The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-12-31
HOW TIE ASTORS GUARD THEIRM MIL.
LIONS.

The generosity of the Astors is shown
in some facts contributed by cores
pondent of the Schenectady Star. Some
thirty or forty years since the idiot son
of John Jacob was placed under the
charge of young student cf DIR. Cham
pin, of Cambridge, Mass, named Dick
inson. One day while Dickinson was
sitting at his desk and his charge was
lying upon his bed the latter raised a
cudgel, and, hurling it at the former,
struck him in the eye, utterly destroying
it, and causing wearisome confinement
of many weeks. Intelligence of this sad
affair was forthwith communicated to
the Astors, and the brother, tie late
VIM b. made a journey to Cambridge.
He gave young Dickinson trifiing sum
ofmoney. He told Dickinson, however,
to call at the Astor place of business
when he came to New York. In the
course of a year or two young Dickinson,
having finished his medical studies, and
determined to push his fortunes in this
State, called as requested. At first VIM.
3. failed to recognize him-which was
natural owing to the green patch over
the socket of the lost eye. Finally,
however, the caller was handed a news
paper. Wm. B. departed without ex-
PLANTATION, and did not return. Disgust
ed and humiliated, Dickinson went up
the Hudson to Waterford, where lie soon
secured a handsome practice. Soon.-
however, the consequences of his wonnd
laid him PROSTATE. Partially recovering,
his physician told him a trip to Cuba
was the only means of saving his life.
He had family and scant mans. The
late John Xnickerbocker helped him out
of his financial difficulties, and he went
70 New York. There lie met the writer
Of the communication to the Star, and
told him the circumstances above mar
rated. Together the two called oil John
Jacob, and all the satisfaction the old
man vouchsafed came in the words
Il know noting about it; my son Will
liam settled all dat" ''Poor Dickin-
son." concludes the writer, .snever re-
turned-he diej in Cuba leaving help
less aud destitute wife and children"
4 NOVEL QUESTION IN FREIGHT
CHARGES. right OF a common car
,-:.- n oI,arr-a. ror ,Ia oarrv;pr. r
conveyed on the person of passenger
was raised in a recent case in the Queen's
Bench, England, but the question was
not decided, the case going off on an
other point. Tie plaintiff sent gold
over TO France to the amount of about
so, 600, in bags, carried by two or three
OF their clerks as passengers, and conse-
queutly paying nothing but their fares,
whereas the charges for the carriage of
the gold as merchandise wonId have
been f12. On the arrival OF the clerks
by one of the company's steamers at
BOulogne, they gave up their tickets and
were ushered into the shed where the
Custom House officers perform their
functions. and the officers discovering
the gold in the bags informed the COM
p.ny's servants, who seized and detained
tn bags for their charges. The plain
tiff sewed TO recover his money. The
Lord Chief Justice said it was to be
regretted that the company, instead of
taking riie law into their hands, had not
conteuted themselves with bringing an
action for the money, which would have
raised the main question. As it was,
they had seized and detained the gold,
and thus had to justify the seizure, aid
a their lien was gone. Judgment must
go azainsT them in this action. The
London Times report of the litigation,
Remaining the devices employed TO evade
the carriers charge, says that mot long
ago, in case tried here, it appeared
that a jeweler had sent diamonds to tie
value of 81, 2O0 in cigar case, and there
was "A case in which it appeared that
American bankers were in the habit of
sending over their remittanees in -four
barrels