New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-26
GLIMPSES OF WELL-KNOWs MEN.
SOME PERSONAL TRAITS AND BITS OF
EXPERIENCE.

GLIMPSES OF 'WELL-KNOWN MEN.
SOME PERSONAL TRAITS AND BITS OF
EXPERIENCE.
Ex-Chief Justice Charles P. DAILY has been elected
director in the Arcade Railway Company, to ill the
vacancy caused by the death OF ex-P-esident Arthur
He has recently into the city from his country
home at Sag Hsrbor on Long Island, where
bis hospitality and that Of his wife have caused
their home to be . Mecca tor many friends.
Judge Daily is o royal entertainer and whose
fine illustrations Of old-tashioned
courtesy and urbanity. AT bis country home ne
devotes his time great deal to his horses, his dogs
his hens and his sailboat. Those who have had tho
privilege of visiting him there speak in earnest praise
OF the hospitality of the house.
Justin Mccarthy is full of breezy stories about
and incidents in Parliament He told at the Nine
teenth Century Clubs meeting the other night, which
reflects rather sharply the manners of the best
club n Europe" 1t during the long and bitter
debate on Mr.. Gladstone's Home Rule bill. A young
AMI dashng member OF the Opposition, the Con-
servative leader in the House of Commons had been
making acrid attack the Prime Minister. and
had put the Government benches IN the worst Of
humors Finally the sharp-i ongued Tory orator sat
and portly minister, res-taced and indi2n ant.
Kissed from the front row; IN voice that carried
WhereupOn the audaci0us young n0bleuian nothing
disconcerted blandy turned and in still louder
Voice calculated /" he blanked old tool.'
II there is a N an IN New-York who is propelled by
steam it is Russell Sage. When he steps out of his
Office upon the street he goes shooting up, down or
across Broadway a. If driven by unseen and uneasy
power No one ever saw Mr.. Sage quiet, unless when
asleep aud even there be probably twists aud Jerks ike
an eel At his office he receives caller with nand
mechanically extended, mechanically pumped, and
worked at rapid rate and unless the visitor puts in his
time with much CELEBRITY it makes Mr.. Sage crawl all
over it'll apprehension that second will be lost lie
never sts still in a chair in truth he prefers to stanc
There ia probably DO more miserable man IN New York
than Mr. Sage The witness stand when be had 10
swear n elevated railroad cases he settled INTO ms
chair "a If the hand of tate had struck hn he held
10 himself 10 keep his soul from lying from ms
hodv and when he was released he grabbed his hat,
shot out OF tae and was on his way TO MS
oiice ma 4 pursued by the Evil One. Mr. Sage take
ths e,Svatrd ND from his Office after business hours
walks pel nell from The Forty sccondst station INTO
Forty third jumps into his carriage and is whirled
into the street in iihy and off through the park
When he can't keep in ESotiOn any other way he
witches his facial musc.es and nervousy works his
hands.
jaw Could on the contrary, Is never in hurry.
VIXEN be is on the witness stand he easy old
shoe sinks into the chair with a bene solent compIs
cencv looks mildly ar pund with innocent air and
let's the opposition attorney try his hand him all he
wants Nothing surpsss the calm urbanity OF Mr.:
ould nc such time and nothing surpass his skill
| in answering questions He tells everything he
knows: vet he tells nothing Mr. Gould sro.nd
quietly and tousIy and man knows where
he will turn up whether in ST. Louis or IN pew
| in Dr. Paxtons church.
| Cvrus W. Field may be seen boarding downtown
elevated train at early business His step Ia
light and brisk; he apparently walks on springs He
moves rapidly but he does not make such time OF 1t
AS Mr. Sage finds it necessary; at his once he AIS
matches business with wonderful celebrity and clean-cut
pmetbod lie is not 80 fond OF Broadway walks rs biz
brother David Dudley Field. Presumably he has not
| the time.
| Aust;n Corbin gets over as much ground daily
anv steam railroad man. The list OF his enterprises
by rail and sail and bank and building would sppsil
common man-whcn is precisely what Mr. Corb:n ID
not. He hss a splendid physique; he rs peut mp
tremendous energy. 1t is all that Tom Ryan can
do IN keen an eve on him. His Office ia the Borssl
| building 10 kept the " keen jump With work on
business covering Long Island: stretching OUT 70
| into Iondou and incidently taking in Pennsylvanta
and the Reading road. Only variety, plenty OF oIen
air and farming the season thereof keep Mr. coron
| III condition"
Y Pierpont Morgan ia better diner than Mr.. Sage,
| Mr. Gould and Mr. Corbin put together His name
figures at large dinners and he understands the art OF
good living as well a. any man in this city Think Of
| Russell Sage or Mr. Morgan running a-muck Of the
good thinrs of earth Mr. Morgan stands re-efn'nent
a. the treat railroad recrganizcr, which means man
who can evolve good deal out next 10 nothing ane
turn vast non- reducing into roductive properties
| Chauncey n Depew Is the most cosmopolitan OF
| steam railroadcrs The motor areas OF hs brain
enable him to prepare ovation to liberty make an
dinner speech in two different cities, dictate rail-
road specifications attend directors meetings and have
time to tell good story all in the same breath-asi It
were. One great trouble Mr. DePew has TO contend
with IA hia dislike OF system. His assistants have
been struggling with him tor to get him 20 have
his railroad papers arranged according TO method lao
thnss that ali that necessary 10 to shove them into
| pigeon hole and when they are wanted they viii
| drop INTO his hands ready Tor use.
IN THE SCGAK
From The Boston Record. -
A sfory is told OF a groceryinan of the snrewd om
Yankee stock VINO several occasions was srprised o
tnd aims OF money IN the sugar Where II came fOm
/ hidden by slaves