New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-16
BROADWAY NOTEBOOK.
MEN AND THINGS, THE COUNTRY ROUND
THE PERSONAL NOTES AND NOTIONS OF BROAD
WAY IOUNGER.

WAY LOUNGER
Said steamship agent to me: a. good many people
returning to Europe this winter in the seerae OF
vessels not TO stay but 10 visit their friends Yen see
It is winter, and there IL little work 10 be done by the
farmers openar labOrvrs So they go each to save
money Il only $40 to go to Christana Norway
and back matter Of thirty days subsistence. We often
have young American fellows 10 make the steerage 10Y
age for sport and education II Is not attended with
crOwdng the indecences Of the westbound passage
Mr.. Conkling was in Washington last Wednesday at
Chamberain's Hotel, presumably to assist Mr. Gorham
TO be Secretary OF the Senate Mr. Thomas Plat came
up the Washington Express Wednesday night Thurs
day at noon General Arson G. McCOOk was nominated
Secretary of the Senate gentleman the President nad
not Endorsed because he would not obey Mr. Blakes be-
hests In the XTIth District approve OF machinery
where the Congressman himself could not vote in the p
maries Of his party. The President did not know
that the bOss of that district had been dealer till
habue OF the game had raised him to Federal clerk
ship. That "Reminiscences not TO the amable bOsss
prejudice but the Congressman could not vote according
his friends pecuniary reciprocal interest in men or
bills. General McCOok enemy of the Admnistr-
tOn but admrer of the President and the President
did not take any hand against him, although believe
Mr.. Stephen French was also in Washington Yet the
result is not the less significant of the feeling in the Ma
ZION that those who suffered without offence shall be
raised IN honor.
This believe. is the first time New-York City State
has had Secretary of the Senae and there have
not heeu, in ali. above eight secretaries. The
office is in honor next below Senator The Secretary
is banker the Senate we'll its highest servant
often walks the House To represent the Senate
publicly reads at the desk ceremonial days. He
corresponds the Capitol building by rank 10 the Clerk
Of the Supreme Court and the Clerk Of the House Tie
first Republican elected to this place was John W.
al. lilo ahttrsr
Dickens OF North Carolina who had been in place nearly
twenty-five years and had been preceded by only three
men, Samuel A. OTIS OF Massachusetts, Charles Cults OF
New-HampshiTe, and Walter LOwre, OF pennsylvania
Mr. otis Boston man and delegate TO the last session
OF the Continental Congress, stepped from that expiring
body the Secrctaryshp Of the virginia. Senate and
held the position thirty years. Charles QUITS who may
have the ancestor Of Mr.. stephen A. Douglas,
also Harvard College and wa4 student OF Judge
Pickering aud Senator at Washington three years till
made Secretary by his fellow Senator'S for eleven years.
whereupon he became Senator again by appointment,
but soon resigned and lived TIL 1916. Walter Lowrie
was also FOR full term and stepped ont OF his
scat into the Sccretaryshp in 1925 where he stayed
eleven years aud became Secretary Of the religious
Board of Foreign Missions and lived and died in New
York Mr. Forney was nominated for the Senate but de-
feated by corruption. Mr. G0rham ran for Governor Of
California on ticket with senator Jones, who
Yesterday led cause being defeated and not pros
porous, made Secretary OF the Senate.
Mr. Gorham being defeated, IL is not improper to say
that he had he independent in means he need
not have taken some unpopular services and that his
want OF means Is evidence Of his pecuniary recttUde
He came to the Senate with wife hopelessly sick OF
cancer ami a swarm Of little children. His defeat in
California by division OF the party still ranked in his
mind and led 10 rupture with Senator Cole. His fierce
party instincts lei him to admire Mr. Conkngs way Of
ala enfa ia
Senate and became Mr.. Conkling's friend. Mean
time Mr. Gorhan whose wife deceased, married the
daughter OF old officer Of the Senate and has younger
children still His defeat while consequent upon his Will
fuluess Of TACT will some few observers
sense OF pain aud pity Mr.. Gorham entered politics a
mere boy out of Judge Fields office in California.
Our townsnan, General McCOok, Is fortyeight years
old and never was married An Ohio from steuben-
willie says that he was in with his cousin the
oGthe late George W. McCOoli who Democrat and
the partner OF Edwin NJ Stanton In Ohio. The young
man was poor to marry and sought to set aside that
disqualification by digging gold IN California where ne
had romantic vcissudes and came home In time TO en-
bark in the war as Captain in the ID Ohio Regiment
In this city particularly, where lie about 1872 Gen
oral McCook has had q steady, cordial, marked
He was the evening partner Of Garfield at the social
game OF cards Pedro Iii this city he has long resided
with Dr. AMI Mrs. Ensign. and from their house Mr..
George W. McCooks body was taken to be buried in
Ohio
The two events OF the past week. the organization Of
the National Committee aud the severng OF the last link
that bound the old hulk OF Stawartism to the Senate
typify farewell the spectrcs of the past three
and the fusion of the popular and the political forces in
another PhGni1.
ON amlable President who knows the value of leaving
N Of uOt fail IN that
the passion for bird in the bush instead OF the same
bird I'm hand fretted Messrs Tyler Fillmore and Johnson
without avail and spoiled the bird-pie besides. Acct
dents never become institutions but may take green
place among great episodes by modest behavior.
Mr. Jaffr.y the richest Of our purely importing
chants Is near sixty-seven years OF age and employs
about 300 clerks and above 90 commercial travellers
He attends DR.. Halls church. and may be seen there
during services holding his grandchildren and sur
rounded by them His summer place at TarTytOwn he
leaves daily in his steam yacht which he takes break
fast and then goes the wheel and steers. He has
clergyman who looks after all his charity and reports TO
him every week. His partners his sonsn-law and
one OF his two sons another has retired young.
BROOKLYN has available $4,000 by the decision OF the
executors OF will OF the late Henry G.. Marquand TO
build Young Mems Christian Association building il
100000 more Il added OF this only 100000 is prom
ised society occupies rented property and
not extend the Joys young IT gives literally
the New-York side good investment for ones repose
Of mind opened by this want at Christmas There
st be young mothers and babes for whom there is no
honest at the inn aGd too much temptation at the
stable.
Mr. Wright late United States Senator from Iowa. whom
saw in the Supreme Court at Washington during the
week making argument before full bench ION which
was our townsman Judge BatchfOr, sitting at the end
next Stanley Matthew'S, remarked In answer TO my
question: Iowa has determined her Presidential
choice think she does not regard Mr.. Blaine "a can
dIate TO whom she has given her support at two
yentiOns. II Judge Miller Mr. Allison, both Iowa
men, should up Iowa will doubtless support either
Judge Miller is especially strong among our people His
frrnness and moral speak for themselves. lie
could have been the richest lawyer in the country per
haps had he resigned and gone to NewYork to practice