St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-26
HE sQUANnEREp MILLIONS.
The Romantic Career OF n Man Bur
led i'm Nashville.
From a Nashville Let

From a Nashville Letter.
A man with history was buried here
yesterday. Before the war one of the rich
est, if not the richest. planters in the South
was Harry Hill. lie was known ali
along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers from
New Orleans to Pittsburg His plantations
extended for miles along the river,
and were TILED by thousands of slaves.
When he died his estate was worth about
IS. 600. 600. His only son inherited this
vast wealth. Like all young men of that
day who had rich fathers he was given the
benefit of European education. and for
years travelled the continent with private
tutor. He had been bountifully supplied
with money, but when his fathers death
threw all his wealth into his possession his
extravaganza knew no bounds. The scion
of a rich Southerner. he had carried letters
which placed him on terms of intimacy
with the nobility. Few men OF title could
boast as ample fortune, and none could
excel him in lavishneSS. 1t was in the
theatrical world, however, that he attracted
most attention. The leading lights OF the
Partisan stage were eager 10 claim his
friendship. for it meant valuable presents.
Costly gifts of diamonds and jewelry 10
some favored artistic were a common thing,
while his eXtravagent dinners astOnished
even the gay French capital. One supper
i'm particular, which he gave to the art
world of Paris, is said To have cost between
IS, GOO and $4,000. With Patti and other
famous singers he was on terms of famili-
arity, and in his later days nothing gave
him more pleasure than 10 recount anec-
dotes of his social intercourse with them.
Few men were more competent as critics
in matters of music and art.
Even his colossal fortune could not stand
such drains and when the war came it swept
away the remnants. From millionaire
| Mai. Jimmie Dick Hill descended to 4
| dependent ON his relatives for the absolute
necessities of life. In his wild career of
extravaganza he met and married an act
reSs. an Italian lady. The union was not
a happy one. she was Catholic. and
about three years ago instituted proceed
| ings in New York for Il separation. The
case attracted great attention at the time
| and column after column OF the daily press
was filed with accounts of Maj. Hills TO
mantle life. He became writer for the
papers. particularly those of sporting pro-
clivities. His nom de plume, Climax" in
| the Turf. field and Farm. made HIM famil-
| lar to turfmen all over the country.
Nearly two years ago he received one day
a telegram stating that a gentleman had
died suddenly in Memphis and left him hi:
sole heir. This proved to be his old tutor
on whom he had spent thousands while in
Europe. The bequest amounted TO about
$40. 900 in property i'm this country and in
England, and placed him again in comfort
able circumstances.
Mai. Hill was a familiar figure on tn,
! streets of Nashville. and was exceedingly
interesting i'm conversation. He would
] Al l.
dered his millions. but was exceedingly bit
ter when speaking of friends in his pros
perity who had deserted him when hi
money was gone.