New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-27
SOME MEN ABOUT TOWN.

lnere was one appointment maue last Wcoh
IN the Custom House which, account of the manner
Of its making feel like commencing. Besides the ap-
pointes Of the kind of Democrats like to sse
put forward, II to have any Democrats at all.
mean the first Deputy Collector, Captain "Jim
Jones' Nobody thinks of calling him by any title except
"Cap," and that ever heard speak TO him had
any fuller for him than plain and abbreviated
JIM" His title to him many years ago when he
Captain Of the PORT under appointment OF Governor
Hoffman, and the appointment csme, his last did,
solicited. It that Captain Jones went to Washing
ton week ago to look after neighbours pension for
| him. He was accompanied by exCongressman Charles
C. B. Walker, who the same mission. OF course
good Democrats at the temporary and accidental
Mecca Of their party they had to to the Treasury De-
partmsnt and bow down before the prophet Manning
Walker tells the story Of the interview far as Jones
and Manning were concerned. Manning began 1t by
| saying, Well Jm, what the devil do you wantr 81
haven't applied for anything" replied Jones. "what"
| exclaimed Manning. ono papers on flsi" "No, Mr.
Manning" said jones' just little nettled, "nmy DEM
| ocracy needs anybodys Endorsement shall never
apply. Still. you have round hole in which you want
to put square man, you can send FOR me-" Manning
did send for him. but last Wednesday Collector He'd
don asked Jones to drop in at the Custom House. He
did and after time Mr. Hedden. get the story
Of the conversation which followed from another than
Mr.. Walker "Ah, Mr.. Jones'" said the Collector, 81
believe you are applicant for an are you
Ah. have you 70 not died your ndorsements hsrei
We'll. no." the reply. unless Dan Manning has
inow likely . DC such thing for ms And on #:
We: set
we'll 70 ;sq }% s.d
WIN him :. tho G,sy House tts later when .a,%
any time" said the ex.ConSres:man; and then. if
the ssnIis% Ba
be gave no explanation OF his last remark, though
thought in view Of the CELEBRITY with which Jim had
frat slip OF tho tongue.
hotel ct the time met Mr. Jones; and on his asking who
he was told him the circumstance Of his appointment
"Heis not . Mugwump, then" said tho General; ION
ers was the hearty reoiner the
kind We want to sec put In"
The wish may father to the thought, but General
Carr very positive in the belief that Governor Hill
had already secured the coming State convention and
would be nominated for Governor.
Ifaney perceive In this oy the rapid growth Of the
London and Paris fashion OF late hours for beginning
business soc why the business Of this city
cannot be concentrated In even fewer hours than are
devoted business either in London Paris since we
have many facilities than either Of those other
cities the OF trade and for quick
munication not only by telephone but by rail- In the
foreign cities named little is transacted much
before In the forenoon and later that O'Clock In tho
hours II wonld have been akin to high
suggested that there Ia wisdom In such change In the
se5t,ment a generation ago Nevertheless, we are adj.
vancins ia that direction quite rapidly
| Inotice another little matter which regard re-
form the right direction There il objection
TO public funerals At least there are not 40 many
professions to be rushing through Broadway rs
formerly. In fact big funerals have gone out OF fashion
asked about this OF an undertaken, who mournfully all
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reasons for the change Of the fashion The papers,
he said have taken to ndiculing all mortuary dis
plays The florists have done harm by encouraging
and CANDY displays Of flowers that they cant
sell except tho bereavcd The Irish people aud the
poorrr class OF En- ,lish ma We by introducing
The custom making the from the cemetery asort
of holiday display. Then there such demand Ior
coaches at better rates OF fare than the underakcrs
have accustomed TO pay that we can hire only the
worst old hacks OF horses ami the dilaPidated night
great deal more OF grim humor In Hun than ne sis-
pected.
Imet ssionor Jacob Hess OF the Board which IL
TO lay the under ground. lie was good deal dis
gusted with some OF the newspaper comments on the
commission. 1T quito evident he said that few
OF whose articles have seen have read the
law under which acting and on which they ncor
rocy We have proceeded just as fast as the
law would permit us and no faster. We going to
carry the law painiy says Is to be enforced
nd lspo.itlon tho part OF all the companies to
peculiarly its own II does not ask MS to prefer aud
adopt Its particular system aud apply " to ALL out wants
the privilege OF buryng its own wires In its own trench
n We concco that why the streets Will again be torn
up hundreds OF places aud the public put To great In
monpt c"ns,deration with me IL the pnblics and the
citys interests. Tho people are entitled TO about rs
much consideration the combined III
a great deal more
asked Erastus wiman how his "annex." the lately
organized Canadian Club. prospecting He was so
active and enthusiastic IN getting 1t up that amuse
ms self occasionally by abiding to II ss branch OF the
little Canada" wiman has set up In New-York. He
the raery very good naturedy as he does almost
everything except the Board OF Aldermen, which Will
not acc rpt Invitation to give 10000 children OF their
poorer constituents free rides AMI open air rcncs on
staten Island after the OF THE TRIBUNE Fresh
Air excursions. Mr. Wman tho Canadian Club Is
already and that IL furnishes most admirable
rendezvous for the large number OF Cana Hans In the
city He thinks that every the Union ought to
have a similar club here. aud no suggested to me to
establish where men from my state could congre-
gate When suggested to him that men from my state
usually mgrated New York chiefly get away from
neighbsrs aud lived here In hope that OF them
would seek them he accused me OF heing unratroc
aud lacking In pride Clubs for different national
tiles are good things IN their way. But don't quite
fancy state clubs We little trouble awhile
growing out OF that mistaken cultivation OF state
pride"
The Grand Army OF tho Republic OF Kings County IL
happy in the possession OF magnificent crayon porti alt
General Phil Sheridan presented to 1t by otto vcnino
the artist. I 1t exhibition some time ago and
pronounced the best hal sceno Sheridan as no used
to look during the and when he was not mad aud
swearing at omeeody Isee from letter OF General
Sheridan to Mr. venno that he IL OF the opinion as
to the correctness OF tho portrait though suppose he
would deny the swearing habit. He denied II once
before when attributed this quality to hin IL Harpey's
Moqdzinr and he would not be pacied until the Easy
Chair had mentioned that the swearing trait was CON-
mon great soldiers ana that Sheridan In this particular
reminded on OF Washington mt Monmouth.
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