New-York tribune., 1886-02-21
THAT ARE TALKED Of
HOW TOPICS OF TIMELY INTEREST AhI
LOOKED AT.


His name was mentioned to me only yesterday as sn
dIdote for matrimony by gentleman who was asto"
when told him that the General was Ietihs on p'po
lied milk and not at all likely TO cont'acs i' -,
alliance The incident brought up the fact that PreSi
dent Millsru Fillmore married seconu 'ino "''
he lett the White House. ono OF the party WIFI "o
WA, chatting told this Incident: Mr.. FmoIes seoond
bride wns a lady of Albany-MTs. MacKintosn' Sno ~
was quite wealthy having been left fortune py no,
first husband She had great many fine paint'h'S u
had engaged a young painter Of Albany 10 come anu
va nish them and polish the frames. He was AT "olA
on the frames the day that Fillmore nfst nee hr
Fillmore had thero to dine Win eA-oeha'or -"
Harris. She lived in the old echuyier mansion anu
entertained In royal style those days After dihno
the three stroled into the art gallery where the pahe
was at work. lie had thrown his cap upon the hoor'
Fillmore In stepping back 10 get view Oh picture Oh
the wall put his foot on the cap Senator Harris 'rleu
out 'Ah you see she is setting her cap for YOU FIJI
more had smooth, wOmanish face. ana paiu pe"u
The blush that spread oyor II reached to the very crown
OF his head and almost purple In Its depth oi coor.
How can be 80 particular 10 the description Well
was the young painter"
In Broadway, the other day Imet Colonel .. H.
Payne, of Ohio presume should say OF New lork
since he has core live, but his Identity miSn
thereby be clouded Tho Colonel Is handsome man or
about forty. i've, straight arrow anu htDe as an
Indian. He has face shaped not unlike tho oiu
pictures OF Black Hawk the Indian cheftain Is iS
smooth sbaven, except for bristlins gray mnsache
elongated and narrow at top and bottom with hgn
check bones and breadth tho eyes and cheeK
lie is clearly dominating and forceful man asHeu
him about the investigation which Is going on In OhiO
aud ho replied with laugh There has been nothing
told yet by any that has any bad feature TO IT, o
the simple reason that there is nothing to tell think
know what am talking about when say that tnere
is nothing wrong for the committee to discover"
There are a great many western mon at the uptown
hotels and consequently great many silver advocates
public man from the West 10 mas Deeh
in Washington bowling for FREQ coinage. asked him II
any idea that free coinage would pass anu MS re-
ply let in flood of light the of the silver men
In Washington. No. Congress will do nothing Oh the
silver question: said he But we have got TO do some
thing cry for tho suspension or silver coin
age. SO go to the other cxtreme and advocate Hee
coinage We get up just much OF sentiment for
free coinage In tho West aud South as the bankers can
for suspension in the East"
lawyer OF we'll known ability remarked yesterday
trat Mr. Conkngs management OF the broadway Rail-
road reminded of who should go hunt
ing with brass band Instead OF qniety serving the
OK Aldermen with subpGnas and placing them IN
contempt II they refused to obey them, he let them
know with great flourish OF rumpets just what no
going do and gave them ample opportunity to got out
OF the way.
J. A. Long, OF Akron, Ohio, told me- yesterday OF
peculiar thing similar in character to Planrhette, with
which the llto manufacturing city In which he lives IS
bewdered Its Introduction there something he does
not know It, but he has large family Of children,
and as the bewchcd mysterious pieces of mochan
Ism made them all 50 that they could barily
sleep at night he does know where one particular ma
chine went to. lie smashed II up for kndllns wood
The affair."" said Mr.. Long consists OF rectangular
board which may DC Of any size, bat was usually about
ieet b. eighteen inches ON which wore pao7d all tho
letters the alphabet little table with three legs on
rollers tho top Of this board Two persons
sit down with their hnser tips This table one o! them
asks question to which answer is deslret. Then
they await the action OF the little table, 20 which their
ugers glued II II Is certainly curious now
that table will Ny around at times As the legs point
different letters board sentences formed
which consulate the OF the question propouuded
You would believe II unless you should operate It
yourself what wonderful aud stri'tirgly pertinen.
swors arc mado rhe whole town has been hlcd with
the machines. but smashed the one at my house"
Nj Foye who is with pencil company, told mo tho
other day that the requirements OF the pencil trade make
necessary tho manufacture by them OF between llOO
and roo dilercnt patterns and styles OF pcncis.
The Morrison tarn hill was under consideration
among party OF gentlemen at tue Fith Avenue Hotel
wEcu General b. r. Bu,cr told the extcrleuco OF
the manufacturers OF bunting, In which ho was
pioneer. lie was In tho War Department one day when
ho hApI enod to take Tag In his hand and 10 ask where
they got filgs He found that they wero maguacured
In EuSald aud told that no one IN this country
knew how to make bunting. He sent some samples 10
two young friends VINO In the wooon mInuiactur-
ins business They to Washington aud said they
coald mako anything In the shape OF woollen fabric.
But when they brought him samples OF what they in-
tended should have been bunting IL was only flannel,
which creased when folded and which would NOT noat IN
waves on the breeze There Butter supposed the matter
had dropped, but about six months afterward one 0l
these men came to him with sample OF bunting IL
WAS excellent. Io had been working IN a bunting rae
tOry In Manchester England. and came home with me
seores Oi how 10 mako the fabric General Butler fur-
nishel him thc money To start III business dhi tor
years they enjoyed monopoly almost Oh the trAle III
this country.
In speaking Of the fact that 1t was the tariff that had
made possible for this manufacture to be started here
General Butler also elucdated the other side OF the
protective tariff argument that home market and com
petition had Immediately served to reduce prices until
the goods now rs low AS could be secured by im
Iortation II there duty. The start could not
have boen made but for the protective tarn. In the
experimental stages 1t bulwark OF safety 10 the
capitalist and the workman alike. The General has
niccc who several years while In the factory
one day. took notion have dresses made OF the stuff
II became tho rage IN their town. Then tho fashion
spread and there for the fabric. Many
factories tor its production sprang into existence
thcr mstresses. and tho nstresses no longer
wore 1t at all. II became cheap aud common. The
prcO has gone down and many manufacturers have
stopped making It altogether. In General Buffers
view Is complete exposition OF the beno-
fetal workings OF protective tariff than In tho bunting
business and manufacture.
It was In the work, In which the General is interested
that tho hrst flags were made all in one piece. The
earliest flags made In this country OF strips OF cloth
sewn together The white stars on the face
OF tho blue field Butlers associate introduced the
utaoture OF the entire flag III one pieec
The conclusion of the visit the young Yankee who
went ~ Manchester was somewhat dramatic. Ho had
sought employment In tho bunting works there q
laborer. His intelligence enabled him to rise speedily
through the different departments Of tho works When
he had mastered the business, he nsked lOr
mendation and having received 1t he quit work. lie
went to hotel had his whiskers shaved o put on his
clothes and hon sent Invitation to dinner to the
manager OF tha bunting works Ho explained his request
by ray ing he american and would like to have
company at dinner. After dining the two fell INFO