New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-12

r.,vsv contractor OF South America n native Of ~
state. sud about 65 years old he first sought hh Tar
tune in California and opened up the great lumber n
terests of that Western coast He engaged In mar
sehemes of public benefit. but being obliged to borrow
money the usurous rates OF interest then prevailing
in California took him beyond his depth, and he went q
South America leaving behind him heavy liabilities
There he made large sums railway contractor ana
then settled the California claims ne owns TWO resi-
dencesone In tho City OF Lima AND the other In tia
snburbsvwhere he dIspenses hospitality to every Amer
can or foreigner and especially to Cauforans on eyey
or money Without Mr. aeisgs coming bis and
supplying him with means to go to any part OF the World
house. Is situated the midst Of 60 acres Of pleasure
grounds filed with the rarest fruits ana flowers Han
ters Of CHARITY in the city who and gather them
selves every Year In religion MI Meggs Protestant
ehoice Of creeds Two Of them are Roman Catholics and
third Episcopalian.
MIR. Whittier's simplicity of life and thought
Is illustrated by story told by writer in The Bosm
Times She says: "a very elegant woman OF Boston
was walking with Col Higginson-the fastidous man Of
culture who understands how TO smile and how 70 use
the semcolor better than any man In New-England Il
wan, you to como IN to 0sgoods with me-, be said to h
lady friend, and see Whittier, who Ia there to-day
They went IN and found tho poet After little while
the conversation turned on young girl with eoored
blood in her veins who had place IN the sseedm 1
phanthropists Of certain Boston clique After pro-
lOuged discourse her virtues ana Social pVhtons,
Col Hgginson said And, poor child. after her board
and other expenses arc paid she has only 800 year Tor
her dress' Whittier drew up slowly about his spare
figure gray wooden shawl that he wore. Fifty dol
lars said ke and does not thee think that lie enoughf
spent than that sum year for dress In my
life' Looking the Spartan simplicity OF the Quaker
poet ono could readily believe him. and Col Hggins0n
was loss for reply He did not point 10 his elegant
companion and say that that sum would hardly buy her
gloves aud suppose the poet accepted her spendor as
matter Of course. and did not dream OF tue cost"
NJ Henri Cernuschi, the wealthy French au-
thor and politician and chief bi-metalst missionary OF
Europe, arrived In this country Saturday He VIII
make visit OF several months and comes 70 propagate
his economical views the silver question To rescue
his old friend syef suspicion and menace, he has
visited every capital Of Europe for he is cosmopolitan
enough TO be able TO chat in friendly way with Bis
marc and Andrassy their language, and may
feel assured he must be extraordinary Frenchmsn
who has tho amabty Just now, and the linguistic ab
ity at any time, do that He firmly believes that the
return Of tho United States to specie ayments VIII de-
md on the preservation OF the silver currency In Eu
rope For United States to resume specie payments
NJ CerDuschi they must give the silver dollar the
same yaiue the gold, accep silver az cusomhouses
and be able to pay European bondholders m silver dol
lars ut first Europe must become b metallic, else Ed
ropeau creditors would suffer serious losses by receiving
iDeonverttble dollars He also insists that the South
American neither their debts to Europe
nor buy merchandise In Europe II their mines do NOT
flu nsh legal tender There thing about Cernuscni
wherein he differs from other nanciers and economists
10 ia never dull He Is full of w.t. knows how 10 "snk
the shop" else invest II with humor and snecdote