The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-25
THE GOSSIP OF TIE WEEK.
FROM THE TfNDERBTLT WEDDING TO
THE IOMEEY MIDhEIS

furniture \ 4 brtftthtt tsr ot sfuetty
60 Animal. Fac story or nv i.atkin'- Leg
New York was busy place last week, and
no who could not have his nl OF " Mcn aud
Thing" must not expect sympathy or consid-
Grafton for the market was stocked with matter
tempting, entertaining. suggestive and in
Btructivc
/, Perhaps the most prominent social event OF
the seven days was the wedding of the daughter
OF tho railroad millionniro-a wedding which.
In all that money could command. rivallcd that
provided for his daughter some years ago by
him who shortly thereafter subs himself
In the prison register:
). william Tweed. state snan. Religion. none.
, Certainly that part of Gotham people known
In Mr.. Jcnkns's vcrna,ular as high life
was never more thoroughly exctel than on the
Occasions referred to. and the general public
were graciousy permitted to read list Of the
stupendous presents. with tho names Of the
donors attached. When | add piece OF news
which drifts this way from Brooklyn. that the
head Of the house discounted all previously re-
corded dowers by the unIramnellcd giit OF
round million of dollars. I doubt not | shall
send an extra thrill through every aristocratic
heart. and cause every high life pulse to beat
with 10Y.
Meantime tho Vanderbilt case is continued
before the Surrogate. where lost its revelations
should prove too tame for a p"pp'ry public.
one Of the dead mans kth AMI kin modrsty
suggests partial payment oil $4,000 As yet
she hasn't received IL.
Nearly all the courts wore peculiarly em-
ploycd last week.
In the United States Court. for instance.
where much moaey is being spent to convict a
few mon and women Of SMUGGLING silks. the
dull routine was broken. and tho sleepy court
was startled by the penit ntial wall OF II Custom
House inspector. who begged permission to
confess himself p"rjurcr.
He was listened to with respect and awe. for
the idea OF fraud in an insp ctor-a Custom
House Inspector at that-wts something 50
novel ns to Ice positively refreshing.
The Court granted his motion and he made
bis point.
Riches ny out Mt the windows " sometimes.
and it is very difficult ~ N rule. to trace thcir
subsequent pilgrimage.
Such secrrs not to have been the case with
n much-grieyed member of the wel-known
Jones family.
Nappears that the particular Jones referred
TO il man of wealth. and with his genial part
ner, Mrs Jones. expended largo sums in beau
tful furniture, choice paintings. articles of
rank and station AMI repnic of their kind.
Then h9Ning .Aluisit'lyi furnished thems ives
keeping. stored all these beauties. and HE'D
them OIL to Europe
What was done here W. do know.
Tho Jonesrs were done.
They returned to New York and hired house.
FILLED with pleasurabl anticipation. Mrs. Jones
went to the store house to feast her eyes once
The banquet hall was deserted.
On the floor candlestick-nnd all but him
Subsequent inquiry tracked the goods to the
auction room whence they had bs'n sOd-so
high life has sensation number twO-and the
Joneses haven't even a stool.
Religious circles are unusually calm and quiet
So far as henrd from there If no revival on
ported that Inc R,y. DR.. Talnlage intends to
get one mp " after the holidays.
Sealsk saclues are worn longer than usual
hard VI parties wearing them oven thf-- and
Club men are Interested in knowing that
Clark BciI. formerly Pr sidani Of the Palette
md Of the Mediro-Iel.al Guns, has In. 'oine the
publisher OF daily journal Whether the sub
Iect will lee ot ong-contlnucd interest Is not "A
Club elections are also on tho verge. The
Lo;os Manhattan, Union. Palette. and Press
Clubs are in the throes. and much speculation
exist, as to what the, will bring forth; T.. wall
street il gone not a stone, not n brick remains.
In il place are being reared two stately piles.
That Just what they are. and ~ diil'r"nl ono
from the other rs Morrssoy Is from S'hell.
Again the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty 70 Children has advertised a theatre by
interfering. with its a,roha,.c performances,
and again the mournul wall of neglected chill
dren. waits on the streets, embryo prostitutes
on the winrv"s voun.. thieves on the squares
comes ~ UNDECIDED and nrhecked,
Mf. n'llA elkn not 'pnttnt'u WIN MS 'uu-
cation Of butchers. now proposes 70 tea II the
general puhl'through the aitra tive med lum OF
apiay a. play 70 be the l9int Compound Of him,
the sad brutality of man to brute, point the
moral Of the same, and put shekcls in our re-
Mr. Walack having proved his popularity 10y
fwenty.fye Years Of continue paywork on, on
west ana packed the opera house as twas never
Hnvc YOU notced-but. Of course you have
the great number Of Midgets now on eNhibi-
ton
on the Bowrry my eye was attracted by n pic
ture 81 n Gno-ponnd woman, long and skinny
skcle;on. and four ~ the mightiost mites the
world ever saw. On Broadway, near the ST.
Nicholas is another set. and three moro are
announced from Hartford.
But those Connecticut midgcts may be imita-
A. high life has had pretty full swing, pro-
pose "a show that low life isn't FAR behind.
TAX Boue alley. for instance.
In Bottle alley our adopted follow citizens
from the ever green lsle Of Erin and those from
the sunny cline OF Italy congregate IN large
TIcy literally swarm
Ocrn-i onny they fight. always rough and
On Thursday. in q fierce interchange Of shil-
laich and stilrto. thu latter WIS promiscuously
hourlshed. and finally found refuge in the
the street and died on the instant
young woman swallowed morphine a plae
terror hung himself because his wife let him
sabb,l Thoroughly intoxicated Ii ggoli little
Miss Gauss swallowed a shawl pin with glass
nen,i. ana "a pfiIe baby SHOW Will Do begun be
fore the close Of the month.
Ihad hoped We were to hear no more of the
new County Court House. but that. ns all the
Ring thieves are in Jail and serving out their
time. the matter would forever rest
Il seems was. as usual mistaken.
Those mid-mnnnrrnd. klnd-hearted lambs.
Harvey and Ingersoll. have been summoned by
HE CITY Fathers, and are pleasantly stealing all
their siralngs DER again.
int thut III" committee treats them with dis
lingui-hrd consideration. and that at times the
silence is 30 perfect ono could almost hear the
dropping Of a pin.
If one. why not two?
And how can any number almost hear the
dropping Of PIN especially ii there isn't any
pin droypedf
see, by the way that man famed Larkin
has sued Il Long Island road Tor the price Of his
cun-oYer leg. He asks $40 600 for IL. At that
rate, let me- See. man would DO worth
IWl legs. sl2pstAch
Two aims say SlOOOsJcach ..... ......... 2ntDD
Stomach. heart. Sc sc. 5000
Head but that would have TO be left 10 the Jury,
Total ............. ..... ........ sle4 90
The life insurance companies nro paying all
endowment policies due in 1877 on demand at
Beven per cent. discount Assuming that 10 be-
tAIr, take OIL seven per cent. and still have "A