The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-14
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CHARTS OF Columbus, MISS, y who owed the
department $4,000 aud was allowed to
hold his position. Joshua Phillips, the as-
sistant cashier at the custom house under
Swartwout, defaulted to the amount of
5000 000 During Hoyt's collectorship the
public carriage was given to one George
Shourt, Zone of Hoyts tools) and in three
years carriage bill had been paid amount
ing to $i0,6SS. The official corruption in
Van Burens administration leads us to OBJ
serve how the mantle seems naturally to
have fallen on Belknap, who was Demo-
crat until he saw 1t policy to abandon the
party. His first Republican vote was on
the second election of Lincoln-havipg for
eight years opposed the principles of that
distinguished prtriot. One of the most re-
markable frauds during the Van Buren,
administration was the entire embezzle-
ment of the Smithson bequest of $500, 900.
This was loaned to an Arkansas Spectator
of political power, and the grand donation
of the benevolent Englishman was thus
| thrown away.
REAL ESTATE NOTES.
Five weeks have elapsed since quarter
day and rents are not yet all in. 1t has
been "tough work." as they say, to make
these collections, and the prospects are not
much better. The most difficulty is found
in the two extremes-high priced and low
priced property. The former cannot bring
those grand rents which marked the days
of initiation, and the depression IN the Fifth
avenue in six years has reached 40 per cent.
On the other hand the occupants of tene-
ment houses, who, during the initiation
were getting good wages and were able to
pay high rents, are now out of work. 1t
is hard tc pay when one has no money,
| and it is of little use to turn these people
| out of doors, since one can get no better
tenants. Tenement property is now very
| unproductive, aud hen placed in the mar
ket is unsaleabe except at an immense sac
| rifice. The recent failure of the Meyers is
due to this shrinkage, for their entire CAPT.
tai was locked up in real estate, and as the
latter was mortgaged, they could not meet
| the interest. Tie condition of property is
much like that which followed the close of
the last war with England, and only a re-
vival Of trade can restore il. The decline
in rents may be estimated at from 10 to 30
| per cent, and were it double that amount
the rate would still be too heavy for the
masses. An immense delinquency exists
in the payment of taxes, to which five per
| cent has been added since December last,
and the tax sales will be of an unusual
| amount.
THE GREELEY RESIDENCE.
Among other features ia real estate is the
offer of the "Greeley houses al Chap
paqua, which can be rented with garden at
$400. This is very lew. One is the or
iginal mansion and the other is the new
house which Greeley was building for the
family at the time of his death. The old
house was inconvenient, but the new one
has all modern Improvements The farm
is let to marketmau, but the property
will be sold as soon as times improve.
Chappsqua is a dull place, and rents are
one. half less than OH the margin OF the
Hudson. Sad to think how these once
noted homes fall into other hands. Ben
nett's mansion at Fort Washington is now
occupied by tenant, and the once ornate
grounds are in the hands OF market gard
ner. Irving's house at Tarrytown is va
| cant, its owners (nieces of the author) be-
ing residents il this city during the winter
Willis's place at Cornwall Odylwild) is al
so out of the family, and the latter, which
consists of his widow and daughter, is board
| ing in Madison avenue. To these is to be
added the vacant Greeley heuse at Chap
| paqua. Each of these names will give a
| permanent interest to the spot associated
with 1t first as Shenstone is still remember
ed at Hegley Park and the Lessons, while
Horace Walpole and Pope are each thu
presiding dignities at Strawberry Hall and
Twickenham. Scott also holds possession
of Abbottsford with power which death
has only increased, and which time will
only make stronger Just as Irving visited
Abbottsford and Newstead Abbey (the lat
ter after Byron's DEATH so now pilgrim
ages are made to his own former abode.
Speaking of Chappaqua it may be said that
Greeley bought that farm because he loved
agriculture, and he spent large sum i'm
proving the soil and making experiments.
Bennett however cared nothing for such
things. He purchased the Fort Washing
ton place merely to satisfy his ambition,
and to have grand country establishment.
He set up snowy style of living, had a
house full Of servants. but it is doubtful if
he took as much real comfort us Greeley
with his axe, thinning out trees, or watch
ing the pigs at Chappaqua. This love which
literary men so often show, is not a mod
ern thing. Horace himself could speak of
his "Sabne farm" aud his rural cot, and in
the story of the city mouse and the coun-
try mouse he evidently gives the advantage
to the latter.
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Thomas Barron has given Sl0,0 900 to the
Historical society, gift which will be high
ly appreciated. insamuch as this institution
has no funds, except the annual dues of its
members. To all who visit the city rec
ommend that few hours be spent in the
societys building, which is reached by the
Second avenue cars, and which is free to
the public. You will see there Coles Sc
ries of the "Course of Empire which is
a grand study of five masterpieces on can
vas. This series was painted 40 years ago
for Human Reed, who gave the artist So
900. 1t was then considered very liberal
patronage, but at present the pictures are
worth Ave times that sum. The portraits
at the Historical society are of great in
terest The Egyptian curiosities are also
| worth examining, and then the books, pa
pers and general array of historical matter
is sufficient to engage the antiquarian for
years. One of my favorle objects in ths
collection is "the Morland,' which is one
Of the few works by this master TO be found
in this city. The subject, like all of More
lands pictures, is low life, and it IS so small
that h lie generally unnotieed, but it is a
very fine thing. A very valuable series of
American authors and artists is found in
the collection of portraits, and among the
curiosities is the original headstone which
once marked the grave of the first master
printer of this city. This was VIM. Brad
ford, who had an office near the battery,
and did the government work. Ii was to
him that franklin, then fugitive appren-
iice, applied for employment, and being
refused, went on to Philadelphia. There
was not a chance for the young type-setter
then, and it ia to be- feared that if one of
the craft should come hiher now he would
hnd the same discouragirg, hut universal
reply. Bradford was buried in Trinity