National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
4 RESUME OF METROPOLITAN NEWS.
Small Talk from the Big City--Theodorc Tilton-
His Past and Present Career-Burisl Of
Beautiful Aaedalene-Jerry Nc.
Auley--Ncd stokes.

nowhere is the fact more strkngy illustrated than
In this great city-a little world Of itsclf-hlled
with its ceasclcss round Of changes II is like the
kaledosoope-each Individual or object typifed
by the pieces Of glass which iall about and jostlc
each other in the narrow cylinder in which they
arc confined. Just az your correspondent wns
buried in these reflections he turned corner and
was suddenly brought In contact with n living
illustration OF their TRUTH in the person Of Thee.
his old friend, Frank 49, Carpenter the artist and
painter Of the historical group of Lincoln and bis
Cabinet Since the famous trial MIR. Tilton has
largely sunk out Of sight, and has been almost for
gotten An occasional literary production or Ice.
ture has brought him ngnin before the public tenn
pernrily. only to be followed by all interval of |
oblivion AZ present he is engaged ia writing
smother book, aud has, Tor the time being given
NJ lcCturiug hence his soclusion. was slucS
GREAT ALTERATION IN THE Man.
1t was like coming upon the ghost OF another gen.
enuon. And 50 he is. lie is not an old mau IN
years having barely passed the boundary of young
manhood, lie Is sun under forty I'VE and m tue
Gfcon years ol.et. His I'm fguic Is lcut ii
ria .sicHl face scamcd and iuttUwvd with wrinkles,
his lair wi it,, aud his whole dcmvanor that oil
one p ematurGy old and mude 20 10y tage and
toubc beyond that which fails 10 most Ii ortals OF
his yeSrs, all OF which is tue. IMen,y years ago
lcope appear Then no young man IN New YORK
had n brighter outlook than the young
AND BRILLIANT TIiToM
He had lust graduated at the New York College
with the ionurs uf his class He was known MS II
igcile and iorcibie writer. He was active in church
and society circles, aud, with his young, charming,
and az coniplishCd wEc, was The lion OF Brooklyn
KoCial circles. His name was on the lips uiall and
his fame was becoming world wide Then came
domestic troubles and the era Of his fee love ten
denotes, the "gildCd age" Of short life, his aiilia
tions with the Woodhulls and Clailins q II 0tnls
opInC, all eliminating in the final climax OF the
Boechcr trial Hnd-oblivion: Aud here he Is, an
old man before his lime, the laurels ruthlessly
torn from his brow, his h, me broken UP, his wife
iacc of the earth. at Is q strange world, my
masters" Mis-. Tilton IS living In feclusion in
Brooklyn. For time she was supported by Plym.
ouh Church. but Of late she has not been
loath to receive u leied,eal STIPEND IRON
The WILLINGNESS willingness and desire to iurnsG IL. The
children who, 10y the way, have followed their
father in his wanderings) nie now married and
is now broken never again to bc reunited. This
sad spectacle quite naturally leads us TO speak of
city last week, and which again illustrates the
point which we are trying to enforce In this in.
fallen woman, who, while IN the last stages of con-
sumption, had been hcnrtlessly turned out of
notorious house Of prostitution on twenty. ninth
street at an unreasonable hour of the night and in
most inclcment weather. She lad become n bur
den TO her employer and hence she must 80. Go
she did at O'Clock in the morning Of bleak and
stormy day; and ALIAS for the rarity Of Christian
charity; Oh, 1t was pitiiul, IN u whole city full
home she had none" And yet once she, too,
HAPPY AND COMFORTABLE HOME.
She was u young wife, by name Bella Allen, who
with sneT husband nnQ recently come 10 Now
IVTk from Delaware County. She bad been care.
and anh trained as the daqghter OF re-
good advantages, and was siHgulariy beautiful
and refined, Butthe temptations OF tne metropolis
were too much for her. She gradually fell IRON
gnice, and soon ended her career in shame aud
disgrace, She had been brought ny in the Metho.
dist faith, and had formerly been sunday school
house mentioned her lrst desire was TO find
church of her former faith and lhther she traced
her weary steps aud besought the MD of It's pastor.
He placed her in charge Of the Cremorne Mission,
from whence she was removed to the Magdalene
Asylum in Eighty eighth street, where she
DIED FEW HOURS AFTERwARD
fhe DEATH funeral, and the attendant crcum
stances have caused quite deal OF comment
about town, and has had u marked effect in the
quarter where ii occurred. The funeral was held
at the Cremornc Mission formerly u we'll known
concert saloon, on Thirty. second street,. Con.d.
cring that the deceased was such u beautiful
woman, and that the shame Of her life and man.
ner of her death might serve us a warning TO
Others of her class, il was decided to hold public
funeral at the mission, and, accordingly, cards OF
invitation were sent out to all the disrepuable
houses IN the ncighborhood, which were us fol-
lows:
"ou are kindly invited TO the funeral OF Bella
Allen, who, after being turned out Of her home ON
aiagdalene Home, on IhuIsday, May Is The funeral
S SE sse 81 ery MaeAqs S rem MAS
snernoon, May 20, at o'clock sharp.
such is the end of this former innocent girl and
model sunday school teacher, Jerry MCAuley,
mentioned above, has his story too. He also has
had career of change, but in another direction
loafcr about the docks of Water street, and had II
reputation that fur notorious thun
snvory Some good Samaritan took pity Oh him
in one OF his times Of need aud, seeing the good
which was hidden beneath the rough exterior and
uncouth manner, labored for the reformation of
the man, II was a hard struggle but finally u sue.
cessiul one The abandoned sailor left of his
grog and strange oaths, and at last
BECAME A MISSIONARY
among his own Class-the outcasts OF the docks
For several years he has had charge Of the Water
street mission which has acted the part OF moral
g9hgiSe %nd PG Of safety the S1,ghSd
he determined to beard the lion Tor lioness in his
den aud carry the war into Africa, He accord:
ingly took up his quarters in West Thirty second
street, adjoining the Cremorne Garden, where he
is carrying on his work amidst the very slums of
and on sunday evenings the songs and prayers OF
his meetings are mingled with the curses and
lewd conversation of the surrounding brothels.
dropped into his meeting last Sunday evening,
which found crowded TO the doors. After some
preliminary speaking by outside laymen and sew.
and gave one of his characteristic talks He is
good .natured irishman, 80 or ~ years old, and
perience with the world. lie speaks rapidly, pay.
ing no Difference TO good grammar or rhetoric.
His speech is interlarded with all The slang Of his
class, and is well appreciated by his nondescript
audience. lie is just the man Tor the place; his
uncou'h ways ana rough talk appeals TO his
auditors as nothing else would. The refined
diction
OF POLISHED ORATOR
would have no effect on these rough natures, but
too, that they heed his good advice. Ned Stokes
Is another character 100, that one runs across now
and then, though he Is such busy driving indi.
vidual thut yOn can hardly get more than pass.
iDg glimpse of him as he PUSHES By you. Since his
release from Auburn prison he has been attending
closely to business and making the best Of his fate.
His prison life, though II was hardly the severe
experience that IL would imply was II great thorn
IN The flesh TO this naughty, proud scion Of arts.
tocHcy. He will never fully
RECOVER FROM TIE STIGMA
placed upon his fair name and fame. Besides his
numerous occupations he has recently leased the
liar privilege of the Hoffman House, and has re.
cited the wine'room in most gorgeous style. II
Is by far the finest bar In the city, and displays
much taste Oh the part of the proprietor. The
works Of art which adorn the walls are real gems
and the exposure Of all eyes. For ole painting
alone representing satyr and fawrS he IL re-
ported ~ have paid $1,000 Most Of the pictures,
though elegant and costly, are of rather a Tacy
character The other furnishings of the rooms are
IN keeping with those mentioned, ana all 20 TO
make up very charming and Artistic suite. II is
fast becoming the
SWELL PLACE or TiIE KIND
in the city and the rendezvous OF the hon ton
Stokes is occasionally seen in the rooms His
white, but he is sill the handsome fellow who ten
yeas ago set half the giEs IN New York crazy over
his charms, aud who was the rival OF FlskG over
the hand OF the Tcigning JeZebcl OF the city. Al
thst time New York was not large enough TO con.
Iain Fiske and Stokes and Josie Mansfield, Hence
one OF them had 10 yield, Fate and Stokes pistol
selected Fiske rs the victim. We have had q week
OF delightful weather at last, aud II really seems
a. II summer had come TO stay, There are other
indications of Its approach--the police force have
donued their light. cOlored helmets, and the omen
street cars are once more peranbulating the ave.
uues FAYE Ellie
LOVELY ROMANCE,