The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01

some other of hts projects. This seldom fails 20
accom- pltsh ths desired end; and hence the
S S,s o. I, n felt oP sbnon nen1 Or mo se P II not all IL the
lines of intercommunication on this continent.
He Is now opening up Mexico in rivalry with the
people Of Atchison, Topeka and santa Fe. When
both lines are completed, some compromise or
union must be effected between them, else one 81
least is sure to go under, and 1t IS not difficult to
predict which. He c~ohtemplates, II Is said, the
construction of a rival and parallel road 10 Lake
Shore, from Toledo TO Buffalo. should he &C
complish this, and connect the line with his
Lackawannae extension, he will then have, prac-
tically, a trunk line from the Mississippi, mas
much IL will connect at Toledo with Wabash.
Once In possession OF this trunk line he can.
the New York Central system. and that of the
Erie, as well as the Pennsylvania. Ohio
and Baltimore systems. He controls the Pacific
Mail Company's line to San Francisco, and the
Union Pacific route to the same place. In fact.
his position and influence seem so thoroughly es-
tablished in everything pertaining TO railroad
aud telegraph undertakings that ordinary oppO-
sition TO his schemes ano projects in either rels-
ton would appear to be of little avail. AS a liti-
CANT he has few equals. while, it is said, his in
huence in the Courts is greater than should be
possessed by any gentleman not absolutely on
the Bench. In any aspect he is a most eztraor.
binary man-evGn his personal appearance con-
spring to distinguish him from the ordinary run
of mOrtals; although here nature has not been
over bounteous TO him, If we are TO judge by the
critical standards of some OF the galleries of
Europe.
Mr.. Gould is a married gentleman, and resides
with his wife and family-the Oldest Of whom is a
lad of about fourteen years-at his magnificent
residence, Irvington on the Hudson. Whatever
Objectionable traits may be set down to his char
acter, he is. most assuredly, possessed of some of
marked excellence. He is an affectionate father
and husband, and. when the cares of the day are
laid by, prefers the bosom of his family and the
society Of his books TO any other enjoyment on
earth. His son, it is said, is a youth of great
promise. and likely to eyince in due time some OF
his leading characteristics AS we can not but
suppose that Mr.. Gould is a man of self-com-
munings and deep retrospectiOn, We feel assured
that at times, when seated in his palatial
abode, surrounded by the fairy realm of Irving
ton, that teens with every beauty and luxury
known to refinement and wealth, he contrasts HIS
brilliant and happy present with his mouse-trap
days, and remembers, with a smile, the dismay
and agitation he felt when his mouse trap-his
first, and doubtless only invention-was stolen
from him when, a poor and unknown lad, he Wis.
tied New York in the hope of turning il into
cash. Certainly he can scarcely have forgotten
how bravely he ran down and captured the thief,
who turned out to be notorious burglar, and
who, on perceiving what the carefully tied-up lit
tie bundle, for which he was arrested. contained,
exclaimed, with supreme contempt, when the
parcel was opened by the police: What Only a
mouse-trap! Well, l be-w