The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-04-03
Fisk'S Estate.

Mrs Lucy -. FISK mas become
for the first time resident of this
city. For severa! years she has
lived in Boston where the reports
of her husbands free life were
by distance, and ny the
style which she was enabled to
maintain. She is now, however.
by the full details of
his vicious career, and is compell-
ed to witness the breaking OF that
once golden bubble, his estate. Mrs
Fisk is the legal manager of her.
husbands affairs, and this will be
found a most annoyance and Ter.
picking task. Here are houses to-
be let, rents to collect, taxes and
insurance and repairs to be paid.
in addition to enormous sums Of in.
terest to be raised for the holders
of bonds and mortgages. Here, too.
are perplexing matters of stock in
railroads and steamboats,, whose
liquidation will awaken the selfish.
ness of others, and every advan.
tage will be taken to dimish her
claims. All of Fisk's associates
were unp,incipled men, and most
of them were confederates in rob-.
berry, hence they will steal as read
lily from his estates as from any
other. Mrs. Fisk met her first dis
appointment in this duty in the
sale of the equestrian establishment
which did not reach the expected
estimate. I asked a gentleman.
before the sale, if the hores would
bring half their cost. ooh yes"
said he, 81 will give that much Tor
them" But he backed entirely;
not an article was knocked down to
him, while the prices of the horses
were much less than the rate above
mentioned. There were at least
800, 900 sunk at the sale, and 1 pre-
sumo that similar loss will attend
each step toward settlement. The
disposal of twenty houses is no tri-
file IN this condition of the real es-
tate market, and can only be effect.
ed by great reduction from cost. In
this manner the property will melt
away and only afford vexation to
those who have the deepest inter.
est in it. Such loss is not an un-
common thing in estates even bet
ter managed than this has been. /
knew an opulent merchant, who
was president Of a bank and a
director in one of the greatest rail-
road in this State. He was estima--
q ted by experienced men of his ac-
i quaintance as worth from 800, 900
to double that sum. He died sud-
denly. leaving his family, it was
Q supposed, in an independent con-
' dition, but I learned that the net
Il proceeds of that estate were only
$4,000. Unless a man has been
> of a misery turn, and has secret
6 boards of cash, his estate.wil dwin-
" die fearfully when estimate is
n changed to reality.
,ol
~ u At an election held on Easter
,e Monday, April LIST, 1872, by the Cor
rs poration of st. James Church for
Or Church Wardens and Vestrymen for
" the ensuing year, the following gentle
,e men were elected,
n DR.. Geo. E. French Senior Warden
n John M. Barrett. Junior Warden
IN vEsTRYMEN.
g. Lewis Texada, G.. W. Bolton,
st James G. White, J. A. Williams,
ID w. w. Wilmington, H. st. John.
he DR.. H. st. John was elected Treasur-
ot or and ". w. Wilmington Jr., clerk
n of the Vestry.
cd Messrs. Lewis Texada, F. Seip and
MT G.. Mason Graham were elected lay
q. delegates to the Diocesan Council to
he meet at St. Paul Church, in New Or
en- leans April 10, 1872.
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~ 80 II Pacific Fire Company No. held
w. their annual election for officers on
H. Monday evening. The following were
'n- elected President, j. w. Osborn;
~ Foreman j. A. Williams; First Ass's-
,'S tant, B. H DeSola; Second Assistant
o0 Jonas .Rosenthal; Secretary, W. D.
-. Rogers; Treasurer, Moses Rosenthal
VIZ Custodian Joel GOnlden.
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~ The Ball, on Monday night
'ne at the Town Hall, given by the De
OF brew Congregation of our Town. va.
ar all that could have been ezpecte0
-, VI and anticipated. 1t was truly nns
~ " and pleasing entertainment and gs's
"a general satisfaction to all The sup
,.or ,,,,e, fr,1lx, ~ - tho xrhOla feStf