WEAK LITTLE MEXICO.
JL Xlce unit llrart Tiling for the Untied
States Xot to rtteh Into Iter.
WnshliiRton special : The Critic publishes
tho following interview with Congrei-smnn
Ben Butterworth ol Ohio on the Cutting
affair:
It would be a nice and bravo thin? for tho
United States, would it not, to pitch into
weak little Mexico, and all on account of
such a man as Cutting. Everybody who
knows Cutting, and ho seems to havo been
a very picturesque and well-known in
dividual in ninny parts of the country, tea
titles that ho is a dend-bent and n generally
worthless character. Instead of Cutting be
ing tho kind of a man wo should worrv
about because ho is imprisoned, it strikes
mo that ho is ono of these people tho moit
welcome, announcement concerning ulium
would bo nn invitation to attend hie
funeral. And I seo that he says ho did not
circulnto lus libel on Mexican soil, but sim-
lily, after printing it in his nlleeoil news
paper in Texas, walked overtho bordernnd
casually gave a copy of it to one of his
friends, who is proprietor of a cafe. Tho
simple fact that ho did this constituted in
tlio eyes of the law ns much the circulation
of a libel as If ho hnd distributed a thou-
eand copies in Mexico.
I do not believe in all this bloviating
about Mexico, becnuso we could take that
country upon our knees and spank her,
loll will heo that wo are not bloviating
nny concerning England while ono of her
colonies is daily committing outrages upon
American citizens nnd causing them per
bouiu inconvenience and also 10 surfer er
tensi re pecuniary losses. o could not
uioviato towards r ranco or Gerinanv; wo
would not even bloviate towards Chili.
What a btillvmg and small spirit it (here.
fore is for us to lie bloviating soextensively
4 ri iin rl u iwifit- Mnvlpn
Of course I do not think that hostilities
will grow out of our bloviating and if Mux.
ico is able to make a good fight ngaiut us
mere wouici uo no uioviaiiiig.
Do you think Unit tho accession of the
tfireo northern stales of Mexuo would be a
desirablo thing for this countrv?
liy no means. We do not want a singlo
ono oi inese suites. Wo tfo not want any
portion of Mexico, nnd any accession of
territory belonging to her would cause us
no end of trouble and broils, if we did not
Jieforo that wipe out coninlotclv its ores
cut population. Lot us rather look to our
selves. e havo elements in our popuhv
tion which need tho strong arm of roiMilii..
tion. Wo havo plenty to do at home with
out going nhroad.
Itcniinow beauthoritatively stated that
Gen. Sedgwick, of New York, goes to l'nso
del .Norte and Chihuahua byrecniest of Sec
rotary llnynrd and in connection with the
Cutting cao to securo for tho department
oi state inner information in regard to tho
case. The records ol Mexican courts aro
not published as aro those of this country,
and tlio diplomatic channels through which
they would naturally go are roundabout
and slow, owing to tho distance between
the scene of the trial and tho capital. Gen.
feedgwick, in addition to securing tho roc
ords, will look upon tho facts in tho case
und study the legal features, reporting fully
nun as eariy as possible to secretary Jfay
ard. No further steps are contemplated
by tho department until Gen. Sedgwick
siuui report.
conn aoaix ix tiiovhle.
Chicago dispatch: Congressman Cobb of
Indiana, prominent nt this time from his
recent fisticuff with James Lnird, the rep
resentative from Nebrnskn, about the lGth
hist. His call to the city rntne about in
this wise: His wife nnd daughter havo
been in Chicngofor the last six Wroks. They
lodged in tho home of Dr. Mine. Penney, at
the corner of Oak and North Clark street",
where Miss Cobb. whois the victim of somo
severe nervous disorder, underwent treat
ment at tho hands of tho woman physi
cian. Several weeks passed nnd no note
was nindo of the fact that the items of
board, lodging and medical attendance
were, running up to a good score until
within a day or two, when Mrs. Cobb sud
denly announced her intention to removo
to tho home of fi lends nt No. 15 J La Sallo
ayenue. Dr. Penney then presented her
bill, but Mrs. Cobb was not prepared to
sottle, whereupon restraint was laid upon
her baggage. Tho congressman's wife at
onco repaired to Justice Kersten's court
where, with the assistance of a constable,
and a writ of replevin, sho obtained power
to remove her lucgnec. Dr. Miller nimlified
upon the bond of Mrs. Cobb to the amount
of 51,000. The en so was set for the 10th
inst., and Mrs. Cobb wired her husband
the facts.
I The Ettotiettc of Intralncffousi.
There seems to be a growing tendon
cy on the part of the average American
toward what 1 may bo pardoned for
calling the anonymous or incog, intro
duction. This introduction generally
starts olT in a fortissimo strain that, if
kept tip throughout tlio recital, would
herald tho names of both parties to the
uttermost parts of the earth. Thou tho
piano and diminuendo strains como in.
This is the reason wo aro acquainted
with so many people whoso names wo
do not know. A man steps up to yon
in a crowd somewhere in ono of those
quiet little town meetings whero it is a
mark of great conversational genius
to talk steadily onward without using
tho mind, and says: "Pardon me, I
want to make von two people acouaint-
You
STOHIES OF T1LDM.
Anecdotes that Illustrate
Leading Characteristics
of the Man.
H13
Mode of Life While at Albany
Associates Among Politicians.
the
-His
ion ousht to know each other.
ire botli friends of mine. Mr.
, Mr. . There, now, von
T.V.I HOGSHEAD THIS TIME.
Bulfalo dispatch: Two moro men came
to light to-day who intend tho 2:Id inst. to
make tho journey through tho whirlpool
rapids. Tho notoriety seekers this time
nro i'rank L. Promo, a, nn ntcr of V.nat
Buffalo, and Prederiek M. Becker, a fore
man lor tlio street-cleniung contractor.
Their boat is to be an old beer hogshead
which has been in a brewery cellar for fit-
teen yenrs. It is five feet two inches high.
and tho bonds are four feet six inches in di
ameter. It is made of two-inch oak staves,
with heads of the snmo thickness, nnd is
bound by eight boons. Three inches back
of each head is set a second head of two-
inch hemlock. The hogshead when in the
water will lieliorizontallv. Three-nuarters
of it will bo occupied by a box fitted tc
hold 1,500 pounds of sand ballast. Tim
top of this box will be an incline on which
the men will rest, and which will In? rush
ioned, as will tho sides and top of tho hogs
head. The conventional manhole will also
bo cut. in tho ton. anil several windows t wo
inches in diameter will bcinserted. "These
follows hnve been going down there with all
their fancy rigging," said l'reino, "and now
e niu snow people unit moy enn go
through in a wnshtub." The hoeshpail
boat is now almost completed, and will bo
tested early next week.
ClVIl. SEE VICE ltEFOUM.
MATTEHS IX THE OLD WOULD.
Tho Irish Times (loynlist) reiterates tho
statement that Paruell will shortly become
u Roman Catholic.
The princess of 'Wales has 550,000 ayoar
spending money, while the wife of thocrown
prince of Itussia has only 25,000.
Queen Mnrgharita of Itajy has chosen a
woman physician, Signora Margarita
Panic, ono of the first Italian women to
study medicine.
Gen. Boulangcr, French minister of wnr,
has prohibited tlio publication of a pamph
let giving his biography and referring to tlio
Bcnudal with which his name was connected.
Central Russia, especially tho Moscow
district, has been devastated by a tornado
and water spouts. Many buildings and
bridges and tho wheat crop were destroyed.
An imbecilo widow named Leboi, residing
in St. Denis, was burned to death at tho
stagd by her sons, who had endeavored to
obtain admission foe her to a mad houso
nnd failed. Tho woman was CO years old
and had tho reputation ol being a sorceress
Tho emperor of Gormany's health has
been somewhat improved by his stay at
Pins, but tho aged in onarch is exceedingly
irritable at times and grunts at everybody
who approaches him without special permission.
"tueon j'.uzaiietii of uoumnnin," sn3's
tho London Graphic, "has just brought out
two novels 'Astra and 'DesDeusMondes.'
Instead of her usual nomdoguerro 'Cannon
Sylva,' tho queen signs her now works re
spectfully ns 'Ditto' nnd 'Item,' in order to
disguiso her authorship."
Tho London Times censures tho Protes
tants of Belfast for their refusal to submit
to the authorities. Referring to tho report
that Randolph Churchill is preparing an
Irish incasiiro, the Times says ho will have
a long and arduous task. Tho nature of
the local government proposed must do-
pond in some degreo upon tho nttittido of
tho Irish people and possibly upon tho no
tion of tho Irish convention at Chicago,
but it is quite certain that nothing like a
statutory parliament will enter into
Churchill's scheme
Tho civil servico commission con templates
Another important chunge in the system of
examination for ndmissiou to tho post-
ollico nnd custom houso servico, which will
hortly bo formulated and promulgated.
ft will bo made in responso to the desiro of
tho Civil Service Reform association that
local boards of examiners for admission to
the postolllco and customs Hcrvico should
be composed of men who nro not them
selves in tho civil service. Tlio proposed
system of independent examiners the com
missioners do not consider practicable, so
far as they aro concerned. In the first
plnco it would require a change in the civil
service net, which provides that the exam
iners shall be taken from the civil service.
nnd in tho second placeit would necessitate
the creation of several hundred new ofllrpi-M.
Tho commissioners think that the pro
posed change in tho system will effect the
itmo result in a bet tor way. Thev nronosn
to have the local examiners send all the
ixamiuntion papers directly to the civil
service commissioners here, to be marked
or graded, instead of marking or grading
them themselves, ns at present. Thus. Hm
marking and grading will bo uniform and
will not bo affected by local injluenco. It
might not bo practicable to have examina
tion papers sent from tho Pacific coast to
the civil servico commission for this pur
pose, hut it will probably bo arranged so
that they can bo sent to a special board of
examiners at San Prancisco.
THE IlilSlI-AMEniCAX LEA O VII.
Chicngo special: Patrick Pgan was asked
to-day if ho would again accept tlio position
of president of tho Irish-American National
Ieaguo. "No, sir," was his reply; "I havo
set my foot down about that. You are
probnbly aware of the fact that I tondercd
my resignation at tho commitleo meeting
last Jnnunry, but was forced to retain it
until the convention. I am extensively en
gaged in tho corn business, and I find it ab
solutely nocessarv to resign tho presidency
in order to pay more attention to personal
inntters. Secretary 1. r. Button, of umaha,
will also resign. IIo was elected last Jiinu-nry."
"Will Dr. O'Reilly, of Detroit, retain tho
uvunnrysiup?"
"We would all bo very glad to prevail on
him to do so. I don't know how that will
be."
Mr. Egan did not have any idea ns to
who his probable successor will bo, but it is
said that Chicago will make an effort to
have a Chicago mnn elected to the presi
dency, anil that either Alexander Sullivun
or John Puiertv will be the man.
f A Scranton (Pa.) lady wishing to have her
carpets swept torn ner servant' to use the
sweeper. On returning home she found that
the girl had been using a lawn mower, and
was complaining that these Yankee inventions
were a humbug.
The public debt decreased during July
$0.049. 1W. The total, less the available cash,
U $1,400,203,001.
HEADY VOll WAll.
New Yokk, Aug. 17. The war fever Is
rapidly spreading In this city as well as iu the
country and the Texas emigration committee
has received dispatches from various places
announcing that regiments are to be organiz
ed and kept In readiness to move If war Is
actually declared.
me enthusiasts here now nave their head
quarters at 17 Center street In the rear of
Ki-nl-lA'a linr.mnm Mi, tliu wilt ohm... tlwi
desk at which the military dispatches are
written hang the stars and "stripes, a battle
torn Hag that has seen service In the field and
been unfurled to the bieczes of Greenland.
There was a notable gathering of ex-inllltary
men In the room jesterday mid the smoke
from their pipes and cigars filled the room
from floor to ceiling. Colonels were as plenti
ful as bees In a houcv comb, and inalors and
captains suliieieut to command half the army
Df the state crowded to tho desk aud volun
teered their services.
Colonel I.ouis Pike, a lomr-hnlred man from
Texas, was In charge of the military prepara
tions and with his corns of colonels, malors
and captains discussed ttie best mode of pro
cedure. They finally decided upou the follow
ing message to Governor Ireland: "In antici
pation of trouble between Mexico and the
United States, the undersigned, members of
the committee appointed at a meeting held by
the veterans of the late war and the last war
with Mexico, oiler you our sympathy, and If,
In your discretion, you deem It necessary to
accept our services, they aro at your com
DECIDED TO EE IX VALID.
Mr. H. L. Muldrow, acting secretary of
tho interior, has affirmed a decision ol
Commissioner Sparks regarding somo piuo
lands iu the Duluth land district, from
which an appeal was taken, In 1S8-1 nine
teen persons filed pre-emption entries on
piuo timber lands at tho Duluth huulollice.
When they enmo around to jirovo up
Special Agent Katon was !u tho office and
put tho claimants through a cross-examination,
in tho course of which tho entry
men confessed that thev had not mudo tho
entries for themselves, but were hired to
mnko them by C. K. Ilrown, a member of
the John Mnrtiu lumber company. Subso
(ineptly persons who had taken mortgages
on tho entries from nine of tho claimants
applied to have certificates issued In order
to protect tlieni, blngularly enough, tho
register and receiver recommended to tho
general land ofllco that tho certificates bo
issued. Commissioner Sparks decided that
tne mortgagees could fiuve no belter claim
than tho entry men, and tho latter had
confessed that they hud no valid claim.
Mr. Muldow's decision of tho nppeal alfects
tho clniinsof mortgagees of uinoof thoentry
men, but the cases of the other ten are
similar, and will bo decided iu tin game
wuy.
LOUD CIimtCIllLL'S IIIIBII HILL.
Dublin dispatch: Tho Irish Times, con
servative, states that it is reliably in
formed that Lord Randolph Churchill it
engaged In drafting a bill intended to solve
the Irish problem. The full text of the
bill, the paper says, will not be completed
before next February. "Rut," odds the
naner. "so far as it has cone it has been
submitted so the marquis of Salisbury, the
murnuis of Ilnrtiiiston ana others, anil It
broad onougb to satisfy all moderate Irish-men."
are acquainted!"
Why a man should writo a long loi
ter and writo it plainly, signing it at
tlio end with a name that would havo
bothered Daniel to decipher, is inoro
than I can understand. It is the samo
style of peculiarity as the anonymous
introduction exactly. 1 may bo a littlo
careless about my penmanship whilo
writing in a great hurry, trying to keep
up with fiiy surging thoughts, but I
most always sign my name so that it
can be deciphered. 1 have written let
ters where the signature was tho only
thing that was absolutely beyond tho
possibility of doubt. But if a man
signs his name so that you can writo to
him and ask him what the balance of
his letter was about, it is better than a
long, beautiful letter from an unknown
and unknowable person. In the latter
case, you aro left to kick tho empty air.
Some day whoti I get nioro time, I
am going to prepare a long treatise up
on etiquette, and deliver it to the
American people, illustrated by ono of
those stercopticons. Ktinuotto has
been a life-long study for me. It is a
thing that has engrossed my attention
from my earliest boyhood, and it shows
itself at once in my polished manners
and easy-running carriage.
At tables especially our American
people need a groat deal of training.
Wherever I go 1 am struck with our
sad need of careful training, As a
country, wo need careful instruction in
our manners, more especially at hotels.
Only tho other day, at tho table d'hote,
I heard a man ask for half a dozen
buckwheat cakes, and when they camo
to him he moistened the tips of his fin
gers in a linger bowl and ran over tho
cakes as he would a roll of currency,
for ho was tho assistant cashier ina
national bank. Another man at tho
same table was asked to pass the pep
per box and ho took it with his thumb
. 1. . i ; . . i. .
on mo uoiioin anii ins iirst. iwo lingers
on tho top, just as ho had been in tho
habit of moving a stack of chips from
the ace to the deuce, no doubt, for
years.
So wo seo pcoplo crowd our voca
tions to tho front, anil are not ablo to
banish our trades and professions, ovon
at tho table. Wo should try to over
come this, and there are many other
features of our national etiquette which
wo need to change
Only last week 1 saw a fine looking
young man sit at the hotel table coub
ing his moustache with his fork, and
while in a brown study the fork slipped
out of tho moustache and plunged with
a sickening jab into his eye. Wo can
not be too careful iu our intercourse
with men to avoid all appearanco of
evil. t
Etiquette always marks tho true gen
tleman aud makes him an object of
curiosity, especially at a hotel. When
you seo a gentleman with whom you
aro not acquainted you should look
upon him with genteel horror and shud
der two times in rapid succession. This
will convince a stranger that you havo
beeti reared with tho greatest care and
that your parents have taken special
pains not to allow you to associate with
vulgar people.
1 started out to say a fow words about
tho folly of indistinct introductions and
wappy-jawed signatures, but I havo
wandered away, as I am apt to do. and
I apologize, hoping that tho genial and
rosy-cheeked reader as sho sits in her
Tllden nt Albany.
First as member of assembly In 1S73 and
then as governor Iu 1375 and 1570 Mr. Tllden
became known to the citizens of Albany. As
nsH'iiiblunnn he was not as familiar a'tlgure
as when tilling the state's ovectitlve office.
The governcrship was a secondary consider
at.on with Mr. Tllden. The affairs of the of
fice were conducted largely by the clerical
force, and Mr. Tllden devoted veiy little time
to otllce work when in the rltv. tin. i ..ntm-
part being given over to outdoor exercise or
receiving visitors. During his adniiulstratlim
he spent fully two-thirds of It ai Orevstone
or In New York City. Olllcf.it dutles'bored
lilin, and he was never so happy as when gain
ing the confidence of someone. At the begin
ning of his term he threw the doors of the ex
ecutive chamber open and gave ordets to his
clerks to admit every person w ho wanted to see
him. "Let them enter my room as freely as
though It were their own "house," lie would
say. Huslness allalrs would he turned oft by
"I'll fee you Inter on that," and then Mr.
Tllden would galu their confidence by talking
on family matters or something that Interest
ed them.
Kaeh person who called on him he would
give some slight memento a copy of his mes
sage, a pamphlet of tome sort uhleh might
lie on his desk, a walking-cane (of which many
were sent him), an Inkstand, If his caller ad
mired it, or whatever might suggest Itself. A
caller seldom departed without some token.
He was a peculiar man In many respects, and
rimeinoreu iu every way to hlife hit Infirmi
ties. While he suffered from his ailment, nml
cvenliody supH)sed him a paralytic, he took a
Kivub ui-m ui uuuiuor inversion, jus favorite
exercise was horsobnek-ritlinir, and the animal
lie used, "Topic" by uaiiie, was not only splr-
iu u urn irnciioua, nun uui lew persons tlared
nue lilin. JJut Mr. iililen was not afraid of
me animal, nun coulil lie seen In all kinds of
weather enjojliii: a ride. He penetrated far
imu uir i-tiuiitrv nereauouis, unci was a lamll
far figure on the roads leading fiom tho cltv,
Jn winter he was clothed in a sealskin coat
aim nat, anil ins Dent anil illuiiiiullve form on
iiorretiaeu mus clait occasioned notice and ere
miu luiiiniciu. ins nours lor ruling were
mine regularly Kept, anil t-eidom would he al
low anything to interfere with his exercise.
During one of his rides ho met w Ith an nccl-
dent at Cocymuns by being thrown from his
iiuiM-, inn ne lemoumeu nun anil rode home,
Niiiictimes .Mr. Tllden would ride In a earrl
age. I pon one of these drives his cairhige
eiill.iicd with that of Mr. Orant, and the latter
recenen injuries wnien rcblilted In his death.
Air. Tllden hid his ambition for the presl
deiicv from the nubile ti.li n ,cii,t..
During the days of the St. I.ouis democratic
c.iiiveiuion iu Jts.ii .Mr. Tllden kept at his desk
with apparent unconcern. During the dav
the nominations were made he was engaged
with .Mr James C. Carter preparing an elabor
ate answer in a great railroad case. When
the hour for his dally hoi seback Hde came a
nie.-senger brought a telegram from Si. i.ouis
which announced that the first ballot was In
progress, (ilnnelng at the dispatch he left
iho executive chamber aud went oil on a three
hours' ride. I pon his return to the executive
mansion he was serenaded anil congratulated
upon his nomination, aud he made a short
fcpi'cch.
..""l!"",.1.!."; "m winter of his administra
tion Mr. lilden gave the greatest reception
ner given by any governor of this state to an
individual. It was when the lato William
CuHt'it Uryant was received like a monarch Iu
the executive mansion, which was occupied
for the first time as null by Air. Tllden. The
reception to Air. liiyant was given Feb. 8,
S"i, ami was the greatest liter.iiy event hi
the city's hlstorv. .Notable
prci-ent from all parts of the country, a full
music, and a banquet, tho
tie follower by the paity organization, soot? to
facet In rortCeut on at Saratoga: "As !
tween film (rm. tinning to Albany and meanlnK
not. iiuij ami w i i,iiiiiicaiiiig r.uwaru troop
er by a ware of his baud In the direction of
.ew iorVl I siiniifil loan n lectio down the
river. As bclwetn him aalti Indicatlnir Clov.
llill and Flower I should Jean away up the
river." SuliM'(jtient events dMiionstrated that
h was a matter ol lit tic consccrucnce how they
iciim-u mr w.iiu nan coopcii 1 110 tieieir.ne.
favored by a hostility then prevalent toward
uic aiiinniKiraiiou. ni.ieu ny i ol. I.aiuont,
and kindly aided generally by a combination
fi eireumsiances wnicli rrovlifeiice mav or
may not havo arranged. Attn York Times.
once or Ufer repeated: "Dettcr sign It'1
''better slgf It." When tlfe governor was alb
through with" his argument Air. Tllden ex-i
claimed, with .T Jwinklo In his over "Uctter1
Ikii II, or they'll Inugh at vmi. They'll laugh
at Aou." (Jov. II ill took hisadvlce, signed the.
bill, and never once heard of the park expend
iture as an Issue In t campaign In which his
career was closelv scrutinized aud even harsh
ly criticised. AVw Yen k Timta.
band furnished
like of
fcpi
e of which has seldom been furnished, was
end. Mrs. l'ellon. .Mr. Tlhlpn'u tin,..- ,.,.-
bided over tho allalrs of the household diirlnir
Air. Tllden's term. Albany Journal.
boudo.r, on this glorious morning, look
iug moro like a peri than anything else
I can think of, will forgivo" ma Bill
Nye, in New York Mercury.
of
In Perfect Working Order.
Mr. Winks "What has becomo
Dr. Blank?"
Dr. Minks "IIo is iu tho Under
ground Railroad now."
"Eh?"
"IIo is at Hightown and receives pa
tients sent him from tho city."
"Yes."
"After a time he sonds them to Dr.
Lank, at Ilighervillo."
yes."
"Dr. Lank forwards them iu a few
months to Dr. l'Jank, of Urcesyburg,
anil so they go, the cordon of doctors
extending liko a railroad clear across
tho country."
"Certainly, but why is it called un
derground?" "Oh! that's tho tertnius of tho line."
Omaha Qlobc.
Ills I.ilclnar for Young Jleii.
When Air. Tllden, for the purpose of laying
a biond foundation for a subsequent reform
Issue which should shed jiolltieal luster iiiwn
the pioneer In this field of labor, began opera
tions agajnst the canal ring he realized tlio
necessity of enlisting the young men of his
party for his support. "The old men do the
gruntluu' but the young men take hold aud
lift" was his homely way of expressing au
exact truth. And young men ho began to
gather iirouiid lilin, the most of whom hnvo
since made their mark In politics or public
life. There, were i.amont, Apgar. Gen. Char
les Tracy, l'alrchlld, now at the head of tho
treasury department; Hill, whom he selected
to break- up the Kelly faction lit the toulhcrii
tier these are sample names on a list of the
younger men whom he took Intohisconfldeiice,
ii list which could be prolonged liideflnitelv.
Ho already had the support of men of more
mature experience UUo Daniel Ahitinhi".
Diiiiiu m. weed, Uanlel Jlagone, and Huuh
jMci.augiiiiii. I ho young man iu polities was
tuuii who hioou ai mo democratic helm.
. illustrating tne fact that he was a keen
tiuoiiveroi men may ne mentioned one of a
thousand Incidents which are always described
nun relish by his friends. Gov. Tildcti was
vummg uown io;m-w lorit with I.amont, then
Plain Dan, and, as now, without any frills,
and lay at lull length on a sofa In ono of the
comnartments of u drawing-room car. It was
uie legislative train wnicli leaves Albcnyeverv
i iiuay, ami ono UlstlugulBhed lawmaker and
niiuiiier came in to cliat w h tho irovt-rnnr.
compartment was crowded with these
Tlio llrcl lining of lilt Career.
An Intimate friend of Air. Tllden said
hen a mere lad I first knew Annuel .1. Til-
deu. He wat frequently In Albany In consul
tation with Wran Kichtuond and IVtcr Cagger.
,i ., . . . . .
iiu'u rcsiK-ciivciy ciiairmiiu anil secretary or
the democratic stair central committee. The
residence of CfA. Walter Church, on Pearl
street, Just north of State stleet, wa.i then the
habitual l eudeavous of the leading democrats.
I here were some of them whose name rarely
figured In public,, but whose advice was al
ways sought and generally heeded, and who-c
means were always at the disposal of the part v.
I lie leader at all consultations was Gov.
Horatio N-ymour. and scarcely less ir.ioctt'd
was mo opinion 01 in men private secretary,
i ..i i..i..r ii ii .i... i , . .-
v ii. 'iiiui i. nn iiuivii, ii iiu mis ouiy re
cently died. The most brilliant mind ot the
company, to judge by conversational expres
sion, was it 1 1 ii in Cassldv, editor of The
Argus; and sometimes but not often, tliero
came with him Daniel Manning, then a il.-inu'
joung man In the newspaper profession, n
cently placed in cliargn of the business ilepai t
meiit of the democratic organ, together with
vtcslry iMiiltli and Mr. Johnson, now iVcretiirv
.Manning1!! successor Iu local lKilltlcal mauairi
uicnt aud the conduct of his newspaper but
ness.
At this time Air. Tllden had onlv lust be
gun to be generally known as a man success-
nil In private law practice and of account In
public ulliilrs. It was his habit to listen unlet-
fy to these coterie chats, sav verv little, but
occasionally start up from meditation Iu which
no iiau bcemed to uo half asleep nnd give lit
terance to some opinion of it very original
cnaracier, reviewing aim iiillering Horn re
maiks of his associates. At such it was cus
tomary for someone hi the whist party to sav:
"Hello, Tllden Is wide awake, now let us all
listen," and this pleasant badinage was quite
i-usiuuiary 10 nov. oeymour. un line nignts,
when politics and hl.-t were exhausted, it
was tho custom of the Jokingly-called "Waller
Church's club" to bid good night to their host
nun men escort tne governor to ills Homo on
the hill. The governor very often turned about
ami waiKcu iiome wltli tlie most distant resi
dent of the party, and so they passed often
several hours of the night iu free and familiar
iiiscussions, out ot which grew united and well
coiiMucrcu pariy huh olllclal action In the try
ing days of the war and just preceding It.
w neii success aim ueieni aiteriiaicii lu tlio po
litical fortunes of the state.
During these evening reunions, although
wnat- .Mr. i iiiien salit was always highly ic
spected anil followed with probably more fre
quency than the aiivice of any other. It was a
Joke which Air. Tllden himself uiiprcclated to
say that he was the "slow coach" of tho com
pany. ()u ouc occasion Dean Richmond broke
lu on some chaff of Air. Cairirer with: "Sav.
l'eler, don't poke fun at Tllden; ho Is think
ing statesmanship while you are playing poll
tics and cards, lie will be at the top of tint
hill some day, higher up than most of us.'
The first great public occasion on which Til
deu Impressed himself oil my mind was at the
Hocliester convention, when, as chairman of
tlio state committee, he !lrtt nuuouiiceil his
great Hillcy of reform In state administration,
especially as bearing upou tlio eitv of New
1 oris. Ills addresi was long and deliberate,
carenil and somewhat piosy, nnd those at
whose heads II was leveled scarcely apprechtt
ed Its force, and were dlsi oscd to think that
the chairman of the slato committee was
rather stepping out of his way to cut out
work for the whole party. Hut that was lire
clsely what he had In mind. Ho cut out tho
work for tlio whole party on that day, and
pursued It and led his party lu pursuing It iu
the city, state, and country down to the closo
of his political career.
Air. Tllden always enjoyed a good joke, and
none better than a good one at his own ex
pense. When governor ho used to say: "Next
to a uood rldu on llliickstone, nothing, icsts
me bo much as u good Btorv." .eio Yvrk
Star.
'ltie Tintens nn tlio Slinkcrs.
Thirty-odd years ago tbero was bitter war
fare bctvivcii the Tildcn family and the Leb
anon Shaker. The great Industry of the Sha
kers In tlicLcbanou settlement Is the ralslnjj
of seeds and herbs, and the Tlldens ran an op
position seed' and herb farm. la those day
there was no-statlon at Lebanon Springs, ntl
the wares had. to lie carried by wagons to Kd
wards' depot, about six miles from Lebanon.
The Shakers Wen a mile or two nearer the
depot, and would sometime get their freight
there sooner than the Tlldens, and then there
was much glorification among tbe otherwise
sedate farmer-evangrlista. The seed and herb
farm at Lebanon laid tho foundation of tho
vast fortune whlcltGov. Tildin subsequently
amassed. A compromise was patched up be
tween the Tildens .mil ihe Shaker?, and both
became wealthy ono a-s a family, and the oth
er as a community. In early life Air. Tllden
was fond of df Hiding the snurs of the- TJerk-
shhc hills which find their terminus at Leb
anon, and old settlers tell of his fishing ex
ploits at (iuccchy lake, whose cool waters were
made famous by .Miss Warner, author of "Tho
Wide. Wide World." "Oueechv." aud otJier
novels. Xeu York Star.
At tho Shflno of lloanty.
Some years ago, at the Fifth Avenue theater.
n distinguished party passed from the mana
ger's box behind the scene to congratulate
Alary Anderson upon her success. The scene-
lu the green-room was very striking as the?
tall Kentucky beauty was formally presented,
by Henry Watterson to Hon. Samuel J. Tll
den. Attired lu an elaborate full-dress suit,
a Jewell sparkling iu his shirt-front, his hair
carefully combed, his face radlaut with smiles,
to which tho drooping of one eyelid gave hltui
a quizzical debonair expression, Air. Tllderu
paid his compliments to the actress with all
tho grace and tmprentneiit of a French noble
man. The airiest nothings sparkled as he ut
tered them, the commonplaces of admiration
glowed with tho fervor ot his look and man
ner.
" hat a hnndsomc man Air. Tllden Is!"
said .Miss Anderson ns the nartv retired..
"Old I" she continued. In renlv to nn ohserva--
Hon; "1 never thought ot his age. Whv. hla'
talk was as young as auybodi's." A'w Ybrfc
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,u i .it ii ii. r.ia.
The
roscn
Ens
Tlio Captain.
An Englishman who stopped at tho
houso of a back-woods farmer in Arkan
saw was invitod to tako dinnor with tlio
family. Just as tho Englishman had
seated himsoli the farmer asked:
"Stranger, you air fond
years, I reckon r '
"Hosen years!" exclaimed tho
lishman.
"Yes."
"I havo never seen any.''
Tlio farmer sprang from his scat, and,
addressing his wifo and children, ex
claimed: "Como out on' leavo him alono.
Como on, I toll you. A man whut
never seed a year uv co'n ain't got
sense ernulT fur you to 'soclato with.
Thought Abo Gray wuz or big fool, but
this chap Is tho cap'n Arkansaw
Traveler.
What Is more pathetic than to see the sim
ple faith with which a bald headed man will
buy an Infallible hair restorative from a bald
beaded barber!
geutiemeu. and thev had been frccK- ,iu,-n..
Ing the peculiarities and Heaknojses of pubflc
men, themselves excepted. Of ono man It was
jaiu mai ne was loo lazy. Of another that
ne loven me wine too much when It was red.
Of a third, that women was his be'e nulrt.
i lie love of liquor was the offense which feeiii-
t-u in oe most conspicuously brought out and
most severely criticised. Several gentlemen,
ono a court of apjicuU Judge, and all of them
men of giant Intellectual strength, of cordial
teuiperment and of value to their party and to
mc in-ujue tis wen, oy wuom iney nave been
Intrusted with office, were thus criticised.
The critics, having flogged them unmercifully,
invariably salved their wounds with "but he is
a very good fellow." Gov. Tllden listened In
silence, but wheu a lull occurred In the criti
cisms ho leaned over and In audible tones
whispered to I.amont: "Dan, all good men
get drunk." Thus did Mr. l'llden corroborate
what almost every observer must eventually
own up to himself, and that Is that a man who
is uoi posscsseu ot home human weakness,
which now and then becomes apparent to his
fellows, Is not a man to reKse vast confidence
lu, for physical weaknesses In great men are
commonly comblued with qualities of mind
and heart that stamp their owner as a man In
the best sense of the word.
Last summer, when the subject of confer
ring the democratic, nomination for governor
was under consideration by the leaders, Air.
'J'lldenwas consulted as a matter of course.
For Koswell I'. Flow er he had no sort of af
fection. Ho did remember the service to
himself and party that had been rendered In
New York city by tho who founded tho
county democracy. He was Indebted to
David H. Hill, and ever had a fondness for the
dashing manners and unscrupulous political
methods of the young bachelor of Chemung.
Air. .Manning aud his lieutenants believed that
some such mau as Kdward Cooper or possibly
Abram 8. Hewitt deserved prouiotlou at the
bauds of a party they had kcrved with con
spicuous ability for so many years, and that
Gov. Hill, being a young man, could wait
awhile. This was tho language employed by
the sage of Oreystoue when lmKrtiined by
some of Lit old friends to adrlie the course to
Tlio I'olltlclnn.
iiiougu to an appearances .Mr. Tllden was
"out of politics" lu the last years of his life,
he In fact continued to exercise a marvelous
influence upon the party In this state. No
body hut those who have been "In politics"
can realize how Impossible It Is to get awav
from ita fasclnatlou. Air. Tlldt-u, while ho
bhnred this feeling, was compelled whether or
no to commit with and advise the lieutenants
who had so faithfully served him aud who felt
htrangely weak when thev camo to shoulder
the resiKiuslbliltics of nartv management. It.
was a return he could ailord to nuiKo them
for their past services. Then, again, ho was
not wlinllv ihtvold nt Hint Innnnii ui.uL-n.
which is fostered unci fattened by active nolltl.
, it .... , i i . .
cm too iuo iovo oi crippling ami crushing
uui puiiiiciu rivals aiiii in eraiciui menus.
the machine which he built up In this state
when lu his prime was an oiganlz illoti even
more compact than tho old stalwart machine
It was euough for any of Its members, from
thaiitaiiqua to .Montauk, to know that a cer
tain thing was what "the old man" wanted.
und the agencies were at once set iu motion
which promised logiatlly his desires. No or
dinary politician could eer have aroused such
blind devotion, aud Air. Tllden certainly was
no ordinary politician. To great breadth of
Intellect was added a remarkable knowledge
of men, an Instinct In fact which
taught him how far ho could plav upon their
credulity and what dish should ho set before
them to best satisfy their political appetite.
Ho was accused of being a demagogue lor In
dulgence In arts transparent to most lookers
on, hut which were accepted by the Individual
ujiou which they were lavished as solemn
evidences of confidence such as were never
bestowed upon any other man. .Mystery was
one of his chief agencies lu capturing men.
AY'hoof his political associates docs not re
member being escorted by Air. Tllden to one
corner of the executive chamber and there
having whispered Into his ear fomo Inquiry
about tho weather or "my policy I'1 while other
and leas favored visitors looked on and won.
dcrcd at this remarkable exhibition of the
confidential relations existing between the
great man und the ordinary man thus corner
ed. Air. TMdcn realized ho muitt have
studied the subject thoroughly what a fascl
natlou mysterious movements hare upon the
human mind, especially lu the field of political
Intrigue. He flattered some men and fooled
others completely by hli attentive Interest lu
their opinions upon public events. Ho was
doing a cunning but a legitimate act all the
while, for he was gathering their Impressions,
and so reaching the sentiment which prevailed
lu one corner and another of tho stute aud of
the United States. AVw York Timet.
Jlisccffenntioii Facts.
Tho child of colored parents of differ
ent tints, such as quadroon and mu
latto, or mulatto anil black, will ba
noaror tlio tint of tho darker parent..
If both parents aro of the samo color,
tho chihl will bo a shade darker, and.
gularly enough, tho socond child
will bo darker than tho first, tho third
darker than the second, Mid so on to
tlio last. In other words, a colored.
community, left to itself, is fatally
destiued to return to the original Afri
can black alter a limited number ot
generations.
Thus, while each allianco with an in
dividual of pure Caucasian blood brings
tlio negro a stop nearer to thu whito
standard, tho reverse is tho case tho
moment the Caucasian element is with
hold, and tho color retrogrades fronii
light to dark.
A curious proof of this is found ia
observations mudo during some time in.
ono of the islands. A mulatto womaa
hnd a female child by a whito man;,
this girl gave birth to a quadroon by a
whito father, and this recrossing with,
tho whito race was kept up for six
generations. An identical process of
recrossing had been siniultaneously
noticed in another plantation. Tlnv
children resulting from tho soventh
crossing in both of these families wort
of reniarkiiblu physical bonutv: thev
had blonde hair, their complexion was-
of such transparent fairness that thoy
might havo been taken for Albinos, but
for tho vigor and gracefulness of their
limbs and thuir brilliant intellect. Tho
most experienced eye could not havo
detecteil in them tho slightest indication.
of their African origin. Thoy inter
married. Their children were dark
coniplexionod, and tho clnltlron of their
children aro very dark inulattoes.,
This inexorable law of nature is civ-
en as one of tho principal reasons why
the Creoles refuse to intermarry with
families who havo tho faintest tint ot
negro blood in their veins, though their
skins may bo as fair as that of Eu
ropeans. Tlio Creoles wish their nos-
terity to remain what thoy thomsolves
aro whites.
The Nlnunru Fulls l'lirchnse.
To .Mr. Tllden more than to auy other man
Is the Kmplro state ludebted for the purchase
of Uie projterty at Niagara Falls and the pos
session of a public park containing one of
the grandest aud most Impressive pieces of na
ture's curious handiwork In the world. Gov.
Hill was afraid of the cirect upon the farmer
voto ot tho state of his signature to the bill
appropriating $1,000,000 for the acquirement
of this splendid jiroperty. He w as a candidate
for rciiuinluatlon, and he was casting an an
chor to windward with scientific skill. Hu
got au opinion from un cmlueut lawyer as to
tno unconmiiutiouaiity or the bill, and ho
went so far as to frame a veto message uoon
It. With this document In his nocket lie went
down to Oreystoue to consult "tho old man."
ui course no was reauuy admitted to his pres
ence. He told .Mr. Tllden of his tiurnose. and
sought to fortify his losltlou by extracts from
his veto. "Iletter sign tbe bill," Interrupted
tuu rufjc. iiuv. itiu i an uiunieiune lawyer,
and hu paid no attention to the Interruption,
but proceeded to hurl additional extracts at
him. Air. Tiideu shook hi head again and
A Homo in the Mountains.
Tho ordinary house in Kentucky is a
log one, consisting of two rooms, with
boards shaved smooth with a draw
knife, or split, nailed over tho cracks
between tho logs. Ono of the rooms is
used for a sloeplng-rooni, and tho other
is tho living room, dining-room, kitch
en, ami parlor, all in one. In which tlio
family stay during the day tlnio. There
is but ono sleopiiifr-room for a wliolo
family, and when thoy havo guests vis
iting them these turn in nnd sloiip in
tho samo room. There are a number
of beds used, and a stranger always
tho best bed. Thoy aro vorv
modest with It all. Thoy turn tlioir
backs if they aro up while tho others
of tho family aro undressing, or if thoy
aro In bed thoy will cover up their
ho tills until you havo completed votir
nightly toilet. It is tho custom, you
know, nnd I think our people aro noted
tor tuelr largo proportion ot virtuous
women, virtue is as much respected
in tho mountains as anywhoro elso In
tho world, and though these womon
and men will undress togethor and sleep
in tho samo room thoy will bo horUied
at tho exhibition of dccolleto drosses
seen nt one of your receptions here.
and would run away with shnmo from
an exhibition of t'ho modern ballot.
These mountaincors aro very hos
pitable Thoy entertain you and givo
you tho best thoy havo, and if you offer
to pay thoy will rofttso and say thoy do
not mnko their inonoy that way. Tho
littlo money they do mako comes from
farming. Thoy do not ofton grow
wealthy, and they seom to bo vory well
satisfied with tuoir life. You Imvot
heard of tho feuds of the mountaineers.
I liavonoarly a half score of mui'dor
casus to dofend In ono county on ac
count of them. I know a plaoo where,
two families havo been lighting eaek
other for a generation and where tlia
different families of the two tribes
never go out to work except in squads
and curry Winchester rille with thewd'
Cor. Cleveland leader. J