New-York tribune., 1884-12-14

Tt occurred to me time ago To have an ancient
clock suspected that knew portion Of this conatry
where the clock mania had not reached 80 had some
friends written to, and they started out In bugses ana
on horseback anl foot to capture some respectable
old household clock which hal been made NJ the close
OF the last century The reports thesr clocks cane
after while by letter and heightened the romance OF
procuring Tic clock mania had actually reached
that REGION but had not yet struck 1t very hard How
ever. the price, pretty sth; tall clock with no
ornament upon and which originally cost perhaps te
or twelve dollars up TO thirty clock with some
thing mi,cheyOus IN its countenancc, which vinbed, or
displayed the noon otherwise coqucttcd like m old
girl. was worth eighty, perhaps. Finally our clock
came.
II had two ships in the top. somehow connected with
the hands. which went riding over the wnter ana th'
first evening sat under IT, at the table with an eX-
perence OF having the ocean all got sea sick
Then there somcthins astronomical about ~
some portion Of the moons quarter uncovered AMI.
though movement could be perceived there assurance
accompanied the clock that the moon would always he
found correct
It Ia true that the pendulum seemed to ge on spree
the first day It arrived In York hut that we might
have attributed 10 the general behavior Uf country
people WI en- they come tn the city nnaccomranied by
their wives. aud Tor the nrst time On examination 1t
was found that the clock Jd not stand straight ana tat
the pendulum got chance ti lean against lamp pest
tn srpaln nhi therefore s'nNDai Eu 40 hal he uh
instrument bfnrri up nhi adjusted ~ a spirit etel nhd
found muthlng ~ complain ~ fur q dit ~ twh, THO
puph sii'nh aalphinlt "a an oil ahust counting aeh'
after hundred wears, in asf question about some iss
lne spunhs Ihph there WA name oh tho Taco nt 'ha
euoh which bothered nsi tt said chester owen
fiie," iiese waa "a stas=elsr Was it theaeF IhAahd
az hester Amhiieii II Chester America was lt less
valuable than II from Chester, Ensandi This formed
the subject of the animated debate for several
nights in whioh ali the ale Ia the house WAS drunk
The general conclusion to WAS that the clock
would he more valuable IL It came from Chester
America The causes of this conclusion viii appear IN
the next paragraph
We argued the aforesaid clock that about the time
It was probably made the kind OF worlmen existed
in Chester, Englard and Chester America. Chester.
America dates back to 1868 toSn. ana before that
1t had been something of neghborhood for both Dutch
Swedes. When Penn came to America. about 1879
he landed at Chester and Penn had picked up IN Eng
laud tho best mechanics OF the whole country possess
history Of sussex England. which says that he took
hundred OF the best farmers AMI mechanics out OF
that county alone II these mechanics got down to the
clock business about Chester before Philadelphia was
well way and if they manufactured out Of Amer-
walnut, this clock appears TO be- an hstru-
which still keeps time, it ought to be worth, In
patriotism and suggestveness the old bells in Chester
Cathedral England, to on this side of the ocean,
A friend was telling me that Father HecSer. who has
built the big new church OF the Pausts near the
southwestern OF Central Park had got around him
some very remarkable persons "a priests. For in-
stance" sail he there Is the architect or the church
who has a French name; he in the Union army dur
Ing the war; and Is Of the Fathers Then there Is
another priest, Father Robinson, who was in the Con-
4.aN nf IL IL
gent men found themselves without purpose in life at
the close Of the War; and Father ecer got hold OF them
nj put them iato efficiency FOR resiOl sone say that
the merchant aud -four mauufacurcr IIecker who Is
brother OF tho priest has done great deal toward build
in the atters church. When this church vas located
where Is row is it not supposed that the Ninth
Avenue Railroad would in front OF IT, but It's position
IL very stronr aud the railroad while it is somewhat
irritating is convenience TO bring congregation IL
will be remembered that Horace Greeley was great adj
vorate oi ccer the -four manufacturer To be Mayor OF
Ner-Yol- can rccollect somewhere about 1868 wien
he either did run Hcckcr made it an issue with the
Republicans 10 nominate him.
The agent of the Associated Press, the Hon. william
Henry smith IS 2 mode man. and less known, perhaps
10 the Sew-Yorn people than those Of the West wherc
be VAS public officer in ONO for years, Secretary OF
STATE and was Collector Of the Port OF Chicago. lie is
tnak. a connection or kiusman OF General Arthur IT.
Clair the first Governor OF the Northwestern territory
and is ,he historian Of St. Clair and MS book on tha'
subject was ole OF the 1r7t 10 ara" lne "e''eIn ''lo'
into the collection OF their arcana. Ny smith was The
private secretary I'd hIO"@I' on' VI '' '"' ''' Wv
eruor, d; Ohio Mr.. Brough had been new paper re-
uorter. "A printer. ana has left fine name IN tllt
STATE Mr. Smith observed that there were hardly any
historical ,oon-ls hit found in an CID cupboard sOme
f,, letors niuble by mice and unnaorsau. IIe took
his leisure and got these letters together and cd them
,f Loo. nF 60 it ~ ID
tc carly records of the rareu. OF ;hc west Next
Mr. smith began % collect the rEtr'ii' oi the Gov
errors OF '"l' 'l' '".' "''
ciio's COX ana ii''o.' "u' INC N'''0'''O' .'' ' "
ih 'he uhlt'u H'''e'
,,,,., ,, ,rr Smith. o-aiYrlc Alfred T.. Goodwin.