New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-26

and substitute certain property at the Nofth 'er o
of Thireenthst, toward which the big shipping Is rap
idly gravitating.
ZONES meets me on the pave and says Wish you had
got airs. Jones instead Of NE r. Whats the matter
souiref" Friends" says Jones. can't bring man
home to dinner but lind IN two weeks that he's on MIS-
Joness list deathlsss friends She won't hear worn
against him. Next thing she lectures me on tne weak
meas have for not being true to my friends Friend-
Ship she says Is all there is In life Great orcad
and butterp say there are too many children Win
mouths here for me the deep, ntipae continuous
friend OF every passing acquaintance BE moderate MRS
Jonesp My friends replies the Madame Il never
Will relinquisn. I'm true to my friends! 80 am l. MIS-
Jones' reason but perhaps they can get along Without
me n few days az n time. Hal spider" says Mrs.
Jones' mocking at friendship the only sacred thing In
lfe' >" Sail 7: Jones. what is your medicine TOR the
patientf" "Pm going TO make an Odd-Fellow OF ner'
SAYS JONES' for otto OF that order exacty DIS her
case: 1t Is Friendship. Love with little and Ter
ruth"
Said 10 the old bank director: "Can man
be an honest stock-brokeri" lie thought about IT,
Pretty hard" he finally said; you see when he opens
an office he must 60 among his friends 10 solicit business
and "-here the old bank director became positive ne
knows isn't right to tempt his friends to gamble he
knows they may be ruined / coudn'f be honest ana DO
It,"
Beautiful married lady surrounded by beautiful chill
dren hears say confidential with esch
other that two or three female friends are the allow
ance in our impei feet humanity. Two or threef sne
says; woman friend Is al that lie aDorus'
Few, indeed, possess one"
plain-speaking gentleman of remarkable OPP
nor,unt,e. 10 see and snos men from first sources.
said 10 ne during the past Governor Farohild
OF wisconsin named for President Heis NICE dapper
prompt. polite man, but not hrainy enough f'o"er'
Lincoln Is named He Is sensible, hohoraoie sunny,
has 40 appreciation or comprebensl"nOl aJoke' ~a
therefore Is Todd. He Joke ID be true LIN
coin As a lawyer his strength was In his partner
Ishan"
rhear that Judge Gresham, the Postmaster-General.
yas under an engagement to become the law partner Oh
the Hon. Joseph Mcdonald. when he was summoned
into President Arthurs Cabinet and had to OBTAIN Mo
Donsds before he could rellnquish the pron-
able railway and practice OF saddlsr Joe sncn
INV iuforlnanL said worth last year Soo,oVo
Judge Horace Russ. said 20 nearly Us follows last
week: tuink Gresham has the Presidential timber In
him. IL anybody has, Arthurs Cabinet He Ia OF the
typical Kentucky Indiana appe rance Win Drown
eyes which, he gets mad enlarge and seem % carry
fire with tns temper Is somatnins cool ana as rep
utaton as soldier OF being deadly cool tn tat
tie His manly serious faithful yet hardly docc quail
ties for nc has will aud decision In abundance obtained
Gr,ut's respect, and Gresham being dangerously
wounded in the ard posr At the close OF IL Grant
offered MIN the Coectorshp OF the Port or Ne~-oreans
after he became President No. said Gresham am
poor but shall stick the law. He went to work.
never looking back In his dark days on the tempting
thing be refu sed. and onse fellow attorney 10
whon Gresham had especial obligation came and
asked him 10 go Long Branch and apply to Grant
for tho United States Aoneyshr OF Indiana for this
friend Gresham cane Grant SAID: No. have
already selected q man. Very WE'LL Gresham SAID,
turning away. Hold onv said Grant" don't you want
10 know his name q : II you choose General; bnt II
WINS not my business to ask The OF the man
selected as soon ~ this vacancy was broached said
Grant, was Walter Gresham Gresham replied, with
a slight flush: General. wish you had nominated me
as soon "a you thought OF me- Tdered above all things
In the world this office II IA In line with my profession
and inv ,ture also Well said Grant, you have got
IT. on no. General think too much OF the people out
in Indiana to their suspicion thst came on an
other mans errand and served own VIII not APP
point the man you represent. exclaimed Grant, L
meant the place for you. General Grant SAID Gre
shaiu dearly wouI have appreciated the place had
you given to me. consideration would allow me to
take II now"
aThe next opportunity Gresham had" said Judge
Russell was be clerk OF the Supreme Court Of the
United states place said TO have been worth $250C0
AMI life place. That might have suited him WELL but
be happened to that hs law partner Judge Otto,
desired 20 have Il. He hns named otto Gresham.
He went TO work and helped Otto get and DO happy
Grant vas disappointed again There Gresham had sue
cessvely sacrificed serepect or chvaiy three great
posltious Suddenly Grant teegraphed him: There Is
vacancy for United States Judge OF Indiana shalt
send In your name and want nonsense about IL.
Gresham had meantime become experienced lawyer
by sacrificing things and he ripe for the place. He
was offered splendid legal connections in Chicago when
suddenly received the prefer OF
Arthur with too regard for the privileges Of sena
tors sent the OF Gresham first To Ben Harrison,
his rival. thus blending condescension and bow
string" Said |: Then Gresham would make good
Presidential stun - Yes; but suppose Arthur wants
TO rum In that case Gresham would not take it."
To the above may add. OF my own knowledge, that
Mr. learned enough executive ss III IN the army
see Secretary Foger does not enough delegate his
work to Others but sits up nights and Sundays doing
which he should den and to be done
well by q subordinate
see the pleasing face Of John W Forneys daughter
Mary wagisy. at Saratoga. var friend, Mrs Heneron
baby. Tho trs In fifteen sears Gated Edith Clover
alter the Clover Club OF Philadelphia. Mrs. Heneron's
son but recently examined for mdshipnan at An
"a apolis and here comes real midships mite.
Ex-Governor Brown, OF Tennessee, says that the |
Southwest meaning Texas, is growing wonderfully the
preceding the cultivation Of the country and the
tom per and civilization OF the people equally improving
He thinks the promscuous and rapid naturalizng OF
grea: mutltudes of continental foreigners is evil and
so spoken py the people The OF little pot
influence he attributes to the prosperity Of the
try, all doing trying to do we'll The conviction OF
Polk the state Treasurer be considers 10 have been
proper thinks he may escape the In legal
proceedings since instituted Responding question
about the Democratic nominee, he said Oh It may be
or It may be Cleveland"
william g. Groesbeck Is nj Saratoga the county OF his
ancestors His father made fortune ut hard knocks,
frcehting etc. in the West and the son married Miss