New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-01
DRIFTWOOD OF CITY TALK.
CAUGHT UP IN THE STREAM OF CURRENT
COMMENT FROM MANY TONGUES.


The Ohio TOntine Investigating Committee
Is made up OF country editor aud two country awd
yers. Senator wolcott is from the Western Reserve
consequently Republican Of the straightest sect His
village Is Kent in Garelds old district where the shops
OF the Nev-York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad are
located-and nothing else. Senator White is editor OF
The Defiance Democrat a irc-eating newspaper, pub
hshed in the swamps of northwestern Ohlo and is con-
sequently Democrat His district formerly repre-
sented in Congress by "Bill Hill, who was noted in
Washington for his blue jean summer suits and his
declaration In 1876 that the Democrats fight for the
Presidency Senator Cabeis the Of Ohio Democratic
statesman of prominence before the These gentle
men have no special knowledge about insurance. They
admit this frankly Yet they have been sent here by
their felow-members OF the Ohio Senate to fnd
ont what Tontine insurance and Is not Senator VOL
colt said to yesterday confess my own Ignorance
OF the subject but shall make honest effort to master
II for constituents The holders OF Tontine policies
in Ohio have been alarmed by the attacks the system
through the newspapers until the demand for an inves
gation under the rights reserved by tho State in per-
hitting insurance companies do business in the State
seemed imperative. When I pick up newspaper and
read the attacks tho system the signature OF
responsible man like Mr.. Greene, they convincing
When read the reply by Mr Hyde it that he has
met nearly oil the points that essential But the
public is eewlldered, stlrr,d up and excited There
the public is entitled IL Is for those facts that we shall
probe"
Opposition to the recommendation for State COnven.
ton that shall consist OF 100 delegates is made the
ground that there halls only in NewYork and Brook
Ign which capable OF holding many people was
talking recently that point with Senator Miller. Hc
there places II meeting sufficiently large IN But
fal6 Rochester, Utica Saratoga and Albany. II Is fact
that there has always been opposition to holding State
Conventions in NeWY0rk City, based the theory that
the delegates be npnlated here easily than
IN smaller place. Senator Miller that as fact the
direct contrary - true The delegates or conventions
held here scatter all over Manhattan and Long Isl
ands and 20 over into JERSEY % pass the nights
with friends. Many O them remain at points along the
Hudson and come I'm the early morning trains. As q
result OF this condition OF things at night IL Is Impossible
TO do any thing with the delegates except IN the cOnNen
ton itself They cannot be reached Consequently they
cannot be brought Into trades and deals or brbei.
Mr.. Cheney, OF Bloomington H.. receiver Of the Lake
Erie aud Western road which runs from Bloomington to
sanIusky. tells ms that his fellow towusman, Judge
David Davis Is losing flesh I'm his political retirement
" The Judge weighs about $50 pounds, should say.
said Mr. Cheney. c used 10 weigh $40. lie has lost
his od-time healthy look. lie is not practising law but
gives all his his farms. lie must have 200
5000 OF improved farm land In Central Illinois
II Il valuable land every fit Then he has great
deal Of property In Missouri and Iowa. hat that Is wild
land aud not so valuable The Judge Is wealthy and
a young wife. But he Is sadly disappointed man. Tic
wanted To- he President. liz of the bench III IN,
hope that Presidential lightning would strike him. II
mi lht have done 50 II he hal remained the bench
But irom the moment he left the Judiciary he was out OF
the race He made great MISTAKE IN MS attempt TO re-
main independent, voting now With one party AMI now
with the Othcr. II man wants To reform party, he
must get into II and be part Of 80 as To nave some
voice In it, mauagement lie can't stand OIL ON the out
side and eject anyt thing"
Ex-Governor Bullock, OF Atlanta, who comes occa-
sonally to New.York. has made business of cotton
spinning since he out OF Office. was talking with
him At the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday. when he said
he cotton manufacturing business is ifanythng.
done We manufacture at the South only heavy goods
and The situation quite BAD with us as with the
manufacturers Of fine goods tn New England There
some advantages IN the mandatory being located In
the midst OF the cotton eis But there also dlsad
yautanges the principal being the cost OF capital
Money rates 10 per through the South Ill only
4 In New England You get IL In England for u Ia
per cent The English maauIctnrer eau GET al IA.
money he wants NJ per cent on twentyfour months
time. lie send hts product 10 Brazil on twelve ana
eighteen months credit. ana then turn around manu-
somcy. In this country six months loan u considered
% longtime In tie south IT /. dicu, TO get money
for over sixty days. do not know but we have all the
money which entitled-that Is, all for when
makes great ds uvantage Investments in the south
may safely made In any other part oil the coun
Try"
Touched the subject Of politics slightly. when the Gov
ornor said Tho Republicans gave up in the soutl
everything for which Repubncanisn stood. They lal
and let the South ride over them don't zee VIII
they misht-n9 as wei have Dcmocraue Ad,ains,
political situation In the South Is concerned
H. C. CreveIlng Of st. Louis. who made great deal Of
money out transfer business there and &C CinciD
natl In tho early days OF the ohio aud Mississippi RI
road. has just back from ten years life abroad
lie has q gorgeous Partisan waistcoat and great dis
gust ut tho New-York Barge ONCE lie said to me
have been In Turkey Russia and Arabia, a. well al
France Germany and England, but have never en-
outered anything like the landing here Why they lei
our trunks down over the steamers side one by one
white all stood on deck expecting that the rope
would break Then they crowded into little bit OF
yes-el damp and unwhOesome, and brought us up the
v,rith hall fbe rub
ing cod. At the Barge Otice we encountered worse
OF Arabs than ever saw I'm Arabia The colored
man who bundled my trunks on 10 hack charged me
thirty and seven nckrs IN change. when
he vowed we're ten pieces. hadn't the nickel
pieces before gave them all to him on pledge that
lie would the Democratic ticket hereafter. At the
hotel hack charges were -. got the same luggage
transferred in Paris for 81 20 myself Included.
Frank Beard. the artist, when told the other
day by an artist friend that his picture "Out All Night
las the one which had ght him most reputation, re-
piled THAT Is probably because more people compre
bend IT," In chat about art matters ard In reply To
inquiries Mr. Beard said to "The reproduction of
an oil painting chrome destroys it's value and goner
ally destroys the artist too. on the other hand its
reproduction by engraving enhances the value OF the
pantng The Government gives little or no encou rage
men TO artists The paintings in tho Capitol at Wash
ington might with wisdom be put Into separate build
ing as curOsitea. Even Trumbus portraits have only
the value Of old photographs The productions OF artists
to-day In this country are improved 90 per cent over
those nfty years ago That which IL best In art Is
always cheapest. Tho Government should nave TIE
best"
GENERAL GRANT DEPRESSED BY THE WEATHER.