New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02

puous Only IN y CASUAL way Auo uoWSpopoks nso
great amount Of talk about her In connection with that
position We did not for moment seriously discuss
her name know her well and would not nave per
bringing up OF her name would have been an embar-
rassment to which none Of her friends would think OF
subjectng her"
NJ. Weston, Of Grand Rapids Mich, told me yester
day that he student Michigan University under
Professor Charles Kendall Adams the president Of
Cornell University. Mr.. Weston is old newspaper
man. prosperous banker and keen observer Of men,
He said Professor Adams is not brilliant but belongs
to the army Of earnest podders He steady devoted
steady poddng lie succeeded Professor white in the
now succeeds him as president at ithaca,
presume, through Mr.. Whites influence
His executive ability do not know about. With his
direction"
The Grand Army of the Republic will hold its grand
encampment next year in San Francisco. Tho CON-
mittee transportation have secured, am told. the
promise Of round trip excursion tickets, good for
months stay on the coast before returning for $50.
They have some hopes through competition of getting
this down to $50 At $50 tho cost would be less than
cent mile which Is getting rates pretty low. though
not quite equal to the old Chicago and Kansas City rate
when passes were free and q lunch thrown In.
am told that the railroad route from Constantnope,
to the Persian Gulf lying between the Tgris and the
River Euphrates is field which European capitalists
have watchful eye That is the only route by which
England might head of the movement OF the Russians
by way OF Herat Senator Leland Stanford Of Califor
MA looked this project with great The
Sultan offered him great Inducements to undertake the
building OF the road, which would bring London within
with and n her said
70 the nave been PARTY Stanford ,Ue to bu IN
direct the work and management rs far rs he might have
DEATH one duy ssuas
American In the face in such Is the uncer
ualy be built as war necessity when England and
Russia have come to blows and In that event would be
built rapidly From Paris to Constantinope Is now only
two and half days ride.
Tho new Hotel Barth0di, In Madison Square ut Broad.
way and Twenty thrdst.. has been quietly opened by
Mr. sprague formerly Of the James Hotel In the office,
which for the present 10 In Is some fine
old oak finishing One massive piece, which forms the
top Of his COUNTER has solid beauty that have not
seen excclled anywhere in New-York Until Of the
OF out Mr. sprague will not attempt to
open restaurant with the house. 1t seems probable
that Madison Square will eventually be surroundea by
hotels II Is already the centre of the hotel population
OF the city. an told that number or capitalists have
boon looking property ut Mad.sonave anG Twenty.
sxth-st overlooking tho park from the North, with
view OF ascerainng the cost OF hotel structure at that
point The general condition OF hotel business In New.
York for past would not seem to make this
q tempting field for Investment but the Murray Hill
having scored in the midst Of this generally
bad condition furnishes the bait.
The public danger from rags imported into this coun.
try is not fully appreciated by public officials was
told yesterday By or the OF dsnIeo
ton that cargo Of Spanish rags landed here within
short time, filthy that only 100 bales day
could be ccansed while the ordinary run 10 500 These
rags only months out OF Spain where cholera
has been more or loss prevalent for over year.
o. NJ. Barnes, OF Lansing, Mich was hero last week.
He was OF the numerous unknown quantities pre-
sented for consideration In the formation OF Mr. Cleve.
lands Cabinet L ~ Weston, OF Grand Rarids, who
knows all the FMS and outs Of Michigan Democ poll
TICS said to recently: michigan failed between two
stools to get Cabinet representation. Dickinson was
too young and Barnes WAS too old Dickinson is only
thirty eight He will make his mark in this country.
Indeed, he has already made It Mr. Barnes mado his
money out OF the jackson and Saginaw Railroad. He
OF q syndicate of three or five men who built
that road, and II made him very wealthy. He was orig.
years The railroad had large grant Of land from the
state. He made Land Commissioner for Its sale.
has that position yet He was for years chairman
Of the Michigan Democratic Committee. He Is man OF
homo OF the finest In Michigan. His library IL ao-
counted the best in the State. He has fine collection
Of works OF art partly gathered abroad where ne spent
three or four years to educate his childron."
Colonel r. 8. Hand who handles railroad supplies,
asked the other day II knew the weak point In
teal rairoadpg and went on TO tell me; 1T Is In the
handling of freight In forty years time have
the size o. trains trsbod tho weight OF aud trebled
the speed OF travel But We handle the trains with the
same old methods forty years ago-a imsy hand
brake ANA q coupler manipulated by sdck In mans
hand. What made mo think OF IL was that near OF
Western roads that have got new device by which the
momentum OF the train furnishes an automatic brake
aud gives the engineer absolute control OF IL Thore are
hundreds OF appliances but the successful one hasn't
come yet when II does aud is generally adopted, II Will
rcvolutionze railroading"