New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15
A DISAeRBEABLB SATURDAY,.
FEW PEOPLE ABROAD IN THE RAIN.
TALKS WITH wKLL-KNowS PERSONS IN HOTEL COR
RIDoRs.

TALKS WITH wKLL-KNowS PERSONS IN HOTEL COR
RIDoRs.
Having in mind the old adagc, HNever
pu. of until to- morrow what you do to-day. The
TRIBUNE Stroller took his usual saturi lay round IN spite
Of the drzzle of the morning and the cod Air OF inc
afternoon. ts accompanying soft shower OF snow
The day was not a good one for meeting we'll known
persons Those who be on the streets vers
whose business drove them out OF warm corners
and cosey retreats Tho cabmen rsaped harvest Ins
sreet-cars we're overloaded No one cares to Walk In
dissgreeable weather. Nevertheless. when tae Gay
was the strollers note book was far from empty
One of the early pedestrians WAS Third Assistant Post
A. D. Hszen. with round faoe lrih<ou
with wtiskera Hazsn is the one Republican ieli In
prom inent executive position at Washington and say'
that he presuInss he IL retained as an awu exfmpe
He has Just finished his annual report and Whiie
10 IN the hands OF the printers has come over mere W
business OF the department. When @Eed ABOUT ""
result OF two-cent postage he says: Inc nnmooi VI
letters sent annually has largely Increased TWO oon
postage has virtually crowded out unseAied oirco'a"
The postal card adoI ted in 1874 In tn-tJe
los, 100000 used The number increased I'D 70
1888. when two-cent postage was adopted In 'nA'
year $780, 900 900 postals used In 1883 the nun
Der had dropped 10 360,ooo,0oo."
Congressman George West OF Ballstop, who 10 seen
near the FIFTH Avenue Hotel discussing the Senatorial
situation With General Anson O. McCook, Is perpeIuh
study In York politics His career In this country
has been q remarkable ono. He came here from Devon
SHIRE England IN 1929 poor lad. with great oesire
to found fortune in the New World. He has been em
neuty successful In that respect and his manila paper
mills and paper bag manufactures scattered all over
the Ballston region. Recently he went back 10 nis
native town IN England purchased large Dag lactoJ
there and weLt into manufacturing. HIS return -
rich celebrated IN the town BY public dinnes
by Invitations 10 the houses OF all the gentry.
works In England adjacent 10 the great ARK oruou
by James AckleJ, and among other places .s
Mr. west made a guest was the Ackiey mouse mouse.
Ackisys grandfather BursOyne army during s'
OF atoms IN NewYork In the ar OF tho he'oiutou.
s Within seht OF BsIston aud
looking where Mr.. West founded us Ior.unc.
bv their cantors TO Albany where great deal OF aten-
ton psd to them by the rrominent people OF n'
day to u condition little lrksome A. possoo
Lady Ackley book of "reminiscences OIL her eh-
Ieriences III this country.
At the intersection Of Broadway and Twenty third
st. ia observed p. D. Pillar the bead OF the Atlantic anu
Danville Railroad. of Virginia he Is man OF large
tature and presence, with han dsome lace ana Gu
gazing expression he deeply interested In promoung
the material interests OF his State. In talking ABOUT
tie South he calls attention the fact tnat recent
compilation OF capital Invested IN tne county,
from January TO September shows that more nomey
was nut in tie Southern States than theweseru Mr.
Pillar that this proportion Will grow isget uur
the pext five or ten years sreakng about the political
situation i'll his ne that it Is dou 'tfu II inc
Democrats Will be able control the next Legislature
Senator II the ReI ubc control 1t Senator Malone
will succeed Riddleberger. lie says
Colonel W. p Cansday the tall and somew ha angular
Sci eautat-Arms he United States Senate. Is with
Mr. Pillar and says example OF the growth OF tue
South that new creosone pine timber to be used
i'm niers nave lust been established Fernandina, thus
extending that industry when Is already large one Oh
the Atlantic coast.
CONGRESSMAN W. L. Scott Of Erie, who Is justgoine
into the Fifth Hotel tells me that bis train was
four hons late on OF heavy snow He Is happy
over his re election. Here also notice young John A
Logan dark of complexion like his father with animated
youthful expression and carefully studied attire An
other figure at this post Is Assemolyman emith' ol
Tompkns County, editor by profession and POLITICIAN
from hiking and natural aptitude for mixing with men
Insane ctur Byrnes mp Broadway heavily "rappeu
in winter OvercOat, with his low Derby nal sci ugnly
over his mmobilo face and big gray mustacns a. an
told that there been over 100000 receipts IN the
first six months after the publication OF MS "uIh On
criminals aud that pretty large snare 81 luis Nm stt
profit. INSPECTOR stops TO shake hanus viii SIdo
Senator Murphy, VITO is one OF his close frleuus
Coming out OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel see Levi T.
Morton aud passing inside Senator Warner Miller anu
Congressman Prank HiscocK to be surrounded
by rival groups friends THUS the three candidates
for Untei have been under one rool and
within elDowng distance OF eacn oihef
Ex-Governor Foster, of Ohio and General George A
Sheridan OF Louisiana, passing out together Inc
x Governor says lie nothing about politics. but
talk of natural ny tue hOur de NC las
struck a rich gts region near fOstoila-
EI-Postmaster General Hatton. who Is getting into
carriage to 90 and his OLD chef, President Arthur
looks prospecting in the newspaper business
ut Chicago. Ms cheeks have ned out within tue year
and he has grown rounder In form. His chicago Man
is tue pioneer in giving cheap daily paper TO the coun-
try readers Dy mail lie II Ogt Tor - % ear
which Is only half dollar more tor daily paper ID IN
the Western peopls pay for their large weekles. lie
svs that he has secured upward Of 10000 country suO
scriDers by his innovation IN journalism.
Mr. Hatton's companion at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Is
ex-G Governor Irwin. who was appointed to the Cover
uorship OF Idaho by Pres lent Arthur After taking tie
office going 10 tue Territory he became "hic'od Win
serious eye trouble which eIuiroi difficult Operation
to De reformed lie cans East f2r thit purpo e dh
found that ne could attend 10 the duties OF bis ounce
wbrrepOn he resigned into TIE Treasury the
entire amount of his salary up TO the time "hen Ms
successor appointed.