Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-03-24


amassed an immense fortune. AT on,
time he was worth not less than tifteeI
millions, and he was never quoted at less
than ten. lie was probably the most ig
nOrant man that ever did business. Hi,
ignorance OF the English language wa:
one of the standing jokes on the street, ant
'Drew's last" was as common as lying
He approached broker one morning Will
the remark, Don't yoa b'leeve that III,
skrimmage on Nor'western hez about cal
animated p'' "Calumniated" was us gooC
word for him as 'cuminated.n He is {
loud professor of religion, and after a par
Iicularly yillainous operation in stock,
would endOw a religious school, or 4 church
| with as much JUNCTION as though he had
been in dead earnest. He built and Gu
dOwed q seminary in New Jersey, and hi,
benefactions were widespread. 1t is said
of him that he was applied to give enough
to endow school at time when he felt
rather poor. 81 wanted to do it," said
Drew, but didn't see my way clear, SC
prayed over it, and vrastled long, and
| got anser right away. | riz from my
knees, and went down on the street, and
skinned the boys out Nv it, .isst c. easy -
/ In the schedule Of his effects. he takes great
| pains to include "Bibies aud hymu-books,
| $50" The loss Of those books must pray
ON the old mans mind As It is said that
he has something in the neighhorhood ol
five millions safely put away in the name
of his family, il is not probable that he will
suffer in his old age. He was a great ad-
mirer of Jim Fisk, and did great deal Of
business with him when Fisk was on the
street.
THE wOMEE's CENTENNIAL.
After the usual preliminary squabbling,
the ladies of New York have gone TO work
in good earnest, resolved to have q show
worth the name at the exhibition. The
women representing the Oldest families in
the State, bearing honored names OF tho
revolution, the Schuylers, Iiyipgstoues,
and Van Reusselaers have ordered fag
richly embroidered with the arms Of the
State, which will be hung in independence
Hall after the exhibition. as a trophy for
the next Centennial. This was thou. ht
small matter to exhaust the resources oi
the woman of the City, and they are To
raise $4,000, TO complete a pavilion,
where their different works Of Grt ana skill
may be shown, and, as usual, the best way
of raising the money is by giving entertain
ments. Titiens is TO sing at a grand con-
cert to help build the pavilion, ana
the amateurs of the City are working
every other night in ;heatricals FOR the
same end, young ladies and gentlemen
OF the best families appearing at the
Union League Theatre before crowded
houses. One Of the city judges and his
daughter played together one night, the
judge, it is said, appearing with the spirit
and grace Of young man OF twenty five,
by the side of his daughter Of eighteen.
The single performance realized $500 for
the fund. The decision of Mrs. Gillespie
who is the head OF the Womens' Commits
sion in Philadelphi a, refusing with unndc-
cary curtness, to admit all specimen, of
wUmsD's work relating To dress. raised such
criticism that il has been found expedient
to modify The rule. A strict interpreta-
ton OF il would exclude all such valuable
arts as lace making, which has attained Il
very creditable stage in this country, EN-
broldery ard design in dress, in which our
women can show much more credltable
haudiwork than anything they have yet
done in painting. let alene sculpture. The
action OF the committee at Philadelphia
was in blind indifference 10 tho high cs-
teem IN which needlework is held in Eug-
land where specimens of lace, embroidery,
and dress form one of the most attractive
and elegant departments oi the Museum at
ksnsington, of which Peeresses are the in
terested patrons and contributors, and n
which the Princess Louise herself 10 au ell.
thusiastic amateur. In my way Of think
ing, the Philadelphia ladies have done
their sex an injury by omitting to pay
proper respect to their peculiar arts, and
30 elevaiius them from the level Of trades
and druggery. a very curious aud inter
esting department at the exhibition would
be specimens of fine needlework from the
days of the revolution down. The excuse
of the committee THAT to admit such things
would bring down on them all the dress
makers and mlllipers in tho country. 10 as
unreasonable as TO exclude all machinery
because The whole patent oface might be
offered. twas theirs to choose what TO ex-
hibit. This is question which ought TO
interest every woman in the country who
wants TO see proper balance OF respect
shown TO all branches Of uoman's duty
and work, to sewing and dressmaking al
well as making poor clay figures and pic
lures out Of drawing.
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.
You can't imagine the wild delight with
which Tic news Ul the pIOriOue triumph III
New Hampshire was received by the Re-
pubicaus OF New York. II there 10 any
one thing that Tn. New York Republican
breads, as business ma II, and aside from
any political feeling. it 10 the return of the
democracy to power, for it seems TO him
the old Tweed rule, which is another name
for ruin The sentiment Of the Republl-
cans of the city was well expressed by
prominent business man at the Union
League CLUB The election aud the vic
tory" " said he, "is not an endorsement oi
Belknap and the thieves-it is a verdict
that the Republican party is not RESPONSE
bic for the acts of q few corrupt men.
Aad speaking Of this election. it is sin
gulsr how il tesrs iEts the independents.
The Tribune has awakened 10 the fact that
the Republican party is the Ouly one that
ever did any investigation in its own ranks
and the only one that ever punished It's
own thieves. 1t really seemed to feel good
over the Republican triumph in the Gran
ite State, and read more us 1t used to be-
fore Horace Greeley went insane than il
has for wears. 1t would not be singular II
the Tribune shsuld get back into the Re
publican fold, and be n power in the party
once more. PiETRo.