The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-29
Com. Vanderbilt's Widow.

An interesting rumor comes to mo
from New Orleans, says n Washington
correspondent of the Philadelphia Rec
ord, to the effect that General George
Pierre Che has dropped the Pierre,
though, believe) Toussant Beaure-
gard is about to marry Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, the widow of the dead Com
modore. Beauregard, as all the world
knows, was one of the greatest engineer
officers on either side of the late war.
Carefully trained at West Point, where
he graduated second in his class in 1910,
he rendered valuable services to the
United States in the Mexican War, and
invaluable services against it in the war
of the rebellion. He is considered to-
day one of the foremost military ergi-
neers of his time by competent critics.
Some of them contend that he is the
equal of any engineer since Vauban.
Certain it is that he is very highly
spoken of, and that some of his work
that at Manassas battlefield, in Vir-
ginia, for examples pointed out by
the older engineer officers of the army
as model for young lieutenants of the
corps. He is, however, nothing more
than great engineer. He was not a
good fighter. and after the war he
failed signally in an attempt to revive a
Southern railroad which was on its feet
within six months after he left it's presi-
dency, and is now striding forward into
permanent prosperity. Perhaps, since
we have no great engineering work for
him to do, General Beauregard is best
employed as he is at presentin assisting
to manage lottery enterprise at sal
airy of $40 900 year. General Beaure-
gard is short, shapely, handsome old
gentleman with gray hair and white
mustache and q ruddy face. He has the
appearance and accomplishments of a
courtier of the days of Louis XIV, and,
withal, hosts of friends. He has buried
two wives and has married son and a
married daughter in New Orleans. Mrs.
Vanderbilt was the reigning belle OF
Mobile, while yet very young in the
wears Immediately preceding the war.
She was not pretty, but was exceedingly
attractive-"h andsome, stylish, "''love.
w." the old beauX say. She married
William II. Elliott, New Orleans law.
yer, but they did not agree with one
another, and finally separated by way
of the courts. For several years Mrs.
Elliott, who was still very attractive,
supported herself and her mother by
teaching music. They had met the
Vanderbilts before her first marriage,
and it is said that the Commodore, who
admired them, quietly contributed to
their support through her mother. after
her separation from, her husband. BE
this as it may, they met again in the
North after the war, and when Mrs.
Vanderbilt died Mr.. Vanderbilt married
Mrs. Elliott. Now she is handsome
widow of about 40. with legacy OF
$500, 000-$100, 900 for each year of her
life with the Commodore, rs some one
has observed-and nothing to prevent
her marrying anybody she pleases to
marry. Mrs. Vanderbilt is, as is well
known, like her late husband, a great
admirer of the Rev. DR.. Deems, of the
Church of the Strangers, New York
city. Vanderbilt University, at Nash
vile, Tenn, probably owes its existence
to the appeals made by DR.. Deems and
Mrs. Vanderbilt to the dead millionaire.
General Beauregard, Creole in every.
thing else, is presumably member OF
the Roman Catholic church.