The National tribune., 1884-02-28
GOTHAM CHAT.
Aboat Men and Thiass.

NEW YoRK February %.
I met Emory storrs to-day, that versatile
lawyer humorist Of Chicago. said he: We ara
going to have an act Of Congress passed making
Chicago the convention capital where in the
future all the national conventions must be-
held"
Then he went TO talking politics, but I must
not tell what he said, because that IS not our
field. 1 viii, however. report some Of his
caustic satire on the meeting Of the &c.,
held here the other day, who came together in
solemn concIave to advise the Republican party.
Said he: You know it has nothing in con-
mon with these scholastic politicians. The
gathering however, was a business meeting
entirely. 1t was to advertise these gentlemen,
with a view to higher prices for eompaign
/ speeches next fall. / am never with these
people, because 1 am always for somebody.
They are always simply opposed to some one
The man never lived who could secure their
unanimous Endorsement Take Wayne Ne
+ Veagh He Is for himself for President If
some other man should join him and offer
resolution to indorse their candidate, 8IcEearh
would bolt the party and leave the other man
alone"
4 Mr.. Storrs tells me he is thinking seriously Of
removing 70 New Tork within year to engage
! in the practice of his profession he VIII
! thrive wherever he goes.
-
] learn that Mrs. Langtry netted $4,000 for
+ her work at NiblO's for the week ending Feb
ruary 10 After her engagement at PhiIa.IeI-
phia she goes to Chicago. Then she rests two
weeks and sails for home in Nay By the steamer
Alaska. In September she wiz return again
by the same steasaer.
General Grant was able 20 drive 0ut, for the
first time since his accident. on Washingtons
birthday. He IS obliged stiIl to walk with
erutehes
New York business men are very uneasy On
! account OF the danger Of drain Of gold %
Europe. One OF the Seligmans told me Satur-
dav that he thought $4,000 600 would 90 this
spring 20 settle the balance Of trade against Hs-
The Secretary Of she Treasury has showed
panieky symptoms IN asking the associated
banks TO allow the Government to settle is
balances of the clearing house in silver. This
rally was what created more dis5rust than any,
thing that had actually happened The Clear
ing House Association replied that thirty days
notice must be given. The trouble IS chat white
silver as we'll Is gold IS legal tender here, IA
Europe the standard dollar must stand on It's
own bottom simply as so much metal, and
should the Government stop paying cut gold,
the banks would have 10 stand The drain alone
The city has been stirred to an unusual
degree by the apprehension of a disas or
TO its commercial interests and those OF
the country generally, emphasized by the
devastating floods of the Ohio Dr.. Fer
dinand A. Seeger, i philosophical citizen
in private life. has been the leader IN
/ the movement. lie has SO far succeeded as to
have a large meeting at Delmonic0's 70 con-
slider what steps should be taken TO check the
destruction of the Adirondack forests. lt ag-
pears that already the water supply OF the Erie
Canal has fallen of from this cause and the
fertile Valley Of the Mohawk IS IN danger OF
drying up for the same reason. IL seems % be
generally admitted that the floods in the
spring, and the dFoUsh which succeeds as the
natural consequence Of the waste OF the water,
arise from the stripping Of the land Of rs fores.s
Washington's Birthday was the scene of
grand and solemn pageant The Ia-iargd %
Long and his companions were brought home
T from the ice-wilderness OF Siberia To the ci5y
they left five years ago. IL was a bright,
sunny dav. and a hundred thousand people
thronged the streets TO see the long line Of
hearses pass. What a mOekery must the scene
have been to poor Mrs. De Long All this
pomp aud powder here on Broadway ye5
human energy could not give her husband
! crumb of bread when one mans ambition for
not0riety had sent him and his comrades
foolhardy errand in the face Of the immutabIe
elements of the universe.
zM
Jerome J. Collins last religious service before
he left was to attend the dedication ceremonies
/, at Fifth Avenue Cathedral. His pail was
brought there Saturday, and the solemn
requiem mass was sung in his memory. Then
his remains were placed on board the City Of
Chicago and started on their last earthly Jour
: ney for rest after thousands Of miles Of wan
derings, under the sod OF his native Ireland.
Five years ago I babe him good bye in the
City of Mexico, fun Of life and hope. We gave
him dinner at the grand old Hotel &c Itar-
bide, at which GongreSEnan FiueFsye then
correspondent of the Chicago TiRss Congress
man Deuster of Milwaukee then known as
the editor Of German paper OF his city, and
twenty or thirty more were present. Mr..
2 Nugent Robinson. the gifted editor Of Mrs.
: Frank Leslies many publications, presided.
and there was no end OF teasts and eOmpil-
, mentary speeches and drinking Of hearhs,
never To be forgotten, because it all ended IN
, the death Of our friend.
: I hear that DR. Collins, of Minneapolis, m
sists that he will have the investigation OF the
, Jeanette expedition ali reopsned. lie THINKS
Melville tailed to do his dusy. l sigh cM
boa0," but then / am not the dead mans brother.
as
) Appletons are about to put out seasonaole
book 1t is To be called = Handbook OF Tree
Planting 1t IS FROM TIE pen OF Nathaniel
III. Ealeston chief OF the Forestry Division
: of the Department Of Agriculture at Wash