New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-16
Personal.

Doctor John Bel, OF New-York, obtained the
premium OF $500 offered by the trustees of the Fiske
Fund, at the annual meeting Of the Rhode lalsnd
Medical Society, held in Providence, June lst 1859
To the New-York correspondent Of TIE R,cA-
waoRd Enquirer We are indebted for the subjoined
statement respecting the members Of one Of the larg-
est commercial firms in New-York, viz. Robert l..
and Alexander Stuart:
Ther father and mother ENID from Scotland many ysars
since to his country 10 Poor sea@'.nes. They brought
industry directed by GOOD deeply imhs~d
OF moral duties aud oolsstona iuoasted BY the
ba.r.. Of m.pucups sugar candy The good wife wos1i
supsrnend the business at home bile tho wosd p
DIE public places and along the by soooomy
unrrul.nt toll their Improved
enable th.H to tab. store aud 70 extend their business The
boys brought ~ In habits Of INDUSTRY aud p~pm family
discipline. having the principles u honesty and
s,to Tito hem A, they up they sUsbl-d ssp
their parents the busnss Al the death II their fa,her
whole business. which had from candy .hop
siderable l,fne was conducted essa.,sy the sa.h
country uude the arrangement Of the the refinery
ba. the largest the United States sohl
The house hiss gwen up III. manufacture Of candies o
employees. carry ont soohe' place Toe wealth u tie
outdoor and managing and ~Itha quite mechanic
ing Introduced several ingenious inventions Of own
and economy Ia h- h~r great
nov WHEN their busnsss infancy Ia opening
l ps.sry.a to ;. sold 70 the glue %.ssr. The nail. :n1
be.,a. , .. e,y sI,.eryed TO BE- used oy,r ...i: .nS
to the In door financial department, bank business. kc
.nbosd They both married and n-i,Ssr savs child 70
inherit their immense wealth They both liberal and public
twenty street. Filth avenue supplied Il with every
oonr and the b.s, attendance che having many year,
Der husband and syesr or two siDee followed hin tn.
While lived the other Of with her every
Sunday and visited her In the week necessary They thsn-
selves live in plain and substantial ard well arranged aud fur
nsbsd houses in Chambers street. In order ~ b.
S. corner Tx a s:s .., The ..d ~ c W.
They s- agreed that the collections at tho Academy d
the eIpen.s. the rental u shout per snna or .,
those e. ~he used Tor tina, prs they you'd the afr
l,ctiou. they promptly settled the difference"
The New-York correspondent Of The Richmond
Enquirer gives the following account Of Mr.. A. T.
Stewart, the great Cresus Of dry goods:
Born the n.ighbohood of Belfast of Scotch rsh par-pt
' p. came to TIE ua,,sd Stat. when quite y.sns .od .-y
had received good sducston with careful parental dsspne
suitable ssid Tor the s11rei.s Of b. ability &s ans.%.,S
industry and Kill In his pursuit. h. began -yinoe symp
system both buying aud ceiling aud thus enabled 70 cell Il
Comparatively low which attracted the b~s, Of
b. PREMISE. Once bic good. were msrssd ts law: 81 The
ked.s and Pessns were not hrsd than hh pe.s
This ruiz time both u and erh
price announced nothing be said they
suited the goods taken. and not they left s~sia
His business contnu.d prosp~r snd he bought and cold al
most exclusively cash revaDs bank sspsasoas hsd
good times seemed 10 make any material In
bis business His house at present., taken In ell lie ssnshes
Of wholesale sud retail 10 probably the lussr stab
lishment Of the hind IN the world Tbs foos stofy
marble peaoe which b. oee1pirs for . store, With
additions inn~n- plat u ground sassndins,
Broadway, from Chambers u H@sde aud rear,
Chsnt.. and Reside streets for 100 feet The osSsl
employed In the house !. estimated e2oo snd the annual
SAILS al about 100000 Mr. s~~srs wealth s estimated
b.rween s7ooo Go and S2O1otoo Mr. ss~srt 10 married
but, unfrtun4sy, without children His whole uass 10
up buD,ss which requires coo clear and osculstrS
head But b. Ia. oompss sys,sn tat
often sppesr The Of eisns o,kns round hs premises
Nj Stewart Ia plain boxing well bu, not "hgp.hy
dressed man; always heat Without bring dandy " about
fye fee, ten inches In bs Of sb, .sody ecord hs, snt
wb,k and nsdium Hight quick. expressive blue though
oder h.as nj - or 81 year. age lie always ssn,s-
manly aud agreeable his Manner and onsn br
bsIsly IN bis Donations Such lgisi;loa
honor % the city aud country u hs sdoption'