Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-02-14
New York Letter.

| A WEDDING IN HIGH LIFE-THE LEGAL
BRIGANDs-vANDERBILT EsTATE-Po-
LITICAL- CRIME-BUsINEss
NEW YORK, Feb. II, 1877.
A WEDDING IN HIGH LIFE.
The papers are filled with accounts of
gorgeous wedding in high life" which
has afforded an immense deal of amuse-
ment in the clubs and among the men
about town. The lady in the case is n
daughter of n very wealthy man, who has
something over million in her own
right, and the groom is II young man
from Western State, whose only fortune
was his voice, and u handsome face and
figure. The voice, a very rich tenor, by
the way, has brought him $500 year, in
an uptown church, which sum has had to
lake care of his person, for that was all
he had. The lady is past her hey-day, and
has the additional disadvantage of not
being sylph in proportions. But the
million and Overt Half that sum would
convert 4 much uglier woman into an an
gel, and the young singer found her de-
lects in person no drawback whatever.
Especially were they not noticeable, after
she settled upon him an income of $780,
900 per year for life, and made over to
him 100000 in his own right. That pro-
ceeding covered all her defects, and he
was led like lamb to the-nuptial altar
From this time out the gorgeous rooms
the lady at the SWEETEST of the swell hotels,
will have two occupants. Rather good
speculation counted as u specialization
u young man with only $500 per year,
But then think of his being pointed out
everywhere as the husband of the rich
Miss Croesus Think of how his fellows,
who havn't married II million and over,
will sheer at him, and turn up their noses
at him for doing what they would give all
their earthly possessions TO be able to do
1t will be hard lines for the young man,
and possibly he has more than earned his
money. He processes to be happy, and
swcars, as he drinks his wine wine is a
late habit with him-that he actually loves
her.
BLUE GLASS.
Some years ago Gen. Pleasanton pub
lished an article in which the assertion
was made that rheumatism and a dozen
other diseases could be cured by merely
permitting the beams Of the sun to shine
through glass alternate white and blue,
and fall upon the afflicted parts that vege-
tables grown under blue glass would pro-
duce infinitely more than that exposed in
the natural way and that aDimals-calves,
pigs, chickens, etc. kept under blue glass
would grow twice us fast rs when in any
other light. A few weeks ago the article
was reproduced, and this time it took. The
city papers published it, with n lot Of
wonderful experiments that had been
tried, and Immediately IL demand for blue
glass sprung up that was wonderful. In
two days every particle of blue glass was
taken up, and the aStonishcd dealers were
obliged to telegraph for supplies. Rheu-
MATES used it, animal fancicrs covered
their quarters with it, and all sorts of all
ing and bed-ridden people are trying the
new cure. One writer asserts that lie
cured himself Of rheumatism by this sim.
pie agency, and others are claiming that
they are getting great benefit from it. II
there is anything in it, it is queer that it
mas lIOt 'CIll blSNONClCtl IL IL II a
within it is certainly the most whimsical
whim that has ever struck the people
Look out for IL blue glass mania in your
part.
EXCESSIVE FEES.
1t pays to be a lawyer in New York il
you can get anything TO do. The will
case of the late James r. Taylor maker
an exhibit that is startling. Mr.. Taylor
left an estate that was worth S200,00(
cash, which has been eaten up by the law.
yers. One firm gets $4,000 commission
far the sale of ten shares of Times stock
Other firms got fees ranging from $4,000
to $40 ,000 and now the litigation stops
because there is nothing more to pay The
harpes with.
The papers in the city have taken thu
matter up, and are urging the formation
OF an association to resist the robbers
The charges for legal services are always
eXorbitant and oppressive. They hav,
more appearance of robbery than charges
and there is no use in going to the court
about it, for the judges are lawyers, ant
never decide against the craft. A younj
lawyer considers himself amply provide,
Tor for two or three years, ii he can be
come counsel in II decent bankrupt case
There never is anything left Of the assets
but the attorney gets II fair start in life
He always considers himself in condition
to marry when such IL plum drops to him
| YANDERBILTs ESTATE
will, without doubt be in the courts in
= few weeks. Cornelius, Jr., is moving il
: the matter, and several of his brothers-n
law are backing him. The Old man left
undoubtedly, an estate of one hundre
millions of dollars, of which ninety fiv
millions WAS given to one son, William II.
Internationally, and the most Of the iiv
millions goes back to him on the death q
the recipients. For instance, Corneliu
gets nothing absolutrly-all that he has i
the income of 100000 for life, which
about $4,000 per year. One or two c
the sisters had II hal-mlllon each lei
! them ont and out The idea Of the oil
l man was 10 keep his fortune in the hand
Of William, that the great schemes whic
ergrosscd his life, and which he had nc
. time to carry out, might be continued.
| the fight is made it will be n lively one.
is the largest estate in the country, an
the lawyers will have fat pickings. n
matter how it is decided.
+ POLITICAL.
The action of the Commission in tn
: case of Florida gives great satisfaction I
J., the Republicans, and the Democracy III
: correspondngy depressed. In fact, the
C give up the case, and privately admit tbs
: they are beaten. But don't suppose tn;
= tie struggle is to end here. Notwithstant
!. ing all their professions of II desire for I,
J., amicable settlement, and that this Con
e mission would do it, Tilden will carr
n the case to the Courts, and make anothC
1t fight there. lie has set his heart upon tt
; Presidency, and his followers upon the fl
n plumber, and neither he nor they are will
d ing to give it up us longNs there is II plan
+, to hang to. Tilden, in anticipation of Il
e adverse decision by the Commission, hi
d gathered around him the best legal talel
i altainable, and every day they are in CO..
e sultation ut his house. Depend upon
% that so long us he or his gang have do
IS lar, they will continue the fight. The
y are playing for high stakes, and it max,
nj M 6illoronoo IN than, h,u, ,,,uoh tI,nir no