, 1876-03-12

p.aied this brother to Arizona died IN THAT
Tito brains and brightness Of the whole
To1alinson family as leading Pearl street
.nrn here said, who knew them and her ts-
pecialty, "belongs to Mrs. Bower" now Bei-
knep. "Sue WAS q superb beauty OF the hnest
Keutrcky TYPO whsn ahe same
with vouptuous figure spsrkiing eyes, rlca
color in her cheeks, and full OF charming Vi
yacity. She would have been called loud, but
that sho had the Kentucky spirit, aad no man 1
would have dared take liberties with her. Ihe
story Of her being an educated woman Is All
nonssnEe,--her schooling has been OF the
meagesoas siud, aud in no seuse vas she an eda.
Gated WOMAN; abe had seen nothing really OF
society, and, as Tor dress, had been accustomed
to the modest toilets in vogue among the middle
scious of her beauty and proud Of it, aud
burned with an ambition to reign on the top
round Of tho social ladder. Having been poor
and pinched she, was greedy for riches where
with to crafty her regal taste. Her marriage
"oLD JOHN BoWEB,"
as they kueE him On Pearl strees,-gave her
command Of reasonable means. and her first e1-
poriences in moderately fashionable circles.
John Bower. whom tho veracious Ul Perkins
hsa !a, been spllling ink in describing g;., as q
rupmy rose, who took branay-s,nashes
at Saratoga. was steady-going clerk
II SOUL never worth $4,000 IN his life,
and who never served save iu hardware store.
He Was junior partner in the Wholesale hard
ware house Of E. G. Leonard Il Co.. OF this city.
have taken the trouble to bo particular about
it, for in all my LIE never collected tithe as
much gossip about any woman and her belong
inga, aud I thought might as we'll be conscten-
tious in it. John didn't sport q rummy nose,
wsan't addicted to brandy.smasbes, and Alto
x%I1. "a 1e1TE pIAnyn IN
or Pearl! street enjoyed such reputation that
few it any Of them would have hesltated about
employing him aa cashier. At the time OF bis
marriage John was not less than twenty years
the senior Of his dashing beauty Of wife: He
enjoyed q good income, and, like clderly Bone
dicks generally with dashing young wives, gen
erously spent about his entire income, then sey-
eral thousands annually, on the wife aforesaid,
OF whom, after tie fashion Of cldorly Benedicks,
HE WAS 1SBASELy JEALOUS
though in justice to tho lady it should be added
that whatoyer they may say at Washington, her
reputation here is wholly unblemished- Bower
introduced his young wife into society
here, lavished bis money upon her, took
handsome apartments for thom at the Burnet
House, aud to the full extent Of his means.
gratitied her desire to shine in society. And he
didn't take to brandy -Emaahes nor brag OF his
service in behalf OF tho 'lost cause" for which
ho had not served, though he was Bourbon
OEkLGCiAL> 1uQ EQUt1uuE4 aA GA1L4NA1s AoaA@Dto
businessman. While the firm was At tho flood
tide Of it's prosperity. John, with hts handsome
wife, who had been quite Iel5ning belle ia Clq-
cionati social life went on q visit to Havana 1t
wasn't because Of ill-health. Though be was
growing eldery, and the society-life upon which
John wasn't in ill-health, and wont to HaSana
not to recapetate, but for pleasure trip for h!s
wife. Mrs, Bower enjoyed the trip hugely, add
ed largely to the list Of her conquests believe.
purchased gone elegant toilettes, and, that done
they set out for the return to Cincinnati The
passage to Kew West Was stormy and ut times
the safety Of the steamer vas despaltedof- WEN
bis society. diseipations, and ]enl0uBly OF Dis
wife cnd perils Of sea combined, John slckened,
and two or thres days after leaving hey West'
died
"scARED TO DEATH"
probably, as Pearl street churn OF his told me-
Mrs. Bower 1emaiual a. Key West until the ro-
mains we're embalmed, and returned With them
to Cincinnati. followed by Florida planter
who, su,itten by her charms, waited not for net
to dofT her widows weeds, but ferrsntlY pressed
his suit, until after eoason Of Irritation. ho sTas
Tilted and returne1 di6consolate to tho land
Of the everglades. Shortly after she vent TO
Washington to become an inmate Of the
fenily ot Secretary ' Eo'Enan, her for sister ter
stories Of her fortune, they have been grosaly
exaggerated. Mr, E. G. LEONARD, we'll known
nuoag wholesale hardware mea at Chicago and
New York, and yet in the trade hero, tells me
that for a yeaT after her husbands death Alra
Bower continued her interest IN the tlrm OF E.
G. Leonard L Co.. and at that time drew out Tor
her share Of the business about Sl5 o9o, which
with SIS, 900 insurance on tue life OF MI. Bower,
constituted her entire fortune.
As for the romantic story Of her devotion to
the cause OF the Upion, attentions to wounded
soldiers. etc.. it is ali sheer fabrication, though
possibly sha may have been confounded with
her eister the wife Of an Iowa Colonel, since
deceased. She was in the current slans'
"a REp-HoT REEL
Two Of her brothers had aer7od in the Rebel
army. and the story published in TaE tribune
OF lef forming the acquaintance Of Belknap bg
eppEvtrg to him in their behalf when prlsoners
ia our hands, and under his charge as a
Union officer, is probably, correct" Her
story hor as n summed a 1aey up % sycouantea NTH
hor and associated NTH her husband for years
in business, is that eho vas
A HANDSOME, DASII1E9 HELLE,
who married old John Bower to secure such 50,
cial position rs very moderate competenco Woulo
buy who was illterate, but proud, quick. aud
ambitious. aud improved her advantages to the
utmost, and 1aa'miatress Of that Understandable
queanlY grace which enables a beautiful woman
to hide even her Ignorance, and to audaciously
overpower criticism Us often as she mada q fatsI
pas, and, a6 her e1paf1enca Hau7ued. GIG
learned to avoid blundete.
Of exquisite beauty and grace, charming mai
ner and ill,uaitabe selt-possossiou, she entered
society to win tho topmost position; shs seems to
have been sort Of Kentucky Becky Sharp, aud
how sa won tito topmost position sitter the style
of our latter-day Becky Sharps, and how she
toppled from that height, everybody now knows.
uARPzTH.
CURRENT NOTES.
PENDLEroN.
Spsc6ot Dispatch to The Chiedds Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 11.-Georga Il.
pendleton has arrived here, aud Is eager to be
investigated. He says that a1l the stories pnb-
liahed about him are false. 1t is possible that