The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-18

=. Nv meien ne assumed bad succeeded to smsss
fortune Through the aid q, Tom Thumb, the woody
horse, and the Feejse merm. VIC; Bnt the Jerom!
Slosk Company. with which 'A rtnn gonnec.ed
his money faster han he ma Ss i, o Of the
We have mentioned. There is mora IA t0is. A
nun VINO hses solely upon humbug with Senclaly
get hunbugged himself before lac dies, 4 A'e lives
long Barnvm erected splendid country seat near
bridgeport, In Connecticut, and owned W ~
large quantity Of land in East Bridgeport. bun
now it . all covered by mortgage, aud the
creditors are squabbling tor the possession of it,
He named his beautiful country seat Iranistan.
which is of Eastern origin but he has left 1t and
taken up more humble residence in this city. We
are told that Tom Thumb is still at Bridgeport. and
that Barnum hopes to make some money ont Of him.
But we PREDICT the life of the successful Snowman
has ended, End that Barnum will have an up hill
road in ali he undertakes hereafter. His property
Is m0rtgaged to the extent Of $3.50 600 and he
is in debt. exclusive Of this, some 100000. Bar
nrm's book has been commented upon in every e.
viized untry on the globe, and the general senti
ment respecting the morals sought to be inculcated
IN 1t is that the work Is dsYracefnl to American Ii
teratare It is mere history of the receptions he
practsed upon the community. and the amount Of
funds they produced. With all his shrewdness in
money making. he permitted few Yankee clock
pedlars to get the best of him. To begin. life again
will he hard for him.
From the Sunday Times, Feb. III
CHURCH AND OPERA.-There IL a sharp conten-
ton raging uptown between church andopera goers.
We think that the reiigieuse has slightly tho ad
vantage over the psima donna. On the same day
that we observed quotation in Wall street paper
o. some Academy Of Music shares below par, loften
above both pa and MAJ we read of the pews in All
Souls church-alas Beetsteak church-alias Holy
Zebra-alias DR.. acknowledging sold at ire
mendous figure. Badali versus Bellows although
no one ever said OF tie former Of the latter He
behows!D will have verdict for defendant--the
congregation being the jury who get charged"
Inc summing up was by the anctioneer. That
arch:republicsn, Moses II. Grnnell. bought two
a Guvvra md thorS foll
SUIT almost as eagerly as the pedars and thinkers
initiated Genin with his $500 Jenny Lind ticket
What with box for lie Prophete" and pew to
hear the prophets expounded, wealthy merchant
need make profits enough to make his expense
mare sustain his handy gallop.
SQUATTER SOvE1EIGNrY-The latest instance of
this is said to be Mr. Justice Peabodys seat on the
bench.
(Frem toe Sunday Atlas, Feb. III
Cry COMPTRoLLERsHIp.-Wh the matter
with Compt oller Flagg that he does not respond to
ihe complaint made against him by John s. Giles, in
behalf Of the people, charging HIM with having
usnrred the Office he occupies At the expira-
uon OF the twenty days allowed to file his answer to
ire complaint OF Mr. Giles, he made application for
more time, and another twenty days granted by
Judge Roosevelt, which would have expired to-mor
row. But yesterday he made application for fur.
iner extension, aud ten days more time was given
II the case Of Mr.. Flagg is clear, why is this re-
uctance on his part to meet the issue This int
resting and important ought to have been finally
disposed OF before this time; but Mr. Giles appears
edusAeu III Ills commence OF ulIlmaIe Triumph; and
although Mr. Flagg continues to discharge the du-
ties OF the Office to which he (Ges) claims to have
teen elected by the votes Of the people, he has no
doubt but that upon the final rendition of judgment
IN the pending suit, he will recover the salary from
tie LIST Of January. Fagg is doing the work and
Giles calculates to get the pay.
[FIem the Sunday Courier, Feb Ill
!. TIE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB The annual cleo
resulted in reinstaing those of last year. resou-
tion passed that there should be three prizes of
$3.50 each, to be sailed for in June next. This is
double the amount Of last years prizes. There was
also rule at that time that no boat should enter
under fifteen tons. This year boat will be allowed
TO soil under twenty-five tons.
WILLIAM 3. AsToR.-Thcre seems to be strange
disposition to make target of our friend Aston,
the great millionaire, because he happens to be
rich. For our rart,we do not quite comprehend the
justice or good sense Of poking fun at gentleman
because he has the good fortune to enjoy an income
Of million and quarter year Mr.. Astor has just
us good right to the peaceabe and unrestricted en-
joyment of his property as the humblest man among
us to the enjoyment of his days wages. If man
j. to be made target Of, by way of punishment
for his wealth, We shall discourage the getting of
property, ard good many enterprisng citizens will
lie for abandoning their business pursuits lest they
should get too wealthy ana be subjected to the an
noynnce of public attacks on their persons their
motives, their mansions and their families. If Mr.
Astor raises his rents we Immediately have q row
about 1t IN the public papers; but why should not
he get all he can for his houses as well az another
mani II he refuses tn give money to build church.
or hospital or declines subscribing to railroad,
there is at once terrible rumpus made. But he
ought to te his own almoner and to give or not,
may suit his feelings we'll as the rest of Mr..
Aston, presume, does not eat more than he
pays for and we have never heard of his neglecting
to pay his taxes. He cannot take his property with
him when he die and he only acts now as steward
for his tenants, who would not live in his houses if
they did not find it to their advantage. The New
York correspondent of a Philadelphia paper gives
the following fanciful description Of our great mil
| lionaire:-
TIE old saying, to the purport that there always
two rides to question. struck re ocioe
Of m;onaIes Wtl!ian Ss,or Of vasn last week
wrota. seems that Mr.. Aston aas just given cesin
donations to the Astor Library, estAbh by
bis late ia her wbsre,t sll New Ysk erected is ears,
and opg drawn expressions Of wonder freely lad ged
in. Nsgnanmity rarely fnos ,estrg pla 50 IL rich
mans bosem AID Mr.. Asor has been accused Of
Possessing the attribute Bur let give you the
other tide Of the story The next seek after he had
ants to the number Of nearly two hnrSre4 that he
rents would be raised after May from TO smon'y
per cent Thus 1t is that miiiionair.s hand
wash the other Mr. Aston is study so the suhroposo
cost Tim, spare, not ounce OF adpose matte,
frame Hts brow narrowed by deep indan atiohs and
the clothes In which he appsa.s though all very well or
who IL scAnowsdgsd Lives, would Disgrace ~
whom certSn degree OF ceedlt is necessary. HIS ony
doctor - p,l a. hs dinners par ken Of in
shilling Iessursnt ard at four O'Clock he wudges his
weary wsy uptown, While stages rR5sle by him 'deu
with passengers, whose aggregate means substrssied
the total OF his wealth. woald scarcely diminish
~ pesc+piby NJ Astor hss revst been cissr OF law
suits and scarcely doea thu fire bell ps its d6a eung
changer upon he air without more lass affecting his
| ptcuniary intesests.
OF course tie writer of this sketch never saw the
original Of the portrait he attempts to draw. 1t Is
| msrvellously unlike the man. Mr.. Astor is tall,
rather stout and exceedingly quiet looking gentle
man of sixty years, little less. He dresses well
and neatly, and looks like well to do and respect
able merchant. His sandy hair is slightly sprinkted
with grey, and he has slight stoop il his gait Az
| to lis ''trudging his weary way up town" and
'd.i.iDg in shilling restaurant it Is all gas he
which is not often tor his office up town, in Prince
street, and he walks as steadily any man you can
meet on cur streets. Nobody has ever seen him in
q restaurant Of any kind. He lives IN one OF the
place, and gives elegant dinner parties to the class
Of intellectual men Of whose society he is fond. He
il man of good reading and scholarly tastes, and