New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-03
MET IN PUBLIC PLACES.
CHANCES AT SOME OF THE MEN AND TOP
les OF THE DAY


James W. Halves, who is a close student of
political history said to yesterday tbs. he had
covered in pamphlet which he was reading, bit OF
early history concerning Abraham Lincoln which had
been strangely overlooked by bioersphers of the
martyred President He aftervsrd brought me the
pamphlet. which is memoir of David sears prepares
Tor the Massachusetts Historical Society by Robert c.
winthrop. jr Prom this it appears that far back
the political campaign OF 1s4s, Mr.. Lincoln. a
paiativey young appeared the stump in Massa
chusetts and did yeoman service for Zachary Taylor It
Is mentioned In the biography OF Mr. that these
effective ches inspired him with peculiar athy
for the character conduct who after
ward to become conspicuous figure Tin .he worlds his
tori. Mr. Winthrop says that the brilliant OF these
addresses delivered at Worcester. September 3D.
ls4s when. after taking his text Mr. Weosters re
mark that the OF Martin Van Buren, for the
Presidency by proessed sntsavery party could ntly
be REGARDED trick Joke. Mr. Lincoln proceeded
10 that OF the three parties then asking the ron
ndence OF the country che had less OF principle
than any other adding amid shouts OF laughter that the
recently constructed elastic. Fres-soi platform remind
cd him Of nothing much the pa of trousers offered
for ssle by Yankee pedsr, which were large enough
for any and small enough for any boy"
Samuel Donelson. doorkeeper OF the National House OF
Representatives is of the handsomest men holding
position this country to-day He Is tall, finely
him a solid appearance ais face Is large rotund and
smiling and is adorned with dainty, yellow mustache
Ills head Is covered with cury yellow hail. he Is one
OF the best natursd Of c0nsequen tly favor
ito. One FOR this think. Is because ne AVOIDS
mixing politics with his every day fe- he has been
at the Hoffman House for two or three days When
saw him there declared that he knew moro about
politics than child am Just here FOR little
sport bit OF recreation" said he I" Do not men,
ton fact that here. Let 20 and you tackle
somebody else who wants TO talk politics There are
plenty Of them that ant to talk. don't
Addison cammack the bear leader In Wall Street. lived
at the Windsor Rotel for nfteen years during
days OF his bachelorhoo. Just before he got mar
ried he moved to tho LanZham. since be and MS
vile Saratoga they have been at the
Filth Avenue Hotel. 1t reminds one OF the ed days
when Fifth Avenue Hotel the centre FOR all
Street gossip at nlght to Csmmack In the corridor
surrounded by his followers and watched By some OF
their antagonists He 10 not the man IN sear-
ance when he still bachelor in the midst OF the
Wall that gathered nightly at the windsor
Hotel Then he wore d rough and tumble business suit
appears a silk hat, nigh collar an elegant
Prince Albert coat and light trousers.
Joseph Heath is falr sample Of the average Young
Wall street He is thlrtyour years DID, slender
man. with broad shoulders face strong marks OF
Character hgh cheek bones and sharp, good natuIed
eyes told the other day that he has been In Wall
Street since hs fifteen years Old aud he continued;
e have dealt In oil OF this time Oil IL the slick
thing tho face OF this earth have made
three fortunes III IT, 1t viii slip fortune out
from your feet quicker than chain lightning
Glow low has oil heenl Il touched cents a barrel
Thirteen months before IL stood at 500 a barrel NO
such change values has been known 10 any other
commodity the world h-gan sold oil short az
5O the lowest poiat touched for and
hin hair arh .urf NJ IA
over or points In onths. I consider oil any,
wbee uncer 90 a good pu chase for o. wealth Tor
investment. Tho actual cost OF production Is some
" hore bet SeeD SO aud 90 cents"
asked MI Heath about the reported control OF the
Arket ny the standard oil Company and Its operations
in speculation when he said: The standard con-
ros everything leaders or rsise lower
the they ut. Take evidence he failure
OF Joe Craig. He was 100000 behind when he
mada an assignment in April think It was in April
and in July he hsi paid up every dollar of It. How
ccuf do that without some Inside lift and light
Craig Ia strong ant he had lots OF followers. 1t
would make money for some people for him TO fail and
OF think he told to 40 1t and then pro
tecie by the people behind hun"
Chatting about country specuations Mr.. Heath said:
II Ia astonishing many persons there through
the country who takns flyers IN the markets In
New-York. For ns aDce, have nsen spending month
In Rutland Vermont IL place Of $4,000 inhabitants
II has more wealth. believe than any other place OF
its size in the country There six or eight million
aires IN the town. who have made their money mostly
IN the great quarr-s There a score OF men
worth half million each and the worth quarter
OF nil are thick in clover. Vermont
staid moral Old site. Yet have known OF rich
nen OF Rutland dropping $50 900 ia single deal IN Wall
Street without LIuch wnimper. What
would you think OF OF that and In that amos
I here OF morality where you might see a poker game
played out OF which the loser OF SLIGO
You do not see many that In the city OF
New-YorK They have Prohibition W there, winch
makes every drug store liquor saloon " man Is
ted for drunkenne is lined ami ordered 10 the
vorkhonse he eau escape BY disclosing the OF the
person who sold him the liquor Disclosure Is followed
nv dining the seller. Tue prosecutions all In the
hands OF what Is known States Attorney When
ne ~alks drug and FOR $50 or 800 ne
gets every Tue drusgst knows that II Is cheaper
nan ID stand OF prosecutions. There Is case
on record Vermont where woman hal sold liquor for
a long number OF years 10 a finally got III al
her lie aept daily record OF the drinks she sold him
Every drink new ohence BE went into ie court
aud disclosed az they call It. and all the sales
on his memorandum. she was sentenced for terms Of
ppr sonment which In the aggresste amounted 10 80
vears believe cue was par after had we'd
some time"
Dovr at the Custom House the other day heari
angular story about wOmens bustes. 1t seems that
the latest French novelty IN Duste is skeleton OF
stcel wires hollow space within which Is partition ID
Oh aud made 10 serve a hand satcne carry pow
der pun comb brush and other toilet articles
with Of these outles III which
oman dete ,ted in attempting to smuggle. took
place on a steamship wharf few days ago. She
asgel II she had anything about her person that was
dntlaUs she replied No. anu at tue same tine gave
herself vigorous shake II to phaslze her denial
The shaEnR folio vel Ivy clear strokes OF bell
The custom officer at 1rst thought that some was
ringing a cne-tuut bell the the answer she
,vs was uratty Old. nut . examination by woman
s-.rchsr pro IN he ha hsr French bust'o
small out costly cocE. which had started 10y her
activity and had merely s:rnck The hour.
hsar that Co onel Frank Burr. the newspaper CORE
spOneut aud writer hv $4,000 Tor acting as husI-
ness manager OF the Little Tycoon Company for forty