The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-05-12
About Prominent Men.

washington correspondents cleveland Leader.
The leaders of the new administration
are not very badly off in financial wav.
Manning is worth half a million; Bay.
ard is worth sl50, 900; L mar has moth
ing to speak OF outside of bis salary
Villas inherited 100000 from his father,
and has made another hundred thousand
at the law. E,dicott married daueh
ter Of George Peabody, the noted mill
ionaire banker, and inherited large
amount Of property about Salem, Mass.,
and Whitney has nice little fortune,
and as soon as Henry B. PAYNE dies he
will inherit another through his wife,
Grover Cleveland is poor He is not
probably worth score OF thousand dol
lars, and he has never devoted himself
to money making. Colonel Lamont has
nothing to speak of, and the. other men
about the Executive mansion are poor
OF the foreign Ministers George Pendle-
ton is worth 81 900 900, some OF which
be got by inheritance, and some hy good
investment Edward j. Phelps is worth
100000, all of which he made at the
law. Robert McLane has fortune Of
nearly half million, some of which be
inherited from his father, who was Pres
ident of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
after bis noted career in politics, and the
rest Of which be got by his marriage at
Paris, away back in the forties, with the
daughter Of noted Louisiana merchant
Representative Samuel 5. Cox is worth
about $3.50, 900. and be lives Ia green
stone house here which cost him $780,
600 about three years ago. A part Of
this money Mr.. Cox got through his
marriage with Miss Buckingham, pref
ty heiress OF Zanesville, o.. and part
be made at the law In New York. His
books have paid him something, but not
enough to materially increase his Con-
gressional salary. "Why We Laugh"
has paid the best OF any Of them 30 far,
and his new book is worth tens of thou.
sands
DAVID DAVIS ADVICE TO A YOUNG LAWYER.
A young lawyer friend of mine from
Chicago, about to be admitted to the
Supreme Court, asked ex.Justice David
Davis for his advice in regard to his con-
duct on the occasion Of his first case.-
The Judge replied: "Yon need rot be
afraid to speak before the Supreme
Court. and II one of those buffers in a
toga interrupts you 10 the midst of an
argument bv some prevalent question,
don't get frightened and spoil your
argument by Stopping to answer him.
Jus, say quietly, Excuse me. your hon.
or, but will reach that by and by and
if you don't reach 1t, it won't matter
You need not be afraid that you will b.
called up 10 answer it after you have ia.
ken your seat I" The young man took
his advice, and gained bis case last week
sToRRs' DINNER TO LORD ooLERIDGE.
Emory Storrs," said this man, "has
about as good practice as any lawyer
in Chicago, but he is often i5 debt. At
the dinner given tn Lord -Coleridge du-
ring bis visit to this country by the bar
Of Chicago Storrs thought he was not
enough noticed, so he gave dinner
himself. The covers we're on the table
and everything smoked apetizinely at
Lelsnd's Hotel. 1t was within two min
utes of the hour for dining, and the
guests were just ready to step out for
dinner, when 10! tailor whom Emory
owed $500 attached the dinner. There
was no parleying with him. He would
have his money or the dinner should not
go on. Storrs turned ghastly pale, and
he and Mr.. Leland went out to arrange
1t. They did so by Leland becoming
Storrs' security fer the payment Of the
debt The dinner, as it was, was delay
ed about half an hour. Why it was de-
layed was not known, but the truth ls az
| have stated"
WARTS WITTY RIJoINDER.
Speaking OF Lord Coleridge, a story
has been told of some of his remarks
at Mount Vernon. 1t is said that on
his saying it was wonderful feat for
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