New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-05
SOME MEN ABOUT TOWN.

w.vor Grace may be "out OF the race" az some
A. the papers state, but soms OF his close ','sua
.,a nautical all 90 have approached Kepao"c""
,..a.rs Of tina XXist Assembly DISTRICT 70 $40 "
.A.al- coaid not he n "Gveu US the "a'o'
and You take the Register and Judge. was the suxS
ton of one Of them. Their overures wore nov Ao00P
rsmmauv Hail leaders, TO my certain know'e"Ro
have APPROACHED Controller Loew In the nope OF "e
him the candidate tor MAYOR of rammany Han VIZ
a. . In angle ticket this fall Mr. Loew Is a me"'
AZ thu County Democracy. but the Tsmmanv ieA'o
he,,eye he would be acceptable to their ioiiowo''
fhst the County Democracy could not reject "'''
Ioew on being asked II he was in position " ' 49,,
Tam many II he should be oil ,ctei, unnes'ts '"S',
he WA and that he woud be the candidate o,'
united Democracy. He was asked point p'"uH 90
would accept Tammsny's nomination WIN
union and he replied that he would.
T..ro arc no really prominent Democrats anxious "
,un for Mayor except a united ticket MARIN -.
Mahon whom Cleveland failed to make 0 80
thereby put his foot in It. has been taKeo NV" =,
deal / asked him II he would take 'ho n ., On.
either wing OF the local Democracy. No' VIM" 49, 49,,
,n.o,..s,, q, IN. other was his reply. asked III"
,o which faction he belonged. "Neither. was W.
quick response. "I am Demoe"I
nothing to do with factions or faction hs"''
Conn. v..t, h.fors hartley Camp bell the dr'matis,
was taken to BIoomngaaie Insane Asylum '" o,,o,
,ua ,o,, ma that he suspected Dis sanity i
VIM W" w -. and saving. which had caused
-, rs,,con, but they did not seem conc'usiVe W "o
, 7 spgrested to Mr.. Colville that no was p'e'u'
ara a little embittered. Pc protestot tna' DC wa" w.
, in the course OF further CONVEX saon he preoic'ou
Cam,b.l's death within the year OF softenihe o vi"
hin Poor Campbell fingers IN hopeless state ana
,,,us lies dead OF he disease" softeuing OF tno
beart" some OF his friends who thought him " haru
mali" will doubtless suggest
NJ Covile was one OF the large class OF purely specu
iatve theatrical managers VINO nave come idrH0S "'
control OF the stage In this country be "en' inVo
theatric, in much the same spirit th"' w.
C. r. Breckenridge says men nav keep STUDS OF horses
10, racns-ou purely business PRINCIPLES He mace no
retenc- OF any pride mimic profession, no love i
the art OF acting On the contrary he took pressure "
rataei brutal declarations that he was IN the business
MAKO money lie made It, MT by reason OF any genius
o., but by close safe investment ani tank
he saved a great pait OF what he made lie couu ur'o
n hari bargain with enthusiastic sctor or pia'iS""
ike George Edgar or FARLEY Campbell for instance
II is said of him that he was man OF MS worn a"u
opt faith even when ii cost him money 10 10 So o
as never heard OF losing money in any specua'on
doubt il that trait of his character was ever thorous
tested Edward Gilmore offered MI Colvitie' snor'
e he,ore nj. death 800 cash for his half interest
the lease Of the Fourteenth Street Theatre, whcH was
refused This speaks well OF the prospects OF that H.
starred house.
talked with an army friend of General Newton
he SAYS that General Newton VIII now rece''o
OF MS salary vi E''""~ w.
Brirad-r-G General added to which tho $4,000 salary
NJ ue Commissioner of Public Works will evo him air
salary as al en- sneer The chief regret OF his enas
that his appointment takes General Newton mo 'ne
dirty muck OF local politics The mere nomination ny
Mayor Grace will make some people WHO 90 not hno"
him suspicious of General Newton, SAID an acqua'nV
anoe.
rrastus Winan is now extremely active in the snow
husins.s with his daily exhibitions at St George ana
Erstn. staten Island. He would make good deal OF
money even II he ran his baseball Buha" b Elec'''0
Fountain, Cappa concerts and Casino at a ue'u ioSS
The explanation lies in the terms of his contract WIN
the Baltimore and Railroad Company One clause
OF il provies that for ninety nine years 10 CONS uo
p.,,more and Ohio must bring to Staten Island over
the Arthur XIII an amount OF through tran.c equal Id
uroGt to the local traffic over the staten Islam fpu
Transit road ferries and that this trac must equa
or cxceeJ the average trac OF the Staten island system
for the Years 1886 aud 1897 The various amnsemcnos
nm Staten Island have led hundreds OF thousands
M TO 20 over this road aud ferries thus increasing
the tonnage OF traffic Immensely. Mr. Wi'nan' as he
himself has sad II, is simply 'setting the pace ~
which the Baltimore and must run for ninety nine
wears TO come. The shoS business Is h'Hny p'oi-
itable outgrowth OF tbs clause OF the contract
There WAS good deal OF ingenuity shown In the seiec
ton of the staten Island and the
has been able Baseball always attracts largo cr""o'
in giving S25 600 the baseball le*gne Tor the Metro
potans Mr. wiman bou sht ouly valuable FRANCHISE
but established at St George nsst attractive sport
are taken tbere daily at cost OF ~ cents
for sail aud Tor the sport Cappas concerts
FIRE uenty 5000 listeners who nave TO pay ior re-
served seats well adm ssou Whenever tue eieero
fountain plays black uass OF human beings gathers
around It. Tao Casino restaurant is good one. AS io'
tho Wild West t Is novelty even TO those VINO sa
uas Al was two throe years ago III its original ana
sbor nal and primitive state. Tho attractions OF thsse
v,,1oas places hove made Staten Island suddenly lopu
lous With seekers after fresh apusements.