National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15
GOTHAM GOSSIP
PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
A Weekly Resume OF Currcnt Metropolitan News
and Small ralk-Rnd of lent and Faster
The Nanderbllts aud Horace Gree
ley" Jumbo's" Arrival.

who darcs disobey the royal edcts of this rein
stated dynasty. "whos your hntter9" Is once
more popular and pertinent inquiry among both
seIc', and your standing IN the social scale Is
measured by the answer you give to this I'M.
pottant nterrogatory--whether II be Dunlap. of
finh avenue, or Brown or Jones, Of Fulton street.
Easter opened with cloudy skies and raw ocean
breeze, which made one wish for top coats seal.
skin sacques, and other winter apparel Il was n
"nipring and an eager" which carried
with 1t no suggestion Of violets and
spring bonnet, and really very few were seen.
The clouds looked portentous, and prudence over
balanced pride in this instance The people how.
over were not to be kept indoors simply because
the weather was uniavorable, and the streets were
hllcd all day with throngs OF Gothamites, who
lifted from one fashionable church 10 another,
gazing fora moment at the 1ornl decorations and
hearing a strain Of music and then rushing of to
some other similar attraction. This vulgar Gus
tom seems to be steadily growing, and the number
Of Easter tramps q think OF no better or truer
appellntion) IL each year adding to It's ranks.
friend of mine visited last Sunday fourteen
ehurches, from Trinity TO st. Thomas and he was
not by any means happy then. There were four
or five more, you know, that the dear fellow
wanted so much 10 attend; but human life IL
short and human endurance limited. The must
cal programmes and the floral displays were not
whit behind those of former ycns The best
music was given at Trinity, Grace and ST.
Thomas (EpiscopaD, and at ST. AIMS, st.
Btephens, and the Cathedral Roman Catholic)
The most elaborate flowers were seen at Grace and
b. Bartholomew's.
THE LAsT-NAMED CHURCH 49,
numbers among It's attendants William II, Van
der6ilt aud his sons, and tGa.Astors. Speaking of
The Vanderbilts reetlls the late Cornelius J. and
w Imposition which he has made Of hlsproperty.
A. predicted last week hcso devised his properly
that not dollar Of IL will go 10 any one by the
name Of Vanderbilt" His old friend and medical
attendant Dr. Terry, gets the lions share of the
estate as reward Of merit for his lifelong devo.
ton to the unfortunate suicide. II is Il singular
coincidont that The dcnh of Mrs. Ida Greeley
Smith, which occurred yesterday, should follow 80
close upon that of the man with whom her name
has so often been connected Of late In respect to
some obligations entered into between her de.
cea cd ialher and Mr. Vanderbilt Cornelius ms a
boy, was notorious spcnd-thrill and scapcgraco
He was an outcnst and n dependent upon the
charity ofhis friends, and often times upon that of
entire strangers for his daily support In one of
his financial straits he applied TO Mr. Greeley for
assistance, which was generously though unwisely
given. The large-hcartCd
But niPRovtDENT EDITOR
loaned large sums OF money to the dissipated
gambler without security or Endorsement, and
that, too in the face of Commodore VRuderbilts
faceto-face assertion that he would moi be respon.
hult lbT huS ol MS sons Obligations. Inc very
amusing scene In the Tribune Office when Mr.
Vanderbilt rushed in, loud with indignation and
Informed the great edtorthat " he understood the
latter had been loaning his son money and that
he wanted him TO understand that he Che Commo.
dore) would not pay dollar the Indebtedness"
has been often described, but always seems so pc
culiarly erse and characteristic that II never
grows stale. At the time of the hasty entrance Mr.
Greeley was writing editorial, which he con-
tnued TO pen during this stormy explosion with
acalmness and equaninity that was more annoy
ing than hard words When the Commodore had
finished his tirade with the eliminating threat
"never to pay his sons debts" Mr.. Greeley with.
ont looking up from his manuscript, replied with
The utmost unconcern:
WELL, WHO THE DEVIL ASKED YOU TOT"
Aher the settlement Of the will contest by which
Cornelius ]. received 81 100000 from his brother,
the obligation which the former had many years
before entered into with Mr.. Greeley. amounting
In all, principal and interest TO ISL 600 were paid
in full TO the surviving daughters, Misses Ida and
Gabrielle Greeley. ! have been told that this
transaction, by which Cornelius has received no
much unmerted praise, was really condition
upon which william II. agreed % the settlement
and this view may be strengthened perhaps by
his lfel long nolOrety for repudiating his Obliga.
tons. However, the dead man always stoutly de-
MED the dispersion, and commended that he in.
tended TO pay this debt from the first and, out of
respect To the old Latin Injunction 'dc pior1uis,"
&C., let US give him the benefit of the doubt and
believe him. Mrs. smith as Miss Greeley was a
young lady Of remarkably strong character md
high qualities. The death of her mother while
idn was Young threw upon the latter the RESPONSE.
blities which the former had laid aside. The
position and celebrity of her fnther brought her
into the society of the most famous characters in
the metropolis and Nation. She was educated
AT CATHOLIC CONVENT
in the city and embraced that religion. In May
1879, she was married to Nicholas Smith a wealthy
Tesldent Of Chnnpaqua the old Greeley home
mourn her untimely death. Miss Gabrielle is now
the only survivor OF the Greeley family. ThG'ar
Trst Of General Clinton B. Fiske charge of fraud
has caused nOlittlc excitement in this CITY, where
he lives and Is so wcll known. The order of ar.
resi- was granted 10y Judge DOnahue on the nflida-
" OF a man who ella! ms that he was induced 10y
Mr.. Fish 10 invest in mines and mining sock
which have proved worthless and that such
W. nISSfmess must have been known 10 Mr. fiske
Ihc pubhrntiuh OF the order OF arrest has causcd
agGnuine breeze in many circles, General Fiske
y the senior member of the firm of &. II. Fskc x
Co., bankers of thsicity, and has hitherto borne
an inrcnchahlc character. He Is well known
as prominent Methodist. The first and only
time that ever saw him was at Il children's mis-.
tionary meeting at 81. Lukes Church, about n
year since.
NE TALKED MOST BEAUTIFULLY AND ELoQUESTLY
70 ne youngsters, eXIatiating upon honesty and
AIR. Fiske was in Detroit on business. but he has
LicGruphed that the chnrges against him are
falsely and wickcdly ibeluiis. Let us hope for
the sake Of religion, of morality and of business
probity, as wen US for his sake, the charges nc n-
true Jumbo is here safe at last, and BRrnum is
happy, as usual, aud well he may be. II Is n
bonanza for the veteran Snowman which ghrinks
into insigniiicance all former riumphs Of his very
successful career Jenny Lind drew, but her nj
tractive powers Mt their best were nothing TO
Jumbo. JoiCe Heth, aud the mermaid and Tom
Thumb were pcCuniury god-sCnds but Jumbo
seems TO be almost special dspensuion of ProW.
denCe in lavor OF THE peoples humble servant"
Jumbo win soon rival st. Jacobs OIL for notorlety
The name Is seen on every fence, bill board, and
ash barrel in the city, and bids fair to become q
household word" We shall soon be naming our
ehildren after his eephantine highness twelve
Ieet Tour inchcSl, as they have done across the
water, The complications over his removal nearly
rose TO the importance Of a diplomatic measure
ana one OF the English papers suggests that as the
talR has been 50 general us 10 drive from the minds
OF Her Majestys subjects all recollection OF that
other animal 30 dear TO the British heart-the
hon-lhe latter should be replaced ON the coat. Of
arms OF the nation by an elcp anti / was told
yesterday by an employee Of the greatest show
on earth that since
TnE ARRIVAL or JUMBO
the receipts of the garden have been nearly
doubled. Jumbo has enjoyed the unusual dis.
uuciOn OF having his trunk passed by the Gust lms
Officers without the payment of the customary
tribute money. The assessment on this necessary
article OF al well ordered elephants outfit was
$1,000. Collector Robertson passed Jumbo with.
gruciUns from Secretary FOlger TO do So pro-
Viding MI Barllum would appear before the
collector and make affidavit that Jumbo was not
imported wholly with the design of exhibiting
him, which the great Snowman promptly did
without any heSitAnCy The opening Of tie spring
amusement season has not been particularly notG-
S S,sd me ,he standard n,ra popular myonIes sill
Tnida," The successor of "Iazel KIrRen
Is stlll drawing crowded houses AZ the Madison
Square Theatre and, though IL has had run OF
nearly two hundred nights, the management still
announce standing room only" II bids laT TO
rival the former very suCCessfui play. The Maple
son troupe are stll here, giving ain additional week
tbpp NJ - hop no