The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-27
of this city refused to tell Legislative COM
mittee what salary Its president received.

been compelled to answer the queetioD. He
confesses the handsome rate of $50 600 a
year. The secretary of this company is
James w. Alexander, son OF the clergy
man of that name. The latter, who wss a
laborious preacher thought himself well
paid at So. 900 n year. The salary OF the
son is $22 900 Here is $52 600 year for
the services of two men in company which
calls itself Equitable" Our supreme
court judges think themselves well paid
with $4,000 year; tho best preacher in
the city has $12, 900 and our most gifted
editors are glad to get $500. The life in-
surance system ia noble one, and If 1t
ever proves failure, 1t will be because of
internal corruption. / am one Of those CO.
operators In this system who deny the
right of our officers to vote themselves such
enormous sums. Winston, president of the
Mutual life. draws $4,000 year. No
wonder life insurance is 80 costly. | re-
Gently made the remark to a well-paid of
ficer in one of these institutions, Life in
surance is too expensive for poor men,"
"Tben," said he in a tart manner, "poor
men must not die" 1t is be hoped that the
time may come when poor men shall have
a better chance for protecting their FAM
lilies.
HALLKcK.
The statue in memory of Fitz Greene
Halleck will be erected in the Central park
next May. Without detractlng from the
tribute to departed genius, it may be said
that never has the sculptor had more un-
promising figure than that of Halleck.
Fortunately, however, for the artist, there
are so few that remember Hslleck that
come favorable liberty may be taken with
the subject. The fact is Halleck aud Bry-
ontained-resembled each other in point
of light build and deficiency of stature.
Halleck's face gave him dignity, but this is
were both we'll built for tho statuary, but
any one who saw Halleck would have
smiled at the idea of putting him into stone.
sion, and this will be an interesting fea-
ture in the affair, SINCE Halleck was at one
time contributor to the Eoening Post.
He began while Cole Coleman was editor,
and the signature of "Croaker s. Co. was
however, never made anything by poetry,
been profitable. Halleck had no turn for
money making, whereas Bryant is first
rate business man, and Is the richest author
In America.
LOOKING BACK.
William Coleman was of Euglish birth,
and was finely educated. He gave the Eren-
ing Post that correct literary tone which it
still maintains. He died just so years ago,
and not long afterward Bryant, then a
young and newly arrived lawyer, took his
place. Halleck had at that time been here
some years He came from Guilford,
Conn.,, in 1918, and became clerk for Jscob
Barker, who has long been famous as q
Wall street operator. He afterward Open
ed an office and erected his sign, but could
not succeed, and was glad to accept a stu
alton in John Jacob A5tor's land office.
Here be passed the remainder of his life,
till retired by old age. Few men living In
a crowded city over dws1t so completely
apart from the world. He was as secluded
here as he could have been in his native
Guilford. A bachelor of retiring hsbite,
shut up from society by deafness, he lived
among books. II was Astor's land books
by day, changed for his own little collec-
tion of favorite authors at night. Thus
passed a half century of poets life. Whtn
unfit for farther service he retired on
.mall competency, and passed the remain
der of his days in Gulford, living with a
maiden sister with whom through life he
had kept up sympathetic union. Hal
leck's countenance was in his early days
very handsome. AS l remember 1t, the ex-
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Often met that email form little stopped,
and always noticed those large dreamy eyes
and that peculiar expression OF the recluse
which 80 clearly revealed the character OF
the mau. He seemed to be dweller in the
past, and to be dreaming of his old friend
Rodmau Drake, and the days when Croak-
er d Co., were the admiration of the town
and the pride of the Ecening Post.
COMING AND GOING.
Just as Sweeny comes Oakley Hall goes.
1t is startling disappearance, but to those
who knew him it was nothing more than
might have been expected. Hall was un-
fortunately constituted. His wit and mer-
curial humor, as usual, indicated an unbal-
anced mind. BE was erratic, and moved
rapidly from one extreme to another. He
could uot be depended on for steady ef-
fort. His enthusiasm caught rapidly at the
promised results, but he had no endurance
TO bide the time of fruition. Such a man,
who was show rather than substance,
might succeed in stroke Of luck, but he
never could master difficulties by applica-
lion. A remarkable illustration Of this is
afforded by his method OF conducting the
trial. The woman was in
dicted for murder, and was really guilty.
Hall, as prosecuting attorney, opened the
case with long tirade against the prisoner,
and also expatiated on what was to be
proved. The speech gave rise to great ex-
which were never fulfilled. He
bad neglected preparation, and the prose-
cution was such failure that he seemed
hardly to expect success.
AS A PLAYER.
His appearance on the stage was simi-
lar freak. Never before has lawyer, past
the prime of life, ever tried TO make him
self a player, but to Halls volatile expect
ancy nothing was impossible. He became
ass clale manager of the Park theatre,
wrote play, and then appeared as star
performer. He was author, manager and
player, all at once, as though born into full
spread of genius. Who can wonder that In
4 fortnight he was sick of the effort Even
4 he possessed genus, he had not perse-
enough TO attain success. His do
nsstic life was full Of vagaries. He had an
elegant residence, and yet he chose to lodge
q the Tribune building. Here he had sn
oiiice, and here he fitted up bedroom. As
4 member Of the ring, Hall was a useful
'ool in Tweeds hands; being too erratic to
make any plans, he was only of use in d.
ng what his associates required. He ought
At this time to have been worth $3.50, 900,
but It were absurd to expect any such re-
iult. The money went az 1t came, aud for
| year or more be has been an incessant
borrower, shining his way from one trou-
1la IN anOi her until ha nnw diaannaara