, 1874-04-04

souroo wo learn that Con. Hood l,as Ioon mar.
Rod 1nht hyo years. and that ho Is now tho hap.
py father Of eovon o'lldron:"
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An Esfnto ofovor on,ooO,oon'-AnioM
Whom It Will lEo Dtvlticds
!. From. The Mtso York Graphic, 4farch.
Tho wealth Of TUG Vanderbilt family haa boon
vnrfously estimated, md tho rotioonoe OF the
Commodore hitneoh has admitted OF littlo o!ae
than moro conjecture On thus point, There is
In q position to judge most correctly TINT tho
woalth vested In Commodore Vanderbilt e1ceods
9109, ,000, 600. and prominent member Of tho
family rocontly aaid that tho nold man" was
worth more than that sum. This vaat fortune
WAS acquired by Cornelius Vanderbilt through
his own efforts, starting early Ia itfo without
capital OF Influence. His pnronts wore poor,
and his frat money was earnod IN conveying
York and staton Island. He made largo
amount Of money tn atoa1nboatfng, but the great
bulk Of hin woalth Inns boon acquired In railroad
combtnationH and In tho manipulation Of rail.
H. Is sd La e'en 81 a lie
pluck aro as natural with him az drawing brenth,
and his will and purpose arc indomitable. A
man Of euoE1 tremendous mental forco Inns ho
onon TINT ho Las moved forward to tlo accom-
pliahmont OF hts objects with power as irro-
sistiblo as ONO OF Ills steamboats,, Ellis one
purpose In life haB boon the acquiBi-
ton OF money. 10 this ond he has
trained his mental aud physical 70.
sourcca with tho groatoat care. He laa
mado Of himaelf machine that has always
opeyod nc foqnirements OF luis intellect, and
Whorever he has struck It has boen with telling
force f9 sna effect. 10 has Ind very tow vices.
1ss, he nag nlways drank moderately and lived rogu.
ere always. Smoking and whist playing are
.1eis{ sno ohs{ lnuulsonGss Mh!e9 no mas permitted
IL 10 ~ ~ "y a9a,, 1n.s 10 uuSsco. Every day
atnm1 ~ ~ ~ canr hot1aso,, n te roaa wsh ths
whp year psst ho bas ha M soo ~ liz ana crona %nt
inct ~ r;o ~ hs maas ona IT,, ~ 'a!4 horae sub
cu"r - ia en ,t,e,;rrss % .os4Y, now
,su.s usoa, ,in., u.s osg4lnGs uaYe poem pnssod
ma;' ~ R,,o,,aSa naI son4 M"u}g ooen stricl
n.1n ao ,n drn;,ta5' nans' ~ nops u n.a own coun'
r. IT, anr aaa IT, & " known no partners.
~ nesss atoMh tne p!ea o. aHcctfon or charity
~ ~ ;a Mt.n tIs business mattora. Appeals
sraw S9rcaJ nnr te rhaos ns e ~ eject a.
m Me hs hss boon wol1 aetivo, ana In The harnoss a
ai9 a5, nae' ana uas never t1Fed or w3akoned. He
WI! 10 oo yea1s o. ago n may, anu his sixty odd
{eaTs ot conssans nara WorK eho" that ho has
ever eve given to man. =, somo people look at him
ua,S., o.. .4ai =, no NJ. neyea mo, Das ~ Weli
1o 1nas n ,aoa tne senlhe 30 mlrany built and
nagn naa aa'e1 a 20 long nnt surely
n.nimpatred. but hia spit is loss ateady. than
~ ,41 ~as, aoo ~ no longer trusts himsolf
r. Men ,a,,tt+, .uo uu.'e7 10 usoa 10 porform.
10 10 lfe1uenty x COMPLAINS ta1,I + T. ct exhaustion
Tten e Ga' s 20 10 noticed thnt
.ay tx ns ha!ness aslae ana hsn doubtless made
.uli toA Sno uthttputlon " us oo4oasM
~ x,,as ne 1,;a ~ ye,a us son
- 1a+n voars M w. ;a oo,, W;1ano ~ aan, pus
;, ~ ar,n,n ,,t +ta ,,,nr act;1'a
;sro H. o. sss;S o. a.
attont;on 70 wortt ~ 1,a - fotnar aHar ,ra ~ ha u
scorccv n evcr aeon IN mnhic onJ a., ".ss, ~
srnS h. fnmn dur;n ,,a;,,a,ss M ia,al van aeatiS
daaE' J.; ~ 3ha Gra,1 Ha,trsi nona. A'uIs ~ ns
Vandorh,1t WA hnr1, in Nav i19I = et1a.a en1elua
station Island. and his parents @ vera also boyn NJ
Hn.n c noT T. h oamo over from
stondn1 and "a nu,a hu n, ~ r. r. tin - ssat
70 IL annh;a 10 mI ~ .ne aEe OF
n ~ ,sas ta 70 H. siag ms saoonu cousln
mo sa Ma9 'aSn at & 70. ehs men Mse seafs ago 1885,
,s, 3ao mnS ~ a wonaa ~ no
s.aa W. u naa,. po7aIssou BIeas h1mnese, very
r;soo 1uTtaa3 .chiIdror 3e III ,.ara LUZ @ aI.