, 1877-01-08

$ l7o, OK,
Personal estate, 1s775...."............ 1.s0u QUO
The sesl estate owned by the Hudson River
railroad company appears on the tax'oook Us
THE will
Those bes: acquainted with the condition Of
the Commoslofc's affairs hare been impressed
by tho sctuputou8 care With which hG nWays
kept them ifi shape suitably prepared 1or his
death. Unlike 1nost men Ut a mctlio.lica1 turn
OF mind mil poseesscd of self-casned fortunes,
he nercr shnnncd tho thought Ut tho possibility
Hf stlllen deeease, and although, compelled
by tho constant growth Of his wealth anl ,Y tho
nlnnncr In which ltn Invested It to fratnr rev
wills at short Intervals. hc always performed tho
duty with cheerful rc4uiness, taking the utnost
pains to render thu tcsta1nerts plain and explicit,
aud ahore all legal 1uibtlcs. II was always his
intention to keep lis Affairs arranged fu such
way that bis death should have no effect upon
the railroads with which l.e was connected. an1
tint they shoutd pass quietly Into the l!ands Of
his Immediate he[rs, mud still be the "Tandcr-
bt roads, as they lad always been.
bilt first boeatnc satisfied TINT his bed Of palD
was 10 be dcatt,.bcd, hc Immediately set about
making his preparations, with the utmost
coolns;s md ,l,Ep pcSa5sso Day 4f,sr day 10
maine where. It was needed. md exhibiting
marvellous clcasncss Of 1ntnd, shrewdncas,. and
foresight s'sn a engaged Upon tangled questions.
q nc" anu AnAl aast VIII ahu testAHGnt HaS
drawn up and attcstcd, tho contents Of which
ars not yet made public, but which. 1t Is under.
stood, Is one Ut tic most perfect instruments Of
The kind ever made. Une o[ Commodore Van
acrollts lawyeGs expressed tho confident optn-
ion TINT publicity nuuid prove tic Commoslore's
Affairs to be IN thu mott nInl!ta1e condition.
llc was not conyersant with tho whole Of them,
hut he felt ccItaiu That the system which had
ruled those With Which ha was acquainted MAS
carried out through them ul.
yASpEltntI,r THE NAN.
Sir. Vanderbilt had magnificent constItu-
t!on. Ills franlu was strong; hih stature SIX
1sct ill., . handsome old man; his con'-
plexion clear, h!s icatares clcar-eut, lis muse
aguillnc, ILLS whole face strong anil expressive.
1lc drctscd plainly, but haIl mn abnormal
fondnrss for willie crayats. 4 tremendous
Sss %15se' n Il q s MS IT, ns ' soFt Etnt suss,s aas
1roln tho din Of Wall street, anil was III
his Fourth street Office not more than
four or 1--we hnnrs day. lilo would never
was good liver, hut not D high one. Wood.
9o%k, Spanish lIlaeheref, a1id vcnsi'l were fnyur
itc dishes, ainl burgundy and Seuye Ctin,upt
were Ills cln!ce wiMes; but he was too discreet
don't stuff. hs exclaimed ono day, when he
was congratulated upon Ills remarkable .calth
i1ls falling health turing hIs la,tcE years lei
lin to he Fcrv abstetnions Ill Ills Ilablts. llo
drank drank wins very spa'iaEl5, hut WAS foud of Ills
During thu past Twenty-Five years ho has lived
in M uns,rctentious brick house ln Washington
rlayc. Thu house Is built Ut red brick, with
p.a'n nf3wnsatone eohnes, anu aS Ionr stories
"double house," covering two lots, and mod
est brown-stone portal OF mcliu1n height marks
the middle OF the loube-front The interior Ut
~ ~ loIse ,ai T. pa.Hs ~ anm Son1'orany 'ussaea.
n bust Of the Cnmntauuru by Hiram Powers.
Tho pictures on tho wallis are few aud or,1ina-
". lho Conlno912so ieret invested Enucla
nnoney IN noosf: lls n,cnlal iorge' which te"
asa h;. ,,.me. ase aastS, a ,s' c % Re.u ~ ress5vc
Enm's Progress " %as l'is f.yoti.o book, and ho
sosheiIines saEstu y WIN Iita Nnen ~, 10 ilad
sonG Journey ue4ote nun. ~. IL ~as l'!M.cfalc anu
.raSing r. ignorance '3 ot grammar anu tpcillng-
OooS. Me s1hne 10 Oh tufnltnso h 9 saf-
pes mainly lot associations aaRe hlM! when ts
second Mle suggested new httlnEs any lrSsct,ts
S'e!dea gFHeelally. -
lie xss more n iasisS i,, 4 ns n?,ney Oh IL. .ts.
srse back ause u e TO tn
nesft, o. many o. my %M iavof!tes %M VINO rcfe wise
~ taeiI gehe'a',9n,, r. 1n9an @ oat ~as through tslo
gtab.e aoof. r., A'l n!a lals .9hs ~ !osea oottts.
holnes ne was gerhapa the greatest torsc'fan.
sier Oh tho is!aild. Among Ills best horsea
tsins.r nGvs Dce ,to,ta, aoss o Tio. aS h'y Maan
sr|tssN"'t 1uYf ,"tH,tH'AsA
fiirl, Doctor, md Flying Dntchalan.
Hay M sn saps Ro sfg sr By tn
cl'ases WAS Small Hopes q horse ~hich gave
pEom!se q gIeat arst. liz mas frequently
seen driving III the laFk mi! through Harlem
iane; on trottlng days at klcslw;sHi Park lIo
liked 70 apntar Oh tue course With bis !lncst
team between heats. lie PASSED tnue!l af bis
tlme n his stnt,ic Among ms hofsrs Erooins, ami
stablcmsu. When he was unable to lrtyo out
he would orucr NJ; men to Us hs iaYoritc osses
outside Of The stalla, and would lit by the half
hour Watching them
lilo was q fund Of cards IL was Talleysanl
ft3or 10 l'lt second !narr!a.Te ie WAS tntInber
af thEsn s'nal etnl,s. ~ which, whist WA rr,:asl-
cd % the Ersat toclal duty. liz trst loIne1 the
Old Racket Club, nn4 when It was hEakell up ho
became ,nrluber q the City Club, aIl,l finally
uiitrd With The stanhattan Club. After Als
(, eeeunl marriage he lHr.linu I1tnte duncstlc III
bis hah!ts, and WIS seldom secu II his club.
hut tho, Saratoga ffsc-po!nt ctlellrc uartlcs
flonrs1,ed I'LL tho same ~ July uni
August of each year. The Saratoga