Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1877-12-14
The Young Nanderbi!ts.

a correspondent Of the Capital writes
from New York 4 younger brother Of
William IL and Cornelius, George VAN
derbilt, who graduated ut West Point
and was appointed to the 9th infantry,
was afflicted similarly, though in il less
degree than Cornelius. Tie Young
lieutenant, stationed with his regiment
III Oregon, abscntcd himself for time,
just about the beginning of the war, on
i protractcd spree iii san Francisco,
where he spent thousands in wine, wo-
men, and cards, acting generally like "
sailor ashore after Il three years cruise.
The commodore, hard ilinty, remorse-
less to every one else, his wife, friend, or
cmployc, paid the sons debts, and
when court-marital cashiered him for
desertion, and the proceedings were for
warded to Washington for approval the
commodore gave the steamship Van
derbilt to the government rs il Gift out
right. The sentence WAS RENTED, and
Lieut.. Vanderbilt given il leave Of alb
sence for ill-health, with permission 70
80 Beyond the seas. George Wander
hit after il voyage to China, died III
Havre about the third year Of the late
war lie was the only one Of the VAN
derbilts with the education and man
nerS Of 4 gentleman. AT that time the
commodore, and all who We're brought
into contract with the family looked on
William is il lout and Cornelius is All
imhecilc.
If William developed III brains and
sdroir tui,e, 50 may have Cornelius, ut
least enough rs to fairly hope for more
than the interest on $500, 600 out Of the
enc hundred million rolled up by the
hard bad old man who had begotten HIM
Justice to the living is better than false
tenderness to the dead, and il is only
fair now to print what always has been
common gossip IN New York, that with
such IN example before them, and re-
sistless All influence over them, il is n
wonder that the Vanderbilt children
did not grow up gang of horsejocieys,
harlots, and misers. The commodore
saw the sins Of his youth reflected III his
son Cornelius, and therefore could not
bear him III his sight. Mrs. Lebau, the
sister who appears is the nominal
plaintiff against the elder brother, Viii
liam, is not tile wife 81 Smith Barker,
Esq 1t was another sister who GOT II
divorce. and she married Mr.. Iebau.
A niece Of the commodore daughter Of
old Capt Jake Vanderbilt, married
one Sparrow Purdy. and finding him a
triiling, drunken, incapable sort Of PER
SON, divorced him from bed and-what
Wts more important to Il pauper adYen-
turer-board She, too married again;
this time German baron. The touch
inc incidents related ofWiliiam Wander
bilt's brushing away 4 tear when cuun-
SCI speak. feelingy Of his father are
simply ho,h lie would is soon think
If writing sonnets 70 ladies eyebrows as
shedding tears
Contests over wills are the most de
plorabe and unseemly Of all contests
and exhibit human nature III one III it's
worst aspects. II i not easy to believe
that Commodore Vanderbilt did not
know what lie was doing when he made
his will, but his heir had much better
have sacrificed tile million necessary to
have stilled the clamofof the discardant
daughter. Who stands like tic horse
lcceh's daughter, CRYING, Give Give
IL i IL guilty iii holding I'll to All the
money as Cornelius and MIR Lehau arc
i'll deliiing the ne-t III which they We're
matched Without reference n Tie
merits 0f THE case both sides. I'll per
Uniting such ali exhibition Of hldcous
revelation for money are contemplate
NJ. Iebau lil not attend the wedding
of ier niece last night, although Cornell.
H~ tiaIrlI i0 tIr 1ytfnf af II silver hURl