Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-16
THE Ex-PREsrDKNr OF THE LOUISVILLE

AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD
and OF the United States National Bank,
Mr.. ID. Victor Newcomb, who has at
tracted so much public attention within
the last two years By his extremely sue
cessiul Wall street operations, had very
curious experience with burglar at
Newport on Wednesday night last. Re-
turning from the Casino, he rem aimed TOT
some time in his library, when he saw a
burglar peeping out of a closet. Instead
OF shutting the door on him and looking
! MIN In the closet, or, at all events, IN the
library, he cried out TO his wife,
who was coming down stairs, to call
Mr.. Smith, who was in the house, and
10 tell the butler TO bring pistol.
or course the burglar didn't wait Tor
either Mr.. Smith, the butler or the pistol.
He jumped out OF his retreat, grappled
with Mr.. Newcomb, oyerpowered MIN,
threw HIM insensible on the floor OF the
hall and escaped. Mr.. Newcombs natu-
raj pluck evidently got the best OF MIN ON
this occasion, for he was neither large
nor strong man, and is, besides, 80
short-sighted that if the burglar had only
Knocked his eyeglasses off Mr.. NeWcomo
would have been unable to see him any
more.
Senator John P. Jones, of Nevada, who
is about twice as big and strong as Mr..
Newcomb, said, upon hearing OF the
tussle: 81 am surprised at the lack OF
Judgment on the part of NeWcomb. L
know never play the part OF policeman
to expose myself TO have knife put in my
belly or a bullet in my head. Whenever L
tinto contact with burglars or highway
men, and this has happened more than
once to me, L always surrender and tell
them that | am radical and believe in
everyb body carrying on his natural voca-
ton without any opposition. l further
explain to them that, being a society
man, my attention is absorbed only by
social events, and | pay no attention to
individual struggles for life" He added,
however, subsequently, shat as he never
wears jewelry or watch, and as be has
seldom more than a couple of silver dol
lars in his pocket, be usually comes out
of such encounters first best.
THE WILL OF THE LATE SAMUEL j.
TILDEN
gives cause for great many discussions,
both in Wall street and in the clubs and
other uptown resorts. The prevailing
opinion in regard to the Will seems to be
somewhat different from that expressed
by the New York press. Many men OF
intelligence, wealth and sound patriotism
say that there was too much free library
business in the will; that the millions left
for the purpose of establishing free
libraries in New York, Yonbers and New
Lebanon and the power given to the
trustees are unjustif1able. 1t is argued
| that not only are books very cheap on
account OF the existing state Of inter-
national copyright, but that there
are plenty Of libraries in New York, con-
sidering that they are patroniZed mostly
by women; for the average American
man hardly reads anything except the
newspapers after he has once left school.
Those of them who have the leisure and
taste for reading usually form their own
libraries. 1t is argued that Mr.. Tilden
could have much better disposed OF his
fortune In scores of other ways, among
which the endowment OF colleges and
hospitals is of course mentioned first OF
all. Some people go even so far as to say
that he could have conferred great boon
by establishing free lunch houses for
needy Democrats and free soup kitchens
for unemployed workmen
The death OF poor old Charley" Min
ton was received in Wall street with
profound general regret. He was one Of
the most accomplished and genial men
that Wall street can boast of. He was
for many years financial editor of the
New York Herald. He received a college
education, lived for many years abroad
and moved IN the best social circl es of
New York. He was an old member of
the Stock Exchange, Past Master of the
Holland Lodge, member of the Union
Club and the secretary OF the New York
Yacht Club. He leaves a large family in
very moderate circumstances, and would
have left them poorer still had it not been
for the intelligent influence OF his wife. A
few weeks before his death MintOn sold his
seat in the stock Exchange for 100000, as
he felt his health declining, and had for
some time past retired from active brok-
er's business. Upon his speaking of the
sale to his wife, she demonstrated with
him, saying that the sale was very fool
1sh one, as there was a $4,000 Insurance
attached to the seat, as they were both
growing old, and as there were yet two
young girls to be educated and provided
for. Minton bought back his seat the
next day, and his children are now SIC, 900
better off. His salary as financial editor
OF the Herald was $4,000 year, and upon
receiving the news of his death James
Gordon Bennett cabled to the office in
structions to pay the widow her hus-
bands salary up to Jan. next.
RIGOLO.