The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-16
THE LIFE OF A MoSEY.GRUB-
BER.

THE LIFE OFaMOSEY.GRUB-
BER.
How Jeremiah Tuilis, Of Cinein-
natl, Made His Millions.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
One Of the strange and remarkable
persons Of this country passed away on
Saturday. Jeremiah G. Tullis' life was
one which would afford good material for
a romance. Indeed, it wa as compared
with men generally, stranger than fiction.
His bright, acute mind was wholly con-
centrated on acquistion. In 1t lie had
pleasure that was exquisite, and the re-
suits were the accumulation OF n vast for.
tune. He did not live for the enjoyment
Of what be acquired. 1t was his avowed
policy u gather property, and let Others
scatter Il alter his death, II they would.
At school he was an apt student, espec.
tally clever in the preliminary branches
OF mathematics. He had a genius for
figures, and delighted in abstruse prob
lens. Just when be seemed to DO in q
fair way for y liberal education, b drop.
ped academical studies, and took up the
law. His fathers tact 40 q trader seemed
TO be inherited by the son. and when he
became possessed Of the fair patrimony
his father left, his genius began 10 assert
itself, and soon subordinated every faculty
10 its peculiar service. Every species Of
property came and weni;always, nearly,
putting him n step higher in fortune. Il
was his maxim that u little money would
always make any kind Of other property
90 in trade. Acres OF land in any part
Of the country, town lots in any city,
manufactured articles Of any character,
produce Though this less often than other
propertyjof any sort, horses rarely other
kinds Of live stock, bonds, mortgages,
gold-in fact, all sorts Of ~exchangeable
Commodities, were handled by him rs
though he was simply testing the trading
capacity Of the opponent whom he would
challenge for u dicker.
He aimed 10 be, and supposed he was,
the frat person in this city TO buy gov
eminent bonds when the first iasues were
made for account Of the war. He was, Of
course, an expert as TO the values, and his
,h,r,y. Eve wears OF operations have piled
up for him a fortune only second, per-
haps, to that Of any one in the country.
He was singularly quiet, mild and
amiable 10 intercourse with acquatnt.
ances. His habits were OF the simplest
possible Kind, OnIy one diversion did be
seem 10 allow himself, and that strange TO
saw. was in occasional attendance at mn-
sical entertainments. The violin was his
nrsfsrred instrument, and we believe he
had some taste in handling the iHstru.
msnt.
His passiop for gain was grati6ed with
nerbsps little harm 10 n one. He hated
and stunned a trade with a woman, aud
avoided beginners, seeming to 'de.ire y
trader who was experienced, and worthy
M. ohallrppe.
hi. estate will doubtless be u very
oneer thing 10 handle and settle rs he
Kent no systematic form Of accounts
miles, he had recently needed the irjuEc.
tion Of friepds-and had properly Of
Widelv VARYING character, scattered in
msny places. He lived his life, and sue.
ceeded, but fortunately there are not
msny Who desire success at such cost.
Abont thirty wears ago be rented one Of
the tracts Of land tone hundred and sixty
acres in body) In Springfield township,
near the old Winton road, to James F..
Floyd. who at tiu,es boarded with Tullis
and his son. Two years after this the
elder TnIlis died, md wa buried 10 the
old Poplar street butying ground, in this
| oity, bat his remains were 4 few years
ago removed TO Spring Grove Cemetery.
Jerry. the son,eontinued to rent the farm
Of he FIcyds. and made his home with
them Tor several years. Finally he re-
moved his place Of business 70 the city
and set 10 4 sort Of note. brokerage busi.
meas. traded land and personal property,
and speculated ia anything that had