The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-12-18
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There are bat few debts due By This cs-
late. The personal effects Of Mr.. Fowler.
compared with bis other assets, exhibit the
same wonderful contrast as in The schedule
of John McDonogh. All his personal and
meveable effects-including books. cloth
ing. pair Of old pistols valued at 81, .
glsstcr pipe, a box Of razors. sandry old
|srinks, desks, one picture representing tvs
heads, Sc. amount 10 S2fo. willis, his
bills, receivable are Ss04.6s2. Could VIC
|peep into the circumstances of the makers
6fthese notes, what prodigious contrast
would he sem between the vnlne Of their
'movoaLles and ihosc Of their principaEcred
itors.
Mr.. Joseph Fowler was a gentleman of
great sagsciiy and intelligence, md during
his lie, WAS known to do mot few kind
and liberal acts 10 those he fancied, but
parsimony wasshis dominant passion. Hs
believed ihnt wealth could be more. rapidf,
accumulated by economy than by success
hll speculaiion. Oneof the witnesses in
The administration Of his succession, Dr..
Rush.on, illustrates this popularity OF bis
character, BY saying that whilst MIR. Fow-
Ter would moi 90 hundred yards 10 make
hne hundred thousand dollars, he would
walk a mile to save a dime. Here is de-
vc,1ed the true secret Of money getting;
10 cut down ones expenses, and save eve
ry penny rather than embark in doubtful
ventures.
The commission on Mr. Fower's estate.
at two and half per cent, amounts 10 the
handsome sum Of S32, 500 40 to each Of
his executors Hero is a pretty fortune IN
itself. One or the executors is our es,ina
ble feilow-c citizen. WiIheImns Boeert, Esq
MIR Cornelius PauldiDg commenced hit
in his city MS jewe'er. He judicionsls
Invested his profits 10 real estu,e, which
advanced ro pidIy ia value. Mr.. Panldins,
though like Mcssrs. Fowler and McDan-
ogh, nhachelor, a and very parsimonons in
his habits. was not 50 Indifferent as mnn,
persons imagined. 10 the comforts of life
This may he seen from the Tact that nj lh',
time Of bis death. The iurniiurein the house
which he occupied alone, was. valued at
81. 400 l2. Nor wss bis table unsuppli-
cd with substantial viands, thonsb he
would be employed for hours in The market,
driving hard bargains with the butchers.
The total value Of Mr.. Pauldins's success
sion. which consists chiefly Of real estate,
Il, S5S0,000.
By tho death of these three citizens, the
amount Of S4,a6O.6fO. during tho pas,
year, has been thrown into our courts 20
be distributed. The diffusion Of this A.
mount, through legal costs, lawyers's fees,
executors commissions, &c, may be some
adyan,age. The estates OF Fowler and
Paulding present no difficulties calculated
To produce much litigation; but that Of Nc
Donosh affords an endless field Of legal
controversy, difficulty and costs.
II hold il TO be u fact Gays Pascal, ,"tba,
if oil persons knew what they said Of each
olher, there would mai be four friends in the
world. This is manifest from the disputes
10 which adiscreet reports from one TO an
other give RISE"
Gen, Lauo said the other day at lndian-
spolis, in his speech after dinner, that he
was ..too full for u,terance." Tie Madi-