The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-02

Messrs. Aston, Stewart Cooper. Vanderbilt,
Tilden, Anderson, Brown. Belmont. Duncan,
Lenox. Goelet and Taylor are twelve gentle
men who could contribute twelve mil.
lion dollars to rapid transit and thereby
erecta monument more enduring than marble
or bronze. They would not stand before the
public in the hight Of an association of CAPT.
talists building road for private profit It
would yield . profit and ultimately q large
one. but they could vindicate their character
for generosity in one Of two ways They
might arrange for sinking ell profits in con-
slant reduction of fares, requiring the rates
to be just sufficient for keeping the road in
repair; or, which would DO still better, they
might make . perpetual donation OF the
profits to institutions of charity located in or
near the city. Under the guardianship of
trustees. like those who manage the Peabody
Fund, the net proceeds could be distributed
to worthy institutions for the relief Of the
unfortunate. It could be so arranged that
each contributor would bs at liberty to desig-
nate the charity to which his proportionats
share should be given, and under the names Of
the Aston Fund, the Stewart Fund, the Cooper
Fund, and 80 forth, long generations of re-
cipients in various institutions would bless
the memory Of their particular benefactors.
The Mysterious Memoirs OF George ~.
The supply is, in most cases, equal to the
demand. Occasionally it IL greater than the
demand, a. Brown, the myth, has discovered.
he advertised for one book and is offered
whole library. He offered to pay Ave thousand
dollars for one copy and he il asked to pay fifty
thousand for ten copies. This is rather hard
on Mr.. Brown, that after having declared
that but one copy Of the mysterious memoirs
of George ~. is in existence, he should find
the complete edition extant and ready for
delivery at No. $50 Broadway, on the
terms mentioned, G. o. D. Mr.. Fountain
T. Fox has the only existing copy in his
library at Louisville, KY, and Captain Leavitt
has the only existing copy at Portland. Me-
Messrs. ]. Sabin & Sons have sold several
''only" copies, which are likely to turn up in
various parts Of the country, and we presume
quite lot Of others will be found this week
in the Nassau street book stores. That they
have been diligently looked for therein is .
dead certainty. It is probable that every
second hand book stall in New York has been
ransacked.
The original mystery of this book about His
Majesty George ~. is eclipsed by the new
one. The first gentleman in Europe never
made as great Robbery in his life as he has
done in his memoirs, and we forget the
scandal about Mrs. Ftzherbert in looking at
the amazing spectacle which Mr.. Fox and Mr..
in its simultaneous appearances than it is in
its contents, and if its custodians continue to
come forward its circulation will soon rival
our own.
The only copy in existence Of this book
reminds us of the veterans Of the Revolution
airy war, the last survivor of which Is con-
tinually being discovered. It is like the club
which killed Captain Cook, which is to be
found in every museum, and by the inherent
numerousness Of which Mr.. Barnum has
beaten all the other possessors. It is like
Washington's coachmau, three hundred of
whom are known to have driven his family
horses for thirty years. Its like Washington's
nurse, dozens Of which still survive in
ripe old age. Il is like the skull Of st.
James, which Is reverently exhibited in every
Italian village It is like the latest publica-
ton, (which no gentleman's library should
be without" 1t is like the only heir to the
Dutch and English fortunes, who is now sup
posed to be large part Of . population Of
America. It is like the Original Jacobs in Chat
ham street, and the Original Original Jacobs,
and the only Original Original Jacobs 1t is
like the Constitution of the United States OF
which Andrew johnson has the only existing
copy. 1t is like the only true religion, OF
which each sect is the exclusive possessor.
Finally, it is like Sir Boyle Roches bird,
which was known to fly in two places at once,
so wonderful was its swiftness, and to sum up
its resemblances we beg leave to say that we
believe that bird was o canard.
A silent Lobby.
There is probably no interest more i'm
portant, more efficient, and at the same time
worthy of more attention, than what may be
called the sewing machine lobby in Washing
ton. The sewing machine is an invention
that has become ns necessary to our civlliza-
ton as the axe or the gridiron /; no household
can do without II. Beginning in modest
way it has now spread all over the world, an
invention so delicate and intricate. with SO
many changes and improvements, growing
from year to year simpler, cheaper and more
useful. Although supply and demand, inn