New-York tribune., 1884-11-26
UILKS AND TALKS ~ THE CITY.

THE GOSSIP OF THE HOTELS ASD UPTOWN RESORTS
Charles G.. voorhees,, who has been elected
Delegate in Congress for Washington Territory. Is the
son OF senator Voorhees, OF Indiana. lie emigated from
Indiana only two years ago The younger VOORHEES, De-
gan his political life under his fathers tuteage In mi
nor Washington position which he held In ls1S-9 lie
was the Democratic campaign speakers In Indiana
and Ohio IN 1879 ana 1850. Evidently ho has studied
politics 10 advantage.
C. u Bowen n Sacramento Cal. merchant, tells me
that European expectation that American attempts 80
selfgovcrnmcut will fail the Western country
populous will be disappointed for many long years TO
come because Of the possibilities opened 10 prodnc-
tlon by irrigation He says Land which apparently
hOpccssly rrcdcemahlea worthless sravely soil aria
and wasteI have rendered highly productive for
wheat and grape growing. simply 10y proper Irrigation
IN Colusa County land of this description. which org-
naly begging at 81 TO - per ace.under the press
OF reclaming produced forty bushels Of wheat
TO the acre. There "a nearly one-thiii
" the unoccupiol land " the far West. now con
sidered nnni for aee. which viii eventually he brought
under cultivation Nevertheless. We have got 70 begin
to think about the future " the tide U eietatiun cont
tlnurs tu puut u upon ma there will tune time when
all this land will be occupied"
Talklns with 40 Intelligent eatrnan rn the elevated
fual about thp SUNDAY experiment ~ cent hir''
hp sai1 " Last s'ihhat travel vas tpft Nsh' u was
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ihase vhe sa oai oR iHslntsa verii us 90 saeH iat
10 pHais as hfara eftai mann people. especially
hpsu enHe ur 800 tho tifif tiahh a. lfaha say 'hhf
wnaid rather pay 40 cents and nni have such uiAtd
crowds un ih. cars ihri say ni hal lnsl 80 s" 'Ae
Ia tho Street cars nov IAn eumpaiil are losing money
hY The experiment. Aor dnn't thins lhei Nlil c"ae
dawn 10 cents every day. IheJ won't II they can holp
II, you may bo sure"
Senator Blair Of New Hampshire whose educational
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persistent labor. has been here for several days His
great ambition at present l. Ia secure the passage o the
bill the House coming session II II Is brought mp
the policy of the Democratic party toward the coored
people will be promptly disclosed The meas
ure proposes to di,trbato among the States
FOR educational purposes several million
dollars. The ratio Of apportionment Of the fund
J. the reported cracy ascertained from the census
That ili,racy Is greater III the southern stats than
ELSEWHERE" l. 0h""h b4 ur hs'tIts' anu thr-c 't'ra
would be the gamers by the law But The provisions are
such that the black people could not be buldohed or
cheated out OF access TO knowledge as they are OF the
exercise of the ri-ht oi franchise. II the Southern
leaders willing that the black shall become an
intelligent and consequently powerful political factor
they viii support the bill Otherwise they VIII defeat H.
The match laonopoly people went mp into Michigan
few months ago and bonsht lot oi pine lands in the on
region with great flourish Of trumpets. They
put oui million aud quarter Of dollars for their
purchase. and confidently announced that they now had
pine enough for their match business for years TO
lumheruan. u was learned yesterday that the monopoly
peopc have di-eo'erci that the have only about 100
10000 stumpago which. al their present rate Of con-
They are looking around for additional purchases
buying sawmiis instead Of pine You can always get
lumber sawed as chcaply as you can saw 1t yourself
But you cannot always buy pine to suit yon. a syndi-
an expenditure OF not quite S2,OOo.oOO secured
l,5O0OOU,OOO stumpage."
Alsernon :. Sullivan. who did yeomans service for
Cleveland said by the political qd"""es TO be booked
for Cabinet Office foreign mission circuit judgeship
the office OF DistctAttorney and the Coectorship OF
New York With many favOr thrust upon him his Re
publican friends who are booked foT nothing hope to see
him well pleased
General Russell A. Alger, the Governor-elect OF Mich
igan was farmers boy. who read books by pine knot
IN an Ohio cabin. He dashng cavalry officer the
associate OF Custer and Sheridan He was fortunate In
lumber specuations ami railroad enterprises In the
seventies and counted millionaire several times
Al the Fth Avenue Hotel Yesterday to an inquiry about
business in the Northwest he replied " AT present.
with and think generally over the country there Is
the same situation business il very dun almost a
nJstu think il viii remain So for the balance of
the year But bcncve with the beginning Of an
other years long great and the
country full OF producs-confdence will be restored
While do not look for booming business next year
think II viii be fair
General Alger has some notions about politics that are
not in the stereotyped line lie said OF the Pres
denteect: From Mr. Cleveands utterances and from
what can learn Of him am inclined to think he Will be
a conservative President or course he Is not a Demo
cratic President now but eyerybody's President. |
think he should be treated such While desired very
much TO Mr.. Blaine elected the matter settled
otherwise believe II would have been hotter for the
country to elect Mr.. Blaine. But Mr. Cleveland
be President and should have the support ~ AL
parties II hold mp his hands and hc fails the fault
will he hia and not ours The prosperity of the whole
country the great thing to be considered above
consideration have great confidence that Mr. Ceve
lam. viii not entirely into the hands OF the Democratic
managers, but will run his administration I'm way that
will be acceptable to every one"
or the greatest trade OF Michigan the General sad The
lumber interests In very unsatisfactory condition
Lumbermen carrying quite large stock OF both |
lumber and logs from this to neNt The output Of
logs w not be much FOR the last two years by 30 per
cent .san1 possibly hy s larger percentage. A. tho
nIrn ~ lmmhnI now T. mmhemrn do NOT InaLn Tho cost