The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-19
PORTRAIT OF 4 MILLIONAIRE
HOW HE DRESSES, TALKS AND EATS.

He dresses in black His clothes are well
made and fit him perfectly. His only jewelry
consists Of plain gold watch, worth about
$500, which he seldom disturbs from its place
in his vest-pocket He loathes all unnecessary
personal adornments. Three small. plain
hnen-covered buttons appear on his
shirt bosom. No watch chain is visible He
wears black beaver hat, which weighs a
half pound less than the heavy gray stovepipes.
Fashion ordains shall be worn this summer
His hair, of reldish-grey, is neatly dressed
at all times His beard, which is more tinted
with grey than his hair is short and trimmed
regularly, so as to be kept ut the same length
all the year round. Where a cnmberson
moustache ought to be, a hair is never per-
mitted to attain more than days growth
He is IT. slender, though compact physique
His complexion is rnddy and bespeaks the
b st OF health. He always looks as if he had
Just left the toilet table This man is seven
ty-foEr years OF age.
In conversation, his keen blue eyes are
never for an instant taken of yours. His
face bears the impress of prudence, discretion,
selt-contidenee, calmness impossible to rutfie,
and above all of honesty and truthfulness
He never speaks loud enough to be heard ten
steps from where he stands Eaves-droppers
cannot catch even the sound of his voice. He
shakes hands with You cordially, nay even
warmly. He is courtesy and politeness
itself His conversation is always couched i'll
the refined language of the educated gentle
man. He uses no slang. He is witty, and at
times vvacious. He is no teetotalor; he
drinks only at meal hours: Ills tavorite wines
are Johannesburg, from Prince Mettelnich's
private vineyard, the like of which is not
easily found in this country; he is fond OF
sherry and Madeira; his wine-cellar contains
probably the choicest collection of wines in
America. This mans wealth is estimated at
ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS
made by him since 1884, in New York city
He has no children; he has not single known
relative on the face Of the earth. He is the
last OF his race 1t is A. r. Stewart Near
York Commercial .i.lce1fiser
And yet, would You believe it. that man has
no more heart than q stone, no more soul
than ali oyster. He lives for himself alone,
and his God is .Nainmon. You never hear OF
his doing kindly act, of his relieving the
suffering making. donations to anybody OF
object. He is cold impassive unloving and
proud OF his immense possessions,
scornful of the worlds opinion, but dre.ding
death with dread wholly unknown to poorer
men.
MARX SMITH. Olive Logan writes the fol
lowing from Paris concerning Mark Smith, so
we'll known to the people of New Orleans
Mark Smith is lying very i'll ut the Hotel
Chatham. He has been passing the winter |
at Genoa, watching with great delight the |
enthusiasm created by his daughter at her I
appearance in Italian opera Quite tisin-
terested persons tell me that her voice is love-
", and her talents as an actress very great
She is engaged for another year in Italy, and |
then she will very likely appear in Paris
and London. 1 sincerely hope our good
Mark viii shortly be in better trim to
enjoy the triumphs OF his daughter He
had left his family in Genoa, to return
home by Liverpool but when he got to
London he was seized with congestion
Of the liver, which seemed to him SO alarm
ing that he preferred to return to Genoa and |
then set sail from there when he had improved
IN health. But he was bedritden when he
arrived in Paris four or five days ago"
The ARLINGTON PROPERTY. Judge Hughes I
Of the United States Court of Virginia. hay-
ng decided that q part of the Arlington
estate be returned to Gen. G. W. GUSTS Lee,
he title OF the United States Government to
he Arlington Cemetery turns upon the deci-
sion. In two cases, where actions OF eject
nent were brought, the United States Su-
oreme Court have held without any division
If opinion, III the last two years:
First, that tenders Of payment of tax by a
riend or relative OF the owner was good and
. subsequent tax sale void. Secondly, that |
he publication OF the rule adopted by the
refusing to receive the tax
rom any one but the owner vitiated all sales
or non-payment of taxes. and dispensed with
he necessity of tender.
These decisions settle the fact that the Gov
rnment has no legal title to the Arlington
Cemetery and other property. Gen. Custis
lee, Il: the last session, offered, in memorial
o Congress to sell them this property. The
petition was referred to the Senate Judiciary
Committee. Gen. Custis Lee will probably
wait the action OF Congress next winter
N his proposition to sell the estate before
proceeding to resort to his title by law
Nor YET MADE.-The cotton crop is not
ret made. Every day thenceforward is full OF
'eril to it, Drouths, floods, caterpilars
,oli worms and other dangers menace it at
very step OF its growth. II is not safe to
make any prediction AZ to its development or
'leld. But this we know-that we shall have
'om enough for another year and 10 spare,
hat we shall have some meat, that W. shall
lave flour of home production. that whatever
y to leave margin of profit to the
planters, and that enforced economy Oh the
plantation and III the household will leave a
urplns OF the proceeds OF the crops tor the
,ayment OF Old debts and for future use.
teally, taking everything into consideration,
We think our people viii this fall find them
elves III better coalition than at any pre-
1ous time since the war.-Selrna (Ata.)
irgus
THE New BANKRUPTCY LAVA st. Louis en-
hange says:
We publish elsewhere an important decision
y Judge Dillon OF the United States Circui.
,ourt, IN which the retrospective operation OF
ne amended bankrupt Law is considered In the
matters Of the bankruptcy OF E. g. Obear and
ames 8. Thomas, OF this city, adndcations Of
bankruptcy We're made prior TO the passage Of
he amendments, and the cases we're pending for
ettlement. Judge Treat, Of the District Court,
eld that the effect OF the amendments was to
equire the petitionng creditors to amend their
etitions to make them conform to the re-
OF the law as amended before further