Telegram-herald., 1886-07-25

si.eriaaa ssask the >phiak- Bi- Ba-insss
aG4d Fuiltiesf >.tszesty.


N-~ YORK correspondent Nnang 20
r L.sa l.ara-J - says Aeaay
go months ago someone Eiezed ~ s-is
dlsEa1el ~ .ae s.rssa
AaasF Aag Iz-ro NhHel4e Reid
aar 8I I ltae- Aea Alls las "a
ess o.. aill tr.4aols pa=s ne Assembly 3 ~
.srrres morning. --rcr eal-.i-lss-lllvia
80 appointed ll1ef lr aae a-4lr
1an TIE til all materially aep me he-
a.a .ean FarlV. giving Aeracll-al saipau-
seeaers 10 tle l.Ly l1t protection g. a-le-
r.rg are el Iiflrt aua ail presrnt t1a lse
8l lle Department against Us loililc1ily
ca1sIutH -H0nk.
The u.au ss ao found tle patch aas evil
leuLlv q n.uzsamp. ior instead ~ sen1lcs
30 ca is, 9en=f be pat $40 stamped enfel-
.pe aua -snL 90 - 3 E. 1odztn. ~ me ~
e.lsF Pax That apostle uf uuza l'4lrfy
rrialsi iE 4itloaf consulting ST. keid. ana
ever since t1al gme ihr ami Blaine journals
lase aeeD Ringing the changes on g. ihelr
comments have given Shed shook. as lis
nlelds eail lil. uauuudl fame hufer
H...Ia has ufllteI nls pleEJre aud cias-el
aim aiin Mike Crrsau Jase Hess. Barney
b4lln John % B-ien aud Others 20 tie
aoys who ran The Republican machine
Ihe classification il nut quite cerreet. lie
is superior 80 auF 0I tllem. although nor 80
conspicuous. shook applies business meth
nl- ts politics. tie reul-us under cover
.oue times Tor years Watching tie sliuilion
LAe Wall street sprcuiatpr. " ben he
does come o. the front he usually wins. He
backs hIs iudgi.ent Nllh bis money, and
bias Son large sums ln election wagers-
tie always kerps his head. No uda'-
wave 0f enthusiasm ever carries hlm from
nis feet tie rarely opens his mouth, and
when le does open h. opens D. only tO tried
and intimate friends. lie has ideas % his own
aud frri4euty lmpresses them upon the
usrrv orsanization without reference 90 The
plans fpst4tive leaders To making political
deals be eluais Inari0S Weed. tie makes
up mistakes in his men. aud be Is never
cheated lie has held office twice once as
supervisor and once as collector OF internal
revenue Ia the richest district in tue United
States From this be was ousted through
the machinati0ns of Joshua r Bailey,
uharaSaical retormer who succeeded him.
Within a year aterward Bailey hed 10
Br8zll a delauifer % the extent Of nearly
s50uu00. This Was under Grants admluis-
iral4n. Shook has a long memory, and he
never iorgets his friends. he turned up IN
Chicago iu lss9 dead against the thirt-term
meu. and the defeat of Grant was partly
due 90 his efforts.
When in The city. Shed as IBIS friends cal
him. puts up al the Morton house. The
UuiOn s. 3uare Theatre. which he built and
which he retains, is in the same building.
I Ira summer he spends most OF his time on
magnificent farm near hlnderhoOk. lie
manages the farm himself, and is as good a
farmer he is politician. His tarm Is
the gem of Columbia county. HIS ousl
ness interests frequently call him 90 the
citv Al such times he may be seen az
night seated a, a little table in the bar-rOOm
OF his hotel surrounded by friends All
talk bat Shook. He listens. with chip
bar squarey planted on his head, and
answers in mOnOsyll lla0les. Occasionally
he smiles. but never laughs outright
He is bald-headed and he wears
a heavy black mustache. His pOrtly figure
/ and keen black ey Is would attract attention
almost anywhere. lie is even more delib-
+ crate I'm movement than he Is IN speech.
Ills friends idolize him. and he implicitly
f trusts them. How be repOses his trust in
I Il business way was shown recently. For
fifteen Years be has been partner IN one OF
/ the largest breweries IN the city. His per
+ ceutage OF the profits was sent 10 him reg
/ ulariy every month. Repeatedly his part
ner urged him % visit the establishment
I but he never found time. The other day,
+ however be was ont driving with a friend.
Their cigars went out Neither OF them
had a match Shook looked out They
were passing his brewery.
wait moment ne said. handing the
reus TO his companion, "Ill 90 in and get
one
lie stalked into the office and went be
+ bind the railing. The old Scotch clerk,
+ who had kept the books for years, was
dumbiOunded.
IL want a match, Shed said in quiet
tone.
"Weel dom it, mon. 90 to grocery and
get one" was the indignant reply, and
+ clear our Of here, or I'll call the police. l
I never saw sucR assurance"
Shed never changed a muscle. He quiet
f ly said II m Mr. Shook and the Scotch
man nearly fell from his seat in terror. He
supplied him with matches and prOfuse
apologies, and asked him whether he would
not like it be shown over the brewery.
Not now. was the answer. | havn't
time And he lighted his cigar and re
Joined bis friend.
John Morrissey greatly appreciated
Shocks friendship and sound judgment
one night Shed. in talking with him, refer
red To his brewing business.
What do you know about your bust
ness. John asked. I'll bet you a basket
of wire that YOU can tell me where your
brewery stands"
The bet is taken Shook replied in a
Qniet tone. The brewery is on the corner
of Nineteenth and Greenwich-sts. Open the
ossket John
Hold On. said Morrissey. What's the
street number
Shed was nonplused He confessed his
ignorance without smiiingand ordered the
wine for all present Yet he had received
fully halfa million profit from the same
brewery
ln the political deals this fall Shocks
hand sill probably bee felt His brain is
especially active az critical political periods
and there will be full scope
for if before the November election. II
there IS a chance 20 elect q Republican
MAYOR or secure any choice crumbs that
mas fail from the Democratic table, Shed
will certainly improve &c. Meantime the
Democracy is stirred bv a curious rum0r.
it Is now said that Fire Commissioner
Henry d. purrov will get the county Dem
ocraCY 5 nomination. and that Iammany
haH will iudor-e 20. Stranger things have
happened iu New York politics.
'siiinz whi-ky 70 suffering iowsns.
1'lel nev ruiing 0f the Postofhce De
partmenf. made July ~. liquids can be sent