New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-04
TOWN.TALK.
personal AND PRACTICAL.

A SORRY JOKES ESDISG.-NIr shechan, the scup
ror as eucon tered at WalaEs star Theatre on SAT-
urdav where he was making study OF hr. Barrett n
Francesct ia RmiuL" lie IS also to make figure OF
Mr. Frank Mayo in Of his parts. He had JUST re-
ce,yed letter from his late alleged Antagonist 10 tho
imaginary duel ROckaway Beach, The IeraS SVaHgS
man. announcing his entire recovery from his he'1
vouuda but admitting that his Dutauoa for common
sense and soJrey had suffered by the duel scene "nai
was the object Of that elaborate sel Mt Sheehan was
asked Merely 10 fool all the Nev.TorK papers was
his reply. but who 10 benefit by dong tha't
T,rus SiuiagsT 1T was thought il might help mat
papcr." "Do you think 1t hasl don't know IT'S
doubtfnlp Aud you-has It helped you any in your
prafngslon ?" ,No" he said after a minute; III hS
about ruined IT," The inquirer looked at the arst 20
discover he udulgns IN any OF his htte arts OF
deception lie became cJnvinceI hat Tor once IN ms
life Mr. ShcchaR quite serious 10" lar tAe s'up'l
Joke benefited comic Journal u was intended to ai
was later on tho subject OF conversation with Others
AMONG whom was All old newspaper man. the comic
business has been horribly oyerdOne In the ua'y
p,pers" he said "There are about dozen writers on
the country papers who make feature OF alleged hu'
morous articles Forced TO keep up the style IRey NAYS
bee, worked out, they have become stale ana nat ana
feeble and doubt very mucnh they are any LONGER
over profitable Their humor is OF the drearle't SORT
and soon pals. Some OF their inventions are very
forced and uubrous Pgroly comic papers have never
,aed IN live long in this country, The life OF Puck
IA not in its Cymlca. features as mUcA as 10 JUS 'ae
Ak AMERICAN INVENTOR APPRECIATED ABaoAD~
sheridan Shook was talking Saturday Of an article %
ur RrBrSE referring to steele Mackayes invention OF
,r.gtrsegair Ills first appreciation comes from TIA
,,fi,ptes - he said 'How is tbatp a Cincinnati
man wa. the first to buy enough for his theatre Tho
per, contractor was an Australian manager WHO pro-
poses 70 replace old with them. Aud the tAiTd was
charles WyudhanI OF. London. who has contracted 10
Mac. them IA his new theatre" Then inventors as
yv a. prophet, must 20 abroad Tor recognition But
vockye's first Invention OF a double stage was
prop,ptly appreciated at home" "You don't want 10
tell Mackaye that" said bystandrr We doeshs
want any more such recognition Is &c 30 al 'i' '
Square Theatre"
WHY TARIFFS ARE TIRED" HOW are matters 10
the custom House I" General Charles H. Graham was
asked wien met on the elevated road recently.
e, Very quiet" How is lay old friend GtneSAl
Palmer r. In better health aud condition than he mas
been for years and busy trying 10 unrayc the mysteries
OF the new tariff" is likely 10 &c y him busy FOR
q Iong time" Yes; the last amendments are very
obsrure and complicated. Tue changes will be prohhd
NJ grrat deal of litigation" Has II occurred ID
Won IN IT POSSIBLY frequent immHerlal changes IA
fhe tariff are made with no other view than TO excite
litigation - No cant say ever thought that; out
rney certainly arc mines for the lawyers The General
disappeared NJ tho Nuth.st station leaving his
0uesouer enurera ing his lin gers the famous cd'ri
LINGERING IN his memory such the " silk Ribbon case
the ala case -; the sugar case" OF Ruins Story
Co. the "Phelps-Dodge case" and 10 end OF sna.et
cases By which lawyers in Congress and Special Agents
in the Custom Service pronted at the expense o meg'
chants By reckless changes N the taTia.