, 1873-04-15
From the Iyccum to Lnllow-strect jail
--.Nanted Down by Cozeners.

management OF Ills 1mmenae bs18inosB. he Nas |
not boon absent until recently from his private
ofHco In his Wholesale establishment, for single
day, except Sunday aud whom ho Inns boon out
Of town, for number Of yearH; md tho 1act
that ho Ia now compelled to ro1nain In his cham
ber shows how very Ill ho must bo. It has long
bean his habit to visit his rotail storo pnctualy
at 10 O'Clock cvory morning, and to 60 through
overy department. After TINT, ho has shut HIM
self i'm In hiB of}co Mt tho corner Of broadway
and Chambers stroots and remained thorc Until
s or In the ovoning.
Hardly any man in town haB worked harder
than Stewart md It may DO fairly sssd, peca-
niarily speaking, that he has been rewarded lor
his industry, as ho must now bo worth fully
e50,0oo,oOo.
n1s WILL
Inns long beon made, and 1t Is whispered that IN
it nro several large boq,,ests to charitable Oh"
3ccts, witch will surprfse tho great mass or peo~
ple WHO have mover regarded him as benovo~
lent or generous man. He has novor had any
children and Ills direct heirs arc supposed to bo
very few; 80 that ono can hardly imagine what
hc can do with hia money, unless he should leave
It for aomo eloemosynary purpose.
Tho Btory is again current that he has gtvon |
to the city his new ind splendid mans1on 1T Is
80 called, though It really looks like vast Thito
sepulchre), to be used as an art-galory, inolud-
ing his own collection Of pictures md marbles.
There are also rumors Of 1argo funds for the
establishment Of public library, q museum,
and hospital; but all this is nero conjecture,
since nobody, except tho lawyers, so far as
known has over seen the will. Still, there is
good reason to boliove that the creator part Of
his property will ho devoted to public charities
and municipal beneht.
Stewart, lilto Joey Dagstocl, is very tough and
-. iii ,sf11> F,1 law,
an early recovery and by continuing in business
for somo years longer. Ho is now "a, and can-
not, in tho course Of nature, live moro than half
coninry longor
Quo would not suppose that
THE ATLANTIC DISASTER
would hhvo caused such panic as it has In re-
gard to tho ocoau: The European Htoa1nors TINT
hnve sailed since hayo not boon much more tlan
one~half full Many Of tho statc-rooms hayo
been given up, especially on the White Star Line,
and llundrods of personB who had intended to 70
abroad this season hayo reeonsdcred, and 10.
solved to stay nt homo. Tho Cnnaroors, whose
boast is that they have never lost \ passenger,
arc not so much afrectoa as tho other !stoamers;
indeed, tloy arc rather bonottod, OF the Fhoie,
by nlarino disasters, because the travelling pub
lie haB notion that ,thoy aro extremely
eafe. In accordance with tho doctrine Of nrobn-
accident thsn the ships of any other line, and
tho White Star steamers are tho least lnblc.
But the general public cannot he malo to COM
pr4AGnu SUCH HGYeT9 lQElDJ uIaA WILL Ill GulSC"
eu nee, draw their conclusions from thor
noryol.1 fenrb.
Inn few weeks, this fright will pass and peo-
plo will once moro intrust themselves, without
moro than tho ayorago apprehension, to the
perfidous and inc1orable sea. Junt Mt present.
= projuaico exists against steamers that arc
striving to establish OF preneryo roputn-
tubs have the preference might mention
several Of this sort which usually spond two
weeks betwoen loro aud Livorpoot aid which
have suddenly risen into favor For the nenoe,
to be slow IL to DO securo nnd to bs plain is tc
be desirable.
TIE rEOnTER-DuNCAN QUARREL.
Charles Fcohtor, whoso quarroi with William
Butler Duncan. the banker, acting for Ills part.
ner William ". Shnrman has been illustrated
BY tho city .psoss, las now decided to seek legnl
i.ldcmnfcation for tho wrongs he claims to Lave
Sustained, Ho proposes to bring suit against
Sherman lm%saatel the owner q dta tae od Lycoq
feels confident he will have no trouble In obtain.
ing 1edress in Tho courts, avarring that BIT
has boon shamofuly abueed and outrageouslj
to oppreAa tho artist. II l,e should evor plajj
MaeCet. here, he will, doubtloss, give With eI
traordinary effect tue familiar lines:
- Duncan Ia III hls grave!
Attcr ufe's ntful fever, liz aleona we'll.
Ho will, probably, add from TN unpublished
MS. Of hiB OWN:
Would II were sol This Duncan 10 wretch,
And yot Le lives, insensate idiot, ..
:To thwart ny plans, and drive me from the taua
N deRea hsRf Sf t.
Duncan holda that Feohtor has violated hi
contract in oyoly particular. He declares lie di
not exclude the actor from tho theatre unit
his patience was entirely exhausted, an
until .ho had Abandoned all hope Of inducing th
lesseo to keep any part Of the agroomcnt
There are in the caso countless complications
which cannot fail to DO OF interest to tllo dra
matte profession md the public at large
Fechter has at loaGt fire hundred distinot an
well-definod grievances while Duncan has near
y tho gatne number: Some aro sorious, bu
arc reported to be aaisociatol with tho quarre
and, il dotaiel III print, would rcad like soma
the pnb:shcd nonora Of the timo of Louis XII
DIFFICULT MAN TO MANAGE.
1t ia thought that Manager DAILY liaB shown
deal Of hardihood in mailing an engagemol
Eh hsshsf oSfsa 9F i tns Grand
since tho eccontrio artist lus Ind bitter disso
Bious with managers and Rotora almost from
first day he sol foot On American soil. Mer
DAILY and Faohtsr will haye trouble beforo Il
cloao OF the first month. They declare Il
Erenehman to be 90 q 1norbld1y sensitive, egot
cablo relations with him. nnloas he bo allow
to do exactly nH ho choosea. II the manager
tIo Grand 0pcra-MouAo nnd tho foreign rln,
laye no violent dahnrmony nSii i wi! DO be stra'
lAMGpu. ADEltlol REGIla W AHA6AA III AlnkH
wrangling and disturbance. I hayc bcen t.
in Patis tint, 40 long ago Us he played ut
Odoon, l!o was thorn III the sido Of tile III,
ut;er, md u nuiEanco to tho members OF the &C
paAy.
a Rs1sJUDuED KINpSEEs.
Tho Immediate cause Of the arrest OF W.
AAdrowa (hon OF Btoplon Pearl Andrews),
humorous lecturer, ID somewhat singular. 8
oral years ago ho was q momber Of the Har, a
having bcen appointed to Rocelvorship by
Of tho courts, it was alleged that his char
had boon excessive, and lo waB
quitod to Raswor. tho allegation bof
Judge Gilbort. Tho Judge dooidod that the
tornoy should pay buck Soma S2,5QO OF
amount he had takon but ho never did
Tits was plain caso Of contempt Of court, Q