New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-17
CHAT ON CURRENT TOPICS.
EXPERIENCE AND COMMENTS GATHERED
IN MANY PLACES

In the Pacific ." the Presidents queryng reoin-
der "Why. thought the entire Navy was down there
in Whtneys warl"
is also related that when Mr. Justice Field called AZ
the White House the other day to argue at length inc
desiraby OF charging the Supreme Court the Presi-
dent acceding courteously to all his argument sad
yes but Mr. Justice II the Supreme Court Is enlarged
what becomes OF my Cabinetl"
There great uneasness and unrest among the Demo
Gratis the OF the Administration Ex-fost-
master-Gencral Hatton tolls mo that men go aoou'
Washington cursng the President behind his back VINO
are all smiles his face because they want sonenns
This reminds incident Of the week at the fitn
Avenue Hotel party OF prominent Democrats were
grouped around Senator Vest OF Missouri In the oppy'
rOundy beraung the Administration inc senator
did not join in the chorus although there was an
attempt their part TO commit him. The Senator nhay
said Look here boys this thing reminds mo Oh 'ho
Irishmnn who fell down we'll He wasn't mmcn hu..
and lot OF companions let down rope 10 pun MN out
There was good deal of chatting he rose nearly 70
the top OF the we'll and tho fellows. stopping TOT Dleatn
began dropping pebbles down on Pat How'd on
there ye BANKED biankety blank blanks, shouted rat
It;s no use taking boys We've been in the we'll for
twenty-four years We are getting hauled ont We are
pretty the top But IT'S useless 10 quarter Win INC
men whoye got hold Of the rope"
Senator Vest in appearance is short stout fufaced'
with stnbhy gray mustache and slight goatee making
him look not unlike the pictures OF General george d.
Mcclellan that have been circulated the country over
question he said: The editorial in The Times OF we'd
ncsday morning damnabc revelation OF the consplr-
acy that is constantly going against silver IL says
in effect that will not be taken by the banks that
business men mast not take it, and that Secretary Man
ming is in full sympathy with the movement 10 oreaA
down silver | saw recently in New-York paper the
threat OF NewYork banker that man who would pay
his 10 I'm silver at that bank wond never pay another
one DO you know where that kind Of talk saredl twas
I'm letter written by General Grant to Judge Long OF st.
Louis The General was his trip around tho world
lie had reached Smyrna. His letter TO Judge Long was
about personal and family matters and Incidentally
other topics The Judge so proud to have
Grant for a cores pondent that he worked the letter
into print In The Globe Ilenocru IN " wis 9" use
about like this see that the Bland silver Dill mas
passed II was President would interIO-e prompt
executive veto Ifit should be passed over the Veto
the business men OF the country should combine 10 r.
nnyor ,ntcDdcd 10 he madc public has caused great
deal OF trouble. The fact that silver Is not treated
discoveries In this country first began. When II
was demonetizcl. no ono know how u was done
John Sherman, who has run the finances for
fifteen years has siid repeatedly that nc
knew nothing about H. Garfield. who was the III
strrment In doing IT, said he did not know II. Two
wears ter It was DONE General Grant President Was
wondering why there was not more silver In circulation
When the people found % out, we la Revision or sen
tment such this country never saw before The pco
pie for silver No man has ever dared to assume the
responsibility OF decentralization The gold men shraDk
back IN alarm before the popular wrath Bnt they are
Which ihcy dcmonctiacd silver before john sherman
said recently In the senate that he In favor OF b
There Is an election coming ON in Ohio that
involves his seat and the voters Of ONO are silver men,
But when Mr came back from the great none
tary conference at Paris he published letter saying
gold was tho great metal ana the following
sessions Introduced bills the passag" 81 which would
have been blow direct &C silver II NAV be lust as well
for The National banks understand first last that
they can get the SILVER bill repealed. II IA tho
neonc's measure and they will do better To accolnmo-
date Themselves 10 20 lock horns with ihc people
IA struggle that only end IN their own overthrow
without disturbing bi-mctallisin'
t.f.. anti he ~ IeFl NJ he
Avenue Hotel, with with Alfred Cooke whose printing
works at leeds England, many lie said to
me 1--WE beat yon ~ all points In printing except one
spite Of heavy tariff. put color printing into
this country at profit Where you beat ns Is In engrav
ing on stone. Where In printing In colors
has been achieved 4, Ia "a combination OF tho work OF
three Datons. The delicate French artistic taste Is
brought into play In the pro uctlon of tho desgns Tho
careful paeut aud painsaking German engravcrs re-
produce them for the press English printers complete
the job. The German engravers arc the best Ia tho
world They put rs dot and stroke OF the artist
Even his false strokes ali brought out, hut 50 are his
good They arc like the old sea captains Chinese
servant who was told order dozen pairs OF Nankecns
made Just like the pair IN the closet And followed the
orer explicitly that the twelve pairs Of new 5reecbes
had each patch III the seat lko the model WIN our
combination OF French. German and English workmen
In courcd and chrome printing we can 70 use your
Yankee phrase. lick all creation'
In discussing the different kinds OF printing tho fact
came out that Mr. Cooke has HIS floor arranged so
that photographic work In progress on one side OF the
room and Topographic work the other while from his
Office he overlook every ono OF the many hundred
employees the establishment. They don't like 1t
especially we said Mr. Cook. "but 1t stops shirking.
There are no drones from the down. There is
great antagonism between the typo and the tho'
worknen. The photographer thinks that his work Is
superior 20 printing from type. which he regards rs
mere patchwork The manipulation OF types looks on the
photographer mere machine TO pat on stone The
drawings OF artists The printer thinks that with his
fancy borders types and co0r his work Is high art com
pared with the other what neither seems TO consider
is that the printer IN his artist making Ills own de-
sign and then executing u, whereas the II hographcr Il
only the executing power for the artist. thus tho
printers singlehanded work 10 always pltted against
the hographic work OF two brains IN comparisons of
this kind. Printing with types Is In fact' the higher
art"
The little jump in the price of silver bullion recently,
am told by ex-senator Chaee tracesbe TO the pos
sblc requirements ~ silver coin for the war prepare
tons OF the British In india
Samuel J. Tildens stately nouse in Gramorcy Square
all winter long presented Its white window shades 10
passersby. am told that tho hou,okecper and watch
man have tho only occupants OF the mansion It's
the first Mr. Tden has remained out Of tho city In
the winter long time. This not so
much induced by his poor health by desire to avoid
the opportunities Of men who would have sought his In
nuence to aid them with the Democratic Admins
traton. He has not wholly escaped. His mails, am
ask him a. put 10 good word with Mr. Cleveland IN
orTa uny. him yislt at Cireystone But these things
only the shadow OF what would have happened II
Mr. Tldcn hal been easy OF 10 the multitude Of
office seekers flowing TO and from Washington through
New.YOrk City.
Invention piles on invention IN this country in such
rapid succession that the marvellous antly being
thrown in the shade by the super-maryel GUS hear OF
battery for use In tecgraphing which be held In
mans hand, yet possesses by actual test In connection
with improved methods OF transmitting the electric cur
rent power equal to 5000 OF the batteries In
II may revolutionize all kiuds OF teleg
nphy, but will be especially useful In ts application
cables hear that the electric headgh AN assured
fact and that IL Is adopted subject by the Erie
road. These are only the inkngs Of the future. What
the accom- lshments will be no man may guess
John Fitch. the exIegister or Bankruptcy, squared
his big form In front OF the other night while he said
Well they've got bill through the Legislature III
veaf Now. Ynr II rrna