The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1879-02-15

and ae an tnc1fent' 81 some secret % gigantic
-eperaticn Ne may have on hand Whether
true uF false. however, the ruin Of such man
j. An event thst nerd occasion No excitement
at any period If his career. and one th1t can
have 10 effect % The geDeral Iusins.ss Of the
caantry unless sisenefeial one hy reason Of
the nnraR iess6n Il. should teach.
Jas Gould first l,scsne conspicuous as
meuai.er ssFtlne sirtn If jim. Fisk 4 Gsuid. who
we're Wall street trskSs. They lxcasae
possessed ef the enntfDI III the New York 4
Erie Rnlrosd. and IFoceesIed u wreck ii. %
far ss the sip.khoisIsss were concerned. l,ut
far their osn e<rsonaI I,ensfit. They struck
hands with the Twred riug 10 New Yark,
and shared il / ) ortFol II ihe corrupt 1sd
iessry Of the Singsrul> Fisk being the sen-
sasianaI rneiill,er II ibe iirm was credited lai
many years wish tlse reckless aulaci'y and
utter nsscrupuionsness q their transactions,
i'..s il has now beeu known ,i,.r aome time
that Gould fafni he'd The i,rains anil dirrct-
Cd the lnaRaaves< He ~As The evil genus
Of '.Biack Fridsy. ''sad the hero not merely
Of the gigantic spindIe perpetrAicd up'n
the pul,iic, i.as IT The sulaeqsssf betrayal
u his own friends and l,FokcFs Afttr FISK
went warrr tie wss,silane twiHeili, his sisc.
Uiatians I,scsmie more extensive and his
uistl.s,.s uAnge mysfrriuIs lizn ever Thrse
has not for many year; E.etn any great gam
i,lsn;: l.inst,.,a b Alsish Jay Gould hiss
moi. .l,sea c.,n.rsIIing spiFir. Aiithe rg..aa-
insnt American st.,eks ilavr felt his inansn-
q At ane lime ar smother. an.i 10 nearly all
eases To his snlivisinas ,rsseiit sn,l the sIzlns
sgr IL lsgiii.nate awatF. lie grabbed the
Caisln Pacific railroad ii time wllsn the
sssrk s.hisl i.c secured tssr ss,agg, assl sincs
lAen has asctatesl ls,Iiry III the mansgr-
nlrut IL the Fsss.l wihlcla laAs I,een swlRals
sai..a. ths s..s4Fnmrnt ahiF de seapis Ii
! has l,esn uialets stated ssd generally he-
iieSesl that lse purchAsesl ant Of the psinri.
pal daily newspapers ii New YaA tssy
sessse years ssncs. and that this .nfIiai lias
sl,v~a rra il. his interest % iaf a. lic chose II
shape il coaree The amnunt Of m.Aaey a
ala.s.il Isis personal Esrtune has i.een estiu.a.
trsl during late years is alsnsst Gabaious, ana
| II VIA surpassed II nany thAs be had growl
- rgeis as Il be aeynnd All danger Of fail
uEr, ii, u,asser how mncil spscolAtiun h.
might uneertake. II Is this feature af III.
ease. aiung with his well knosn habit IT &c
i sortsng IA WAYS thai are dark. vl.ieh ere
Ases considerable .l.ls:bs rs to the sc,s0saey
If The rumo. ii Isis fsiIare Jss Gould hal
lee1schief sn,sasg set of gani,eFs whs
have been asuese t. this canntsv far the
.last aftera o. ,~ea,ii years The single Dc
s,slse fog fras,lalsnt uaaney gsssing has ts,isd
Al his aegisns. IIis ssE,sts ID tisia end hss.
not l,ccn in,sszlea By any cnhscientious acEu
/ piles. nor ~ any 'cansislefasiua 1t tile pnlili'
/ welfare. nor ssca aay thought of frirnsis q
/ busiaeaa assaraaes Jusiging Isesn his -
siona thrre Is Hsisa particle af patriotism
/ philanthropy, vsneratiUn, ffithdshar, b Al!
other sessimvnt - lsis scmpnsitisO, an sus
'tsr and heAEtlsss selashness, indifferent aIikl
/ to social, moral, and -rummercial teaess
/ seems 10 have xsssssussI ahia ieondnr,. II
all appearances there never Was 80 upsefu
puIou4 and cosdbIoosissi sehesaer fot @esltl
and sven wealth did oct sesnl III Satisty hi
sOaduess fas plotiaag. We presume ilsa
| 10 lsis dissea SsspoBsssaIity and sxanfpI
naiashs he sraeed aAoss eosamvrcisi stIIsaslesi
/ mere hesFt haraiews and iisanbeanssnsnsl
mere ~zcsases aud failures more gaaat'iin
and a.anksspsey. mare Inarsi defornait