National Republican., 1883-08-18
THE MAN ON THE AVENUE.
Small rnIh About Men and 1Ieaaurcs.

nun W. NJ DlOChSlukeIt lntluDCI VI Coukitoo
from Indiana is in the city for few days
Interviewed on tho Holman BOOM he said
that many people of Indiana were speaking
kind words of the great obiector, but that the
democrats of that state were practically of
one mind on the candidate question, and that
Mcdonald was their man. Mr.. Stockslagcr is
a great admirer of Mr.. Holman, and
warmly combats the prevailing opinion
that he is narrow gauge man of
small calibcr and mean instincts "Mr.
Holman" he says "is one of the most gem
erous of men, n man of wide learning and
broad craftsmanship. No person in public
life has clearer knowledge Of public affairs,
or wider acquaintance with public men.
llo knows the political history not only of his
own country, but Of the nations of the old
world as well, and upon all subjects relating
to the minutest details of government he is
a perfect encyclopedia of information. He is
an omniverous reader. No man in con-
gress, unless it be Sam Cox, is better read.
He is the only man in congress who pretonds
to keep the run of all business before con-
gress, and he keeps thoroughly posted How
he does it the Lord only knows, He must
do great deal of work at night, Tor his head
/
| His people have not thought of him in con-
nection with the presidency until Dana be-
gan advocating him, but the idea is not dis
tasteful to many of his friends"
a#a,
"Who has been losing money on the
street." was the question asked of the broker
yesterday.
Small operators who are always bulls, and
who play on very small margins, and the
room traders. The small fish get frozen out,
and the room traders prefer to take their
losses rather than run the risk of getting
swamped trying to carry property on a fall
ing market"
"What do you think of things, anyway" ?"
II think we came nearer having panic
last Monday than anybody on the outside
dreamed of. Four very large houses were
tottering at the close of business Monday af-
ternoon. 1t depended on how much money
they could raise before business hours Tues
day whether thoy would open or not. They
managed to pull through by the skin of their
teeth, and that was all. Another drop would
have sent them by the board, bringing down
the whole street in the wreck"
"You ask me how know Gould is bearing
might not be able to prove it. When you
were boy you would know who was spank
ing you, though you were put blindfolded
into dark room. The street feels the heavy
hand Of Gould. 1t has felt it before, and it
knows the sensation and recognizes the ac-
tion. He was short 100000 shares of Northern
Pacific little while ago, and ho has been
hammering away Mt that stock to unload.
He sold the same stock short fully 100000
shares few months ago, and the market went
up on him in spite of all he could do. He
was allowed to settle. Then no got on tho
other side of the market and bought pretty
much everything, which he fed out to traders
and the public. Then he oversold himself
and jumped on the market at the first time.
No doubt he has bought in all his shorts by
this time, thus whipsawing the deal, though
he may possibly be short Northern Pacific
still. He didn't want Western Union
to 90 down, but he couldn't help it,
"Gould is bent on selling his telegraph
lines to the government next winter. In
bonds and watered stock the Western Union
, now represents an even $l00,000,000. II
earns about per cent. ON this amount, and
Gould's scheme is to get congress to take il
off his hands at the S10O000,0OO valuation
and give him 8, per cent. bonds in payment
He can sell these easily at par, if he doesn't
want to hold them, Popular sentiment is
against any such action by congress, but
Sl,0OO,O0O will go long way with the next
congress-"
4#@
AZ am Harry Goodyear" said tall gaunt
man last evening"" The Society for the Pre-
| &c DO All, Il, ..sAz
fered to prevent me from testing my para.
chute with cats, but l have hit upon plan
to circumvent them and give Washingtonian:
a chance to see the test / obtained per.
mission of Chief Clerk Webster to use the
south roof of the treasury building foI
the purpose, and will use dogs instead O.
cats. l will take the dogs that have
been impoundcd and condemned to death thi
afternoon. Permission is given mo to takC
t these dogs upon the roof of the treasury
building, attach them to my parachutes, and
throw them oil. If they should be smashed
what difference will it make2 They are tt
be killed anyway. | will throw Off two
q children have borrowed from tho Found,
f lings home and maybe a cheap man OF
, two. If 1 could get q condemned mur.
derer it would be just tho thing.
!. threw three orphans from the top of the
Washington monument last night at o'clock
G They were not hurt much, one of them break
i ing leg and another shoulder only. Tn,
i show will begin at A o'clock and continu
- y until the band begins to play. When Web
! ster gave me the use of the treasury building
Il roof he fed into the Wilderness"
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J. THE FOURTH IN URUGUAY.
q Courtesies of that South American Gov