Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

THE GREAT VANDERBILT CAsE-POLITICAL
-FIRE-PRooF BUILDNGS-FRIGHTEN
CRowDS-JOE CoBURN-BUsINEsS.
New YORK, March 10, 1877.

I'VE SObOANN
= New YORK, March 10, 1877.
= THE GREAT VANDERBILT CASE.
1t is now fixed fact that the Wander.
blt will is to be attacked, that is if VIM
! IL. Vanderbilt, who, to whom was left the
entire estate, does not compromise anc
divide with his brothers and sisters. The
mover i'll the matter, primarily, is one oil
, the sisters; though Cornelius, the only
other son, stands nominally at the head OF
the contestants. The facts in the case, are,
as Cornelius states them, about thus: The
Old man never showed very much feeling
for any of the children but William. Cor
nelius was stricken with epilepsy in his
early youth, and has been the victim of
that terrible disease until within few
years past. lie had it for long time in
its worst form, and was actually unable to
do business. Later in life he recovered
from it, to very great degree, and mar
RED, but, in the meantime, William had
grown to mans estate, and was being
trained by his father into the care of the
rapidly growing estate. Cornelius had no
children, and the old man paid but little
more attention 10 him than as if he had
not been his son. Worth at the time half
hundred millions, he allowed his second
son and his wife the magnificent sum of 81
oOO for their support, about half that any
respectable employee in his railroad enter
prlses were receiving. The representative
OF tne Vanderbilt name could not live up
on this, as 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 prepare.
tons for his departure. lie seemed to
have but one idea and that was to perpet-
uate the name of Vanderbilt. and hold to-
gelher in one mass the money that gilded
1t and made it all IL was. His daughters
could not carry the name, because their
children took the names of their fathers,
Cornelius, the second son, had no children,
and William H., the eldest son. had not
only children but they were boys. So he
LETT Cornelius, not 5000, 900, but the income
from that amount. 70 the daughters he
lett similar incomes, and all the balance
he left to William H. and his sons. That
Is to say, he left one hundred millions of
dollars to the son fortunate enough to have
sons to carry the Vanderbilt name, pro.
viding that the income from about three
million of it should be paid to his other
children. The will is to be contested, if it |
Is contested at all, on the ground that it is
unnatural, and that the old man was under
undue influence when he made it. Several
of the most celebrated lawyers in the
country have been employed by the con-
lestants. On the other side it is said that
the old gentleman knew exactly what he
was about. He left Cornelius about $780,
OOO year, which he claims is enough for
nm, and he left his daughters equally well
liked, which is enough for them. He left
the estate in the hands of William because
he was the only one capable of handling
the vast interests, and that they might be
continued successfully, it was necessary
that the property should not be divided
Public opinion is divided. Some insist that
the vast estate should be divided because
the possession of SO much money in the
hands of one man is dangerous and others {
want it kept us it is, that the grand con-
ceptions of the dead tinancer may be car
rled out. The fight will be very pretty ;
one, and the lawyers will have lat thing
Of it. %
POLITICAL. i
The inauguration is over, and HAYES is. {
as he should be, President. Tilden and
played a bold, daring game for
very high stakes, they lost, and subside.
All the talk of resistance has stopped, for a
it was never meant to be anything. II
was intended 10 prevent the Inauguration, {
t possible, but was not intended to 90 anv I
arther The business Democracy are ms /
welt pleased as the Republicans that the d
question is settled, and they will give the
new administration cordial and honest t
support. The Wall street men held A O
Meeting, and resolved, and the Union ]
League Club did likewise Both bodies [
recognized Hayes as the legitimate Presi. u
lent of the United States, and endorsed n
ne policy Swallowed forth in his inaugural
Is fully as he could desire it, The Cabi. b
let is entirely satisfactory to New York. Il
md altogether there is q sort of political II
overcast prevailing, that is not only n
pleasant but encouraging. | don't know u
which is the best satisfied 1t looks now 81
IS though Hayes would so amalgamate the p
warning factions as to make but one party u
efore his term is out. And let me put "a g
Tord in here. Go slow in the matter of ST
lie Senators UerSus the President. Gov. Il
layes is going to be President himself W
lie went into office with the promise that c.
e would reform the civil service, and that B
c would be the President of the whole &c
ountry, He will surround himself with s.
lie right men. He will urge the right OF
leasures, and if the politicians refuse to W
lpport him, he will throw himself upon IA
ne people. Those who suppose Hayes to NJ
mere man of putty, who can be manip- In
lated by traders and ofico-mongers, and in
lade mere machine of for others to ut
rind, will find themselves mistaken. lie pr
strong, self-relant, self-wilIed man. ne
no knows all about the Government, and tn
no will run it. He has fight on his W
lnds, but he will win. He has the con- M
ience of the people. and can afford to Ell
ltagonize the trading politicians. re
FIRE-PRooF BUILDINGS. 81
The fire in Bond Street, in which two r.
ilions of dollars went up, shows how en-
,l'o seiise mere Is III builders The build fol
g was built by the Waltham Watch Co
I'd was intended to be fire-proof. The
aIls were massive, the front was iron, WI
e beams and girdcrs were iron, and every tho
ing was done to make the receptacle of me-
illlons of property absolutely safe. But -,
g floors were laid with Georgia pine. Ia
hlch is about all rosin, and the castings no
id all the interior work was made of era
God. A fire got into it-how, no one Fo
lows-and this tire.proof building went W.,
about as quickly as common frame w. W.
I'm. The inflammables inside made Ii
at that curled the iron supports like pipe rer
Ems, and actually melted the walls. The ria
lex and iron afforded no resistance to the
cit licked it up about as readily us it
1 the wood, And now the architects
figuring on buildings which won't Ger
IN. They never will do it. if they make ~"
outside of brick and iron, and then put ]
ough Georgia pine inside to melt it, Fri
FRIGHTENED CROWDS. M
Another terrible accident took place i bn,
lursday night A series of meetings are ''V =,
ing held in St. Xavier Catholic church, u
women and children, under the direc- as rs
n of II Jesuit missionary, who is a an
moving preacher. lie was req
'elllng on the horrors of purgatory and I'le
d the congregation of women-lhere pau
re twenty-five hundred of them-terri- t 5oi
7 excited. One woman lost control of I'm
rsef, and shrieking, tainted. Some +
H'liy irlghtenei woman shrieked fire, his
the mass made Il rush for the door. '"F
e strong trampled remorselessly over mel
weak, and when The building was fin pos