Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-15
AROUND IN GOTHAM.
THE REASONS WHY Mr.. ospEw WILL
NOT RUN FOR GOVERNOR.
Tn. Man who Teaches tho Young -Four
Hundred TO Dance-5ohn Stephenson
and dudley Field.

uunar.d 60 Dance--John stephenson
and Dudley Field.
rcoro.,ondence Of the Richmond Dispafch'l
Nyv YonK. March 1.-The talk in
Obliged In ut present about Chaun-
cey M. Depew running for Governor
Of the State of New YORK is-weh'
only talk. The men who are MUS
triously engaged in booming Depew are
doing It without his consent. oi course
Depew is fond of honor, and he is not In-
sensible 10 the greatness of the Governor
nos,tjon in this Commonwealth, but not
withstanding such allurements he WIN MOI
he candidate. Only one once could TEMPT mp.
HIM now. and that is the presidency. Dus
as that prize is in the remote anu sn NV a.
future he will remain where ne Is now ~
tbs head OF the New York Central ran
rosd And we'll may he do so. In point
Of fact. he would show bad judgment 70
iaave Il His salary while nomlnaiiy only
Ssn ooo a wear. is really three times that
,nncb for he is literally paid as one OF the
trustees of the great Vanderbilt estate
He IL director in dozen olnerent Coll,-
panies and adviser to as many more, "n .Lat
means $40 600 O year additional. SO tnat
he income il quite $500, 900 year, while
the salary Of the Governor OF the State Is
only SO 900. These are some OF the rea-
sons why he will not be candidate LOT
Governor. Depew has had many offers TO
leave the Central, but has always Wisely
declined them. Only last week ne was
offered the editorship OF great dally IL
New York and 100000 year Tor MS W4Ih,
bnt II was no temptation to him. Oniy
Gov fha nrQQfdanCV can QlFOICt
him from the Central railroad.
GREAT DAScSG-MAsTEB.
vary remarkable man is Carl Marwig.
the man who teaches the children OF the
-Four Hundred to dance. lie Is oWeue.
He was born with the taste Tor dancing
and deportment within him. This taste
Was Afterwards schooled and enhanced by
lannon's ballet-masters and professors,
among them Nine. MatzZene, Nj: Tagiioni.
and nj. San Leon, the latter being the
greatest artist Of his day. Mr.. Marwlg
achieved an enviable reputation in Eu-
rome when comparatively young man.
He has been engaged at the Royal inca
tres IN Hamburg, Vienna, Stockholin, St
Petersburg, Copenhagen, Berlin, anu pl9 i
mich. and in Italian Opera in Pans az pal
lei master. and his scrap book IS filled with
fattering press notices of his achieve
ments. Twenty-Five years ago he came
over to America on pleasure trip ana
wac induced TO stay here at very liberal
salary. He has designed ballots for Carl
Rosa and every manager OF note IN TINS
country. He is very prolific OF ideas ana
can compose dances and figures off-nand:
He can instruct and manage O ballet Oh
five hundred as easily as O set or four;
In 1877 he inaugurated the Children's
Carnival. which was q huge success. In
1894 he introduced the Kirmess form or
entertainment. One of his greatest sue
cesses was "The flashing Thursday In
Venice.n produced in 1889 under distin;
guished patronage. He has travelled
through every country OF Europe ana 9eo In
Denver TO New York and from Chicago to
New Orleans. He has designed no end OF
little plays, ballets. and dances. de has
several private classes, composed OF the
daughters and sons of well-known society
people throughout the country. He designs
the ballets for the Columbia College boys,
and for the College of the City OF New YORK,
Berkeley Lyceum, Manhattan, and Athletlc
Clubs. and other organizations. Inc ehter-
tainments designed by him have netted tor
the cause of charity something like IL ,OOO,;
GOO. Every entertainment he has produced
has been a success. On the wall OF his par
lor hangs q finely wrought wreath OF goiu,
made by Tiffany and presented to him by
the patrons of the Children's Carnival. IL
is similar to that presented to Christine
Nilsson by the patrons OF the klrmess.
FIELD HALE AND HEARTY AT H1GHTY-sEvEN.
David Dudley Field has just entered his
eiphty-seyenth year. The eminent lawyer
is in good health. He is an early riser. and
very rarely is found in bed after halt-past
in the morning. He takes his tub regu-
larly like an Englishman, and breakfasts
very lightly. After breakfast he takes
stroll through Gramercy Park and on
Broadway, attended by his valet. ms
valet. by the way. is an Englishman whom
Mr. Field brought over with him last fall
ON his return from Europe: He was at
that time in the employ OF the Earl OF
Selbourne's brother. MIR. Field was 80 I'M
pressed with the mans merit that he ar
ranged to have him come over to
America. The valet is an Intelligent
| looking person, with pleasant, honest Tea
lures and a courteous manner. lie al
tends to Mr.. Field with the best OF care,
always accompanying him on MS waIAs;
| a moments notice. without any warning
| he will seat,himself on the sofa and drop
| into peaceful slumber. He has entirely
| forsaken the law, though he now and then
picks up his pen and scribbles of page
| or two of writing on his favorite subject.
He attends meetings at the Century and
other clubs. and holds receptions at his
| own spacious residence at Gramercy Park.
| The other afternoon he invited O select
| circle of friends to hear lecture by DR..
| Emily Kempin, the famous woman law
| yer. Mr.. Field is partially blind IN one
| eve, owing to the growth OF q cataract
| thereon.
JOHN STEPHENSON At EIGHTY.
I had lust come out Of Madison-SquaIe
| Garden Theatre and was walking down
| Tyenty-seventh street towards Fourth
avenue. when a man of medium size, with
gray hair, and shoulders slightly bent,
passed by me with brisk step. IL was
John Stephenson, the man who built the
| first horse-car. He is marvellous man;
| He had many hard knock in his time, and
has survived misfortunes that would
have downed many less able and per-
seyerine men. Twice has he been CON-
PEELED to start into business afresh; the
| first time by reason of fire that destroyed
| all his possessions; the second time from
being sold out by q mortgage. Only by
| the most remarkable perseverance and
close attention to work has he been able 70
make his way. One need only look at bis
face and feel of his horny palms TO ap'
preciate and understand the rough expert
ence through which this man has passed.
And vet he is an example to all men IN
his devotion to his religion and his prac.
tice of his belief in daily life. He told mein
conversation once that in the darkest day:
he never doubted that the clouds would
pass, and all be bright again. 1t is this
that has sustained him all through. He
| is lover of music and literature, and de
riyes the greatest pleasure from the pc
rusal of good book. His inventive minC
is still busy graphing with mechanical
problems. As improvements are needed
he works them out, especially in connec
ton with street-cars, of whatever motive
power. Around his knee play his great
grandchildren, of whom be is very fond.