New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-08
A MODERN MONTE CHRISTIE.
Mr. Henry NIeiR1s, the Great Railroad
Contractor Of Chill.

Nr. Henry NIet9as, the Great Railroad
| Contractor Of Chill.
From tue Milwaukee Scntinel.
Some TING since we republished, from 8
| San Francisco paper, an account OF the 70
! mantle business career of Mr.. Henry Mciggs
| Those who read that account will remember
| that, a number OF years ago. Mr.. Melggs
WAS engaged in extensive enterprises. Drln
| cipally railroad in California: that he was
| 20 all appearances, exceedingly prosperous
| and possessed of great wealth; that he sud
| denly disappeared, leaving large amounts
| outstanding against him; that III process OF
| time he turned up as Il railroad proprietor
and builder in Chill. explained hi, conduct
! in :, satisfactory manner, and pad all his
California debts to the last cent.
His operations i'll Chill! were OF a grand
! scale and have benefited ha- State in more
| WAYS than one. They served u. once to
| open easy communication between portions
OF the country which previously had Little
CONNER. i.l intercourse: to promote t.i.. set
Element ami development %: i very p:o,luc
tive country, by mak:ng.i il accessible; and,
what may be esteemed of even greater I'M
poltance. to keep il ti!rbulen. people uliot
by keeping them AT work.
w. now earn from private letters, writ
ten by a nephew of Hon. L"v: Hj:obe!l. OF
tins city, that M. Mciggs M. transferred
the theatre OF his q gantc opc-at.on> from
Chilli to Peru. From the same scarce We
obtain some knowiP.i Q. OF til. .raui scale
upon Which he Conducts his D"n".iccnt ell
tcrpri>.s. " iic gives AVA" >av- :lc letter
writer. " and spends vas: amour. ~
money. amt cntcrt;;.nA tOctr or ilItv every
day t" dinner" am told la "a, contract
ior these railroads. he agreed :. take n pay
ment Peruvian bonds at seventy pcr ctnt.
an: no' hon. since he received $4,000 90
from the .ovclilmt N Ill Donds. which. when
pad III The European market. 500: ii eighty
two - q. .ilty-ivc pc. cent. clearing 10. him
over seen million dollars. IL Il. once mo-
| titird the Peruvian government; Ina: ne was
willing :" divide tn" p"nTl'. al.i :iat ii
might have al! the bond, brui. IN. over a I
>-vrnt. -nIne per cent. Still IL .ilaNeS over
fi,c millions. and incrca>rS his .r.a' popil-
ld.tT by g!Nin. away aho.i' Two millions.
Speaking OF the DECORATION ". ;.n. houses
in Lima on the twentieth D: .'!v. The Pc
r,i,;an independence Dav. NJ. iiEDbeli.
saws: Henry M,igys lives i. .hr largest
house in L!lnt and it was LITERAL: covered
with Hays. While stood .ooi,in. a: his
hou>. i'll the cvenin. and ldmiriay :!,c
manner Ill wilicl the gas lights Were placed
for the outside, OF the ho'i-. W.@ covered
with them, grouped and a;;an ,"i n "ycrv
conceivable devicrj. the mal vino pr up
the pipes and globes acro>t.i n. and SAID
M-;s.s gave him $1,000 for putin. ~ Ia.
lights. not counting the gas itself.
N.;rg. WI ,n .~,;st 81, o.n) ~ W. inv
thrn, l,r.,r uiotnor,,,i;,. Wv. ~. ~. cI'
',,.;,n ,,,;r ~, j;.,...'.,. ,;,. @ -
road.
In !, letter dated Dyc-:n'": 4. $50. Nv
Hubbtu writes:
.C,,,, d. r.,,,,,.; 1874
,.,, ,,, ,,
~ :, 80 "" "''NH
,'h'c MAJ lht pea OF f.'|.A- your
,e'''f "a o't"'"r ~ ana VIZ S'.l' ~"
ines a. l'piS ~ III. '''"1 -. 81" twenty
>'''!!u. 'H'' p''io 'i'' al - -l'.' ".1l't 'ne
i''I'it VI
Vas Tin,' :" i"'li VI N'i!. cont 'hh'n
also. I" know thar Doiph t.ii!':Ion are
long wen III Il pe'Hniafv sense. i"t; an
lo1 mention whether they-';i' u, eldest
nav" gwen up thrir stHoie' entirety or not.