The New York herald., 1878-12-31

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'The Doctor read it next morning in his room at tho
college, and he read It his face beamed with pleas
ure. He then took my hand and said ~
'..Protessor, am very much surprised, very much
indeed. This is magnificent donation. Do you
know that the Board OF Trustees and will value It
the more since IL comes unsolicited and from coun-
tryman OF Lafayette. will deposit your letter in
the archives and have copy OF It ongrossed.' l
%hsn y ~ ra back
then took to his house and | handed him
draft on August Belmont Co.. New York. for $4,000
ated in the east wing Of tho building known
as south College was then introduced to Dr.
and secretary OF the American Institute OF Mining
Engineers. Dr. Drown y an energetic young man
OF about thirty-hye. full Of vim. who wiii one
can savans. He wears glasses and . fine brown mus
tachc reminding one Of Professor Eglcston. LII D.:
OF Columbia College, New York. before he married
Miss Mcvicar some fourteen years ago. DR.. Drown
and had very interesting chat on scientific topics
and Paris. He had Just returned from the capital
OF the world and enthusiastic admirer OF its
beauties In the afternoon lie showed me the labora-
tories and the Museum OF Natural History. In the
evening Professor silliman took dinner with me and
spent an agreeable evening with him. Next morn
ing while ut breakfast DR.. Drown came and told me
up the Switc6back and would be happy to
have me come with him. OF course I accepted
W. "a
Easton at six o'clock, whore met DR.. Catteil and
Professor Coffin who had come TO meet some Of the
was s introduced to Mr. Hoisnbach one q the irua-
tees. and another gentleman. DR.. Drown took me TO
the hotel ff
II spent the evening preparing Q neat little speech
intended to deliver the next evening. intended
to invite the faculty at grand dinner vt the United
States. But rhonne propose Ct D,eu dispose. My draft
came back during the night. and. OF course, all fun
terrific storm was raging. /. however. determined
to go up to college after breakfast. l accordingly
started, but on reaching the first terrace had my
Ing Ing here ' It was the mos. fearful blow -" I
Dr. Cattells house. 1 found the Doctor very much
disappointed at the Storm for IT spoiled the celebra
ton that they intended to have. He also told me-
that there was some misunderstanding about my
draft; that he did not understand it, but had just
written to Belmont about it. He pressed me to
come to the celebration, but excused myself un-
derstood very well what was the trouble with my
draft Seeing that all the fun was up took the train
for Allentown. We were detained four or tive times
to clear the track OF fallen trees 1t blew fcarfully
reached Allentown half past twelve and proceeded
to the office Of the rolling MILL but found the
ger Nr Allison absent In Phiiadeiphia. While go-
ing through the mill one OF the clerks told mo that
there was gentleman from Peru looking after some
work he getting done here. He introduced mo
to him and imnediately engaged him in
= Spanish conversation. He was the inventor
up one in Peru He showed me some OF the IRON
work that he was getting made here. he asked mo
to come to Philadelphia with him and he would show
me model and drawings. l accepted We left ut
twenty minutes past Ave. but owing to the storm we
did not reach philadelphia until halfpast nine. He
took me to the Girard House. Next morning went
to his house. No. 137 North Nineteenth street, and
made bargain with him to put me up seven and
half miles for $l6,50O. In the afternoon he showed
the Centennial Buildings. and in the evening took
me to the Arch Street Theatre.
A LAST .PURcHAsING" TRIP.
"Next morning went to the Baldwin Locomotive
Works. where purchased two narrow gauge locomo-
tives for 81 500 Mr. Converse. one OF the memb'A.
OF the firm, introduced me to Isaac Lnnevle, chief
engineer. and gave the contract for 24Ofoot iron
upper truss bridge for $ls7o0 Thence went to the
$40 tons of steel rails for $34 75 per ton. In the
afternoon went to Mcssrs William Sellers Co. and
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tel and in the evening went to his house. where
spent an agreeable evening. Next morning he took
chased 2dO-foot iron upper truss bridge from them
for $l9.5O0. Then went to ArchAinbault's machine
Next day. Fog Day. went to hear the music
at st. Clements Church, and afterwsrd took
dinner with Mr. Archambault; we then went to
Paramount Park. invited Mr.. Archambault to take
tea with me vt the West End The next morning
went TO PhGnixville and purchased IN iron bridge
from the PhGnixville Bridge Company for $4,000.
then went TO Reading and purchased 5000 feet Of
sx-inch pipe from the Reading Iron Works for 720.
and also l3O-horse engine for $500. Then
went TO the Reading Iron aud Coal Company and
purchased 800 tons OF thirty pound steel rails for
$3G 50 per ton. Next day went to Fleetwood and
purchased one sixtyhorsc engine for 500. and also
twenty dumping cars for $l4O each, from Shaefer.
Merkel Y Co.
BY THE HKEIR.
Here they got wind Of my operations and the JUS.
tice of the peace had me arrested suspicion. He
teegraphed to Easton and Detective Simmons came
after me. Thus ended my commercial operations. ]
AN held for not paying my board bill 1t the United
States Hotel. Etnis"