The Portland daily press., 1879-11-05
Gossip
About Men and Women.

Mr. Lawrence Barrett says the new drama
dealing with Miles Standish, upon which Mr..
Longfellow and Mr.. Howells are now at work,
will not be ready soon, but promises, says Mr..
Barrett, to be beauty when it does come"
The sturdy Captains courtship is to be only
an incident of the piece, which will portray
early colonial life and old English manners.
Henry G. Carey, just dead, who was known
far and wide as a political economist, and the
late Horace Greeley, who believed that he un-
derstood the science thoroughly, had many
discussions in print, and their conclusions were
apt to be diametrically opposite Each had
unquestionable faith in his omniscience re-
specting that branch of knowledge. & COM
mon friend of both one day talking here with
Greeley about Carey, asked him what he
thought of the author of the philosophy Of
Social Science" Carey" was the reply, is
man of marked ability and learning. In
many respects he has hardly an intellectual
superior in the country; but when he touches
political economy he stultifes himself, show
ing considerable ingenuity, but not a particle
Of common sense" Not long after the same
person. being in Philadelphia, asked for Ca
rey's view of the Tribune editor. "Greeleyls
an excellent leader writer" said Carey; he
understands public sentiment as well as any
man know; but he makes fearful mistakes
the moment he approaches political economy;
/ admire him as journalist, but as pohtlcai
economist he is beneath contempt. Indeed, IL
is not too strong to say that on the subject OF
political economy he is simply all idiot, and
always will be-"
M. Victor Hugo at the supper recently given
to celebrate the one hundredth representation
of ''Notre Dame de Paris" said, rather pictur-
esquely, 1T is literature that makes nations
great 1t is by Homer and Eschylus that
Athens exists; it is by Tacitus. and Juvenal
that Rome dominates; it is by Rabelia, Moliere
and Voltaire that France reigns. Three cities
only in history deserve the name of urbs,
which seem TO sum up at given moment the
whole of humor and intelligence Those three
cities are Athens, Rome and Paris. Inc
whole of Italy is expressed in the word Dante;
the whole of England in the word Shakespeare"
General Sherman, speaking recently of the
early career of his brother, the Secretary of
the Treasury, says that when quite young he
was taken into the law office of his brother
Charles, at Mansfield, to help about the office
and make himself as useful as he could. There
he continued until one day in his twenty-frst
year he asked Charles for fifty dollars. Charles
was alarmed. What could the boy mean by
asking for that large sum? John proceeded to
explain that he wanted to go to Columbus to
be admitted to the bar. This was still greater
surprise. The boy had never asked his broth
er to train him for the law, nor did he appear
to be training himself. So Charles said to him,
"You cannot be admitted to the bar without
knowing some law" John insisted that he
knew more law than some others who had
passed an examination, and that he was deter
mined if he could raise the money. "But why
do you want so large sum-" was the answer.
John explained that in the first place he must
have respectable clothing, and that the balance
would be required for hotel and travelling OK
penses The elder brother assented; the clothes
were ordered, and on the very day that John
was twenty-one he presented himself before
the proper authorities at Columbus, and passed
very flattering examination. On returning
to Mansfield he notified Charles that he was
going to Iowa to practice law. The latter re-
monstrated on the ground that there was room
enough in Mansfield for them both, and that,
in his office. This resulted in articles of copart
nership, and the painting OF John Sherman's
name ON the sign as an attorney-at-law. That
partnership continued until, at the tormatlon
of the Republican party, John was sent to
Congress by the Republicans OF his district
from whence he was transferred to the United
States Senate for three successive terms, and in
which he had served for sixteen years, until he
was called to the cabinet of President Hayes.
Mrs Grant, soon after arriving in San Fran
cisco, was asked in what country she was most
cordially received and had the greatest pleas
ure She replied SIT would be impossible to
discriminate, we were given such warm re-
ception everywhere. My impressions of Japan
are the most marked, for we went there at the
most delightful season. The country is beauti-
full, the scenery exquisite, and it possessed the
additional charm of being so novel-all so
different from anything 1 had ever seen before
n IT, hsr1o Iaarx 1acoN Nf
the country than would have liked. The
General went about more than did. You
know it is so different there-the men and
women never go together. paid visit to
the wife of the Viceroy on her invitation, and
took dinner there-an honor never before ac-
corded an American woman. The wives of
the British, French, Austrian and American
consuls were also there. Everything was con-
Quoted in very much the same manner as here,
save that we had to talk with her through an
interpreter. She expressed herself very well,
however. The dinner was served in ordinary
style, but consisted of alternate Chinese and
European courses. tasted only the Chinese
Dishes for the others L could have every day.
The American consul-who, by-the-way, is
from Oregon-had his two young daughters
there, and their piano was carried to the palace
for the evening, at the request OF the Vlceroys
wife, and the young ladies played and sang.
She expressed herself very much delighted
with the music, and assured us that next time
she should have her own piano."
The ex-Empress Eugene is said to have an
nounced her intention to live in absolute retire
ment, SO that settlement of her fortune will
be necessary. Her sons will is not exactly
valid according to English law, not having
been signed by the testator in the presence OF
two Witnesses but as the Empress alone could
contest its validity, no opposition Will be
raised.