New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-19
BROADWAY NOTEBOOK.
MEN AND THINGS. The COUNTRY HOUND.
THE PERSONAL NOTES AND NOTIONS OF BROAD
WAY LouNGER.

Gently, was not the only PUBIC nah "Ho
with ALTERATIONS. One OF the ONO Cohsre.s
mon about four wears ago nearly lost his wife,
who lsaped into the rapids at Niagara FANS
while In an unsound state Of mind The wife OF one OF
the Cabinet Ministers is said to have hts Inc iA'e
Governor Cadwallader Washburn hada vile wuo DO
came insane had to be sent to an asylum for the es'
of her days The mother OF very eminent SPECTATOR
I'm New:York sent to asylum after she nao 'aKen
the lives of some Of her own children. proninon.
editor i'm this State as III for months past from
recurring mental attack which had nearly killed MN
several years ago. Mr.. ALLISON was supporter OF GOV
ernor Grimes and married his adopted cnid WAC nau
respectable amount Of money. The widow Gnmes ha'
lived with the Senator and with ner niece
Grimes was probably the ATTEST public man Iowa mas
bd Init bs was avareious OF money and rather cold Of
temperament and his popularity was hardly up 70 Tue
respect paid to bis fine abilities.
prominent politician In this State OF the machine
type said to during the week.: Robert Lncoh see"s
to have the boom for Presidency Wherever ne goes
with Arthur gets the applause and is the nrss man
70 be inauifed for The sentiment exists In New
York State, as / have found going around among my
constituents Lincoln is believed to be prudent anu W
have some of his fathers mild and manly quan"es
The party Is hard up for material ana inclined 10 rem
n,cence instead Of toward names believe con-
tinued my informant shat Bob Lincoln VIII take iiinos
away from Logan and get the nomination very mucn
Garfield did by sort OF concession to popularity OUT
side OF pcltics."
How little VIC know about other peoples misfortunes'
came from Newport on the Fall River toat the Sunday
before Edmund O. etedman failed. saw stedman
while the vain pursuit OF ia staterocm ne hao
told me few weeks before In Boston hbout the stone
cottage no was putting up at Newcastle, New-Hamd
SHIRE and showed elevation OF IT, saying AZ the
times I know am foolish to build this house. put
ike to have some rest and choice society in the summer
tona 10 av ONE
the failure is the establishment OF the father that his son
should be specuatng that is what everybody else re-
sorts to business for should think IL would DO
as natural for brokers' clerk TO speculate as Tor par
keeper 70 take drink. Young Mr.. Cecil was also the
son Of broker and knew and father well There
are few houses IN Wall street which are said never to
speculate, they far between In dull times IL Is
second nature broker to 10 keep even by buying
or selling stocks John Cecil the elder was re marKaoe
| ma- a native OF Ohio, and although merchant and
Spectator he could make excellent political speech
His daughter married the sen OF De Barry the mineral
| water man whom Dr. Carl Schultz led such chase cy
his attack on tho Apollnars water. Schultz has prob
| ably made moro money than DE Barry. The hotel
people are frequently heard TO exposuate on the Apo-
nars water which they say they have to give free with
drink OF whissoy or other spirit that there Is no
money in this mineral water for the hotels
Tho Editor OF The T,oe Budget said to when the
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never seen more general political apathy than at pres
ent The oy organized strength In the state which
dead in earnest Is that OF the labor people appre-
bend that they will make impression In the election
for the Iegsature on the State ticket they viii vote
coring 70 their party traditions but on labor matters
they Will cut and slash candidates for tho state
and House.
Another person remarked that the most active political
quantity In New-York State was Cornell He Is seri-
Unit Oh Gfafaz Sem n
remarked my informant "and has his agents going 10
| and fro"
Jaw Mr.. Proctor. the Richdeld Springs hotel man.
walking IN his erect about the corridors
where the State Committee resolving to help his
retired little village IL is place for state Con-
yention the visitor hiss TO TO Utica and then take
small railroad going in roundabout way through the
hills to q spot very far from Otsego Lake ihere Oh
the hillside lies the little village OF the Springs, and one
NJ the OF place has been in the Legislature
and on the Republican State ticket also Proctor and
his relative weeh the town. Proc or Keeps
Bagass Hotel Utica. and has been strong partisan Of
Roscoe killing When Conkling was first married nc
lodged IN Baggss Hotel with his wife and burned the
midnight oil late. He has responded to whatever
Proctor desired him do in the of personal or pot
zeal favors Proctor said TO one occasion: Couk
ling has enemies hut often does not mean to hurt
their feelings; he Is simply Indifferent. He does not
care Himself much about the class OF fayors he Is re-
auesed to solicit other people, but II he agrees 10 asa
for nything he will keep his word"
washington Mclean has been in New-York part OF
last week; he retains much OF the vitality Of young
! man He IA agreeable, aggressive. humorous. bospit
abe HIS son. who Is alone responsible for The Onei-
natl Enquirer while always willing to oblige his fsthei
I'm personal Things obstinate conductor OF his owl
journal and has ruling hate for politicians OF oil par
tes He thinks that the game OF politics, he has
| thN at.fP Ia nnlV half A.
and the politicians are very much surprised to nnc
that they cannot rope him in to their ambitious schemes
merely because he hates the whole game they profit by
John r. Mclean cut loose from the politicians seven
eight years ago. has made large fortune and does no
mean to have politicians OF any party direct his business
| or occupy his time.
respectable and upright life should count for
thing Francis C. Bangs has been q domestic spri
upon the stage without any other scandal than pro
| MYSTERIOUS marriage He has invaded mans house
been mild, temperate earnest worker. an ideast and
with convictions. matters now upon the stage
| d,shoporabe mans hand he would not take Born II
Aexhndria Virginia, he left profitable employment In
NovYorx to undergo the dangers Of the MistakeI
then as now the intention ohvalric, Reduced L
IL, relevancy his has been loving his own sister
whom he cond honor and sharing with her IN apparcn
fortune turned out to DO Dead Sea apple
Mr. T. r. Cake manager OF the Stockton Hotel. Cape
May mighty hosiery that has cost 100000 and coulc
Ina dupcated for ghths OF that sum- remarked
To me during the week: This has discouraged
many hote-keepers that look for rate OF 50 day
next year all along the summer iine The fact is, the
rate even now but nominal. They affect to charg,
four aud a half and undercut that Hotel rates mus
give way like everything for twice the figures
ante-war times the people win Dot come"
IsaY Clinton Lloyd. attorney OF williamsport, Penn
at the st. James Hotel last Thursday In t,
Peter Herdics suit against the parties who bought BIZ
large properties In under bankruptcy and foreclosure
Among the leading creditors Jacob Tome the step
unce of ex-Postmas ter General Creswel, J. o. Red
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