The National tribune., 1884-07-17
WASHINGTON G., THURSDAY,
NEW YORK CITY.
Gossip or the Hotels, Clubs. and Streets-A Pro-
posed 0uRdri-Centenniai-A Gallant Vermont
Candidate for Congress Meager Pay for Talent.
8. j. Tiiden's Grand Residence.

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posed Quadri-CentennIal-A Gallant Vermont
candidate for Cougress-Meager Pay for Talent.
8. J. Tiidsn's Grand Residence.
New YORK, July IL
The Ministers from England Brazil Turkey,
China and several others, have responded in
kindly tone to the proposal to cooperate in a
universal exposition at the City of Mexico in
1892. in commemoration of the 400th anniver-
sary of the discovery of America by Columbus,
Christovallo Colon, as he is called by the Span
ish-speaking peoples 1t Ii understood also
that the Mexican Minister to the United States
has forwarded TO his country a memorandum
of the proposition, with the recommendation
that circular note of invitation be issued by
his government TO all the natioDs of the world
TO participate. 1t is believed by the promoters
of the scheme here that the spirit in which it
has been met encourages the confident hope of
success
Col. Geo. w. Hooker, who is mentioned for
Congress to succeed the Hon. Luke Poland
who declines to be a candidate again, is vet
Gran with a brilliant war record well known
to the old soldiers of the Army of the Potomac.
Like Maj. Calkins, of Indiana and Gen. Logan,
for that matter his first service was with
musket in the ranks. He enlisted as private
| in the 4th VT, and was promoted SUCCESSFULLY
| to the ranks of Second Lieutenant, First Lieu
| tenant and Captain Then he was appointed
| by President Lincoln Assistant Adjutant-Gen-
eral of volunteers with the rank of Captain,
and then Major and Brevet LieutenaDt-Colo-
mel and Assistant Adjutant- General He serv-
ed with the old Vermont brigade, and then
| the nine months troops. and finally as Chief of
| Staff and Assistant Acknowledgement with
| Gen. Chas Devens He has the reputation of
! having survived two wounds, both of which
should have been mortal, received the same
| day at Cold Harbor, in which engagement he
was struck by five rebel bullets. Still the
Colonel survives to tell the story of nearly all
the battles the Army of the Potomac from per-
sonal observation in his own inimitabie way.
| He has passion for sehooners, and is a part
owner in over 90 vessels of this class engaged
chiefly in the West India trade As is well
known, the famous Jim Fisk. killed by the
present proprietor of the Hoffman House. was
| his brother-in-law
1t is reported that the well known Cambridge
naturalist, Prof. Allen, is to become associated
with the Smithsonian Institute at Washington,
| and in this connection it has transpired what
| compensation the accomplished gentlemen
who perform the most valuable scientific work
| in the country, which appears in the publica-
| tions of the Smithsonian Institute, receive
for theiz labors. Prof. Allen, who is consid-
cred the greatest of them all in original
| investigation In the field of natural history,
| which is saying good deal when the achieve
ments of Cours. Ridgeway, and others is re-
membered, is to receive the magnificent salary
of $50 per month. Ridgeway himself, who has
|
| and has performed such herculean labors in the
Geld of American ORTHODOXY is paid SIS a
month Yet his books hold the front rank in the
| Libraries of Europe and are read the world over
! by scientific men, who probably little imagine
1 the painful pittance this Government has doled
out TO the author. 1t is a disgrace to Congress,
! and certainly does not encourage scholarly
young men to devote their lives to such work
TO which he Cours. Elliott, and others have
| given years for such compensation.
q this connection, too, it may be stated that
/ the man who MAX es those wonderful and life
Ike plaster casts of fishes at the National Mu-
/ scum also has received the same salary as mes
senger in one of the Departments at Washing
ton, viz, $50 per month, and he is the only
man in America who can do the work. A cab
/ driver who received no more would strike.
The city residence of Samuel j. Tilden Is
! invested with interest as the house of perhaps
| the most talked-about man in this country. 1t
| is IN the heart of the city, in the middle of q
| block, hemmed in by the conventional brown
stone fronts of the rich of Gotham. The house
Is the only one of its kind here, being built of
| an imported salmon colored sandstone 1t is
! four stories high and has two front doors. 1t
is lavishly ornamented at the projections with
| the heads of the most famous authors of the
world cut in stone. The carvings are unique. and
the most costly that embeilish any private resi-
| dence in the city. The place always attracts
| strange pinkish color, and curiosity carries the
eye to the door-pla which bears the legend
s. j. Tiiden." Immediately across the street.
extending for the whole length of the block. is
Grammercy Park, with CANDY fower-beds,
| walks, and well kept trees. This park belongs
| to MIR. Tilden, and the Street Railway Commits
| sion has projected street railway line through
1t, but ii is not believed the road will be built
| very soon. The reason Mr. Tiiden built so
| imposing house, SO lofty and broad of 'front.'
| and ornamented it with the faces of Shake
speare, Goethe and the rest, was that he in
| tended TO give 1t TO the City of New York for
library. He does not occupy it much living
for nine months of the year at Greystone, his
country residence up the Hudson.
Leland Stanford has been spending weeks in
consultation with prominent educators of the
country about his university. He intends to
be an exception to the California millionaires
| who have, as rule, come East and squandered
their money in stock specuiations. There arc
scores of such, whose wealth was conrted by
| the half dozen millions. like Keene and Garri-
son, down to those with a comfortable number
OF hundred thousands, who have ali gone the
same way. Stanford has been prompted to
| found an institution of learning by the un-
| timely death of his only son, who was to in
herit his wealth and carry down his name to
posterity. The university is TO be a grand
affair, which viii be credit to its founder and
the Pacific Coast 1t viii be located in Cali
! fornia. B. A
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