the beginning OF the war from
the Mission to the Hague had next to nothing He had
belonged TO law firm which at one time did the
| general business for nearly all the Long
Island farmers He rallied slowly and the eKtraordi
nary rise OF real estate in Brooklyn enabled him to sell
some pieces Of properly to advantage. He was hale
man to the last OF which he has left some Interesting
testmonals but he did not live TO see the Bridge become
| solid under his feet
crossed the Brooklyn Bridge for the first time