New-York tribune., 1886-03-07

have heard recently Chancellor j. " L. Pruyn, OF
Albany He was prominent man In the State in hl,
day. Abanans remember him generally for the distant
manner which he always bore in puoc In this regard
he was almost repellant. He had something OF English
reserve and hauteur his treatment Of strangers Mr.
Pruyns nature however. entirely different from tho
judgment would form OF it from his exterior lie
was one of the generous OF in his treatment OF
young mon and assisted many young friend 70 get
Stral III posd whom Erastns Corning was its president
An incident OF their association will serve to show the
Clapceors character. He had been giving advice to
lad Of MS acquaintance about classical readings. The
boy poor and was trying TO get b OF etlcaon by
study at home He had come to Mr. Pfuyns ohce to e,
| him know what progress he was making AS his name
was sent in Erastus Corning came llmplng INTO MS
Wstps but Mr. Pruyn told his messenger TO have tho
boy In The lad on coming into hs D See Ice. ad to hs
agreeable fox hm to Mat until M Ser pp the president
aad g0Ie he tbree rrssently Then be prooooicS 70
examine tho boy on his studies ana 70 iake Nun Tecs
from tue books he hal been stuuylhs Wmie F'esuent
Corning waited outside
Marvin UuchItt. OF the Chicago and Northwestern
Ra,lro,d takes great interest in the dressed beet
question which has been coming to the front recently
7 asked him the other day II MI Armour and other,
were not simply pulling ohcstnuts out OF the fire for the
PRODUCERS further West II struck me- told hln teat
the cattle could be killed. dressed and sent East from
Chicago at profit the same thing might be done from
this cattle ranges where they were raised Mr Iiushlt
said There Is point miI%oy ~neio .n1 Sgei S
pose of every portion OF the carcass Taa pont come,
pretty near being Chicago SO do lot thnE taere WIN
At Chicago the oaal can all bo Disposed OF at profit
which is OF the case further EST. Nv rsan
hides and the bOnes and the hooia and the horns aud e
parts which does not pay 70 sDlp s,s ~ ts M
stock are all utilized In Chicago Tne cohtre OF ths
dressed Ueef trade will always be Chcaeo His ihy
impression that the business Is IN us infancy
Few people have any idea Of the tremendous posi-
ties of the street railroad business whch there is
| is n cag
little five cent contributions which man feels swell
in the aggregate to millions. The money is in tho till
every night ready be converted into bank account
after the expenses are paid That where the pnphc
fran osos ae especially valuable In 1881 the railroads
NJ Eew-york carried 2sillj.S62 passengers. IL the
fares had been uniform at five cents on the elcVa'ed
roads these passengers would have Iaid ef SCI anus
the common carriers, the sum OF Sl4200,i93 Tor ther
ANIMAL ear fare The increase OF travel which /: now
calculated at 2O,O00O00 annually, gives ratio ot tns
estimate OF the future OF street lines " means enat od ~
1890 there will be 42000000o PASSENGERS ana IN lo0o
less than go Think ot tne mes shg H S .u
OF the street railways in 1900 II these hsnie1 are sls
tma n Es mad creatures over franchises
men are willing to risk going to tie TenitehaFy oI
| tho sake OF getting valuable nanchl'e
W. p. shinn whose business keeps him large shars
OF his time in New. York. but whose bone is IN Pittsbnrs
has cons sant fund OF new Information about tue smoky
CITY sat down with him FOR few minutes yesterday
to ask about tho natural gas product lie saih 70 ihe
among Other things: There fottytwo wells from
which the gas supply is drawn They are l9c2tei IA the
! ,Iurraysvie. Washington and Taren.um fields ABOUT
twenty miles from the pOst-OiNcc; anu III tHo lMcuH
first Ward OF the city, which Is only SX nes i,p oap
po,t Office The mains range from four 10 twenty
inches The six and eight inch mal's avs thc i0s.
extensive There are $50 miles OF man; 10" T iIo
feature Of the lso OF gas when IS mos. . 20 Tnr tI
amount OF coal disI laced Tao use 3i tne gas 10. ag
has only just begun. sn1 yet the coal uSpdoco 'N'''
| to 10, 900 tons per day"
General phiueas stevens OF Dunkirk y. Y, 30 was
informed during tho week. has been lying at death door
/ for soue DAYS lie born in the sa'ue house a.
Barrett W. with his cousin, the famous Tnad stevens
! The General was ole OF the highest Ma'Ohs IN tAs
country aud at one time was the commLn ier OF the
Knights Tempiar OF this state. TnaL Stevens made
wiir reputation a. an opponent o. Masonry was toll
by OF his relatives recently tnnt M hny ~ 5 % he
had applied for memeersnP P tHe o1 cS PLas,
Scyous mas hal q long and eyeutiul lie. having been
| born in 1917, and having served ~ the wax Of tao
! rebellion.
The Mormon merchants who come to New-YoFk for
goods Al this season are much like the merchants I'om
any other community in the West. They are iona o.
rood stories and COOL conn anionship and can tel so'
with the rest mankind. was IN group o. tHii" '"'
other day when mention was nade OF tue famous 4o'
Rockwell who has been written up 81 uhet'1t 'I'' -
| D,nito loader lie ia dead now. one OF the Norhoa
.il ,out him: Porter Rockwell one ot the roush
diamond, that only the frontier breeds He was not th'
aspd he has been pictured. lie wa' a whole hearted
nan But It is OF use for me to say that aip 'hs
",r,ncr after tho picture, that have been drawn 0i
I'm n. md -tle dog o, ito SCOTCH breed. that was
his constant companion tOr years IAe htie Ue.'' W.
wherever he went. Rockwell usel TO 2" thiol:h ths
country Paclhc coast vile II wa, ys' '%atI'1s ~
follow When ne went 10 sleep tie dog Gor VA jh'
Rockwell got anay ONO on sooI ,e ,I1 & W., @ raj ,Tisaei
| himself out 70 rest, surrounded ny NJ f'uno az
r elns oHtht, u H. ,sieS1 o! ~ hr % RSckWc wa
| was awake although he knew h" WIS 5iF:olEN'H"y ~
Indians ana was miles away iroIu duy WaIe A'P, ""
hi, pistol took deliberate aim ami shot Oh Que one, S "a,
t.t,o og,,a,i aft mex
upndc no effort to punish him Indeed tie tact tfA 10
! had done such tning TO pro;ec' MS P'ot''" "'''
| then have great respect Ioi hih'
rtoh peope all have re,o!lections "reminiscences o;
XII Carson ,he scout ald explorer. In the gro1g
which have Just heard new story 81 'ii''i'
Ir wa. Al one time in temporary command 0t t"rosa-
nant most on the frontier He was an unedLeatel man
nI A. ,bis tme coud barely write h, name. Som' u
his sitordiaates we're a"afe =" tha,; ao,, Nit5
maine signed to demand for several Lott.ts o. m!g
rye wlsAey By Eight an 81 Of
the offenders. the evidence prCSat tnhs % uo" g
Soe ~V XII Tor wnilo duoloosy and donJ,-
fully ana then a. he saw that II Was ceitaiy IN ms tsa
somehow TO & uo o ' vc faercupon discharged win
merely an adnOultIOn that tae Odencc should h"l 30
repeated
Tho name OF Madame Barr!oS the wlie OF the &c
D,tator Of Genital America. is frequently IN the pu'"c
nrinls Of late. she il beyond question romai"1''t
! woman Ruano BlTrOs, strong as he was IN iron WIZ
and despoc tendencies, hai helpmeet III H VIE 10
had piue children, OF whom are by Io'her WIZ
! ,u -. ,ron b,ye brea lett to the care ~ Ma lama
trr,n, and u.e living with bet here srht.eiGit VIZ
80. yslI ncnranted with the aadivS ot Noh"taI bA.'s
Ill me- insl n 1 that tho General lett lroitl! % Wy
'trat oi oLout Ten millions Ot dollars. A"HNs 'I'''
81 i,is yent 10 Madame Barrlos direct ana sl!c -,
cnnrn oYe the remainder TO CERTAIN cAIo"' ""' '''
children have becoms OF age.
Ex x.Concrcssman Tom" CreameF looks nearly ""'
healthy rs TO strolls about toAm lie ''P'feH'} ''
lnte ,rc but watches the curreut events IN New ION
clo,ey lie said to me: This Is 'he ago oi sF'' '
ionares are doing nothing but giao' S''b0,' 49,,
~~ ~~ ~, ~ r,,dr for a grab. EvoIy ybody b
@In66ur lt used to be SO that man Wo a. ,rsi
- f,ir Iiyng aud could show up with S-oO III u, ,'ei
u - fannv ana confronted Now man j. no. G. c'ltlv.
wnIer million and when hn cots ifty millions u n9