New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-25

he could not lei the stills go, Tor he was Just ouu'
iIg dlSEltTy N Butler County but he woulc give
him lo, OF thirty three acres on Western Row, In
Leu OF the article. Mr. Long worth, whose vie" OF
he value OF propeTiy.here was always in advance
| Of pubic opinion, gladly closed with the proposal
! hesc thirty three acres occupied 4 front on West
en- Row from Sixth to Seventh street, running west
for quantity, and ihs transaction alone, taking into
| lew the prodleIoUs advance IN real estate here,
would Of itself have furnished tie basis OF an I'M
rnense fortune, the naked ground beng nov worth
| Tesry two millions OF dollars
| Mr. Longwofth went on adding lot TO lot, acre 10
are 10 this ucte until. although he kas sold more
lands ard lots than any man IN CINCINNATI, ne IS si
| the largest landboider IN tie city.
What Mr. Longworth's property Is worth Is rather
difficult 10 determine but his taxes for 1880 were
upv ard Of seventeen thousand dollars, the largest
| sun paid ty any Individual IN the United States,
Villain b Aston excepted, whose taxes, for the same
ear were tv eniy three thousand one hundred and
sixteen dollars, The presumption i, that there are
lev individuals Of higher repuied wealth IN the Uni
! ted states II. however he were man OF wealth.
| ard OthIg more. this notice would not have ap
| Geared in these pages.
| Longwor;h IS problem and a riddle problem
worthy Of the study Of those who delight III expior-
irg that labyIn OF all that i hidden and mysteH
/ Gus, the human heart. and riddle 20 himself and
Others. lie IS a Wit and humorlsi Of high order
OF Keen sagacity and slrewdness In many other re-
poets than In money matters who can be exact to
| a dollar. ana liberal, when he chooses with thou
SANDS OF marked peculiarly and tenaclty IN his
own opinions. and yet Of abundant tolerance 10 the
opinions. how ever extravagant, OF OtherS-a man OF
eioai public spirit and sound general judgment. All
these things rarely accompany the acquisition ana
| the accumulation Of riches.
In addition TO all this, L would be difficult 10 md
an individual Of his position ard standing so perfectly
fee from pTdo-in the ordinary tie has asso-
lucely Aone, unless It be the pride Of eccentncty.
| II is no uncommon circumstance for men 10 become
nch BY the concentration Of time. and labor aud at
tontion 10 some one object Of profitable employment
This i the ordinary phase Of money getting, as clo-
sing the and pocket 10 applications for aid Is that
of money saving. Longworth has become rich
/ man on a different principle Tie appears 10 have
started upon the calculation that If ne could put any
individual IN the way Of making a dollar for Long
worth and a collar FOR himself at the same time, by
aiding him with ground FOR a lot or IN building him
house on lt-and #. moreover, he could multiply ca
ses OF the Kind by hundreds, perhaps thousands,
lie would his own interests Just IN the same
| measure as he was advancing those of others. At
| the same time, he could not be unconscious, that
| while their hall subdlvded into small posses
Sons. owned by thousand more individuals, his
| lalf vast boundeSS aggregate. since II was
| the property of one man alone. The event mas
| done justice 10 his sagaciy. Hundreds, II not thou
SANDS, and djacont 10 Cincinnati, now own hou-
! seS III lots and many have become wealthy. who
would IN all probability have lived and died rs ten
| ants under a d erent state OF case.
Mr. Lougworih has his views and his own
ways. regards reef Of and assistance to- the ne
| ctssiious. That he Is governed BY conscientious
HoiN ought 10 doubt who learns, as ne ca
/ ly may, that longworth IS asupernumerary town
p trustee whose Office is crowded az regular hours
wh twenty thirty, or Fly miserable objects, whose
cases he eyamnos mo md dlspoSes OF AZ cost or
tire ~ patience, which most men would, ordinari-
| w. not submit TO Reef IS then provided for, on
! y stem which protect, Itself from being made
| ncaIs OF fostering lCltusss or mendlcliy All THIS
| IS dore obviously r.nclple, since he must be a
loser pecuniaTily, as "en a IN precious ume by
such a course.
Mr. Longworil l. 4 r. ady and rscy writer, whose
ven OF think ng ard CxETcs sion is always rCh. and
who BLENDS pleasantly and Wit with grave arguments
and earnest purposes. His writings on the straWDer
" and the grape and his various contributions TO the
press abound with examples of this kind, recogniza
be here. as his. al single glance. Ills bon InolS
and quiz7icaites are like his own sparkling cham
paene, brilliant and eyaneScent Few ofthese can
he referred 20 on The spur OF this occasion TWO or
! three however, may suffice sample, II even M
feTior To tbe average. They taken from Clsts
Advertiser, the editor Of which relates then upon
! his own knowledge.
During the war with Mexico, one OF our city dai-
hes stated that Mr. IongwOTth had offered contri-
! button OF ten thousand dollars as advance pay and
equipment OF the OHIO volunteers, large share OF
! which were from Clnclnnati-a difficulty having
arisen TO the State of ONO furnishing the necessa-
~ advances. was some what surprised nj THIS, pc
liovng Mr.. LoIgWoth no friend to the war WIN
| Mexico, and'wben met next him. congratulated him
his public spirit referring at the same time to the
statement III the journals. " Not word OF It true
! not a word Of II true ~ observed LoDgwOrth. u
might have said. and believe did say that would
give ten thousand dollars as contribution to regi-
meLt o! younie ers, but II was on condlt!on-on 1e
! express contingency that should have me picking
out tho among our citizens should go and believe
Iwoud make money by the offer yet-buI reco.lect,
! am to have the say who are 10 GO
!
tfbuiion 10 relieve the wants OF destitute 0ul de-
| serving widow residing in the Sixth Ward among
oller persons ! applied TO Long"or'ni, no Us -
| iect 80 IaSsuTed him tbat She had good Iea-
| son, said 70 beleve that she bore an excellent
| character ana was dong all IN her power 20 sup
! port large family OF small children. Very well,
! then" SAID Nj LongwOhh shant give a cent
Such persons viii always hnd plenty TO ieheYe them
shall assist none but the idla drunken, worthless
vagal Onds hat one else VIII help. II you meet
with such cases call upon me- That THIS was not a
mere preteuse find IN The success OF an apphcation
IL ade here IN behalf Of the Momons, alter they had
bc,n driven from Illinois. committee OF that peo
pie visited Cincinnati and applied to Trend OF nine
who SAID he had 10 money to give, but wrote note
| 70 Mr LongvoTh. IN which he stated that ne had
sent these persons to hm, as having claim on him.
thfp not Je,ng Christians. Mr.. LoDgworih gave
them accordingly ten dollars
CLASS BOOK Oh CHEMISTRY BY EDWARD L.
IoUMAHs. l2no. Up. $50 ID Appleton Co.
We have rarely met with an elementary
scientific treatise which, III cleaness, bFeylty,
AID freedom from exiraneous matters, surpasscs
tie present volume Without neglectng the
II ost valuable sources Of information, and quot
ing literally from recent authorities whenever
Il suits bis purpose, the writer has stamped his
mater ais with the impress OF has own mind,
giving his work the character of all original pro-
ductcn. rather than Of 4 compilation His
statements aye admirable fer their precision and
ncatness Of expression. IN comprising difficult
subiect lie never fails 10 perceive the laborIng
point, and Illustrates It 10 the comprehension OF
tn student in 4 few simple and well-chosen
words lie shows an excellent judgment, no less
III his omissions than IN his positive teachings.
Instead of eyhau>tlug topic, by the lntroduc-
~ d.tor IL bot he nj n n
10 scientific chemist, he selves the man tea-