The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-12


| A. T.. STEWARDS death, as wo sug-
eested yesterday, will in no wise inter-
lrupt the carrying on of his vast bus-
ness affairs. We learn that his business
in this country gave employment to
about seven thousand hands. and I'M
| Europe to about one thousand more.
| rhe European houses were notified at
once of his death, by cable telegrans,
and all were closed there as well as in
this country.
The N. 7. Times of the 18th says;
"Mr. Stewart, long before his death,
made such provisions as will enable
those in charge of his estate to admlnis-
ter it as before. Judge Hilton, who has
enjoyed the confidence and been one of
the business associates OF MIR. Stewart
Tor the last twenty years, shed some
light upon this subject in an interview
with Times reporter last evening. The
Judge said: MIR. Stewart had 1000
men in his employ in this city alone.
and perhaps about one thousand in Eu.
rope. He kept fourteen mills going in
This country, and had many houses In
England and elsewhere which had
charge oil the work of operatives in those
places. 1t would be a hard thing in
these times to discharge these men, and
| therefore am glad to say that the busi-
ness will be resumed ON Saturday next,
Mr.. Stewart. has left me in charge of the
| matter, and l shall do all in my power to
| carry out his wishes. have been asso.
ciated with him in his business interests
Tor twenty years. and was constantly
laboring with him during that time.
The mills will again be set in motion,
and the houses in Europe will continue
business as previously
''lt is understood that Mr.. Stewart
made will some time ago, in which he
appointed Judge Hilton sole admins.
| traitor Of his estate. In this will he gave
discretionary power to the Judge to
carry ON his business or not, as he might
deem best. 1t is also unders TODD that
| the will provides for completing the
w WorkingWomen's Home in accordance
with the design of its founder."
The funeral will take place tomorrow
Thursday morning, at II O'Clock, from
st. Marks Church.
Concerning MIR. Stewards property we
gather the following interesting details {:
"Mr. Stewart paid $50, 200 taxes ON his
personal property, and $lSo, ,392 on real
estate last year. His personal property
was assessed at valuation of So, ,0UO, 600,
! and his real estate at little over
$6, 100000, but the valuation for
purposes Of taxation is only sixty
per cent. on the real value, SO
That the actual value OF the personal
property was about $5.000,0OO, and the
real estate about $4,000, 900, making a
| total OF $l5,00O,00 TINS, move ever, rep.
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immense wealth, as he owns bonds and
stocks not liable TO taxation; mill prop
erty worth millions OF dollars at Glen
ham, near Fishkill, In this State; the
newly laid-out Garden City, on Long
Island. and the railroad connecting il
with Hunters Point; the Grand Union
Hotel at Saratoga, stores and agen-
cies in London, Paris, and other
foreign cities, and manufactures
and mills in the United States and
abroad. The most interesting and val
liable portion Of his personal property is
has art gallery, in his residence on Fhtn
avenue, one of the paintings in which,
Meissonnier's 'Charge des Cuirassiers.i
cost him $4,000. Following is the as
sessed valuatlon OF the most valuable
pieces of his city property, the assessed
valuation, as already stated, being only
sixty per cent. Of the real value:
uptown (retail) store, occu-
pying the block bounded by Broad.
way, Fourth avenue. Ninth and Tenth
streets, $1,050,OO0; Metropolitan Hotel,
S90O.00U; 'down-town' (wholesale)
store, in Broadway, Chambers and
Reade streets, $3.50, 1000; residence In
Fifth avenue, at Tnirty-fourth street,
$500,000; Worklngwoman's Hotel, in
Fourth avenue, Thirty.second and Thir-
ty-third streets, $3I5,OOO; Globe Theater
pl operty, in Broadway, near Eighth
street, $40, 900; and four lots and build
ings on the north side of Reade street,
between West Broadway and Church
street, 500, 900. The total assessed yaiu.
alton OIL tnese pieces of properly amounts
TO 20, 1856 .OV0, and the real value Is about
81, 5000
Tne estimate Of the total amount of his
estate by those most conversant with !
his property places it at from SAC, ,OOO, ,OOO
to $50, 100000.