The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-15

Slumter till the morning light,
Slumber till the new tomorrow
Comes and brings its own new sorrow
We arein the Fathers sight
Goodnight!
UPPER TENDON OF COLOR.
White Coachmen and Servants, HOus-
es. Lands, Bonds, Cash.
From the N. Y. World.
Standing in West Blocker street on a
Sunday morning or afternoon alter SER
vice in the churches at the corner of
Blocker and Tenth streets and in Sulli-
van street one gets some notion OF the
wealth and taste of a part of
the population of this city whose negro
blood has not been an insurmOuntable
barrier to success in life. Indeed there
are plenty of wealthy colored people in
New York, and many are educated and
cultivated quite up to the standards
usually thought of in connection with
the white races and the society OF white
people. There is no one Of the race hv-
ing in this city who has more material
wealth than Edward Hesdra, of No. 1O2
West Third street. He is native of Vir-
ginia, and was q cabinet-maker in the
Bowery. He retired a few years ago,
having amassed a handsome fortune,
which he has since greatly increased by
fortunate investments in real estate. The
house in which he lives is owned by him
and he owns ten tenement houses in the
block bounded by Sullivan, Blocker
Macdougal and Third Streets. He has
also large and valuable property in
Nyack, where his summer residence is,
and several houses and a piece of farm
ing land in Pennington, N, j., from
which he derives large income. His
wife is a native of Rockland county, and
both give literally of their means toward
all schemes tending to improve the con-
dition of their race. They are about
sixty years of age and have no children.
Mr.. Hesdra is said to be worth $S50,000.
Joseph Teneyck is another wealthy
man of this blood. He lives on Greene
street, and is a member of St. Philips
Protestant E piscopal Church, to which a
short time ago he gave $1,000. His wealth
is estimated at about $4,000.
John Van Dyke inherited property
from his father, Peter Van Dyke, who
died three years ago. Peter had been a
caterer all his life, his place OF business
being in Wooster street, near Spring. He
was quiet and upright man, and COM
manded the respect of sll his neig hbors
John Van Dyke owns real estate on
Fourteenth street and on Wooster street
but the great part of his fortune is in
money and stocks and bonds which pay
uo io IF
intelligence and business tact, and could
probably draw a check for 100000.
Philip A. White, the wholesale and re-
tail druggist at the corner of Frankfort
and Cliff streets, recently purchased the
valuable property in which his store is
Born in this city, he received a good edu'
cation. and by honest enterprise has
gradually risen, until to-day he is as
much honored by the whites as by his
own people. He is noted for his gener
osity toward the poor of all races. TT
the poor people around him he used t.
give medicine and advice free of charge
and at the time of the draft riots hi,
property was protected even by those
persons who led the rioters but who re
membered his kindness to them. He il
about fifty years Of age and lives IL
Brooklyn, where he has good deal O.
real ESTATE.
Mrs. Brooks, daughter of the lat
Robert Watson, froea whom she inherit
ed considerable property, owns real 'es
tate up town, where she lives, and also il
Thompson and Sullivan streets. He
husband is living, but she manages he
estate herself, and with much success
She surprised down town business me-
recently by appearing in person o.
Change and buying in a piece of prop
erty sold under foreclosure. Anothe
woman who is weather than MIR
Brooks but who gained her wealth in
quieter. and more pleading way, is Mr.
J. G. Gloucester, who at one time live
in this city, tut lives now in Brooklyn
She keeps fashionable boarding hous
in the building formerly occupied b
the Long Island Club, at the corner Q
Clinton and Remsen streets, and IN tn
fine brown stone house adjoining it O.
Remsen street. She is native OF MOI
folk, Va, and came of AN excellent fam
ilY. Her fortune is variouslv estimate
at from 100000 to $500, 900. The valuabl
buildings in which she CARRIES on be
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ed little money, which she employee
in hiring and furnishing houses, whic
she let. The letting of furnished house
during the days of initiation and the civ
war was profitable. and Mrs. Glouceste
grew rich. At present she has no Lex
than fifteen furnished houses which sh
'rents:and which yield her large Income
and she also OWNS paying personal pTol
erty. She has large family Of sons an
daughters, who are highly educated aaa
all accomplished. Her husband, the Rex
I.C. Gloucester, was a Presby terrain mil
lister, but he has no charge now. He ono
studied medicine and practices lit
now and then. He is man of fine ed,
cation, a graceful speaker and a membe
of family distinguished for its pr
fessional men.
In the vast tobacco establishment
the Lorillards there is NO man mo-
trusted and honored than the venerab
Peter Ray. He entered the service
the older Lorillards half centuary az
has outlived them and has still continue
in the employ of their sons. He used