New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-16

they 10 numerous or 70 often ati6ed as 70 give any
plaubity 70 the idea that this was the chief drain on
Mr. Fowler's exchequer. When the worst came TO
the worst, they could be employed by Mr.. Fowler;
and for very easy service in the Post-O Office sucency
| for them to live upon could be given.
And now let us examine, before going further, the
| amount of money from all sources which must have
PASSED through Mr.. Fowlers hands during the past
seven years His place. with it's various perquisites,
could hardly be reckoned Of less worth than $1,000
a year, which is certainly moderate estimate. This
would give in seven years the sum Of $l05,0oo Inc
d,fcation, 30 far as ascertaned reaches 10 S5 OOo
and Mr. Fowler must owe $4,000 in this city for bor-
rowed money and debts.
All The foregoing estimates arc made on tho very
lowest possible range, and yet they give from these
tangible resources aggregate Of $4,000 spent some
way or other in seven years In addition to this, we
believe il is known that hr. Fowler failed in his pm
vate relations heavily bankrupt, in other words
about xix years ago; and that on that occasion, the
amount of private indebtedness which the sponge
was paesed exceeded $4,000.
In addition TO all this it ia not presumng too much
10 say that Dir. Fowlers influence Mt Washington ana
elsewhere, more especially in the Navy Department
must have been TO greater or less extent source OF
annual revenue. lie was, moreover, mixed up Win
Secretary Floyd in the sales Of fort sites TO Richard
Schel and 20 forth and it is not TO be believed that
man holding the power he did nthe Democratic organ
izaton, and being embarrassed for money and ha-
rassed with fear could fail to make his position and
influence Pay tribute to bis necessities.
From these and other calculations Of nature not
needing special mention, we are driven TO the con-
cuson that Isaac " Fowler must have received III the
past seven years not less tat the very lowest than
four hundred thousand dollars while it is still more
strongly the conviction of all those who knew him in
tmaely that when he fled from the city last Sunday
morning. he could not have had-agtin taking the
outside cacuation-three thousand dollars in his
pocket.
On these facts the question Of what did he do with
these m0nstrous runs, comes up wildly before
u.s. And before giving our theory Of the matter,
it may be as well to dispose of the many suggestions
made by parties not acquainted with Mr. Fowler and
Lis habits as to the in which according 10
their Judgment this catastrophe has been precptated
They say Mr.. Fowler had mania for dabbling in
Patents and that he purchased good many Patents,
and ost some money in them, is true. But the yen-
tures which he made in this line all a small
scale. Patents rejected by practical minds and only
recommended to him by the cheapness at which the
lespairing inventors offered them. He would occa-
sionay give $500 or 81 900 for patent, once CIV
ing as high as 81 500; but when the rights of these
various inventions were in his possession, he seldom
at least never 10 any great extent-committed the
further folly of attempting TO manufacture the articles
specified. He did spend some money, but hot much,
on sofa-spring PATENT he also spent little on new
kind of sewing-machine he held an interest in Pc
cuiar sern-wheel paddle for propelling eanalboats
and was also, either whole or part, proprietor Of
Safety Railroad Brake which had been experimental
ly introduced by Dean Richmond two cars
Of the New-York Central Railroad.
But taking AL these together, they utterly fail to
for any fractional part of the mighty sums
which have disappeared through Dir. Fowlers open
hands. Nor say that he has Of late speculated
in stocks any extent; for since his failure or bank
ruptcy before noted, his credit the street not
good enough TO permit him either 10 buy or sell on
time There can hardly be q broker in Wall street
who must not have had BIr. Fowlers paper offered for
discount during the past three four years at rates
which would eectualy prevent any stock operations
except for ready cash. with the maker OF such
All. POWER certainly did not gamble, nor was he
even fond Of cards. He would. anao5s f"fty Vi
friends take hand at round game but never
showed any inclination TO ghtagainst heavy antesi"
and when he would lose the twenty or thirty dollars
worth of chips originally staked be woudrise fromth
table and stretch himself with evident feeling of
being released from distasteful employment. That
he was now and then seen in gambling houses may be
true but he entered them except when wishing
TO show the elephant to some strangers visiting
New-Yofk; and we believe that he never in his life
rsked more in any of these concerns than just sufficient
to ray the footing las the phrase goes for himself and
friends.
As to his hospitality it large and elegant, but
could hardly be deemed prodgal for bachelor in the
endowment of such income his. He now and then
gave sunptuous dinners to political visitors from the
Southern an other Sates-dnners, perhaps costing |
him couple of hundred dollars EACH but these were
not unduly frequent, and were to certain extent |
necessary to the support of that prominent position in
POLITICS which he stroye TO attain. As for his other
personal expenditures they liberal and on a scale
fully meeting his income of $4,000 year; but not,
SO far as could be Inferred very greatly, at ALL IN
excess of that amount. He not in any manner |
drawing heavily on his PURSE a man Of intrigue; or
burdened with those relations which sometimes enguf
fortune without betraying any sign OF where IT sinks
On the whole his habits far could be seen were
all such as might legtmaely have been INDUCED by
man in possession of his osensible Means and again
we are forced back the question I'm what manner
4" did Mr. Fowler get rid Of the moneys thus shown to
" have passed through his hands 7"
Our own theory is that three-fourths of the entire
amount must have been expended in Efforts constantly
requiring TO be renewed, 10 up original deficit
of than $40 900 0O0 this deficit having
originated during that period when Mr. Fowler was
n dealer on the Stock Exchange. To cover $40 600 or