, 1876-06-10

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expectation of an army Of poor relations TINT
they will be provided for when the rich man
dies. Tho late Mr.. SrEwAnr, tho Now York
millionaire, is an eminent instance OF thiH.
AsNEKE JAMS is nowhere rs compared with
sfr. SrEwAnT in the matter of kinsfolk.
Nearly 1000 relatives hayo put in their claima
for something, and the New York Herald
prints whole broadsitle of letters, Il large
number of them received from ireland,
vhicl! swarns with Mr.. STEWARDS relatives,
aud all Of them have the same burden. Like
tito daughter Of the Lorse-lccch, they I'LL cry
Give, give" A glance at somo Of them will
be Of interest. The Vicar Of Dcrriaghy,
near Belfast, writes in behalf Of two Of bis
parishioners, relatives of course, ono of
whom thinks ho ought to have gome-
thing because 1lo once slept in tho
sa,no bed with Mr.. STEWART. A
private in Company Il, Sovonty.seconl Reg
iuent of Indiana Volunteers, snddonly re-
tnomberB that his father told him he waa
second cousin Of Mr.. STEWART, consequently
h0 would like to havo his caso attondcd to as
speedily M possible. Another person an-
onymously sends n communication from the
spiris-land, pnrporting to DO written by alr.
STEWART, and ordering Mrs. STEWART to cir
culato several hundred thousands Of a certain
medical work. A STEWART in Proctorsville,
Vt, writes that 10 il surprised to learn from
the newspapers that the deceased WIS q
cousin of his, md regrets that ho did not
find it out in time to meet him personally.
RACHEL JONES, Of Mt. Carroll, o., saya "my
mother is Ioatl or ahe coui tell MI af,out b1r.
SrgwARr's ago suposo sho Inns thro children
]iycn am tho youngca vii bo llfty-two il i
live to the II OF next May" Il. =. STEWART,
OF New York, "a poor little orphan, with
only ono father anu mother, wants $40, ,0oo
to invest in business, having found out
in his Biblo that ho III tho only
male cousin OF a1r. STEWART. Aclergymnn Of
Burlington, Vt, writes on behalf of ono Of
his pasishioncrs, because she is rolntiyo and
good Christian woman. Good old alAnr1iA
MCCLEAnY, Of Kookuk, Iowa, writes very
poromptory letter, with II certificate Of hon.
osty. integrity, aud veraoity, and sends her
tin-typo, 80 that Mrs. STEWART may trace tbs
family resemblance Illinois IL represented
fy SABAn Born. Of A1nboy, who writcs Alrs.
STEWART: ~ take the Liberty to write to
you to lot you know that l1ayo roasons Ia
believe that the late A. 7. STEWART was re1a-
ton Of mine my maiden nams is SARAH
sgEwAA7 aud my natiye place Is nonr 1,elfas!
ireland, artt learned that in tho place lo Ii
from, and Alcxaudo being our fatnley nanlo,
md il you think am trying to got money
from you on falls pretcnco Please senl me
your atllresa and will come rec YOU" Mrs.
lIuL1 Of Manchester, England, wsises that
her cousins death has caused l,ur 'sinte nee
grcif," aud that "hs uesd to nurs 1na on hia
nco like q baby wich made nio uloa,
attacht to him." Sho touoLingy says thai
her "hoaps in this world has go1
! Aoapink," aud "hoaps to hear" from Mrs
STEWART soon. An octogenarian claimant ir
| st. Louis write to lot Mira. STEWART know
that her husband had one living relative a
| tho time OF his death, the octogenatisn being
that relative. An individual in Albany, N
Y, with the arlatocratio name Of OnAnLn
SrEwAgr La MoaTAarE makes tho following
cheeky request; "Was thero no me,ny de
siriug his executors to see that u should wan
notlling!' CHATS inst the way ho exprossot
himself to lne when last called OH hiua)
should be under great obligations to yoa !
you would soareh among his papers With