New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
SOME MEN ABOUT TOWN.

Erastus winan talking few days ago about possible
war between England and Russia said that would not
be an unmixed evil so far America was concerned
thought OF many why this might be thus con-
sldered but asked him for his for so thinking
" II would advance the price Of wheat to dollar
bushe he replied This country Is always prosperous
when wheat sells for more than dollar bushels and
hard times to follow when that staple Is over
produced and the price lowered below dollar, as 1t IL
now"
"Thero ia another unerring Indication" said Mr.
Wman Of hard times in this country IL Is In the in-
OF the volume OF Investments in farm mortgages
The total present invested In this way is some
thing ard 1t Is constantly the increase 1t
Is bad sign when the farmers put mortgages on the
soil they TILL"
Have you noticed" he continued, how Western men
are coming to wYork for the display OF their energy
and how Western capital Ia seeking investment in the
Easti This IL general than 1t has been for
past And it is true not only OF CalifDrnans VINO
grew rich from the Western mines but OF those men OF
Chicago ST. Louis and intermediary points who have
made fortunes out of grain and pork" thought that
perhaps new and reversed reading of the familiar
Westward the course Empire takes its way Was In
order.
Western mon arc numerous the heavy investors
in NewYork and Eastern enterprises. could name
permanently here. and who have engaged in the
important of local enterprises For instance there
IA DR. Norvin Green, president OF the western Union
Telegraph Company who is KentucSian, and VINO ID
just engaged In building railway as far east as 'e
icehound shores OF Nova scotia III. Victor Newcomh,
another Kentuckian, IS permanently located In New
York John W. Mackey. william Lent and other Cali
forIlla milonna,rcs find this field moro available for
present and future than that in which they
made their wealth. Philip ID. Armour the great grain
Spectator, Is from Illinois: and John d. Rockaieller,
tho oil operator, ia from Ohio; and both are prdcticay
| permanently settled In NewYOrk in which each finds
the largest field for his extensive operations Among
lawyers General Wager swayne, Algcrnon s. sullivan
aud others could successful men, are Western
born and bred.
At Long Branch the other day led irresistbly to
the cottage OF my old friend Frank Chanfrau and his
WIDOW who has remained in secuson there ever since
his death gave me some old scrap-bo0ks containing
many letters and newspaper notices OF MS ana her
performances amu5o myself with who she ATTENDED,
to business and household duties. Mrs. Chhnfrau SIN
feels keeny the OF her husband and says she now
recognizes fully how helpless she Is In business matters
without him. although he always sroye during thclr
happy and peaceful married life OF twenty seven years
to teach Tier business methods IL Is singular TACT
worth mentioning solely because OF its snBnaly uhat
this couple who absolutely devoted To each ether
lived separate lives the strictly business sense haeh
|
one borrowed from the other the obligation was repa'a
~ strictly IA II they in way related Inc 40
counts OF Mr Chanrau's estate show, AIN told ny the
executor that he spent less than $500 his wife during
their entire married life The estate was largely made
ND Of their Joint earnings. and therefore, justly LETT
IN IT. onroty tho widow, TO whom tho care oil the TWO
| sons Ia left without reservation or direction
One OF Chanrran's children IA a remarkably handsome
Iad namcd aztec his father Many years AGO. when ne
WAS only about four years Of age HIS mother had MS
pno,ograph taken in Imitation OF the famous Cherubs
o Raphsa In tho CHILD rests his chm on DIS h''
which are spread table, In the other MS cheeks arc
held between the palms OF his hands tho elbows resting
On tho same table These plcurcs hayoIong formed
mart o, the stock n trade OF photographers who se
| them n. The American ChcrIbs" | have heard them
,oEon OF "A chanrraus twins but "a matter OF iaot
both faces are OF tue same brigdt looking boy
| Some one read aloud to a group ut Chanfraus'
story lust now current in tho papers representing
| the emotion displayed by Matilda Eeron'
| on an occcsion when her infant child BDon
| called aloud 10 her In a crowded thcar" during
pathetic sccns In the play. Mrs Chanfr" was rehihe"
OF an incident of couioal character Ia hor o" OK
pcriepc. sho wns playing The Rent Day., Win the
| iate William H. Floyd. hs insisted everybody
should call him. billy" Floyd. in tho cast In one scene
she was supposed to be asleep and Foydn MS part 7"
arouse her latter difficulty Mrs ChantFaus niue
son Frank the front OF the housen charge OF her
,ster Miss Mary baker Observing TIoyds vain efforts
y, ro h, mother the child cried aloud. greatly to
| the amn.emcnt OF actors and audience Mamma!
| mamma! wake mp: Billy wants to talk to You
.o,y letters in the scrap boots OF tho Chanfraus,
ca,no across one from Matilda Heron relative 10 pay
she had written which she called Pearl and the rate
OF which ia unknown far as can learn. Inc etter
WAS written at san Francisco In November iS'Z' u 'o
tim, when Matilda Heron endoayoring To prove III
IN. courts that she was the wife OF the millionaire.
Henry Byrne; and she was In the lowest uePtii' VI
povcrty aud despair. think the SUIT was set'''" io
money consideration. but for 80 small an amount 'ha'
| tho whole WA, swallowed up by hor debts ana nor
l,vvcrs II wond be interesting to know what became
81, ,S NAV which the gifted Camille thought so highly
| y, The letter IA addressed TO Mrs. Chanfrau ana
after returning thanks for q loan OF money says
VIA In hopes you would purchase Pearl whioh' tnousn
say H. Is ono OF ito prcItiest plays ever "i''o" III
| America. lido wish You would reid IT, lot hho" ~"
,yold nurcbase IT, The heroine wears five beauti!ul
dresses Il Is full OF pahos aud "a pure rs an 'ice anu
tho play fun Of fun. II has taken me SIX years 10
vtte A. and 4, the proulest work OF my life. Mr. DAILY
maid me $500 for the right to play IL In New-fork ana
h. was offered 81 900 1t by Agnes Ethel but refused
TO part with It, In my present pecunary hoon'eh'ohoo
| Won shall have t for this stats ut your Owa price
Tho recen. publication by Mrs General Custer of her
| experiences on the frontier WIN her ""Np'"" WV ~
all the moro interesting the following letter written
| month before her husbands death III "lho" s"o oA
pre,ses her presentIments Of impending disaster Inc
letter il to Mrs Chanfrau and begins Win rel" VI
| thanks for tho presentation by Mrs ChanIrau OF an
Eureka corce pot Tor camp which General sherid"
had kindly forwarded to the Clusters by Government
train Mrs Custer also alludes TO meeting WIN hfs
Dr. Hart Of Nsw-York. wife Of the surgeon ~ for qua"
200 miles beyond Fort Lincoln at which the Clusters
| we're then stationed Mrs Hart was formerly MISS
yeupie Burton daughter OF the great comedian ana
She Mrs Custer says much of her fathers talent
and ia highly accomplished" The rest OF the letter.
hcb IA dated on May 27 1876 and signed Lille Bacon