Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-16

outlook. Nothing serious or worthy,
When such artists - Mrs. Bowers and
Selma Feltsr 60 barnstorning and plaJ
maksshift y6iss you can zee bow little
demand there h for genuine drama.
An ambitious, intelligent actress with
self.respect and love for her calling
finds herself looking out for pupils
while the pink-and-white beauties with
neither brains nor discretion take Oh
the popular prizes. / saw . woman on
Fifth avenue on Sunday in her landau
who four years ego was feeding pigs in
Ohio. She isa stellar queen " now,
and she wears Worth's dresses. II
you were to ask me what she had ever
done | might tell you, but the editor
would scratch il out.
THE WEEK IN WALL STREET.
During the beginning of the week
Wall street business grew more dull
than usual on account Of its votaries'
interest being absorbed by the death Of
the German broker by the name Of
Charles F. Woerishoffer. A Stock-Ex-
change committee was appointed to
write eulogy OF the deceased man. a
large number Of members Of the Board
attended the funeral, and altogether,
during the first three days of the week,
there was nothing but talk about
Woerishoffer to be heard in Wall
street. And the man was one who GER
tainly deserved to be talked about.
A very queer personality was this
slim, nervous, German-student looking
individual. He came to this country a
little over twenty years ago from q vii
lsge near Frankfurt, Germany, with q
patch on his breeches, few thslers in
his pocket, and, as a newspaper ex-
pressed it the other day., " in consign-
ment" to the firm Of Rutten & Bonn.
Although the son Of an humble post
office clerk or postman, be had, how
ever, acquired some knowledge Of the
French and English languages and Of
bookkeeping during his service as a
boy, and subsequently as clerk in
some banking.houses IN Germany and
France. The firm of Rutten & Bonn
gave him fair start in New
York, and some eight years
later, when | first knew him
here, be had, after having changed his
business connections several times, be-
come q member Of the Stock Exchange
and established firm Of his own. 1t
was about that time that he married
Miss Uhl, stepdaughter Of Oswald
0ttendofer, editor Of the New York
Stats Zeitung. This made him, Of
course, solid with the colony Of German
bankers in America and led subse-
quently to important connections with
the German banking-houses in Europe.
Woerishofer showed such an ability,
shrewdness, and discretion in his actions
that in FIVE or six years be had an
almost unlimited credit in his own
country. That was the princi-
pal basis of his subsequent sue
cess. for when be started as
speculator on large scale he had the
command of an almost unlimited
amount Of money. The moment he
could show q million or so of dollars to
the Germans they would give him two
or three. At that time it was not
difficult thing to get some speculation
money in New York. He came in con-
tact at Delmonico's with set OF very
rich men who liked good dinners, a
friendly game Of poker, and jolly
time generally. Woerishofier was not
deprived Of mother wit, was q reckless
gambler by nature, was always ready
to Join a joyial dinner party, and soon
formed very useful social relations.
Some Of his new American friends
could not pronounce his name at that
time, and for some reason or another
gave him the commonplace French
name Of Durand; but very little
alter on they not only found out how
o pronounce it, but how to spell it on
he checks they were writing out for
lin. Prominent among this set Of men
we're old Lorenzo Delmonico, head Of
he great firm; his brother Siro, their
nephew Charles, the wealthy IRON
founder Jordan L. Mott. ex-Congress-
man Edwin Einstein, the head Of the
well-known banking and bTokiDg firm Of
E. L. 0ppenheim & Co., a rich leather
merchant Of the name Of Scheftell, and
a few men Of this stamp. Thus, when
started his Denver and
Rio Grande scheme, each Of these
men subscribed from 100000 TO
$500, 900, and gave him ample
chance to show his German corre-
spondents what be could achieve here.
lie wanted all these men at that time
and be gave them chance TO make
plenty OF money; bat subsequently ne
put them in tie Mexican National, the
West Shore, the ST. Louis and Texas,
the North-River Construction, Colorado
Coal.and-Iron Company, and a few
other concerns, all Of which went ulti-
mately into bankruptcy, and took out
Of the pockets Of those men all and
more than they could possibly have
made in the Denver and Rio Grands.
lie had also at mis- command the for
tunes Of both his father and mOtherin-
law, the latter Of whom was partic1-
la,ly rich, being the actual owner Of
he Stats Zeii,Mg, in addition to a
: God deal Of real estate and ready cash.
SPORTING FOR THE SUMNER.
For sportsmen much more interest
ing than the death of Mr. Woerishoffer
and the condition Of Wall-stTeet affairs
- the prospect Of pool-selling and bet
ing during the coming season. People
tock down to Sheepshesd Bay, Jerome
Park, and Monmouth Park with the ex-
peciation Of being able to risk little
money on races and thus have an inter-
est in the proceedings. Bat a lot Of
fools are striking about the immortality
Of betting without for moment consid-
eeing where their views viii lead TO. II
betting Is killed IN New York racing
will also be killed. Ifracing is killed,
any improvement. in our breed Of
horses Will be killed, for no one
.an afford to breed or import fine
horses for fun. France. Germany,