New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-17
TOWN TALK.
PERSONAL, POLITICAL AND PRACTICAL

Personal. POLITICAL AND PRACTICAL
PROBABLE CANDIDATES THIS FALL-Pohticans ssners
ally believe that Colonel Edward T.Woodi Is SLATED" fof
the position Of Corporation Counsel Mr. Wood
Ia, but one drawback. and this cannot DO
sand to be O disqualification for the position-ae
il the OF che Official who has the appoint
Ing DOVER Mr. Wood better known In his profession
than IN politics. and is better known a. politician N
Brooglyn than in New-York Years ago he voluntarily
appeared before Judge Gilbert on oeha OF louraahs
charged with contempt of court for refusing to tell the
pame of the author article published Ia HE TRB'
UsE aud argued the impulse oil the moment that IL
WAS not contempt OF colrt in an empoye 10 OBEY the
order. and ma n tain the secrets OF his employer fais
view WAS ltrrw ard taken b. Cornelius RunEe ana
Henry L. Cnlon behalf OF tue same person VITO ha'
been held In contempt, and IL was finally malntalneiy
the Court 10 which IL appealed. lndtne prisoner WIS
released. Mr Andrews. the present Corporaton Coaa
sell Is candidate for Justice OF the supreme
Court Recorder slnyth also idate for tue post
~ one e the Two new Justices about 10 be nominated
SENSIBLE SUGGEsrIOs.-Mr. Hudnut, the brosnST
chemist said few days ago, have bsen iu'eniins |"
write 20 the papers relative the condition IN wneh me
welhsle OF tue Post Oiee is kept. IL was heHdea !"
supply light for the lower floors, out tue glass-r0oi ~
covered with dirt and dust that the hight Is enectuAJ
excluded Il would something In electreisuts IN
the Post Office II the custodian OF the building "ou'o
occasionally wash this gIsss-rooL"
MAYOR Lows SECRETARY. Mayor low. OF Brooklyn
has secretary named Alien vino Is tue Drother u '
staff ouuer on General sheridsns stan whom "enefai
Gordon lately mentioned the one VINO brought MN 'ne
news that Lee had surrendered aud that be lOoruonI
WAS doing good deal OF unnecessary ngntlng al AP
pomattox lie related yesteray-hat Is the secretary
moi the sd oicera story OF Grant which mas ho Oeen
in prlnt Il was 70 the general eject that aiter 'ne
repnlses IN the Wilderness Grant called eonheh o' war
and listened to views which conceded IN the one "e"
that retreat should ordered After hearing ns SUD
ordinaes patiently he had orders for each written W.
ana incose in envelopes marked open at midnsh"
ON heng opened each commander found explicit i'll
structons ,r the nank-orward movement which being
continued landed the army the James River Ihls
story is parallel to that told OF the codnC OF war ne"
the night alter the frat days battle at stone RIVER
Nearly Nil the subornatss agreed that the wlsest DIAN
WA. 10 fall back u protecting stream anu hh@"
retire on Nashville General George H. lb0mSs Wa
second In command, and as In 0 council OF war Ja"'
sneak FIRST lac waited nnpatienty or his turn "noA ~
said II we TALL back acknoa ledge we are whippeu
Let's hold on and find who Is ready to run mrs"
The advice prevailed and final the enemy ran away
Secretary Aliens wife is the lady OF whom the poss'"
apochrypha story told that sue promised TO una "H
era sheridan wife, and made the happy selection ~
the person OF lady who has since presented him WIN
four flu children.
THE MATTER WITH "THE STREET Hero Is some u
the sango .the street. which wac heard during mo
most paucky hours of Tuesday in reply to the question
of What is The matter with the streetP "Ihe! 70
pulled out the pegs; "rhe eottom has fallen ou'
"The banks have stopped, both bung and spls'' ;
Merely slump" mo money for worthless 'ec"'
ties"; Nothing but a furry"; "No idea now long
will last~, "We're all on the ragged edge y