New-York tribune., 1884-11-25
WALKS AND TALKS IN THE CITY.
CHAT WITH MANY MEN on MANY TOPICS.
j. +. Joyce, of Pittsburg, says that he Is

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neighbor to Mr Heatlcy, furnace-builder OF the
smoky City. who from watching the strong draught in
the stack ucs has become gem
eraly and has invented airshp for which he has APP
piled for patent His motor Is heater supplied with
coal-o. wide pipe through the heater in which
n socket and plunger operate TO create n partial
vacuum by which the inventor expects to be able
troll the ship either against with the wind Mr.. Joyce
says of licalcy that hcis not a"orank" but ntell
gent mechanic and that competent engineers speak IA
voraby OF his invention This field Of ingenuity In
which John W. BOOkwatcr. the Ohio frce-trade manu-
facturcr became much interested while abroad espen
some time In France where eronauiics is probably better
understood than clsewherc In the world, and remarked
recently that he looked to the day when air ships
would cross the ocean.
Two Ohio statesmen sitting in close conversation on
Of the cushioned benches Mt the Fifth Avenue Hotel
the other day attracted some attention The tall and
distinguished presence OF the In marked con
trast with the short and bnsnesske appearance OF the
other. They General Thomas Ewing and ex Gov
crnOr Charles Foster who ran "a opposing candidates
for Of the Buckeye in 1879 AMI thereby
gained great respect for each Others pOliti-
cal strength. Governor Foster has told me that
General Ewng's canvass managed ~
to bring out every possible Democratic
vote. Thia did not include the Mossbacks. They are
not "pOsble Democratic votes for any liborh or pro
gressive man. and they feared that Ewinga success
would make MIN "a ffcfll0ntnl rhlllRio 80 Wnlio ~"
rolcd tho largest east for Democratic can
date for state onlco up to that time. and almost as
many VOTES flcn pollod Ia 1870, Foster beat him by
about 20,0OO plurality.
The announcement FROM Washington Of Secretary rcl-
lcrs withdrawal from tho Senatorial uco In Colorado
created .omc surprise here where II was suppoHod be-
wa. pretty of election. Last evening was told by
gentleman la position Ia know that tho coming man Is
eA senator jerome H. Chsrcc chairman of tho kepnbl
can National Executive Committee. Tho Senator was In
Washington yesterday. ana the socretarys withdrawal
may be more than coincidence.
Dwight Lawrence spent Sunday at Albany, and said
yesterday about the senatorship: IL looks as though
Levi T. Morton would he nominated without opposition.
Cornell could get It, think II he would consent to be
candidate which he does not lie would start in with
more elements of positive strength than any other man.
Mr. Arthur evidently does not Intend to allow his name
to be used"
General Nancy OF Tennessee, fingers disconsolaely In
Now-York city. His ringing voice ana commanding
presence were power on the stump for Mr. Blaine III
Ohio and New-York. Io said yesterday In broadway
"I can't 20 back to Tennessee haven't the heart |
shall wait till things quite down. and we know the tenn
per OF the South"
Apropos Of tho introduction OF electric motors on the
elevated roads, is the statement by j. a. Long, OF Oho
that factory is being built Akron. Ohioor the MANU-
has been successfully On the Western branches OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad
pretty wen authenticated story comes from the Dem
ocrntic camp OF an between william H. Bar
mum and schurz In which the latter met with an
unlocked for retort. Mr.. Schurz I'm company OF
Democrats where the contest OF 1876 became the topic
OF discussion. He took exception o. the common Dem
ocratic preston that matter Mr.. Barnum ended
the discussion by laughingly saying ION, we under
stand your position Mr.. -charZ. You are like the boy
who didn't the apples, but ate them after they were
stolen"
Deputy United states Collector c. o. Rockwell has the
right kind OF grit. He thinks will grow. water run
and cows give milk twice day usual though Cleve-
land elected and Democratic ref0rner Is prODa
bly, booked for his place In the Custom House
banker said yesterday that money was fiat on satur
day. for the first time In his knowledge. Nomlnally 1t
was 10 To per cent But actually 1t was fiat The banks
are flooded with money that they do not know where TO
place They afraid to carry any securities In great
line their Of confidence merely echolng tue popular
mind Nevertheless Western bankers have courage lef
Horace Wabridge, the Toledo banker said yesterday
This country is big 10 be disturbed permanently ny
mere change I'm the Presidency Its resources are TOO
great for any one administration OF four years 10 destroy
s prosperty have been overproducing. STOCKS are
large and must be reduced But there ia no real reason
why bu usness should he disturbed have just gone into
new enterprises in which am confident my Judgment
will ba sustained"