The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-24
The Wealthy Mcn of n. York

New lork, April ). 1869.
Uncle Sam has been party to some
pretty tall kitirg. the past week. OF a sor.
too, that has drawn the attention Of oul
sharpest financers aud Wall street sharks
Some patriot, lucky enough to have the re
quiste leisure, had the ingenuity to con-
struct an immense kite (of the order
known among savans as the gigantia, &c.
which he named and lettered The Consti-
tution," and sent aloft with the first stiff
breeze to an attitude which commanded a
steady stopping place for so an unwieldly
an affair. AS he played out the string
he fastened to it, al long intervals, a
streamer. of red. white and blue, small
flag, and finally a large flag. six feet by
four in size-the latter both orthodox as to
stars and stripes. AS the kite and its pa
triotic accomplishments reached their pla-
ces in the sky, crowds were attracted to
admire this novel and enterprising effort
at patriotic expression. until downtown
ers generally had, as it were, drawn new
inspirations and gathered fresh encourage
ment as to the speedy coming of the time
when the blessed rag" shall. indeed.
wave high above every Secession symbol.
The effect was truly sublime. and, what
is more, it was not lost.
AS l wrote you month ago, the
Shoddy Investigation has quietly but
thoroughly gone forward to Albany until
the report is likely soon to be accessible TO
the public. Damaging exposures have
been made respecting the completely of a
number of immaculate Republican poll
ticians. whose reputation hitherto has had
careful nursing and systematic putting
Some Of these precious thieves (that is
the appropriate word, 1 supPose,) have
been for years accustomed to have their
names linked with such sweet adjectives
as pure" "disinterested." public spiri-
ted, "incorruptible, ct id genus omne.
They will now have to "suffer sea
change, into something new and strange" :"
and stand in the pillory. for pos.erity to
point the finger of scorn at. as men who.
swindling their country and its defenders,
were worse than traitors:
An old resident and ex merchant, Reu
ben Nose by name, whose acquaintance
and dearly purchased experience have
measurably qualified him for the work he
undertakes, is IN the habit Of collecting all
obtainabe information respecting the
wealthy meS and firms OF our city. and. at
intervals, cOndensing the same into pam
phlet for quiet circulation among those who
are curious in such matters The last
issue Of this old book has fallen into my
hands. and as halve all my joys and sor-
rows with the readers Of the Post, must
divide The spoils with them this time also.
The arrangement Of the book is veiy i'm
perfect, if not careless: much of its fact ls
more likely to be rumor than fact; and
there are many errors of statement mott
ceable on the most cursory examination; at
the same time there is an apparent approx
imation to truth which may make useful
to curious Bostonians by quoting-in tbs
absence of local news this week-so here
goes.
OF course w. B. As,or leads off in this
list with his 5000, 900; next coms
Brown Brothers SI0.O0O.OOO A. I.
Stewart 5000, 900. Duncan. Sherman Il
CO., and Commodore Vanderbilt, each
$4,000, 900; Angus, Belmont 81 600. 900.
and number Of parties who sing treble,
or. in other words, are put down at So
900. 600 apiece; Of such are w III. Asp,"
wall. j. NJ Beebe & Co.. Dennistoun &
Co., Peter 6olet & Brother, Hoyt, Spra-
CUES & Co., Hehdricks Brothers, James
Lennox, Geo. Law. p. Lorillard, w. c.
Rhinelander, Roosevelt & Son. I.oril.ard
r l.. g. A. Stuart, Moses Taylor, John
d. Wendell. John d. Wolfe.
Of those in the list Of two millionaires
are Henry. John. Jacob and Wm. Astor
j. D. Contoit, Peter Cooper. Hoe Il Co.,
p. IIarmony's Nephews. Johnson & La
zarus, Jailray & Sons. ID. IL A. Kings
land. David Leavitt, Peter Moller. DAME
Parish, John Robbins. X. Ii. Stockton
Edwin f. Stevens. Lispenard Stewart
Paran Stevens. Trowbrdge & Sons. w. S
Wetmore. James s. Wadswor,h, Wm
Wright. Leroy NJ. Wiley. w. c. Pickers
gill & Co.
The following are quoted" at 81 800.
600 each:
H. A. Burr. Henry Barclay. James
Boorman & Co.. Watt & Pickney family
Bernhard Il Hutton, Daniel Drew lin trull
worth Sc. 900. 900, Thos. Hunt. Samue
V Hoffman. A. A. Low h Bro. George
Lovett, X. c. Livingston, Mason & Law
renee (D Milford Martin. Clement c
Moore, Robert E Williams, J. Il J. Stuar
Spolford & Tilestpu. Watson. Thorn anC
Co. J. II. Talman. Henry Young.
The propretors Of a paltry millior
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