New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-04

his he solely Influenced by the desire
for personal power and personal asgrandzemsnt
Nothing could be further from the truth. when MP.
Kelly reensred political life In 1871 after long absence
abroad was Influenced BY motives of the purest and
highest type had other thought than that there
we're changes In the municipal government OF
New York, which 1t his duty, as good citizen, :"
assist in making He had no idea q taking efes HIM
power That all came 70 him later and eradusny ING
humber Of year. and was as amazing to Mr. Kelly him
self as 10 was to the country His one weakness, gre"
ont OF his honesty. He made equivosal state
ment. He was always direct ami outspoken. When ne
said thing you could rely upon that he believed
nat led him believe that all equally hon.
est ami frank with the result that he was Frequently ea
into Of belief through the statements OF others
Riding do wn tho elevated road from Central Park
the other day, General James r. oBerne pointed oct to
me q building at Fiftieh st. and Ninth which was
peculiar for the fine used in the window caps, a.
compared with the other structures In tho vicinity.
There s good deal OF cheap looking stone nut into
brick buildings In that part OF the CITY, but the stone TO
which he directed my attention had finished appear
like that which Ia monuments. The General
said That Ia limestone from Ireland and there Is
curious bit OF history connected with It's importation to
this country 1t from the quarries Of Banasoe
at Connaught. County Roscommon The builder VINO
imported IL Peter Rafferty,, which you will recognize
as o good old Irish Years ago he day
aborer In tho quarres at Balinasoe He came to this
little stone business OF his own. Abouta year ago he
talking with Mr.. striker. wealthy man Tor whom
no doing when he suggested tue use OF this
Irish which has been used Tor centuries Tor monn
ana sensraS sssS here Mr. Striker
him the monsy with wheh TO make the experiment Oh
getting a cargo OF tho stone He went over at once
ana found the Isborers quarry working for about
SO cents day In an indifferent sort OF way He n se
contracts FOR tho stone conditioned thu getting
two shilling. and ixpence day, which was raise OF
shilling on their wages In twenty nine days rom tue
lie left he back with my tons OF the stone
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likely that large QUANTITIES. OF IL VIII eaeh'pSa ,S he
men In the old quarry living on American meal
aud dragging Sat helpless sort o, NE until Will LIS
Twas riding In Broadway with an old lawyer
dav or two ago he began talking to about real
estate properties that passing. AS we went by
the piles OF brick and mortar at Twentieth ST. where
structure about to 20 up he told me that the
belonged the GOeets and that they were me
fortunate OF many corners on that great thor-
oughfar Old Peter GOelet began buying corners years
aud years ago and amassei an enormous fortune oy
holding them. As we reached Madison square, my
friend POINTED ont t. me the little neeie-liks point
which il eyesore IN comparison with the properly
aoand 1t. Tue tall Cumberland apartment house MIS-
the south end Of the block lts north wa IL usei q,
huge Advertising sign place. The Cumper'and , VIZ
formerly the 81 German Hotel It' owners con'on-
plated the purcla-e Of the remainder OF the O,ck anu
the erection OF additional hote facilities IT, said my
Hotel found what the st. German people were
intending 10 do he quietly kouglt up tls pont anu t's
hotel there it would damage the Fifth Avenue. The
property has proven exceedingly valuable investment
even IN It's uninproved condition
At Thirty thirds had pointed cut to me the block
bounded by Thirty third and Thirty fourth st and fifth
and Sixth ayes, having once belonged TO Mr.
Wheelock who bought t comparatively early days for
almost song and sold it in two humps, just before he
died for about s6OOOOO thirty three lots going to the
Astors and another real estate investor Mr.
Wheelock partly pafay zed When the transfer wa,
made although his heirs wOnd gladly have retainer
possession of the property, there was no chance TO
| DISPUTE his mental capacity IN making the sale. TIE
! value OF the property is now up IN the millions
The late United states Minister The Ia Charles
T. Gorham OF Marshall. Siich. is at tho Fifth Avenue
| Hotel where met him and chattei for while about
Michigan politics. The Re publican State Convention
will be held in August and Mr. Gorham sail concerning
the candidates: DO think that Governor Aleer will
be a candidate FOR denomination. In all probability the
nominee will he Mr.. Luce. He was candidate Tor Tue
nomination years when Governor Alger secured
the prize He Granger and will be sympathetic with
the workingmen OF the state His nomination seems
almost ASSURED" When asked II there was much tailA
about the Senatorslnp, Mr.. GOrham sail :" The dis
cussiou "a not so pronounced in the matter or tnt
Governorship 1t would not surprise any one II Legs
lature should be selected that would retire Mr. Conaer
neither would it be surprise II he should be returned
The romnent Candidate mentioned AGAINST MIN l.
CONGRESSMAN CuGcneOn, OF ManIstee LOun Another
gentleman whose name Is men oued ia Mr. stock ride
He WAS Republican candidate for Governor some year
ago withdrew from the canvass as was said because
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which required his absence from Tue state. MI.
Gorhsm SAYS that the tireenbackeis are srAiualy
fading out Michigan politics, having practically united
with the Democrats although thcy keei y the ioIn vi .
Separate organization The PrOhlbtOnlstS are MAKING
them 10 take np the prohibition issue Mr.. Gorham
| thinks Michigan safely Republican oy hahd'one
| majority
Mr. Drake the proprietor Of the Grand Pacific Hotel at
Chicago who is at the windsor Hotel Is short. stout
man with larse head AMI iace. twnklns eyes. firm
set mouth and gray whskers one OF the noted things
OF his hosiery is the annual dinner IL mas always
neon mystery how lie could s,rye so many different
varietie. Of game, And he tells M that It Is becoming
more IL calt every year TO secure supplies for TINS
dinner The greatest difficulty encountered now u
| procure cool buffalo m at He had bahalo Tor tni'
years fessf bit 10 required great deal Of work u
procure il ami after secured not equal to
the meat previou, years He say, mat ne VIII ia We
good buffalo meat for next years reas II ne has To
| after it himself.
| The politicians who and go over the country
making speeches in political campaigns have every
opportunity for observing the operation OF sumptuary
laws. Mahon Chance, VINO mas been puDhc campaign
sneaker for many years, told yesterday some OF hi
experiences III Maine under the prohibition laws OF tha
state The laws them very stringent. but the
evasions are to amount almost to settled
rue Said Mr. Chance: shortly after got into Maine
on one OF my trips, the gentleman with whom w''
travelling inquired II could obtain any stiinuans
The clerk hotel said certainly, but that he hal
send out OF the for the liquor He went away and
came back presently with bottle OF the viest rim thai
was ever manufactured. II Is one OF the features %
prohibition laws that the liquor which is smngglei INTO
state such laws exist Il aways tue poorest anu tht
yilest tina Is made. We tired out AMI as .si
resort party u the BATH room ana AFTER
taking plunge rubbed themselves with the liquor thlr
securing its stimulating effects through aD-orption.
When was Iowa found that the iquOr was sent INTO
the ae in mock Libraries Bogus looks were male ~
which tnern vera cavities where the liquor wa
secretel The titles OF these books we're sucn a.
Bakers saints Rest, YOun2s Night Thought
AMI Hannah Moors's Meiit 1T ,ns' They evaded the
laws snccsssrully for long time by these mock
LIBRARIES"
CAPTAIN Samuel Brown. the big Pennsylvania VINO Is
the owner OF Troubadour told at the Hoffman House
that he has figuring for the purchase OF large tract
Of land near Coney Island Jockey Cllb course where
he would put up stables and lay private track he mas
fOund the price OF the land remedy hlgh ac
being for the property he wants ana TINS nlgu
price may cause a suspension OF his lans Inc spt"h
Thursday.