Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-04-24

Nme American Hateht NAeUtCihe
EAIIIIOnalres-- wealthy Citizens of
philadelphia, Chicago and De-
lroIt.
From the New York Citison,l
The patent and family medicine men of
our time frequently amass large fortunes. 1t
Is not true that, because medicine does not
come through prescription, it is therefore
4 fraud. Most of the current remedies are
only compoundings upon a gigantic scale
of common medical recipes, and there are
frequent cases where the patented prepara-
tion Is more valuable than the services of
the specifically graduated villag' doctor.
One of the richest OF these patent physl-
clans was DIR. David Jayne, who lett So
100000. He had a passion for architecture,
and the chief promenade and display street
of Philadelphia, Chestnut, received its
earliest and stablest contributions OF stone
and brick from the procet DIS Oi his lab0ra-
tory. His own business establishment is OF
stupendous proportions, and shows the i'm
m ,nse number OF bottles that his patrons
must have swallowed. ltis built of staunch
granite, with dizzy cupola, huge wings,
aud precariOus bridge, connecting it with
an extension of scarcely less superiicies
across the street. Mucn Of this building
was half the time without tenant, rs
philadelphia does not do enough business
to take up all the Il orS, and the doctor was
equally unfortunate with some of his other
editices-that particularly known as Jayne's
hall-which was so deplorable in its
acoustic properties that it soon fell into
dsuse, and was remodeled for dry goods
store. As rule, DIR. Jayne's buildings
were massive and spacious, and he so clung
to the passion of erecting them, that in his
will he provided for the entire completion
of his new and splendid dwelling, and its
establishment with furniture, tapestries
and paintings at least equal to its exterior.
DIR. Jayne's residence stands on West
Chestnut street, near that Schuylkill bridge
about which the wise Quaker councilmen
haggled and disputed till the United States
Government heard of it as an obstruction
to navigation, and are likely to make it
favorte route for carrier pigeons. This
ediiice is of pure marble, in dimensions
nearly as large as the PalaZZo BOrghefe at
Rome, and its archi ectural details, though
sometimes incongruous make coup d gH
very superb and satisfying. 1t is the most
exquisite mansion in Philadelphia, as the
Eastwick and the Jay Cooke mansions are
the finest IL the suburbs. DIR. Jayne was
married three times, and, to content the
children OF his earlier two wives, he made
a marriage contract with the third, where
by she receives only the interest of $4,000
year. Other rich vendors of family med
icines in America, are Ayers, Helmbold,
Brandreth, Demas Barnes and Schenck.
The latter has farm in New Jersey, con-
tiguous TO the great monopoly line, in full
view of whose travellers stare great pla-
cards: "Consumption can be cured" The
station at this point has changed its
m N SahnnnE's citation A tfnr n whilp
New Jersey will sell out the names OF
Trenton battlefield and Morristown win
ter-quartets to her rich brakesmen and
ticket agents.
Two of the richest men in Michigan are
Senator Chandler-whom everybody calls
"Zack," on account OF his convivial nature,
and who is the L. w. of the northwest
and Capt. L. B. Ward, a sort of inland
Vanderbilt, who owns no end of steamers,
and who is largely interested in the copper
and iron trade. The Clailin of Chicago Is
John V. Farwell, importer and jobber,
whose business edifice is made of marble,
and who employs l50 clerks. Her Astor is
probably Frank Sherman, a possessOr of
much of what is called 'hOrse sense"
meaning natural sagacity. He bought a
quantity of mudpuddle once; over which a
village grew, and, when most of his CO.
temporary land-holders "realized" at fair
advance, Sherman held on till the town in
creased to 100 800 inhabitants and the Sher-
man house, named for him, is more vast
than NapOeOn's monument. He is said to
be long and lank, and he is now past so
years of age.
All this shows us that the way to get rich
in real estate is to-wait. We may labor, ii
we want to, but that don't amount to much.
At Springfield, ILL.,, the richest citizen is
presumed to be Jacob Bum, banker, who
commenced life a grocer's boy, and who
last year returned 100000 income. He was
a neighbor of Mr.. Lincoln.