New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-14
.WALKS AND TALKS IN THE CITY.

spoke recently of seats In the New York
N'hg board ana Petroleum Exchange selling low
twenty per cent OF their face value OF 81 600 mem
oer tes Inc that at the time the Board voted
s'eAs was supposed that the Of the hundred
ana hy members who belonged to the Stock Exchange
ana VINO would he forced to retire under tho rules would
We thrown on the market, and hence the depression
had noted. But instead these seats were tightly held
ana ostehsiby transferred In instances clerks OF
Tue owners They thus "bea devil about the bush"
u" retaining their seats in tho Stock Exchange have
h''o representation In the lower Board. As conse-
qenoe thc price Of the atters seats again and
Sa'uruay 1919 was id for my informGnt's seat
Era'tus Wiman. OF the Staten Island Rapid Transit
company has published the confession OF a lobbyist
VINO got through the New-Jersey LEGISLATURE in the
cioSIS hours OF the last session, resolution opposing
the bill he has In Congress to authorize the bridging of
staten Island Sound at Elizabeth and Perth Amboy
INC story u ono OF the most ridiculous descriptions Of
l lir scene which have read. The only
aayihS In the preamble to the resolution
iact mat Mr. Wiman T. British subject and the false
donicied in London ami composed Of English capt
maa Inc Irish members put the resolution through
Litigation is not only expensive, but 1t to be
cOhiaSous one salt usually gives rise to Others; but
the fuon-rayleure imbrogo bears unusual frmts.
fulton had Tayeure Indicted; Tsyleure plead guilty
ana was punished then Fulton sued him clyiy for
S22,uOo dlmages; and now Tayleure is to Fulton
bill OF costs. wy
Dwight Lawrence said 10 about the Edson
tempt case; Now let Democratic crank get out
an Injunction to prevent Cleveland from naming his
CABINET on the ground OF conspiracy with Southern
sohaors."
General Thomas l.. CngIhan the veteran North Caro-
ina Democrat, who at the NesYork Hotel says Le il
moro interested IN advising the world OF the benefit, Of
t"nacro E remedy Tor evil uIdcr the tan he
u IN '"Olhet making or pJucy-shlplng.
Charles A. Chccyer some time ago supplied the fund,
necessary To test invention Tor tclegaphng be
been made on tho Port Morris division OF the NewYor
New-layen and Hartford railroad. The results have
not been made public but | told that the stock
when sold at SlO has suddenly popped up to par.
public trial Is shortly he made 1t Is claimed that by
this new process the whereabouts OF every train
long line OF railway can he made known each in
dl'dua conductor 81 any moment he chooses to inquire
Governor squire. O; Washington Territory. has
turned from Washington city on his way home lie
desires -lisht correction maie In the statement In
Washington letter to rIE TRIBUNE In which the impress
sion was conveyed that all the people OF the Territory
favored the reIea Of the land grants Ia tho Northern
Pacific Railroad What he meant 70 convey that
both parties IN the Territory favored this repeal but not
that all the people did.
met Hiram Tompklns OF the United states Hotel AT
Saratoga uptown last night e has just returned from
Montreal and Is full OF stories about obogganing. 1t
bushel ~ fuu" be sa!d to me "Why, got risky
. boy over the sport The toboegans hold from two
up To sixteen people. | have seeh sixteen on o.
toboggan with two men standng mp behind. dragging
foot each IN the 10 steer The best toDoggnns
are made ~ birch We nave AN leo mn Al odr tOsa, ana
last saturday Night nearly 500 people were on H. some
with velvet and all tai sort OF thing. until 80 TO 500
has been expended on them"