The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-25
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once powerful frame. lie has lately been
so i'll as to require q surgical operation,
since which he has been permitted to leave
his room, but appears feeble. His physic-
ian Is DR.. Lindsey, m old fashioned prac-
titioner of high rank. The disease is the
same which has given William (his SOM
so much trouble. The commodore has
been out as far as his stable, which could
easily be done, since the buildings are very
near each other. His death would nat
urally create as great an embarrassment in
stocks as that Of Stewart has in his own
extensive realm. The depression in the
| Vanderbilt lines shows that there is de-
termined effort against this iordy house
which, In case of the commodore's death,
will be urged with tremendous power. Jay
| Gould can only rise to a higher reach Of
ambition by the fall of such as are before
him, and the fact that William II. Wander
bilt went south in pursuit of health, en-
courages the foes of the family. William
has returned much improved, and is now
attending to his duties. The death of As
tor and Stewart, within six months, re-
moves the representatives Of capital to the
amount of 500, 100000, and is the begin
ming Of the crumblng Of these vast estates.
In few years their history will but renew
the lesson Pope gave the world century
and half ago:
'Bstates have wings and hang In fortunes
Loose on the point OF every waverlpg hour,
| Ready by force, or of your own accord,
| BY sale lat least by death) to change their lord
| Man and forever" wretch tat WOudst thou
| have?
Heir urges heir, like wave lmpeling wave
| Link towns to towns with avenues OF OAK,
| Enclose whole towns In walls; 'tis all n Joke.
IneXorable death shall level all,
Anal trees: and stones, ana farm and farmers
NOTES on INSANITY.
Now that the winter is past it is found
that no season in many years has been 80
productive of insanity. The pauper asy-
lum is crowded. This is explained by tho
dreadful desolaiion which has so generally
taken the place of prosperity. Eight cases
of religious manis have occurred In con-
nection with the services at the hippodrome.
| When we remember the class which at
tended there, it ls only surprising that the
number WAS so small The writer Of this
has witnessed three cases Of this kind, the
victims being women, whose health had been
impaired by needle work, bad air, and lack Of
exercise. They were all cured by treatment
which restored tone to the physical system.
| The misery OF women in this immense pop
ulaiion ia sufficient cause for the in-
creased insanity in tins rex Drunkenness
| among men brings is multiiudcs Of
victims The winter as been one If greater
suffering than The city ever saw before. and
| the hppOdrome meetings haze doi much
to abaIe Its severity Perhaps they have
prevented those riots which So often accom-
pany extreme want. During a time of des-
ti'urion some years ago The mob DESTROYED
a fl ur store. This winter. however, the
pcpulace has been very peaceful.
THuRLcw WEEDS BOOK.
l. was gratifying to notice Mr.. Weeds
published remarks concerning school books.
Like old men generally. be referred in high
terms to the volumes which were used by
children in the days Of his youth, and
specifies with much affection The Beau
ties of the Bible" and the american Pre-
ceptor. The former was published in
Hudson in 1900 by Ezra sampson. editor
of the Hudson Balance lie was man of
taste and ability, and Hudson was then the
political rival OF Albany. Edwin Croswell
is said to have learned the business of
Sampson, whom he left tor the Albany
| Argus. Ezra SIMPSONS son Joseph came
to this city and became an opulent dry
goodss0bctioneer He lived corner of
Broadway and Bond street, in the house
built by Samuel Ward, the banker. In
that house Julia Ward Howe daughter of
the latter was brought up. 1t was pulled
down three years ago, and the grand ware
house of Brooks Brothers occupies the
spot. 1.-The Beauties OF the Bible" is a
small and convenient volume, and was pre-
pared for the reason Gas Dominic Sampson
says in bis preface that the scriptures were
falling out of use in schools and he hoped
to make a selection which would restore
their popularity
SACRIFICE TO SLAVERY.
Mr.. Weed mentions the "Americon Pre-
ceptor," but omits to say that it was the
first publication that awoke the hate of the
pro-slavery power, and this led to its rejec-
tion. The "Preceptor" was published by
Caleb Bingham. 1t contained some fine
national and patriotic pieces, but among
them was "Cudjoe; or, the Faithful
Negro :" also the lament of the slave, be-
ginning with this line: Ear from home
and ali its pleasures" The advocates of
slavery objected to such sentiments, and
the publishers were led to issue less objec-
tionable works The tyranny Of the pro-
slavery party, beginning thus at school
books, increased until it mastered the en-
tire Union, when, by 9 natural reaction, it
was destroyed by its own success.
MORE ANTIQUITY.
The copy of Burrs letter to Theodosis,
(from Irving Brownies collection,) which
appeared in your columns, recalls some Gu
rieus facts of an historical character. Its
date February 81, 1870 indicates that it
was written during season of deep inter-
est 1t was the last week in Washington's
last presidential term, and 1t was also the
last week in Burr's term IN the United
States senate, for both closed on the Sd OF
the following month. Then on the 4,h
came the Inauguration of Adams and jeff
erson as president and vice president. On
the last day of his office Washington gave
farewell dinner to the leading men of the
nation, including Mr.. and Mrs. Adams,
jefferson and others, among whom Burr
WAS probably included The next day he
saw Washington bid farewell to the popu-
lace. his gray hair streaming in the breeze,
as he waved his cooked hat in an eternal
farewell. This is sand TO have been one Of
the most touching scenes in the I'D heros
life. Burr was at this time in his forty
first year, and was himself ambitious of the
presidency. AT the next election he was
candidate, and came within one vote of sue
cess. BUR- was then widower, and the
fact that he sent Brandt 10 call on his
daughter shows her maturity, ana also the
fact that her father made her much his
companion, though she was hen hardly 10
His residence ~ that time was Richmond
Hill, but as il MAS Il lonely, out OF sown
place, it must have been that hcodosia
was visiting city acquaintance. She is
addressed ut so Partition street, (now Full
ton sireet) so-calltd beoause 1t WAC The di-
viding line bctwe' d the kiog's farm or Trim
lty estate and the remainder OF the city.
"Natslie," to whom reference is made, was
a child partially adopted aud brought up as
a companion 90 Theod ,sia Burr was
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