The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-02
yARxpyeK 4 JARsDYCE IN NEW ORLEANS.

from the New Orleans Times. March ISL
We hope that no eccentric mliionuaire viii ever
repeat the folly ana uIikindness oi na.ing tins city
iesatee oil any PORTION VI his acquisiilJns IN the
manner and styie or JOhn McDOuugn HlcaolaS
Girod. STEPHEN Girard ion =. RINK and otsr l
ralnsr craca-bra,ncd old acquisitions nave proved
regular Duisanccs, enihatra smenis causes VI
trouble, litigation, teinRa uun 10 maladninstra-
and o,ner irregularities. In ain ost evey case
the money and property .hts ocqucalhed nave been
either misappropriated or squandered W.ln0uG
particle Oh benent 10 the e;gatees.
John Mcponoghs large estate was disslpated IN
the expenses incident 10 the attempt to put straight
and make .egal ms cranky old VIII. what - let OF
Il consists III or dit the DooKS Of the CITY In
favor OF the fund which l. an en.irely inl.ssllary
one, no one ever imagining thss any attempt VIII
be made TO carry cut tue Dene Oent nD,ects Uf tne
tstat1r In otner words, the cty owes Itself Seye-
raj nundrcd thousand do.ars on acco mt o. the und,
and as the city disputes every other claim and
aemand upon II, IL Is not lrooaJie taat 1t WA ever
bother lisen about The wisaes or design oi John
McDonogn.
sTcpnen Girard OF Philadelphia left some country
pro city 10 the city, but II Was invoiteu III iitigaou,
ana We presume mas ong since been swallowed up
therc.n or siuatted upon. aonn ". FinS. .
close-ii-ted Ie.ton; wHo Tor u long time TOOK
ma meal, IN Poydras Market, maze Il ietcy TO the
Cit raiacr cumDgous anu iL.prauticaoe one. The
greater portion OF This was sLoen by somebody, and
what remained IL represented IN The same form as
John cDonogh s-to wit. cieuil IN ivor OF The ilQ
on lie clty's pOokS-wlca Is aDoat as valuable aud
readable rs the bills receivable which old ooisiel
Rector. Of Arkansas was told BY me indian Com
miss,oncr a. Washington 70 take ironl me Indians
ior an over payment made by lie toioneL "Noics
2, hand o. an inj.a scared os aslgage on
Why sir, would ratneE tikc an accepted drat VI AN
ILLINOIS, red headed wcuJpecNcf'
Lastly. comes tiat eel ual bone OF contention ana
litigation, the Giiod oeiuast, Tie DDi,S dStaoTn OF
OF the iayora " tins cry. Gltcd was funny old
Frenchnlan. OF some very Sold guates. lie was
once MAYOR Of This city, welcomed General Jack.
son ON arrya! here, a,d co operated him in
the vigorous RESISTANCE to the BriGIsu. 1ais he
aid iron, haze 81 tae lrtisa Than rom hove of
the Americans. lie was an inteas. FicnUhmtu aud
great uevotce 10 the tirst Napoleon. .or wnom ne
AZ,
LOUIS Streets aud sent h.in an inyita.ion to come
over aud occupy lt. II was sad taat ne tho
leading parsonage IN conspiracy. got up IN this
city To cnect tue relcase ana deportation OF Sa10-
leon IRON 81. uclena- Ga olfui was DIsch eAer-
csed about the disposition Of ms property alter his
dean. he nad curious habit 0. mauiiesting has
regard Ior personal trends by wiring out little
toi,S or l. o. us IN iheIr ayof anu sticking them
awav in some secret recess. Lcdg .alter death
some poor inan who had bougnt one OF GlrOa's
o,f desks, discovered la Il secret drawer a IunOer
OF these III favor oil prominent citizens.
Legal proceedings taken 20 gc, possession VI
these bon, ana afterwards 10 eh1ccce them against
the estate, wDich had gone 10 ms legal neirs,
win wat result we coayd never learn. fne Old
FrcCbman lurthcr ma licsted his prize IN tue 0ilcc
he liad Bied AID ms GaIiic s,mpathes by making
special legacy VI slDO,VJo Tor Tie cstibiishxeDt or
an orphan asy un Tor the charea OF French Gill;
zens, and gave tue whole CONTROL ol this legacy 10
the Mayor OF New Sreans. Long Litigation anu bad
administrator reduced TINS ie4auy 10 little over
$4,000 when the CITY got Possession or it. AZ iaSL
however, that sum was safely lodged IN the bank
box OF MAYOR A. ~. Crossilan-a thrifty, prudent,
faithful putiic onicer-who toos great PRIDE IN tins
trust invested ~ very jud.ciousiy an 4 very svon
d0u,,Icd the amount. IL was also well adams
tered and ial huly guarded ny his SUCCESSORS, untli
Just before the idtc war. having reached the Of
Slv0.aOO, H. got entangleI IA. some enbairass.
ments. IL escaped, however, even these,
aud Mayor Moi,roo Thought he could nos do
better with the fund tgan to Apply it 10 tire
construction Oh fine guiding on square given IUr
That purpose by Mr.. ohn Davidson, on The ridge.
The bniui Y was but ap, nearly conpie, cd, when
MI ). H. Conway, inc late Mayor, inee OF lour days
before ms term of UAce expired, Thought he could
not do better than 10 accept OF proposition urged
Geuigc y Lacey, present Ci,y Attorney to trsls.er
Mon oas cir, q erphan Asylum, considefaIsol OF
which the said ASSOCIATION agreed TO take care vi all
French orphans and iulhl the conditions oil the
legacy.
On the accession or Mayor Flanders 70 this trust
he found himself beset with claims OF the cQntr,c.
tors and builders on the fuHJ, none Of whom nad
been paiu; 0ut ~ the money OF the tuid had been
loaned 10 che cIts the Mayor aDpel the Screws TO
the CITY treasury anu made IL uig olgc ana liant
dated all Tile claims against the legacy.
Ills uOnor was hignli delighted With this resu,t
ana iondiy imagined mat he nad got the ynuanIe
property vel, IN hand, q ID mgnG now 40 TO wo on
pan 10 rcalILe The OBJECT Oi The brue, ocnt tea.
Gltor. From this iona uellisiun he wls su,I,l,nlv
ar0usci one day ny tie dssOycry o The untarlai ct
oi trasiser and sale made BY MS prcdcce ssor four
DAYS bciore Ills decheuyie To the National Irod (lr
!,hin Asylum, created under The al vices OF tho
.lryicsstls episcopal Unurcu ~ LOU .aaa aud or
Rau'led nndef lle direction OF that sl4caious Coun-
sc,laf VINO administers the law department vi our
citJ GoyeruiucnL