New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-12
United States Commissioners at hs time he served n the

United states ct ths time be served b the
Legislature years ago.
A short and heavy man. with rugged face and fun
gray beard who hiss recently taken up quarters a the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, is illustration OF the ups ana
downs OF New-York life His name Is W. q. Teller
Years ago he the purchasing seeas and rghtrhand
man OF the great merchant A T. Stewart After the
death of Stewart he had disagreement with Jndge Hill
ton left his position and went down into Wall Street.
where drop ped the accumuiations or years no
Gently has been made purchsing agent Oh the Etio
Railroad and Is again on the rising uae.
state Senator j. sloat Fassett Of Elmira has envi
able reputation among the young ssstesnen OF New
York He Is young rich aud ambitions He Is OF me-
dunn height, compacty formed. with q round head
plump features air Of good living ana pleasant mso
ners He Ia keen observer and was met the other Gay
on Broadway walking slowly uptown and peering INTO
all the shop windows. He said have come down W
New-York a Christmas shopping excursion VIII
my than politics. II delights me 70 go up anu
Broadway and look at the displays In the windows
There people this country who went thousands Oh
miles to witness the Centennial Exposition at Philade
pbia, but Broadway is a perpetual exsosition with
which the Philadelphia exhibit comparison
have Just nocina wonderful progress that has
by this country in the manufacture OF ottery
and glass ware The Trenton POTTERY is equal TO any
thing made in Europe They make cut gas at Cornns
which Ia "a nue any the world We are ADVANCING
in similar way in all branches Of ndusIrs. IL JUG
fostering innuence or protective
when one thinks It no IL amazed at the ssupuiy Oh
vino would think OF changing that system
Ex-senator T. C. Plat slender in figure and keen In
perception has sufficiently from his recent III
ness to mngle again with oliticans at that uptown
resort the Fifth Hotel Tho Senator Is some
what inclined TO waggishness at times he came s"o
other DAY Of the hotel where NUMBER VI
politicians ted In discussion Among them "ere
Captain Chester s. Cole, of Corning; Colonel James
mir grat
renee exspesker win, State Senator Fssse Assembly
n an Fremont Cole and three newspaper men.
Do we look like a group OF Civil sarvice Refotmers
asked Dwight La ami the Sena or scanned sh
CT vd with q critical eye he replied: NOT ~ an
took you for rejected iurymen-mon VINO nave Oh
movement has been started among insurance agents
in Sew England which likely TO spread over tue coun-
try They recently held q meeting at Boston aud per-
fected an organization T0wei object OF which Is 10
stop Cd division Of missions Will persons inSurnR
For many years 1t has been the custom Tor agents 10
offer divide their commissions With persons insurlng
in order business. The manner IN WDlcn INC
evil s to remedled is not determined An appeal has
been made TO the officers OF Insurance com
panies to issue orders against dividing com Missions
The replies not teen satisfactory The president Oh
one great corporation told me ne has written 10 the o
GERS socaton that seems absurd to ask hm 10
issue order that they shall keep Their own money ~
their v n pocxets This the general sentl-
among Insurance. MANAGERS Inc movements now
eyer likely and take shape over tue country III
ii compact among agents themselves not 10 CUT eou-
missions
Governor HIS factOtum and former law partner,
Judge William L. Muller declared tine other day that
cleveland and Hill will be invincble In 1888 DO you
mean Cleveland for President aud Hill for Governor
asked and no replied: ltsiny. Nothing can win
agaus, that combination" When 1t was suggested that
his choice was Tor Hill for President be replied Oh
that Ia another uatter." In tho Judges OF inOn M
Blaine can secure more Democratic votes than any
other Republican.
Americans who have been to Canada to remain any
length Of time back with favorable reports OF
the characteristics Of John Macdonald the Dominion
Premier s. j. RitchIe OHIO nan, who has become
interested In developing Canadian copper aud coal
mines said about Sir John Macdonald the other day:
regard him next 80 Mr. Blaine as the aoest STATES
man this continent have seen GOOD deal OF MIN
under various circumstances, and he has always I'M
pressed mo as great in all respects. he Is ex-
trenely DESTROYS for reciprocity between Canada and
this country, and In Interviews tDat nad VIII nm ne
has made expressions OF the most liberal views on that
be willing think to have Il OF the treaty which
was terminated in 1868, even there we're grrst many
notifications Of it which were favorable TO the United
States"
People who meet Colonel LIE Grand B Cannon on the
street or in his business Office, casually do not become
familiar the jolly, socable nature under that dieni-
fed exterior He Of perhaps nearly the allotted
threescore and rather below the medium stature,
with decalely OutllneI kIa} siuo
yhiskers Although a serious countenance he
fond OF social gatherings where moderation the RUE
ard makes himself entertaining Win tue Young
memDers as with those nearer his own age. He can
make An interesting aferdnner speech. aud has fund
OF stories always hand entertain snd enyen his
listeners IL especially among his soldier compaaio
Colonel Cannon Is always chatty aud ne DELI hts
TO grasp the of his Old OF the Cy War;
IL Is only recently lie Oined the Military RIDER OF
Loyal Legion and at the last meeting he related tue
following incident Of the Fenian uprising. General
sweeney COMMANDED the Fenian army that crossed the
Canadian border. unt-d states Marshal Foster, OF
Vermont captured General Sweeney and dispersed the
army Foster Colonel OF one Of the Vermont reg-
meuts In the war, and promoted TO % Brigadier
General. He d Titan Ia sta ure an0 strength
out v AS modest, quiet and snguarly engaging Yet
he was full OF and evidently bad cOnIe npt
for the Fenian raiders. He followed their forces
Canaaan border and reached the field after they had
engaged Canadian troops He quietly entered their
lines picked up General sweeney, put him into a
carriage had ready at hand, ana then drove to ST
Adams with the army following their prisoner com
mandrr Perhaps tnIs.s the hrst AMI only instance on
OF entire army benz captured by aciy oncer
Generals Meade ami Mcdowell, VINO arrived the day
after the affair." declared that this was the boldest in-
stance of grand strategy Oh record