The morning call., 1891-05-04
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Ex-Mayor Hewitt of New York has been
spending season in Florida.
Ii is understood that Joseph Pulitzer
gave S63, 600 for the steam yacht Catarina.
John T. Ford of Baltimore is regarded as
the Oldest theatrical manager in the United
states.
Secretary Rusk will soon receive his
grandfather's sword, worn in the Revolution
by Samuel RaSk.
Professor Antonin Roche says in an inter-
teryiew that Earl Granville was the best
French pupil he ever had.
George w. Childs aYows himself one of
those who believe it mistake to put off be-
ing generous until after one is dead.
Baron RothschiId. who recently lost $780,
OO0,000 in speculation, told a friend that
his opinion OF himself could not be put into
words.
Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt, the wife of one
eX-MayOr of New York and the sister Of
another, was the only daughter OF Peter
Cooper.
Henry Watterson is lecturing in the South
on Morals and Money" in which he graph
ically depicts the growing power OF pelf in
this country.
Dom Pedro, the ex-Emperor Of Brazil, has
planned to spend the summer at Bushey
Park, England, the residence Of the Duke
de NemOurS.
MID e. AlcUSlel, the WIDOW O1 tll6 lIluStTl-
Gus his lOrlan, IS editing the Journal and let
tiers of her husband, describing his journey
to Rome in 1880
Albert Bierstadt, the artist is going to
Europe to make studies for the picture of
the Landing Of Columbus" on which he
has been engaged for some time.
General Butler is said to be ambitious to
have his memoirs enjoy a greater sale than
have General Grants. The old man is r.
nd hos haA ei nf IAtth lie ifa
Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt is tall and
slender, with pretty blonde hair. and she is
said by her friends to have heart of gold.
The greater part of her life is spent in doing
good.
General Albert Pike once told a citizen
of Alexandria that lie removed from that
city to Washington because the people
whistled So much they disturbed his literary
labors.
Mrs. Kate Chases face. Chicago Herald
correspondent observes, is noticeable for It's
lack Of lines, while the c0untenances of
many women her junior by many years are
beds of maps.
Lord Salisbury recently lost a favorite
servant by diphtherla at Hatfield House,
and the next day he had the whole castle
drainage overhauled at a cost of several
hundred pounds.
Mrs. John l.. Sullivan is very angry at
the report that she had joined the Salvation
Army. On The contrary, she has joined her
bruiser husband again and will accompany
him to Australia
Jefferson B. Browne, the new President
Of the Florida Senate, is but 80 years of age,
and refers with pride TO the fat that he
kept Florida lighthouse to obtain money
for an education in law.
Hon. 5. r. Peters, the only Republican
Kansas Congressman who declined re-
nomination last fall. and thus escaped the
avalanche of Alliance wrath, is now being
doomed for the Goyernorship.
Sir Charles Dixie is As years old. He is a
man OF average height, with long, brown
beard and a deep voice. lie is wealthy,
capable of hard literary work, and a con-
yincing speaker in Parliament
Dr. Felix Porsch, Breslau lawyer, who
is only IS years OF age, and who has been
Tor nine years a member of the Reichstag,
will likely succeed the late DR.. WndthOrst
in the leadership of the Center party in Ger
many.
John P. Green, the coiored Ohio lawyer
and orator, does not like the new term
Afro American for the people Of his
race. Il like the word Negro with big
y, he declared at Cleveland banquet re-
Gently.
The Princess Clotilde has written to a
Paris publisher stating that for the present
at least 'Plon-PlOn's" political correspond
ence cannot be made public as it contains
matter compromising well-known person
ages now living.
The hangings of Mrs. Andrew Carnegie's
drawng-rOOm are old rose with gold. The
hardwood fl or is nearly covered with Per
sian rugs. The mantel is OF onyx and gold,
with ouyx-tiled hearth. A beautiful Ores
den vase has niche all to itself between
the front windows.