The sun., 1891-02-16
WHAT WE ARE All T4LKING zRoUr

WHAT WE ARE .tLL T4LKrNG .4RoU1
Gen. Sherman wns no execution 10 the gan.
ernl run OF humanity In his opinion tina, bs
had distinct qualifications OF u nigh order for
success In another walk OF Ito than that in
which he had achieved cmincncc. II may no,
be generally known I'd the public ut large .but
thcrc Il nn doubt that hc regarded himsolf ns
n mnu OF extraordinary sngacty In the rcnlm
OF finance. He very of,on referred 10 himself
as a banker. aud he discussed money oues.
tions with the air Of conyi, ton that Lorlcred
almost upon Intolerance. No ono ever know
exactly how far the Genornls banking crcra.
tions exienle t. hut toward ,he latter n tr, ~
his iifs ne almost invnr ably preface his talks
.ninlon, BASEL on thirty wears cSuorrnce as q
banker. is He made II shrew in,estmens
easel to 'onsra,ulate himself ,,p"m anu ~ heiIs liz
had hut one fault r. lnd with tho LOCAL n oi
tho honse AM nj TINT was tho @ service OF ihe ele:
20 TO any amount OF troublo Ia chang ns sttcst
cas- ralhcr n ,nnn climb % nv 70 ~, the elevated
cnrs TO carriages. A fnvoritr method Of HIs
m S Es,h avenne ear car to Fy.nn,a' 20 s,rs isse
then n q o>s.town car 10 the end 81 Bro,dway.
whore lie would make another transfer TO a
The three m.llon dollars designed for 70.
paving Now York form tho subject o. continual
talk OH tho part OF New Yorker. The hops
now is TINT out OF 1t nl somethin. in tho form
uf decent roa,lHays will take tho place Of the
rrese erra,ic snrfacs OF Broadway. That
street from Union Square down is 10 cond.
on tint deHes description. II Is impossible
for hack to make anvih. nG Ike respcc ab,
t'om his seat ind smashing the hat OF tho nm.
Ianny 70 Hrs ,So pos 1b . 'rip rG
A. 4 ~ n N n,,f In nuSn
would admit without wreckin, his vahicie,
and vt no less than four cars pass ID him on
riaGcs and cabs BY tho down town pnyements
ts so scver" THAI the rspairs t" the vehrI is
he livery stnbles. Hence tho continued hUli.
Ing up OF tho rates Of cab hire.
Col. wa,tcrson appears TO no asleep all .hs
time. HIS eyebrows arc shaggy anil l. ng and
ms he talks he has the habit Of grabbing his
had Just beyond what is ordinarily known as
the scalp lock" and slowly puil;n. his hand
down over his forehead. eyebrows, nose. and
monstachc. ending up with n thoughtful twlrl
at the end ni his gonte,: This leayes the hir.
In tho rough sem binnce OF . Skye terrier which
Ss been h, gut n ,ae III Hn His os
Ssr Ss aros, atn
strikes him, III Kentucky editor iorsakes Ills
either objection until it has a military look.
Rhsently brushes his eyebrows in place with
his hair. clears his forehead. and becomes a
picture Of a good aud fearless Democrat.
Secretary Tracy's son. Frank B.. gave up his
pet fad OF tandem driving. at which he is quite
proficient, some time ago and went on busi.
ness trip to South America Recently he gave
UP South America and came back to Brooklyn.
where he is now devoting himself to his old.
time amusement He does not like South
America much; While there he bent his ener-
% giss 70 M the Development, Of the teIephone:
ways 70 our Southern friends. Instead
OF running around at night getting tosr,her
thSse exciting little game. Of chance can now
the wi,e aud thus spring an asreeahle sur
nrIse upon sne Governnent n any m61nng ne ne.
tts Moaa be- ana s pee
Mr.. f. s. Haviland. a prominent citizen Of
Montreal. wns at the Fifth Avenue Hotel u few
days ago. He is wideawske business man.
and Is we'll up in the politics OF the day. Dis
cussing with friend last night the question
Of annexation. Mr.. Havand said that there
was widespread feeling in its favor among
Canadians. though for personal reasons 1t was
1as'a msH i. DSse T Ss,s dqi q
nsS :sS e.:
9t o aser Sba follows TRe
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two countries are contiguous. with direct rail.
me; inevitably lead TO annexation. just across
boundary. which is in pat imaginary; we
e peweri"i. iH e and sell. governing without ; any
titled gentry. ROYALTY. or aristocracy. Every
follow suit
There Is q distinguished looking man Of
military bearing among the guests at tue Ev.
erett House. He is Lieut.. Wilson. formerly OF
the navy. and a man who had a large share OF
experience during the civil war. having been
with Commodore Farraeut at Mobile and New
Orleans. and with the Mississippi fotilla.
new fields OF adventure anu betook himself
TO Africa. Arriving at Zanzibay he learned o.
the Of an olnpa distance n tric~
terprlsing sptrit. A visit OF inspection to this
tory eu @son SoSabf hs ens
island. which is about twenty-five by thirty
sassr asd has reapsd ch
his investment.
There may always be Jack-the- Ripper muir
ders In London. and yet that form OF crime 10
never likely to gravitate to New YORK." said .
globo-trotter yesterday. Tho reason Is that
the victims OF snch mania are exposed 10
murder there as they are nowhere else. Dis
tricts of. London in which they are Numerous
are 90 SHARPLY defined and % me practices OF me
stronger than law forhids the police looking at
or interfering with them. The London police
York. and they are not less shrewd than our
policemen, but SO long as that particular evil
murderers to find victims there and 10 escape
without detection"
large number OF New Yorkers have this
winter sought warmer climate than our own
on this side OF the Atlantic. There are thou
sands OF them in Florida and other Southern
States. md other thousands in the mountain.