New-York tribune., 1885-02-07
WALKS AND TALKS IN THE CITY.

"Brevity Is the soul OF wit, but lawyers anu Ju"7
don't think it is the "cpitome of common sense,
as law has been designated. Brevity OF law repor''
sometimes judges aniiction and annoy Anoo
and noticed instances Of it last week. AccouihS
to report Judge Cowing had most inhumany sent
man to prison for twelve years for robbinS ooy Vi
| penknife The fact that the criminal was coh
vct who had served three for robbery, and the
boy attacked and robbed district messenger boy
who might have had good deal Of other peopie
| money on his person. The other was one whch
before Judge Gilderseeve. and he was censureo
for showing too much clemency TO VINO "o
put his wifes eyes out with cobblers aw inc Juoso
had the to the Penltentary for nine months
The that the wfes eyes not put OUT anu
the District Attorney consented to accept plea OF
guilty OF simple assault and battery. That explains the
short sentence. Judge Cowins could have gwen ,ne
criminal less than ten under the law ana
he added only two because he WAS an old offender
In the Democratic throng uptown queer opinions
about President Cleveland are to be heard ohe
my aoquansnces speaks of him always as The silent
! Man of Destiny" This said the other day ION
one. must have his head tho other day when ne
talked to you about the dangers OF assassination NO
Democratic President assasinated Cleveland
besides is n man Of nerve and needs no body guard
dfty pound cannon behind his back That's Napoeonic
qualify and he @ s @ Hns p sne sneh 1 a.
Napoleon possessed stolidy like that Of an over-ed
animal !" ventured TO ask and glance that was III
| tended to be wthcring was my response.
am told that the contractors on the new aqueduct
have their shaf;sa little oncfourth completed The
shafts about nile apart and are SINK to depth
ranging from 40 to 36O odd feet From the bottom OF
these shafts tunnclng takes place each way O'Brlen
win sink sixteen shafts In some places the aqueduct
| will run above the surface.
Ihcar worse story especially in Democratic opinion
about the Democratic Civil Service Commissioner OF the
United states than that his accounts mixed up III
| Is that hc does not pay his POKER bcts
An the photographers Cleveland for subject and
soliciting him through the channel OF ietter',persona
app, aons from agents, ard the "'nuence OF the pol
| tcians ] have heard that German, Hendricks. Bar
num- Grace. Ill., Manning. McCune and Lamont have
all promised to assist In turning the Presidential foot
step into galleries where they have themselves been SIT
ters Early one morning during the recent campaign,
when Cleveland had only been twelve hours In the city.
LIE received card before breakfast In "A hasty glance
he thought he recognized 1t rs the signature OF Major
Pond the genial lecture agent OF Henry Ward ieecher
He promptly invited the visitor To hs room where the
warncst kind Of q greeting given the stranger,
When II statement of the guests call he said:
am tIe ,intcrv wer -r OF -. the photographer.
aud called To ask YOU kindly give us appointment
gallery for sitting" thuudcr-coud came over
trcuce ureued the door of hi roum and was 80 tmpa-
tcnt the departure of the solicitor that he LAID MS
hand ON the sLoIdcr OF tio gentleman giving HIM
lonan wide berth. ana work him by Indirect m'th-
ilaunakcrs cothcrs and boot ANA shoenhker are
known ask IN scores Tor his patronage
when Mr. Hendricks here his recent flying trip.
a Demo raiic friend inquired how he came To make the
noted hickory broom" speech in Brooklyn. lie ro-
pied I'm substance: n all to me In flash Of
memory from OF my boyhood. My father was an
oldne Wing In the exciting days ot the first Jackson
campaign, the Democrats raised in town the nrst
hickory pole had They topped II of with
hickory broom I remembered. IS | sat there AZ the
Brouklyn banquet. how | first cauc INTO NleN OF The
nolr and stood gazing tho broom IN nilair An old
citizen Democrat. coming along asked him what the
roJu meant. Why said lie, H. - To sweep thc Mhlgs
am of he departments after Jack-on f. selected With
that remini-c-nce Ia my mind YOU can FeHdily SEQ no"
made that speech
Kinsman l.. PAGE. who was In Paris last summer "hen
Mr. Hendricks was there tcl, that they went to-
eetcr on "A trip up the Seine. and stopped at landing
whore there was a shooting gallery. A. they sat In a
bool l,lly watching the mark,men fire AT the heads o
clay mines AT stance Of four OILS. Mr. Icndrick, sud
dcnly said: e" wonder II | coulInt do something ~
that. H.. long time since tried my hand, hat used 10
lac "A fair shot" O!ug to the range hc pcScd oui
rife and fired .no after -ho untn he had broken seven
nlu.s ia succession. " There said lie. "-eyens "a
lucky number; III quit while my score Is good
Colonel j. g. Bcfrctt OF Washington. chairman OF tho
u.iratiou Committee. tells that tie people Of the
District OF Columbia. without regard party. have taken
hold of the arrangements with cOmmendabic hcarues~
There are of course he says. some people who look
ou the soidd side Of the celebration, ns destined
IN proht Wa.hugton by leaving there The money OF
triuccr. bu, the active persons n the alIahRcMfhlS
have IA cher and patriotic motives. Iho arTaEr'
u,t. are gung forward smoothly and With suiclcht dis
patcn, 80 that can predict splendid aH;ir'
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