The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-02-02
GOTHAM GOSSIP.

President Arthur looks wonderfully
aged since his last visit to New York. l
had a good opportunity of seeing him at
the Union League Club reception, and he
looks much grayer and thinner than be-
fore. In fact he seems to have aged at
least three years. About his eyes too
there was weary look and the sparkle
was missing.
The first volume of Blaine's long |
expected book, "rwenty Years in Con-
gress" is nearly complete. The copy is
nearly all in the printers hands and II
the balance comes to hand without delay,
the work will be ready for delivery in
few weeks. There was some talk about
disagreement between author and pub
Usher, and to this was ascribed the long
delay in bringing out this work. l met
one of the representatives of the firm, the
Henry Bill Publishing Company, and
asked him about the matter. mo truth
whatever" said he, "Mr. Blaine simply
found as he went on, that to insure accu-
racy, he had to make deeper researches
and more CAREFUL studies than he at first
thought necessary, and hence consumed
more time than he had originally intend
ed. That happens 10 every author"
A gorgeous casket was taken TO the
morgue last Saturday morning, and hall
an hour later, encased in plain box, it
was again placed in the undertaker's
wagon and taken to the little White
Plains grave yard, where it was placed
in a vault preparatory to interment on
Monday. The casket contained the re-
mains of a woman known as Mrs. Derby,
the beautiful woman who drowned her
self last Wednesday night, and to make
sure of death, tied pair of flat irons to
: her dress. She was one of those women
: "a class unfortunately growing larger
with amazing rapidity-who lead two
, lives. Among one set of people they
pass as respectable, among another they
are known 10 be otherwise. / am told
that she left her first husband on account
, of his i'll treating her. In the struggle
for existence, she fell in with what Is
. elphoniously known as gay set, and il
e the natural course of events found
It 'protector.n He left her, after proYid
l. ing well for her, and then became &C
q uuainted with another man with whom
g she fell violently in love. Their intimacy
i, lasted a great many years. Recently Thu
man married, and then despondenc.
. seized upon her, as she thought over he
a misspent life. She tried to get the bette
e of her misery by visiting acquaintance
20 who were still in the whirl, and on Mon
y day night even visited the French ball
but her dispair grew in intensity unit
finally she could bear it no longer. Sh
ie HIS little girl OF about twelve years
C il consent, and leaves considerabl
ar money. The case is sad tragedy
wrong, folly and Temorss, and Shout
serve as a terrible warning 10 every gidd
S. Young girl to whom the world and il
m baubles prove so alluring. The inquei
en- will be conducted quietly as considerab
va s'influence" has been brought to bear
os the Coroner to prevent exposures of SON
:, well known persons.
CD mo man is a hero to his valet is q
re; axiom on which Carlyle laid much stres
or The same prevails of the other sex
called on very nice family few eve
- ings ago, and conversation happened
nd drift on Mrs Languy, her taking hou
-, in Thirteenth Street. and fitting it !
be with so much taste and richness. so
of with all that" said the lady of the hous
who prides herself on being hOusekee
D" er, ''she is only slattern. There is not
err clean window in the house, the blinds
never kept tidy, and her kitchen
always in a mess" / laughed and
Or. marked: "and pray, where did you lea
all that?" She colored and the girls t
W tered, "Well," she said, 81 am almc
res ashamed to tell you, but you might
,r well know. Our milkman supplies h
VI also, and he told our cook about it, a
or. she of course told me; there, now
tes Moral, beware of the milkman, and
vs. not let him cross the threshold Of 20
Jut basement door.