Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-11-21

IN. j. r In the Oiuoinrati Comm rclal
have above alluded to Henry smith, and
Am reminded OF a short account Of his career
given me not long ago by a friend who was
brought up with him. Henry N. Smith IL known
psTSts md ,usossStuS OPERATOR, IN Wall StrSst
II was he who became % noted at the Black
Friday time as the head OF the hTm Of Smith,
Gould MARTINI It was he who was In With
Fisk In the bold operations against the Erie
railroad; and II was he who made . corner on
KTeenbAckl last winter BY carrying I'VE mil.
Hons OF dollars on his person and locking II up
in the Tenth National Bank-Which last opera
tiOn became the subject Of Congressional In
qulry. Smith came on to Washington and was
examined. The committee did not get much
comfort out Of his answers. They asked him
II he had locked up I'VE millions Of dollars In
KrsenbAeks He frankly said he had. They
asked him Sny he az Sia T. He freely a.;
BY the operation, and wanted " know
what the committee intended TO do about II.
Without answering, the members Of the com.
mittee asked what right he had 10 lock up that
amount OF money. Then he got angry and told
them that II was none Of their id business;
that the money was his own, and he could do
that the committee found they had made mis-.
take. Smith collected about nifty dollars wit
ness fees, and returned 70 New York, and that
was the last Of the silly Investigation. A gen.
| tlsmAn who was also witness before the com.
| mittes said, subsequently, that Smith actually
carried the nVs millions u dollars on his person
for two days The lining Of his oyerooAt Was
hllSd with pockets, and into these the money
WAS stored.
smith Is about thIrty.avS or thIrty.siEht
years old, short Of stature, IllEht Of frame, and
| red Of hair. The latter he wears cut close and
his WhiIkers q 10 miiiidiTs or mutton chop, with
mustAche. HIS name u not Henry N. nor
Henry N. Smith, but Norman Henry Smith.
He 10 . native Of TiOEa, Pennsylvania, a little
village which Is shut In with charming grace
from the outside world by circle Of hills, which
| In fall present such an enchanting RppeAra noe
that It elingS 70 ones memory forever. In this
pretty little village this monster operator was
born, and here be 10 called To this day plain
Ton smith, a nickname he Eot gnen 6aby:
young days about as other boys do, and II 10
nothing AEainst him that he learned the shoe.
Il Il said there that Tom Smith can make the
best "hnsn boot Of any man In America.
A love serape, II am correctly Informed,
drove him from his hammer aud lap-ItOno and
took him 70 Buffalo year or two before the
war. while there he attended . course Of To-
ItTuotiOn In one Of the cuisines colleges" which
were 50 common then. From this he operated 10
Buffalo IN small way, going nnally 70 Albany:
He could not long remain 10 such place, and
he turned his eyes toward New York.
His career Al = money maker Is Without par
Alel In history, II would be idle TO estimate his
wealth, for today 1t might be twenty millions
and tomorrow ten He 10 called the successor Of
jim Fisk, but this Is an insult 10 him. He pos
SesAsH the same reckless daring, but he brought
TO hiS experiences keener and more deliberate
judgment and intelligence than Fisk had. Be
side, he has none Of the last qualities which
Fisk possessed. He has no desire 10 dlsp Ay b IL
wealth Internationally he does not care 10 build
an opera. house that he may have the privilege Of
tho green room, and he 10 not likely 10 run line
Of btsamsTS merely 10 show himself In an admit
rails uniform, nor 10 show himself At the head
OF a regiment At the cost Of Thousands Of dol
lars. He lives as becomes a very wealthy man,
and owns a number Of the best horses that
money can buy merely for his own driving He
has considerable money Invested In real estate
| In his native town, where he has provided hand
| BOmsly for his father and mother.
mir. GEoRoE r. MCCARrEE, chief Of the Blu.
| Teau OF Engraving and Printing, Treasury DE.
| partmsnt, was, lew days ago, rendered the
| position Of private secretary 70 Gen. Dix, GOV