New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-20
UALKS AND TALKS IN THE CITY.

Talking with Richard Butler Of the Barthoidi COMMIT
tee the other day, learned that the design Oh 'no
pedestal has materially altered from that SHOWN )"
.he illustrations common. IL was iouhd th 'o
height was great for symmetrical WORK. anu IL o
been reduced by about twenty -four feet balcony mas
been added to the upper part Of the pedestal anu
siderable ornamental work also Inc height VI ~
pedestal will be about ninety feet ana the b0la a
The entire structure statue and ALL about JOB feeL
new design is by Richard NJ Hunt, and has the appoVa
OF NJ. BartholdL
The Bartholdi Committee has 50 far raised about
SIs5 600 of which over 100000 has been contributed
by citizens OF New-York City. The sum of S2oooo was
ouiey raised here Within days There is needed TO
couplee the work about 1928 900 am told that Ten
or eleven prominent citizens have already agreed TO give
Git Andrew Carnegie. Abram = Hewitt Edward Cooper
aud Eugene Kelly are among the number
Ihear that Carl told friend the other day tha
Cleveland has moro brains than Blaine ana that
elections I'm the South are fair in NewYOrk CITY
Possibly there is some truth in the theory that MI
schurz is edit Administration organ III TINS CITY
lam told by Samuel Houser, the Montana millionaire
who made his money in copper and silver that apo oil
the Senate has been made to ascertain the views OF mem
hers on the silver question. lie says the al vision II
close but that the silver men are in the majority
The copper business has had the bottom all knocked
out OF it, by depression in prices, overproduction ana
big failure Ortwo. IL. ID. Green OF Portland, oregon
who has large copper Interests he thinks that the
taking A. into channels Of and mInu'act ure not now
Thought Of suggested for Instance that az the present
price of COPPER statuary might be made OF H. every D
as artistic brOnLes, and al COST llAI "ouIu maAo
great demand.
There Is no doubt among Democrats with whom TAX
that President Cleveland will indicate his wishes In due
time n TO who shall make the for Governor on the
Democratic ticket this tll II Is not thought 'ha1 Wv
cruor Hill Will be that choice.
Ihcar occasional inquiry "a to what has become OF
Senator Nicrs scheme for pop1lIrEing the Republican
state Conventions II Was referred tOa committee OF
the state Committee who Will be asked TO report when
The state Committee meets Ia call the next convention
The plan Is to every town and ward represented by
A. least one delegate be elected by the people directly
"a delegate to The state Convention. without the inter
yeutiun OF county city conventions. 7uch cohNeh-
tin will necessarily be large-IbOu looJ persons ~
again less than 500 under the present plan Senator
Miller tells me he has been securing inloina,Yn i,o,n
other states a. 10 the methods OF calling aud holding
conventions aud has found that In New England, Whotc
such popular gatherings are convened they are seheT
ally satisfactory.
Colonel Kingman l.. Paige, IN talking about Central
American matters. sali "Tho waters OF the Mssis-
sinp will never run unysNcd the ocean aud tho peace
OF IS 900 900 OF people will be fully assured while
Cuba the prdo Of the Antilles. remain. IN the posses
sion OF any that may become hostile To our inter
csts"
THE pooling OF railroads" said Judge Stevenson
unrke Of Cleveland. ." 10 something this country does
not fully understand 1t il great question There Il
RIGHT ana Justice Ia the pooling system. II IA serious
ug Ia the peoplc of the United States II the railroad
Investments fail b. profitable The great bulk OF Sc
cuytc, are held 10y comparatively small INVESTOR and
he hoe country affected when these are valucess
hecause OF the failure OF roads 10 return Tont on puaI
ness transacted. Pooling enables them to return that
profit"