The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-12-24

was, he could scarcely fail to hear the
blessings and prayers that followed him.
His dust returns to the dust, but the
immortal part of him is seen every day,
living reality that will still exist, bless
ing with his benefcent gifts untold
millions when the proud obelisk in our
Park shall have crumbled into dust and
the stately Medical College, reared at
g cost of 100000, shall lie a hopeless
ruin.
It is a satisfaction to know that the
present representative of Vanderbilt's
wealth is man whose life has been
above reproach. He has had every ad-
vantage to make him great; and wealth
that raised him above mercenary temp
tation.
Cornelius Vanderbilt is a citizen of
whom any community might we'll be
proud, and if he only fulflls the promise
of his life so far, the community will
have no cause to regret his fathers
death.
In Chauncey Depew he has faithful
and able counsellor. He was his fathers
most tried and trusted friend, as be has
been the friend Of every member of his
family for many years. Mr. Depew is
evidently a man of the people, he is
neither above nor below them, but of
them; his elevation to the head of the
greatest corporation in the United States
has not altered him a hair and he can
negotiate for hundred million railroad
in the morning and compose q brilliant
after dinner speech in the afternoon.
Tt is not often that exhaust 80 much
space on the obituary of any one person,
but it has been the town talk for the past
few days and could not be avoided.
Brooklyn, as usual, furnishes US with
an exceptionally interesting item: An
individual by the name of Kruger was
married to quite a pretty wife, but two
years of welded bliss satisfied the bloom
ing Young Benedict and he began to cast
about for fairer fields and pastures new.
In the course of his peregrinations he
met fair young damse Of eighteen
summers and he Immediately proposed
and was accepted, she supposing him a
single man. He went home straightway
and notified his wife he was going to get
married and invited her to the wedding,
but he was consderatc enough to draw
up written agreement by which he
gave her bis full consent to marry whom
she pleased promising not to moest her
on any consideration. Just in the nick
of time an old sweetheart of his wife's
turned up, and he was willing to take her.
So the matter was amicably arranged.
The preparations for the wedding went
forward, and just as they were about
completed, wife No. learned that her
husband, in his anxiety to get rid of her,
had offered to sell her for two dollars
and q half to a hump. backed tailor.
This was more than flesh and blood could
bear. She could stand being given away
to the man of her choice; but to be
offered for sale at $3.50 was an outrage
that cried aloud for vengeance, 80 she
complained of her husband for abandon.
ment, and he was arrested on the eve of
bis marriage. And now the wife is
arrested for conspiracy, as it is alleged
that the husband and wife and the old
sweetheart who agreed to take her, were
all in conspiracy to get the fort une Of
the young girl that Kruger was attempt;
ing to marry. 1t is queer case, and
NAV land ali the parties in States prison.
Nothing can give better idea of our
business prosperity than the fact that a
man worth two hundred millions can die,
and our finances remain unshaken. The
vibration was felt more in London than
in New York, and even while I write the
news seems old.
A more important fact is change of
nearly forty degrees in the thermometer
between Monday and Friday. The week
which opened with severe frost closes
with warm sunshine. The city has a
holiday look. The stores and streets are
full. Hurrah for Christmas
Yours truly,
BROADBRIM