Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-16

Why he salj o a StnatjF, with an air
oil injured digniiy, there ave four men in
this Cabinet vi arr hO,tl lie to me-" Others
say that there are sven, inst ad of TOUR.
A Washington special says Vice President
nceler is to head the peace commission to
the Southern States, and that the other COM
miSsioners are to be Senator IIOar and Con-
gresham Foster, with two Democratic Con-
gresham to be selected hereafter.
1t is stated that enough Democrats will now
vote with the Republicans to postpone the
Kellogg case in the United States Senate I'M
I'll the extra session at least, if not until De
ccmber.
Gath says No Prcsiden. has ever appeared
in Washington with less ceremony, more
disposition to hear, and less disposition to
speak, than Hayes.
our New York Letter.
1HE GREAT VANDERBILT CASE POLITICAL
fIRR-PRooF BUILDINCs-JoR CoBURS
BUSINESS.
NKw YORK, March 10. 1877.
To the Editor of the Free Press and Times.
1t is now fixed fact that the Vanderbilt
will is to be attacked that Is if William H.
Vanderbilt, to whom was left the en-
tire estate, does not compromise and divide
with his brothers and sisters. The facts in
the case are, Us Cornelius states them, about
thus: The old man never showed very
much feeling for any of the children but
William. Cornelius was stricken with
epilepsy in his early youth, and has been
the victim of that terrible disc Sc until with
in few years past. lie hat / for long
time in its worst form, and " actually un-
able to do business. Later in fe he recov-
cred from it, to very great degree, and
married. But, in the meantime, William had
grown to mans estate, and was being train
cd by his father into the care of the rapidly
growing estate. Cornelius had no children,
and the old man paid but little more atten-
tian to him than "a it he had not been his
son. Worth at the time half hundred mil
lions. he allowed his second son and his wife
the magnificent sum of 81 500 for their sup
port. The representative of the Vanderbilt
name could not live upon this, as a matter
of course, and so he ran into debt. Finally
old age warned the great railroad man that
he had but short time on earth, and he
made his preparations for his departure. He
seemed to have but one idea, and that was to
perpetuate the name of Vanderbilt, and hold
together in one mass the money that gilded
it and made it all it was. His daughters
could not carry the name. because their chill
dren took the names of their fathers. Corne-
Illus. the second son, had no children, and
W illiam H., the eldest son, had not only
children but they were boys. So he left
Cornelius, not 100000, but the income
from that amount. To the daughters he
left similar incomes. and all the balance he
left to W lillian II. and his sons. The will
is to be contested, if it is to be contested at
ALL on the ground that it is unnatural, and
that the old man was under undue influence
when he made it. On the other side, it is
said that the old gentleman knew exactly
what he was about. lie left Cornelius about
so, 600 year, which he claims is enough
for him, and he left his daughters equally
well fixed, which il enough for them. He
left the estate in the hands of William be-
cause he was the only one capable of hand
ling the vast interests, and that they might
be continued successfully. it was necessary
that the property should not he divided.
Public opinion is divided. Some insist that
the vast estate should be divided because
the possession of 50 much money in the
hands of one man is dangerous, and Others
want it kept as it is. that the grand concep-
tons of the dead fnancier may be carried
out. The fight will be very pretty one,
and the lawyers will have fat thing of it.
POLITICAL.
The Inauguration is over, and Hayes is, as
he should be, President. Tilden and Nor
rissey played bold. daring game for very
high stakes; they lost. and subside. All
the talk of resistance has stopped, for it was
never meant to he anything. 1t was intend
ed to prevent the Inauguration, if possible.
but was not intended to 90 any farther. The
business Democracy are as well pleased as
the Republicans that the question is settled,
and they will give the new administration
cordial and honest support. The Wall
street men held a meeting, and resolved,
and the Union League Club did likewise.
Both bodies recognized Hayes as the legiti-
mate President of the United States, and
endorsed the policy Swallowed forth in his
inaugural az fully as he could have desired
it. The Cabinet is entirely satisfactory to
New York, and altogether there is a sort of |
political love-feast prevailing, that is not |
only pleasant but encouraging. | don't |
know which party is the best satisfied. 1t |
looks now as though HAYES would so ANAL |
gamatc the warning factions SO as to make |
but one party before his term is out. He has |
the confidence of the people, and can afford |
to antagonize the trading politicians.
FIRE-PRooF BUILDINGS.
The fire in Bond street. in which two
millions of dollars went up, shows how little
sense there is in builders The building was
built by the Waltham Watch Co., and was
intended to be fre-proof. The walls were
massive. the front was iron, the beams
and girders were iron, and everything
was done to make the receptacle of millions
of property absolutely safe. But the floors
were land with Georgia pine. which is about
all rOsin. and the castings and all the interior
work was made of wood. A fire got into
it-how, no one knows-snd this fre-proof
building went up about as quickly as COM
mon frame barn. The inaammables inside
made heat that curled the iron supports
like pipe stems, and actually melted the
walls The brick and iron afforded no resist
nnce to the fret licked them up about as
readily as it did the wood. And now the
architects are figuring on buildings which
won't burn. They never will no it, if they
make the outside OF brick and iron. and then
put enough of Georgia pine inside to melt it.
JOE CoBuRS.
There is some hope for New York. Joe
Coburn, the pugilist and Democratic polit-
,ian, discharged his little pistol at police
man few weeks ago and wounded him.
The law, which men of the Coburn kidney
nave heretofore laughed at, took hold of
him, and Joseph was not only convicted,
nut sentenced to ten years in Sing Sing
This rutian has been the terror of New York
or years. lie has been prize-fghter, a
Keeper of all sorts of criminal resorts, and
leen arrested hundreds of times. but he was
20 useful to the Democracy in handling re-
Deaters, and in organizing the shoulder-hit-
ers, for election days, that he has always
,cen let of without much punishment But
he day OF these fellows is over. Public
opinion has got ut last some influence with
coundrels who are 50 well known as this
Coburn. And 50, Joseph, much to his
ilsgust, goes ny Tor ten years, and his lei
lows shake in their shoes.
BUSINESS
: improving for certain. The hotels are full
# merchants, and, thank heaven. they are
'uying. The big importers are rolling out
,ales and boxes in the most cheerful way,
nd the heart OF the truckman is made
lad. Now, good people in the interior,
axe little heart. We are not going to
ave war. We have a President, and things
re going on smoothly and well. Build, !
NV, marry, and give in marriage, just the I
anne as though you never heard of hard
ines There was no occasion, whatever,
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