New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-03

Buttcrhcld. Mr.. Robbins is prominent in society
and is a member OF the Union League and the
Union Clubs He lives in batchelor quarters in
the old American Jockey Club Building in East
Twenty seventh-st. lie declined last evening to
speak of his political tendencies. The under
standing is that he is a Republican.
Henry D. Purroy, who has been appointed to
the long term in place Of General Porter, is now
president and has been for many years member
Of the Fire Board. His revolt from the County
Democracy last summer and his subsequent
utilization with Tammany Hall are fresh in the
public mind. Mr.. Purroy's record as "A Fire Com
missioner has been creditable, and his eappolnt-
mcnt to the long term WAS generally expected
Anthony Eickhof, who takes the remainder OF
Mr.. Purroy's unserved term, is an old poutlclan
of the Tammany school. He was born in Germany
about ffy-fve years ago, and came tn NeW-lo lork
in carly youth lie represented the Nth District
in the Assembly many years ago, and was after
ward elected coroner, and WAS elected 10 = ngress
from the Xth Congressional District as Tam
many Democrat in 1880, and reelected III 1857
lie was formerly editor of The New Yorker Zeit-
ung," n German paper, and his appointment is said
to I've in Il great measure due to the influence Of
Mr. OttcndOrfer.
Edward I. Fitzpatrick one OF the Excise
Commissioners succeeded ex-Alderman Thomas
Shells as the Tammany leader in the IVth As
scmbly District in 1850, after the tight OF the
latter with John Kelly. lie has been member
Of the Assembly from that district and also an
Alderman lie is now record clerk in the County
Clerk office,
Joseph koch, who succeeds Excise Commissioner
m;un Hebrew origin IIe las held the places Of
Dock Commissioner and Civil Justice, and is Il
prominent member Of the Arion and German
icdrrkr.nz Societies and many other German and
I.,,-t. .h NJ vlf I'M
inrnt in the Purroy cXodhs from me
County Democracy last year; ne Is now leadihs ~
mem bcr OF the lamnany ltall committee oi liE
\ LIT Assembly District. ,
Alexander Meaku, the other new Excise Com
missioner l. New Yorker by blrtlL ana j. aoout
forty-two years old He is ono Of the Board OF
Managers Of tie Produce Exchange, and Is n per-
>onal friend Of Mayor Grant, in whose campaign
II last year he was conspcuou>Iy acuva ne WAS
secretary Of the Democratl" Business Men nm nm
raIgn Club Of lssr. but wTs known as f1iI
rather than a Cleveland Democrat. AlthouSh
usually supporting th' Tanlnany Hal r,Krt ne
Is not n member Of the orSanlhatlon Hr yea IN tni
i bachelor and lives with his mother az ~: -"
Fuurth-ayc He is especially popular among down
town business men. 80 =,
Thomas L. Fcitner's rrappontm"nt a. Tax Com,
lawyer, is n Tnmmany Hail leader Of th' AlAth
District and i n prominent member OF the Ieh-
trail taxpayers Association
Charles George Wilson, the new president OF
the board Of Health, is the president or IN"
Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange, Il
position he has filled since the consoIidhf'on OF
the National Petroleum Exchange, the Ncw- ork
Petroleum Exchange and the Nrw-l Ork Mining
stock Exchange about n half dozen years ago
lie Ind reyiously been president OF the National
Petroleum Exchange, i'm organization mat Whs
mod" when coal oil speculation had ABOUT re"Ghc.,
IFS MAXIMUM in Wall Street. Mr. wilson Is a
Soutl rrn man by birth, and waS soldier on
the Confederate side in the Civil War lie was
"ur 81 the OrGanizrr> of the southern SocttE
IN ,bis CITY As president Of the Consolidated
Exchange his administration has been marked
with SurccSs and to his earnest hh0rS much
Of the progress Of III" institution Is rrcn,tri
n. +. rnplIEr among liA associates, and has been
,.-,,.i" =, in VII S'rrrt rnth"r than in any
IircctIuns connected with sanitary work.