Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-29

esting. He is thorough, strictly first
class adveuturer and yet no man of his
time has been better born, better raised,
or better educated. The one thing lie
lackel aud lacks is principle; but he has,
i'll ali probability, enjoyed himself more
without it than he would have done with
it. You know Sam Ward, of course
Everybody knows him. He is the son Of
Samuel Ward, of the once renowned bank
ing firm of Prime, Ward & King, and the
bred i'll luxary, most carefully educated,
had every advantage of travel and the
best society. He married the sister OF the
present John Jacob Astor, and inherited
an ample fortune from her at her death.
His next
MATRIMONIAL PARTNERSHIP
Was contracted with Miss Grimes,
daughter of DR.. Grimes of New Orleans.
They went abroad to live but finding one
another incompatible, they separated, and
the husband has since enjoyed sybaritic
sort of singleness. He has spent money
prodigally, and after divers fortunes and
misfortunes he got financially stranded.
He was then in Washington, and being ac.
quainted with any number of public men.
he gradually gravitated to the lobby, and
has lived by it. In his anomalous calling
he is an artist. He talks brilliantly he
gives Apician dinners he entertains su-
perbly He is intimate with the world, its
shams and weaknesses, and profits thereby.
He is said to be in independent eircum-
stances now, and he ought to be, for i'll his
old age-he must be IS at least-he has
learned some monetary prudence. You
might mistake him for a foreign diplomat.
He is stout, rather short, bald, with fringe
of white hair about his crown has a
full round face, bright eyes sensuous
mouth and a half-jolly, half. sagacious ex-
preston, and for an hour or two he is a
delightful companion provided you be not
strenuous on the subject of high ethics
Sam Ward is not malicious, nor mean, nor
very wicked. He is gay, CHEEKY, pleas
ant fellow, who is not handicapped by
pennyweight of principle.
VARIETIES
Notwithstanding the general prosperity
not less than twenty-five publications of
various kinds have died here in the last
e"ei'c hichehS' ouSh ChtCi PiiSSo piONO
mortal at all times in New York.
Last Tuesday has been mentioned as the
heaviest day for stock operations since the
founding of the Exchange. 1t is not so.
The 18th of last November was heavier.
Then over 700, 600 shares were sold-Tues-
day only 63S,000
Central Park has again become favor
lite place for suicides Every day or two
some poor fellow is found there who has
ended his woes with pistol, rope or poison.
Self destruction has grown so common III
the Park that very nervous folks, generally
women, are afraid to go there, lest they
witness something horrible.
Just now there appears to be craze for
establishing fancy groceries. One or two
may be found in nearly every block up
town. They are continually failing; but
the supply is steadily increasing neverthe-
less. The trade must be lucrative. s
Rich people-they who have made their
fortunes elsewhere-are constantly coming
here to live, and are thus augmenting the
capital and the expensiveness of Manhat-
tan. Every year this class of citizens in
creases by importation.
Sanguine people express the hope that
the Brooklyn bridge will yet be finished.
They dare to mention the date of its COM
pletion as early as 1880. How credulous
some natures are o.. CHAUBERr.