, 1873-09-22


did like work for tho Government in llis day. an.,
thct In lhnd speculation, lost hs all md rctreatc
to tlolors ja. Mr. Uooko's y,la urouc,tv IL of an
extcna!vo but unproucttvo character ntl ut a tulo
like tho present, would nut bring auyo lmlf Million
though lle has upwards Of !, 600 ncreB II, It,
About ono year ago. o cut down lin large rotinuo Of
servants, committed tho housekeeping to ono Of Ills
married daughters md stopped a former nysst hos
pitalty. 1t observed also Mt Capo May thfs st-
mcr, hia fnmiy stopped al small cottage hotel, au,
dtHronac with carringo 1t wna apparent that flutes
wcro closing f,l against him. and hat both s Life In
snrancs Company and ha TrnnB- Continental Railroad
hal bsen aautlgcl mistakcs y the financial tnorest
OF the country, Tho ,tnnntu,ity with which tho North.
ern Pacific 1sailroal Ind ucon
CONDEMNED 1iY HAMMERS
ia unprecedented III our history, Baid 1Ir. James
Drown eomo limo ngo. hTr. Couko, however, nsycr
grow discouraged, antl wi,hu tho pas week inAatcl
TINT ho would iya 10 nsh tho road. Tho negotiation
Of tho lnntl- -grant through Congreas In tho 1nain
dono by William f. Chandler Secretary Of tho eubll-
cnn National Committee, and by Samuel Wilkinson.
1otween them they contrvcd tho whimsical discovery
TINT national debt n national blessing. 1t was In
rrobablo that a'leh proposition. tndoraed by Buch
hot'ec, shoulu mako men doubt tho political
economy anu 8afety OF tho firm. Afr. Cooke
~"s notable TOR asking noboay's sdvice, and he ar
B"ca things out A1a way without waiting to bo
sworcd.
4'N-- +A4H oA-tNA AMI 4AE ohAANuoA
ORD no had great influence, and tho remark has
peen heard among these that Mr. Cooke will not lot
pem loae anything.
1no cann'1ts comea With peculiar seVcrtty nron
nenfy =. COOKS who to much beloved here, hccsufo
no had ss nrrangcd to retire from tic hosc md act
uo with MS invalid vito Id Europe. Tho newa came
TO him like thunder c1ap Fisk l. u4tcl hAyo
hau even moro success than the Cookies in
oo'l'ib fasonu ponaS. 1hn Suspension Will pfohaply
Involve u r Huntington who hal drawn ont Of the
hha concentrated his ~eah IN tho OheHa-
eaAo oo l'alsoaa. Tue !attef roal 1s lctt WITHOUT
my connection on mo Ohio River, mud probably will
STOP thefe 1of q long time TO con'o.
r, ino .e1hara VIVA nado IN tho room OF secretary
iach@raeoh th"t tho bonds OF
TIE cHESarEAKE OHIO ROAD WOULD FAIL
wl'n'a inc year to pay tntorest. AdVtces from
"es virginia ehow TINT everything at that and Of tho
road Is staBnant, nnd tho salo Of bonds prac-
teal'y ceased yeas ago. While Mr. Thomas
SCOT IL reported to ave borrowed 600 III Ger
nany, thoro lB doubt that e las yet got tho money
Tor h'a Io1ns Road. The Baltimore Ohio, Ills rival,
has borrowed a, ,0o0, 900 at 06h.
No railroad bonds Of either Flax Hatch or of Jav
Cooke have been sold In Europe aud therefore theao
faurea will not swell tho Ht Of rerudnting rail-
ways Tho blow to railway extension is expected to
.eaet uoi nan,'Aetufhe populations Which hare Of
ae af'en ~ TUG enorhoua de'nand FOR steel and iron
oa's, a"o -.-...
nt'tt iAf'ff-aES LOOK ANN TALE oLooA1IT
ur"" 'no 10. .ns'r nohonoy' Inc new aos-
o,rnoIa' Va lna oiaf'ct nas 8'aFef appear
tne psoapect 1eceaea "'th Ills panic Of tho
assumption o1 largo part OF tho citya debt by Con-
gfcss. Tho man Alexander, who attached Jay Cookies
BANK building, III this city, Ia mn nfuriaod opponent
OF tue Board os Public Works. No other III known
oi n9e resentment.
1noho feeling Ia IN sympathy with all tho Cookies
bit predictions continue that ThomAs H. scotta Pacific
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