Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-05
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A rich man died in Paris week before last. The
funeral was a gorgeous pageant. Silver, and
velvet, cyphers, mahogany were lavshed He
left his heir about two millions Of dollars, and his
mistress a good many Jewels and 100000 in
ready money. The hotel he occupied exceeds
in splendor any of the Ministries, and there is
doubt if any of the private mansions of the bloatcd
wealthy equal in extent or decoration its saloons,
capable of receiving with ease 5000 guests,
adorned each with 20 candelabra of guilt bronze,
costing not less than $4,000 piece, and the
costliest japan vases, and gliding and mirrors
and carving, or its waiting-rooms and smoking
room hung in old and valuable golden-howered
leather; its staircase not unworthy the Tuille-
res or the Louvre; or its buffet adorned with a
gold and blue grg,d fen Sevres dessert service,
which cost $4,000; or its bed chambers and
garden and two Conservatives. The garden with
its vistas Of lindens, and its numberless statues
fountains and cascades, must go to Versailles be-
fore it can find anything worthy to be compared
with t. This CrGsus died at the early age Of 50
years. What, reader, do you suppose was the
occupation Of this powerful man--for the lord Of
$4,000 year is indeed powerful man--how
think you he passed away his timer lie htl 30
other delight to pass away his timc-mark this
Crane or Schuyler yet trembling on the border Of
the locus pGnifentiG between temptation and crime
but contending against the vissitudes Of chance,
but following the fortunes of cards. His nearest
"friend" was a veteran gamester wonderfully,
chance, and well adapted TO represent the tenacity
of fortune. If rumor may be credited, his favors
were costly; il is said he won SIS 900 Of this mil
ionaire, who left, too an annual deposite on the
gaming table Of Hamburg of never less than Sl0,
600. This wealthy person found so little pleasure
from his possessions, he had not visited the splon-
did saloons above his bed chamber these seven
years; he lived on the ground floor Of his mansion,
waited on by thirty menials, never receiving COM
pany, neither glutton nor ine-bibber-poring
over cards with the patience of Benedttne.
His name was William w. Hope; he was the son
f"Anastasius" Hope, and grandson Of the great
Amsterdam banker, and brother Of the gentleman
with the same name who figured as plaintiff in
the Grim. con. suit of Hope VS.. Aguado. At the
sale OF his stable the other day, it contained six
teen blooded horses--the auctoneer announced
with the usual turgidity of bis profession, the
horse up--a fine blooded nag for which Mr. Hope
gave $300-was the especial favorite Of the de-
ceased, his constant riding horse, one of the
surest-footed, gentlest animals in the world.
There were good many elderly monaries pre-
sent, who are enamored Of life, they bid against
each other until the nag fetched 81 ,500.--Paris
Letter.
NEW COMMANDER or THE HOME SouADRoN.
The Secretary Of the Navy, has given Commo-
dore Hiram Paulding, the present popular com
mandant of the Washington navy-yard, prepare
tory orders for the command Of the home squad
ron, Commodore McCaulys connection with il
being temporary.
KANSAS CENsUs.--The consus returna of Kan
sas, taken prior to the first election of members
to the Territorial Legislature, showed the entire
population to be $500 souls. This total is cassi-
fed thus: Males 5,0sS, females, voters, 2,S77,
natives 7,l6l, foreigners 408, slaves 1872.