Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-27
Renorter-A xhat2

Mrs. Woodhull-Yes, a brokers'
Office on California street. Pve stud
led the California mines pretty thor
oughly, and I've come to the con-
cIusion that there's more money to
be made in this Stock Board than
any other in the world.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Mrs lafin-Yes, we've got splen-
did backing. Here's a whole lot OF
letters of credit and introduction
from some of the heaviest men not
only i'm New York, but on this coast.
Of course / can't show you the
names, but if 1 did you would open
your eyes. Yes, sir. Just as SOC
as our office is open-and l am go
ing to look for one tO-mOrrow-We
shall be able to use our letters Of
credit to the extent of SlOO, 5000 and
then we are going in in earnest.
Reporter-But hadn't you better
look around a little first? You can't
do much without a seat in the
Board, you know, and it may take
some time to get that.
Mrs. Woodhull-Oh, pshaw! We
can manage that. We don't need a
seat in the Board. If we do We'll
buy one for the Colonel. But don't
think it necessary. I've had the
whole style of business on this coast
explained to me, and l know just
what we'll have to encounter. Our
hackers certainly wouldn't have in
vited us here if they didn't think us
capable of conducting a business
with credit to them and with profit
to ourselves. Well succeed; l know
we will.
wANTED-AN OFFICE.
Miss Clafiin-Oh, there isn't any
doubt of it,of course. Pm going
right down on California street to-
morrow, and I'll have an office en-
gagged before night. In a weeks
time, sir, the firm of Woodruff &
Clafin," mining stock brokers, real
estate conveyancers, bond and
mortgage negOtiators, etc., will be
launched upon the sea OfprOsperity.
Eli! hOw's that?
The RepOrter-That will do. But
/ still think that you are too hasty.
Mrs. WOOdhull-NOt at all. If l
could tell you the backing We have,
show you the letters which brought
us here, you wouldn't think SO.
Reporter-Will you lecture here?
Mrs. Woodhull-Possibly but
that is not decided. The principal
object # our coming is, as l told
you, to take up our residence in San
Francisco and engage in business as
brokers and bankers right in the
mining whirlpool. We may slip
up, of course; but ] think with cap
ital and perseverance we shall be
able to hold our own with Jim
Kcene, or Budd-I believe they are
about the smartest of your brokers,
amt they?
GOOD BYE TO NEW YORK.
Reporter-Then are you not go
ing back to New York?
Mrs.. WOodhull-No; we've had
trouble enough there. We have
had a bitter fight but thanks to
the law and a sensible jury, We
have won it. The last relief came
in the form of Judge S%paulding's de-
cisiOn, on a motion to practically
set aside the verdict of a jury acquit-
ting us of all blame in the Challis
publication. The Judge decided
that a jury had found that u pub
LEGATION in that case was true, and
that it was printed in the interest of
good morals, and declined to open
the case. This is the only thing
that kept us in New York, and the
moment it was settled we left, bag
and baggage. In the future we
propose to live i'm California.
GOOD NIGHT.
Mr. Woodruff here gave signs of
WEAKNESS, and the reporter arose to
go. Col. Blood had by this time
finished brushing off the dust Miss
Clafiin, her mother and niece were
ready for supper, and Mrs. Wood
hull looked hungry. The reporter
thereupOn bowed and Withdrew.