The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-30
Especial Correspondence OF THE GLOBE.
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Death of the Richest Man in America
Sl00,000,000 Changing Hands - War
With Turkey-Theatrical and Club Notes

New York, Nov. 81.
Editor Rutland Globe .-"Shrouds have
no pockets" runs the old saying, and IN
proof of the truth of this grim proverb
VIM. b. Astor, the greatest of his name,
and the richest man in America, has gone
down to the grave carrying out of the
world as little of his riches as he brought
into it. So universally have the press of
both city and country noticed his decease
and its attendant circumstances as we'll as
his past life, that nothing further need be
added on those subjects. But there has
been so much vague speculation as TO the
amount of his wealth that It may not be
amiss to state that the most authoritative
estimates place the figure at one hundred
millions of dollars sum very easy to
pronounce, but almost impossible to real
ize from its very immensely. The name
of CrGsus has always been synonym fol
unbounded possessions, but in all prob
ability, the old Greeks riches placed in the
balance with those of his rival would speed
ily kick the beam. The bulk of this grand
estate passes by natural succession into the
hands of his oldest son, John Jacob Aston,
I'd. So largely has the attention of New
York been absorbed by its local bereave
ment that the not unexpected death of the
vice president has received much less notice
than would otherwise have been the case.
After the years Of unbroken peace which
our beloved country has enjoyed, it is of
course q painful duty which i am called
on TO perform in recording the events of
the war with Turkey in which the whole
country has been involved during the week.
had felt certain for some time past that
there was trouble brewing between these
two great powers and this prophetic
boding on my part was greatly strength
ened by certain incendiary proclamations
| (some of which your readers may have no.
| ticed) that were issued by the president
and the governors of the different states
early in the present month. A striking
circumstance in this connection was the alb
sence, in these manifestos, of the name of
the enemy but yet, so widespread and in
tense was the feeling of the nation that the
hint given was all-sufficient, and the Amer
lean people, TO woman, responded by &C.
tive and comprehensive preparations for
the fray. By Thursday last, Popular en-
thusiasm could no longer be restrained.
The general uprising was Immediately fol-
lowed by a general down-sitting, and "war
| to the knife" was the war-cry on every
hand. From morn till eve the battle ragged
with varying severity, the grand climax
| being reached between the hours of two
| and four in the afternoon. Then were en-
acted scenes of carnage and displays of
valor which the pen of a Froissart could
but feebly describe. A thousand battle
| fields ran gravy, and ten thousand were
strewn with the bones of the vanquished.
| Veterans and raw recruits fought shoulder
to shoulder, turning The ''hanks,' cutting
of the "wings," capturing the colors and
'drum-sticks" of the common foe, and in
short, to use piece of familiar slang,
knocking the "stufin'' out of him at every
encounter But the CAMPAIGN if fierce,
| was happily brief and decisive. AT even
| ing the enemy being utterly discounted,
and the victors (yOur correspondent among
| the number) being somewhat exhausted by
the labors of the day, ayear's truce was de-
| clared, the American eagle, in an enviable
frame of mind. picked his teeth with the
| Oliye branch of peace, and thus once more
was the unmpeachabe correctly of the Yam
kee nation overwhelmingly vindicated.
| Clara Morris has returned from Europe,
and is playing her ''New Leah" in which
she is fercely attacked by the critics as
being incapable and unprogressiye. But
the young lady is too plucky to care much
for that, and will doubtless pursue the even
tenor of her way unmoved by unfavorabe
| comment.
1t is seriously reported that Mr.. A. Oakley
| Hall, somewhat celebrated rs having been
mayor of this city during Tweed's reign,
10 about to quit the law for the stage, and
will soon appear in drama written es-
pecially for his debut. He is sure to create
a sensation in any case, and said to show
great hstrionic ability.
The various New York clubs have COM
| menced winter festivities, the Arcadian
| leading off on Saturday eve with full
dress dinner, at which the venerable Peter
Cooper and Paul du Chaillu were promi-
| nent guests.
Lord Houghton is just now the prevail
| ing English lion, the Lotos, Union league,
and other prominent cluls vying with each
| other in doing him honor
Whtelaw Reid has gone over to 'sthird-
| termism,' having been elected president of
the Lotos for third time, with good pros
Dects of still further extension