New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-15
BROADWAY NOTEBOOK.

MEN AND THINGS, THE COUNTRY ROUND.
THE PERSONAL NOTES AND NOTIONS OF BROAD
WAY LOUNGER
Mrs George II. Pendleton-whose husband is
again attracting attention as Presidential quantity,
particularly he has carried Cincinnati by personal
leadership and expenditure or Pul'an origin, her
earliest Maryland ancestor Edward lloyd having been
forced ont of Virginia in 1850 for nOnconomity. His
oldest son married Henrietta Maria Neale named for the
wife of Charles l. and born in Spain, and presumably
Catholic, for her sister Dorothy descended
Chief Justice fancy. Mrs. PendletOns maiden name
was Mary Alicia Lloyd Nevins Key. Her father Of
o rather pioleer family. Her husband is somewhat her
Junior. Her connections extraordinary. embracing
General Scott, Admral" Buchanan. John Morgan. the
HOwars, CAROLS, Chews Taylors, etc Her son Fran
els Key Pendleton named for his grandfather the
author of the Star Spanged Banner lis n lawyer in
this city Mrs. Pendleton reared the children of her
brother Philip Barton Key and gave them West
ern opportunity. Two of the daughters. least.
married and the James Swami Key has been in the
theatrical business here and elsewhere If the gentee
element of the Democracy shoudforcch the convention ana
put the party the old arisocratc plane Pendleton
would beat any candidate yet named His family hold
IS Southern, Western and Northern he has political
nerve in high degree his New-Jersey mother was of
family keen for money as his fathers for Office ana
honors. He combines the love OF pleasure and display
that Arthur has with gainful conservative principles
and has more fear or puDnc opinion lhhI Ol NuIs VI
politicians. Gentleman George" does not misbecome
him. He has had the vitality and love of honos TO rise
for the third time the plateau of leadership He can
always explain himself finely. His passing unpopular
ity if it be So his advantage since he will not want
TO be formidable until all the other candidates are agi-
tated to ruins.
Letter the leading merchant Of Chicago, who is negO
tang for ex. Secretary WINDOWS residence at Washing
ton originated at Hagerstown Nd he recently told
gentleman here His fortune was small till he bought
out the business Potter Palmer had created He has
million dollars invested it is said in the Mexican Central
Railroad. Palmer is again clear Of the world having
again devoted himself to innkeepng with systematic at
fentiOn for many years. Field and Letter began the
mining boom in Colorado which has swallowed so many
siae-fortunes by discovering productive mine there
The sporting tendency is boil on the times and may
become an abscess unless lanced ShOuderhters fight
In the hotel corridors and feTryboats and the rowdy
always Allowance here but close to the surface may
dash upon this summer at protected watering
places to show he has the quality OF Mr. Sullivan or
Mr. Dunn the custodian Of the Brooklyn City Hail. 1t
Is said that Mr. Walton the patron of all athletic things
is to become the proprietor of the Brunswick Hotel
which then ought to be named the tNat Iangham.
Staten Island expects to be revived and made
great again by the efforts Of Mr. Wiman who recently
beat the old railroad and ferry corporation and drove
out the venerable Jake Vanderbilt Uncle Jake is cee-
brated for racing on Harlem Lane at the top OF his
speed though blind owl and when he Is thrown out
he holds the lines in his two remaining teeth and drags
as hard as possible the ground. He says horses
haven't got the staying powers they had when he
hoy to drag anybody. and he thinks it's in the oats.
He was drag on the Staten Island Railroad until the
propery-hoders became desperate Wiman 1t is said.
means to consolidate the three steamboat lines
run one ferry TO the Lighthouse landing-he nearest
point the cityand thence build railroad around the
island beach from Port Richmond to Clifton to
distribute quickly and equally What saved on super
fuous will operate these railroads and
the later at night SO to give theatre
facilities the islanders. Staten Island three years ago
had nearly millions of assessed property nearly all
of it real estate and paid nearly 100000 annual taxes
IT had $4,000 people, -fourteeDths foreign and the
irish more than half the foreign The great foe OF the
island the Standard Oil Companys belching refneries
at Bergen Point
Mr. James Keene. il is said introduced gambling in
grain and produce futures NewYOr City about 1876
IT. years this form Of betting has done more TO
clean specializing support of this city than all the
tricks resored to by tockobber and the author
has not escaped the penalty paid by his pupils The
centre of speculation being out of the radius of response
biity at this point, and the Chicago bTokeTwho take
half of the commissions Of their agents here,-beng
smart and INSCRIPTIONS beyond any human parallel |
short the monkey tribe, the is Chicago skin as
much as the monte game which focahzcs there yet two
thirds support Chicago Exchanges said TO be
New-York orders. slump" it is called, is engi-
neered at Chicago NewYork is buying strong
Hence, while the Stock Exchange runs dull. groan OF
anguish extOred only last week from the pork ana
grain amateurs the monotonous cry heard from
the dealer Black wins: the bank takes the stakes
Ill luck to him who CANDLES in his brothers bread"
Judge Frederick Gedney has written an operetta IL
bretto; Judge Barrett and wife made play time
sgo, which Waack's considered and postponed.
John Mccullough replied to some questions 1 adj |
dressed him here during last week as fOlows pre-
sne I have seen the entire band of men John Wilkes
Booth drilling for his scheme to kdnap President |
Lincoln yet introduced TO any Of them but
would turn aside when he might accidentally fall upon
them at his and say: john you DON'T want to be
bored with those fats Come aongl' think the sim
picity OF my devotion the stage and desire TO rise
on 1t saved from his confidence. He no political
mettle in me. His temptation sprang, perhaps |
from not loving his art enough to be satisfied with it,
Actors all times have been very close to the spirits
who make conspiracies Shakespeare could have been |
In the GunpOwder Plot he only forty years old
when it discovered in that circle that requened his
theatre Booth once took me riding, much against my
will on horseback show me, he said, good way to
get out of town. Said / John, I'm as hard |
boiled egg and want TO leave by the train found him
once in boots spurs and gauntles with knife, pistol
and map Of Maryland before him, and he sprang upon
tne like Watchdog Another time he borrowed 800 OF
tme to come TO NewYork and get some rebel friend out
of prison; lie was poor and and had TO rake 10
get the money and he to pay back found his ward
robe In Canada and sent his mother; he had shipped
1t to Nassau and vessel had been wrecked think
he had temoney, though lie did make some in specua
ton. His mind very intense; he always was
Southern man. When his name out as the assas
SIM the scales fell from my eyes and interpreted what
1 had seem"
The beer season is here in the greatest New-YOrk
breweres the beer not put in vaults but floors
above ground and kept cold by ammoniatcd liquids |