Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-17

Library, the Cooper Union and the Lenox
ed munifcence. / seriously question if
any large city on the globe can exhibit
such sterility of philosophical millionaires
as this prodigiously prosperous city of New
York.
THE VANDERBILT CORNERS.
Notwithstanding that VIM. H. Wander.
bilt has evinced no partiality for corners in
Wall street, he is obviously fond of them
in Fifth avenue. Hs recently gave his
former house, at the corner of Fortieth
street, to his daughter, on her marriage
with DIR. Lenard Webb, son of James
Watson Webb. He built for himself the
well. known sumptuous marsion at the
corner of Fifty-first street, and twin
mansion, at the next corner above, for his
daughters, Mrs. Sloan and Shepherd. He
is now laying the foundation of very
large, expensive house for two more OF his
married children at the southwest corner
of Fifty.fourth street; while his sons VIM.
X. Vanderbilt and. Cornelius Vanderbilt
have nearly completed, 1T the northwestern
ner of Fifty second and Fifty. seventh streets,
two Of the most magnificent residences
in the avenue. These eight houses will rep.
resent money value, when they are all
finished and furnished, of S., 600, 600 to
| IS, 900, 000 How many more Fifth-ave
corners the Vanderbilts will acquire may
not be foretold. have heard that VIM.
r. has offered 5000, 900 for the block, east
side ofsthe avenue, between Fifty-sixth and
Fifty.seventh streets, but that Robert
Bonner, of the Ledger, who owns the prop
erty declines to sell. VIM. H. v. is now
intent, believe, on buying more corners
above Fifty.ninth street. He has the
greatest faith in choice building lots in the
heart of the city, thinking that nobody
can tell what enormous prices they will
bring within twenty. five years. He pur-
chases them whenever and wherever he
can.
VARIETIES.
D. Appleton Co.'s book publishing es-
Enlistment stands, very aptly. on the site
Of the former private residence of DR..
John w. Francis, for more than,a genera
ton distinguished medical and literary
authority in this city, where he was born.
Bond street was then one Of the most fash
ionable quarters, and Francis gave literary
and social receptions at his home, and ex-
ercised generous and elegant hospitality.
His "Old New York, or "reminiscences of
the Past Sixty Years." published shortly
piquancy.
1t is pleasant to learn, as l do by acct
dent, that the proprietors of the Boston
Advertiser have recently made up a fand
of $50, 600 for the widow of Delano A.
Goddard, late chief editor OF the paper.
who, naturally, died poor after many
years of faithful service.
Many of the Union Club members are
still in commotion about Loubat's expul-
sion, and hardly know what action to take.
The Governors turned him out on the ground
that he had insulted lady but as it is
authoritatively stated that she long since
pardoned his offense, one might suppose the
Governors would initiate her magnanimity.
Loubat's actual sin, shared by Turnbull, is
advertising the disreputable scenes period.
cally enacted there, as at nearly all clubs.
J. w. Mackay, of California miningfame,
is reputed to have bought the whole block
in Fifth avenue, between Fifty-fourth and
Fifty fifth streets, on which st. Lukes
Hospital at present stands, for a grand
mansion for himself and family. The site
contains small park, in the middle of
which bis house will be built. 1t is one Of
the finest situations in town.
An Englishman asked young lady at a
Madison. avenue dinner, last week, why
certain Liverpool clerks appeared to have
good positions in New York society. 1T
must be, she replied, for the same reason
that American chambermaids ere so promi-
nent in the best Of London circles" He
asked no further questions.
Persons interested in matrimony say that
there have been more marriages in fashion.
able society here since the lst of April
than during any similar period in years.
Many of the bridegrooms welded heiresses,
having little property of their own.
CHAUBERT.