Morris tribune., 1883-03-17
Notable People,

One of the noteworthy features ol
President Arthur's last reception was
the presence of DR.. Mary Walker, who
so closely identified herself with the re
ceiying party, and stood in line so long,
that many strangers thought this queer,
looking little gentleman was part ofthe
pageant. Upon making her adieus, the
slender doctor, tall hat in hand, put one
foot behind her and made a most elabor-
ate woman's courtesy,
Gen. Bradley Johnson, the Exon
federate, in pleading cause in a Balt;-
more court Monday said: "When q
judgment has been obtained in United
States court and an execution issued to
the possession of the Trustee, no State
court or Chancellor can stop the execu-
ton of the process by injunctions You
have heard of thunderbolts, but you
never saw such a thunderbolt as would
descend ifsuch an attempt were made
to arrest the arm Of a United States
court stretched out under the authority
of the constitution of the United States"
Robert A. Packer, the son of the late
Judge Asa Packer, whose death has just
been announced, was twice married. 1t
is said that his attention was first at
tracted to the young lady who became
his first wife by the ex client bread,
which she made, and which he tasted
at her fathers table when making cas-
Ilal call.
Oscar Wilde, according to pri,
vate letter from, London. gave to bis
90 L. L.
America, 1t is understood he explained
but for little purchased experience on
the eve of his sailing from New York.
Mr.. Blaine told me yesterday of fact
that had escaped public notice, namely,
that he has not seen the house or SEN
ate in session since he retired from the
cabinet, and he does not intend to ever
go upon the floor of either house again
What his idea is | do not know and can
not guess. AS he always
has q good reason for
everything he does, he no doubt has
one in this instance. Ex-senators ana
members do not cut a reputable figure
about the capitol. They are generally
retained as lobbyists by corporations or
individuals who have interests before
congress, and the belief among green
horns is that they have influence among
their old Observation-Disclosures Let
ter.
Gen. Sherman tells "Gath" about his
early days in Lancaster, o. He said
that his mother had only $500 income
when her husband died, and eleven
children on her hands, and that Thomas
Ewing, ST., having experienced some
kindness from Sherman's father
Though" said General Sherman, my
father did not begin to have the ability
of Ewing"-the latter told Mrs. Sher-
man he wanted to bring up one of the
boys as his own. She was 10th to lose
any one Of them, but Ewing insisted
and thought of taking two others, re-
spectively. "But," said the General,
with grunt of laughter, "they said I
was the smartest and he must take me-"
The Astor estate, in New York city,
was long unit, but at last it reached a
division. The brothers, however, are on
friendly terms, and their offices are side
by side. John Jacob, whose health is
feeble, has placed his real estate in the
bands of his son, Waldorf, now our min
lister to Rome. It is said that when the
division was made a map of the entire
estate was prepared for the purpose,
through which dividing line was drawn.
and the choice was made by lot. John
Jacob obtained the Aston House, which
alone is worth nearly two millions.
Each of these brothers has ABOUT three
thousand houses on his rent roll.