New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-10
SOME MEN ABOUT TOWN.


saw General John A. Logan on THURSDAY ,'r 'no
so" ,nos memorable night in May, 1864, when
.,..snoss drove me TO forsake his bed when ne
.nared with me on battlefield OF Resaca Georgia
LTD detect little change in him IN the twenty years
Ills hair Is as black as II was then while m'he-" %
many wears his junloris gray. lie does not age rapuy
IN ether respects, aud the lines ABOUT MS o'os "'
dictate that he is nearly sixty.
Twas good deal amused N the enthusiasm OF Man
arrA NJ Palmer over this city as COMPARED Win hu-
Korean cities which he has lately been visiting Iak Oh
your London aud Paris you WILL. he SAID TINS ~ .e
only city have seen that want to live In. London
docs uo deserve to I've mentioned with 1t; PARIS Is oeanu
f,l I'm spota; hut New-York IL beautiful all over-eN-
cent" he added with sigh, except ner street paw
ments And there is no such harbor any whero ,iH'
have seen. watched with pride the wide-oPeheu W.
Of tho surprised cmigrants as they came up '"o ',
They were getting their first oueo'-esso" y" "
grandeur of their new homes
Mr. Palmer gave expression to ahotnor p"o'' 18th
.norc COMMONPLACE perhaps. but certainly one ~ ~,
r,onv American travellers will appreciate ana a'Pueoo
N He was STAYING at the time he spoke a' tne nv"
yon,e Hotel and hal lust dlncd there lie salu so'
hc frat thoroughly good dinner to-day when h''o
,atrn since left Newly "
,fr Palmer pcrson1y confirmed the report wmch
,o Las, week on the authority Of A. II. Cazauran that
"a ,ord re- engage in theatrical manasemont on the
alan already outlined OF theatre depending primarily U"
oeal support. lie recognized In conversation th'' no
Sould have formidable rival In Angustn DAILY on MS
,cturn from triumphant tour In England hut rs ms
o,cccss abroad is likely Ia confirm DAILY In his lredis
,ositon 70 produce comedy only, aud as Mr. Palmer IN
dimes to moro serious dramas and society plays '"o'o
viii be practically rivalry The city Is greatly i'll nee"
II theatre for the production In complete style vi 'ho
,cst of the modern plays
ooorca T. Dewey OF the native wine making house OF
H. r Dewey Il son. recently telling me {" tue great
tevcopnent OF grape Culture ana the lhuuStrioS oo"
acctcd with it In this country Official hSurcs arc no'
YET obnable but Mr. Dewey has no doubt that III the
mast five wears the acreage devoted to grapes mas "
creased two three times. The production I'll n"u'o
wines has also greatly increased In the same to an"
their popularity well. The homo manufacturers arc
driving out many of the most delcter'ous OF wines vi
foreign make and adulteration and competing Cne I'M
portation OF better quality than that formerly ac LOT
.,or,oon oonsunnt,on What would be the effect on
the American manufacturer of the removal OF the duy
on foreign wines Z" asked. Instant anmhIaion, II.
replIcd unhestatingy. 4" | have no DOUBT hc au'eu'
chat martial re auction OF the duty would result IN
driving native makers oIt OF business along WIZ"
thousands employees at present earning goou "ase''
womb destroy the culture If grapes for wine making as
m agricultural pursuit; and. moreover IL "ou'u 'o"'
the country again with the cheapest ana 1he8"e9' VI
French champagnes The development OF the pure M
tive wines to drive out the Authorizations
from abroad They cannot stand the competition except
by sending only their best Wines so favoraby do our
wines compare with theirs"
Ihcard IN banking office few days ago character
istic story OF Judge Calvin f. Pratt, Of Brooklyn
When he first came to this city friend introduced Hill 10
L. s Lawrence & Co.. the bankers. with whom he de-
posed several hundred dollars. against which he are"
from time to He rather careless III the Keep
ing his account and one day he received nouce ta n
had ovcrdrawn his balance. We'll, what OF IL ! nc
with O
ers for II not to provide with money gave you All
had when came here. or course expect MO supply
me when haven't any" OF course his eroneons educa-
zion on this non was corrected and he made his account
good.
There was some transacted at the recent meet
Ing OF the Casino directors which the papers nave not
even vet got hold Of In fact OF them seem 10 nave
avoided mentioning the most important ana interesting
incident of the whole meeting When the Board was or
Ranizcd "A year ago James D. Fish and Ferdinand Ward
were made members of It, They introduced INTO IL d
former clerk OF theirs named T. T. Doty ana through
their influence Mr. Doty made treasurer oil e com
pauy lie was TO given bonds but though rudolph
ronson the preslent OF the Board and manager o. the
theatre frequently urged him to do 3d. Doty never 'd
Wien Ward and Fish and Albert Weber ahothcr urec'or
and friend OF Doty. failed in the spring Mr. Arohsoh re-
fused TO trust moneys into Dotys keeping until he gave
pood honda This he did and the meeting ot July
al was called for the express purpose OF removing DO
and placing "a responsible man in his place VINO coud give
bonds Only light OF the nine directors attehueI Vne
meeting; Ferdinand Ward was navodaOly detained III
ja and does 20 out formerly whenever nc hRe'
Fish aud Doty present AMI finding that they were
o, IN Inc ontyoted on the question OF DOty's val,
they left the ROOM Mr. Myers and Mr. Aronson were
sent to invite TO return but they Declined 10y
vote OF the remaining six directors Theodore SehSah'
son of the banker who is large stockho1er in the
Casino was elected treasurer and since that te hds
hecn receiving and depostng In bank half the total
receipts OF each nights performance the other halt oeng
paid over nightly Colonel McCau rs his Interest IN the
productions OF the theatre. Mr. Aronsons care Tor tue
interest Of the stockholders as shown III hls cr uc
serves TO be chronCled.
"Barnards Graft" "a dying This statement will in
terest many lawyers in Ncw-lork lie Is dying worth
hafa million dollars. This Will have Significance for
The same large class. This much was told by OK Con
erossman Edwin r. Meade who aid not however, refer
10 his friend by the name have used bnt by tho moro
cndearlrg uame OF " Jimmy " Coleman. Judge Barnard
himself had given him the NICKNAME which stuck to him
through life ana his ruin professionally Many
thought IL was his ruin financially; including myself 10
whom hs later years Mr. Coleman proiesscd TO De III
poverty and certainly looked II.
James H. Coleman was modern Illustration OF the I'M
neppy fate OF those who wait on princes iavori And
through fault OF his lie came 10 Newiork IRON
Albany tho close of the war with nothino value
in the world except legal education. bright clear
mind and letter OF introduction from General Daniel T.
sicklcs to Judge George G. Barnard Barnard was at
that time Tweed's favoute the bench. lie had come
TO Scw-York few years before having been driven out
of San Francisco by the Vigilance Committee and of
eourso found favor in weeds eyes lie was al-power-
f Oh the bel when Coleman presented HIMSELF and
when the Judge promised the young lawyer references
enough to support him While establishing himself In
practice Coleman duly eated and grateful He did
not then know what Barnards fayortism meant and he
accepted IT, and with II the envy hatred and finally the
,ftv Nyho fortunate ~.