The morning call., 1894-03-27
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

OF secretary Carlisle Is gaining a reputation
for eecentTieity among Chicago people which
rivals that OF Old Hutch" said II. L. Leonard,
broker Of the city named. yesterday. "The
latest report Of bis operations in Chicago is to
the effect that he has purchased all the green
houses on the Worlds Fair grounds and is
working up corner on cacti. His visionary
schemes almost surpass the bounds OF cred
ulity, and the persistency with which be urges
them and bis faith in their success naturally
secure them attention. A scheme 10 C rfy the
big manufactures building across the lake into
Michigan by means Of balloons is well known,
il being his announced purpose 10 raise celery
under its roof when he got it into that State.
In keeping with this eccentric proposition
Is move be once made In New York
State, where be owned large apple orchard.
1t Is said OF him that he conceived the I'd ca
that If some plan would be devised by which he
could harvest the apple crop by mechanical or
other means different from that usually en-
ployed be could make a fortune. His deIibe-a-
lions finally resulted in his going TO the city
and purchasing a large lot OF cheap monkeys
which he proposed TO train TO gather the apples
Tor him. The slmiaDs were transported TO his
farm In cages, and when harvest time came
they were released In the orchard. Tie result
was somewhat startling, as the monkeys read
lily climbed the trees and for hours pelted each
when hey were finally caught Mr.. Riker's Or
chard looked as IL If had been swept by hurri-
cane. Au enterprislng Italian bought the mon-
keys, and Riker turned his attention 10 appar-
emily more promising fields"
lone Of Tammany's brightest men, and yet
one Of whom but little is heard nowadays, is
Hon. Thomas f. Grady. better known as the
'silver -tongued orator." said B. c. Chapelle OF
New York City yesterday. "His eloquence is
heard but little now, aud he Is no longer spoken
OF as rising man, but the time Was when he
was one Of the most effective stump speakers
IN the Democratic party, and when he was in
demand In other States besides New YORK dur
ing the weeks preceding an election. Grady
has had singular career. He first became
noted as a temperance speaker, aud his boyIsh
talents exercised against the rum power raised
him almost 10 the level of genius in the minds
of his admirers. He became prominent 10 poll
tics about seventeen years ago, when he was
sent 10 the Assembly at the age OF Pa. Prior 10
that time he had STUDIED law, had held several
minor political ofices in which be had done his
work well and had declined a cadetship at
West Point. Grady's habits as young man
were exceptionally good. aud be possessed 10
an extraordinary degree that quality which is
called personal magnetism. Being asked his
opinion OF John Kelly and Richard Croker
once, Grady said that both might be classed as
silent men, but that Closer exeelled In one par
tcular characteristic, in that while Kelly would
rely implicitly on whatever Information was
brought to him by his friends, Croker never
acts on such Information until he has thor
oughly sifted It."
I. II. Merritt Of Buffalo. N. Y, who is In this
city, has been actively interested In the pro-
motion OF the scheme to utilize trolley power OIL
the Erie canal. Last week." said he yester-
day, 'the General Electric Company signed
contracts with the Cataract General EIec ric
Company OF New York for supplying the latter
with 100000 worth OF machinery. This is TO
supply the electric power by which it is pro-
posed to prOpel the boats on the Erie canal
from Buffalo TO Albany. The Cataract Com
pany is 10 procure Its power from Niagara
Falls. The first work done will be the equip
ping Of the power station ct the falls with
motors. Then the canal will be wired, aud
finally the boats themselves will be provided
with the proper apparatus The pi opposition to
use electricity on the canal has developed an
unusually large number of cranks. each one of
whom has a scheme which he believes will
FevolutloniZe present methods in use. One
thing, however, appears certain, and that is
that the day OF the slow-going canal-boat. with
its mule or horse power, win soon be thing of
the past, and with the coming OF quicker time
In transit canal men will discern an immense
increase In business, as they will be able to
still further reduce rates."
"The efforts to relieve distress In my city
have developed at least one use OF philanthropy
which is exciting great deal OF curiosity"
said Z. M. Stone OF Cincinnati yesterday.
"Under the signature OF Sunshine an un-
known individual has all winter. aud 10 various
directions. given full play to his benevolent In
clinations. One peculiar feature about his
rff 10 tbaf ha haa
the organizations which he assists that any at
tempt to discover his identity will cause the
immediate and permanent cessation OF all con-
trIbutions from him. His contributions are
always large. running from $500 up. and while
usually in cash they sometimes take another
form. For instance be no it'd a relief COM
mittee connec ed with one Of the churches that
he had arranged with certain bakery TO supply
the COMMITTEES with 1000 loaves Of bread per
week until further orders. Two lodging houses
have been opened with money supplied by
sunshine and as his work is done with so
much secrecy no one really knows the full ex-
tent of his charities"
"The craze for tramping across the country
upon a wager without any means has crossed
the Atlantic" said W. B. Harper OF Boston
yesterday, "and San Francisco will, in the not
distant future be visited by three representa-
tiyes from Great Britain. who have essayed the
task of travelling to South America and back
10 London. and eiurn With $4,000 in their pos
session. Their assumed but romantic names
are Vivian Grey, Harry Jobason and DAi-
legro, aud they are respectively shorthand
reporters on the Derby Daily Telegraph the
Chesterfield Reporter and the Sheffield Daily
Telegraph. They are members of the Poek-
well Press Association OF London, and the
wager was made at meeting OF that body 10
February last, Thomas William Evans. NJ. p,
asserting that they couldn't do 1t, and backing
his belief with the wager for which they will
contend"
President E. Benjamin Andrews OF Brown
University, Rhode Island has arrived here,
being at present the guest of Professor Bernard
mosrs Of the University OF California. Presi-
dent Andrews comes for the express purpose
OF taking part in the congress OF economies and
politics. which congress will begin on Thursday
evening next. at Golden Gate Hall. This series
OF meetings, together with all sessions of the
different congresses. will be free TO the public.
The subcommittee in charge OF tile congres. OF
| economics and politics has now completed ar
rangements for all the speakers who will take
| part In the three days session Of Thursday.
| Friday and Saturday evenings. James d.