The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-12
THE LATEST NEW YORK GOSSIP.

| THE LATEST NEW YORK GOSSIP.
Young Ralph Tnton, Son of the Dis
graced Poet, and His Mother-Beech-
er's Mem oirs-Gen. sheridan to Write
a Book.
New YORK, Feb. IA young man with
head of light wavy hair and IA clear cut
profile passed rapidly into the Erie railway
office yesterday evening II was Carroll
| Tilton. son of the famous editor and poet of
| wears agone, and one of the principal figures
| in the great Beecher scandal. He is the
| image of his father and like HIM too, is
given to writing. He is an expert stenog-
rapher and typewriter, and is employed
as secretary of the Erie Company. He is
n very steady and intelligent young man
and spends all his time attending TO his own
| business. The question is often asked what
| has become Of Mrs Tlltonp Without IN
| any way seeking to tear open the great
wound afresh, | may say that she is living
| quietly with her mother and two sons on
| Pacific street, Brooklyn. She has never
| been in want, as so many persons have been
| led to believe Mrs. Marce, her mother Is
wealthy and her beautiful home has been
| her daughters abiding place since the
| great trial Ralph Titon, her second son,
| is a go-ahead young fellow and is employed
in commercial house. Her two daugh
ters are married and have children of their
| own.
And Theodoreq Where is he!
| In Paris A frequenter of the cafes
| and boulevards, prematurely old man with
| out money or friends, an exile from his own
| land, veritable wandering minstrel, for
| his once gifted pen is still employed in verse
writing, although little of it finds its way
| into print
While writing about the Tiltons what
| is more natural than TO mention the Beech
| ersi
The son and widow of the great divine
are now busy reading and editing the proof
sheets of his autobiography. The book will
| be issued in a few weeks, and | am able to
announce by the authority of the publisher
| that il will contain the first sermon ever
written by Beecher, and also the story of
| the great trial written by himself. Mrs
| Beecher is still in doubt about giving the lat
ter to the publisher during her lifetime
| She finds il difficult to make up her mind.
| The manuscript has been in the hands of the
printers three times and three times recalled
| by Mrs Beecher Col Beecher, her son,
| however, says there is no doubt that his
mother will finally decide TO have the re-
port published
| / will tell you secret.
| Gen. Sheridan is TO write book on the
| civil war.
A leading and responsible publishing
house has made him cash offer of a very
/
has decided TO accept it. Not a line of the
work has been written yet, however, and it
is doubtful if it will be begun until the
spring, and it is hoped TO have it ready for
| the public next fall
Gen. Sheridan is often seen in New York
these DAYS He is one Of the most unassum-
| ing mon who can be found in days walk.
| He is easily approachable and no chats
pleasantly with everybody. Gen. Sherman,
! who lives at the Fifth Avenue Hotel is quite
the reverse He is bluff in manner aud
far from pleasant A book publisher went
TO him recently and made him an offer to
| write a book.
'sNo sir" was the reply. "I am not a
book writer I'm "a soldier. / can fight,
but cannot write With me the sword is
mightier than the pen. Good day"
The social season that is almost at an end
has put good many dollars in the capa-
cious pockets Of the Rev. DIR. John Hall. IL
is said that DR.. Halls income from mar
riage fees since last September is not less
than $50, 900 One bridegroom gave him a
check for So, ,0G0 for tying the nuptial knot
| DR.. Hall is worth 81 900, 900. His total in
come is at least SlO0, 900. His congregation
| is the wealthiest in New York. The amount
Of $400, 100000 may be seen in his church
any Sunday morning. DIR. Hall has a
! MONOPOLY of all the swell weddings, Brides
who desire to be in the fashion insist upon
being married by the millionaire clergy
| man.
IAN I want is to be let alonew
50 spoke the father of Victoria Morisini
a few days ago to reporter who called
upon him to find out where his wayward
daughter had gone
"Don't ask me, )" he shouted, "go away, let
me alonel don't know and don't want
| TO know"
He was wild with excitement and the re-
Gently published stories that he has spirited
his daughter away from her husband cut
| him TO the quick. / know positively that
| Morosini has'not done anything to aid his
daughters escape from her coachman hus-
| band, nor has be ever listened to one word
| looking toward a reconciliation with the
erring girl.
A few weeks before Victoria ran away
from her husband an effort was made to
bring father and daughter together 1t
was managed by an eminent lawyer, a
friend of the family Victoria was brought
down town to the law Office and put in an
| adjoining room. Then old Morosini was
sent for Tenderly and manfully the old
lawyer told him what he had done Moro
! sini listened in silence. As he rose to go 10
| the lawyer threw open the door that sepa-
rated the father and daughter.
There is your lost childp' be said dra-
matically.
! Morosini looked up. His eyes fell on his
daughter. Then he turned to the lawyer
and said:
"Take me away or III kill her No
power on earth could induce me to forgive
her. am mad. have pistol. Take me
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