New-York tribune., 1886-02-27
and to remain as pastor of the Hebron Presbyterian
Church.
SOME MEN ABOUT TOWN.


Baron" Evans-the genial and witty T. c.
Evans formerly OF The WOrid-has engaged in the pleas
and hope profitable enterprise of perpeuating the
features OF the late Cardinal McCloskey in handsome
bronze pacques OF various sizes and styles. The sculp
is Wilson Macdonald OF the work is artistic
and the intimate associates OF tie Cardinal In his prety
duties the perfection OF the likeness. 1t rro
file OF the first American Cardinal or tae Catholic CDurch
and shows his classical features IN bold relief 1t
noble and sweet cOuntenance in beautiful repose inc
head is surrounded with emblens OF the Church and Of
his office. and a suitable inscription appears ON the
PLAGUE with Of the birth and death Of the Car
dinaL
Mr. Evans's enterprise is interesting in another as
pect. These fine plaques can be made in quantities at
the present for about what steel engraving would
have cost twenty years ago, and almost as cAeaply ~
tho perishable and inarstic chrome OF the present
time or in bronze 1t is almost imperisnaole and
hence It is FAR valuable portrait than any sim
liar pictures on paper be. The cheapenng Of such
works OF art while maintaining their artistic character
Mr. Evans is doing in this instance, IS credtable
work be engaged in and positive benefit IN educat
ing tie public taste.
/ was asking Phiadelphan who is here anxously
awaiting the ong.deerred decision OF the Subway Com
mssioners by much Philadelphia capital was seek,
ing here at this time. "ts simple enough
he replied. Your city offers the greatest Inducements
OF any in tho world such Wiener. Elkns
and Johustone with their surface railway schem and
their undcrsurface cOndus. II is these men to whom
your papers calling attention and whom they are
trying riicule. But rdicule Is not gong to drive
them away They have, you might say, boundes5 cap
Ita persistent energy, and good schemes for the public
well rs for themselves"
I asked about william n. Kcmble. whom he had not
named in with Widcner and Elkins. " Mr.
Kemb has long been abused by pross, and some
odium sought be cast his associates In the pur-
chase OF the Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad
How absurd all that Isl It must react at some time IN
the future. fof the papers themselves Will rec0g
the wisdom welcoming instead OF repellinS capi-
tai. Mr. Kembe is the president Of the company OF
which Mr. Widener and Mr Elkns are the active man
and OF course he Is Interested To the extent OF MS
stock the purchase. but think his interest Il
small compared that OF tho other gentrmeu No, Mr.
ElAui a relative OF stephen b. E<ins, and has no
relations with him that ever heard Of"
"Ofcourse." he addoiin reply TO another question.
"tho annung OF the franchise OK the Broadway Surface
road which Widcner and Ekns have secured in purchas
Ing the controlling In the Broadway and Seventh
Avenue road would be embarrassing, but 1t would not
deter these mon from completing the purchase. lh'y
would simply down University Place and West
Broadway before The citizens Of New-iork would
be that they would Insist on tho passage
Of an the road. Nobody wants 1t removed
except tho persons who got left or who want to put
cable road there And then the persons owning the
Seventh Avenue line would control the situation ana
probably secure tho road a1ain. The Broadway sur
face standing alone Is valuable property. 1t begins
nowhere al the Bowling ami would 20 to no place
at Union square. II be extension of the
Rroldway and Seventh Avenue which securely has
Broadway above Culon sqIr,. Tie people would not
tolerate stables FOR Broadway Surface road at either
end Of 1t. and you can't street railway without
ample stables"
"who is Johnstonc. OF Philadelphia He istheowncr
Of tho subw y cpndults IN IN Phlladcphla by the
telegraph aud telephone companies. Yes he has sold
some rights to the taulard ON Company but they are
for that comptny's pipes, not telegraph lines Naturally
Mr. Johustops wants to lay his conduit here
IL IL tho biggest held for his enterprise, rs 1t Is
for tnat Of WiJener aud Ekins in street railways.
don't know that there Is serious conflict be W'eu
h- paicus and the Macintosh patcutsas The Trs has
been trying to show. on the contrary think negoua
lions now going between Johnstone and Allen stead
the bankers who Macintosh phten'7 ma result
IN a combination OF interests"
How very prolific OF enterprises Of varied magnitude
is Young Onver sumner Teall OF ORANGE lie Is prc-i-
dent Of three or four companies which aspire to control
the dressed beef business notice recent combination
Of his Interests those OF the Marquis de Morcs ard
hi. several companies only few months ago he got
up a successful tObosganng club iu NcwJcrscydnd now
he u actively engaged In getting up bg tobog-anng
ball Al Orange. hear It to be at once singular and
beautiful and s success already assured hy the prom
i.ed attendance from this city and from Washington Of
many fashionable people.