New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-04
MEN NET on A SATURDAY STROLb.
nIrs OF PERSONAL CHAT AND GOSSIP.

RITs OF PERSONAL CHAT AND GOSSIP.
! In the bright sunshine Of Saturday, Ecw-YorRs
great tlioroughfarc presented many scenes OF ahiha
tion and hustle. Hundreds Of dray-oads OF trunks on
their way to European steamers borc testimony 10
the approach of hot weather and the departure OF
crowds OF pleasure seekers on summer tours Inc
sbops and stores were full of busy customers who
have been kept away by the long period OF rainy
weather who were making the most OF the day 10
complete their purchases for tho summer months.
Among others whom. " Tho Tribune" Stroller cncoun'
tered was Sampson Fox, OF Leeds, England, portly
and typical EnelIshman with hearty voice and fun
brown beard He is engaged at home in the manu-
facturc OF Steel and has to this country for the
purpose of establishing three four great steel fac
tories lie is Of important patents for the pro-
ducon Of steel carriages for freight and passenger
cars and is preparing 10 erect works at Chicago mat
will cost S75O,O00 Ono OF his associates thcre Is
H. H. Porter, who has been tho leading spirit in the
development Of the Vcrmon iron range 1t Is Mr..
Fox Intention after the erection Of the Chicago works
TO build two other factories, one in tho South and
another either In Pennsylvania or on the Pacific
Coast He has Just returned from trip TO the Yer
million range, which he regards ono Of the finest
deposits OF high grade iron in the world.
General Cyrus II. Bussey, who formerly presi-
dent of tho New-Orleans Chamber Of Commerce, was
met on his way uptown. He has just returned from
a tour Of thesWest. From my observation and talk
ing a period of unexampled prosperity The crops
are all splendid, with the possible exception OF winter
wheat'
In Broadway, near Twenty -fcurth-st, was William
NJ. Duncan the Nashville banker, who is spending
his entire time In bringing the Tennessee and Alabama
iron and coal regions to the attention of capitalists
Mr.. Duncan is stout man with gray hair ana mus
tache He has become prominent in Nashville by
successful business undertakings and Is at present
hotal IN hp
European plan. Mr.. Duncan's companion is Colonel
Enoch Ensley, Of Memphis, who is recognized In
Tennessee as one Of the foremost promoters OF the
coal and iron fields of that region. He was the hrst
man experience to penetrate the coal fields around
Birmingham Ala and 1t is said that he secured nine
tenths of tho coal land there Then he began build
ing iron furnaces and developing the iron mountain
which lies not far from the coal He Is considered
wealthy, and although he has been lifelong Demo-
crat there arc indications that he will break with his
party on the tariff question. He IS preparing an
article now to show how the South will be danger
ously hampercd by the passage of the Mills bill
O. G. Warren, of Buffalo, proprietor of The Com
mercial Advertiser of that city and delegate 10
the Chicago Convention, las been in New-fork for
two days, engaged in looking into the political PROB
lem He is for Chauncey NJ. Dcpcw for President.
1t is certain" he said, that Mr.. Depcw can carry
this State and do not take much stock In the reports
that there arc Western States which he cannot carry
The New-York delegation 10 Chicago should De solid
for him If he is a candidate. But of course he ought
to let US pretty whether or not he is to be
a candidate 1t is my earnest belief that the dele
CATION ought to keep together in action at Chicago.
in order keep the party In the State united after
selection is made. hope TO SEQ the delegation solid
for somo candidate. Next to Mr.. Depew l regard
General Alger with much favor"
Buffalo BIZ makes a sensation as he walks up
Broadway every afternoon. His trip to England
has given him additional standing here and with the
masses he is popular idol Tho average street boy
viii follow his long, curling LOCKS and white sombrcro
for blocks
Nathaniel Mckay, the contractor has a claim in
Congress the relief of the heirs of Donald Mckay
that relates contracts for shipbuildng, which
the old shlpbuildcr undertook Recently petitions to
Congress TO pass the bill for their relief have been
extensively circulated and signed here but Mckay
is not frce.trsdcr he IS likely to get treated Con-
gresham SoWden was at Allentown
a. Did you know a Mugwump Democratic" was
the inquiry made of a wel-known Democrat met on
the street. Eyes, did," he replied "We, Barnum
would like TO get him." rejoined the inquirer. g" He
can only get his bones," was the mournful reply
He boosted to me that he voted for Davenport as
Democratic Mugwump, and within week 1 was In
vited TO his funeral"