St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-12

be in no hurry about retiring. He is of 4
very obstinate turn OF mind. Since he has
gotten it into his head that some of the aspi-
rants for his place are trying to hurry up his
retirement, he may not go out until his
death. He is passionately devoted to
mathematics. He flies to figures for relaxa-
ton from the law. He is one OF the most
accomplished matthew lticians in the coun-
Try. He has a very hot temper. He was
originally intended for the ministry. BE
was born in Berne, New York state. he was
the eldest Of eleven sons. He was farmers
boy. He graduated from Rutgers college
wit Frederick T. Frelinghuysen and Court
land Parker. BE was railroad lawyer dur
ing the greater part Of his New Jersey
career. He was appointed to the bench by
President Grant in 1870. Two stories are
told Illustrating his hot temper. Once, when
he was studying theology, two students
came along and found him sound
asleep over theological work.
They stood laughing at him when he woke
up. He Jew into such great rage at their
making game of him and sworc so that it
was not thought best for him TO pursue his
theological studies, but for him to turn to
the more congenial occupation of the law.
At another time he was leaving home to try
a case in some distant town. As he was go
ing out of the door his wife noticed that he
had on pair of old trousers with q hole in
the seat She called him back and pointed
out to him the disgrace Of going
away from home in such shabby
clothes. The future justice went back and
put on pair of new trousers, but when he
arrived al the station he found that the delay
in changing the trousers mad caused him TO
lose his train. He went home in frightful
rage, flew up stairs to his room, pulled off
the new trousers and tore them in two,
vowing, with wild and horrible oaths, that
those trousers would never cause him to
lose another train. Then lie put on his old
pair and went back to his law practice.
SOCIAL WASHINGTON.
The Wednesday night German club have
been obliged to change their invitation for
next week to Tuesday evening owing to-
rather the funny reason that they find they
can't get the hall the night from which the
club takes its name. The party viii be later
than usual, as the presidents reception is set
for from Q to II that same evening, and, as
the army, navy, supreme court and congress
are invited 10 meet the diplomatic corps, the
occasion will be too brilliant to be slighted.
This is the first of a series Of entertainments
that win close Mr.. Arthur's adj
ministration. The other two viii be
January 20 and January % respectively.
A fourth one for the public is
spoken of, but too vaguely to be definitely
counted upon, and Mrs. McElroy has as yet
made no announcements of when she will be-
gin her Saturday afternoon receptions. The
arrangements for welcoming the coming and
speeding of the parting guest are much better
than last year. A temporary entrance is
opened through a window to the east of the
portico This is to be covered with an avn
ing, aud gives directly on a stairway leading
into the executive Offices on the second floor.
These will do duty as cloak rooms, and the
guests, their lace, satin, velvet, bullion gold
lace, and epaulets, no longer hidden under
the bushel Of wraps, will 60 by the hallway
through the dwelling half of the mansion
and descend to the suite OF the reception
rooms By the western stairway. Tie diplomatic
corps always enter by the south portico, and,
as they are the special guests of the occasion,
the cloak rooms will be reserved for them.
The state dinners will commence within a
few DAYS. The cabinet will be the first guests,
the justices will be the next and then con
gress, so the White house will be great cen
ter Of elegant entertain ments until the 4,h
of March.
Commodore an Mrs Semmes have issued
cards for dancing reception to be given at
their home at the navy yard Wednesday
from to p. m. They have an attractive
daughter, whom they introduce this winter to
society Maj and Mrs. Porter Heep
give q tea the same afternoon 10
their pretty guests, Miss Mcclellan and Miss
Lea, of Philadelphia. These teas are the
most sensible freak of fashion we have ever
had, and the mum Der of them proves their
popularity The beautiful Miss O'Donnell,
OF Baltimore, gave one Thursday 10 her
Washington friends, as did also Mrs. Anden-
reid, whose daughter, Miss Florence, is one
of the loveliest OF the winters debutantes,
and Mrs Fleming gave one yesterday after
noon, from 10 o.
NfNfMo's RAILROAD STUDIES.
Mr.. Nimmo chief Of the bureau Of stats
ties, has been studying the railroad problem
FOR several years, and his conclusions will be
stated in his report on internal commerce,
which will appear this week. In the course
Of his remarks on pooling, TO which he de-
votes considerable space, ne says: From the
force Of circumstances, railroad managers
are now compelled to pursue line of policy
promodve of the commercial in
terests Of the cities upon which
their traffic interests mainly depend.
The reCulative influence exerted over rates
by competition of commercial forces Is not Il
constant force, nor Is it cxerted everywhere
alike On the other hand, it is operative
chiefly on the great lires Of commerce and
with respect to through traffic. Il is mainly
this influence which induces the low rate for
long hauls. Mr.. Nimmo speaks OF the de-
moraliEatiou Of business caused by freight
rate wars, when no man knows what his
competitor pays or what he himself viii have
TO pay tomorrow, and says: "The
only eTpedient which has yet
been devised FOR the prevention
OF the evils OF wars Of rates is thst of pooling
OF the apoortIou ment of traffic. Neither the
national government nor any state govern
meut has ever proposed any expedient for
the correction Of evils incident 20 wars Of
rates, and pooling, therefore, stands at the
present day as the only apparent substitute
for operating Of the regulating influence Of
the commercial laws Of supply and demand,
and competing. which laws, as before
stated. never have. aud in the uatare
Of things never can become the drtermiuous