, 1876-08-13
A Big Scare About CrotOn
Water.
Dastardly Outrage by a Fash
ionable Dentist.
Perils Of Young Actresses from
Influential" Parties. :,
Details Of an Aristocratic Matrl
moniaf SquabbIe.
Outlines Of a New Rounauce---The
Cornet War at Gilmore's.

Outlines Of a New Ronauce---The |
Coruot War at Gilmore's.
GENERAL GOSSIP.
Special Correspondence q The Tribune.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10-Now VIC are having an |
annual scare about the Croton water. The
reservoir in Central Park is coated with green
scum, and the olor from the water pipes is the
reverse Of pleasant. OF course the learned Pro-
fcssors must give an opinion concerning its COLI
dition, and VIC are informed by Prof. Chandler
that species Of plant Of the nostoc genus,
peculiar to all large bodies Of fresh water, was
present in great abundance, md that the oil from
this plant is the cause Of the unpleasant odors we
are now smelling The warm weather has devel.
oped this plant more luxuriantly than usual, and
therefore nobody is to blame. Probably not.
Sometimes the reservoir contains thousands OF
dead fish, and nobody is to blame. All this is en-
coutagpg to doctors and undertakers, but scarcely
SO to ordinary people, who will neither cat nor
drink that which is unpleasant 10 the taste: Ihls
difficulty with the Croton water VIII DC regarded Us
prospect for those who remain IS not Wholcfome-
After spending millions upon millions for water
works docs il not Sound nai aenyr Il .s at {6a
the Croton water in the summer ls unit t" drink!
COMMODORE vANDERB1LT's CONDITION.
The venerable Commodore may die at any
moment; but he has been reported dead so
often that 1t will require more than ordinary au-
ttority to induce people to believe he Is really
deal, even after the final event occurs He
seems to take delight In disappointing the re-
portcrs, and after his recovery from the sup
posed fatal relapse OF week ago, when the
morning papers were read to him, he smilingly
remarked, ''Fooied them again." This morning
he is reported improving, but perhaps before these
lines reach your city he may hive breathed his
last It Ia q curious weakness on Ills part that ne
REQUIRES the morning papers read aloud in bis hear
tIon, man who in his days Of ihcalth habitual-
II protested to care nothing for newspaper
opinion, he Is now singu1afly seneltve at
ion held BY those who are competent to judge hm
aright that the Commodores will may prove sur
prise to the public, in different way from H Iaat
have suspected Commodore Vanderbilt Of serious
or grand benevolent Intentions but there is strong
suspicion that he has devised some schemes for me
rratofully remcmbercd but there is no thus
lar Of their nature or extent His reported weaitn
has doubtless been exaggerated ils clty saaes & On
yalnation va nat on Of ST. 97o COO His stock Investments
generally have paid him WE'LL and ms name nas
Of lis illness is that when his death was reported
sar ot hand ecyefal papers printed biographies Of
him in advance. The Herald has in type eight col
umns Of biographical notices anu anecdotes, "n1ca
viii be withheld until his decease-
pFc1uIAR FEATURE IN DIVORCE CASE
The law of divorce in this State provides that
when q proceeding is commenced whether by
the husband OF wife, the former shall pay q Ger
tain allowance Of a1imony and for counsel ices
to enable the wife to prosecute or defend, as the
case may be. This is q specimen OF woman's s
rights which in many cnses works hardship An
illustration of this hardship occurred recently IN
| Brooklyn case. One Noyes F. Palmer ascastanen
I she had not only committed al otense asa1ns1
chastity and her marriage Vows once OF Twice. Out
| thrice and thrice multiplied Armed with Tue
most tndubltabe proofs Of her indeltty, he sought
relief in q suit for divorce. Before the case
cop,d be tried, the Court ordered Palmer to pay his
unfaithful spouse 81 30 per week for her suppGf1
md SIS for counsel fees. As he was earning pot
Xinr lis children and himself Of more importance
| thin the woman who had wronged him, neglected.
to pay the award. In the course o1 tsw
and palmer was arrested and thrown into jail for
| contempt Of Court Upon an application f9I I,e r.
lease upon writ Of ha6sas eoFPs s ,vfe as a1s indeY
| hut the Court said: s'Theres the taw-yo9 mus1
obey" The past dues are remlted, bnt tho future
payments ordered anew ,ned so td1s hnaand and the
EunS Efattnr finds divorce luxury no poor man Gun
| afford. ..----.xu,..,-r, ,,,,,rr
4 Lexington avenue housekecpcr was su1'
nrised few days ago by her Bridget ASKING he'
| for m advance on her months wages Of 3D. NaAu
rally, some explanation was expected anu tns
pirl volunteered the statement that she nat
Subscribed that amount to the Fenlan 1uno.
has transpired that the contributions u
this fund are in steady progress all over TIT
country ODonovan Rossa 1s Ut 1ne aea"
the financial agency in this city. and has recent
~ admitted that he is In receipt OF S10o per day
and IN to last week held over Sl5, 600 on this &C
connt The fund, he said, was strictly for wa
nnrposes, and as the War Committee OF tn
Fcnians vas constantly employed, the fund col
lectcd would be judiciously distributed Tne oe
1psion exists among class Of 1r1shmen II
this city that the Fenian cause can Il
af spne prjs5 Ma5 Colonies or Hrtish one
thcr orcuns in this city directly intimates that IN
explosion on board the war ship Ihnnaeler Iecep.
! 10 ttvns the direct result OF Fenian conspiracy
Hr John Dnrcy, i. prominent 1rishman Of thus city
In response to interviewer recently, said tnat
was tile duty Of every Fenian TO stslAe a EnS.anu
| h1n,v whenever and wherever, and however !
tronld do the most harm. With all due respect !
the warlike procvitics OF m Irish 9 exile II aoe
little stranse tnat WIN ~ IVY w.. t1;r citv
poptr;hntinns Of seryant-girls should be diycrte
to silly plans for injurlng the English Govern
WHAT FESTIVE DENTIST DID.
There is scandal on Fifty-ffth street, a.
: caused BIZ a festive dentist named DIR. frank 80"
man. Some months ago he took board Win
wldow-Nrs. Abel-who had pretty daushtt
of 10. He opened an office in the house, an
: used nitrous-oxide gas with success. "he
patients multiplied, he engaged Miss Abel
asslst him with lady patients, and thus IN 1h1
: macy commenced which had serious termln
tiou for the young woman's virtue: The amo
Gus dentist, however, protested his desire to ma
~ the girl, and wedding day was decided upo'
They were very happy together meanwhile
:, tending parties, opera, etc, until the approach
the appointed day, when. upon business ple'
! the wedding was deferred He succeeded IN r
!, heating the postponement Of the proposed ma
! rringe 50 long that about ten days ago the you1
! woman became a mother. The child, happl
: ncrhaps, died, though not without gu
!, p ppicion OF foul play. The dentist still profes
j, ed loyal devotion to the girl ana his lntentlt
] to marry her, but, when pressed to an 1mtneaia
n ceremony, always had some convenient e3cns
+ IL length it was discovered he had wife and chi
in Hutinlo and when he was confronted "lth I
evidence OF his duplicity he fed, and ts suppos
tn be in the West, The Doctor ID a well -iorme
| handsome man {as the ladies say), and hall doz
| ,v,.,op rnnnrtpl n having fallen in 10