Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-13

never Ras Occastou 10 uofiV" Wvn0s '"
carry on his packing business. lie not
only speculAtcs In grain both Ia New !ofn
and Chicago, but also In stocks. In wall
street he "a a quick, impuisive trader, and
| NJ tines operates on large scale, but ne N
| not what "a known as stsyero; be Jumps
| rs Quick as Addison Cammack, or even
| Quicker than that leader; he invariably
| specu,afcs In stocks for shor, turns. Like
| most western men, when be trades m stocks
| n ,s almost always In those known as the
< erangers; about the only eastern STOCK that
western men will touch Is Western Union,
| ana that only wheo Il Il active.
| Mr.. Cudahy is Eve feet eight inches in
height. OF powerful, rather why build. has
| a black moustsehe, and keen black eyes.
| The features are handsome; his manners
arc popular. He loves q joke and IL largely
| endowed with ready wit; be y quick at
| reparfee. He dresses fashionabiy, but not
| showily. lie has a fair education. lie Is
| one Of the keenest spectators IN tils coun-
| i.y and also one OF the boldest. He rs the
d:sbine Murat of the chicago Board OF
| Trade. He is a born leader OF men. In
| an earlier civilization. when war was the
| business OF large bodies OF men, he would
| inevitably have come 10 the front, sword
| in hand. on c,plrisoDed charger, to lead
men TO fcats OF arms on irving fields OF battle;
buf i'm tLjs age, when the mass OF the civil
lied populations are engaged IN business,
and men. still instinct with combatiyenes:,
fobt one another on fields OF speculation,
| Johp. or. as he Is more Familiarity known.
Jack Cudahy finds himself CONNER
clai chieftain with a large following. In
another aye be would have led them In bat.
lies for empty honor. Now the object Is 10
spoil The Egyptians, to secure their gold.
| Ue IL cool, daring, aud inspires unbounded
| confidence in those who enlist In his corps
| for The speculative war. He Is always loyal
| 10 his friends. He is modern Spectator
| with kniebtly sense OF honor.
He speculates in large "blocks." III ne
thinks favorably OF a given side OF tue
market IL Is no uncommon thing Tor hlm
10 saw 10 his broker, "Seil 250 wheat" or
"Buy 25O." meaning 100000 bushels each
time, while occasionally he will give an or.
der 10 sell or buy 100000 bushels at tune.
Speaking Of him In Delmonico's the other
day, a well-informed operator said
"Cudahy is the smartest OF them all,
and before they get through with this
deal be will have all the money In the pot"
Then IL will be millions. He may yet
meet his Waterloo; he may yet 1nd him.
self struggling in hopeless quicksands OF
speculation, but he was never on firmer
ground than now.
BEAUTIFUL HOME.
He is now building beautiful home on
Michigan avenue, in Chicago, which VIII
probably cost him, a friend says, aDont
s2J0. COO. He is married, and has several
children. He is a member OF the Chicago,
Calumet, and Washington Park Clubs OF
The great Lake City. lie is OF Irish parent
age, but has more the appearance OF Ger
mon than Celt.
The present bull speculation in wheat Is
largely directed against foreign houses That
have been persistcntly selling the market
short for some time past. They bave need
lcsslv sought TO deprCsS the value OF Ameri-
can property. 4 prominent member OF the
Produce Exchange said not long ago:
IL Beiieve these foreigners have taken
out Of that wbeat-lit within the last three
years nrarly 800, 100000"
"These houses are now understood to be
short from 100000 TO 2O,O00,oO) bushels,
aud the bull clique, or Big -Four, as II Is
called, composed OF John Cud1hy, Phillp
ID. Armour, " Nat Jones, and Norman Il.
Hoam, are altogether holders. 1t Is further
understood, Of about the same quantity,
pats lere and partly in Chicago. The
bull movement had been decided upon
death. That cool, fearless operator had
fought the bears almost sin gle-banded for
two wears, and when be dropped dead one
Sunday afternoon some weeks ago in Edi-
tor Oitendorfler's mansion ut Old Carmans-
Vile tie Lulls were apparently LETT with
out any leader Of prominence. or course,
no one could act for him except within
very circumscribed limits, and Cudahy for
time depressed the market, Armour.
Jones, and Ream not interfering. The bull
campaign opened a short time ago in earn
est. and IL is noticeable that the foreigners
are not quite 80 ready 10 sell short ~ Tor
merIy. The sentiment among business
men eognizant Of the facts OF the case de
Cldedly fayoTs the bulls. Among those
here who are acting with the Biz -Four are
Charles Rouse, who has five or six years OF
unbroken success behind him; Charles
CottreIl, small, black-eyed, in general APP
pearance somewhat suggesting jay Gould;
William ii. Wallace, blue-eyed, handsome,
and plucky; Thomas Carruthers, shrewd
and cautious and Henry Allen, the Count
D'Orsay OF the Produce Exchange.
A NEW RESIDENT OF THE METROPOLIS.
Not long ago, after bard nights work
on morning newspaper, made dash for
a Sixth-ayenue car. lt was 4 A. NJ. The
car was moving from Vesey street and
Broadway. AS sat down, putting and
blowing, a full.faced gentleman with
| broad eXpanse OF shirt-iront addressed me.
| He wore a trimmed moustache.' His blue
| ewes were bright and Sparkling. but there
was no merriment in them. His face was
| sober and reflective. He was evidently
man who had been battered and Water
| logged In the storms that sweep over the
| ocean OF life. IL was an intellectual face,
] chastened by sad experience. IL was the
| face OF General Thomas j. Brady, OF
star-route fame. For year past he
has been living at the Astor House. As
the car was just leaving the shadow OF that
famous hotel could not avoid an express
sion OF astonishment st seeing him out so
early. 81 can't Sleep" he said in resonant
voice, speaking slowly and deliberately.
"For hours have tossed my head on my
| pillow, seeking sleep in VAN. Eve counted
way up in the thousands, and have done
everything possible 10 secure nights fest.
but It's no go. nv thoughts wander all
over creation I'm spite OF all that can do,
and can't sleep. While / was lying in
bed, with every nerve vibrating like the
string OF q guitar at concert pitch and Won
dering what should do to get rest, hap
pened 10 think that Turkish bath might
| tlbuuAN AuC NNcilth ~
thSt somebody once told me that an estlb-
lishment OF that Kind was kept open all
night near Sixth avenue and Twenty.fourth
street, and Pm going up there in search OF
il. Do you know where IL isf"
| Ireplied that had heard OF such place,
but that could not give hun the number
Despite his immobiity OF face aud ap-
parent equanimity, l saw that he was eX-
cessively nervous. He took of his high hat
repeatedly and wiped its sweat-band With
his handkerchief, and he made eccentric
gestieulations with his plump white hands
He played with his old.fashioned silk watch
guard and frequently shifted his attitude
The dominant spirit OF the man, however,
seemed mistaken. He looked me full in
the eye, ana talked and acted like man
who knew his rights in this world despite
his misfortune, and who was only waiting
for an opportunity 10 assert them.
The General has lately been prominent
figure In the arena OF every day New York
life. AS president Of the Corn Club he has
presided at its daily meetings In room No.
1, Astor House. His ineXhaustible fund
OF stories and his imperturbable good ma
ture have endeared him TO the host Of good
fellows that float TO the surface Of city
life in the late hours OF the alter
noon. They all like him, and they
. gather round him whenever he descauts
on the mutability OF life. Chief.