The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-03-15
Our New York Letter.
The Great Vanderbilt Casc-EOiiticdi-
Frc-PrOof Blu idings-Frightened
CroWds-JOC (oGurN-BusincSs.
NEW York, March 10th, 1877.

~ 10 AVV IL AASu Jaw tH2s viz
Vanderbilt will is to he attacked;
that is, if Wm. H.. Vanderbilt does
Net divide with his brother and sis
tiers. Cornelius, the second son, is
nominally the head Of the opposi-
ton to the will. He was stricken
with epilepsy in his boyhood, and
it was only until within few years
back that he recovered. lie mar.
ried, but has no children. In the
meantime, William had grown to
mans estate, married, his children
were boys-and he had been trained
by his father in tho care Of the es-
tate. Cornelius and his wife only
received $4,000 year for their
support. The Commodore seemed
to have but one idea and that Was
to perpetuate the name of Wander
bilt. So he left Cornelius and the
girls each the income from $780,
O00--which would amount to about
$4,000 each per annum-quitc
enough for luxurious living. The
will is to be contested Oh the ground
that it is unnatural, and that the
old man was under undue influence
when he made it. The fight will
be a very pretty ono, and the law
yers will have fat thing Of it.
The Inauguration is over, and
Hayes is, as lie should be, Presi-
dent. Tildon and Morrisscy played
a bold, daring game for very high
stakes, they lost, and subside. The
business Democracy are as well
pleased as the Republicans that the
question is settled, and they will
give the new administration COR
dial and honest support. The Wall
street men held meeting, and re-
solved, and the Union League Club
did Likewise. Both bodies rccog-
nizol Hayes as the legitimate Pres
ident Of the United States, and Gu
dorsed the policy shadowed forth in
his inaugural as fully az he could
have desired it. The Cabinet is en-
tirsly satisfactory to New York,
and altogether there is sort Of
political love-fcast prevailing, that
is not only pleasant but enceurag-
ing. ! don't know which party is
the best satisfied. And let me put
word in here. Go very slow in
the matter Of the Senators Versus
the President. Hayes is going to
be President himself. lie went in
to Office with the promise that he
would reform the civil service, and
that he would be the President Of
tho whole country. lie will sur
round hilaself with the right men.
He will urge tho right measures,
and if the politicians refuse to sup
port him, he will throw himself up
ON the people. Those who suppose
Hayes to be q mere man of putty,
who can be manipulated by tra1crs
and office mongers, and made mere
machine of for others to grind, will
find themselves mistaken. lie is a
strong, self reliant, sslf-willed man,
who knows all about the govern
mert, and who will run it. lie has
fight OIL his hands, but he will
win. lie has the confidence of the
people, and can afford to antago-
nize the trading politicians.
The recent fire in Bond street, III
which two millions of dollars wen,
up, shows how little sense there j,
in builders. The building was
built by tile Wnltham Watch Co..
| and was intended to be firc-proof
The walls were massive, the front
was iron, the beams and girdcrs
we're iron, and everything was done
to make the receptacle of millions
Of property absolutely safe. Blu
the floors wore laid with Georges
pine, which is about all resin, anc
tho castings aud all the interior worl
was of wood. A fire got into it
how, no one knews-and this fire
proof building went up about AZ
quickly as common frame barn
The inilammables inside made 9
heat that curlcd the iron supports
like pipe stems, and actually melt
cd the walls. The brick and iron
afforded no resistance to the fire
it licked it up about as readily as
it did the wood. And now the ar.
chitccts are figuring on building.
which won't burn. They never vii
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