The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-08-24
Blood is Thicker than Water.

One of the penalties of great wealth
is the expectation of an army of poor
relations that they will be provided for
when the rich man dies. The late Mr..
Stewart, the New York millionaire, is
an eminent instance of this. Anneke
JAMS is nowhere as compared with MIR.
Stewart in the matter of kinsfolk. Near
ly 1000 relatives have put in their claims
for something, and the New York Her.
aid prints whole broadside of letters,
large number of them received from
Ireland, which swarms with Mr.. Stew
arts relatives, and all of them have the
same burden. Like the daughter OF the
horse-leech, they all cry 'sGive, give"
A glance at some of them will be of in
terest. The Vicar of Derriaghy, near
Belfast, writes in behalf of two of his
parishioners, relatives of course, one OF
whom thinks he ought to have something
because he once slept in the same bed
with Mr.. Stewart. A private in Com
pany B, Seventy-second Regiment OF
Indiana Volunteers, suddenly remem-
| bers that his father told him he was
second cousin of Mr.. Stewart, con-
sequently he would like to have his
case attended to as speedily as pos
sible. Another person anonymous
| ly sends a communication from the
spirit-land purporting to be written by
Mr.. Stewart, and ordering Mrs. Stew
art to circulate several hundred thou
sands of certain medical work. A
Stewart in Proctorsville, VT, writes that
he is surprised to learn from the news
papers that the deceased was a cousin
of his, and regrets that be did not find
| it out in time to meet him personally.
Rachel Jones, of Mt. Carroll, O., says
'smy mother is dead or she coul tell all
| about Mr.. Stewards age i suppose she
has tire children iven am the
younges will be fifty-two if live to the
II of next May" r. S. Stewart, OF
New York, ga poor little orphan, with
only one father and MOTHER" wants
$4,000 to invest in business, having
found out in his Bible that he is the
only male cousin of Mr.. Stewart. A
clergyman of Burlington, VT, writes on
behalf of one of his Pensioners, be-
| cause she is a relative and good Chris
tan woman. Good old Martha Nc
| Cleary, of Keokuk, Iowa, writes very
peremptory letter, with certificate of
honesty, integrity, and veracity,
and sends her tin-type, so that
Mrs. Stewart may trace the fam
lily resemblance. Illinois is represented
by Sarah Boyd, of Amboy, who writes
| to Mrs. Stewart: ssI take the Liberty
to write to you to let you know that l
have reasons to believe that the late A.
T. Stewart was a relation of mine my
maiden name is Sarah Stewart and my
native place is near Belfast, Ireland,
and I learned that is the place he is
from, and Alexande being our famley
name, and if you think am trying to
get money from you on falls pretence
Please send me your address and with
come see you.' Mrs. Hull, of Man.
chester, England, writes that her
Cousins death has caused her "intence
GREET" and that she used to nurs NEE
like baby witch made me moar at
tacht to him." She touchingly says
that her hoaps in this world have
gone hoaping," and "hoaps to hear"
from Mrs. Stewart soon. An octoge-
marian claimant in st. Louis writes to
let Mrs. Stewart know that her hus-
band had one living relative at the time
of his death, the octogenarian being
that relative. An individual in Albany,
N. Y, with the aristocratic name of
Charles Stewart La Montanye makes
the following cheeky request: "Was
there no mems. desiring his executors
to see that s should want nothing?'
CHATS just the way he expressed him.
self to me when last called on him).
should be under great obligations to
you if you would search among his pa
pers with view to the discovery of
such request Mrs. E. Stewart of
Peterboro, Canada, informs Mrs. Stew
art that she is relative, and that blood
flows thicker than water. George w.
Pray, of Lapeer, Mich, is not very
hopeful, for he writes: "After look
ing up our family tree / have discover
| ed that l am no relation of A. T. Stew
art and probably won't get any of his
money, but in case you find otherwise
notify me at once" Here is sample
threatening letter, written by w.
Powell Ware, of New York:
NEW YORK, April 81, 1876.-lrs. A. T.
Steuart-MADAME: While in the Central
Park yesterday afternoon, and being in a
| position unobserved, 1 overheard the fol-
| lowing. conversation between two we'll
dressed men, whom should have taken for
perfect gentlemen from their outward APP
pearance: Say, Jim! You were telling me
the other day OF plan had in view by you to
make raise. / have matured better one
What is it? Kidnap Mrs. Stewart and de-
mand million of dollars for her ransom
Splendid idea; but how will you accomplish
it? Send her decoy letter, waylay her at
the proper point, and take her and the driy-
er at the muzzle of pistol. That is bold
and dangerous undertaking. l know her
and her turn out well and will not make a
move unless know that it is perfectly safe.
Ii one Ian does not succeed another will. I
am your man even unto death, We will