New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-23

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vests ation at 100 cents the dollar. Whep nave
done that shall consider my duty done"
asked Mr. Squire about the reports that he favors
Governor Hill In politics. ari he promptly replied: Il
am taking part in POLITICS and consequently have
formed no affiliations Of any kind I have not been ct
Saratoga am not going there am devotins my
time to my Office. My trouble with Mayor Grace has
nothing OF dscourtesv In It, Our relations are
mand. / have never known Mayor Grace to be other
than courteous But he seems to have jumped 10 tne
tnat am 20, DIS eno a " h - his
friend. There is where he made o mistake VIII
demonstrate 1t to him some day"
W. H. Blee of Springfield Ohio who lie a long. headed
railroad superintendent aud sees great many men In
the Of year. tells that the liquor question Is
political issue in Ohio solely because the Republicans
have failed put themselves record against prohib
ton. He says "The people OF Ohio are a temperate
people, but they not Prohbitiouss and do not be-
lieve in prohibition though they came very near adopt
ing amendment two years ago. In the cities ike
Springfield where the mechanics number 5000 at least.
the proportion OF drinking Is very large AT least
1890 out OF these 5000 drink beer, regularly or oc-
caslonslly The farmers are drinkers IN fuy tnis pro-
there IS prohibition or not When the constitutions.
Mower "ns Reaper @a1afaeture Of our place stood at
the polls all day to protest against voting for he ~
only effect tenporlzng with this question anywhere has
and the raDld Prohibition cranks"
that Captain Fessenden, the officer In charge of the
guard there is brother Of s. Fessenden. stamford,
Conn, secretary Of the Republican National Committee
Tho captain has been stationed at Governors Island Tor
some tiuie
The merchants OF New-YOrk constantly watching
the South American Held with view Of trade
relations / find that thoy scrutlnize closely every
of the Government promote this commerce.
merchant who Is largely Interested In the sale Of
American goods in that quarter said to me yesterday;
The composition OF the South American Commission, so
far New-York concerned.was mistake. Presi-
dent Arthur was a New Yorker aud o city man. lie
should have kno Hn that of the bright mercantile
juniors Of this city wond have mado the most Of the OPP
pponiote eoSm s reistIons General sharpe Is IN
estinabe gentleman but his business AMI his political
Western men have made the inquiries and consulted
Western interests In the search. Now. as If by fate.
the direction Of the mail and facilities. II will BET
wonder II any south American trade at all al
this rate"
b. L. HILL who has been twenty nine years resident
OF South America, prosperous stock grower formerly
NowY Yorker a visit here, tells me that tue key TO
South american trade Is batter communication ana
greater knowledge of the countries the habits OF the
people and their wants. lie believes that large ara
lucrative business In sheep OF the best grades raised In
America be shared with France Germany and
England, which have long monopcllzed II. "Thero Is
also he said, great opportunity Tor the introduction
VI American breeds OF cattle and horsc In which tue
people OF Uruguay and Paraguay are showing an ia-
creasng interest. But TO trade In animals or
wares, and compete successfully with other Nations,
the efforts must DE made as are made by them
| The wants OF the market must be studied the same
facilities offered In every way Above all, there must
be the easy communication aud rapid ana cheap trans
JorisiOB, which 10 Afforded by the three nations have
named Nor should Americans who capable OF pro-
dneng for all mankind. lose sight ot the fact tht Ur-
quay and the Argentine Republic are privileged coun-
tries having niaense reeources; their natural adyait
climate and conditions oclng uneSeelled Tor rapid
| and incalculable development, hitherto retarded by
periodical political disturbances now ut an end and that
They eventually become the United States oil south
America, important factor In the worlds commerce.
n. r. Bacon. OF Elmira, who Is one OF Governor Hits
managers spends great deal Of time IN this city, at the
Hoffman House. watching the movements OF the County
Democracy and the Administration leaders. He Is a
TALL sInUothaced young man, with high forehead aud
Slightly hattened lie talks with yisor and has
IDEAS beyond politics lie discussed with the other
| day the financial condition, and said among other
things There IA q visible improvement IN tbs busi-
ness OF country Whatever the cause the wheels are
again In notion statesmen have never yet been able
lind the central cogs but you tell they are In motion
when all the little eogs begin 10 royoye and keep ac-
celebrating In speed The railroad settlements present
and prospective have helped 10 restore public con-
ndenee We a curious people When stocks are low,
for instance nobody wants 20 buy Everybody has the
same idea when stocks begin To up they all rush in
together The market can't 40 down when every body Is
sanding IN his stock be bought at the market
price had iriend just after tho onS wait tn FOL
.or nearly every dollar he was worth in the world rasn
he boarded slow steamer Tor Europe. WAS Win nm nm
"A wnk When he got across bis anxiety ended because
the market reports were favorable able. lie landed fs%
had been nc home he told be would have sold out
several times because tho mob wabbled backward and
| forward In that time
Congressman William whiting, OF Massachusetts. who
coa,es often to New York, Is prosperous paper manu-
iac;urer and bank president at Holyoke. Mass. lie Is
| short and stout. with black side WHISPERS ard
| nustache He wears In summer Jaunty straw hat
over his round ruddy face and this gives him the air
of yachtsman lie has OF the finest farms IN Con-
| nerout Valley aud prldes himself OF the best
berds az Jersey cattle Ia Massachusetts lie told the
other day that he had forty OF the large-eyed
yellow cows. Like all cattle fancers he tells butter
Ssst il about judge Poland Of Vermont. whose eccentric
dress was prominent IN Congress some years ago Tue
| Judge went 10 a Temperance social When ne asked
far Something 10 drink. OF the boys, knowing tho
Judges tastes made him huge Jnllk punch He shut
mia eyos M he drank it aud sniacked his lips az he
| ans6ed When he asked the Of the beverage he
was fold 1t milk. The old Judges eyes twinkled as
ho remarked: II must be from remarkably good cow
Lwas talking yesterday with manufacturer of small
arms aud he said that there increasing activity
IN his line since the Cleveland and Chicago labor dis
| turbances In sreakng OF this demand, he sad The
public authorities all the large cities to appreoi
ate the fact that any one OF them may have serious
Trouble unless prepared TO meet one or these sudden ana
uureason abe outt ursts. few we'll directed shot and
she'll at tho 0per time may slvc inhohs OF dollars or
property few worthless lives sacrificed early in the
| pittsburg or Cincinnati riots would have ed both
valuable life and valuable property. The Gstlug gun is
becoming common In all the large cities Lattery Their,
mas been heavy demand for breech-0adina improved
rifles ana snotguns. The brceoh- loading shotgun
deadly affair II delivers from sixty 70 eighty buckshot
per minute which has all the errOrzng eject OF the
dating gun work. without Its deailiness Wounded men
arc better than dead In qnelg riot, because
less too badly hurt they ruu away anu the rcreat Is al
| ways Infectious"
When tho railroad strikers In Denver recently tried to
stop trains on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad,
which was In tho hands of receiver appointed y the
nited states Court tho strong of the United State
Government stretched out to protect the property
and the strike fell fiat In Eastern circles, where labor
and capital questions discussed the result OF this
Lad