Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-01

Since that time MIR. Evnrts nhs ,tioo MI
the specialists and has left notn,ng VIZ
done to preserve his eyesight, ou, MS sol
Sherman. in an interview recently s1 81.
that he had about abandoned nope MI a.
Evarts's intellect, | learn, u - ,u u,v
interest in worldly affairs as most
men of acute minds. Tie IL ttiii
vigorous enough physically 20 put III zen
more wears of hard work. but OF course IFS
misfortune now will remove him from tnc
conflict. Since the DAYS OF Mr.; seward tho
offico of Secretary of state has han no
kecaer. more dignihed, or more sagnciouS
occupant than William Msxweii EVar.s.
1t was the custom aiewyears ago 70 peraee
him in certain political crcies ovcauso
he had accepted an Office AZ the hsiios
OF Mr.. Haves' about whose election there
was something of q difference OF op,n'
ion. But IT certainly cannot 90 oe-
MED that Mr.. Evarts was an ornameaI
TO the HAYES administration, ana what
ever nersonal character 1t had was largely
due 10 himself and Mr.. Schurz. Inc tron-
BE with Mr.. Evsrts has been that whise
his tastes were in the direction on states-
mansLip, he has been compeiieu 70 uaooie
in the pool Of politics, and he never was
shrewd. designing politician. ne suuslej
life. HIS fame. perhaps, viii rest more
upon his ability "a a lawyer than a3 either
o statesman or politician.
A CUSTODIAN OF SECRETS.
William s. Ryan. who was once John
Kelly's private counsel, or one OF them, ~
well az near and trusted irlend ana conn
dent has been 10 New York for few days.
There is no doubt in the world that what
Mr. RYAN knows about John Kelly. the
Tweed ring. and Gammany Hall in general
would come under the head of Inside. :,
" exclusiye.n sensational news OF
the very kind so much in demand
along Printing House Square. The man
doesn't live. however. who can say
that he ever cot one Of John Nelly
or Iammany Halls secrets from hyan
lips. He didn't go near the newspaper
Offices in the course of his sojourn here,
although happen 10 know that at least
one journal made him the offer of q hand,
some sum of cash for what he is supposed
TO carry around locked IN his bosom. Nor
did his presence cause a ripple OF excite;
ment when he walked across Clty-haii
Square. In the fifteen years that nave
elapsed since he figured as an innuehce
hereabouts, times and the boys" nave
changed. Ryan came 10 New YORK to In
dianapolls, where his father was banSer
and rigid Roman Catholic. Inc lnnu-
ence of the Catholic-lrish hierarchy was
enlisted in his favor when he reached the
metropolis. He soon became fayorlte OF
John Kelly and rode on the top OF me
wave until Kelly's death. Then he lost MS
grip with the machine, became store
keeper at Blackwells Island. and hnaiiy
emigrated TO New Mexico. where he Is now
gold-mining successfully III Lincoln
county.
DFxrgR MEETS IyEs.
saw on Broadway. just in front OF ga
st. PauPs church, strange ,meeun. pc
tween TWO men. who yesterday passed as
strangers, but two years ago were AZ eacn
others throats. The one young, almost
callow-looking, specialized, CARRIED IN spot
less Easter raiment. was Henry ); Ives.
Almost against his shoulder brushed a
stern. sedate parsonage. so straight lie AZ
most leaned backward. rs solemn as
Presbyterian Sabbath. and In ralment cler-
ical enough in both cut and hue. ms was
Julius Dexter, whose father used TO be q
rectifier of whiskey in CINCINNATI. MY
grandfather used to buy his wniskey,, re-
member for harvesting and mechanical pur.
poses. Ives looked 20, the Cincinnati
man so, yet the younger gave the eiuei
points in the great Cincinnati. Hamilton
and DAYTON railroad fight. Dexter comes
from Cincinnati TO New York every month
or two. lie didn't appear TO recognize
Ives, whom he had done more IMAM any
other one man to imprlson. Ana II I've:
knew his prosecutor didn't see any signs
of Il. The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day
ton road, by the way, Is TO vote on pro-
position early IN MAY 10 issue 4O,0OO shares
OF new stock. and sell them tor money tc
bulld second track with.
BENNETT AND HIS NEW pEPARTURE.
James Gordon BENEFITS option on the
Nance property. the famous triangular
block at the intersection of Thirty-tourth
street. Broadway. and Sixth avenue, having
expired ut cost TO him OF ss5.OOO, that en-
ergetic gentleman. who is the nearest ap-
proach to Gar IN his methods OF any
American | know, is compelled to LOOK
elsewhere for an uptown site for his news
paper. In the meantime he has cabled &c
Auctioneer Harnett TO sell the Herdil
building at Broadway and Ann street at
auctlon, and has thus disposed OF the very
last piece of very valuable lot OF real
estate properties Of which he was once the
owner In fee. The site on which Dir. Ben.
nett now has his eye is declared by rea
estate men to be the old armory building on
Broadway above Forty-hith street, Just
above the Barrett House. That would seem
to be gong uptown with q vengeance. and
Printing House Square Will STAND asHas'
when the Herald takes its flight. The fact
that Nr. Bennett has been steadily sell
inc of his real estate IN this country
while Pulitzer is picking up proper
ties here and there creates some comment
but it is explained that Mr.. Bennett Is
putting his estate in shape SO that he car
practically administer on it himself. The
Herald is certainly making more money
now than at any time IN Its existence. IL,
advertising business was never better, anc
ITS circulation is improving all the whlle