Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-13
AROUND GOTHAM.
JOHN A. COCkERlLL ON TIMELY
TOPICS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
Everything Booming In New Ycrk-Sum
Dsr Homes with Mig Names--A Mig
Msu Wearing Mild Expression.


NEW YORK, September i2.--The recent
Democratic primaries throughout this
State reveal state OF affairs which should
be well considered by the national Demo
cracy. OF course il Is we'll known that
the Democratic machine is in the hands OF
Governor Hill absolutely. His friends
control every committee. There IL not an
institution in the State non-polucal,
charitable. penal. or reformatory that IA
not controlled by Hilrs friends. and II n
boy could be found on tho canal towpath
drawing wages from the State he would be
pitched into the canal if be could not
prove himself loyal to the State admins.
tration. For ten days the work OF
choosing delegates TO the Democratic
State Convention, which meets ri Sara
togA on the 18th. has been gong on. In
number OF districts bitter contests have
taken place between the Hi and anil
Hill factions. In most Instances the Hi
supporters were victorious, bus these
tights have developed wonderful
amount OF hostility 10 the Governor. l
do not believe that Mr. Gle veland's adj
viscrs are responsible for the forcing OF
these conflicts. Such policy at this
time would be certainly unwise. They
Seem TO have been spontaneous. and thus
Hill men had the sli.htc.t chance o. defeat
lug machine delegation they made tho eff
fort. Naturally this has irnbittered Mr..
Hill'sfriends. and the most intelligent Dem
ocrafs now sec that II would be more than
folly'tO nominate either Cleveland or HUI
for President in 1892, If the fate of New
York State IL 10 enter into the question.
knowing something of tho feeling here.
do not believe II possible 10 give this state
70 either of the gentlemen Iamed. Mr..
Clevelsnd's followers have not yet recov-
cred from the chagrin of defeat IN 1883,
and they feel that they have an account 70
settle with Mr.. Hllls supporters. The
Hillites. never particularly fond OF Mr..
Cleveland, are incensed by the recent con
tests and inclined to seek revenge. The
breach between the factions viii grow
wider rs time rolls on, aud my opln-
ion.,s emphatic that the democratic party
should maze up Its mind rlght now 10 find
pre- siCential candidate outside the State
of New YORK.
BUSINESS BOOMING.
II really is wonderful how autumn bust
ness IL booming. Surfing merchants say
there has been no such season IN the past
ton years. The hotels and theatres feel
the influx OF men from ali parts OF the
country who are here 10 buy. to see. to
enjoy, anu to have good time The ca
pacity OF the great hotels In this city -
pOpularly supposed 10 he minated. but
lust now they seem to be full. Nearly al
Of them have gone through or are still
going through their annual renovation,
and guests are going out through halls,
bsr-rooms. and pariors under stasings.
on overhead. i, ia mystery
how these walls wear ont. An ALSO
lutcly new hotel need complete reno'a-
ton III a year or two. and thereafter, every
year or two. And every httlo while they
are completely returnlshed throughout.
Yet, with all these extra expenses, beyond
the rum ng" account. the proprctOrs
make mints of money. Bigger. and IN
some respects better hotels, are constantly
building. Yet the business never seems
oyerdohe hnd tho actual demand is never
supplied. new house opened to-day Is
filed with guests before night. Another
new one, on the same block even, opened
tomorrow, will .lso 10 filled. All the
best hotels have many permanent resi-
dents. Many families find /; not only the
most convenient, but the cheapest way OF
living. 1t eGcctually disposes of the much
yexed and more veXIng servant qucs-
ton" AZ for the transient custom. the
zane patrons are pretty sure 10 STICK 10
the same hotels tor years "a succession.
When the magnificent clerk n charge OF
the register cOndescenOs TO address you
by your right name and graclously IN
forms you that lie can put you III your
old room you begin 10 feel AT home. Inc
proprie,ors generally are invisible. ox-
cepting 10 favored few. Most OF them
live ID their own elegant private residences
away up town. md daily come Gown as
other u.en do TO their business. say from
lOin the morning till 4 in the afternoon.
These lordly eentleineD--they are land
lords, anyhow-wouid no more live IN then
own hotels than MIR. Richard Mansfield
would sleep in the Garden Theatre.
AUTUMN DAYS.
These fret autumn days. which bring
back to SO many the romance OF youth and
70 others tie rheumatism of matureI
wears also brnEl back considerable pro-
portion of our uptown population. lAey
return from abroad, from over the sea
from all along shore, from the woods, the
fields, the farms, the springs and the
mountains. from anywhere and every
where outside of the city. he sumner
girl sklrmlshcs hero and there. have
ended III serious engagement. The no.
Tel proprletcrs are reckoning up their pro-
fits. which this season are more than
usually protuse. The most OF the money l:
made nowadays from transient soJourners
10 be sure. there is the same old set -
whole families OF 'em-that summer aitel
summer take the same old rooms III the
Branch, Long Beach, and especially n
Rlclheld Springs. But the most OF those
who assume to he very fashionable as wei
as very rich hire or own cottages or villa
at Newport, which really IS only all outlyln!
ward OF this cIty-no insinuatlon, please
that anything there IS outlying Ward Me
Alllster. There the cottages, villas 0.
rustic residences pretend TO To places.
and tunkies call and consider the more
amazing architectural abominatiens "ual
aces" Places" assuredly They are, !
names can make them so. It's 30 Ensll
We kno'. The late Z. /. Barnum began the
business long wears ago, and his successive
Bridgeport and Sound shore reSidence
we're " Iran!stan," Llndencroit, VI aid
motive that prompted hun to give fancy
and sttrsciiye names to his places move,
our Four l.undred-not half Of whom
have one quarter of the amount of money
Barnum lett behind hiln--to do the sam'
thIrg. TO advertise their big show bust
ness. And 80 the country Is dotted anC
the seashore spr'nkled with "l.oilypo,
Place" Sinith,ide." "Jonescroft,
Brownbrake." -" Chisolhurst by the Sea.
and so on. The classic name OF the New
port farm OF the alleged leader oil thu
Four Hundred and the scene of the pro
fitahie subscription pic-nics has ESCAPED
me, but believe 1t is Buffers Pantry"
hnO .her f-I-ov fOIiOwllg OF inc thE ISL
fashion 10y few of the -Four HUNDRED
fortunate enough TO own places" in thu
country Is their lately much longer season
OF rural retirement. tnhap PLY, 80 Anglo
MANAGES think, our city season is not 60
incident with that in LoncoD, which IS ~
summer whoa Parliament sits. While herr
II lis in tall and winter, when busi
ness, theatres, opera. balls. dinners, pSr
ties. and other things get mp or ar
gotten up. But the fashionable fax
now with the very exclusive lew ID TO U.s.
''our town residence" for three or fOu
months only ia the year and 90 1.-Two tn
yest of the time at Our Place" IN tn
country. So, with them, the rural -esi
dencs begins in April, and with some con
tinues through Christmas Ii 50 English
We kno', TO do the baronIal business-on
smaller scsle-with successive rounds O
visitors from the city. The city. which i
becoming so conr on, so vulgar, with lot
of upstairs, who made their money oul
yesterday. as /, we're. Then there are tn
great open hrcplaces. IN which actual logs
three or four inches thick, can be burned
And eggs, butter, servants cheese, an
churcb-psw rem, are cheaper IN the countT
than they are Ia the city.
An UNKNOWN CUB.
The exclusiye Eour Hun5red ia tho finn