New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-14
TOWN TALK.
PERSONAL AND THEATRICAL.


IRyING's EXPERIENCE WITH A FIvECENT PIECE
Henry Irving the actor got aboard Sixhave car ono
evening last week, and gave the conductor silver five
cent piece in payment of his fare The conductor slipped
the coin into his pocket and was walking back to the plat
when Irving in deep voice detained him With "lou
have forgotten to give me back my five cents In chante
'You only gave hveccnt piece to begin WITH sad
the conductor with smile. How, then, give you
any changel" 90, 1 was not aware you had fve-cent
silver pieces in this country" replied Mr. Irving with
surprise. II L shall be obliged to take few
more lessons in your currency before shall escape max
ing mistakes" young who witnessed the incident
bought the actors yecen piece of the conductor and
now adorns his sweethearts bracelet
THEsTJAMEs HoTEL.-When william n. Conner took the
OF the ST. James ut Of the year when hotels
are supposed to lack patronage it opinion freely
expressed by other and experienced bOceepers that he
would lose large of money before he could hope 10
get any But the books OF the ST. James show that
Its last summer season was among the most prosperous
It has ever had Thcre not day. said the clerk OF
the hotel recently "wben did not turn away guests
rs we are doing to-day The list of arrivals to-day and for
days past you will notice is small That Is simply because
We have not the rooms in which TO entertain them"
Then you have the house filed with permanent board
ers n "Not at all. We have not single family In tho
which does not pay the regular rate charged for
transient guests"
JEWS IN Tur sorTH.-Mr. william Gulick, the mana o.
OF Uaypry's NnSrcls and a LOusianian by birth,
the most remarkable feature Southern development he
has noticed in recent Southern trips is the leading part
taken by Hebrews in trade and Industrial matters.
Wherever YOU observe unusual activity and prosperity
any Southern community" he said. you will find
influential Jewish element" He added: "A most 70
markabe illustration Is to be found at Augusta, Ga.
where Mr. So lomOn Cohen il the moving power" This
indicates cmarknbe breakup in caste prejudices In tho
South for ut one time the Hebrew. the Poor White"
and the Freedmen alike OsraclIcd, not merely in
society but in trade, at the South.
A Man OF NERVE" Henry f. Abbey Is man abso
utely without nerves." said gentleman who had
occasion to him frequently during the first night at
the New Opera House Maurice Grsu and all his other
assistants In the front of the house dancing about
the ptoe Of excitement and nervousness. while Abbey
saw the of the receipts In venture which has cost
him thus far an expenditure OF a cool 100000 without
facial expression gesture betraying the anxiety
he must have felt He is the coolest Spectator have
ever seen"
No FiZZTGNG THAT TIME.-PIesident NOryin Green OK
Western Union tells the following story j. II. Wade
and John Speed at time owned telegraph line
ming from Buffalo TO Cleveland and Detroit When the
line was plrcha scd 10y the Western Union Company for
500 600 ia cash and $4,000 In stock the question arose
between the two who should take the money and
who the stock. Speed who had always felt llttls
shay IA tn the permanent OF his telegraph property
told his partner that he preferred the money Mr. Wade
allowed hiln hi. choice The money, which consisted
entirely Of notes filled big carpetbag As Speed
damned the into his grpsHcB be muttered: NOW
d-n YOU guess you won't hsLle."