New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-22
CHAT IN PUBLIC PLACES.
VIEWS OF NEWCOMERS AND MEN WIN
VISIT THE CITY.

VISIT I'll
met here the other day Mahlon D. ST aIaihs' VI Do'
ton He is a fair tyre Of the enerset'c western NO"
anted to the Hub ana sprouted In that ceno u
culture He ,s q short we'll built man. cafoia.y
dressed, with o long full beard OF iron gray. Nn" -
be forty five sixty, for all any one couio )uos
his al pearance. He was a country merchanU III oo
twenty five years ago. but having accumulated sZo'o
~ GOO ooo TO try his ia the East ana
once setting his face toward tho rising sun followed w
cours, AWAY down East. He is the proprietor vi '"0
Revere Sugar Refinery, one OF the largest III Ns
land Is largely interested in the wholesale grooeiy 10
has been director of the Union Pacific Railroad oC"e
Director in the Boston aDd Albany Railroad ana res
dent OF the Atlas Bank When the so called respect
able" element OF Boston wakes up again he is likely "
be made Mayor. His old firm OF Nash Spaulding " w.
sold groceries and became known from Maine TO IeAaS
His fortune IL estimated In the millions MT. oPauu'h5
was aoroad when wnsow the forger Ned from Boston.
IL was suspected that winslow had gone to Holland ann
telegram was sent to Mr.. Spanding at Paris asking
him in the interest OF justice TO try ana ma the
drei started for Holland ana snceeeneo wi
nncing Winsow and securing his detention TOT une'
but owing to the that there was not SUFFICIENT e1
tradition treaty Wlnslow released The day tna'
met Mr.. Spauldng here heard from gentleman resi-
dent I'm the Argentine Republic that Winslow Is In
Montevideo Uruguay, where he publishes paper
printed In English. which Is the organ and moutnpeceo
the English consul and tradesmen In that metropolis
He ia said to the paper to extort large sums OF
American trade.
winslow's exposure and fight werecurious he hao
secured discount note Endorsed by prominent ana
wealthy Boston merchant. The barker who accom-
modaed HIM was Asa Potter, OF tho Maverick Nationai
Rank An hour after he got the money the indorser
came in Mr. Potter careessy turned over the note Oh
his desk where 1t still lay and remarked to MS caler
casually, didn't know that you had dealings Win
winslow" The gentleman looked carefully at the note
,aafns ia
Mr. Potter enjoned secrecy on him, took hts nat ana
went ont lie found winslow without much trouble and
said without any of excitement but with some em-
phass "winslow. don't think had better keep TINS
note OF yours In fact don't think you want me To keep
It, You have the money by you yet have no doubt
We will exchange you please" The forgcr took In the
situation and offered to go and get the cash.
Mr. Potter went with him. The money was procured
and the note taken up The next morning Winslow was
gone The OF the person OF whom he got the money
that repaid TO Mr. Potter has never been made pubic
This was story told by Boston man last night
who had exceptional facilities for nsue Information nj
the time.
Tho cheap ewelry that sold the streets OF Now
York all manufactured for just that sale sleeve out-
tons Of pure gold at cents bankrupt SALE" deude
bu-ers when as fact the who sell the jewery are
making 30 per cent prohtan the MANUFACTURED OF WHOM
they were originally bought had also made similar
profit This point given me by Mahen lane manu-
Iewery WAS something wonderful and that large for
tunes were made In catering In the present dull
times
Colonel Charles g. Spencer the lawyer, is we'll
known figure 10 most New Workers The Colonel Is get
ting pretty well along in years bat he s cpgs TO his
nightly habit OF dropping in at the Firth Avenue Hotei
about o'clock He direct to the great barroom
and orders mug or Basss ale II Is served 70 linn In
big silver mug and IS constructed like churn big at tho
and lIttle The Is kept for the
Colonies individual He takes 1t and goes over to
one the great settles TO sit down and ENJOY IT, he
sncnds half hour hour over his single mug OF Bass
reading the papers or telling meantime lie
discussing cheese when him there the other night
and said: When abroad saw or rather smelled
choose that WAS as much odohc than Lmburger "a
YOU can imagine. There are little shops IN Germany that
sell nothing cheese where II would make an AnercaD
sok 10 stick his They have story over there that
an Englshmau went into OF these little shoTs
and saidi Ill beg your pardon you know. but HIM
bloody fond OF cheese you know hand I'll like 1t To smell
strong you know. mr. you ave hany that his stronger
than Ilmburger III would like 10 taste hit! The old
Duchmau represented turning around and calling
out to his wife in another roon Katrina Katrina let
der cheese walk In
figure that IA becom ing we'll known about the re-
sorts uptown where gather OF night is that OF Gen
eral John b. Gordon OF Georgia. lie is a tall and
slender arstocratic looking whose face Is marked
!
! recognize hun. The General OF the dashing
officers ~ tho Confederate cavalry service. lie was
United senator from Georgia since the war and Is
DOW engaged in railroad enterprise. II has not yet
made great fortune for him, and the tuft OF nut brown
whiskcrs that hangs from his chin has beeomo almost
white the years that no has been hunting down
capital here make his road a success. II is said that
he expected to To handsomely remembered when a
democratic Administration came into power and was
much disappointed in not being hidden to the feast
writing Of General Gorlou's southern railroad scheme
am reminded Of another man who been successrul
I'm getting into shape 1t Is Urah Painter.
the old Washington correspondent Painters squat and
subned Dutch and form, and his great roun feat
urcs are known all public men. lilo has face as i'm
mobile "A human flesh be created II like full
non I'm shane and frngcd with little side whskers. lie
wears little sOuch felt hat and generally has his hands
ia his pockets Ho has the reputation OF being the Penn
! sylyania Railroads confidential man at Washington
For some ho has been interested in the construction
OF a railroad feeder the Pcnnsyv anita road from Del
mar Delaware down the east shore Of Maryland to Cape
Charles and tar ping Norfolk. He told mo yesterday
that his road was indication OF the growing bonds bc-
tween the South and the centre OF Northern trade As
an instance Of what 1t has made possible" said he
Saturday night Last cotton merchant came To us to see
what we could toward landing 500 bales Of cotton in
New York. wanted II hero In me 10 ship for
Europe Tuesdays steamship. Wa got the cotton at 3
| u. III. on Sunday. It In New York at Il I. m.
Monday and by O'Clock the lighter TO be put on
,hipboard. That Ia the quickest work with cotton OF
which they have any record at Norfolk or New York IL
is wonderful what that country sends to New York in the
way Of edibes In ninety days delivered in this city
100. 900 barrels OF sweet potatoes"
The tall form OF Sidney Dillon attracts attention
wherever 1t is He about public places only
occasionally meeting Of railroad associates at some
one OF the hotels all that draws him out He has
a peculiar face leonine In many respects, with great
| shaggy eyebrows and hair that grows far
down on his forehead He was discussing
| in md