The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-01-18
The Heir Of Fifty Millions.

Every body has heard of the late I'd win A.
Stevens, OF Hoboken. He was q remarkable
man, and has very remarkable history. Wheth.
er az pioneer of all the early improvements of
Eastsra New Jersey, or ~ man of vast praoti.
cal ability, bis genius shons forth in every Isla.
ton Of business life. His father, Colonel John
Stevens, invested nearly all all his wealth in
Hoboksn lands. aud he soon bee me the posssssor
of the vast tract that extends from the Elysisn
Fields to point beyond the line of the terminus
of the Norris and Essex road, and from the river
to tho Palisades. From q small village the tract
became town, and from . town to city; and
lots that in tho aggregate were purchased by the
Colonel ct less than ono dollar each, were worth
five hundred times that amount. Tho Colonel
did net retire upon his golden laurels. He pro-
jsoted the Camden and Amboy and New jersey
railroads. aud lived 70 see both on fair road to
completion. His hand and fortune we're jsibls
in every Improvement, and his genius and dis.
position dsaesuded to his son, the late Ed win A.
Steveaa The latter, when of age, was engaged
! in tho transportation business between New
York and Philadelphia. He was the principal
| manager Of the Camden and Amboy railroad,
and he applied steam, then comparatively In its
| infancy to oil tho various uses and projects
| which had snanated from his busy brain. For.
ty.two ysars ago Edwin A. Stevens was regarded
| 90 the most active business man in the United
/
preserved his reputation to within two or three
years Of his death. The great iron battery
which was the last smbodinept Of his genius,
| was the fsrerunuer of our monitors, and inau
gursted new era 10 naval warfare.
Edwin A. Stevens left two sons. The eldes,
il called after himself He is a bright lad of II
unaffected in bic manners, aud winning to th.
last degree. The mother. whc is still young
women, resides With her children in the "eastls'
sbsve the banks Of the Hudson, near the he.r
OF Hobokeu, The boy does not seem to realize
the fact that no 10 heir to IN estate worth $50,
100000, sud that in four yesrs more he vii
probably b the richest ,nas in tho world, as
sum,ny, Of course, that the estate will be pro
ductive Of ordinary net interest.
When he reaches HE ns ority the interest @,
his for.aoo will amount t" u larger sum thar
tn. salary of any crowned head in Europe. I
would be really difficult 10 compute what tn
Stevens estate will be worth in five years more
A large number Of leases Of valuable houses an
lo,s now ut nominal rents, will then revert t
young Stevens; aud he will be the sole pos.e.so
Of bonds and ether securities, which are no,
valued ut $5O,O00O0O. Should he live to tn
aye of HE father, and be rs lucky in hia CONNER
ci.l vestureS and speculations IL laod, his weslt
will be greater than tho Rothcbld's, and be abl
to take the place Of the latter as . Crnsls, I
whom bankrupt governments or nations. in po,
ershed by war, must come for loaus. The lsi
however, seems to be UNCONSCIOUS of his de.,ir,
He may be sees daily playing on the lawn
from, Of the castle where his father passed n
! muturer iife-New York Sunday Xereury.
A Pennsylvania woman who has for tw
years been afflicted by the cancer and has bee
!: treated by eminent physicians without Obtain
I ing relief, dreamed that stranger came to h,
t. house and gave her some medicines, ssyin
!. that they would etfectually cure her. Ne,
!. day, on gong to the door and looking GU
, she saw the identical man OF her dream q
n preaching the house. He offered her bolt
!, of medicine to cure her cancer. She took