The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-01

DEATH OF A NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE.
rFrom the n. Y. Sun. 10th ]


Jacob Surget, aged ninety seven, OF 220 East
Eleventh street, formerly one of the magnates of
Wall street, was buried from 81. Marks Church
yesterday. Mr.. 6urget and Mr.. Carpenter, the
sexton of the church. had made an agreement that
the one who first journeyed to the spirit land
should return, II possible, through the medium Of
Mr.. BIS "epiritualistic table, on the Fifth
avenue. Mr.. Carpenter lived directly opposite
the great money.lender, who used to laugh at the
spirts" in public although he is said to have be-
lieved in them very fervently In private, and that
the "tableu aforesaid had often revealed what the
'price of stocks" would be on the morrow, when
It was important for the SPECTATOR to know the
fact and that this was the secret Of some Of his
most successful money ventures IN that line of
business Mr.. Carpenter, like Mr.. lselin, who fell
dead in Wall street last week, made the compact
with his friend, however, rather as stale joke
than anything else. The browning wonder of this
"strange, eventful history however, is this that
Mr.. Carpenter died just day before Mr.. Surget,
and was buried on the same day, only few hours
before him. Mr.. surgets propertyis estimated
at SIC, 900 600.
captain for many years-alwsys brave and true
to his country, always gallant and courteous. 1t
was In his blood. He was descended from the
folks that live in the land Of the lilies and the tr
color. This accounts for 1t. Later on be settled
down as q Mississippi planter, and was leading
man in his parts. He minted money, and held and
owned eleven hundred slaves. He was what is
called Creole Frenchman. though born In the
United States. and uu6f patriot never Dreamed.
He always said he should make mp the round num-
Der of one and three 0's, II he didn't drop of
among the eevens. Every seven years, he said,
man was liable to die; bat II he got over hun
dred years he should live 70 be LIS, and meant TO
keep his faculties. He had q secret OF longevity,
which he bought Of an English gypsy woman
when he was o sailor In port. We have got the
secret in writing, but are not permitted to reveal
it unless by "word Of MOUTH to some anxious
inquirer, who must DO forty years old when he
applies for il, and possess clear yearly income
OF twenty thousand dollars. This was the In
junction imposed upon the gentleman to whom
Mr. Surget gave the secret" and which he also
imposed upon rs, although for what reason no one
can tell. Any one who fills these acquisitions can
have the secret verbally delivered by applying to
the city editor Of the Sun.
Mr.. Surget lived BY rule, and was excessively
abstemious. If ssked TO drink rum or wine. he
used TO say he had assured his life to o gypsy
woman, and couldn't deliberately break his CON
tract. bis drink was water. He rose with the
cock; for thirty years he spent his winters IN
Mississippi and his summers in New York. He
was stsunch Union man. When Port Hudson
fell he was allowed, on account of his patriotic
efforts on behalf of the Union. to retain all his
property and was aided in getting II together. He
sent immediately after that battle $500 900 worth
Of cotton TO New York, and gathering together
the flag ends of his millions, came to settle in New
York. and invested IN seven .thirties.