, 1881-12-01
GOULD'S LAST PURCHASE
The New York Grand Operations.
nHH Its Queer History.

1he New York Grnnd OpGrn-1f0tinc
nnd It's Queer History.
"Gath". III Cincinnati Enquirer.
Jay 0oulst has bought the Grand Opera House
from President Jcwcst. Of tho Erle Itarond.
The prize pHil Is SAIL 10 hnyo heen 5000 NU,
which doubt. This IL tile principal Cinciunati
monument In Now Yurk. Mr. Pike built 1t on
tho profits Ut whisky. but was n fcw years tot
early. 1t IL now at cprrler Ui one of tho great
eat coucouEseR In Nsw York, and larue stores
for tho middle and poorur classes have bcoll
built around II, There Is n row of neRt brick
houses IN thu rcar, nlao belHnHtuH t0 tho Erie
Company. In which Mcssrs. Wal,e and narbp,.,
assistants IN Frealtlnnt lcwu&t, both marrIc!
u,ci, live. Mr. While is tho son or the Chief.
Justice. In tho satne row Fish nnd sfnustictl
long tlisportcd; unl Judpp nnrnArd often
1uadc his bed tharu after the opera house per
fornance. nutaarl was tnn son-in-law OF JnhH
Anderson. tho tobaeco liinn, who died only yes
terday, leaving lHrGo fortune; aud nsulust
simultaneously 1t is rca,& TINT Mrs. Fisk cx.
pressel her gratitude to jay Goul.l for unex-
poosol kludnoss, md the old opera house Le.
comes Gouii's property agaln.
There Gas been Il misunderstanding about
Flak's connection With this property. I hb Eric
ltnllroad occupied a block Of old buildings fnr
town-town, 50 unhealthy from thoIr altllut,,,u
on tho river bHnlc thut Mr. Jowctt ald hls whole
asat hhyo rueently ronsovul fron, them to Il
new block ucnr broadway. Fisk and 0oul) NIT
MI nn uptown furry for tho Eric iln!troal,
which brought thom to tho foot IT Twenty-
:hlrd street. Looking In that vicinity FOR Dllccs,
PlkeE ctil0ee was tur aase, ouly u few hlnuIss up
'seot o. ter w 4o4a Ss 'ss @s g.
mich 'ots tho building that Its offices toDk
s auut@ ""K tna as,roea ss 9 " fS Sna Lott tue @
axat also: 4ie ha.l an Islea that l'y Riy!nS Tho
foope lihe A1nHaenlents In TINT building uu
HAl4 QN ADVERTISING for n thn
itn!lroA.i. Having been a perer. In tho hMl,lt
OF urIvlu9 through towns wlth totr ',0rsds, hia
notions Of buainess ere,l!t were not antMKntilzud
ny thu opera house kch1InH: yet It uhtl,lnstiop.
guy LOOK hln1 into wnrae company, aud gave
q bis Death liz andcrt,k to ,naN" !'s n.stress
Slausnull Jealous by -paradtnK .slontutnid, i.
Mfensh s snKor, as har rival; whereuion
noy,ng Fsk, ho un1prtook tu brlsis his irreK,,iar
!sxat t1,ppi'a,,sss e Gsar axaInst then,. asak.
is still living, and think IL III Rluut tho suitla
condition y wnaa Fisk livc'i-.hat is. aIways IN
pursuit of tue ovGt'escent tinlaar.
Tho iato Judge 1lArnar1. who w,ts tho son-kn.
law OF John anderson, thuuRh they did no.
speak to aaeh other far yenrs, told mo during
loga that tnu in1unotions 10 iul,t,chci lii tlso
Era suits hnd reIuronce tn at loast ono case 10
thsss tic aS; THY M sS ere processing to expse
nard: ~ wa.. havo ruined lnJut,utiona On them
snther thaM hare my friend shown np W ttese
naa %aoac H! ae thnt asf0r porju n il, M no
o'cer Vt the road lte hlls bought tho prouurty
merely ~ business Investment, giving s0,ur
eoa! lands for 1t. This 0per,l-no no,isH has buun
renting for only, about 81, ,xU ycar until ro.
comfy, when, having iuatlu Kuosl tenl Ut
money, ,A ~ ta9 sa!t buy Man put up. 4nd IL can
house IN tho night Mr. GoulI'a Interest wis
ra'uluttouizetl py Gen, Slokiea u1id others. Murt
than tot, yenrs have t,nsanl sugo that tillle uE1d
yearly o. much NJ tho whoIa Erto ltuiFuad, and
NltD2uf HE 4GEtG. IL 9HAku Inf lin
Grand Opera. House. - '1N