New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-27
SOME MEN ABOUT TOWN

SOME MEN ABOUT TOWN
understand that Mr.. Ferdinand Ward takoa ,,.,.,,
10 that part Of the reported oonvorsation with
dolpb Aronson which represented him a, exoa.,,.~
ret out OF Ludlow Street jail IN fortnight Iamt
lighted II know that he has no such hopes mr. .,n
tons. shah he surprised ifMr ward gcts m, T.,
oral months and disappointed " he does sot e.eh,.
his luxurious prison ppartmsnts FOR - states Prison
Ills offences MORT mion soverer punishment than mai,
likely 70 receive.
Ex.Attomoy.Goocrh Daniel Pratt. who IA, lust dls,.
Syra'u,s boro 10 hii dyn< day great grulse ,,,,.,
Samuel !. rlen. The hatred was ongendered In los,
whom Pratt ontorelnIs snl's rs Attorney .Genor, :,
this state Mr.. rlden was anxious n have Ch,,,,.s
Farchild appointed "a Prairs deputy, and thre,,A -.
rious persons especially Alfred wkinson. banker as
ncuso, succeeded In Inducing Pratt against bi. In.u
tons Farchild instos OF friond Il hi, .wo ~,
the place He did this 10 my personal kaowl,dss stn
great reluctance, an only On the strongest assurance
that Mr. Tilden desired It, Al that tins riden w.,t
great political power Of the State and dIsobedlene,
such a matter would have been death to any p,l,tc,
hopes which tbs AttOrne T. General might have en,.,
tanned. But his acqulescence quite az fatal P.l,
child was In Office than he assumed almost al
sOue costrO Of the business OF the Department and Ia
gan tn intrigue for the succession. And he got IT, tn
ana tnui not only nullnen poor Ola Piatt while In
but actually drove him out of political hfe Pratt nave
forgayo Tilden.
find Brooklyn Democrats arc calculating and ofern,
to bet from 1000 TO Is 900 majority for Cleveland
Kings County He had nearly 10000 two year. aso
while Tden had $4,000 in 1875 when the state went
10000 Democratic. Hancock had 1000 majority 4,
1880 when the state went Republican by $4,000 A
prominent Democrat recently claimed that "that ma,
in Dran afreet WA fOr 40
for Cleveland" but cnnded him that Mr. Bs.cder wa,
furnishing acceptable code Of free trade well a.
codes of gion and morality to benighte1 BrOOaynea
Mr. Beecher has repeatedly risen up IN meeting asi
Indignantly protested against the language pat into bis
mouth by reporters Just there 10 b. grays
necessity for him to act in the direction with special
regard to his alleged utterances The Herald ami rs
Byookilo Eagle which The World copies errors and al
"a If it wers its report Mr. Beeoher frequently sac
rces to epigrammatlc EXPIRE ssons Ia bi
sermons and lectures but do not believe he debeN
atey insued the ntelg OF his hearers- be Is rep
resented in The Bggle- World cooperative report 10
have dOne-by calling General Joan A. Logan B,rdOph
among soldiers It is, perhaps. perfectly natural ta4s
these two organs OF the Democratic party, which has
deliberate ignored the soldiers IN ts platform, rsSot
lions and nominations, should take the cue from their
convention; but they will have 10 invent great many
interviews before they convince me AMI many other,
Henry Ward Beechers personal admirers that he
thus grossly nsuited popular military leaders
falJbfu followers.
So far as can learn Mr. Beecher has thus Ear authors
atyey stated his opposition to ane and Logts 70 Ia
based solely the fact that they represent the pon'
clpes Of Protection while he is IN favor OF Free Trade
These are principles which Mr. Bee her can hore'ty
differ not only from Mr. Blaine bat from great many 81
congregation without breaking 1t mp and without
throwing whole Republican party In The part Of the
country which he has the most influence into the arms
OF Free-Iradc Democracy.
The length of Mr. Bllnss leltor OF ace IA the
only serious flaw which Democrats with whom have
talked seem find IN t. They wol't argue aghln'. his
theories. and decline dispute hs statements Of facts
have half suspected that the objection they urge ato
lengh Ia IN advance for the br.vlty Of the
principles and tho pcity Of facts to be given In GOV
ernor Covelands letter accepting the Democratic nom
maton.
one objection urged In Democratic newspapers TO NJ
Bsinea letter of acceptance IA that one pa'aae eNp a.
I've ~ his ideas Of the noby ~ American citizenship
snEuarly like expires iOBs uset ny Waalin gon. Wen.
thlnk nobody gslpg 10 oilect American canlaie
for the Presidency Of tho United states solely because
ho resembles George Washington ia any particular
Henry rlewa IA regarded "a tue Histhete Of Wan
sresl aud the stock Exchange This de, Of him IA based
upon no fnncnd resemblance tn Oaoaf Wilde or upon any
dudi hnra, IN tho Atyc Of hia drH7. bat rihof upan
tho tiato displayed by Ms CLOVIS IN tho g'r .e'l'
decoration aud furnishing of hs Mn 'ei am told ihr
atrangef. 81 both ,eses visiting Now York ara making
point three p,ooH ~ tho city bHfhr' going oaA'
whero-tho irdgo. tho Hoffman iouas ciid aud iisly
Clcwa'a banking ollooa'
John ~ Abbott or tho i.fo Railroad, Ia fts bocomnl
recognized A. one of tho veteran railway p4'lrusef
agents of the country, no wifh,tmtius h, youthful 1-
peirince lie has now been nearly scpfr of yru, n
the Erie office and il has been under his direction as is
senger agent thar the road has 80 greatly nrrcm us
travelling facilities, aud consequently augm 'Htrd it'
popularity. MT Abbott was one OF the men whom VIC
Jewett found IN the Err Office when ho became president
and is one OF the few he kept there la Responsible
positions. MI ABBOT several years ago M rei he
daughter of Justice and exPOlce ComHiss cncr Hugh
Gardner
Tho practsed pckpooket the cry Of stop thi't
whom IN flight his booty The tactics OF Mother
Maudobaum and her counsel in attacking the District
Attorney and the PnRerton deteo ives who coeciei
evidence against and arrested her are patterned aer
those OF the thief The break ny up OF the gaug 81
burglars aud thieves whose operations have beel
directed by this woman is a work To which Mr.. Onty
olght 10 devote his best energies, for there ara no
worse cocruptors Of the youth or both sexes imam the
receivers OF stolen goods They lead youth into
temptations OF all KINDS
The decision Of Judge Freedman in the suit Of Ms.
Townsend Percy against John McCsu and Townsend
Percy for royalties duo the Queen Lace H1niAef'
chief" is only da;ory Justice to observing woman whose
own meney was invested in the purchase OF properly
! which nor divorced husband has beer enjoying MS
| Percy has, in the seantlme, been compelled 10
| support herself by singing IN the ch)rS 81 -"
| k1." Considerable sums rs royalties nave ac'lh'F
lated in the hands OF Mr. Mccaun since he was
cnioued year ago from paying further roy"iie' 10
Townsend Percy, and these viii now 90 20 Mrs. Percy
Albert weber jr guaranteedthe payment Of the a'moy
granted her whea she divorced from Percy bn pay
mcnts long since ceased The lady gets great 'i''"
among her friends for pluck and per,niey ID V'''
ing this case, and her recent bearing - "'e'' u ~