New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-13
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ago with pleasing face and dark brown muStacho
In notifies be IS Democrat but bis theory Oh poca'
economy runs counter 10 that OF MS parry ~ 'ho
nrcsent time He believes I'm protective tarf IA an
| American principle Of government In chatting WIN
blp, the other day, inquired If he did not nnd himself
| Ionesomc through holding this policy, when he re-
| Piled
@Not at ALL I find Democratic companions on that
| special question numerous
! When asked him what this element OF the Demo-
cratic party would do In tho coming Presidential con-
| test, he said:
| (" That depcnds upon who is nominated for Prosi-
| dent We would scarcely vote for any VI your old
fellows that have been quarrelling among themselves
for the past twenty or thirty years but IL you VIII
put up man, man for Instance, Ike Chauncey
NJ Dcpew, VIC Will oil vote for him. 1 believe that
Mr. Dcpcw can carry the states Of New-York, New
| Jersey and Connecticut with an overwhelming ma
| jorlty'
Mr.. Barton has a son. twenty -four years OF ago, who
is making stir in Florida. He has purchased a
| largo property the east side of Lake Worth, ex
tending over to the ocean whore he has built hotel
and is building a railroad. 1t is near Jupiter Inlet
and below the frost line. Nh. Barton himself Is In
terested in railroads in Florida and told me tho par
tlculars of struggle which the railroads recently had
with the State authorities. 1t seems that a Railroad
| Commission had been established there something
over year ago, which conceived the idea that II
must limit the passenger fare TO three cents mile
| 4" II very hard TO convince them' said Mr.. Bar
ton, that sparsely settled state. with small pop
uatlon and light local travel, should not have rail-
road transportation at the same price as tho people
of the great state Of NcwYork where tue population
dsnSs ana the iravel snornC,., lucy ipesdi
pcCie out Of the state, and they raised tie limit to
| four and half cents.'
! Ex-CommssIoner Iolln NJ. siure IS a noted story
teller and whenever he appears in public place is
surrounded by group of acquaintances ntcns on lis
| ola H. af
Irish drill sergeant who had been put In charge
| Of an awkward squad. At the word Of command;
Right face" Of the recruits turned completely
about, bringing himself exactly In tho same position
| from which he started.
| "Holy Moses j" shrlcked the drill sergeant Plat
docs yez name by tornln' completely about, when
The recrult was as awkward in his answer as ho
had been IN his monocuvring and the old Sergeant,
with the Intention Of sending him to the guard house,
Iemended his name
| Turner said tho man, whcrcupon Irish Wit as
| Jercd Itself aud the old sergeant said
"BegOra, aud yez couldn't help 1t them
Commodore Van santvoord has received the play
full title OF Lord High Admiral from the officials OF the
New-York Central Railroad with whom no recently
came In conflict IN connection With his line OF Hudson
River boats he has dock at the foot Of West twenty
ooud st.. which the New York Central people have be"s
using 10 land their from floats When The Commo-
dore presented his bill recently ;or the OF this dock
they deemed excessive and protested vigorously The
commodore used mild endcavors to persuade them to
c over p week ago he caused the Albany soamor
Of his line to be into the tysecODd-st dOcA,
completely shutting OH the hoats Wilhn inc no1 or,y
cgu hours his bill settled on his terms ana con-
tract made Tor another year. and at tho same time he
got the new title OF Admiral
Some OF the police OF NewYork who have been CON
nected with the force for a long tmo become well
| known among many people. This is tho case with
| a big good naturcd, smooth-faced German, called
| .lo .lf ~ Gran
for twelve or fifteen years, but IS on the retired
list by reason OF age. Almost any bright day during
his period Of service he might DO seen with cluster
of BOYS and girls around him, walking slowly about
| the mark enclosure. lie had tho German lsye for
ee pnsrsn since he has Left the force he goes about
dressed IN black broadcloh and LOOKS Ike prosperous
| retired merchant
| Chsuncey NJ. Dcpew is overwhelmed with the Dur
den Of letters ard newspapers with marked notices
that arc pouring In upon him until his morning mall
LOOKS like nall sized post office. Everything thai no
says or does In way picked UP aud GARFIELD ON
the winds until It finds publication soDeWhefc' al
though very often in such distorted shape that IL Is
not recognized. One Of these instances occurred re-
Gently in reported Interview with Mr. Depew In which
he was said TO have talked about commercial Travellers
and 10 have related they had tho habit OF taxing
wife I'm every city through which they travel after tho
way OF the sailor who IS supposed to have sweetheart
in every port The commercial travellers OF the coun
try began defending themselves ana ME- Depc" was
bcsicgcd with gnant protests which came In hun
dreds OF letters and led him 20 write to ono OF his
correspondents who was than tho Others,
that he could recolcct ever having spoken OF COM
mclrlsl travellers I'm any way, shape or manner let
alone the manner indicated. Probably the greatest
burden which comes to man situated as MI Dope"
H. IS that OF spcechmaklng. He IS called upon from
two to three times a week to make addresses, and
because OF bis prominence these addresses are an ~
ported in the papers making II neSeSssy ror nd ne Ug
lani aelU
forms Of expression
The artist and publisher, D. n. Carvaho, taking adj
vantage OF public interest In Mr. Depew has issued
stHklngly correct photolthographic reproduction OF
his features has found already such Wide sale for
them that his profits have richly rcnuncrated him for
the undertaking He sent recently number Of sample
copies Of these Autographs TO Nr Depcw's office At
! the Grand Central station, where they were
spread about great profuslon and caused the polu
clans who called that day on Mr. Depew to jump to the
conclusion that lie was beginning systematic move
4 ent TO secure the Presidential nomination.
I had chat the other day with Colonel Frederick D.
Grant I'm an uptown place Of resort, whore he had
dropped In to smoke cigar rather than smoke It ON
be street concerning the result Of the publication Of
| General Grants Memoirs" The total amount re-
cevod by Mrs. Grant up to the present time as her
share In the profits has been $%11 600, and 10000
sets Of the work have been sold But for the rascal
ty OF few agents and large purchasers, Mrs. Grants
share Of the profits would have been about S45OOOO
ono man who bought 100000 worth Of the books
failed In business and effected settlement with his
creditors a, ten cents on the dollar. Another pur
chaser Of 10000 sets has been diatory In his pay
mcnts and great difficulty IL experienced in bringing
him to a settlement The sale Of the Memoirs" CON
tlnues steadily, but only small Income Is derived
from that at present, as most OF tho sales ar
crue to the agents who took large numbers OF the
WORK and s; have copies on hand from which to sup
ply purchasers 1t viii lie year Or two before the
sales again become large enough to make any consld
| cradle Income to Mrs. Grant.
| Writing OF General Grants affairs reminds mo of his
second and namesGke, who IS known his friends
rs Buckn Grant IIc also I'm the publishing busl-
ness having acquired an interest in Tho Cosmopolitan
| Magazine He is vice president OF the company
| which publishes that periodical. His wife was the