The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-15
Nean YORK; Cit2I.

From a New York letter we take the following
extracts: tThis is the month TO Test patience
among the movable population. The miseries
of hunting have given place to the ordeal OF house
moving, which in this city is SO expensive that
it suggests Franklins proverb, three moves are
equal TO fire." There has been less moving
than usual this season because landlords are dis.
posed to be easy in the way of rents Benevolent
people these landlords-they seldom ask any ad
vance when it cannot be obtained. They are
generally content when they get all that can be
had.
Saturday was quarter day-the time of the
landlord Joy and the tenants woe. The rents
due in this city equal one hundred million year,
and therefore the FIRST of May would give land
lords claim of twenty-five millions.
1.-THE youngest landlord of any Importance
here is James Gordon Bennett, the gay and fes
tive bachelor of thirty six, with estate OF five
millions. OF course he is popular with the ladies
but il is not probable that any woman could
| live happy with such fast fellow. Rich matches
in this city are seldom happy. Bennett, like his
father, is intensely selfish with occasional spasms
of brief liberality which serve to attract public
notice. Those who have dealings with him say
that he drives hard bargain, and will beat you
if he can 1t is we'll known that no newspaper
| in this city gets much work out OF its employ
ees for so little money as the Herald.
"Reader you would be astOnished to see how
money was sunk and thrown away by the wild
and lunatc stock operators. Here is a man
| whom | will call Jones. He is the son of rich
merchant who left him $500, 900. Jones is now
forty five, and working for a salary getting just
enough to live on. He has been operating in
Wall street, and this is a sufficient explanation.
After you once begin there is no stopping as long
as dollar is lett. know so maay of these vic
TINS that as soon as refer TO the subject they al
| bofO NH doa all
the money go2 An echo answers where. When
ever any man gets into stock speculation be
ceases to be good for anything else. Our best
business men keep clear of il! Such men as
Stewart Clahin, Peter Cooper, etc, have always
avoided this temptation. Had they not done so
they never would have reached distinction.
'Fve years ago Tweed's daughter was mar.
ried, and the wedding presents were figured al
nearly SIC, 900. She is now in reduced circum.
stances, and the whole Tweed family is tending
toward poverty. If Tweed ever gets out Of the
penitentiary he will be dependent on his friends
ii is doubtful, however, ii lie ever comes ou
alive"
Speaking of the daughters of the late Horac,
Greeley the same writer says "These ladies in
herited from their father good position in soci
ETY., but they have never been among what ar
called the snowy or fashionable class. One rea
son is that they lived in secvad class village
(Chappaqua,) and no one be strictly fashion
able unless they live in fashionable place.
''ro be creme de la creme, as the term goes, en-
must keep a carriage, live in grand mansion
employ servants, display diamonds, have DO
al the opera, give parties, ETC., which requires
heavier outlay than most people can Afford
Reader what do you say 10 ladies whose bill a
Stewards and at the dressmaker's is $40, 600
year Do you doubt such statement? Our re
ply is that there is large circle of this class,
| thev form tho crey1e ne In cre1ae
Rather vulgar expression when put in plat
English, "cream of the cream" II cOuntr
girl had started it ii would have been called low
The gentry cream OF the cream while the res
are merely skim milk you only keep track
this "cream of The cream you will find it spo
rapidly. The big families soon go Down to pOv
erty and misery. Riches take wings and whe
they fly it is not easy calling them back again