Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-07

From the Correspondents of the NJ o. Picayune.
Death Of soa Of the Author Of . Anas-
tasiu."--His Immense Wealth and Ec-
centric Life.
PARIS, May 5, 1855.
A few weeks ago, Mr.. William w. Hope, one Of
the sons OF " Anastssius" Hope, died in his hotel
OF the Rue Saint Dominique, Saint German, leav-
ing the whole Of his immense fortune, above two
millions Of dollars, to poor Englshman, distant
relation, negotiating at Dover on some hundred
pounds year. The win contained few legacies
among them one to his mistress He bequcathed
her 800 600 This legacy was too intimately linked
with the other provisions Of the viii for the heir TO
think OF disturbing IL for, as you know, these NOR
tuary commands are like Prince Rupert's drop in
their intimate nterdependence. But the woman
had pair Of horses and carriage in Mr.. Hopes
stable (they lived maritally together alleged TO
have been given her by him, and which were shown
TO have been used by her constantly, by none but
her, and to have been constantly at her orders
The heir brought suit to recover them, and they
were worth 81 900 at the outside.
Mr.. Hope was one Of the martyrs of the Midas
martyrology. He fortunately was damned to none
OF those "rich mems Diseases the govt and apo
plexy, but he could not escape ennu that curse OF
wealth. His only resourse to kill time land he had
not much 70 kill-he died only ffty.two years old)
was cards; he spent every season at Hamburg
sitting at its apis vert and leaving never less than
$4,000, and In 1850 $751; 900 to the bank. His
stable was sold recently and all his other personal
effects are advertised as on sale. His hotel with
the exception Of the dc Rothschilds, Lehon, Lam
riston, Mile Hottnguers (it is Just completed the
building has cost million Of dollars, is tho finest
In Paris, and is most expensiyely decorated. He
greatly enlarged it when be purchased It fifteen
years ago from the Spanish government, who used
it as their embassy. He lived there alone with his
mistress, waited by thirty servants, and having
few visters besides well known card-player nick
named 10 Bancal, who has the reputation of being
the best card-player not to be a Greek, possessed
by Paris.
He made his fortune in Mexico at monte and the
cockpit, and it is said Mr.. Hope contributed S75,.
900 TO his estate since first they commenced study
ing the Book Of Kings together. The house he
lives in Is worth 81 100000, for it has immense
garden, filed with avenues Of fine old lndens, as
many fountains and statues Versailles and aspen-
did cascade. The furniture is In keeping with the
hotel and grounds; it cost 100000. The salons
are au premier four second foor) and can contain
1900 guests they are lavishngly, too layishngly
adorned the ceiling most deliberately carved and
gilt; they are lighted by 20 candeabras Of gilt
bronze, each Of which cost SO, O00 and are filed
with the rarest japan and Chinese porcelain vases,
some having cost 81, 800 the pair the staircase is
not surpassed except at Versailles one of the buff
fets contains dessert service of Sevres china gold
and blue, which cost $4,000; the antechambers
and smoking-room are hung with old and superb
leather, with gilt flowers In word, gold, mirrors
porcelain and carving meet the eye everywhere
The splendid suit of salons the master had not seen
since 1913! He lived on the ground floor; in all
| this prncely mansion there was but one chamber
| it was on the ground floor, and decorated with wes
| tern art and oriental luxury. It looked on the
garden and into two green houses. Who is there
in Paris that can afford to indulge himself with a
house costing rent Of soc, 900 annually?