The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-30
CUSTOM MOUSE CELEBRITIEs.
Ea-Publishers, Divines, LEGISLATORS. Gem
erals. and Poets on the Pay Rolls.

FFOUi me sunday HefcHfN
study OF the Custom House nav rolls
reveals some queer facts. Among the ex-mil-
lOnaires whose names appear on the pay rolls is
samuel Sinclair, the former pIblisher OF the
If1bunc under Horace Greeley. Some years ago
he Vas reputcd 10 he worth about tl000,O0O.
w. II. Coventry Waddell. once a millionaire Ia
also on the salary roll. Twenty years ago he
was ono of the best known men in the citv lie
lived In fifth avenue IN style. and gave grand
cnierthinments, which were attended by the
Cic Of the metropolis. The tlcn udipus police
uniform was irst worn NJ n fancy dress ball IN
his house by the late James W. Gerard, the ,aw-
YER who desired to snow tho police that 1t was
no degradation to Weir It.
Deputy Surveyor Edward +. Burton was worth
million not long ago lie served In the war IA
Colonel Of a New York regiment. lie was made
Deputy Surveyor at $3.50 year, by the Hon. A.
H.; Cornell, his fellow townsman.
Mr. Edward Osborn, once one Of the most
prosperous merchants on Broadway, aud resi-
dent Of Fifth avenue, is Deputy Collector at
VIM. IL. Morris. who was At one time one OF
the leading men In this city. IL also DEPUTY
collector. lie IL the brother-in-law Of Hamilton
Fish.
Col. George ". Leet, who was on Grants STAFF
In the war. and /. Pitt Cooke. who was MEM
her Of the bankrupt firm Of jaw Cooke 4 Co,
House.
Butler q. Noble, Ex-Governor OF Wisconsin. IL
sturekeepcr at $2.5OO n year; Gen. George y
Nichols, n lirigadier-Genefal In the United States
army, once an Influential member Of the state
Scuate. ~ Deputy surveyor At S2,bO n wear; and
John QuackenhOss. an cX-POliCe Justice IN New
York. clerk ut S2OV0 "a year. There are several
on the Custom House for their livelihood, am ong
them being ex. Assembyman llackie. a weigher
At $2.5OO year; KNOX McAfce, Deputy Col
lectof; {. u. Southworth, clerk ex-Alderme
Alexander Keech and Keno, inspectors. at $40
a day; -Assemolyman ia rney Bigln IL III
custom House clrinan, and cx- Alderman j mes
Owens IL a weigher
There are number OF clorgvmen and ox.cIer-
gvmen OF different denominations. whose names
appear on the pay rolls. The Rev. j. l.. Hodge
the pastor of the Mariners baptist Church. Ia an
meir, former Unitarian minister at boston, IL a
clerk at $1,000 year He Is an apDointec OF
George W. Curtis. lie occasionally breaches to
a small congiegatipn on staten Island. The
Rev. Mr.. Van Colt. the Methodist exhorter. il a
clerk at <l.s0l a year. aud the Rev. Chauncey D.
MURRAY. WAC preached IN - ston some wears ago,
II clerk IN Tue Appraisers oilice a, $1,000.
The nav rolls contain the name of one Irish
patriot. pdtricS Kelly. a Fcuian leader. who was
rescued from y isOn van In Manchester. Eng
land. while on his way to the scaffoid lie ia a
clerk at Sl9tO.
The mntary profession l. well represented.
TX Generals and ex- Cooucls uuStcfin. in force
W. burns, who was General with Sickles nils
the y siuun OF Wet1her; Gen Edward Jardiue
an old soldier, il Weighcr; Col. Addison Farms
worth. who hal a good record IN the war. Is an
Inspector ~ Situ day; Major willard Bull.rd,
one u Gen. ~tckiess bril adc OFF GERS, rs gaug-
err; cot. J. -. rresdee. vino served with Gen.
McCu X. - an Inspector; Col f. L. NJ Elders
aud t.l. \. ". Vol gan ale also inspectors.
,pl. William II. cManun, another gallant sol
oier il clerk.
Among the poets and literary men In the Gus
tom House are George w. Dungay. a storckeep-
er At - hdaV. ~, hard Grant White nov has "A
position at $2.OpJ year. Franklin J. Ottarson,
q siof"keepcr; '1i. I h. Thorpe. the marazine
writer ana lecturer VINO rJnks n "A weighet; q.
Moore. VINO o. the author OF the free trade es-
say, published o'cr the nom de plume OF "A
Clr.oushhoy. Prsee Merchant"
Dr.. Er.stu. -. Rice. who was "a prominent
ph. ;ic,an in tnis city before the war, is CLERK
al Sl,jU wear.