Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-02-18
TRF RICH MEN.

OOO TO MellOulS5 eeuluhIleS duu NAS-Ss ,
and as an of set gave the bar priVil eges
on all his boats to his son. Daniel IS
shrewd old gentleman-he has whipped
everything that ever stood up beI"re
him. but be will find bis match in grim
Death. Aud then what will become of
his property Where. then, viii be his
railroads, steamboats, and stocks? Drew
is estimated at $15.OOO.OOO. which is quite
enough to ruin all his children.
CoEmDilrs Van Isroilt greater tha
Drew, has had his affairs in readiness for
e sudden departure these two yea rs. The
old gentleman is hale and heart y, but ne
has had number ofvery close calls
The public are never permitted to know
when these men are sick. IfFanderblll
should die, the vas. interests he CO ntrnls
would be so demoralrzed that no one
could foresee the end. A rumos that he
isilI sends bis stocks down ten per CEN. in
minute, and its authoritative coDtradic-
ton resiorcst just as quickly. lie can
not last long, however, and when he does
90 under there will be smash such s
the country never saw. He has taken
advantage of this fact to manipulate the
market himself Occasionally more of
the stock Of his various roads have gone
out of his hands than he desired, and to
: get them back cheaply he would take to
his room for day, and LET it leak out
that he was i'll. His brokers would step
IN When they were down and buy up as
much as he needed for his purposes, when
the old gentleman would appear on the
street as smiling as ever. A very talent
ed old man is Cornelius.
TRA1IPs AND vAeRANTs.
The country Is In ested with tramps
and vagranis. aud as the city enjoys the
presence of four times as many as usual i,
the question is where do they all come
fromi Never in the history OF New
York were there so many as now. Tue
streets are full of beggars, who poster
you at every turn with their importuni-
ties, and the back areas are crowded
with them. Some few make a show of
s1me kind of business, but as rule that
pretext is not observed. but they Ims a I
you with bold, and, generally, impu-
cent demand for charity, Ii you give,
1t is converted into rum in the shor t,sl
possible time, and then the station house
furnishes a lodging for the Vagraut. The
taxes the city pays for these We rmin is
something enormous. There are over
$4,000 professional beggars and thieves
in the city, and when the semi thieves,
those who live unlawfully, but manag
TO keep out Of the hands of th g law, is
added, the sum total is som sthing awful
to contemplate. Il is pity that som
plan for compelling those sturdy villains
to earn their own living could not ne
devised. The attention of the public is
being called to it, and doubtless the Leg
islaiure will give the city the relief it SO
much needs. If they could only be ar
rested and compelled to work on the
streets, it would be an immense saw ng
to the city, and would do away with a
nuisance that has grown into vast pro-
portions, and is daily increasing. Mendi-
cancy is SO much easier hers tn N in
Europe that thousands come here to ply
their vocation. Every steamer, and every
sail-vessel as well, brings its assortment
of thieves and vagranis, to reinforce our
native product. Congress will bs petl-
TONED this winter to take soma steps to
prevent New York being made the re-
cepiacle of the crime and pauperism +
the Old World. But whether II can be
done is doubtful. There is no doubt but
thai something ought to be done, for the
nuisance is well-nigh unb arabic
IN WALL STREET.
Wall street is as old as the city, but
its habilues are not SO ancient. The
average stay of man in that street is
very briet. He may make great deal
of money one year, but he is morally
certain to lose it the next, and ninety
per cent. of them go out poor. The old
est man in the street has only been there
twenty.seven years, and he has stayed
that length Of time by doing a strictly
commission business. and Dever taking>a
risk. The Office that this man now oe-
cupies be paid $3.50 per year for at the
beginning of his career Now, he is pay
ing $4,500 for the same premises. He
has one building that he rents tor more
money each year than the premises cost
him fifteen years ago. The majority of
the men on the street are young, twenty
one TO thirty being the ages of three
feurths OF them. A man can't live nng
IN that street, for the life is one OF to1
much excitement. Il is the widest form
OF gambling known. for :here is no cessa-
ton or relief. When the sprculator has
put his all on certain stock it may take
week for the result 10 be known, and
that week be carries around with him
load of anxieIy. Il is with him at his
meals, il walks beside him and sleeps
with him, or rather wont let him slerp.
De has bis all staked on eve Its which he
cannot con:rol,an d be b. 8 simply to wait
In suspense till the matter is decided tor
OF against him. OF course to carry this
loso ne invariably resorts to stimuIants.
ana the upshot Of the matter is, an early
oeaih-bsd, and seldom very pleasant
one. But the plAe $ of those who drop
ont are filed bv new stock, aud The
game goes on forever. The business is
pure gambling-Wall street DOESN'T earn
dollar or produce one. 1t is simply
wagering money that stocks will go up
u down, and in most cases Ihe money
Eagersd belongs to some one else. A lie
hat will influence a stock is considered
and perjury is not discreditable
Unless L fails to prndace the desired ef-
ect In BRIEF If there is sin that has
aot been adopted in Wall street. YOU
nay De sure ii is only because fl could
aot be utilized.
THE BEEOHER TROUBLE.
The statement of Henry c. Bowen
hat he believed Henry Ward Beecher TO
le a pe1uFer and an adulierer, reated a
profound impression, particularly as ey-
,rybody knows that Mr. Bowen is in a
'osilion 10 know more of the inside OF the
'ase than sny man living, and especially