Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-13

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| Iareu the late Of all Youngsters in Wall
sieet, ana Inc rumors have been circuIat-
Gu number OF times that the young man
was broke. The last time the story WAS
CIRCULATED his father got very angry, and
o1eeclared publicly, that his son was worth
So,VOO,VOo, and could buy his detractors
seEeTal tunes over. Willie X. has an ele-
gSht country seat at lslip, Long Island,
where ne entertains In royal style. The
Two otner sons are Frederick and George,
tne latter unmarried The daughters are
al married, the eldest to Elliott f. Shep-
NWeIu, the brilliant and eccentric New
AorK lawyer, the second to one of the
oIoanes, the well known carpet manufac-
Iurefs; the third to Hamilton NICK Twom-
prey VINO has had charge Of Mr.. Wander
DllVs pennsylvania interests during the
Iast Two years, and the youngest to DR..
seward Webb, son of James Watson
webb, the old-time New York editor. Mrs.
william ii. Vanderbilt, who survives her
husband, is most estimable lady, whose
lie mas been taken up with her duties to
her children and troop OF grandchildren.
MILLIONS LOST IN WALL STREET.
The withdrawal Of the Cutting estate
case from court without trial is the talk
of the fashionable portion of the town.
Inc loss Of $l,679, 900 in trust funds by a
man foremost in top society circles and
Ior quarter OF century a conspicuous
ngure In modish assemblages and club
lie, an embodiment of all that is aristo-
cratic In this American city, is stated in
Dlack and white in a complaint before the
surrogate, the proceedings being for the
removal of Gen. William Cutting as exec
utor and testamentary trustee of the fam
lily estates. Full five millions can be
counted up among the Cuttings, and the
4bf,v. Al.s-
OF trial of their most conspicuous men,
Der, they have contributed an amount
sulhclent to enrich the two heirs whom he
has nearly impoverished. He had over
three millions belonging to them in his
nanos, and more than half of that sum,
besides million of his own, were sunk in
wall street speculation in the two years
OF depression preceding the present boom.
His lawyers said that, had he been
able to sustain his margins six
months longer than he did, he would
now be all right. The exposure
and catastrophe were caused by chance
discovery of his tremendous dissipation
OF the funds. He became unable to pay
over the income to the heirs. Mrs. Hey
ward Cutting was in Europe. She has
always been rather eXtravagant, her en-
tertainments being among the finest. She
was in Paris when the first failure of
regular remittance occurred. She wrote
and telegraphed without bringing any
draft. Then she set out for home in high
dudgeOn, and began thorough investi-
cation. Other members of the proud
family had suspected from the Generals
change Of demeanor that something was
wrong, and they sought to arrangethe
affairs without publicity, but Mrs. Cut
ting would not then compromise. The
cash or an exposure were her alterna-
tives. But she has now been placated,
and the case Withdrawn.
CLUB RACKET.
The Racquet Club has had a decided
internal sensation Of late, which at one
time babe fair 10 seriously imperil its
future. 1t seems, so goes the story, that
among recent candidates for membership
in the club was MIR. Albert Pulitzer, edi-
tor Of the Morning Journal. He was pro-
posed by Mr.. VIM. r. TraVers, than whom
none is more influential in the club, but
Notwithstanding this, Mr.. Pulitzer was
black-balled. 1t is said that some of the
members of the committee felt that Mr..
TraVerS should have consulted the COM
mittee before proposing Mr.. Pulitzer, and
were annoyed at his failure to do so. Mr..
Travers made the rejection of his candi-
date a personal matter, and Immediately
sent in his resignation to the club. This
unloOked-for action brought CONSERVATION
to the committee, and the organization
for the Racquet Club without William
Travers would indeed be like "Hamlet,
with Hamlet left out" Therefore meet
ing was hastily held and Mr.. Travers was
asked to withdraw his resignation. This
he did on an implied condition, and now
Mr.. Pulitzer's name will come up at the
next meeting, with different result, and
peace and harmony reign once more.
MR.. BELMoNT's LITTLE BREEZE.
MIR. August Belmont, Jr., who was I'M
fortunate enough to lose his temper on a
recent occasion at the MeadOwbrook Hunt
Club house, sent in his resignation 10 the
club as steward, secretary and member,
Immediately after the occurrence. The
club has accepted his resignation in his
official capacities, but has refused to take
cognizance of the other, therefore Mr..
Belmont remains a member of the club.
The affair which occasioned this action on
the part of Mr.. Belmont unfortunately
brought into unpleasant prominence the
names of several ladies, who had nothing
whatever to do with MIR. Belmonts hasty
action. 1t will be remembered that the
trouble arose over Mr.. Belmont's objec-
tion to the singing of "Good Night Ladies"
by the mem bers of the club as their wives
left the table after banquet.
VISITING AT THE OPERA.
There appears to be mnch less visiting
by the men at the opera between the boxes
this season. Formerly the corridor of
the opera house used to be crowded by
throngs OF men on their way from box to
box, There is also less conversation in
dulged in by the occupants of the partirre
tier of boxes than in past seasons. They
have been so repeatedly Kissed by the
German operate enthusiasts in the par
duet for talking even in whisper that
they now keep perfectly still during the
performance, and await the beginning Of
/ the entr'acte before continuing their con-
versation. 1t has as rule been an I'M
usual sight to see in American audiences
men standing in the parquet with their
| backs to the stage, looking about the
house to see who is present, but now, on
| every opera night, men can be seen doing
so. Being a foreign custom, the idea is
rapidly growing very popular here, and
NAV be called the latest fad among
Gotham's immaculate dudes of all ages
aud conditions.
DAGGY OUT FOR AN AIRING.
The other day while calling on friend
! l noticed a carriage drive up TO the side
walk and stop at the house next door.
/ The coachman left his seat, ran up the
steps 10 the house and rang the door-bell.
Returning he opened the carriage door,
and to my establishment, instead Of seeing
a lady alight as fully expected TO, l saw
/ the coachman assist very handsome
4 0rayhOund TO the sidewalk. He was COW