Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-08
NEW YoRK NorEA
What the People 81 ceshsn are Thinking
and Talking About

and Talking About
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TIA CrsroN EoUsE cHssoF-rfS ssp BOWS
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sIScS-iAl Correspondence Of The Evening S,sr.
NEw York. August 6. 1891.
TIVE SENSATION OF THE WEEK. IN
Il political circles. OF course. has been the
sudden Blaine boom. coming 10 the surface as
a consequence 81 the withdraw of senator
Quay from the national committee. The poll
tlcians here are rather taking IL for granted
that il means VA open and aggressive agh, FOR
Blalne's nomination. and 10 speak in batting
parlanoe. the odds for the moment are IN his
favor. I was talking today with ono Of the
best informed men in the city. who sad that
! If Blaine would only keep his mouth shut be
Couldn't help being nominated The talk
about his poor health seems 60 be over. At
any rate. the general feeling is nov that Nj.
Blaine has got vol enough TO be q very threat
eRing candidate FOR the nomination.
THAT AvsTI. CUSTOM nousE
| In connection with the resignation Of Mr.
Quay comes the displacement Of Collector
Erlardt by President Hrrri-ou to make room
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son Of State Senator Ias-eu. The New lork
cGstom house has always been political Cape
/ Hattcras. anu iasi nov tsv storms AT. raging
rath,r more vlo.eEuy about az than usual.
tre1rdt Is maa OF strong and evcu
stubborn personality. and hs Mas determined
10 ice the office quite ,ilstsncuNrls ~ adNAnce
the FORTUNES az Coz. ErhaFd; ratkef than ef
President Harrison ANYBODY eds. Fa--,t:
I ls moro amensble 20 discipline. lie Ar lofal
and very able IA, lieutenant 1T ex-senator Hiatt,
Who has, An Urn I'M flas
and the custom house can b, depended upon 10
work vain au answering LOYALTY Tor the powers
that be AID that wish 10 continue To be.
TWE EocKEE AND TGr STICK.
Wonderful are tine yicissl;udes Of city life
The play adventures Of the stage are dull be-
side the ups and downs and crosses Of read Life.
! Here. Tor example. are three most dramatic
disasters chromcicd ln a rlrgle day. The hrst
/ L. the bankruptcy of % lllen Clark. once
the rich AID strong contractors. Who
| sct med TO have the whole ctiy ly
| the throat Their political power WAS
| enormous. They were an loaSu. with the ring
aud seemed tide .ts uld Tweed at the
1 height of has power. The full at
| rulnors of corrupt bargains 10y which th,y
/ rlned the city treasury. Other coDtractsS
were supposed 10 make their peace with uIcfn
! az any terms az saecumb. But nov they have
been completely prostrated and are SUNG
| Tor the poorest iayors IN the garb OF
/ supphants. Then We have a moet Illuminating
| story of ruin in the ca-s OF George 10. Carroll.
once q member of the famous iirm 81 bvmpssy
* Carroll. Long .ears ago Carroll war an IN
I hpector OF customs at rI a day. Fortune
smiled on hiu. however. and be became
one of the leading merchants of the
city The firm set the fashion IA elegant sta
tionories aud were known srbiters Of
taste In the most exclusive boudoirs of the
| city. But M an evil hour Carroll got under the
influence al spiiituaii-t mediums and WAN
/ dered oil into deluslons of one sort and
other until now HE property lie gone aud be
has accepted an appointment IN hls odd lace
| at the old salary Of "a day. Aho
knows out what he may even now be paving
I over the trunks Of the returning 900 Whose
| wedding cards his firm once engraved. Inc
| third example IL furnished by Alden Is. stock-
well, who tailed yesterday for s20 aud was
suspended from the petroleum exchange b,-
cause unable C. meet that slaall amount. stock
/ well a few years ago ranked with the great
money kings Of Wall street His name ap-
peared among the directors Of great steamship
lines and railroad companies and lac was one vi
the leading operators. Then came the turn Ia
| the tide and has fall as rapid a. his RISE
untn now the once Wall street mRgnate wal.-
ders about scarcely able 10 meet his board bill.
REFORM AND GLORY on THE WEST FRONT.
One is almost tempted to break forth into tho
doXology in long meter when reading that the
city has finally acquired a long stretch OF wharf
frontage on the North river. and is going to
tear down a number Of the old wharre- and
widen West street from 100 TO 80 feet
! at an expense OF million dollars.
This must revolutionize OF the plague
! spots OF the world and a reproach TO
the nineteenth century. Nho@noNs but what
the river fronts in New York VIII yet be what
nature intended them TO be, the finest com
mercial avenues IN the world. just now the
point of special admiration tins North river
front Is the noble ship which lies at the foo; Of
Christopher street, resting after her unpnr-
alleled feat Of crossing the Atlantic In i've days
eighteen hours and eight N inutes.
IL has been a good many years since the
White Star line carried the hag for the Atlantic
Passenger service Naturally tlls triumph has
stimulated the City OF PARIS 70 do her best and
it Is understood that thls vessel has been
eastward that shall demonstrate anew her claim
to be the queen VI the
sucH rs PANE.
was lunching today with one OF the best
porters in New York, ard in the course Of the
meal he told me the following story and gave
me- leave to print He said that recently he
was assigned to write biographical sketches TO
| accompany two cuts. Concerning one Of ia, IA
he had very misty knowledge. All he knew
| was that the subject was a sporting character
OF some sort Armed with tins clue he called
| upon the editor OF sporting paper for III
formation. He asked this dlgnitary, do YOU
know such q person as William Eastou.'
William EastoE.' replied the sporting editor
with undisguised amusement aud scorn IN his
! tone. bon YOU know William EaSion. Mell.
you must be fresh. Why. supposed every body
knew who William EA-ton was: Why. he the
/ auctioneer IN the New lork Istt-rsails-" The
| reporter took the rti,uke tp..kly and then
showed him his second cut. Here's another
man. he SAID, with demCre expression Of m
| nocence on his face. ''le1hale' you Gun ten
| me who he ~. Bat the sporting editor
confessed his mabihty. -.Hty," said the
| REF s-tlle a OF Sfs-llN