New-York tribune., 1885-09-20
CHAT FROM MANY SOURCES.
WHAT THE GROUPS IN THE HOTELS AND
ELSEWHERE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

ELSEWHERE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
Congressman West, of Ballston, who is one
OF the largest manufacturers Of manila papers In inc
country, said to the other day; "There are some
features OF the paper trade that are practical iiusra
tlons OF the working of protective tariff. Although
pay 60 cents duty on aum which largely into
manila manufacture. and which I can buy fof 90
cents in Liverpool free board, and with duties Oh
other items almost equal, and although pay my men
double the wages paid In English paper Mills yer paper
is cheaper in New-York than In London. fnst Is
the result of competition. tt is true Oh new"
print as well as manila. Paper makers have to do
largo business narrow margins to make any MONEY!
Mr. West told silas b. butcher and myself how ne hsa
made statement to this effect in speech III MS as
trct when the freeraders irving hmand
asked any OF them to rcfute It, They were all silent
Mr.. butcher said "You should have been told oil
Chauncey Depew's experience in the Dix campaign De
you Issued your challenge. Chauncey was making
speech for Dix, when somebody asked him about Dixs
record. Depew said that Dix had been mayor
general in the War Of the Rebellion, brgadergenera
In the War Of 1872 colonel in the French and Indian
War; captain in the Revolutionary War; and that he hau
been private and stationed sentry Oh Plymouth Rock
when the Maynower landed with tue Piigrlms some
one IN the crowd sang out. That's lle Mr. Dep>w.
Channcey drew himself up, II his dignity had been
seriously offended and said solemDy. have made this
statement in every county in the State from Montank
Point Lake Erie and this is the first time any one has
had the hardihood to say it was not rue Either there
great deal Of ignorance IN this state or great deal
OF learning in this audience"
Thomas H. Dudley, Of New-Jersey ex-Consul ut
Liverpool. who is wellknown writer on political
economy, called my attention yesterday to ieaiet
report OF the meeting OF the Golden Club which
he held In his hand III which the statement was made
that 100000 leahet free-trade documents had Dcen
printed and disseminated by the club since December
last. We evidently making them uneasy" said hr
Dudley, "but the other hand. this ought 10 make us
uneasy great deal this literature is sent into this
country. What being done to counteract 1t Almost
nothing We general society like the Golden Club
n operation for protection. There work being
done by different organizations. but tho great WORK
what Is gons ia England. Here Is an alluson TO
ths of Fair Trade opinions and statement that
the demand for cheaper corn has caused certain enact
ments Why they think don't know what Is solDg Cd
II Is question OF corn. The IRON Industry
IS tagging. cotton manuactuingis depressed al os-
is injured The people have begun to demand pro-
pretcuce that IL Is something else they are doing.
asked Mr. Dudley what had become of the move
ment for protective tariff league, in which he aud
others were interested and which set on foot last
January under call OF the Eastern Pig Iron AssocIa-
tion. He replied "It reported to me some time
ago that the organization had been effected. Ifound'
however that while the directors have been selected
the officers have not The trouble seems 10 be tha the
Pennsylvania gentlemen interested conceded orA
as the best place from which to operate Inc New-
York gentlemen We're opposed 70 any wIc
and general Organization, Dut wanted tho ,g, Son-
troll vested in an incorporated company Iaat
was also yielded. 1t was discovered then that tue
NewYurk permits only twenty directors Tbs cut
oil hundred men from all over the country who
had consented IN wider organization. Ihen
men Le Grand b. Cannon and T.. II. Aminidown we're
tho two Interested They SO engrossed IN their
10 give IL attention. anu there the League has stuck
think will be obliged yet to take IL % 10 fehhsy
yania."
Florence the actor gave me this bit of "reminiscences
- ho afd Yea goiuZ
to dinner down in Fourteenth-s. given to Morse, the
telegraph inventor. lie elegant old gentleman
bu, when he got on his legs talk he awful long
wiuded had o friend with me- We listened to Morse's
speech while he predicted great things for electricity
ba able 10 tah over the wires distances OF atty miles,
aud thai every ship left harbor for voyage
would be connected with the land by wires When he
got that far my friend said. what rot and we wept
out. have often remembsrrd how foolish his tax
sounded 20 me- Yet II has bern all realized except as
regards ships nc believe even that Will come
about some day.
Judge Bachelor, OF Syracuse who has just returned
from Cairo Egypt where he represented tbs Govern
ment on the International Tribunal, court orsanizedto 10
try mixed cases and taking place OF consular courts
In h, orinon Chinese Gordon has been maguifed into
hero without sufficient ground. Speaking OF the Sou
danese rebels he said The SOudau country s full OF
brave and intelligent Egyptians It has been sort OF
pena colony for political Offenders FOR years When.
ever Young man. old Boy or Pashn. has displayed
too great leadership Independence or resistance 10
Arabi Pa-a himself would have sharrd the same iate
on his first manifestation OF nsubordinaton as FAR back
"a 1850 II his soldiers had not hrOkou up the court
martial aud rescued him BY force OF arms The Mahdl
has had lack OF good officers some educated IN
Ihe military schools OF France and others at thh military
school at Cairo. established by Stone Pashn now new
Yorker This will account IN measure for the good
leadership ana military tactics OF tue rebels
Indigo Batchelior told me about Osman Dgna, the
commander ut suakim that he is soudanese merchant
not dealer. whose grievance was that Gordon as
Governor of soudan. took from him by force $4,000
sterling which was never repaid Digna made jour
ney TO demand redress lie failed In his mission
and went back full OF rancorous desire for the ven
seancc which he so fully accomplished
Ex-senator j. b. Chaee, whose daughter Is Mrs. L. S.
Grant had varied experience as the political friend
ard foe OF General Grant In the last days OF The Gen.
era he WAS among the closest friends OF the sufferer
When Mr ChafTee representing Colorado In the
House General Grant was President For
Terrtory-it was before Colorado became
foaS some one elses advice and day made a batch
of appointments that made Chanec 80 lnad that he
be President Then he went back 10 the aud be-
ear fight ths appointments that lasted seven months
Grant cot his men confirmed b. only one vote Mean.
while Chadeo was saying hard things about bn every
% % over 70 b. crossed Colorado was admitted A.
stats aud Chafee became Senator Grant discovered
ha onposed were not t for oicc and one day hs ap-
nointed a friend OF Chaiiee's TO an important
oiIce. But molnwhile he ani Chanee had
lntier withdrawing tho harsh statements he had made,
""d the foud ended. senator Chafee had about
5Eoo 900 ia tue Grant K ard affair. suit Is pending
i detcrmine the title certain securities. which,
II won By hm. Will let him ous without ioss He sim
IA" iargc wealth AMI bought for his son.n-law the
farm M Purdy's station. Woschcstor County, where
Mrs General Grant IS now u guest
An enormous malt daily TO Mrs. General Grant.
II IS delivered at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel aud sent to
her at Purdy's station. on OF the letters, which
had German stamp and address read yesterday this
MRS. GENERAL GRANT.
RIVERSIDE PARK,
AMERICA.
limited states Civil Service Commissioner Eaton with
.,., ,ali,tng tha othCr day ahout tla ma ,r1r-