New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
FROM MANY POINTS OF VIEW.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING AND DOING
HERE AND TIIERE

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who recently appointed from this city 10 th'
| seat on the bench Of tho Court OF Appeals made
vacant by Judge Rapallo's death, has induced the
court TO como down here soon and hold session for
| the hearing of arguments. This will DO departure
| from the custom of the Court which the Bar Oh
| New-York will warmly welcome. Tho rooms OF inc
Supreme Court judges Will DO devoted 10 their use
by the action of the members Of that court whose
General Term Judges have offered the large General
Term room for tho sessions Of the appellate court
In case this plan is carried out 1t will lead TO many
pleasant entert ailments as we'll afford the mem
bers of the Bar better opportunity thah tncy nav
had before OF making tho personal acquaintance o.
tho disnguished men who compose tho court OF
| last resort. Judge Gray bss made deughtiul I'M
preston his colleagues who have extenaea 10 mn ,
| firm of GRAY < Davenport left vacancy which has
| been filed by George Putnam Smith
Stories arc told In great number Of the acerblty
OF Collector Magone's temper 1t Is well known that
some observations which no made to Judge McAdam
without being aware Of the Judges identity brought
out a series Of remarks that must have wounded his
self esteem unless that element Of his character Do
as tough II is considerable But one incident whch
illumnes his rascibc tendencies is funny. custom
House broker who would probably not want his name
mentioned held a power Of attorney for certain
firm of Importers to transact its Custom House bust
ness. Tho firm failed and mado an assignment, but
tho broker still Continued to act for It, Among us
effects was a quantity of goods In tho bonded ware
house. In some way,-how, nobody Knows Tor the
Collectors mental processes arc pccuar-Mr Magonc
got the idea that the broker was acting without
authority Accordingly lie summoned him into his
august presence.
BY what right sir' he demanded, DO you MAKO
entries for ~ Y, e. Il Co. ~
81 have always represented them." answered tho
amazed broker: 4" L hold their power of attorney"
"Ihat settles 1t cried tho Collector. al thought
So" and ringing his bell, he babe tho messenger go
for policeman.
when the officer arrived, Collector Magone saiu'
Arrest that man"
"What for 2" cried the broker
Arrest him instantly. He is acting for a firm
which has ceased to eSist and whose property Is In
tho hands Ct assignee
"You must como with mo- SIR" said the officer
Tho broker choked with indignation. Mr. Col
lector,7 no said. "yOu Will regret this l have a
power OF attorney nom tho assignee as Well as the
firm, and all my work IS fully authorized
why didn't you say 50 before q cried the Col
lectOr You may release him, officer"
You didn't give me chance You stormed ana
ragged and had me arrested before knew what you
driving at"
"Well, let him go. officer"
"Not much" answered the policeman. "You made
q charge against him and told me TO arrest him l
did 1t and he goes with me to the station house,
II you want to withdraw your charge you must 10
IL there. But know my business
And, accordingly. tho man arrested and lugged
of, vowing vengc ancc against Mr.. Magone, bnt ex,
was discharged He did not bring suit for false
arrest as he threatened The matter was patched
up
Collector Magone Is doing fine work for Ceve-
land and reform down there In the Custom House.
He IS making deputy colcctorshps by the wholesale
Arthur Berry's old department, | told. has been
cut up to make room for three or four new deputies.
Colonel IngeTs0ll in his culOGy Lincoln, at the
Lincoln dinner in Brooklyn the Other day. gave Lincoln
credit for good qualities enough to satisfy his most
ardent admirers. Bat there was notable omission
lie said nothing to Indicate that Lincoln had any re-
ngion although coupled with the toast to which the
famous nfdel responded sentence from LDcoln's
memorable Gettysburg speech, which derived much OF
It's force from its revcrcnt mention of the Deity In
any other orator such omission would have been
regarded as singular with Colonel Ingorsnl It was
simply Just what might have been pected For Lin
coins abiding faith in God was something which Col
oncl lngersol couldn't extO which in fact to be COLI
siStent he could hardly do other than apologize fos
For by Just as much Lincoln believed in God did he
fall short OF realizing Colonel Ingeisolls ideal of what
man should be.
Before making tho speech, which, by the way, was
not one, Colonel Ingersoll had 1t in his mind to
institute some comparison between Lincoln and Oar
wln suggested by tho fact that they born on tho
same day To some one to whom he confided this idea,
b. said:
"They two of the greatest llerators Of the age
Lincoln liberated the slaves, and Darwin liberated the
human mind from fear"
How did Darwin do 1t 2" he asked.
"Why," replied the Colonel, with the air OF man
who is announcing an axiomatlc truth that only an
lglon Is all rot"
The sort of answer that Lincoln himself wonld have
made to such a remark would have been worth hear
ing.
Though he never lays aside his dignity, Bishop Pot
ter is something Of a humorst, and doesn't spoil a
good story in the telling of It, Flo showed this at the
meeting Of the Charity Organization Society the other
night. lie arguing about the necessity for some
sort of system whereby the different charities could
compare notes. and avoid being aeeced by impostors.
To Illustrate this he told how a couple Of Sisters of
Charity were going down alley, when child, who
saw them coming rushed hastily to its mother, ex-
claiming In tones OF intense alarm
Mother mother quiak, quick mere the sisteIs
Of Charity, an the baby's got the Protestant linen
On!"
He told another story with a moral to IT, Long
years ago his father gave TO deserving person who
was in distress letter recommending him to charity
But lie letter didn't mention the name OF the person
whose appeal for charity were Endorsed After 1t had
served It's legitimate purpose It fell into the hands Of
some INSCRIPTIONS man, who used it for all It was
worth and found it was worth great deal lie even
called On bishop Potter with IL. That was some years
after the death Of his father who wrote the letter
al wont give you a cent" said the Bishop, but I'll
buy the letter OF you for ten dollars"
The impOstOr gave the Bishop look OF witheriGg
contempt and babe him good evening. Ten dollars
wouldn't even tempt him to part with such profitable
source Of income
1t is singular how general is the appreciation OF
news as compared with what is ancient history" how
weighty. This was strikngly shown at the meet
ing Of the Charity Organization Society The Rev
Dr. Costa had made bitter attack upon the society,
and everybody was the lookout for some alluslOn
to it. James C. Carter was making speech
"A distinguished clergyman he said, has written
something that bears upon this subject" Instantly
the interest became intense. Mr. Carter It,, and
continuing, said somewhat alphabetically IL pro-
posed to read extract from Malthus distinguished
Church Of England clergyman OF a century ago.
Everybody looked disappointed. Whyi Simply
because DIR. DE Costa was :" news" and Nautilus
wasn't and yet some people wonder why the news
papers give SO much space to matters Of mere evan
csccnt interest
Mr. Carter called upon Nautilus TO assist him in max