Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-16

ers himself amply provided for for
two or three years, if he can become
counsel ina decent bankrupt case.
There never is anything left of the
assets, but the attorney gets a fair
start in life. He always con siders
himself in condition to marry when
such a plum drops to him.
vANDERBmT's ESTATE
will, without doubt, be in the courts
in a few weeks. Cornelius, Jr., is
moving in the matter, and some of his
brothers-in-law are backing him.
The old man left, undoubtedly, an
estate of one hundred millions of
dollars, of which ninety-five millions
was given to one son, William H.,
Internationally, and the most of the
five millions goes back to him on the
death of the recipients. For in
stance, Cornelius gets nothing abso-
lutely-all that he has is the income
of 5000, 900 for life, which is about
sI2, 900 per year. One or two OF the
sisters had a half-million each left
them out and out. The idea of the
old man was to keep his fortune in
the hands of William, that the great
schemes which engrossed his life,
and which he had not time to carry
out, might be continued. If the
fight is made it will be a lively one.
1t is the largest estate in the country,
and the lawyers will have fat pick
ings, no matter how it is decided.
POLITICAL.
The action of the Commission in
the case of Florida gives great sat
isfaction to the Republicans, and the
Democracy are correspondingly de-
pressed. In fact, they give up the
case, and privately admit that they
are beaten. But don't suppose that
the struggle is to end here. Not
withstanding all their professions of
a desire for an amicable settlement,
and that this Commission would do
it. Tilden will carry the case to the
courts, and make another fight there.
He has set his heart upon the Presi-
dency, and his followers upon the
fat plunder, and neither he nor they
are willing to give it up as long as
there is a plank to hang to. Tilden,
in anticipation of an adverse deci-
sion by the Commission, has gather
ed around him the best legal talent
attainable, and every day they are
in consultation at his house. De-
pend upon it, that so long as he or
his gang have a dollar, they will
continue the fight. They are play
ing for high stakes, and it makes no
difference to them how much their
perversity may cost the country by
keeping it in an unsettled condition,
or how much the infammatory ap-
peals they make destroy confidence
and retard the business of the coun-
try. All this is nothing when put
in the scale against the necessities
of a hundred thousand bummers
who want places. But the thing
will come to a sudden end as soon
as the Commission has registered its
decree. The business men in that
party are tired of being made the
cat's-paw of the spectators, and
they will insist that that decision
shall be final. But look out for the
Democratic papers just about this |
time. Mr.. Tilden's bureau has just
sent off batch of readymade edito-
rials of the bull-dozing order, breath
ing slaughterings and vengeance if
Tilden be not counted in. They an
nounce their determination of going
to the courts, and if that fails, 'free-
men know how to secure their
rights" which is to say, if they are
beaten in the courts they will appeal
to arms. Of course, they won't do
any such thing, but if they can
frighten the Republicans into sur
render, it will be so much made.