The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-14
POSTHUMOUS RELATIVES,
Specimens Ofthe Letters Received by
Mrs. Alexander T. Stewart.
The Kind of People Who Have Sci
Up Claims OF Relationship.
New York Sunday Mercury.

New York Sunday Mercury.
The late A. Il. Stewart must have lett
large number of posthumous relatives,
if all the claims that have been presented
to his widow end his executor have any
basis of truth. 1t is said that man brings
nothing into this world, neither shall ne
take anything out, and among the things
that A. Il. Stewart left behind was long
list of relatives. The gathering OF the
| Stewart clans was a sight that would
| have gladdened the heart OF the average
! Scotchman, what it may have done 10 Ihe
widow of millionaire They came from
East, West. North, South, and across tue
| Atlantic. The letters that were received
have beer put into book form and make
good reading. Here is an extract from
one all the way from Urbana, OHIO, and
FROM Stewart who
WANTS TO RUN A CoAL-YARD.
He says:
"You and yer husband ware fortunett
to gather Welth, and | am poor man,
and if | lad u small amount OF money ut
this time l could fix myself so that Wen
| get old | will have sompthing to live
ON. pray you to help me at this time
and | will always express what secret 1t
gives me, and with thanks and with
PRAYER to almighty god to Bless all feal
the Mead of Help. | would be piesse !
! to see YOU and have u short interview u
Person. and [ would Extend you an BIZ
yertation to come TO the West and 70.
and see me, and We will make all thing
plesant as possebel and | would like TO
hear tram you personny, ana VIII waite
to hear vile you have the aOundahs oil
means and to spare, l am tryn to Run
Coal Yard and have not got the means
suffishant to make success or living
Can YOU and will you help me, and II
YOU wish History ofmy Life | will give
it to you"
From Manchester there came
AMARvEL OF oRTHOGRAPHY,
! Addressed to Lady Stueard," in the
course of which the writer says:
II am soarry that | did not go to Bell
fast to get some information OF my
cousins wheare -abouts during his hoIli-
Nv adeas he spent his time with my
cranmother and me and WAS then u
! chield he used To nurs me on his nee ike
u baov WITCH makes me grieve mOare
ABBOTT him witch maid nae moare attach
to him once sent leatter from Charles
town to belfast for his sister Margrate
and me to go to him" DC.
THE HEIGHT OF IMPUDENCE
Comes from VIM. +, Stewart, of Latay'
cite, Ind, who writes:
81 wrote to him after my return tC
Indiana-in my last letter, IN which
made mention of my disabled condition
being paral,z ed from the effect OF IN!
service IN the war, and he advised me K
come to New York City, and he woulc
assist me to get situation where couIc
support myself and small family. L wa
unable to 90, and he has since gone,
t,ust To a better world. where sickness
sorrow, pain and death are felt and feared
no more And when you meet min
there, and to the question, how did yo'
dispose of the Stewardship l LETT you II
the lower world2 you will be able to SAY
About Right'--to the best OF my knowl
edge and bellef-among many acts o
benevolence and gifts to the merltorlou
poor | remember of giving a poor DIS
abled relative ofyours who lived in Ind
sna-who claimed to be second couslT
of YOURS the small sum of 8.
Surely that second cousin deserve
something.
The spirits, even, were called into re
oursltion TO wheedle money from TN
widow. and there came letter from
Washington relating how lady IN tina
city had fallen into trance, IN IN
course Of which the spirit OF the Hea'
merchant took possession OF her ana ask
cd that Mrs Stewart be written 10 ant
instructed to 'send TO DR.. Moore, Broad
way, and get thousands ofhis little BOOK
on chills and fever and headache ant
other fancy medicines, and see that ever,
boy and GIRL in the establishment has on
to read. so If they are sick they will know
where to find a cheap remedy" he goe
on further t. instruct "the Judge to Sc
that they are "thourslly' distributed
Evidently the spirit of the late lament@
scorned the rules Of photography.
ACAsE or PIMPLEs.
A combination of pathos and aosurdI
tx comes all the way from Yorkshire, an
is addressed to Mrs. Stewart at the Mar
bic Palace. Fifth avenue, corner OF lhir
tv-tourth street" This applicant says
IL am sclergyman' daughter and nav
been ailing some time my face Is broke
out and has been for nearly 4 wears,
have had a DR.. here but he does nc
seem to do any good, and am sure
shall never be we'll until | get good al
vice. am only Is years {
sre and it is hard for one so young t
have face like nine, l would not hsv
dared 10 ask YOU an utter stranger to m
if | had no. thought you might be som
relation; nv mothers family Stewart
csns from Belfast and were OF Scotc
descent. and your husbands also cam
from Belfast, and if we can prove reis
t,onship / think you will help me, 10
!; YOU are a lady, and can well feel Tor
; girl with face so disfgured as mln'
|; The spots are on my nose and chin. "a
YOU help me little2 DO. do pleas
write to me- OH dear madam, pleas
p help me little"
POOR RITING.
From Mount Carmel, O., there come
letter from Rachel Jones, In which sh
: saws that her mother was "born in Ire
land in the provence of ulster in tn
county interior near Belfast she was G
scoch irish decent and RACED strict pres
> bsterlsn and / have herd her say she Ia