The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-13
THE WIDOW RdLSTON'S FRIEND.
Interesting incidents In the Career of John
Arthur thnndor.

Arthur Chnnd"r.
Fam me- SIN Tiunei.., '1inlif,
On the 9th Of December the, GHron'c,c con
tnin"d iuil account of Mr". ~ hll-lphs
sfrnnl... in intuntion tor young man hnm'd y.
A. CIandor. and the celebrity with winch the
pair wcrr 4, ting rld ofhrr money. Sine thrn
the following highly intrrrst'ng Information
concern me- him has boon furnished by IN old
r.si,lrni oi Boston. int matcly acdunntei with
him aud his family. Junn Arthur tuauInr *
the son of an American residing IN 81 Peters
burr who hus thu contract Tor ninety nine
years to supply the cities OF MOSCOW and ~.
Potter sburg. IA the suburbs. with con -oil lights.
lie IL very wrnlthy.Hnd has largc family, one
Of his beautiful dau -htcrs mnrr'ing Capt.
Frank Mcihurst. formerly Of the British army.
ana "A gentleman VI the hest blood IN England.
man about ~ years Of age He ulnv- elegant.
~ CA the piano and violin. AMI speaks tho Eng
lieh. Russian. French. AMI German lnuguagD
hu'ntv. II" has large hlu" cy'~, an aIuiiino
nose, thirk lip-.a very light-cVlor'd mousia'hc,
winch hr WINES at the ends. H. part. his lnir
in the mihdlo; is of medium height. thi * Bet.
\ better dressed or more di,'iDlIe man one sell
dom SECS; IN tne yeqi- ISIS Oo ~ Spnndor
attended tho law hooi connected with Harvard
College, tut On account OF has di-sipnied NE N
Boston ne did not graduate In Tact, ms lhni-
lady sold all his effects IN his Cambridge rooms
while he was in Boston. in order IN some way
to partially cover y indebtedness.
While NJ Cambridge he was engaged to no
less than four different young lnI,cs. About
this time he became engaged To Miss Adiir
Dickinson, Of Dickinson Manor. Furdham. y.
y. u most c-tmahe Young lady. The father
was opposed 10 Chnndor ON account 81 his
paying his attentions - MISS Dckin.pn. IMAM,
| dor stopped at the run Avenue hpV"l. nni
! tl'rc ~ 'alilc n'uuhnt'h WIN unttn'f h'Nu'IHi
| anu cultivated young lndV. CUBAN ,hHlnci
| Malihran was in love with this same belle. and
| feeling that Chandor had surplhnted him. he
| lnsultru Inc gay ,mrrclNrr. am u .hn!rh WIS
| torthwith sent, Ihry were 10 ilght WIN cavalry
| sabrrs ~ Williamsnursh but the police gcting
wlhd ol thr alialr I. hhhuur shlS through hhll,
| bran's cowardiccl they were both arrested. and
with difficulty IS ,aprd severe punishment.
| tnahdnr l"it Cambridge IKE thlei IN inc
night Ihrrc was not u tIllOr, hHtl,r. sho'-
| MAKER. gents furnishing goods establishment
or swell restaurant IN al Boston or tlm-
| bridge That was not ms hravy cr,Htor' HIS
| uun- were 50 numerous ilat ne could not moN
OUT ot MS rooms, IN, Wnrrehuuuls 81 whlch
were, iortunuely unknown except 70 low
| friends. sold out at tamDridgc. with MS inthcr
anu d"nylng MN monty, ms ulnhohd- ana
] othcr JtW'liy iIrcut',hHNN pdWn'l, anu ,I'iN-
/ ors on every slde me- necnin' i'speriue re r.
solved 10 sneak away anu 10 10 l.ufon". IN
order to raise money lie sent Tor his friends.
ana borrowed what lew dollars they hnd. He
| got away . .
| In lSf2 ne rctuf nci 10 New YORK IN company
| with brother about ~ years 9i age and his
| hrothcr-in-lhw Medhursi rrtr3leum had been
discovered On soi'u o' olu Mr, ,huhuoi prop
| crty IN southern hu~Sin. ana Tue young men
hnd yomcto this country win the intention oi
gong To the frnnsylvanla on regions To lrnrn
the business from the minute inc OIL Is struck
until bnrrelied pnd rrady Tor shipment. These
/ young petroleum primes hnd "a lrur on credit
/ Tor sbu.VN on Niillnm street New lnrkl
brhhch 81 i.lNerpool shipping house, nnd IN"
/ way ~ A. Chandor muuc inc money ny was
fearful.
/ young man VINO nlhdc one OF TOUR VINO sat
/ down to supper with thnndor relntcd that the
/ nnwcrS ~ the table alnn. cost Ia small fortune.
/ H' uroNr inSt horses. anu ~ hlSht played rhW
- ~ wln His friends ior V1ny hs9ayy stakrs
] FROM Now 1tfk no went 70 1illlnitlInla. ana