New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-02

produced the most bitter opposition
ieaTlul Duty stood before her.
oone"hat later, she met General o.. Il.
o Vas warmly Interested in her biSt.s II
-. e '..1le not aea htlsss resist sss I'M
n;ns. eioquence OF her address, or -
pdua ; cnarms OF person. Thew = NV
Of The a. anu tnence till now the 6era -,
"a sne story Is not Myra Davis, Myra ~, FC
Gaines. 'A 0iark whitney but Myra q D
The laws delays were fearfuIlv ov
i've. The little fortune receiva31 eApa
marriage soon melted-sbe had s-o ~
whole of her husbands estate
mad borrowed of his family, and sbo
borrowed of every one who was
enough to listen to her persuasive yoiOs
''she talked the money out of their nocSa. NJ
| [NorE 1.-THE writer "borrows, or
imagination in these Representations
mas borrowed in one or two instances
mas given ample security upon pordo'
ner estate which the courts of last n,
mas decided in her favor.1
Nobody could listen fifteen rcinp,o.
her without sharing in her enthusiasm
perfect conviction of ultimate success
mad iced the ablest lawyers in tha NJ
with princely retainers when she
money and she had more than once ii,
ner own case when money could NOT bs
tanned. She knew the law perfectly
mad mastered details as well as prineiSJ
enc knew precedents, and did not stuT
upon bubbles Once, it is said. she sn'
case. A "Ou
Once more with friend and partps
her struggle, she fought forward, Gems
frames devoted his time aud his FORUM
Tue work. For ten years the gallant
Generai and his beautiful young
Planned and executed their Campaign
gether. She had youth, fire, and e6er'N
be had wealth, position. and a cbivsIv
eyotlon to her cause.
should you search over the fils BIZ
some old newspapers, about I84l, LII
may find mention of the lecturing tnr,
General and Mrs. Gaines. Tbev deIivs
in company series of lectures unon n
| jects which would seem to be STRANGELY lur
similar. The General had new nisN 10
national defense; his wife descanted M huis
the horrors of war. In Wilmington Il ma
thus jointly took up an evening in the T. lar
Town Hall, appearing beforea large a1M loos
ence, and devoting the proceeds to rebIN !,
the burned St. Andrews church.
The General died in lS49. Once N, cue
alone, his widow has still fought the bas ite
with unwearied energy. The fortuns Off
her has been long since exhausted, nm btVt
| sands upon thousands of dollars have N d. |
advanced to be repaid when she gained III an
property. 1t is perfectly safe to say \ cOu
the expenditures in this suit have reasI wi ~"
into thousands. sT'
SO violent was the antagonism to be- 'uV
New Orleans, that her life there has Fnel
more than once endangered. Pistol4b ecle
have been directed at her, and once abb ses
passed through her bonnet. oug
To-day Mrs. Gaines is doubles hu
wealthiest woman in America. The "a,
value OF the property adjudged to Der w.
not be accurately estimated. 1t embnl 1ss
some OF the most improved portionsefN AO,'
Orleans, dwellings, stores, warehouses. En-
lie buildings. A schedule fled in BY n
shows portion OF the Clark estate as new
as 1t could then be estimated. 1t ran citen
A cotton estate and lands inherit. hsi
ed from his uncle, Col. Clark. 500 rail-
Two cotton plantations devised to
him in 1872 by Nr. Wilkins, with puc
one hundred negroes on each of bue
Debts due from Wade Hampton T1r,
for Havana Point sugar planta. u1
The Maison Rouge Grant. g.. 2,SS ant
Lands purchased OF Louis Boulig. yht
Sugar plantatioS T'1 ON tho Missi.. diatt
sippi, 10 miles above New Or reca
leans: i? p wi
| Two cotton plantations on the Mis- s.in,
sissippi, 60 miles above Newor. '.ns
4oeuS. : : :. =. -. '..'''''''.
the Mississippi river, so miles Be f
above New Orleans. ......... @ ma,,
Lots in New Orleans, bought IN uO'
1862, of Judge Polot. A have
| A square bounded by Gravier
street, in New Orleans, bought ind
III 1918. .....,.....,......... @ ~
Lands on Bayou Teche. ...... Sd len
Lands on Bayou Lafourche . 60 aspi
Lands on Aux de Plaquemine. n ides
Ten thousand acres Of cotton land srer
on Bayou Bout .............. H9 S4eN
Seven thousand acres of land on aysl
Nezfptque river. 81 despi
One hundred and ten thousand uoaf
acres of land on Amite and
Conetie rivers, and East Baton uel
Rouge. ...,........,.....,.,. l,@ man
| Eighty thousand acres of cypress for
swamp, near 0uachita river. NJ An,
Three lots on GENTLY road, three A1'
miles from New Orleans. 49,. wn,
Debt due from Chew * Relf TO Mr.. rodiC
~ gta as Az es ms death -, - 100 pick,
filed by Chew g. Relf. .s..,..... 100 scun
| List OI debts due to Mr.. Clark, ms
fled by Chew & Relf ......... q bic
Debts lmortgages) released and msai,
discharged by Chew & Relf. 49,. u'
Total. .....,.......-....... $500 ely c
For all this property tie counterciI . ref
49, AZ IN