New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-19
FROM MANY POINTS OF VIEW
GLIMPSES OF BUSY PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF
TOWN.

covering ruddy and heathful cheeks. he
was at the Hoffman House recently. LAo
most OF the statesmen In Washington nc mas
plan for reducing the surplus in tho Treasury az |
would spend Il on public Improvements OF rVers an
harbors and coast defences and Notifications for tine
purpose both of relieving the money strain ana OF CIV
ing employment to idle people. by way Of example
no said that Oregon had two harbors al !"
uuIna Day and the mouth Of the Columbia, "nere
large improvements ought to be ard would De maui
under this plan OF distributing the surplus ana reneV
Ing the country In talking about the growth Oh oi
gon he said that with only tsnth of her ARABIC i""u
under cultivation, she produced 100000 bushels Vi
wheat for shipment away from home, when ten OF
twelve years ago only one fourth that amount wa
produced. Senator Mitchell favors admitting Washing
ton and Southern Dakota states.
General Joseph d. Carr, who is welding chains al
Troy Is frequently In New York He Is
still partial to side whskers and his eyes twinkie anu
beam on his friends from behind gold-bowcd specta
ces Just as they did In the days when he was acVey
engaged In politics. The General has not lost near
or interest in politics, but the contrary oenevo7
that the tariff issue means the restoration OF the m
publican party to power He has mace the OH9oy
House his New-York City headquarters for so long
period that it would seem odd to meet him anywhere
else
Colonel John n Norton the st. Louis theatre man
ager, who in NewYork not long since, looks like
Southern frceaier lie has cold blue eye, swarthy
complexion, sharp features long black locks, and sr'
black mustache. He married actress, Is wealthy,
plays stif game of poker likes genial oomPanIGhn
ship, and is voted good fellow all around Dy all VINO
know him
A young Journalist who has made quite reputation
in the Northwest and recently ia New-York buying
presses is Lloyd Breezce, OF Grand Rapids Mich He is
the proprietor OF daily paper there He started his
newspaper career in that city, went to Detroit and
ran a theatrical journal for a time Then he got
wealthy syndicate at his back to start an evening
paper in Detroit. When It well under way, his
hackers one day slipped away from behind HIM He
had long struggle to hold the paper but hnauy gave
he is prospecting His fellow Journalists in Michigan
know him by the nickname Of Breezy
The friends Of william NJ. Harnett the artist, say
that he Is trying TO the rheumatism at Hot Springs
Arkansas There IL story connected with the
production Of his last painting. Eighteen months
he was in hospital here While he was on his
sick bed, James I. Able, president Of the Holyoke
Envelope Company, prominent young business man
Of Springfield, happened TO Mr. Harnet's painting
" After the Hunt which is also widely known as
"The Old Barn Door, Mr.. Abbe Ia Amherst
graduate, Of taste, culture and wealth, to whom
the realistic work OF the school Of art OF which Mr.
Harnett Is now prominent member is especially
acceptable. Whatever may be said OF 1t from point
Of view Of high at' pure art defined BY the
critics, the work Of the realistic school touches
kind much the chords Of the heart touched by
passages in Joshua Whltcomb's play Of " The Old
Acknowledgements which In themselves would be
condemned II tested in the crucibe OF high crti
cism. Mr.. Able determined to have a canvas from
Mr.. Harnets brush. Offering him liberal for such
a production and generously placed large check in
the sick mans hand "a payment on the work. 1t
late last spring before the artist able to begin
his work In November It was finished and then he
went on 10 Hot springs. The painting IS entltled
Ease and Is a good specimen OF Mr.. Harnetts
work
The bcaminc face OF Samuel Fessendcn, Of Stanford
Conn. secretary Of the Republican National Commit
tee, was TO be seen in New-York recently. He was
here on law business and he said that he wouldn't talk
politics under any consideration. q read Mr.. FL
kins's interview on the Tariff in recent TRIBUNE"
said he. and IL struck me the result Of much pa
tient study and thought II was timely and we'll con
sidered too. What about Connecticut politics Why,
we haven any lust now. Our next politics will be
the selection Of delegates to the National Convention
We have four delegates -atarge and eight delegates
There eight counties in the state and the delegates
have usually been selected so that one comes from
each county | think the Congressional committees
will call the district conventions TO select delegates az
the same time and place the State Convention is
held That IS proper under the rule Oh inc ia't Na
tUna Convention"
One OF the finest structures the east side Of New
York IS that OF the wholesale drug house at the cor
ner OF Elghteenth-st and Third-ave. Passengers on
the Third Avenue Elevated Railroad can see on tho
front Of this building four great has relief heads
They represent Darwin, the author of the evolution
theory Lavolser, the distinguished French scientist
Lleblg tho famous German chemist and Humboldt,
the great German naturalist 1t would be dificu to
find In the worlds history four other men who had
contributed much as these 10 the knowledge which
the world possesses Of chemistry and natural science
Among the handsomest meets on Broadway
and where else in the world good-lookng men
to be seen lis eICOngressman and exstate senator
James W. Covert, the darling Of the Long Island
Democracy He has aban loned POLITICS, md has de-
parted from land OF his fathers aud tarres now IN
Brooklyn. Mr. Covert has narrowly escaped being
figure OF National interest Nature provided him with
all the qualities for statesmanshp except discretion
He has a ruinou- habit OF saying what he thinks. He
was do the slate for the office OF Attorney General
In 1888, hut he made some observations about MI.
Cleveland which seemed to render his candidacy mao
visable. Two years the press and the people OF
Long md camored have him sent back TO Congress
Perry Bemonts place, and when the convention met
everybody supposed he would be nominated but Mr..
Belmont brought 10 bear upon the delegates
Which Covert coTd not deal with. Mr.. Belmont
methods are smre, but eItrelLeiy enecIvr, A ast
OF Long Island from his feet packed his grpsack ana
took horse-car over Newtown Creek into bro9kyh'
He saws he has had enough Both IN A!lany ana Mas
ington he Is remembered as wlowy. graceful man ,
fascinating IN manner and dexter9u' IN He s,ce Re-
form which he considers silly sham. ami I'm the line on
obituary oratOry. When he used to start Out 10 lHe
the galleries weep shade Of Marc Antony must have
taken on emerald hue for the virtues OF Cesar were
sna and sordld beside those with which he endowed
the memory OF departed Colleague
There can BE- no doubt now that winter Is over fes
terday saw in front of large Broadway fur store
man OF the genus sandwich walking back and form
wearing a magnificent fur-lined overcoat IL was
thrown open display its quality and Also sup
nose TO show the contrast which made people stop anu
stare the The poor fellow was literary III
rags had on aside from his regal garment as nte
could get along with and not freeze AZ sun a
enpenny nail When fur dealers compelled 10 resott
| 10 such eIpcdents Ills Ia call attention ~ 'Heii
the advent Of the robin and the rose IS near
! I happened to be in Mayor Hewitts office on Fri"!
nj .Ida uutchin. Mllked In a