The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-12-07
From our Special Correspondent
Our New York Letter.
NEw YorN Nny. 80. 1915.

Mr.aEl. ED1ToRs: "Shrouds have no
pockets" runs The old saying, and in
proof Of the truth Of this grim proverb
Wm. b. As,or, the greatest Of his namo,
aud the richest man in America, has gone
down to the grave carrying Gu. Of the
world as little Of its riches as he brought
iuto it. So universally have the press Of
both city aud country noticed bis decoase
aud IT, attendant circumstances as woll as
his past li'e that nothing further need be
adl,i Oh these subjects But there has
been 20 much vague speculation as 10 the
amount oi his wealth that i. may not be
amiss TO state that the most authoritative
estimate place the figure at one hundred
millions Of dollars; a sum very easy to
pronounce but almost impossible to real
izo from its very immeD.ity. The name
Of Croesus has always been a synonym
for uuboundod possessions, but in all
probability the III Greeks riches placed
i in the h.laroa with those a. bis modern
rival. won -r,eiily Kick the beam. The
bulk Of This etaod o>t,te pss.es BY naiur.
al successica into the hands Of his oldest
son, John jacob Aston, ID SO largely
has tho attention Of New Yo.k been ab.
sorbed By It's local bereavement that the
not unexpected dgath oil the vice presi.
ident has received much less attention
than would otherwise have been the case.
Extensive preparations have been made,
however, for his obsequios here, which
will be noticed hereafter.
After .he years Of unbroken peace
which our beloved country has enjoyed
it is Of course painful duty which | am
called ON to perform 10 recording the
events Of the war with Turkey in which
the whole country has been involved dur.
ing the week had felt certainty for
some time past that was greatly strength
ened by certain incendiary proclamations
(some Of which your readers may have
noticed) that were issued by the president
and the governors Of the different state;
carly in the present month. A striking
circumstance 10 this connection was the
absence, in these manifestoes, Of the name
F Of the enemy but yet, so widespread and
intense was tho feeling Of the nation that
the hint given was all.suficicnt, and the
American people, to q woman, responded
by active and comprehensive preparation;
for the fray. BY Thursday last, popular
enthusiasm could no longer be restrained
The general uprising was Immediately
followed by general down.sitting, and
"war to tho knife" was the war-cry OF
every hand. From morn till eve the
battle ragged with varying severity, the
grand climax being reached between the
the hours Of two and four in the after.
noon Then we're enacted scenes Of car
mage and displays Of valor which the per
Of Froissart could but feebly describe
a thousand battle fields ran gravy, an(
ten thousand were strewD with the bone
of the vanquished. Veterans and raw
recruits fought shoulder to shoulder, turn
isg the aRssa iRs aoicq5tt ieq5ttiRg a off the WINS
of the common foe, and in short, 10 use I
+ piece OF familiar slang, knocking
the "stufin" out of him at every
encounter, But the campaign,
fierce, was happily brief and decisive
At evening the enemy being utterly dis
com6tcd, and the victors (your correspon
dent among the numbcr) being somewha
exhausted by the labors Of the day,
years truce was declared, the America
eagle, in an enyable frame Of mind
picked his teeth with the olive branch 0
peace, and thus once more was the unim
peachctle roracity Of the Yankee natio
, overwhelmingly vlndcated-
. At Chickerug Hall, Hans VonBuloH
. the idol of the musical world, has contin
, ucd his increasingly successful concerts
q creating a furore such as no pianist bu
Rubeustoin has excited here these man
q years. The son-in-law and favoTite disc
: Pic Of Litzt, he brings out one or MOI
compositions Of that great master at
nil the eleotrf5lng eueot OIL ne'-cc,tfRi
! er's own rendition. Like List, ais
e Dr. VonBulow ugcs magnificent Chici
o cring grand piano, which, under bis ina,
h ic touch, seems so instinct with life as
b be almost part aud parcel Of the ma
IS and with him to form mighty music
giant, that rises superior even to the poy
eriul orchestra, with which it is constsn
ly combined. understand that ton
II Of the principal cities is on his Amcrica
.e programme, aud hope that your reade
e will, as far as possible, avail themsolv
e Of the rare opportunity Of listening to
,e really great performance.
,e For the rest, New York amuacment
&c though 0oursbing present few new fe
d lures
,e Clara Morris has returned from L
~ rcJe, aud is playing her New Leah
ps ia which she is fercely attacked by 4
ID critics as being incapable and unprogrG
ID sivc. But the young lady is too plucl
4, to care much for that and will doubtlC
III pursue the even tenor &C her way unmo
or cd by unfavorable comment.
ob 1t is seriously rerod,d that Mr..
lv Oakley Hall, someWha; celebrated
: having been mayor Of this c''y duri
Tweed's reign, is about to quiz the Il
it'll for the stage and will soon appear in
drama written especially for his deJi
lie is sure TO create sensation in .
the case, and is said to show great histroi
I'd ability.
9j. The various New York Clubs b,
commenced winter festivities, the Ar
dian leading of on Saturday eve wl,D
cd full.dress dinner, at which the venera
ol Peter Cooper and Paul da Chailu W
fat prominent gusts.
.ts, Lord nouehlcn is just now the previ
Vo- ing English lion, the Lotos. Union Leog
ed. and other prominent clubs vying "
DC oach other ia doing bim honor
on Whitclaw Reid has gone over to TIA
lys termism." hsyipg been elected prosa
Jst of the Loios for third time, with G,
ev' prospects Of still further extension.
.a's RADIX
,.r Here is Nor. On reason for marry
a Gentle: "Why, isn't he handsou