New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
BROADWAY NOTEBOOK.
MEN AND THINGS, THE COUNTRY ROUND

TIIp Personal NOTES AND NOTIONS OF BROAD
WAY LoUNGER.
One Of our oldest naval officers said TO me during the
week There is quite at Washington over the snc-
eessor Of the Surgeon General in the Navy Dr. WAes'
who was ply sician OF ex-Secretary Thompson OF the
Navy. and by him put over DIR. Gundel VINO was
considered entitled 10 the place by time ana posio
The position only held for four years ana no" tc'c ~
scheme on foot. led by Senator Anthony I" continue
Wales but 1t Is believed that Mr.. Arthur means 10 a
,opt Cundc It is understood that Gundcls name VIII
be sent n The Secretary OF the Navy has taken tha'
view"
said I: "What do you naval mcu think of Secretary
fhandlcr,r Those who have in contact with him.
said my informant. and have had slight opportunity
that way though him before and was hardly
we'll possessed In his favor regard him as one OF the
shresCcst men who held that place lie cannot he
nulggcd and that has been the defect of our secre-
tar;cs of the Navy long past Chandler lives entirely
in the present keen knowledge OF character and ho
holds the rcns OF that Department My impression Is
that he regarded with real respect and fear than
anybody in that Cabinet, especially by tho class who
come under his orders.
met n friend recently from Mexico, who said that
Romero was the ablest IN Mexico and was not III
very good health, and it was pity for the present con
diti0n things between the two countries OF "hch c
had been the liak seeking since he was at
ton 10 cement Mexico and America as should DC the casc
ver sincc Seward redeemed Mexico from her foreign III
Nadcrs Tho same informant said =" know Diaz very
well. and he Is strong man. ana though lnoious"
Mexican wOuld like to be ncighbory and Just. so l.
DO thc Mcxicans like the Americans = Il 40 hoC oc-
lieyc that they do at bottom" he said "Ihey nave
good deal OF the Spanish jealousy in tem ana 10 tS
av I'm Suan an outsider Is regarded as hall DarDaran
80 tho Mexicans underneath the surface DO not IKE u.s.
except In few where statesmen there nave seen
this country and understand IT. sand |: What Rind ol
pace "a Mexico to live In T. "YOu are half starved IN
..;, NJ loo hocou hQX
and furnish 40 little There two good things about
the country tho air and the mines. The Dir Is really
magnificent; i brings mans youth Dack again. lhe
mines whcre intogently hunted out and perslsteh'y
followed up generally bring the ore. ono lnhc thcIt
which was supposed TO lost great deal OF money
for It's Investors has been paying for some time BACK at
the rate of about s24 month, the cost OF WORKING
being 80 900 per month; while this Is not lenarkapc
i. cheerful" said I: Have they rs much order ana
protection as in the United States ~ Altogether more
sad he Life Is safer in Mexico than IN this country
W. compare equally exposed parts The City OF Mexico
hcrc everybody GOES the least interesting part of the
country to me- built among some oldlakes andcVcr!
body there would have had the typhoid fever or inc
malaria long ago but the very nigh altitude, when
Just SAVES It,"
On tine head Of Mexico ] may remark that rccehi!
met gentleman formerly in the army, who said TO me-
sThosc Moxicans WHO have spent some time III 'his
country frequently 90 with dislike of MS, coming
from nothing but their decentralization They reflect
that they have no large cities active communities
huge Immigration and manufactures ana Injury ana II
hurts their pride talked TO one sueh person WHO hu
studied medicine IN the United states and was Interest,"
ing and He took the ground that Mexico never
eoud he snch progressive country as Amerlca-that
our institutions would raise up their poems to be the
canals of the CDsans and that therefore isolation ana
nonprogrcssivsIn the safety of Mexico THINK said
my friend that such ideas as this brought In the
foreign Powers in 1864 the CastiIans being afraid tha
the poems OF time would outvoe them ana rise
under tho stimulus Of American contact TO better social
and physical condition than themselves
Thousands of old readers OF THE TRIBUNE remember
John NJ CLAYTON, OF Delaware, whom Galusha Grow
once told me he had regarded the perfection OF
Senator partly saxon. partly Roman have received
description from lady in Delaware OF the recent we'd
ding at Mr.. Claytons old home near Newcastle as
follows "Thc wedding of Miss Constance Marguerite
Douglas who lives near Wilmington at Buena VISTA the
homestead John NJ Clayton, which she inherited from
her father n nephew of Mr.. Clayton was splendid
event. She married to Mr. Frank Buck manu-
factufcr OF Wilmington after having been sought it is
said hy most eligible young men OF the place II
was truly an ideal wedding We drove through long
avenue Of frees TO tho large house and on
entering found beauty Of the scene quite dazzling
aording q strong contrast 10 the winter scene without
Tho hall brilliantly lighted aud quite respondent
Ia the old family silver arranged at the extreme eid on
large tabo from which serrcd refreshments to ar
riying guests Hundreds OF candles lighted the
specios rooms and reflected in the polished floors,
and flowers everywhere. The bower under which
tho ceremony performed was something quite new;
i was regularly built OF wood projecting at the top and
entirely covered with vines and flowers, or which the
most conspicuous the field daisy, or Marguerite
which as 1t bore the brides she used as her garni-
ture ard also as badge by the entire brida
party There large fourleafed clover for good luck
artiscay painted the top of the bower Four little
girls representing the acted bridesmaids The
hoo, ift,Iiy o0 and
supper. magnihcena real baronal profusion with
true elegance combined"
The question is sometimes asked whether mercantile
agencies such Bradstreets and Dun BarlOw's are
thorough and conservative institutions. Occasionally
rnd merchant who feels mificd stranger coming in
and demanding as OF right to know the status OF the
house One such said 70 me: After had been asked
these questions time by an Inspector or agent
said 10 him: Now, here young man. you are wei
come to take any customer OF mine away that you Ike
but you shall have information about my business II
by any report you make you get one Old customer
from me- let him CO." told this somewhat later to
prosperous who sells to tho amount Of millions Oh
credit not in the dry goods general line OF business but
An q specific field He said: In my Judgment, and l
speak from long experience, both these agencies are
good as good as could be expected pay them probably
$500 $500 year apiece for the reference books they
furnish which cost about $50 apiece and the different
sets of them 60 the round Of my houses But ln return
for that money can send up aud get any piece OF I'm
formation want Sometimes we send twenty times a
day to know the credit OF this that person. and
we ret fall answer stationery ana postage free In as
large country this Institutions OF that KIND have TO
be- aud my observation both Of them is that they
are good. One think is as good as the other"
see that Mr. Bergh has performed the feat Of stopping
the Unitea States mails because of George Oss
horses went lame and sick last week during the rain
The frcmcn. tho rioters. even the carmcn when they
are blocked and the paradns militia open to let the
inai wagons pass when Mr. Bergh interrupted them
the very wiud mills ceased TO spn in obedience to our