New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-27

TOPICS IN PUBLIC PLACES.


The papers speak OF Mr.. Davenport. the Republican
nominee for Governor, thin and dellcato This il
giving false idea OF the While he lie probably
not robust he Is still pretty strong man, and don't
Imagine that he has been Ill while abroad In Europe
He is Of ordinary height. and weighs probably 15O
pounds What most imp about Mr.. Dsven.
port his serious nd almost saddoned He is
constantly reserved. without being the slightest de-
gree either gruF naughty. He Is not blu and out
spoken man, but Is " a mighty good listener"
am told that somsthing of tho sadness which prevails
In Mr.. Davenporfs manner is due TO circumstance
which also accounts for his rom iniag bachelor. IL
OF loving and losing early. 1t is said that
with the ulden death OF his fanceo. within few
months OF their intended marriage, Mr.. DaYenpOrts
nature seemei to change. Never since his heart was
frozen By this tragedy OF his youth has no encountered
other eyes whose IRE capable OF melting his heart
1t for this that with all the disposition for
domestic happiness. and the means to enjoy married
lite, no has never married.
meet the several mon whom know TO be
waiting for Samuel J. Tildens shoes. that do not
laugh Most OF Thorn been waiting impatienty for
many years. and more than has die1 while waiting.
The Others seem satisfied that at his death Tilden will
leave them In ausnce and forget that the sly Sage of
Greystone knowns they are waiting aud smiles con
temptuously at the dependent spirit they display Bnt
there is OF these dependents who is piful to look
upon. have known him for fifteen or more years-a
patient ploddGr in tho service Of Mr. Tlden. In that
time from q straight figure, he has become round
shouldercd Ho carries his head low upon his breast
and his bOuyant spirits all gone He has never been
dependent except In this of waiting for Mr. Til
den's will to be reai but yOn can SEQ how
that long slope deferred" has made him heart-sek
lie Is Tim Underwater without TINS spirits. and
also without Tins good Brothers Cheerybe. Aud the
end OF all this Will probably be that mere ptance will
be given him In Mr. Tdens WILL and ho viii per force
ali the rest OF his life poddng for the big estate
which Mr. Tilden will leave behind him that sif absO
lutey compelled to leave Anything. The talents this
has used In Tildens service would long since have
made him, vita equal industry, much richer man
than Mr. Tildens beqdest Will mako him.
The transfer OF specie ut heavy cost. by ship, from
NewOrcans TO Washington Is not the first time the same
absurd thing has been done When James Guthrie was
secretary Treasury Franklin Pierce, he
u large quantity OF specie from the Washington Treasury
vaults to New. Orleans. IL subsequently needed
higher up the Mississippi Valley and Large part OF IL
was shipped by boat to Louisville, 1T. Louis and other
Western cities Eventually accommodations at these points
aud others were sent to NewYOrk where specie hap
pened DO In demand aud IL was one OF the political
stories tbs time that the Democratic Secretary of the
Treasury had shipped specie from Washington to New
York by the costly way OF NewOrleans and Louisville.
Mr.. Guthere, while Secretary was partner Ia banking
house at New Orleans, in tho private banking
business with Culver, AZ Louisville, lie aud culver
disagreed separated and Culver told the story that this
specie had been sont from Washington 10 New-Oreans
by this roundabout in order that Gutheres part
ners might handle II in tie way Of business
am told that since his admirable address on Grant
before the at Chicago strong pressure has
been brought bear General Sherman TO consent 10
the delivery OF the the life aud public services
Of General Grant before Congress, There Is Wide
spread feeling among the cd soldiers that odd
Tecumrc better tted for the task OF cognng their
dead comrade and commander than civilian would be,
whatever relations he may have sustained to General
Grant. The talk that ex-senator COnkng Is the one
and only man who should be considered has died ont.
we'll known put llcst with whJm WAS talking on This
topic said The who Is selected 10 deliver the
Grafton ON General Grant shOul DC one whose position Is
broad US country itself II Is no dsparagemont
OF SIR Coukhng TO say that he never has IeacGed that
height aud that he than the great leader
OF a great faction because tue fact Is that you can
count on the fingers OF your two Iands men who III
twenty years have To that cnyabe plane Since
MS retirement 10 private fe senator Conkiing has not
even Justified Judgment that at time caused uim
10 De selected and confirmed Justice OF the Supreme
Court OF tue United states"
General sherman Is getting ont nov edition of his
memoirs in which 1 am toll there will be important
changes aud additions was also told yesterday that
ms Chicago address Grant was prepared soue time
before General Grants death. aud that Al one OF the
meetings between the two General Sherman real 10
Grant IN tn,s ngnt 5nernIauS speech wal PROBABLY Os
rcrod with ucn interest W students Of tue history O
Grant
Snmo Englishmen who come here on business or
measure SAY tat tue SILVER question staring at
Il IA tus country does not Affect uon 60 any degree
FOR instance CHATTING tuc other day with J0hn H.
Cross Member OF Parliament for Bolton anu late Under
secretary luda In the Gladstone Cabinet. when he
ad: We are not troubled about silver at all IN Eng
q ~ There Suo Do
II here lou cannot uuOad too mupu Ot II on England.
are oil s,ef Iuu more theie In Vi ~ tio less
II " A. lower the pti,o tue Octer We via
&c satisfied Iudh is also purchaser oil silver SUE hs
no WI,n prco Ot SILVER u 20 up because That
caus tnat will take more "a her rroducs To OuJ IL sac
1, urPosod iSo hhS"." 90 Muu' 10 80 S'ri a. 80" 40
pOssiOr." sr. Gross 10 banner AMI VIA spend uee
luE AOut politics said % ue That tno condition Oi
paroles In IHgau4 seemed To 10 very mdon the Same 10
n.n az cOdly IN tne Ohr particular that tnero
ere radical ulnercnCes VI principle boIMeeh tnel
There Is ntte weekly paper pdOllsnsd IA this city
called HE JoH aiS avOSeIiJ for journalists. which
seems fairly supported. Among It's editors is bright
Young man uauicd Allan FJrnan whom asked con-
cernlug tue patronage OF The paper From what Class
does It's support cUer he repeated; from journalists
chiefly leet many journalists wac toil me tdat Jour
uali,ts do not Guy ,pdpnrs. Now my observation
ma, been tho exact Op OsItJ Hal That no class % pcO
pc Duy 50 .hdnJ pdptts - hj"s!spot ndh NJ o"h
rca,un you puUlsh tnat Jou 40 no. EXCHANGE wIh ahy
paper" rrocsoy," no aHs"er9d ANA thc sas'sitI Of
ue rs,1uL,u vas evident sdsH paper eau DC IN do
nrrrsting without DcnE sourrllous Hud tnc Fourth
Estate aud can support SO0i organ vi Inc KIND
Charles f. Ulrch, tne Republican nominee for state
treasurer, Will be remembered by newspaper mon Ga
this ci.y Ia dOuJ.e capacity. lie has Deen dispensing
news 10 the reporters for years - Emigration COmns-
s,oner aud Tor many years while ia the discharge Oh the
dulles or tue supply department or the Mutual Lte lu
auoe Company no gave out great deal OF aIVcrtIs-
m 40 tue spLpcr publ ,nurs lie IL stu EuIigrdt'On
,lOnur SsuerIl agent OF Luo MANUAL
l,te "a. lOnRor, NJ I. suppose IL ~ sure 10 assume
mat the big restitution lie represents Will at lsdst VISA
Iur iIn al faILnlui agent
In Wall Street | often run across ex-Congressman
Jam NJ Ashley OF Toledo. lie spends most OF has Time
IN New. YORK engaged In finding funds with winch TO
,uid tno railroad out OF Toledo he prOscted