The Sunday herald., 1886-09-26
THE PASSING HOUR.


THE PASSING HouP.
According to "Ilaston," OF the New York Times,
young George Vanderbilt Ia said to have Inherited
his fathers great liking for pedesrianlsm. and up at
Bar IIarbor this season he has been taking early
morning walks every. day, miles on miles 10 each
Enos, his personai frend sea siacs ecs' zeal K
olen TO be his companion on these modest excur-
s,ons, aud Mr.. Enos told me not long ago that on
at his best his talk was always bright Ills olserva
tlons on men and things thoughtful aud FIJI OF en-
Tel .arment.
"Miss Nevlns, who has Just married James q.
Blaine, Jr, has, hnl ""Brunswlck, - OF the Boston
Gazette, says, "done better than 10 she had gone
upon the staRe as she expected to do this time last
year. Mrs. Blaine, Jr., ia an exceedingly pretty
young lady, blonde OF the most pronounced tyne,
With dazzling skin, small but expressive features
anu most exquisitely turned neck and shoulders.
Her family were very well of at one time, I believe
but met with reverses. and she, having been more
Ideas toward the professional stage. Madame Mod
1eska was very much impressed with her beauty
and talent. and determined to secure her for her
company this year. II possible. She thought that
MISS Nevtns would be particularly attractive In
boys clothes, and she was going to have some such
that she spoke too extravagantly to the young lady
oeIore .aiEipg business, for when the question Of
terms @ ~ came up Miss Nevins wanted as much money
ladies' 80 the negotiations fell through, and Miss
i, Neyins did did not 20 upon the stage. I think she
would have made success by her appearance at
any rate, IL she had taken npthe stage as pro-
fesson. Madame ModJeskas Idea was also to intro
not uninteresnE Voice 1t is e exactly ke bows
voice, and has compass OF about an octave and a
nall hall, Every song that she sings has to be trans
posed for her. and, as say, her range is very
limited, but she always makes an effect, and gene
rally pleases her hearers"
The Washington correspondent of the Ph,adel-
phia Record says: "Representative W. c. r. Breck.
inridge, OF Kentucky the son Of Old DR.. Robert j.
Breckinridge, who made more reputation last winter
than any other new Congressman, was here yeser-
day on his way home from Fortress Monroe. HE
VII be eeleced this fall said Kentuckian .but
think that the next term win be his last. W. c.
man In Kentucky, lives In that district. Although
he s only thirtytwo he has been trying for years 10
tussle, you remember, the last time Blackburn was
sent to the House. Blackburn Is the most popular
% aim IN beas = owess i hs had sSsa
BLACKBURN wanted to beat old Ce,ro Gordo Williams
for the United States Senate, he went to
his support in the Senatorial fight. owens
has been member OF the Legislature ever Since he
IN both houses. He elected Blackburn to the Sen.
ave; AsUwens cold blooded politician have
AZ nn ldea , fhat he dld ss out Of pure generosity
nomination in the Lexington District with Breckin-
ridge that Blackburn Will help owens and that be.
strong, handsome man-the finest look .pg man n
the State.llke Edw.n Booth, only larger nnd
way but he is the greatest poker player west OF the
Alleghanes He wins $40 900 year out OF his COL
leagues In the LEGISLATURE Just easy as turning
over your hand. he Is a fine lawyer and cOnslnl.
mate politician. His income from his practice His
POKER ana & h,s salary must not be less than s,'oso
Saratoga correspondent Of the New York Star
tells the following: "Shortly before he moved down
to the Grand Union from the United Statcs, MIR.
William Turnbull was sitting one evening on the
piazza overlooking the lawn, enjoying his after
dinner cigar beside lady. Presently n young
SWELL arrayed In the height of fashion, sauntered up
and sank into an easy chair opposite the lady. In
his scarf was huge lizard Of gold, with diamond
eyes and tongue of ruby. AS the eyes OF the lady
the young man pressed little wire at the bottom OF
his waistcOat As the eyes OF the lizard revolved
ishment, and the young man looked straight ahead
across the lawn at the fountains spray, without
changing muscle OF his face. Ater an interval Of
Few moments the young mans right hand again
Garelessly sought the wire beneath his wastc0at.
The automatic eyes shot forth and the tongue rolled
tine, as then she evidently Thought she was laborng
under an optical illusion. She nuJged Mr.. Turnbu
IN place. Mr. Turnbul glanced at the young man
and his scarf, only to rest look OF Incredibly upon
ais fair companion. Then Mr.. Turnbulls attention
was diverted as the young man repeated his trick.
This time the lady arose with flushed face, and WITH
some emphasis again told MIR. Turnbull about what
might as well have been solid stone for all the lie it
displayed, and the Innocent young man appeared
more .a IN innocent than before @ hs LADY declared that
slowed COMMUNICATING look upon her as he rose
and aud. remarked; ~ guess you're little ratified in
against John Mcbride Davidson and John Chamber.
lain, who had been watching the fun from o safe
distance; They had put up the Job on tho good Mr..
Wilkes Booth Is never-ending topic for gather
ers OF exciting reminiscence. "The Casual OBJ
server" OF the Graphic day or two since met Mr..
Edward T. Doherty, now an Indian trader at Chey-
enne River, Dak., but formerly an officer IN the
Regular Army. II was Mr.. D0herty with his COM
mand Of twenty-slx men who captured John Wilkes
Booth after his successful eluson Of the oicers OF
the law for over week. Speaking OF this stirring
experience Mr.: Doherty said: "About O'Clock on
the morning OF April 20, 1865, cornered Booth In
small to6accohouse tnat was used as o stable on tne
farm OF MT. Garrett. The assassin was accOmpa-
nied by Harold, his accoInplice. We surrounded
door was burst open and the two occupants or
dered 10 surrender. Harold gave In, and while lie
Private Corbelt fired and hit booth i The head. il
was very dark went up and caught Boolh as he
was falling iie had dropped his crutcl, but had
he was preparing TO fire at US. The DANES were
now getting n too warm, and ! threw my right arm
where we laid him on the ground. I raised his
hand; The only word he uttered was useless, and
tnen ne became unconscious, about two minutes
after being shot. lie continued In that condition
until he died some hours later. The Government
had out reward OF $4,000 for his capture. This
which was $1,000 but ihe chief detective 81 he War
Department (Bakerl claimed that he had given me
my orders and had 10 divide with him, as an ad-
mral In the Navy who sends out o man.of-war that
makes capture gets half The captains share OF
am@eg @ Boo.sse9dy @ va Was positively ide9led
May, who had performed an operation on his neck
ior tnmor some time before. His body was buried
In cell OF the Washington PeniteLtiary and after
wards removed by the family 10 Oaklands Cemetery,
Baltimore"
Murat Ha!siead, ln a. New YORK letter to the Gin.
cinnati Commercials Gazette, says: "There is evil
dence 10 the unseemy contest that Is rising over
Mr. Tilden's viii that his weakness In his last years
was not all ply sical II was hardly worth while to
do something ally In dealing with the children OF his
brothers. The will has not been admitted to pro-
bate, but one OF the executors has turned Mr.. Til
dens nieces out OF the Greystone house because he
did not know whether the law would permit the ex-
penses OF house Keeping TO come out OF the estate
but the same executor has made h'pset comforta-
able In Mr.. T1den's palace on Gramercy Park The
Troy BudOef SAYS: :. % will delegated powers
TO HIS executors which the law does not recogpize
AZ Valid and II declared that any beneficiary con-
testing the document should forfeit all rights under
it-a clause, the lawyers say. the courts will moi
sustain. Still none OF the helrs were disposed al
frst to make contest although the bulk OF the es-
tate was wlled 10 public aud vaguely described OBJ
lects, ana probably none would lave been made had
II not been for the arbitrary and wholly unwar-
ranted prOceediu OF Andrew H. Green, one OF the
executors, IN turning two of Mr. Iilden's neces
away from Greysi1ne. As IL Ia the probate Of the
VIII VIII probably be opposed, OF legal proceed
lnRH taken after the probate in court OF equity
aud little doubt IL expressed that the heirs wifi fare
much better under the decision OF the court than they
nave by the terms OF the loosely drawn last Will an,I
testament OF the sage OF Greystone The Rochester
Uhiot ana advertiser remarks: 1T Is considered
raheI pad taste 70 say ne least that The executors
O1 Tue late Governor Tiden should bring down
pleasure parcs on the viking TO soc the raceh II
u true that the charter OF the yacht was to the close
OF the season but II rather BnackA Of an
~ undue authority for them 10 thus appropriate er
suppose she bnould be run into or daInaged some |
way, would the estate be held? one wag declared |
that The ships nag was at hal mast but his glass
was unreliable or too strong II was hardly worth |
while for Tiden to he great lawyer and statesman
and Ave tunes millionaire 10 have his Will drawn
10 loosely as 10 invite condensation, ard II dscour
ages Efforts at beneyOlence beyond the xraye il |
oncs relatives are 10 be driven la cold blood moi |
haste, from house aud home 10 save the charge n |
would take TO keep The Old house going 10 swel me
flnd 10 buld a library 70 be landmark