Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-01-17
A Rich East indian,

trimony."
Rich East Indian.
The London correspondent of the Boston AT.
las gives the following sketch of BApoo DwAR.
kASAuTH TAooRs, one of the lions Of London
at the present lime-"He is, as his title of Ba.
boo and his name will have suggested To you,
an East Indian. His wealth s so enormous
that il is scarcely an exaggeration to say that
he is tho richest man in the world. a few
years ago. when a panic occurred amongst the
commercial houses III Calcutta especially, and
the great Indian seats OF commerce generally,
Dwnrkanauth came forward and advertised that
he would furnish them with any amount they
might in their emergency require His name
was such tower Of strength that the mere an.
nouncement caused suspension of the panic.
At another time he entered room in Calcutta
berate on the best means to raise f5OOOO to
build new town hall. Gentlemen said
Dwarkanauth, Il will buy the premises of which
you are speaking, build new town hall on its
and was no loser by it either for bis property
in the neighborhood greatly increased in value.
His possessions are immense, and he owns the
coal mine. very valuable one, which 10 to be
found in India. He was in this country three
years ugo. and is now here travelling for tie be.
nefit Of his health. His nephew and youngest
son accompany him. The governor general Of
India is Dwarkonauih's guest. at one Of his
country seats, every year; and it may give some
icea Of the oriental magni6cence of this holiday
resort Of the governor, when tell you that one
wing Of it will afford accommodation to one hun.
dred and sixty guests, with their servants,
which, in India, is always pretty considerable
number. Tagore, when he came to England,
brought. as presents to the queen and nobility,
shawls TO the value Of many thousand pounds.
He is frequent guest at the table Of her msjes
ty, who presented him with spenddly noun.
ted portrait of herself-You have doubtless
heard of Rsmmohun Roy. 1t was Dwarksn-
auth Tagore who patronized him, aud furnished
him with the means of visiting England. In
Calcutta, Dwarkanauth is the principal of the
chief bsnks-he has the largest number Of shares
on the Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
and travels in his own steamships. He 10
Unitarian in creed, as was Rammohun Roy. I
assure you that have not in the slightest de-
gree exaggerated in these remarks respecting
his enormous wealth, but had rather understa.
ted the matter. He is living at the 81. Georges
Hotel, Albcmarle street. at the rate Of fi0,000
a yesr-this know to be fact. conceive
that oil this will interest the readers of the At.
las, and Americans generally, from the fact that
! Baboo is about 10 visit America"
Nor BAD-An exchange paper, we believe
il is the Lowell Courier, tell the following good
story:
An old lady, resident OF neighboring place.
kept large family Of turkeys, perhaps sixty.
She. like great many other people, thought
great deal OF her turkeys, consequently valued
them very highly. Opposite her door was
"West India Goods Store" The man who
kept it one duy emptied his casks OF cherries,
intending to replace them with new. The old
lady being economical, thought it n great pity
to have all these cherries wasted, and in order
TO have them saved, she wonld just drive over
her turkeys and let them cot them. In the
course of the day the old lady thought she would
look afler them and see they were In no mis-.
chief. She approached the yard and 10! in one
corner laid her turkeys in one huge pile, dead.
ayes, they were stone dead Wha. was 10