New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-11

TOPPER Columbus worshiping Young Amer
| ica." Of course the modest little woman
was obliged to take . back seat, and the
''girl Of the period" walked of in triumph.
Philadelphia Correspondence of the Nes
York Times.
Stewards Peer Relatives.
It is said that Mrs. A. T. Stewart, since
her husbands death, has received over 1000
letters from persons claiming to be his kins-
folk, and asking for money. The following
are samples of this correspondence:
New YORK, May "a, 1876.
DEAR SIR-I understand that you have
charge of my Dear Dead late Deceaeed
cousin, Alexander T. Stewart. / am his
| only male cousin, and did not know it till
saw my Bible the other day, in which l
have record of the Stewart family. am
poor little orphan, with only one father
and mother, and would like to have about
$4,000 to 90 in business with. If you do
not send it to me in q wsek will prove
me the cash Send it to me through box 96
of the Sun Office. Your true friend,
R. s. STEWART.
APRIL 90 1876 Mt. Carmel
Mr. henry Hilton
KIND sIR-you will be surprised at this
letter but pray read it through before you
cast it away would have riten before this
time was no serten I'M till now that my
mother was Q relation of A. T. Stewards
her name was Rachel Stewart her fathers
name wac James Stewart and her mothers
pane was gone she was born Irland in the
provence OF ulster in the county intrim near
Belfast she was of q scoch irish decent and
raised strict presbaterian and have herd
her say she had cOuein in new york dry
good merchant that was very welthy she
saw him once after she cam to thie country.
my mother is dead or she coul tell all
about Mr.. Stewarts age i suppose she has
be fifty two if i live to the II of next May.
can find out NOR BY rit;ng to my oldest
sister pleas let Mrs Sswart know this aud
you will oblige RACHEL JONES
to henry hilton
pleas ansr this soon and direct 70 letter
to the state Of ohio Clesrmoun: Co. Union
township
Mt Carmil po
pleas excuse poor riting for don't write
often RACHEL JONES
ALBANY, N. Y, May %, 1876.
Judge Henry Hilton:
DEAR SIR just heard of Mr.. A. T.
Stewards death yesterday. Why didn't
you send me . paper containing the an
nouncement9 / should have been glad to
have received it. always undertook from
Mr.. Stewart that it was his intention to
provide for me In his will. Was there no
means, desiring his executors to Gee that /
should want nothinR" that's Just the way
he expressed himself to me when last
called on him). should be under great
obligations to you if you would make q
discovery Of such request: Please com
munlcate with CHARLES STEWART LA
MONTAYNE, Albany, n. Y.
MANCHESTER, 50 Beadfoardfoard hume.
Lady StueArd:
hoap that you will excues me riting az
have seen the announcement of nv c0u-
sins death in the paper which caused me
intense grief - l never got to know wheare
he had settled down my couison sailed out
in the Ro.al Charter to CharlstOwn from
Belfast at the age of twenty-one he had
one brother named Sam that enlisted at the
age of nineteen I have never heard from
him since have heard that he is in the East
Indies nv Dear couison Robert was cald
after my Dear father R0abert Chew which
died two years after my dear couison depart
at preasant there is gentlemen in Belfast that
weare cOalege Boys with him of the name
of Charles dear say you have card him
speak of them am sOarry that did not 90
to Belfast to get some information of nv
couisons wheare abouts during his Holiday.
IDEAS he spent his time with my granmoather
and me was then chield The used to nurs
me on his nee like baby which makes me
grieve moare about him which maid me
moare attacht to him once sent q leatter
from Charlst0wn to belfast for his sister
Margrate and me to 60 to him but had gen
then to England to my father am still in
England married thirty three years family of
ID children Dear Mrs Stusrd am very soary
for your sad loss hoaping the Loard will
sustain you under such heavy trial have
taken very much to hart as have lived in
hOaps to see him once mOare but my hOaps
in this world ia g0n hopping we all meet in
the next my Dear Mrs Stuard do rite to me
and let me know sOame things about him
and let me know if ever you heard him
speak of me his couison Mary Chew now
concluded dear Mrs Stuard with kind loave
to you hoaping to hear from you soon
MRS HULL
63 Beadf0ard street hulme Manchester
These poor tired boys & girl hold me
down to earth. Do help me to care for
A. T. STEWART.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April Is.
Mrs. Stewart:
DEAR MADAM-While talking with ladv
this morning who is friend of yours and
your late husband-She fell into q deep
trance-and eaid, Will some ons here write
to my Wife Mrs. A. T. Stewart and tell her
that now find how much 1 left behind
me which l now wish some one would
do for me with my help. You can
do them SO much good-save them
80 much pain. sickness e. sorrow by
keeping watch & thinking for them in q
body, but not individually. You know they
all live in poor, unhealthy houses; all suffer
more or less from malarieux Iwant Won to
send to DR.. Moore, Broadway, and get
thousands of his little books on chills and
fevers, headache, and other family medi-
cinee, and see that every boy & girl in the
establishment has one to read so if thew are
sick they will know where to find q safe
cheap remedy. l know the DR. and know he
is truthful and reliable man-This will
cost you nothing-The judge will send for
the books q see that they are thourally dis
trlbuted among my people-Do not saw
this ls trick of some Spectator but be-.
lieve it is the medium that writes i'll am
as poor in the spiritual life as l was rich in
the material when in Earth life-I now see
how much l might have done to comfort
and encourage the poor working people
and not cost me cent of money, and had /
done this should now have their blessing
which would be so much capital in spiritual
life-I must now try to impress some one to
do for me that work which l left ondone
before l can progress or be tree from the