New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-01
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One Of the noteworthy men Of the South who comes
tn New York often Major J. W. Thomas. lie lives AZ
Nashville. Tenn. aud Ia president OF the Nashve ana
Chattanooga Railroad, which s about $50 miles long IL
an important North aud south line and 10 considered
one Of the best equipped AMI best managed railroads In
the South. a condition which IL due tn the ability OF
Major Thomas He has taken high rank among rail-
road for the ability be has displayed III the equip
mant of his road under adverse circumstances MAJOR
Thomas Is southerncr By birth. having always lived In
TENNESSEE and has accumulated fortune OF abon half
million One of the favorable comments that Ia passed
upon his management IL that the men on hts road were
never a strike Major Thomas Ia now In Sew'forx'
having his special with the Misses Claire
| bellies of Nashville, his guests
Among the strollers IN Fifth ave- the other day was
Colonel Frederick D. Grant His defeat in politics does
not seen, to have affected him much While he has no
one special occupation at the present tine he Is kept
busy attending to the various Affairs connected with MIS-
fathers estate the publication Of bis fathers book, and
publications contemplated by himself The Coonei re-
marked at is hardly fair TO say that was weaker than
the ticket The honest statement would be to say that
MI Cook stronger than his party know that re-
ceived hundreds of Democratic votes which were not
for the other members Of the Republican party In
twenty counties OF the State ran ahead OF the tlcke
In thirtysix counties ran neither ahead nor oeniho
I'm four counties lost nearly all the votes which are
charged against as running behind the ucRe
through his business associations with and
liquor dealers ran ahead OF his ticket at my pensc
The election has made difference with me so far as
personally concerned l am not dsgrnntled or ds-
hcartened or AZ rc name tne tbe Re
publican party will win the PRESIDENTIAL eieouon neA'
year"
The International copyright question has been brought
to the front again by the meeting Of Congress and the
compact Of the publishers recently signed In which they
agree form American copyright association. Inc
first signature to this agreement was that OF Il. 1.
Dutton & Co. The junior partner OF this hrm' O. A.
Clamp has original ideas to what should be done in
the direction OF securing international copyright SAID
yesterday: My proposition so simple that IL IL not
given the consideration it ought to receive Authors
and publishers quite generally possessed OF .he
idea that the copyright law tortuous and complicated
and must be amended in q tortuous manner. NY sug
gestion IL simple enough The law says that any cihe
ne being prescribed as preliminary Now
should have this law amended to read that any person
change and comprehensive enough Other countries
will follow quickly, II we take the initiatives ahn mus
shall have international copyright proecuoh peiore
we know it."
The rules Of what is known as Society change so
constant. chat the young who attempts to keep up
with them can burden his mind with lit clse young
man OF wealthy family, who believes that ideness is
bane and has entered upon professional career that
cugrosses much his time, observed: went on Vsit
10 Pittsburg for about three weeks Just before Christ
are no people who have nothing else to do but be
fashionable But there is what might pc termed social
life In Pittsourg that Is more enjoyable than any
society have encountered IL Is like the lie OF
country village. 1t is the relaxation and enjoyment
after each days work is done. What absminate IN
New York the constant effort to Invent some new rule
by which gauge fellows right or wonans right 10
be admitted to the inner circle Thus believe i Is the
cup of tea miserable stuff at BEST with ones eft han
II fellow fails in the least particular in such things ne
him feel uncomfortable 1t Is all rot sheer rot but we all
bow down such unutteraby stupid tyranny without 80
much as protest. BY JOve though notice that girl
who insists fellows going In for all tnat sort OF
thing marres one OF them They select neir nus
queer world, isn't 1t !"
The death of Governor Marmaduke, of Missouri was
not unexpected In NewYork although 1t was denied in
Missouri that he was seriously Ill He had been here
three or four times within the year, spending long
periods of time here and In Philadelphia, before and
after his European trip. He told me on one OF THESE
occasions that he troubled with insomnia to such an
extent that he had not slept except under the
Influence OF the most powerful opiates He had lost lesh
until his large frame carried his clothing almost with
the appearance OF screcrow IL ls likely nat oeiore
he back to his home he had his garments made TO
Git him better. but the change in his appearance here
was noticeable not to be remarked upon
Uriah welch the well known hotel keeper, has had
occasion through OF his guests TO get insight
into the workings OF tho mind cure system, which he IL
gigantic fraud There schools already established In
which the mpdcure system Is taught and where tho
scholars pay sufficiently large sum OF money to insure
the promoters OF the system that their secrets are not
likely 20 dvulged because OF the sefinterest Oh the
students who will wish to get their money back by prac
Using the fraud Extensve printed formulas can thus
be secured. The system may be summed up In a rev
words consists accepting patient that comes
along and insisting that as preliminary 10 treatment
the patient must not think OF anything except that OF
getting well through Divine interpolation II the patient
gets we'll. great cure is Immediately proclaimed II
the patient dies assertion is made that he did not
obey orders and follow out the Instructions Occasion
ally some crank helps the mndcure people to an adver
tisemen asserting that he has been cured Thus not
long ago in Wisconsin got up before large audi
and claimed have had eyesght restored 10 an eye
which had been put his youth The story was the
talk OF the day the region whore was told, but the
sequel was widely published The man was sent
to unatic asylum within three months, and at the time
he made his statement undoubtedly the victim of
Authorization.
friend who Is soIourning IN Florida has sent North
which recently circulated through that STATE
advertising cheap railroad fares to the Georgia state
fair in letter he II you want to see how they
wave the bloody shirt in the South, Just READ THIS
circular through" The paragraph of tho bill to which
he referred s an made In great black let
ters that there would reunion OF exConfederate
soldiers to take place during the fair and that ther
would reyie them and that they would revive the
memories and associations Of their great cause
| The Rev. Mr. Eakn. the Samese missionary who camo
here recently to secure funds To establish CHRISTIAN
high school in Bangkok has succeeded In securing
600 FOR that prupose and he has the promise Oh the
King of Slam give the additional $4,000 necessary 10
complete the structure. He has already started back
ID. b. sickles, the former United States Minister
| TO Siam, In talking about this enterprise, SAID
There already high school at Bangkok, OF whicn
Mr. Eakin Is the principal 1t was established oy the
Government and the foreign residents there, with the
express stipulation that religion whatever should DC
taught there, either Christian or Buddhist The King
has becn very well satisfied with the manner In which
this school has conducted but the Christian people
in the kingdom especially DESTROYS OF having Chrs
tian school established at Bangkok The King hmseIt
j -. ~ than he Ia To