The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-26

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Brownell got rid Of his elephant la 1874 he
found parties, willing to pay The sums TO lux
% a"Tf Sm " s1 Eo HSs, {: Apnas %nd "5G
GUIDED eS;tSnsrgss man William wSltSr Phelps I'
OF wealth and experience and Just the boys
To- train and feed a slcky elephant. They were
also creditors OF MIR Browncl. who. by the
transfer. killed two birds with one stone and
pald q great part Of his debts. He had no cause
r., r a tor h"s s., not Often happened tina,
stead since the fall OF 1878
The new owners added enough to- the Ruck.
their NETS Tor fresh run Of shad. They or.
ganiasd company, called the Palisade Land
900. on hundrod shares AZ sl3OQQ share and
interest since January. 1874. The not thus
snread and The poles driven down. Thousand
ties OF the heights were sung in ton thousand
cars. Elegant cdupag.s. with coachmcn In
livery, rolled through Englewood. and $1,000
teams prnnccd and curvettcd ON tho edge OF the
ellis. All this hal lis effect. for the shad camc
H. nut not m IN, schools They Were singy and
easily scaled. Among them were such mon rs
George Bliss, ,Thomas I. Patterson. Gilbert /.
% Lord X TAYLOR Thomas L. Crook and Chns
Nordhon. Lommop named William was
Probably the hand-omcst fish was an. Ohio
Buckeye. He WAS one rutherford Il. Hayes.
Hepubii,ran capdldntc for Goygrnor Of that
visit and WIS invited ont 10 the home oi MIR.
Charles Nordhotf near Englcwood Mr.. Nor,l-
hoi was an old acquaintance. and treated MIR.
llnycs with the courtesy nnd hospitality for
which he Is 50 famous. During the visit a
dashing team drew up at tho door. and the iu
turc Governor Of ONO WIS invited to ride. lie
WAS driven to- the Palisades. and eagerly dwclt
upon their magnificent scenery. their Income
parable Views. The future value - the property
WAS contemplated. aud the ripe Buckeye finally
planted his $1,000 and took his certificate II
stock. Nor WIS h. the only Buckeye who ran
foul of the net The spotlcss Whitcaw Reid. Of
JAY Gould notnriciy.wns gently huieied t. IA.
top of the M and shown lis tempting natural
beauties. H. got a share. hut II il Thought he
paid Tor Il through the use OF Mr.. GouId's news
paper columns.
Meanwhile one ~ the stockholders began 10
squeal. He discovered that the TOO acres added
10 the original plot VS. marsh land. unit for
the same crab land that the old @, sherman had
tried to shove on Bruwnsll He call Il tLc az
iention o.. GA" Of the original holders g the
fat. auu got % laugh for A~ pains. lie wis
told thAt the marsh land WAS part Of the piNt
when Ia" bought his stock. md n he had read
his papers he would have known it. Tnc time
Tor Complaint h9d passed. IL" should nave
squruicd before lace nur haSnd. and not after
M"Ii' iu', St' Nh'Hl'r I',li''i WIN u1"h'"S,
heai and Ais cries " re- lost M the roar ~
financial breakers. Property rapidly declined.
and many of the shares were unsoll. Hard
times s.tt'd over the country some OF tn
s;o.khpIl"r. were backward in ronving up.
AMI 10 ie un ,orsi 'nd that Nc stated payments 10
ku. hmln wrro made with difficulty. That
surlv oli psi % dog was only kept n his kennel
b., th' ~'rlu- chain ut ihs laW. and 90 a single
hnk were Co. weaken there W.a ~ showing
q. f+. tir,ns t.r.,. ~ ,rs, a f.,v ~ th. .,,,.
l..r n, tne iii.t ''t,..i t,t..,ni nu. IN
,,.tn y, i.,< ',r rover. il -.at. '..lrt hat lfr'
) Y Nnt,. ,a,.'u ~ RAJ share. NOR ,', ma,
I'D nor cent ,in.n In nm ri"'.,in., ,v,'s 'oali.5
and tis .,n,i' fnllnrs mot with linn .hcI falne
Their shnra~ called fnr twenty acres apiece.
SOM, iiftn.u uIrnl' rs ur. uo.rl ?, TAX, ION
prr. river i.,- and .lio,r Irrh- ANA b. -
fl. nf- tlr r,.nIliuder Il IL unlir-.,-. 4 l..ir
ur,i,'..-.f. .,n ,sus n...t.f..l HIt il,is. ~ . "A
st,dt dIa .r,i... m s., rs ind s..ur.v ff,fa thc
r.N,r lots some hcir,: more desirable. uian
Of RS Tho, entering the s.homr ti.r' f.,,.
al,r.e, to draw -tf..W- f,- IN rlo..a uu thus
il was that o., GOV HAYES ~A.ir.d q at roii,.i
u. Ilht AZ Hummar'- ip'Af T.n-lfr. pl.,-
81 ,r., $50 Drawn hy Char. y iril H. Ihouir4
l. Pat .renn. Gili,ri ! lirN.If Thomas f.
trY,k ti-or..n Bliss : " Mlit.. the ~. ti.~-
MAit.l.W 9. "a and others r., srds stand in
f'irir na- alil irr,i fr i,i ti.,. mos 49, II .ia
a-- ..i' o. 50 "a. -it,. ar. ~ liN. sty To- lllr-
suN tunu.wlN ul d.. RIVER of -p.. ulution, and
4 ? 20 % ~ i,leir lni-ur..
.e withdrawal of tho iiif on shareholders
took oui of t.ror .-.luaI l,nt about 800 acres uf
land. leeviug lSIl n.r,s in .uiins the .at-,nil
i,,,.t ,,,a, VIZ" .tr'lI'"' ,',i-,,,..,
"t '-n "u H. AMI ls lHi rather hnt'
i. M i".t
t..,.,.l I..,i'..r..- ...,I til. NJ. g, 'fn..f-
it... 90. sam. Tt.r.. Ma. Am nt..i,.t.- ..r.,,l
r. f..Ui -.u,i IL k.nu.i. n. flt-.lnd '0nit