New-York tribune., 1886-05-30
BITS OF CURRENT TALK.
ILLUSTRATING PECULIARIlIES OF CHAR.
ACTER AND EXPERIENCE.

| ILLUSTRATING PECULIARIfIES OF CHAR
| ACTER AND EXPERIENCE.
| c. p. Kinball, Of Chicago, the United States
Consul at Stuttgart always has story to relate II
visiting in Portland Me-, his old home just bcfou
! his departure for Europe last week and told me q
the remark OF aged citizen or that place John Muzzy
The old man hale and hearty only Few weeks aaeV
when he suddenly taken OF 1T the ripe OF ninety.
six few days before his death he asked by
friend who about to build new structure to 20
down into the excavation for tho basement and take
look at It. NO. thank you" the Old centlemans
ply " I will keep above ground as long as cau."
Mr. Rmball also toIi the story OF q man living
near lake IN Maine where new steamboat had ist
been launched The went 20 the owner Of the
hotel resort the lake and remarked 20 him. They
have all been talking about FOR captain Of the nov
boat" Tho hotel said that no guessed not, where
upon the man reiterated his assertion and the pro
prietor asked him definitely what had been said Why,
replied the other they all said they wondnt have
for captain under any consideration. o! course" Me-
Kimball applied this story to the case OF Democrat
who is talked about the Democratic candidate for
Congress in Mr.. Reeds district in Maine lie had told
1t Mr.. Reed and myself when Mr.. Reed said with hls
peculiar sarcasm, "We that story fits the talk In the
Democratic party about the denomination Of Mr Glove
land"
Talking about the women who go on tours through
Europe unaccompaniet by male friends, Mr. Kimbau
SAID They come in droves to my Office. They want .
thousand things all at once. and as rule they all want
to talk at It IL confusion sometimes like that
imagine existed at the Tower OF Babel The Germans
are a great people talk all together. have knowa
twenty-five Of them to be In and all talking -
once and them seeming to listen to any elss
and yet all seeming to understand each other The
French gabbe worse than the Germans In fact
think party OF excited French people are tho worst
gabblers lever saw"
Congressman Reed. of Mane in recent chat with me.
- fataT
than Clifford. He Of the vanest mon who
sat bench. In his younger days he was somewhat
OF participant in politics, and hal received nomna
ton for local Office when several young men OF the
town called him TO tender their congratuations He
said to them prou lest part OF my experience
or to-day that you young men, my frends and As.
sociates know aLi appreciate me as all the
world Will some day know aud appreciate Nathan Cliff
ford" 1t Justice Clifford who, In the Electoral
Commission, after stating his opinion to his fellow
ber said he Folded his hands conplacenty over his
round and well-hled stomach: Gentlemen, do not
know II tie sentiments Ihaye expressed will meet with
your approval or II they will ultimately be adopted ~
the views OF this tribunal But | am fully convinced
that they will be the views Endorsed by the great and
the good and the wise of ali future ages. In telling
OF that story Congressman Reed remarked that VAN
ity and cheek accomplishments II they
held by men OF great ability. and thai In Judge
Cllforis case they had served him we'll
heard yesterday story about the break between
Hubert O. Thompson and Commissioner squire from Q
gentleman who is deal IN the Office oi the present
Comms ssioaer aud affirmed tnat lie knew all tho facts
This is what he tod me- "The break between Tnomp-
sou and Squire occurred the last night OF December.
1t was red hot Thompson and 50 lire both angry
and upset threaten other with personal vio-
Ience. Thompson threatened to throw squire out
OF the window. He had demanded that Squire should
take certain action in his Department which wholly
without warrant in law. This squire absolutely
,l,f Far,
they separated Squire In great distress He knew
1homIsoRs power and was fearful That he would w
friends TO Andrew IL Green to come to MIS- support
"hen the ciroumstAnces were relaet TO Mr. Green he
truth. but ne and his rIens were unwilling to pick
finally said him that If he would give seec.
ton OF the Deputy Commissioner, wno saodd ruu the
Office they would stand by mia rhis he cDnssatel t,
do. and Mr.. Smith received his appointment through
that agrcem ment."
General George A. sheridan. OF louisiana in discusS
ing the of Jefferson Davis 70 the public forum
SAID to me- g" do not regard this Jefferson Dayls bust
from the pure American point OF view AMI
quenty it does not bother AN Irish both sides
OF my ancestry. Ny hrst recoections OF excitement
OF the genuine irish wake whore oil the friends and
neighbors come III for good time sll lance around
was brought IN % participate IN the f-stiytss. Thy
may hold all tho wakes they see tit with Jefferson Dayls
but the Confederacy can mover DO rasurrccted."
Roswell T. Flower has been a much courted man sinq
There are something like hunirei inventions for
ting the wires under ground and every inventor q
owner OF patent had pot clniia,e for this place
There is not one OF them who would not thai
Flower WAS his man all tho time. They have spent lhs
week IN hunting him up. in seeking ont his friends and
III trying to get OF his soft side The general puoie
opinion has been that MIR. Flowers appointment is
good one from the public ami business points Of
view. At the Hoffman House ths other night he
was asked If he was acquainted with tho other
He said: " have known Jacob Hess
for tme. believe Mr. Hess knows better than
know him. lie knows me better than he dil before
ran for Congress. There little incident OF hat
campaign that gave him particularly stron. impression
of me which think he still retains lie aud and solon
B. Smith 20 my house FOR a social call couple of
gnts before the election. They laughed over my
well for rae to run for oce 40 Ia the county, bat taas
they had for IN the city. banded words with
cost Them just sl7 900 that know Of They got very
boastfql the night before election ana offered bets AZ
bet, but let Of my friends IN the district borrow
Ing that II they won they coul keep tho wnnings AMI
II they lost would not discuss IT, There
night. and guess Jake and sol had borrowed all
the money their friends had. We took It all in and
concluded that they knew me better after election than
they md before. think shall get along In the eommis
sion first rate with Mr.. less"
In the gossip about the coming wedding there is much
talk concerning the Folsoms. YOUNG Benjamin Folsom,
who has been abroad with Mrs. Folsom and her daug
ter, of Benjamin r. Folsom brother OF Colonel
John B. Folsom who died within a few days at Folsom
dale. Benjamin +. Folsom went out to Nebraska some
years ago and OF the founders OF town named
rocoma, Omaha Colonel John. the grandfather Of
Miss Frankie invested IN tue enterprise. lie went
Dut to see 1t and the brothers invested largely
n Omaha real estate, which increased in value
i'll il brought them fortunes. The grandfathcr3
le OF Colonel came from the days OF the Old Flool
wood" mltia early IN the ffles. He was commander
)f the old 6lst New York state Militia. The militia
alled foolwood" mp To the time when the state be-
yaE To improve its condition By organization aud a
propriatons
Ex-Congressman r. s. stevens. OF Attica, was Leu
enant. Colonel OF the 6lst. | was chatting with LIN
yesterday. when he told this story about his Colonel:
John B. Folsom excellent gentleman, a good
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