, 1873-10-06
WASHINGTON.
People Who Were Continuing
the War.
Mr. 0leWs and Mr.. Cooke ut Uome---
Our Moses.
Points for an lncrcase.Pay Congress..Tho
Conycrtiblc.Bonl Currency.
Items OH Minor Failures.

From Our Opn Correspondent
WAsntNoToN, Sept. 40. 1875.
"lPe nre In no excitemcnt," Baid Mr.. nicharl-
son, tho Secretary Of tie Trenalry. '1s the
thing still going on?"
Tho newspaper reporters WHO ro1ntol this in
sensato rcnlark wcro cut for shame. In liho
manuor Aaid tho President:
II Bluu't take tho Naval Fund away from
CLOVIS Il Co. I think they ma;lo an honorable
failure"
Lot everything ho sacrificed but tho prestlent's
chunls and the Secrctnry's cquanin,ity. Such ia
The Court Of King Carrot,
It is related hero mud u New York tlat 1t cost
Henry Clews jnat sl2, 500 to get tho Naval Fund
III the arst place, a,,d that this sum WAS putl to
ono of tho Don't brothrou.
afR. NnNRY CIEws,
90 doar to tho Presidential heart, Ia Of the medi-
un sfzo, with reddish faco Of Jowisl exproa-
slon, oil extensive nose, worry kindly blue oyos,
and lo IL nearly bald. His manners aud appear
nnco aro very much III his favor with people
oasily deceived, but too bland and considorato
not to put mon Of tho world Oh tlloir guard IIo
voluntarily took up his residence in Amorica,
choosing repatriation for tho fam mud buHi-
noss-loosoness Of Now Yorl for beneath that
lcvtng phfz iR cold and trading heart His
favorite speculation Of lato yours las boon to
keop feneo, or receiving shop, for the bonds
81 earpet-basgors and scallawags, whoae deHper-
Ito Straits often tempted them to dis
poso Of the credit of the States they
had ravished for little moro than tho
price Of tho printers materials. A
banker like tllis Ia not entitled to hang three
bulls over hs place Of business; nothing will do
nSrt t,1t t,is,
lng frontispisce, with tho underwriting: s.rho
Republics Foreign Banker"
JAY COuK1: At HONE.
Twelve miles north Of Philadelphia, is tho
mnnsion Of Nick n'dlc, which no obtaincd by
Ills marriage "ith Miss Craig, alld remodolcd BY
the aid OF Thomas Y. Wnlter, whom Biddlo had
selected to design Girards College while presi-
dent Of ,that trust. It III large old building,
improved With Crock porIico, a,d in n WHY
on Jackson amd Van Buton md his tlcfonBo Of
As casoor: This place is called s!Andausia."
Nino miles back Of Philadelphia. on tho waters
Of Of Tae9noy 4a Crock ~ "0gont," the residence
Of the hills, pointed aud set in b1uo NOR
tar, with iron verandafls, 1[anBarl towers and
pavilions, aud all tho oeganres afforded BY mod
ern RESOURCES and improvements A nowor-
walk with bods a''l terraces, closed by a mock
ruin, III which troworiB wore sot OF IN uation-
al holidays, Ia tho vista from that sitle of the
homse Whero i'll great recess with paintcd
walls, the conservatory is maintained. From
tho opposite yerandah there is n view Of grass
beds, sprlnkled with pools md fountains, slop-
ing down to tho creek, which IL made to descend
iu cascades and here tho nnusoIoum OF tic
family beautiful ediflcoi in mnrbo-makea tho
headana to q capo OF timber. Tho lands
attached to this noble mansion roach about
200 acres in extent, aud arc covered to great
degtee with natural wootlA. chiefly oak chestnut
sycamore, and hickory. Tho hills in I'LL that re-
gion aro high, and tho country strong and stony.
nAtirH hn1 m 1,ar
OF Quakcrs and Welsh, Scotch. aud old Gernlan
aboriginals. About ono mile from OSonlz is a
small turnpike village called New York Road
staton or hoemaksr sis s Town. where ar 0ooko
specimen Of carly English Gothic. From this
village r. Cookie went daily to tho city by trai1.,
Sundays excepted md. il hc over remained at
home, through, I !, ,naspostiou or satoty, he COM
Two small black Vermont ponies were his own
iavor'to roadsterB. Ho was IL goott neiglt-
bor,-the best oyer, known IN. those
parts,-and plain ata cordial in hia nd
widowcr and fond of his grandchildren. Ho
Hpent little upon himself, but was proud of his
reHdo1lce and it has boon bolioyod in that ro-
glon Tor good wllilo past that lie Ind Ircscut-
portraits in his houHo most notable to sco woro
Mr. Lincoln, Mr. CisAso il oil and murblo, T.. w,
Clarke, Phil Sheridan. aud is own futher,
E!cnthoiss Cooke, WHO Ind hoen ro-utorrod iii
c!lasos was small album Of AIorau's views on |
The Yellowstone, for which no gaya 81 900. He
had large library, which lie Ind no time to
read ; and, as the employer of ma1ly Bervatts.
le was kind to all, bat not profgnte in wages.
His dwelling and grounds would I,nvo brought.
Que year ago, 81, ,0U0 an acre, although be proba-
bly bpont that aggregate amount on tho house
alone. LIS expenses Mt Ills dwelling could |
not have beot Less than II 600 week. as long "a
lie entertained conmennurate with his house
and business. Near Mt hnnd. in u quiet cottage,
lived his agent, Gen. Ne.tloton, Of sanduHRy,
tho active man ut advertising and selling Tic
bonas., Cooke Ind private secrotary and pho
villa, abont. quo employees in his three banking
louaeB, aud vast pay-roll in his railroad aid
insurance compnnios. lIe il believed to llayo
been worth ST, ,0J0, 600 when at his highest,
HIS CHARACTER.
Lifo gave him llttio in return for 40 muc1, |
work. lie would not drink lie could not |
smoke; hin private morals never we're inpuened
W anybody. a1ld woro the example Of his lainily.
lio .s loved tue table, howeyor mid lad boysh
was courteous, but without any discovered i'll
tenson to marry again. lie nnrt,lred no resent
nents, although he could gat mud at moments,
aud bud his times OF pain without depression.
Ills temperament WIS rather superficial and |!
sanguine, and Ills greatest power waa to hocp up
hard work under tho pressure Of good animat |
Bpiritn. 1Io was a cloan man In speech aud |
taought and Als religious nature waB nteady.
te4GLout A!tu uftaouoxt although never thought
Tint ho had any very deep spiritual nature. Ito |
did not POSSESS an ayAricious Aoul, although |
money WAS necessary to him at tho rate he was |
living; aud ho lacked wholly tho critical |
facalty, and that warm indignation to |
stamp upon. a deviation Of roctlsudo il it
came under his oyos. Not n particle Of tho re- |
former existed IN this Christian banker, although
le once resented and protested against ali effort
which ho saw to ntttntlihizo and Ronlarjzo tho
Episcopal Church. Iuliyidualism lo
uoyer la1, ami no great appreciation Of it il
1tlorH. Tho timoa nlatle him, md he belonged
IN tho times. lilo might aay, with that oftsro-
pe.ted soliloqny:
have vcnturcd
Like l'tt1e wnnton bnys .l'at swin, un but.era,
l'htR many summers in II OF Elory,
lsut fur beyond NY Gemh
Mr.. uoorgo u. Lincoln. OF Drookly,,, snyu tint
6lcn tho National Lifo Insurance Company ,ynH
Introduced, ho took, for while, the Now York
,llico. a1'd thnt tho ollce-ront in that ono city
sas $l9,ooo per annun,, and the. loasoH III the
same Office wero SG0, 900 before they cloHed 1t.