New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-18

rapidly than stocks real estate Is booming to-day
aud In state of collapse grain Is cornered
In few hours and held at fabulous prices, and as
quickly thrown upon the market 10 be almost given
away. But the price OF diamonds may be said never
to fuctuaie. A stone that Is bought to-day may be
worn for ten years and iesod 10 the dealer for 80
per cent Of IT'S original value All reputable dealers
sell diamonds with that understanding. the 10 per
cent being held 10 the OF the gold or other
material In which the stones set This arrange
mcnt accounts for the large trade In diamonds among
the poor well as the rich person with few
hundred dollars TO spare find no satisfactory
Investment than some pleasing ornament. which after
years wearing Is readily convertible into cash
as check on the Chemical Bank The. rarest da-
monds are the and canary, found In the South
African fields The ordinary white variety Is bscom-
Ing rather too common for very rich people, who like
novelties and care nothing for expense One Of The
oldest pieces of ewelry in Maiden lane Is band ring
set with stones the initial letters Of which spell the
word Regard thus: Ruby, Emerald Garnet.
Amethyst, Ruby, Diamond. The effect Is charming.
The foregoing reference TO the Chemical Bank re-
minds OF the difficulties experienced by a stranger
In getting draft cashcd In this city. He knows no.
body that the bank knows and cannot be identified.
His positive assertion that he is himself the Irish
man said TO the postmaster Of Pcssnm Trot, falls 10
remove the suspicion that he is a fraud.
|. What is your name?- the paying teller asks,
Hezekah Hardup,' Is the reply OF the timG, nervous
cash-hunter
Is this your signature?s
"Itiss
a. Don't know you"
Il know you don't.
ave can't pay this unless we do. Any acquaint
In the cityls
One or two. l know Timothy Mumfod, up Broad
way piece
NeV haa ri ~ him hat 1oaq he don
He's salesman in a Wholesale clothing house,
Why don't you ask him to cash this for you? he
arrange It without the slightest trouble. Who
sent you the draft -
"Zacheus Hardup'
"Whos he?"
My brother down in Texas Dallas, Texas He's
hardware merchant,
Il guess It's all right, but Pm sorry We can't ac
commOdate you. Better take It to your friend
But there can't be any risk--n
Impossible. SIR TO accommodate you. Next
But I'm
Can't do anything for you sir without identified
ton. Please You blocking the line
This sort OF thing happens every day in every bank
in the city. Occasionally q teller oversfeps the
rules and cashes draft without knowing positively
by whom II IS presented A day two ago q stranger
dropped into Broadway bank and asked 10 have a
check certified Il suppose there's no use asking
know and it's too much trouble TO have myself
Identified The teller, struck with his frankness
handed out the money remsrking that 1t was against
the rules, but he would take the risk
sIxfootcr. With rather slim legs, broad shoulders,
high oheekbones and sandy nusache. stalked into the
Hoffman House yesterday with hve-footer at his
elbow His gait don't-cAre swing the stride
being SO long that the upper part Of the body had
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styllshly dressed In d spckand span suit Of black
but his face was that Of not long from The back
woods who is in sort Of chrysalfs state between the
veidant and The blasc. year and half ago when
John ID. MOrissey first appeared I'm this city he wore
white SLOUGH hat with brfm wide that he was
taken for cowboy 1t until his ungainy
geldlng hamburg beat Walter GRATIS Elkwood In a
matchrace at the sheepshesd Fay track that the
tana miner came prominently under the public On
that occasion he Invaded the god-room az the head Of
troop Of admirers and drained the place Of its last
drop. 1t was feared that lie going to cut wide
swath through New York with q quart OF vermllion,
but he turned ont TO be a OF sterling stuff
For the last eight months he has devoted himself TO
his extensive mining interests. adding considerably
TO his already large store of wealth. He sold all his
horses while ago and has Intention Of re-
turning TO the turf.
IOiterers in the lobby Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
were struck with the nouchalance of small man Of
fifty years, who stroled IN and after the
Of boy who doesn't whether school keeps
not HIS trousers a little too short 10 be
fashionable and they suffering seriously from
knee complaint A silk hat rested on the back Of a
large head al a corn-tosell angel. displaying bulg
ing forehead flIrrowed deep with thought. beet
ling brow overhung judicial that could be tender
we'll as just. without being blInd. The mouth was
partly concealed by dfooplng gray mustache. but
there was kindness in every The left hand
carried In his trousers pocket, the right swung idly
at his side. Such is passing glimpse Of Patrick q.
puffy, the " Little judge