New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-14
UlLKs AND Talks IN THE CITY.

General John G. Kountz, Of Toledo, Commandments
Chief OF the Grand Army OF the Republic, tells me mat
The organization is still increasing IN membership ana
numbers nearly 800 600 at the present time HE Ola
,olders are pretty hardy lot-they hang on t. NE
teuaciousy" said the General "Of course. we cannot
continue increasing membership very much longer.
But deah-rate at present comparatively ight In
my home post Forsyth Post of Toledo, wha membership
Of 700 not varied an average OF over ten year
for five years past. The post organized In 1866
with thirteen members o. whom was one AL DuI ono
Of the charter members are alive"
General Konntz's term will expire in July. Among
The aspirans to succeed him General II. a. Bhinun.
Of NewYork City; General 8 Burdette OF Washington
Colonel j. W. Barst. Illinois, and General John 8 Eey-
pods, OF Rochester, y. Y.
General Jardine told me that III officers OF the old
9th Army Corps have been buried within a year
W c. Andrews, OF the New-York steam Heat Com
pany, said yesterday: "som, funny ideas get into
people heads at times, which 1t Is hard to disturb For
Instance though our company has been in operation
for three years. with five miles OF pipe service now LAID
and has never injured much little finger Tor any
one except one OF our employesl, the puohc
has an idea that our pipes are Diowlhg
up daily, killing. scaling ana disabling people
In one of the prominent banks in Broadway all tho
managers, except one old gentleman Of ninety d.
rector want MS to put to heat their building
The OLD gentleman Is afraid that the steam VIII explode
and blow all up, and threatens never TO attend
meeting Of the board If steam Is put"
The Norman completely deepens under the operations
1.-THE Elmlnds bill. Ih3irl recently that an agent OF
he Mormon lea iers was in NewYOrk seeking to nego-
tate sale OF their property TO Eastern capalstt 80
that they might remove 10 Mexico. John ". Young,
son Of rghan who Is Of the Twelve Apostles, mas
been here for two three months ana may nave p'o
the person thought TO be 80 engaged D. NJ WATSON
The banker and politician OF Grand Rapids, Mie whose
name Is associated with that Of DJn n ckenspn In the
tfcl eade OF
years in Utah, lie told that he disbeevcl the story
and thought likely that the Mornons were putting up
shrewd land scheme the Gentiles According 10 MS
observation the old MormO s would not foilo" INC
leaders in any attempted exodus from Utah Ihoy Woud
rather be- inclined to stay and accept the laws ms
church really had little property held in common trust
The stores and mills and hotels throughout the Terri
tory wero run by the bishops OF whom thero "oIo
over hundred. They wers selected for their
business capacity, rather than their religious
culture. The Mcchesidak order Of Priesthood Is the
spiritual one. and tho bishops belong this Aar onic
priesthood The Apostles arc sil,nt partners Of the
bishops Ia all enterprises, tho Territory being divided
for this pupos, nto districts, in which the Apostles
operate Individually The bishops in their church dis
courses conAae themselves TO telling the people when
plant corn and much; what crops or breedlngs of
animals Will be valuable another year. ani matters OF
that character Az an Instance OF the preiOnncnce OF
business over rel gioa in the Mormon fah MT weston
says he once Bishop Sharp what there was In the
Norman faith to bind a man to IT, ana got hs reply :
"A religion which will take me out OF a Cornwall mine
and make me worth half million dollars Is good enough
Tor Bishop sharp is probably the ablest Mormon
fnancier.
The Michigan man has doomed up in this Admnistra
ton. Don NJ Dickinson is the Michigan man. Some
other Michigan have been ap pointed to Office some
others have wanted be appointed But Mr.. Dickinson
has remained the power behind the throne was talking
yesterday with Mich gan merchant about Dickinson
q 10 m leading
lawyers In practice, but Ia different lines While RepuD-