Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09
Our New York Letter.

| Continued Success OF Won Blu
low at Chickering HaH.-Theat-
ricaI and Club Notes.
From Our Special Correspondent.
New YORK, Dec. 2, 1875.
/ To the editor Of the OBSERVER
"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 A
merica, has gone down to the
grave carrying out of the world
as little of its riches as he brought
into it. So universally have the
press of both city and country no,
ticed his decease and its attendant
C rcumStances as Well as his past
life, that nothing further need be
added on those subjects. But
There has been ST. much vague
speculation us to the amount CT
his wealth that it may not be "a
miss to state that the most au-
thoritlve estimates place the fig
ure at one hundred millions of
dJliarS; sum very easy to pro-
nounce, but almost impossible to
realize from its very I'M ensity.
The name of CroesuS has always
been a synonym for unbounded
possessions, but in all probability,
the old Greeks riches placed in
the balance with those of bis
m pdern rival, would speedily kick
the beam. The bulk of this
grand estate passes by natural sue
c.ssion into the hands Of his old
est son, John Jacob Astor, I'd
S. largely has the attention of
NV York been absorbed by It's
10 al bereavement that the not
unexpected death of the Vice
President has received much less
than would otherwise have been
the case. Extensive preparations
have been made, however, tor his
o5spquies here, which will be no.
Uc-d aereafter.
Alter the years of unbroken
peace which our beloved country
has enjoyed, it is of course a pain,
iul duty WHEEL am called on to
perform in recording he,cvents of
the war with T0Foey in which
tina whole country has been in
VOWED during the week. | had
felt certain for some time past that
there was trouble brewing between
these two great powers; and this
prophetic boding or my part
was greatly strengthened by GER
tain incendiary procIamations
(Some OF which your readers may
have noticed) that were issued by
the President and the Governors
o the different States early in the
present month. A striking cir
cumstance in this connection was
the absence, in these maniiestos.
of the name OF the enemy; but yet,
5, wide spread and intense was
the feeling OF the nation that the
hint given was all.sulIicient, and
the American people, to woman,
responded by active and conpre.
hensiVe preparations for the fray.
BY Thursday last, popular enthu-
HsidSm could no longer be restrain
ell. The general uprising was
immediately followed by gener.
al down sitting. and "war to- the
kulf4, was the war-cry Oh every
hand. From morn till eve the
battle ragged with varying :severi
fty, the grand climax being reach
ed between the hours Of two and
four IN the afternoon. Then were
enacted scenes Of carnage and dis
plays of valOr which the pen of
FroiSsart could but feebly describe.
y thousand battle-6eldS ran gra.
W, and ten thousand were strewn
with the bones OF the vanquished
Veterans and raw recruits fought
shoulder to shoulder, turning
the 'hanks,". cutting off the
wings" capturing the colors and
drum sticks" Of ihe common foe.
and in short, to use a piece of ia
mliiar slang, knocking the "stuf.
flu" out of him at every encoun
ter. Bat the campaign if fierce,
was happily brief and decisive
AT evening the enemy being utter
ly discounted, aud the victors
(your correspondent among the
number) being somewhat exhaust.
ed by the labors of the day, a
year. truce was declared, the A.
merican Eagle, in an euviable
frame OF mind, picked his teeth
with the olive branch of reace.
and thus once more was the un-
impeachable poracity oithe Yam
kee nation overwhelmingly vim,
Dictated.
AT Chickering Hall, Hans Won
Bulow, the idol of the musical
Mnrld has nnntinnnd his innrnnn