The sun., 1890-01-03
wHAr WE ARE AAr TALKING ABoU.

Wall street will miss familiar ngure fro ON to-day
Mr. John Ernest McCann, for many years private secre
tary TO Mr.. Russell Sage, said good.by to the inan-
cier on Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. McCann will enter
newspaper life have decided to get of here and
into journalism. II oan :" said Mr.. McCAnn and he
added philosophoaiy, Nobody is ever missed away
from Wall street" Mr. McCAun has written many short
stories plays sketches and poemB and has wide ao-
Quantauce among writing people" His poem in Puck
entitled My NeiRhborA" printed several years ago
will long be remembered Mr. McCann is tho devoted
friend of John Swinton and admirer Of the shining
lights in tho newspaper world. lie counts among his
warm friends Mrs Amte Rves.Chanler and is o
great student Of magazines and newspaper One Of
the reasons for Mr. Mccann leaving Wall Is thas
"the privilege business iS in state of dry rot"
Ono of the most interesting figures In New York at
this Now Year season is Mr. R. E, Detz the millionaire
manufacturer at Greenwich and Lagbt streetA with
the advent of 1880 Mr. Die has been fy years In bus
ness in this town. He is New Yorker clear through
He was born in house out in tho country seventy.
two years ago where Spring street now Is As boy he
skaed from the North the East River the frozen
stream which was where Canal street now Is He has
seen the time when business was dull in New York
that the grass grew in the strees and Jerseymen
ing to the town in search OF employment would carry
back tufts pulled by them to show to their neighbour
how mighty slow things In the future great metro
polls Mr. Diez ran with the machine" In the days Of
tile volunteer fire department. Like Jay Gould and
bacco' In the old gdsys hep uniag from nrea
soaked TO the skin he conented himself with hot cofe0
and tumbled into his bunk He s tho only surviving
member OF his company. He thinks nothing of stroll
from the Battery to Harlem. lie can't understand why
the young men Of to-day ride much. He bright
faced and brisk In his ways and an encyclopedias on
matters pertaining to the marvellous growth Of the
city There were many congratulations for him ON the
rounding OF his half century as q New York merchant
Three Hnancers of renown have up to date escaped
the grip. They Mr. Jay Gould. Mr., Russell
Sage, and Mr. Colis r. Huntington. All the others.
from Mr. j. Pierpont Morgan down have been victims
of the uncomfortable plague Mr. Gould 10 especially In
good health He smiles at tho reports occasionally re-
vved for stock iobbiug purposes OF his falling health.
Mr. Sage is the authority for the statement that Nj.
Gould Is a young man yet
One of New Yorks millionairss with daughters Just
budding society," has evening dance at his homo
two or three times month Or!he young people. After
each dance valuable toilet article has been missed
from the Gentlemans room. First It was siyerback
dressing comb, and then gold handled pocket knife,
and These losses very annoying TO the host
and hostess who most kind and generous people.
1t Is such incidents these that give the private de-
tective agencies of Gotham thriving occupation
People who have lived long in New York and rsmsm.
ber the heavy snow OF quarter of u century
ago. and recall distinctly that in those days winter vas
winter hereabouB cannot account tor tho mild temper
OF tile last teW winters Win exception OF tho
famous blizzard. New York hasn't had much in the
shape Of old time winter weather in number OF yoarA
The average young man eau remember the ice bridges
the Fast River and how the ball was up for
SIX ang Central Park aud Prospect Park most OF the
time. Tho jolly sleigh rides up through Harlem lane
and on tho Coney Island boulevard seem to be dim
events of history. sleigh in the downtown streets
nowadays would be curiosity Some of the days are
mild those Of spring aud autumn. and people
asking about it, and wanting to know why this So
The subject referred TO gentleman OF experience
scientific and photographic mAtteTA and he 10 OF the
opinion that the Gulf Stream has temporarily shifted in
closer the Atlantic coast lie attributes many OF tho
freaks In the temperature the humidity IN the summer
and the bamy days winter this interesting
fact about tho Gulf Stream.
Some OF the Democrats in the uptown hotels are
amused at United states Civil Service Commissioner
RoOsevelts investigation OF political assessments and
contributions They remark that II Mr.. Roosevelt has
sincere desire TO get at bottom facts he should begin on
President Harrison and after investigating the PreS
ident he should follow up with PosmAstsrGeneral
WaRamaker, and his first assistant James e. CarESoh
and after that perhaps Mr. Roosevelt could tackle stna
tor Quay. Tho Democrats advance this argument DO
cause all four of these gentlemen arc Fedora! ONCE
holderG and therefore amenahe to the inquiry started
by Mr. Roosevelt. another Federal Oiceholder. who
think that part OF his duty Is to look into these
alleged political assessments and contributions me
Democrats aforesaid assert that Mr.. Quay and M
mittee and President Harrison and John WanamAker
as contributors the campaign funds OF the last Fresh
Dental election might be able TO give Mr. Roosevelt
many valuable tipA
Mr. W H. H. Murray OF Adirondack fame. is about 10
publish a volume the great pleasure resorts OF the
country. Among tile subjects are Niagara" The
Thousand Islands "Ihe Adirondacks" Lake
George." aud Lake ChRmPIan aud Its Shores" The
first section will be on Lake Champain Mr. Murray 10
a very entertaining writer
one OF the genial characters and bsStknoWn club men
of the town ia Robert Stuyvesant whom everybody In
Wall street afectionGtely calls Bob" lie is neAl do
scendant OF the famous one legged Governor OF New
Amsterdam. whose ashes rest In St Marks Church
yard and is known all town for his hobby for col
lecrng rare gems and eweled Scarfpns lie Ia credited
with having the urgOs; collection OF these 0namehtS OF
any man In town. lie has curious habit Of having Ger
tar gems and reLet dozens Of times week ahd keeps
TlGauys artisans busy working out unique ana cosby
combinations OF gems to CRAFTY ne" Wins ne owns
a big slice OF real estate that originally belonged 70 's
old Dutch ruler of Gotham. lie Is a tall ruadylAeeu,
Rood.natured man, still youthful and Is cApNAis s'oy
teller. Carrying diamond pins in his o'ereoAt poeket
and nshing them up Unexpectedly 70 dazzle his friends
is one OF his whimsical trails