The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-05
He Graduated at Harvard, Carries Himself
Like Rowling Swell, and Has Weak
Head and Cast-IrOn Stomach.
A School for Boy Spectators Which L
Exerting PerniciOus Influence.
Margin Trading by Clerks in Employ of Prod
uce Exchange BrOkers-New York Clubs
and the Business They Do in Summer.
A BLUE-BLooDED ENVOY.

Some OF the Peculiar diplomatic Uuallnca"
lions Possessed by Mr.. Sedswick.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, Sept 4.-The Sedgwick scandal
has been temporarily buried in the excitement
caused by the earthquake Sooner or later,
however, it is likely to reappear. Anything con-
corning Mr.. Sedgwick must therefore prove in
teresting. Sedgwick is tall and distingue in ap-
pearance. and supercilious in demeanor You
cannot cali him handsome; yet he is great
favorite with the ladies. He dresses and acts
like, and really is, bowling swell. he Is
member Of the tony Union Club, and trains in
its set with vim, verve and vigor that would
put many younger man under the ground in
hurry. He was formerly great friend Of the
fashionable and wealthy }, Hampden Robb,
State Senator who has lately been shunted from
the main line in politics. Sedgwick is a hale
fellow we'll met in society circles. He is great
diner-out, judge of good wine and reckless
poker-player. He is about forty-five
years old. He came here from Boston
fifteen years or more ago. He is
one of the Massachusetts, Sedgwicks, family
which equals in aristocracy the Taliaferros, of
Virginia; the De Sausseres, of South Carolins
the Marshalls, Of Kentucky, and the Living
stones, of Louisiana Catbarine M. Sedgwick,
the distinguished authoress, belonged to the
same branch of the family Arthur Sedgwck is
a graduate of Harvard. He entered the army in
the last year of the war lieutenant in the
Twentieth Massachusetts,. When only twenty
days at the front his near-sightedness led him
into knot of confederates, whom he took for
federals They whipped him from the picket
~ 80 1nwn ~ NO knrrr1 Of
service In Libby prison At the close of the war
he practiced law in Boston, and then
drifted to this city. Meantime, he mar
ried the daughter of Lucius Tuckerman.
retired merchant, worth from two to three mill
ions of dollars. In New York, he affected
journalistic work. While training in the ranks
Of society, he looked arms with E. L. Godkin,
and joined the staff of the Nation, pharasaical
weekly newspaper. While Godkin was away
Sedgwck Topped the Nation into the platter Of
the Democracy, and ran it in Tilden's interest.
The effect was disastrous. The paper lost its
circulation and influence. and finally merged
into the Weekly Post Sedewick followed God
kin to the Evening Post. He wrote mainly upon
social topics. Being we'll educated, cultivated
and accomplished, he achieved fair editorial
ever, he returned to the practice of law. AS a
lawyer he was clearly failure. He had no gen
eral practice in court So little was it, that
very few lawyers knew him when he was ap
pointed special envoy to Mexico He was
known more especially as a social character.
When Cleveland was inaugurated, Sedgwick
made pull for big foreign mission. He had
strong mugwump and social backing, but he
failed to secure an appointment. The backbone
OF the aristocratic political element has been
broken by the row raised in the Democratic
camp over the selection of Endicott Phelps and
others of the old noblesse. Sedgwick relapsed
into social life, and became what is known a
''club rounder" While his head never
steady under the influence of champagne, his
stomach was ever true to him. No matter how
wild the escapade or how many the bumpers,
his excuses never ''phazed" him. He lost neither
springy step nor appetite I am told that after
nights carouse, with the morning hours spent
at friendly game of poker, he has been known
TO walk down Broadway without sleep. and with
the eye of hawk and the nerve of sharp
shooter, turn into Delmonicos and devour the
largest and iuiciest porter house steak with
succulent relish.
Sedgwick is undoubtedly indebted to his grand
father for his Mexican mission. His grandfather
was great chum of the grandfather of Secreta-
~ Bayard. The Massachusetts, F. T. VS. have
always lovingly affiliated with the F. F. VS. of
Delaware. and nothing could be more gratifying
20 Bayard than to crafty sedgwick. The
Secretary, however, is mistaken when he says
that Arthur Sedswck is a thorough Spanish
c.
ish. picked up in trip to South America, some
years ago, in the interests of client Whether
the story of his Mexican spree be true or false,
ae is fully able to fill the BILL and keep up his
head in any bout with gilded youth in the halls
Of the Montezumas ZIsKA
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