New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
MANY MEN ON MANY THINGS.
SHORT COMMENTS, HINTS AND STORIES ON
MANY SUBJECTS.

Georgia. s0id to TOOmbs and Walker, the secretary
OF War. were tho two members of Dayss Cabinet who
voted against the firing Fort Sumter It Is curious
how say things that destroy them the light of fut-
uro events. Toombs said to have boosted that he
would call tho roll OF his slaves under Bunker Hill
Monument. Walker made a speech imme alately after
tho attack Sumter in which he declared that the Con
Tolerate flag would float over Faneuil Hall inside OF
thirty days. IL a foolish thing to say and in the
light OF subsequent history made Walker appear ride
ulous. He never got over it. Toonbs wanted to BIO
President Of the Conrederacy He forgave Davis
tor getting that position Davis made him Secretary Of
state hut got rid o him he could TIE reason
TOombs not elected President was his habits which
were irregular The sentence for hch TOOmbs has had
reputation IA the which he closed his speech
leaving the Senate to join the Confederate cause.
His words and ideas in that sentence are counterpart
OF the expressions OF Lord Punkett, OF England in his
speech of 1900
1t is Judge Lochrane's opinion that Howell Cobb
the biggest man that Georgia has produced Speak
ing Of Cobb. he said: lie her abest lawyer and her
llrgest public lie dropped dead in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel Ii Is singular coincidence that his part
lifetime should also die suddenly at the
same hotel Hts Hope HULL lie came in from
the theatre night and sat down the entrance
lie had no seated himself than he died Hull was
great at rcpartee Cobb OF the finished or
polished orators Indeed. he considered rather
poor speaker. shortly after he elected Senator he
said day to HUI. L delayed with requests to
make speeches and addresses. Every mail brings me
new requests. How shall get rid OF themf Hulrs
RELY was Make speech They'll never ask for
another
Judge Lochrane has been known in New-York, whore
he frequently business attorney OF the Pull
mln Car Company. of the lovers Of good living and
fine wines lie up from Georgia last week and as
onishcd his hy the announcement That he
had become full-nelsod Prohblnonist ATLANTA isa
Prohibition city" said me, and helped 10 make
II 20. turned all the good liquor In my cellars out iuto
the streets. 1t hal TO in the gutter or down my
throat aud I concluded that it had better be in the
gutter You see, Government had come TO be gov
crnmrnt OF whiskty by wh.kcy, and FOR whSkcy. The
InOr dellers asserted their ownership OF the entire
country AMI their control Of the entire population. IL Is
only ques ion ot time under such condition OF things
when will up and sme them hip and thigh.
II is that must be done In order to preserve the
manhood Of the country You drinking In the South
IL not like drinking in the North. Here IN New-Tork If q
comes into a larroon who Is intoxicated the bar
tender will refuse to sell him any moro II the man
rui,es disturbance he i promptly lHi out and away
B1i with IA fellow "a along brnt on having "A
bender lie goes Into saloon and taxes possession OF
A. lie announces that he Il the Rcd-handed Gray Wolf
or Ruin jake Kantuck Nose lie drinks till he Is
wild. lie makes everybody WAC comes in drink with
hun Sooner liter there il row and some one Is
Killed II II only the chap who got up the muss
who got kIlci cpull stand H. bat nine chances out Of
zen n j. some limo 'ent pas>cr-by. Then wIen we at
t.np.ei 10 regulate the sale Of liquor to have
thugs decent yoI do in York the liquor II en- de-
every cor made. II came to pass then that
We got az ana licked them ont It Il what will evcntu-
ally De doac everywhere unc's they see what Il coming
AMI take a mo lest back seat I, get out from under
judge Iochrane said that "a he il able to sizo up"
tho Republican sentiment through the south it is in
flvpr Of the nonibaon and youn man In ISIS
HrisA Democrat himself bat he thinks that some man
ike Foraker OF ONO. likely to DO the Republican
nominee.
Shortly after my talk with judge Lochrane I ran
acro., another Southern mlu from whom heard story
about Ao cuevrpus that adorned the sleeves ot tho uni
form, Of Confederate General officers This braid was
sewn on m fantastic and artistic wlndnss. ono day IN
a Camp the soldier, were discussing the uniform when
the ln,-ti1n arose what the significance OF these
cneyrons. No could explain the matter. tln"Uy
AN old soldier rlmsd liam" Jones was Appealed to Tor
his opinion. Gentlemen" he said. the persons VINO
are RAINING this yer war from Richmond knows more
or,,t thl, yer affair than we do. They look ahead far
Their rHey have calculated that ia thc course Of the
war there wiz be Large number OF officers Killed lhey
have calculated that before II Is Over lot OF poor white
trash will have become officers general officers. SOW
Il is my candid opinion that those brais are put on for
that coniiuscncy prcvsut tIc poor waite trash from
wipn' their noses On their coat sleeves
Governor Foster OF Onto. who has been here for
week told ne that there /, not the slightest possibility OF
any combination bning maIo by which senator John
sherman xill be defeated Tor reelection There mas
been too much publicity given to ths DemocrAuc
srhcuc he sat "tocuabe thcm to succeed HIhcrc had
been iga.iOn OF the matter ry would nave hhi some
chance OF securing object The trades unions are
ogpos,.l solily to and there are i've or six
n,nber Of the Lessaturs who reprc-cn ativcs to
certain extent VI that element Uulcr orii-ary circum-
stance, these monbors could not and would not nave
voted for They would in all probability have
stayed ont But As things are no" shaped
they canhot vote a.An, sherman without having their
motives impignei They cannot afford TO be suspected
-, tkus money from the Democrats 10 commit such an
act and after attompt OF the Democrats to buy up
the senator IN Zlnrsys, there wolld DO strong sus-
pcon OF the monoy II any Republican should no"
withhold his vote from sherman
Railroad men in the Vest are watching with great IN
cre,t the experiments and advance Of tho use oil auto
matte brakes on freight trains There Is scarcely "rah
ro,d mnna,er OF Prominence who comes To New-lork
who does not mention tho matter In some shape Mar
yin Hewitt OF Chicago told the other day that the
Chicago aud Northwestern has httod ont forty Oi us
frc KIT engines with automatic brakes ~ An experiment
aud hat he Ia convinced that In less thah hVe years
every freight train ia the country will DO similarly
eiupped. The first ROAD to secure such an equipment
was the Denver and Rio Grande It's tremendous grades
nade some other device than hand brakes necessity
II WAS found by tests levels that the automatic brakes
were a good thing all gIaIea a a. IhlniaSe' ID tno
wabash road, with whom was talking ABOUT inc s''io
snlect told his line has now large huhpe oi
engines ard ears In freight service that have automatic
attachments for stopping. lie said Railroad men III
over the country coming TO realize tho fact thht II
wrong in theory and expensive III prAo''oo 70 oNlo'
band brakes upon tho freight trains not only 10 eDtcK
IN. Momentum o. the heavy of modern construction
with their loads also to check the ponder"us engines
az the head OF tho trains Tho engine IN time VIII every
where be provided with device that VIII al least
| lake care OF It's own momentum.
MI Bacr OF san Francisco, showed me at tho iionr"n
HOUSE Yesterday bill OF fare from which he was server
IA he came through iowa palace car OF the Ohcas"
! Milwaukee aud 1t. Paul Railway. Iowa Is ho" lo
ruton state and the railroad officials are careuI 10