New-York tribune., 1886-07-18
ODD BITS OF CHAT.
SOME GOSSIP AND ANECDOTES ILLUsTRAT-
ING PERSONAL TRAITS.

people frequently try induce him to 90 into schemes
olspecustion. heard yesterday OF the reply hs
TO one OF these who sought to induce Mr. scovo be-
come lamb" Said he: "My income Ia very large
NY expenses are very ghtDot onesnth OF my income.
I don't want TO make any moro money I should not
Know what 10 do With It. IT, you say I could double
my fortune In q month. it would my mead. No.
'nans; plain Buffalo investments good enough for
me- Mr. scovils has brother who is Of an entirely
different type. quiet and reserved whls the OF Mayor
Is loud AMI bustling. When Mr. scovle was running
Tor Mayor he spent good deal Of money Every time
ne made contribution OF any amount TO tho commit
ices 'ns quiet brother went out and pct equal
y" "'ona'hah election When tho campaign oSe
tEese bets had made them even on campaign sxpcasr
Inc brothers have all their property 10 common and
aitnough Jonathan spends several times much money
IN year as the quiet brother is is all charged up
penses In the common account
The recent lpess OF Senator Morrill, and the mention
OF Frederick Billings bis possible successor brough.
out asIory OF the Northern Pacific capitasrs
remark when friend recently approached him and
asked him II he would Ike to be Governor OF Vermont
CT would not have IT," said Mr. Billings, EFF every
man, woman and child In Tho State should ask me- to
take IT, Mr.. Bilingss home ia at Woodstock. which is
on tho east side OF the mountain range by which
'ermonters divide their political spoils. It is the in
Variable rule. which has grown into nfexible
tom that the Offices shall be apportoned equally
tween he two sides. Senator EdmundsIs on tho west
Il
The Governors are taken nrst from side then
from the other, and with all officers Of any i'm
portance short time ago. after be had down
the train with Senator Morrill, Mr. Billings was report
ed saying that the venerable chairman OF Finance
Committee OF the Senate had said him: shall make
| you my pOtca heir" There is doubt that Mr.
Billings would like TO have scat in the Senate and that
his aspirations with the desire Of his
| friendA
This story OF Mr.. Morrill, reminds that q few days
ago while number OF lawyers Of this city looking
at PucSs cartoon on members OF Congress affected by
Senator Beck's bill prohibit Con
Tees from corporations having business with the Gov
ernment, some asked Simon Stevens what he
thought OF the plea made In opposition the bill by
Senator Eimunds and others Mr. stevens replied: 1T
Ia quite BacOnian, you know" Tho reply caused .
smile among the lawyers who recognized
TO the great impeachment trial OF Lord Bacon bri
berry, where his Lordshp made this defenee " confess
you, my Lords took tn money, but 1t facili-
tate. not to prevent Justice"
General Thomas l. Cingman the veteran politician
OF North Carolina. Is n N-w-York again His slender
form is st erect and martial In spite the many wint-
ers that have passed his head He proud OF his
fourteen years Congress his
10 the Senate school boy top
fails To let acquaintance know this part Of his
history before the The General told that he Is
! spending most OF his time in Washington. "AshevIs
buncOmbe, said he. Will have hearing the National
Capitol. whether the people who gather there willing
or not snd whether II is ine representative orindvd-
/ ual capacity. Yes am still preaching the beneficial
qualities OF tobacco "a a remedial agent When I nrst
became acquainted with its wonderful healing powers
Thought 10 would cure half of all the
which d~sh - heir Two in the light OF peri
and of phy ysicsns and scientists
declared IL remedy for about thr-e-tourths or all
diseases. and now am almos, ready 10 affirm thar it
would prove valuable IN ninety-nne out OF hundred
cases"
Colonel George 3. Corkhil. who died recently at his
old home IN Iowa, both lawyer and Newspaper
man. He came Washington edit The Chronicle
| wnen that paper purchased by Senator Harlan.
His experience editor OF orgap Washington
! was Tot satisfactory. He ,Old In New YORK
that the field OF a in Washin limited be-
yond what the public think II II supports the Adminis-
traon IL is suspected OF beng In the pay Of the Admin
stratlou AMI lIs opinions count for nothing The Adj
mnistraon dare Eot give 1t in advance OF other
papers which would MAKE it successful newspaper.
and circulation confined those who 70
know the opinions OF Tie Administration II while
the Colonel editing The Chronicle that piece OF
brought to the office the Importance OF which
The article being pat type
when the Colonel got word from his Senatorial backer
tina, line appear in the paper concerning this
particular matter II was this straw that broke the
csmers back. Corkhil had been laboring under
| disadvantage. and now 10 have piece
| OF deliberately thrown too
much for him. He threw up his position and
turned his the practice OF law heard this
about his connection with law case and tho man
ner 10 hs friend. judge Harlan to adyan-
t.ge He was defrni lng case IN Washington
in which the ami the law against him and
his Tn little man fought stnbooroly for two
days OF the rial he sa" nolbnS Oue defeat staring
him IL tn On the nird lay. the draw
ing TO a close Judge arlin happened to stroll into
COURTROOM. IL before his appointment on tue SUI
prrm- Bench, DuI wnen ne was recognz-u as leaning
lawyer COrkhil rose and greete tne JUICE ernslvely
AMI invited Nun To seat Few othrrs IN the court knew
him. Corkhil leaned the judge and whispered
him, Fir Heavens sake. SIT by for fifteen min
goo1natur-d enough to 10 he asked. and his
! identity quickly made known thronEh IN" court
room. COrkhin pushed MS To close in the nftcen
minutes. and submitted 1t without an argument aud
half hour ater be mad verdict lie always declared
that 10 to Judge H4rlan's kndness IN look IL
| wise.
story is told here the late Judge David Davis,
which illustrates rue manner in which ne carried him.
upon bench Of the courts in Illinois The
Judge made all his money In real estate aud Wild land
Investment. An application made to him for the sale
ofcerian property which belonged to two heirs
Their mother had married a second time and her hus
band had appointed guardian The stepfaEner had
application for the sale OF the estate and asked
that he placed IN ms hands for investment.
Judge ordered that the sale should DO mAde. bu
directed money should be turned TO the
clerk of the court On being made ne further d
rec ed the Investment proceeds Illinois wild land
and personally attended tue details OF The purchase
ordering entered In the records that the prop
rrty should remain 10 charge OF the court until the
Younger OF tie children should arrive majority.
THIS period round about years and over
S5OOOO worth Of property mai accumulated III
vestmrnt OF three thou .and dollars Their prop
rriy IN the meantime yielded some money In ais
which ha bee used for tn-r noe and -duca-
lion IL through like these thai Judge Davt,
became much endesre TO his fellow citizens In Illinois
I am told that Judge Davls's wealth not grea
as gener lily supposed It has been said at diferen
times that property worth three or four millions
talking recently with gentleman from Blooming
ton who hat abuniant opportunity TO know the exact
condition OF the judges estate and sad &c III
do believe the property OF Judge Davis will vary
$4,000 from estimated appraisal OF Ss5O,OO0 Hi
possessions principally IN improved Illinois fsru
lands. $500 of land IN the town III
surrounding BoOuiugtou He had in all ABOUT l2.UOt
acrrs OF Illinois lapd, principally In the counties q
Dewitt, Mclean AMI Macon. lie had several LnOussn
acres Of Wild lsud Ia Iowa aud Miss uri and sbou
100000 OF property Chicago. The value OF Cnicsg
properly Ia alwa.s difficult TO ascertain but tninl
100000 Will cover IL"