New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
SOME MEN ABOUT TOWN.

nenanst the newspaper mon represent" t""' no '"
- .snc,a, tecsram 10 number OF them FOR copyihs'
s.x6,ns ,he ma res among them to facilitate tho wsrk,
vhan turning his back for an Instant io' S"c ors'n
ana the Newspaper disappcaret This rom'u"s "o
n \ marvellous story which Sherman to'd me t"ohy
vearx ago IL was In Nashville, Tenn ho saa Una. ."
srcst had been his anupahy TO wal correspohac"'s w
sensvar ho had found one In the Army Of the Tsnncssce
,vhich ne hal once commanded, he immed'atey I'M
ur~ssci him into tho service, AMI IN that way h"a 'o
enabled ~ TORN an entire company Oh "'.,o''a' "
oewspaper correspondents. When ! sugses'o" '""' :
vou,d like TO know where the battery was that m,'t
sinterylew tho impressed inen, he inmaed hh lhs"
send me 10 be part OF the company. Hut have always
Aad my suspcions that tho official records NJ tha CON-
t.ny OF war correspondent srtierylnen haa a'A"p-
Sared II they ever esstei qus ~ sntisny anh mSS-
isrlon.ly ~ te orsal o tho Telegram wheh W" u"n'
sral has iaiei y been talking about
In b,s speeeh NJ tho Nav .Englind Dinner tho o'hef
night General shsfm, spoke w enthisas'o terms OF
tho Brooklyn Brdso as grand worh OF propo''onMe
bcaay an sfonglh" have 900 tslon to pass over nn"
under this sirctlre very frequently. an my admiration
Of II increase, with eaoh view son'etmns thns oAn
detect the faces OF friends smiles or sneers NJ my an
thasiasn. Hut ! belcvs ! 500 so'ne nsw pe"'v every
time. OF nil tho ,ows Of from ani on H. tpo most '
prcssivs that obtained by standing on the fo@ipod-
not the oopath either o tho four arches of tho
two towers and ioohing upward IA tho keystone inc
feeling Inspired IL 0f mingled ave and amiration Tho
rough. own stone t the summit appears 10 bo tio most
decatey chisccd ~ mo marble. and tho whole nrch u"
stoad o. appearing mts.ve sscms absolutely ra' Tho
beauty lines OF tho arch ovcrpowcts oncs sense OF
tho strength OF tho i.onry. You recognize tho Illusion
but rejoice In H.
In the Controllers ONCE few days AGO the Deputy
Controller, Mr. storrs. was telling me that tho $ioVo-
300 or thcreabou due for the Navarro water motors
vas 20 b, paid on January g. neSt and in view OF this
paymen, ami tho current runor that Andrew H. Green
who ipcnsblc FOR the amount OF this ca'm peing
svncted by litigation and interest TO over donoe wha'
vas originality may be Secretary OF the Treasury
under Nj Cleveland obtain,d some OF the figures OF
IN, nec,unt The contract ile In 1870 was for 10000
meters o pntcnt which hai been pronounced superior
% all others by the yneers nj the pric, OF $7oa
meter, but lcss than halt o them we're delivered when
Mr. urecn bec,inc Controller fne contract could then
have been cosei ny payment FOR those dsvcrei ata
va. o atoit s,j) OoD bnt Nj Navarro vas told that
he cnrIi EN- ores ha contract only after fulfilling IT, o
therefore ielvere the 1905 ctcs ai asked for his
fTUouU n wis refused aud thr dihercncc ~ NEARLY
banuj, beVecn .hr original elaii nhd thc amount of
,ts tftnt rs ~ ttd ntst wsss u ite up ~ interest
t,t eAata ,sNtrt fsea ste. ncttei ~ tc ,iahtiscd
tIigae M unNlief lfen w en,s itls et'in ~ whei
tsa tg ,a ~ yala aeehee an oaetea W eeat hbthhr
sas afsa,fsat wHish ahi aet hchi setRa
Test ,sa,eg ha,lnasi Was aa'f aaa istAt'aA ~ ths
aga,nas, W NJ nrfeN Hf Ihe inslt'H'' W t'A''.s
Us wAle esfpeF w Ila1 0',pp WA Ea'e w W NNfNbt
less yoa,s and nanau iea 1heanns W Iha i4YsN' ~
los, eto Oi the u,ny suit, bF1n+ht ant N'sn'eh's Fe-
severed AGAINST the elly aeennnl ol hs ons'FnnVe
soasse was not the least of tho expense no
gave the city the d,soroit cf beins baluas1r' NO
Injured lis credit with tractors who put w 'heif bu'
prov sonal charges calculated To raiInoirse thah "r
long delays Ia getting their Ioney ANA he drove ho
Gioro responsible contractors from the service o 'ho
city With Andrew H. Green ia tina Treasury as an Oh
structor 10 payments with Mr. HOLMAN IN tho House as
the ohjeitor to all appropriations; with MI Morrish IN
shaa h.ly IN I'm ukpr
reyennc with Republican Senate TO scrntinze al point
ments sent II for cOnirnationi ana kepuDicah 'Nh
geryics Commission tO examine applicants Tor ciark
ships begin to fancy mat the hungry and thirsty
iegions about to dcscenl on Washington Will haVo
wear, and distracted LOOK by tho tina they have walked
home again
am told that the more immediate followers OF the
SAGE of Grey stone object most strelnonsly AMI as
yehementIy as II they hal the In profound whisper
from Cipher Alley to having tho sested appointment
OF William g. Wnilney 10 Cabinet oilio charged 10 tue
account Of Mr. nlten They admit that Mr. whitney
was once p,,t0t aud an aihhrent OF Mr. iiiheh put
say that IL does not follow that.once pupil alwDsa
pitica follower They insist that tho interests o Mr'
Tiden and Nr whitney longer united, but rather
thai Mr. wnitney IN tho C'bne VIII represent not New"
York, bat Oho politicians not MI lIhi'"' nat nen"'''
Payne, aai tho stIpdiri on clnliny rathaf thah any
exclusively boo ai elfplritla 0i Nc ihHhs sfeauoh "
Sf III, wreakins, An ue'a things, am lol arc pnl
forth ~, -, ,styey ny thu inmsii e mutual friends OF
Mr. rlieD ani Nj GrsoD who la, his eye on ths
Treasury,
Madame Ri.lo ayed nal NJ laSt weeh NJ no star
Tle.,e 10 ls.s N ~ 900 Fanny Davenport, tba MoDt,
aisbt bafyga pDfisiptl bit giy fHw hiIift h0la's
~ Np,io's. notwithstanding sis played F"ioh ~
popular prioo. Tba bnw play ~ WillaNf" Ny Nr'''le
Ion Tho iah pronounced artistic eni ofiy success
has np bfOnabt IN ~ iob psinluy pf1Dt j"in A"'hth
tall. os that thu general afy ffo the Hinrs abd ron,
tlon "a, M ,nis. sysius tro ig Tho country II of IN
rerdontetiy had bnan'sa Ani this dlhhss II not '"h
nnai te the theatrical bnsonA' only Ibe nfy s"'"H
ma, say that thoif holiday rails has beeD oiany ~
cbeap hnick knnchs not sbAgnlla materials for long
use ani solid comfort hGari "n oil AM otporonc"'
s,,.,u, ,n Ia ono " tho largest owcry shops IN tr o'y
cay ih, on tho secni iy beferc chr'tm' no ht' s'h
ust thco doliara ami hal, worth ~ th' gooA unh'r MS
charge haov OF another icTclry hous' whcfo tuo Srs
of the sano generally regarded m to bcA' o' thn
holiday season coun'cd IN hundreds o' dollars
where for year, past they Amounted TO %, many thou
sands
was talking 70 Mr. Aibangh A. TO the cause OF this
unpreceientei iuno.s lie could account Tor u In no
,,rcn,r way but we iriftei naturally into discussion
nj tho connection the dull timcs AMI the election
Dulness always follows Presidential election where is
no, re election In the rst case, tho element OF donot
enters; IN the 1thcr the policy OF the future ocs largely
a..rrci by that o the pat Administration hihncss mon
,,rocc, "a nvest with connicnce. THIS yonr the cle
man, q, dn, "a greatly ncft asei IN forco by the cir
sams,aucc. OF the recent clccfons We not only have
es,n,nr into power administration with an I'M
kaown ioiic, but ,hcro IS chahsc IN tho parry n'e,
sn,sN IA IA M tn pdWer BeNics thsio IA nDssiblc
Ahaattnnsn, ot p6cs wAich tot twehtS -foht years
sas Neen eArcHins INC country ny mutually pfotcctme
iss maaststafees aAi tSc artstas Ana N Ste mse9i
Ssp At, tne csAsseal WhieH hts beeh hseehg gth ts
Nsl,sr.Ne tapa IN .hs tecent ittat MS hew ene on
te,ssNstesa MIS- AN shis bYesN ntnSt uncertainty
eaA ,ggsse,s,,8R, WNeA Wi e8At'hs h'M mess fsts
tsat,ug aui hgs,geas N,sn peAe1iAr AnrNs 'W sNNfS