New-York tribune., 1885-02-08
SOME MEN ABOUT TOWN.


clerk In the Office OF Scnat0r-eect Evarts wrote "a
The Sun asking Information question OF etiquette %
ball. and used tho etter-hesd OF the firm of distin-
gushed lawyers Of which Mr.. Evarts the senior
ber The Sun faceously published the foolish clerks
letter. he dIng and ALL Now the friends Of Mr.. Evars.
and also those of Mr. Choate ask them on every occa
sion OF meeting Are you going to the ball this eveLingp
THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE Of last week published some In
stances Of Mr. Evartss wit when he chooses to unbend
The popular idoa Of Mr.. Evarts Is that he never un-
bends; that he is austere TO high degrees and havo
heard the idea expressed that with both him and Mr.
Edmunds in the Senate the temperature OF that body
| will be extremely fried. do not know about Mr.
| Edmunds, but Mr.. Evarts is anything but cold, and
though he is always dignded lie by no means always
serious think he in his life laughed loudly and
yet he has smile almost constantly on his face He
Of infinite JEST and everybody knows Of most
excellent fancy" watched him day after day through
| the six months OF famous trial, In which Roger A.
| Pryor, John X. Porter. william Fullerton W. A.
| Beach, Samuel Norris Austin Abbott, Thomas
| g. shearman aud General Benjamin F. Tracy
| had their tempers tried almost daily, ard
| Mr.. Evarts calm, Judicial and dispassionae
throughout it ALL He never lost his temper once or
sacrificed his dignity for single moment; and was
only necessary for him to rise to question agtating
the others into exhibitions Of feeling to produce quiet
and peace often thought that although the cOunsel In
the case Mr. Evars by his and his words really
made the rulings of the court any suddenly raised
| question. At any rate what he said was generally
| accepted as final.
have feeling that Mr. Evarts in the next Senate Is
going to ILL., in the public estimation, the place which
Webster occupied Senator In appearance aud In
his oraorical not matter, he is more Ike Henry
Clay than Webster; but Mr.. Blaine will always be
regarded merely OF his style OF orat0ry and
composition, but by OF the sngularity OF their
fha unfar III
day. Henry Clay. Mr. Evarts, like Webster Is destined
sway Senate by the weight Of his words aud his
severely classic face will be which Will stand out
prominently the pen and Ink and other portraitures OF
| the Senate OF the XLIXth Congress.
Erastus wiman Of the Mercantile Agency, tells me
ago had occasion To inquire rs to the
number Of telegraph and telephone companies incor-
porsed 10 this during the present decade and was
astonshed to fnd that there were l3S companies with
a registered capital of $22i.0O00GO. ~Yet" lie added
I doubt If a of them survive" The American
Rapid lost 81 900 month during its existence before
the Bankers and Merchants Company swallowed up.
And the latter after ard failed
There are now arr assured, not less than $50 tele
| graph Offices In this city. From actual experience
find that 1t Is cheaper tn telegraph than 10 employ
messenger boys The annoyanees Of the seephone arc
the only obstacles know OF u lie becoming the sub
both the telegraph and messenger seryire for
! short distances.
| Mr. Wir,an estimates that the telegraphic business
between the large cities Is only about fifteen per
the total business done by the companes and
that the remainder Is chiefly derived from local business
OF course the idea of-no telegraphic communication
between the large could not be entertained yet
Mr.. wman thinks that this particular branch OF the
Western Union Company does not amount to more than
81, 100000 out OF a total of Sl6, 10000 year.
| Among the papers OF the late Frank Chanfrin tho
following prayer found ia the handwriting OF George
Spear, inmates Of the Forrest Homo In Pha-
dephla. n remember rightly Spear was the original
mpersonator OF Scion SAiagle In Dr. s. Joness play
off, The Peoples Lawyer" In which John +. ovens has
OF years made hin self popular. After Spear had
played it for years Yankee Hill produced and starred
In the same play do not Know whether Spear is yes
alive or what prompted bm to forward the prayer TO
| Mr.. Chanfrau:
Thank God for a bed lie down and roof to cover
mc. God help all those without roof. houseess. home
grandchildren aud all sincere friends and relations.
Pardon manifold sins and ransgressions and enable SS
memory OF Edwin Forrest and his friend James Oakss.
true and tried friends II spirits OF the departed
mltted to watch those on eartn look uONh guhru
protect us from all evil Peace and goodwin 70 all nen
Amen.
Stanley Huntey, who has been circulating story that
he has become the chief Of the Teton tribe OF sioux
|
has no Indian blood in his veins and no Indian nature
In his disposition. He is mildmannered sort Of bar
arian. met him few nights ago hugging hea'er In
| the Fifth Avenue Hotel and shiyerng with nervous
| chill lie is clever with his zen. but could not DO
depended upon handle tomahawk with credit to his
/ tribe.
The old time came over rue night or two ago whenk
encountered in the Victoria Hotel two old army corro-
sponuens with whom associated twenty odd years
| na.ar ga vi.
SAWYER WAS hopelessy addicted to the navy In thoso
days. and happy except when ut sea- He iVed
the hard life the correspondent In the iux'irious
cabins Admrals In the Navy and watched the greas
of time from the safe advantage OF the IRON
clads Cook had an impression that he could follow the
army in a light wagon and witness fights from thas
modern vehicle OF comfort but think his first campaign
| IN the West dispeed that Illusion
occasionally encounter others Of the old war cor
respondents the city, and most OF them are constant 70
their first love for printers Ink Junius Henri Browne
Colonel Thomas W. KnoI, Finley Anderson J' NJ Larks
| and others remain In journalism STILL
O,s of the first effects Of the hard times with theatre
manasers Is likely be the closing OF engagements ZOE
at much reduced salaries to many STOCK aet"
lhis is talked freely by managers ana Is an aiuoss
inevitable Of the bad business OF tas
season.
| Miss Margaret Mather. for whose Metroponaa
| debut j. NJ Hll has leased the Union Square Thea-
| ire has never played in New-York' though sns
| 4, yewyorx girl Mr. Hill founf her when sne was
da,,,nS in the rough and had her educated both In
eocut,on and department During her studies here she
was for some time living with the family Of John Ha6-
| berton the author Of Helcus Babies" year ago
saw Miss Mather Juliet Size WAS painfully crude ana
amateurish; but abe has q strong voice. plump ana
pleasing though somewhat petite figure, and pretty
| face.
| THE RAGE FOR Low CORSAGES