, 1875-12-10

An Unpleasant Picture or tho Re.
n.arkAble ENn,!ly.
Their 1nordinate Grasp After the Al.
mighty Dollar.
The Astor Library No Great Shakes
After All.
,,odern fnconrcnienens Of tho Astor
Homcsttad.--Jonnuin Miller.


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Nxtiat Cerrestpndence Of Tat Chfeaeo 7ri6nnt.
MEN ionR, DC. 7.-featefday passed. on tbs
III oct tall galtlcmau something over feet,
tnd broad In proportion. lie attracted my atsen-
l III. frat by i5B height then By hls noao. His
companion lind a scared look Which could not
Understand unsa recognized tho sentlcman's
noHo,--l say recognized, bcca'lFe shss nose 1s
ono Of tho landmarks Of New York City. and
dates back 10 tho last ccptury, and oycn to the
cantury beforo that, I don't wonder tim, hin
..r,,,,;o,, L,,,..I .,.r,,, tox t,,o .-o,a l,o.,.
H., w. ~. ,rn.d - ,a..,u ana r.,,is". r'o
HIN "as 'uc ttcau u 'i9as'y u1lS 'a!l'oh9' 1Ae
uoso WAS
TrE Asrpn NOS.
and lis ovne, waa Jnhn I,,nl, NJ That mann
...r,,so, ~, t,,a 1o1n 1aeoh .ho II, ,sna ill.,.
RlA'4ooon u ''s gum 'aeoo "ao' :" 1o'H mo-
'h'o OF great Iahof' tsstomaae a'aflce. anu at'-
rcmitting inoauness, hid tho foundation OF the
,,,cnt Astor eetatn. rho h,tnr noao comes
atc,t t5o,l ,oarcr tn tha tor;zort,t linn th,r
e'eAr "o", "uals' ~ wv Ao'i@o,"a' ""' s"au
poor people can s1ols4so come i'aco tnls selt'
frtngod by vhisLoss something moro tilau ye!~
lo,r' ami aomcthtpg 1c.s than roa ant t,,n had
-, n.a.. .,or,t no,m .,o,,,o H. ,,,,,.t.,
VI e.e1' o.'at psp9 e,o,"' .no sHao i""nls
AMI VOL; And you ha'o 'onh Jaeeb Assof' Tie
ncheBt nnn in thiB country. It ID not nnEonnr-
eru,,s to BAY that no ono Who Inns Hcen llim will
v.pt,rc In dcnv that
! 80.
ni' u"""or"i""n ""n "'4ohA"'
mn, NJ tlor t1e. !. ia f.m,lv ,rircin,o r.,
.'' ~, ,.,,, .,s.o-;a.r 49,, ~. ,,."a =, ~
su"A 1'i e".n "o''I'o.5 "'u llo ne'a y! LUG
Ae"a. w.. T.: 49, ,,st;t IT,. 81. .D W..
Of business refused, thc dav of his death. 10
.ivo tia Ianortcr, t,,o el;rhtest linn "a.
~. w ~ ,rs. 80 A 20
fa'ulnk ntlo' tuo5 mualu Nv: "t9u aa} M1ele
ne "as no',, h M ,r1 nhusp is;, ane h'lsnsoo@
iea'e''e"'!eo My ~ - ~" eas5 n"stueo .,.,e uaiuc.'
mmnr ns hnrn n -, l,E ,.h.t AStuns T., .,
t,s tno no"spapoah lefo, auo Waas u thoMGht o1
,he oy 'nI peOpu: ,u 'In tb.s so1y unesen, d
tA9nSe. II 1oa ue"s1pat'ats ss1p .ta Nas arc iauaeo
~ E"ou @uu I .aaGtua eSona "no ieluso
10 nm3 t.ia".s i,t ,. ~ u. ~ s,to
at,e .aa ,rI,o w s1so
A'u nt .,in+a aA ~ ~. n,,,,I .u
s ptopats W. taoe W" ,,,;o ~ sno EuD!v Ruoo.
o u rvo; to r,ty IL era.tv @ toa ~ aht ~
Iho rsoue .. !a. 10 o1scosor ,es'oas mans n a1gns
q tns e'"nuen!.no ts ~ pu1osoonooii tney
a'as ~ ,;,,tv nhnrnt, = - ~ -, emu,o
s''cHb ~ lt'a.t5 Gnuien' VI ~ ~" tnuussn1
~ sns eaJ ;n lus sS ian ~ .ta eSa!1 a,, ~,
~ WoFot .'ou r ~ sna.t !nsIno ..aoy !ooas aild
A ~ In .hn;s t"3 1a;u I @
t"I' u uutll'au!ts, ~, out s.os1 Ioo naEnt laat
I % ano ,i, a.t H., Aa =. sna |os
Ha - nune ~ 9st.on ~ '"oif o@''as oeon
'''''' ,,,.., ......,, ,,.,t.,n~
. .,.,,, TIE Fac ASTON LinsAh!, .l.a1'.'. ,,,,,,.
'cus Mh'cn mG nGaf ~ Inucis' .nc.ua1ng @ Mnu'
VI ldloea aha p9ohh, "esa "ot moro tlian s1Ous
~ ,osa .t;n. tta f' ds nssos .ucome
s"t seaI ~ = ~" ess1aa.e. lhe NpEaIy IL
"a " those "ho are qnai!'loa to speak to bo
neonp,ote ,sui m many aenaitfaenss. t u ~ a.
= .hal lact toa1 uurh!s tne ~. .ne l;e1lou'oats
s'Ie cut On on account q ~, Tue oxnenao' aud
o-Vo never noea Ieno1ea' tho ctesha are patd
mea, faaafaGh aha !. "as Msan gtsas ,vl vaslsnl1y
T'oy aeearea ah increase , datiff sGo Mnr' l1,o
hnsat5 10 oneh onty rum ~ 20 ociock. ana IL
utterly useless 20 tilht portion OF ne community
which earns ~ Iv,nG ny laoor @ ~ hctsoon those
hours: " tins sio0 9Do T4oouo0 "as tue orlgi-
nhl Gitt OF ola JoAn Jaeoo Abtof' a1a LILO re-
Na'iitlef came from h'S son.
10 y oals lnatice 10 tne Astols 20 eay ulat t1es
nAsh KEPT theit ehaIlsaoio gus 80 secret inat no
cue ene haa any doiln'to ,aea a9 to tneir amount.
some lotlon o. what they might give may be ILL.,
'efseo from tae .u,a ...-.
-, ESTIMATE or IN. Aarohs PROPERTY
Mh1ch cof'eB 70 NC from ohe OF MS fe!at1Sos'
70 aslu; what ~ not think " GeneFally known,
thst William y Astor. At tlAo tlmo ho innegisod
Sls s fathers cstate, %as already worth e1Souo..
w. faft OF ms "aa ne money Which nla
"a.