New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-24
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Massachusetts, with tho two edged tongue Genera"
b. f. Butler, who is quoted saying: /" rather ike
thing In this man, Cleveland. He is sendlhR INC
rebels and Copperheads out Of tho country. laWa!s
thought Andy Johnson ought to have done that rgu'
after the war;" Butler has been much In New DIX
lately. He is OF tho hardest workers know o.
His hours OF court busy his hours In court
lie generally occupies set OF three rooms on thc
Twenty-thrd side OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel on inc
first floor the ladies' entrance His guests arc
raIlroaded through with the assistance OF his smart
valet. have dozen persons waiting to see nun
at Ho goes giving audiences hour after hour
until half the night is consumed and tbewonder IS no"
he any time for the Hoyt will ease or any other
legal business.
a story about Congressman William L. Scott OF Erle
comes floating from Washington There IL no non
sense of any kind about Scott. He Is keen POLITICIAN
lover OF horse-racing, sharp business man ana
shrewd Speculation twenty years he has been the
principal financial agent OF the Democratic Nauou"
Committee It is said that I'm that time he has person
ally contributed money for the general campaign
fund than am other in the country except Samue
j. Tiden Tho bulk OF Tldens expenditure was In 1870
in his personal interest Scott stepped into the last
Presidential campaign at a time whom Mr.. German
talked OF closing the committee for lack OF FUNDS
put up $4,000 spot cash and raised $4,000 inside oil
u week Meanwhile he lighting for his own election
TO Congress Mt Erie, which said to have cost Min
pretty penny" Shortly after inc new Aufniust"''o'
got into running order the story runs Scott turned
mp the Department and asked tho whippng-pos
statesman who il at the head OF 1t make some friend
Consul or Minister. Please file your papers for HIM.
said Bayard WHAT" said Scott. In astonsment ana
Bayard roolned: you will have 10 file paper; IL VIII
be duly consdered Then Scott stood up in front OF the
secretary's desk and sai Look here, Mr.. Boyard'
I've bern fling papers with the Democratic party Tor
twenty years. while you've been drawing papers from
the Government and giving nothing 10 the party u
want you understand that got through Ming papers
when Cleveland was elected Helrs full OF fellows who
will sign papers to your satisfaction Goodday' slr
Whether the story Ia not know that Mr. Scott
regards Bayard rs the mistake OF the Administration
an ! predicts his retirement from the Cabinet.
Mr. Scott was here week. and said ho left the
city for Washington that he would prefer to 20 to the
heated place Of hereafter. was reminded By this OF
the remark he while running for Consress that he
had rather 90 u ae Ponitcnary for equal length OF
time than Washington IIis witty antagonist took w
SCOTS remark In his next speech and said: Gentle
men, advise you TO take Mr.. scott at his word ion
would delight II yoa would send him to the Penl-
Tertiary aud me 10 Washington"
CAPTAIN I. A. Bartlett OF Washington. said to me on
Thursday: 81 have known Oilum. who jumped run the
Brooklyn Bridge. tor "A number Of years. over year
agp he told that he intended 10 make III leap He
has been full oft the Bridge was completed
told him that he would be murderer 90 maze the
Jump When he wanted TO know why, replied that
failure meant his destruction. Of course. success-
full lump moant that nfy fools would spring up all over
the country and make similar attempts In which they
would lose their lives. That way OF thinking didn't
stagser hun BIT | went swimming with him often
lie was magnificent specimen OF physical develop
Inent There wasn't an ounce OF supcrhuous lesh on
his body. lie cool and nervy fellow. and believe
II the Iolice hnd been hunting him. thus rendering
his movements hasty, he would have gone to the water
straight"
/ asked Senator Cullom after General Logan's re-
election to Senate he prepared TO puy pools on
tho Generals nomination tor President Moderately"
was his rely. -You know sm not wealthy. aud that
enforces caution. but would buy moisstly."
f. A. stack Editor of The Cheyenne So,. started IN TO
tell me about Wyoming Territory. one day last week.
Why we are ahead Of the world ia electric lghtns he
said We have In Cheyenne the FIRST system Of com
mercla lighting with the Brush incandcscent lamp
In the world. There Ia talk oi using electricity To brand
our cattle because they fast that II IL rcsome
20 do It By hand In tcephonng We also take the rag
on tho bush why. we Just attach our instruments 70
the wire fences aud have need OF any other lines
OF wire"
hear that several OF the largo banking concerns OF
Sew-York have written TO their correspondents In
ONO to say that they consider tho experience and
knowledge Of Senator John sherman In finance inyau-
abc the country. and that they hope to SEQ INN re-
turned the senate. Iucir ActOu ms Dcfh
by reports from OHIO that Mr. Sherman Inclined To 70
tire.
In few minutes conversation with John Roach tho
other day, he gave HUT on the question Of free
ships. These people who want TO 80 abroad to buy
ships" he said. talk OF nothing but the 100000,
900 which r. paid commerce that Is carried
In foreign ships They stop TO consider what tho
tops cost that are required TO carry this trade. Tho
ships that carry that amount OF traffic cost Si5OOO0
900 The materials that 20 Into ship. are iron coal ana
10 abroad for iron coal timber II we do, aud also
20 abroad FOR labor who pays the bill, tho Si5OOOOOOOi
Why the 90 per cent OF II IL paid by American labor
Are we prepared "a have that payment assumrdi /
think not" Tho subject OF IRON shigs came up when
that there day only iron ship In process OF
construction In the United States am building It
IL seoretary william Z. Chandler OF Sew Hampshire,
was hero tor three four days Last week his way
from Washington 10 his home Ia understood that
he will take part IN contest for tho senatorshp Tho
Secretary spent day In thorough inspection OF
Ehrets big brewery and tho Ice machines Ia operation
there toll that law has been or Il likely TO be
passed IN ewIampshlro making the manufictur OF
engaged counsel by the opponents OF the law ana
took this occasion to get posted up one 9f his c1n
strictly as intoxicating beverage since only about
per cent OF alcohol enters into its composition.
heard ycsterlny n story OF politics which illustrates
how Mr. Blaine draws to him. As got It from the
other person In the transaction Its accuracy be- de-
pended upon. Years OF Mr. Bldnos young rel
atives went West 10 live In small mining town. Tho
morning after his arrival he walked into the only bank
tho place and said to the banker: Mr.. Blank my rc
alive Mr.. Blaine, knows you and recommended me TO
you He advised mo to put what little wealth have
Into your hands, and 10 trust you implicitly for is In
Such expression OF confidence could not
do otherwise than crafty the westorner aud let him
tell the sequel himself In long OF business.
believe never had greater compliment paid mo than
In this act OF Mr. Blaine. You may 10 that his
relatives trust that kept q special eye on.
am Democrat, you know, but when the question OF
Mr. Blanes nomination was up and knew that funds
would DO needed TO pay expenses ut the convention,
Just sent word 90 his friends that they could draw
for a thousand dollars aud more. II necessary. Thoy
white men, those friends OF HIS for they only drew
on me for five hundred. though they were welcome 10
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