Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-08
ENO'S FATHER
Le0's Big Jump-A Novel Wedding in
Texas-Trinity Church's Wealth.


Texas-Trinity Chnrch's Wealth.
Correspondence Of Ire Morning Nesos.
NEW YORK, June 6.-Amos r. Emo,
father Of the Second National Banks ex-
President, John c. Emo, who has just been
arrested in Canada, is a typical self-made
man. Coming to this city in company
with the father Of the present CoBgress-
man from New Jersey, William Walter
Phelps, in 1881, almost without a penny
in his pocket, and not a supertiuous reg
to his back, he, with his companion, be-
came a dry goods clerk, and the two by
frugality and business enterprise gained
honor and fortune. His payment of the
$1,000, 600 defalcatiOa OF his son is a char
aeteristIc evidence ST his ideas of integ-
rity. The payment of this large sum
leaves him far from pennileSs, however,
for he is still reputed TO be worth SIS. 0O0,-
COO Much of this large sum IS the result
of iudiciOus real estate transactions. One
of his ventures in this line was the build
ing of the Fifth Avenue Hotel about 1859
at a cost of 10000 venture which
sent the price of real estate in that
vicinity up several points. 1t was this
Emo who induced Mr.. Paran Stevens, the
famous proprietor of the hotel. to assume
its management. Mr.. Emo is not a man to
engage in dangerous speculation, and it is
safe TO assume that his fortune VIII in
crease rather than diminish while he lives
to be its guardian. The pathetic side of
the flight and capture of young Emo has
come to light, showing a wife's deYO-
ton and sacrifice to save her hus-
band from arrest and Imprisonment.
Parleying with the officers of the law, and
delaying their entrance to the house until
her husband had made his escape at the
rear, Mrs. Emo sustained him by de-
nouncing the United States Marshals du-
ring their fruitless search. Surrendering
every available dollar TO assist Mr.. Emo
on his flight across the border, che found
it necessary to raise funds somewhere, /
and II Is stated on good authority, that
she called at a pawn shop in the upper
B0wery, and disposed Of large number
of valuable diamonds. She took her posi- (
ton, heavily yelled, in the second room in
the rear Of the shop, leaving her cab at a
convenient distance, and, having obtained
the money she needed, returned to her
carriage and was driven home, whence
she subsequently conveyed it to her hus-
band.
NOTHING HAS EXCITED so MUCH TALK
among club men this week as the per-
torrance of Freddie Gebhard's big chest
nut gelding Leo in jumping feet 6 inches
high and beating the record by 4 inches. |
1t is well known that there has been
strong rivalry between Gerhard and
Berry Wall as to who should possess the |
highest jumper. Bets were freely offered
on the two animals, and when Leo made Z
his magnificent jump the hackers of
Wallis Hampstead were crestfallen. Wall (
was freely advised to feed his horse ON I
hops to make him move lively. 1t is I'M |
derstOOd that Freddie Immediately tele- [
graphed to the Lily and that she sent her |
congratulations.
John Jacob Astor has just made the /
Ast0r Library another present, which is /
calculated to take away the breath of poor I
people. 1t consists of ten works. COM I
prising sixteen volumes. which cost the /
generous donor $4,000 The costliness Of (
the volumes and the munidcence Of the I
gift viii perhaps impress the multitude 4
more than its intrinsic worth. They are I
not works TO enter into general circula- 1
tiOn, or even to be used by ordinary stu I
dents for reference. They are historical /
landmarks. beginning with the conversion !
of the Franks and ending with the prepa- 4
rations for the reformation, the invention !
OF printing, the works of the first reform I
ers and the evangelical labOrs of Eliot I
among the Indians in New England.
The News correspondent was talking to /
one of the trustees of Trinity Church a 4
few days ago, and during the conversation 4
picked up a point or two which puts il \
veTitable rival of Vanderbilt in wealth.
"Few people know said the trustee, 4
''that we hold mortgages on fully four .
hundred Episcopal edifices in various
parts of the country which bring US in an 4
annual income of per cent. clear profit /
on our investment. In addition to this
the metropolitan rent roll of the church /
all in all, l verify believe that 1
the annual income of old Trinity
would compare very faYorably 4
with that of some of our wealthy railroad 4
magnates." / do not doubt the statement \
of the trustee, and from my own know
ledge know that the worldly affairs of the ]
corporation are managed on most exact
ing business principles. The fund is
under the control of a board Of trustees,
selected from the Yestrymen of Old \
Trinity and st. Paufs, and if you think 4
they give any money away, or handle I
the revenue on benevolent principles, 90 /
and try to negotiate a loan. They will /
tie you up with iron bands and make you I
come to time like a Sheriff. They keep it \
in the family, because it's too good a thing /
TO let go. All the trustees get rich.
NEWS CONES OF A NOVEL WEDDING
ceremony which is to take place in Texas /
the middle of next month. The bride is a I
Nassar graduate, and her intended hus- I
band is a cattle herder. She has gone .
all the way to Texas to marry I
him, as he cannot come North. I
The ceremony will be performed in front 1
of his cabin. The whole roof Of the house /
is to be covered with the lovely wild flow 1
ers of the State, while carpet OF them I
twenty-five feet square will be placed in I
front of the door, with canopy at one I
end, under which the young couple will (
be united.
Mr.. Frank Fowler's portrait of Mad I
anne MOdjeska, the celebrated Polish 4
actress, is being made the subject Of /
widespread mention in and out of /
the metropolis. 1t is conceded that it is I
the most artistic and satisfactory delinea- /
ton of the popular actress ever made /
on canvas. She is represented in the 1
costume worn by her the past season !
as ''ROsalind" in the first act of ''As You I
Like it." As portrait, which is also /
picture, nothing better has been seen in |
New York this season. Hers IS a face /
which no one painter can render in its en- I
tirety and in Mr.. EOwler's portrait there is /
little trace of the latent tragic force or /
depth of pathos which form part of her I
many-sided genius and expression.
Mr.. Edward SOthern has made a
legitimate success of his adapted /
comedy. ssWhOse are TheyT' 1t /
has done so nicely that though /
the intention was to keep It on the /
boards only one week, they have |
decided to continue tor the present /
at least. 1t is a good laughing play, |
and is quite ably introduced by Messrs. I
Haworth and SOthern and Misses Eva |
Sothern and Veremy.
q Lincoln surrounded by his GEN |
erals freeing the slaves from their
bondage is the latest new group
at the Eden Musee. 1t is some |
what unhistOrical, but very interesting.
What with this and the group Of Presi- !
Dental aspirants, and all the other attFac-
tions, the Eden Musee is deservedly pop
ular.
CRIOTSONED BY THE FROST.