The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-08
GOTHAM GOSSIP.

Horace Greeley's farm at Newcastle,
Westchester county, is to be sold at
auction on the Sth inst. and people ro-
manticdlly inclined will have chance
to make bid for the property on which
the great editor tried to show his neigh
bors and constituents "Whnt | know
about farming" am told the estate
is valuable to person who is practical
ly familiar with agriculture, though it
cost Greeley more than it ever produc-
ed for him.
Somehow gentleman farmers are not
n success in this country. The pursuit
of extracting produce from mother
earth seems to be too real, too earnest
to admit of play, know severel Wall
Street men who own estates in Long
Island, in New Jersey, and at points
along theHudson ms Ear as Dobbs Ferry.
was talking with one of then on the
New Jersy Central train this afternoon.
He described to me the pleasure he had
every evening on returning to his place.
"You should see my corn fields,'' lie
said. "They are beautiful" Does
your farming pay you p He laughed.
'Well," he answered, Il don't know
that it does. We use no vegetables in
the house except what we raise our
selves. figured it out what they cost
me some time last fall, and / found
that they are worth very nearly their
weight in gold and yet We do not waste
anything"
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher used TO
say that his farm at Peekskill, ate up
nearly his entire salary which was $780, =
600 year, and a leading and emineut-
ly successful artist once related Mt a
dinner table that hehad TO paint four
pot boilers year TO pay for the run
ming expenses Of his farm, before he
had the leisure to paint genuine work
of art.
The influx of English noblemen to
this country continues. Among the
new corners due here next week, are
Lord and Lady Roseberry, who sailed
on the Cunarder Pavonia last week.
Lord Roseberry is a leading member
of the Conservative party, and II shin
ing member of the Jockey Club. His
racing and breeding establishment is
one of the finest in England, and in
his career on the turf lie has won many
of the most desirable victories. Lady
Rosebery is Rothschid, and her
wealth contributed to the revival oi
her husband. Lord Roseberry's fam
. lily name is Primrose and his racing
colors are primrose. The Belmonts
who are closely identified with the
Rothschilds, will probably claperor
the Roseberys during their soiourn il
this country.
The suicide of young Doctor Hunter
$ whose beautiful young wife died few
l. weeks ago from spinal meningitis, bu
" under circumstances which led the poo
: young fellow 10 believe that she wal
the victim of malpractice was the sad
f dest in the large list of self destruction
, which occurred in the past few weeks
There is no doubt that he was wrong il
. his assumption, but the brutal conduc
of Corler Martin who had the case il
Il hand, 10 the bereayed husband, hpt
u much to do with the entire upse;tin
:, of his mind. A corners position is no
n an easy one, and for the delicat
G operation and investigations which Il
= Is frequently called upon to perform,
. man of the utmost tact, and feelin
and knowledge of human nature /
required.
Last Saturday, the Life Saving Sta
tions along the coast were reopened
D. 1t was none too soon. Autumn storm
Ie along the coast have made their ap
e pearance much earlier than usual, an
d the damage done to the shipping
,f already very heavy. The lot OF II lii
2 Saving man is not a happy one, and Ill
v pay is not commensurate with the va
a ua of the sprvica