New-York tribune., 1886-01-17


Of Boston, was here last week He ha" Yankee"
IN form, expression and story telling qualities. HE
father told, In the shipping business on the
Boston docks for half century, He took DIS sons Into
the business when they grew to mems estate He wM
then wealthy man. counting his boarded funds by the
Million when the Atchson, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad being constructed, the old gentleman got
All inside bite at the cherry His speculation brought
him in immense increase OF wealth. Albert somehow
got "pOinter" as to the old gentleman's speculation
and took dyer in the same line He cleared some
thing like 100000 before the speculation was over
When father Learned Of his good fortune he called
him into the counting and said that he presumed
OF course Albert would turn in hs gains to the firm.
Albert said he would not unless the old gentleman would
ts that he Threatened to make viii and cut of Albe
without shilling He had VII 20 thIs e,iest drawn
The matter a nine days talk Of the Huh aud was
then forgotten
T. A. Jedd Buffalo, who is ono OF the winter guests
at the Fifth Avenue HOTEL is the Inventor OF the duplex
ticket In the ewYork Central Road by which
some conductors have been caught derauding the con-
pany during the past year. He says the ticket will tell
the story every time. Mr.. Jedd is portly man with
round fall face a genial expression, silver gray mus
cred nrocesses Tor separating corn four different
parts, each to be used for different purpose.
One Of the attorneys who is engaged in conesing the
Bell telephone patents is character He Ia the Italian
attorney Of Meucci the inventor who lives In the old
Garibaldi cottage Staten Island. I'll name Is NJ
produce the sale OF which he has place on Liberty
s short and Tudgy man, with sllken black whiskers
he has smiling countenance He was with Garibaldi 10
all the military movements by which that patriot in
the liberty of italy. and bears nineteen wonnds
struck him in breast and folio wed RIB around mis-
body coming out at the hack ne ma ad aso ser"n nnd
useless for years He regaiHed power over u
Although Mr. Lanmi is as mild mannered man as .hs
famous old time Of the seas, am told that lie has
fought no less than five duels
tits now long time Mr. Tiden has visited his
house In Gramercy Park After Mr. Cleyolanfs election
he remained at Greystone to avoid the rush OF Office
seekers tnat would certainly have kept his door bell
ringing constantly II he had been accessible III the city,
am told that he Is growing quite IeeoIe'
The legal fraternity gets any amount of chatting about
big fees that charged by some OF Its members
under aggravatiLg circumstances. 10 group up town.
General Easement, OF Ohio, told how a West virginia
attorney had recently attempted to charge him SsOO
filing hill OF $4,000 with railroad receivef Ex-
Senator j. B. Chaee said that he could tell larger tao
than that S. b. Eklns and himself were engaged some
years ago In q controversy over some land ID New
Mexico There difference between them and Other
parties which could he compromised for $1,000 On the
advice OF four attorneys who their counsel hey
refused settle. and went to court rney got badly
% 5 in 'Os ssH aa
marked after hearing tneso stories that hs knew case
other things litter OF pigs one o. the shoats was
neichoor and sued MIN for the value of the ps. OF
course he bred attorney He got a verdict for $,
The law! sent him In bill for cool hun area he
said lie thought it vas cheap-fOr the experience
Senator shermaus re election to the United States
Senate has drawn story OF the opposition to him IN
The Chicago Tribune, while he was Secretary OF the
Treasury, and endeavorng TO effect resumption IL Ia
SAID that Mr. Medll to Washington especlay to
sea the Secretary and to protest against the resumption
policy being carried oat He called on Mr.. Sherman at
the Treasury Department. As he was quite deaf and
AS Mr. Sherman talks 10 low and evenly modulated
tone they did not get very well DIR. Molill said
excitedly while he pounded the Secretarys desk that
the resumption OF specie payments wouo ruin the
country. What was worse. IL would bankrnptihlm He
wanted the Secretary to let up at once Mr.. Sherman
after Intellectual efforts to talk with his vsJr In the
ordinary tone rose from his and went the
editors ct air. where no thundered Ia his statement
to about this effect; Mr. Med, got that law passed
selected to ont its order There nc option under
H. Iqs ~, ysry stt That my day and shall stop
short OF nothing else but the complete funent OF my
duty THIS government will resume the day named"
Mr. MediIl was extremely angry lie the White
House and complained TO President Hayes whose way
in such matters to s0othe his visitors by making
memorandum OF hs complaint which was tucked away
IN pigeon hole probably never 20 see the lgn agaIs.
policy much opposition as lie could for fully year
The Ohio So ciety organization has started discussion
as to the date of the admission OF this Mother Ot
Presidents the Union. which ia instructive General
Thomas Ewing holds that she tue state hrst born OF
Republic By this he does not mean that she was tie
hrst state admitted Union. for Vermont Kentucky
and Tennessee all preceded her. Vermdn came into tho
! Union In 1891, Kentucky In 1892. and Tennessee in
1896. General Ewing places the date Ot the admission
Ohio tho 18th day OF November, 1902 But these
three older Territories Of the Union.
They began life under the ownership OF parent colonies
"a colones-vermOnt was taken from New York. Ken.
] inf fFnm \Drtl GfrtIf
The territory northwest OF the ONO River the nrst
land owned by tile United states II was presented
Ia the United Statcs hy Virginia After MAJ Anthony
Wal ne had routed tho savages who hal been aes Ot
Great Britain soldiers who hi given their services
to the common country Hooked to ONO and took uI 's
lands paying for them Ia the long ishohoced certcates
of Indebtedness thu had received from the oog.:ameE
Thus General Ewing claims Ohio ~ the hcs state hat
sprmg from the womb o; the Republic III, singular
fact thar while the records OhO make tA date or her
birth giv-u by General Ewing, the state Department
at Washington. In an oical document dsrares tho bate
! to be February 49, 1909 Colonel G. W. Monitors com
met discrepancy that the State thcrc when
the birth took place. aud IN any even, was born alive
Frederick II. Winston, the Minister TO Persia, who
started for his post tho Aursnia yesterday tOoA
small arsenal OF small arms with him. Among Other
things he had elegant gold mounted Winchester rhe
and a similarly decorated Remington carbine. There
was ivory handled gOld mounted revolver These
weapons Mr.. Winston explained TO had been offered
10 him. but he had refused TO accept them for himself
Ie iatends present them TO some OF the members OK
the snahs family possibly to hs two sons, in the hope
OF inducing thom 10 examine the merits Of American
arms aud become purchasers Wo mako better firearms
than any nation on the globe" said Mr. Winston The
developed the utmost inventive genius of which aOy
nation record. and In the matter OF arms II lev
us ahead OF tho world No ought to have large traie
with Persia In the matter OF small arms Tho n9t ny
gun people offered 10 present me with Gaug guh II
would take 1t out With Tue freight would hny" been
more than conld carry. the guns cost ~ 500 eAol
An agent OF the Winchester people, who Ia going 70
Persia next mOnth Will probably brins II ont WIN hs
samples OF small arms expect to work up brisk trado
~ such articles"
Mr. Winston Is taking with MIN as companion young
German Wolf Schierbrand, who Is 10 serve rs us
dragoman and interpreter lie claims the title Of Baron
aud Mr. Winston calls him constantly by his tito WIKI
an uncton that Is laughabe The young WAS IN mo
German army where ne had dispua glth his sup ll@
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