The National tribune., 1906-12-13

Jan. /. Comrade Southwick is one of
the best known G. a. r. men of New
Jersey, was for long time in the local
freight office of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, and was Assistant Ad-
jutant-General to Department Com
mander Stahl.
Mrs Riwka Schein, who came over
from Bremen TO New York a year ago,
has brought Il novel suit against the
North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany for $1,960, which represents the
pecuniary value to her of an attack Of
seasickness for which she holds them
responsible. She claims that the ship
behaved so outrageously that her SUI
ferings were unspeakable, and that she
has never recovered from that attack
of seasickneSs, OF all the ills the hu-
man flesh is heir to none can "toucn,
seasickness, and Mrs. Schein will find
many to sympathize with her, and wish
her success in obtaining some slight
recompense for her sufferings.
Andrew Carnegie has given Prince
ton a lake, which was formally pre-
sented to the college Dec. 5. 1t IS three
and a half miles long, and cost sloS,-
900. 1t begins at the college property
with a width of 400 feet, widening and
including a number of islands, near
which are swimming pools. Opposite
Harrison street the lake occupies the
entire width of the valley between the
canal towpath and the hill. AT the dam
its width is $50 feet 1t is expected
that on account of this lake greater
crowds will visit Princeton at the time
Of athletic events.
Madame Zola. widow of the famous
French writer of realistic fiction, sho -
ed herself to be q woman of broader.
more liberal and more truly just views
than are usually attributed to the fair
sex in applying to the courts for per
mission to bestow upon the three chill
dren born to NJ Zola and Nine. Rozerot
their fathers name. Nine. Iola has
taken the children and is bringing them
up as hers, and is especially pleased
that the boy has decided not to follow
his fathers profession OF letters.
Nearly every distinguished English
man has been mentioned as q possible
successor to Sir Henry Mortimer Du-
rand the last being Lord Desborough.
Lord Desborough is an athletically-
minded gentleman of 81, great noun
tain climber and oarsman, and is very
popular with Americans. He enter
tanned the Harvard boys when the crew
was in England this year. No one
seems to quite understand why Sir Nor
timer is going anyway.
William c.. Rockefeller has decided
to give up his horses for automobiles.
He has recently invested about $4,000
in the improvement of his stables,
putting in iron stalls. hardwood floors,
etc. but he has replaced the floors with
cement and torn out the stalls. He
will sell his thorobreds and use horses
,1r. F.N,. l.
Rough Point" Frederick Wander
bits Newport home. has been pur-
chased by William b. Leeds, of New
York. 1t is one of the largest and most
beautiful estates of Newport, with a
at nearly half a million dollars. The
Vanderbilts have not occupied it for
several Summers.
Mrs. Russell Sage. whose estate is "S-
timated to be worth from $60.000,000
to 500, 600. 900 is making vast loans on
real estate mortgages at four per cent
1t is thought that this will make it
easier for real estate owners to get sat
isfactory mortgages.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cullom, of
Moundsvillc, w. Va, the parents of the
celebrated Siamese twins who died re-
Gently, have been offered $1,000 for
the bodies of the twins. This they have
refused, and the twins are 10 be placed
in a vault in Baltimore.
Jas. II. Emmett Post. S, c.. \. r., Wa
bash. Ind, has passed resolutions de-
ploring the loss of Comrade John
Schlemmer, 18th Ind. and extending
their sympathy to his widow and chill
dren.
Mrs. Sarah Hansborough Henton.
daughter of DIR. Silas Hausborough, died
Nov 8, 1906. at Georgetown. Ky. She
was very gifted woman, and is mourn
ed by a large circle of friends and re!a-
tives.
The estate of Carl Schurz was lately
valued by the appraiser at $266, l46. y
large amount of this sum represented
investments in railroads, $4,000 being
a life insurance with the Northwestern
Mutual.
OrVille X. sherman, a grandnepheW
of Gen William T. sherman. got 1t INTO
his l7-year-old head that ii was time
for him to be married. His parents
and those of the young lady, who is Il
year his junior. felt very strongly that
they We're "o'er young to marry yet
but the young man gave an exhibition
OF the Sherman blood by eloping with
the girl His parents seemed 10 have
some OF the Sherman l,romptness. too,
and telcgraphed to the Chief OF Police
of st. Louis, who put the young couple
under arrest as they arrived in town.
Young Sherman lives at Peoria and his
fiancee at Monon.
Gen. shafter left an estate valued at
$4,000