New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-04
SOME NOTES ABOUT TOWN.

SOME NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
At the sale OF the Albert Spencer gallery OF
paintings the peculiar tendency Of picture buyers to hide
Identity apparent one Of them we'll
known politician Of ST. Louis went to tho trouble OF pa
under three different assumed names 80 as 70 mhAo
the revelation his identity the difficult He gained
his purpose too especially on account OF the hrmhe
with which the auctoneers kept their secret To ludge
the expressed opinions OF those who know this secrecy
OF fashionable fad than anything else SAD MI
Ortgies tho veteran auctoneer Buyers formerly deeea
to have used, for fear the public knowledge
that they were investing large In uxures might
affect their credit was not uncommon to read IN re-
ports OF mercantile agencies such remarks as Jones
said have spent thousands OF dollars In pictures au
race horses Well that time is gone and most people
are proud regulations arcOnnoisseurs and pic
urc- buyers Dealers and sellers have, In the meantime
grown numerous and buyers have not kept pace In the
tleIr numbers venture to say. therefore,
that they have their names appear on purchasers
list 50 as TO avoid being overwhelmed by avalanche OF
lists and bids"
O'Donovan Rosa says the place he first met stephen
Joseph Meany in Chatham Convict Prison. England.
They were both IN convict gab the doing fifteen ana
tho twenty years penal servtude When Rosa saw
Mcany the Warden and the latter was ABOUT
to speak TO Meany jaer roared out Turn your race
to the turned his face; but not to quote
from his paper until had said what we wanted
General shernans statement he gives other
mems hair to correspondents who apply for locks OF his
own trivial in comparison to Grover Cleveland VINO
gives away not indeed the hair but the property OF
wokngmen in response to tho demands oil iof
egncrs.
While people in this section appear agitaed over the
question az 10 General Sheridan came from u Is
fen "a ono that those who dwell below Mason and Dxon's
line are all unanimous In saying that he came from the
North"
4 visitor to the Fifth Avenue Hotel stands q chance
Of seeing any the grim vsage of General sherman
whose middle Tecumseh' is probably known W
every schooboy and schoolgirl in the United States.
The distinguished busy with the affairs OF
peace and the other day stood In the readngroom
OF the hotel the seyerest task which crcu
stances had imposed upon him the choice OF paper
novel which would succeed in dng him pleasantly over
a certain number OF hours in the day.
James pyle the soap manufacturer holds pronounced
views on the sought TO be imposed on this
country by the Fisheries Treaty HIS opinions are
thoroughly practical and he knows whereof he SPEAKS
inasmuch as was, at one time In his hie' NOV"
Scotia fisherman restrictions OF the modus vivehdi
amount TO nothing less he declares than great
Canadian boycott"
S. c. T. Dodd the legal adviser Of the Standard OIL Com
pany and ranihcaons was taken from the
to town 81 Franklin in the Pennsylvania oil regions,
and placed the head of the enormous legal business In
the great monopoly is constantly involved nc mas
ALWAYS been recognized OF wonderful Dran ana III
removing him large practice which he already en-
loved throughout Pennsylvania, the managers OF the
Standard exhibited degree OF faith which has been rare
in The briefs which Mr. Dodd prepares for
his client declared be models OF clearness accuracy
and precision their weight IS exemphed in the uni
form success which the Standard In its legal
dmcultles The compact Of the Standard OIL Trust re-
Gently laid bare vulgar gaze may be cited as an
example OF these qualities.
one can't tell that spring is really hero by tho adven
ttous song Of the robin or the bucbird but casual
walk along the Riato will convince that nothing
..fIdh rfnn fnrfh sllph
an array Of bFiehi-hued and gddy-looins costumes
NJ Taylor Pyne general counsel OF the Delaware, Lack
awana and Railroad Company, Is not only one Of
tho busiest but is the indefatgabe workers
among the railroad lawyers OF the city, Yet 1t Is one OF
his prouiet that he possesses probably the most
complete collection OF princeton memorabilia In existence
lie is graduate trustee Of the college, and takes
vial interest I'm all matters pertaining to student or grad
uato welfare
As Solicitor OF the Treasury, Judge McCue's salary
was $40 "a DER day. but as subTressurer his pay will
be s21 OF per day.
II there were any particular demand for an eleventh
commandment IT, could probably be embodied in two
simple and expressive words: Trust not
1t is stated on excellent authority that EOllin NJ.
Squire is busy writing poems
Maurice b. Flynn has been holding seances with the
spirit OF Hubert o. Thompson.
Colonel Fellows Is worn with the awful amount
Of nothing he has done in the Squire Flynn case.
Among the most popular accessories to eentlemsRs
dresngcase are the theefaced mirrors sometimes called
shaving mirrors" Tho peculiar advantage is that they
allow more of the physioznomy and cranai
DEVELOPMENT than nature really intended when she
only eyes.
or course that satchel containing $1,000 taken
from Abe Hur,mel without the aid Of pummel-
Governor IIil will attend 69th Regiment ball in
the Metropolitan Opera House ST. Patrcks night.
Bishop . Farrell, Of Trenton N. j., will lecture on
March 1S in ST. Stephens Church on Faith and Ma
uonality" in aid OF the poor OF the parish
Ex-Alder1nan John j. Ryan says If # be Blaine and
Cleyland again he'll vote for Blaine
The benefit which the AntiPoverty Society gave In
aid Of the striking miners realized 1870 81 after paying
all expenses