The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-07
A ouRIous FACT.

ish Gterateurs Of modern days who never
visited America. We have had Marryatt,
Dickens, Fanny Kemble, Thackeray,
Black, Edmund Yates, Topper and others,
most of whom paid of American hospital |
ity with sneers and slander, but Warren
keptaway, no doubt 'uenced by his high
tory notions. Spec ~ of this Warren,
another point of iniei 10 the fact that all
his productions caIo . the public through
BLdcklo0od's Magazine. How remarkable
too that periodical issued In Edinburgh
should find its best contributor in London
Warren was the first writer that undertook
the sen tational style. This was done In
his "Diary of London Physician" which
was the most thrilling work of the kind
ever published. The sketch of the "Man
About Town." Is C terrible picture, done by
q master hand. BldckaooOd could once
boast brilliant galaxy of literary stars, of
whom Warren was the last. The maya
zine which then stood at the head of period
ical literature In the whole world has now
become dull thing, read by few, and new
err mentioned In the world of letters. To
recur to Warren, another feature in which
he differs from all other modera novolists
is the entire omission of anything of hu.
morous nature. He had no conception Of
the ludicrous or lsughable, and have new
er heard that his writing added smile to
the human countenance. His forte was in
sketches of thrilling and narrowing char
acter, and In these he never had master
WALKS IN THR WASTE.
The fashionable part of the city is now
dead waste--a desert whence all society has
hown-a dreary nothingness of cheated
term" and vacant dwellings. Walking up
Fifth avenue what solemn air petmeates
the entire surroundings There is the Le-
nox mansion, corner of Tenth street. it's
owner being at his villa in Newport. A
little farther up is Belmont's mansion, and
he TOO is at Newport. There, too, is the
Stewart palace whose mistress Is at Sarato-
ga. The AstOr mansions are both vacant,
for William and John Jacob are in
Europe. E. d Morgan's residence, which
is close by, mourn the absence OF it's mas
ter, who with his family Is at Newport,
where for 20 years he has passed his sum-
mers. Wherever you may go in the pre-
cints Of style the reply to all inquiry ia
"out of town" The fashionable shop
keepers are also 'out of town." having
taken their goods to Saratoga or TO New
port and extemporized trade. 1t is just
now loss Of caste for strictly fashionable
person to be seen here. Hence, all who
cannot meet the expense Of jaunt must
keep concealed. Their doors are locked,
blinds closed, sidewalk unswept, and all
signs of absence held out while they re-
main in state OF penance, such as only
fashion can inflct. What long and
dreary month August will be to these un-
fortunates
OUR POSTMASTER.
An interesting person often to be met in
the post office crowd is j. L. James, who
so ably administers the postal department
of this city. Mr.. James is a native Of Ham,
ilton, Madison county, where for many
years he kept what was called country
store" He is very able business man,
and should he leave his present position an
off &c of equal value awaits him in one of
our most opulent corporations. MIR. James
Is an additional instance Of the principle
so common In our government of giving
the best offices to men from the country.
The collector, Gen. Arthur, is not q New
Yorker, and his father for many years lived
in Newtonville. Preston King, who was
formerly collector here, wa, from the
country. Hillhouse, the sub-treasurer, is
not New Yorker, and by the same rule a
large proportion of employees in the custom
house and post office are from the country.
Speaking of the post Office it may be said
that dull as this month may be 1t will, be-
fore it's close, witness immense sales of
stamps. The preparation for the fall trade
| will call for millions of circulars, and to
stamp and handle these Is one Of the pecu-
liar drudgeries of this institution.
THE NRw AND THE OLD.
The postofice is the last architectural
masterpiece of this part of the city, and d.
| rectly opposite is the Actor house, which 10
| the Oldest structure In the vicinity. Forty
| years have elapsed since the Aston house,
| then nearly constructed, was the wonder of
| New York. The chiet apparent difficulty
was found in the quesi on, how any hotel
| could expect patronoes so far up town
| The grandeur OF the house, however, at
tracted guests, and it became at once popu-
lar Every country merchant went to see
the wonderful hotel, which was the chief
curiosity of the city. Daniel Webster and
John Quincy Adams were among Its guests,
and the list included other distinguished
statesmen. Among noted foreigners who
enjoyed its hospitality were Lord Morpeth
and Kossuth. The glorie3 OF the Astor
house were more than could have been ex-
pcCtcu Ut tYcu uItdulcu VI, Dut itb udy HAS
| gone and 1t has fallen beneath the relentless
| law of mutability. Old John jackson, the
veteran plasterer, who did this work in the
Astor house, still survives, and is one of
the few who can remember old John Jacob
Aston.
| CORRECTION.
While speaking concerning the Astors, |
may properly sllude to some errors into
which correspondent of the Boston
Journal has fallen. This man says:
Between the hours OF nine and four Mr.. Aston
| devoted himself exclusively 10 business. His
little ONCE near broadway, OF brick, one story,
with It's iron gratings In front, resembled a
| small county jail.
| In reference to this 1t may be said that
the building thus described is not the Astor
Office. Ii Ia the safe connected with the
office, the latter being next door. II CON-
municates through a side entrance with the
safe which contains the deeds, mortgages
and other personal property of the family.
This building contains stove for the pur-
pose of keeping 1t dry. 1t also, as 1t is
said, contains burglar-proof safe in which
the government bonds are kept The cor
respondent gives an incorrect idea of old
Astor's will when he says; "John Jacob
Aston bequeathed his leases and immense
business growing out of them to his son
William b." The fact 10, John Jacob
Astor did not leave William L his son, a
dollar in real estate, Chat is for his own
use, but he made him trustee for the bene-
fit Of bis own children. He left him GER
tain amount OF personal estate to be de-
voted to the improvement OF the above
mentioned real estate. William was worth
1900, 900, independent of the old mans
property, the fruit of legacies and economy,
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