New-York tribune., 1886-02-21
THROUGH NEW YORK STATE.
DEATH OF THE HERMIT OF HooTowL POND

| THROUGH NEW IORh SIAIE.
DEATH OF THE HERMIT or HoOTOwL POND
! CURIOUS LIFE or ONE WHO WAS THOUGHT TO BE
! AN UNCLE OF JULES GREvY.
| Sr. REGIS FALLS, Feb. 2O.-There recently
died In an old hut near HoOtOwl Pond hermit who by
many Is thought have been uncle Ui Jules Grevy
president OF the French Republic. His dead body was
found 10y two hunters who chasing wounded bear
the tral of whioh led past the old hermits little cabin
The ground covered with snow, but none had fallen
for few days and there tracks leading from
the hut the huneTs thought that some harm light have
bcfalen the hermit They broke tho rude door OF
the hut found the dead body OF the hermit lying upon
a couch OF skins. He had been dead for some time lie
had probably been frozen death in the recent cold
spell when the Thermometer register ed at one time 4I-
below zero.
Little is known of his life here he associated
with the men except twice year, when he came into
town and made few simple purchases, principally
tobacco OF which he used considerable. 1t Is known
that he came here Quebec the fall OF 1882, and
he gave his Pierre Grevy, and was soon known
old Grevy" lie built a small hut near the banks OF
HootOwl Pond, and he then named the "Hernit Of
OOto vi Pond" Fish apparently the principal part
his iressed a half Indian costume with
tousers and lcggiDs OF deer skin. while coOns pet
with a long bushy fox tail, his head cvcrnc. He
never ucbed his head with pair VI shears his face
with a razor. His hair was nine feet long. ani
whom looscncd traed behind him on the ground as ne
walked. But he usually it braided and wound
around his neck and body several times and tod IN
huge bow behind. His nesrd reached below his waist
but he caught il MP and tied it around heavy leather
belt which no wore, and IN which were stuck an OLD
fashioned Queen Anne pistol. huge hunting knife and
hatchet His finger nails rcsombcd eagles claws and
curved like them and almost as hard and strong.
The shortest measured exactly two and three quarter
inches in length and the longest over three inches All
his purchases were paid for in FIench silver coined IN
the reign OF Napoleon BOnaparte. 49,
la searching Tor papers which to learn something
OF his history an Old rusty lin hoT wa found In dark
number OF payers were found which gave slight in
sight his life birth certificate among them
crew crew. born f January 2i i77S" Another was mar.
rlacc cernfcatc OF Pierre Grevy to Marie GantheT.
September 81 1902" Small oil paintings, tightly rolled
in oiled skin, of Josephine Marshal Ney and the Emperor
Napoleon were also 'ound: Besides these there were
Old silver buls-eye watch and seal ring on the fly
leaf OF "a book was written in French Thank God,Jules
Greyy Is now President of the French Republic"
THE BILL TO TAX BLOOMINGDALE ASYLUM
A PROTEST FROM wELL-KNOwN MEN SHOWING THE
EVILS or THE MEASURE.
ALBANY, Feb. 20.-The following governors
OF the Society OF the New-York Hospital have
signed a circular and sent 1t to the members OF
tho Legislature, protesting against the passage OF
tho bill before the Assembly, providing
for the taxation OF the Bloomingdale Asylum
property equally with real property in tho city
william II. Macy Robert LenoN Kennedy, Frederick A.
Conkling Nathaniel 2. Bailey, James NJ Brown. Shep-
pard Candy. Robert J. Livingston, jackson s. Schultz
George Cabot Ward, Merritt Trmble, Henry j. Dawson
Theodorus B. Woolsey, william NJ Halsted, Joseph H.
Choate Samuel Thorno william W. HOppin, jr Charles
f. Strong. ElDrdge 7. Gerry, William Turnbu. Philip
Schuyler, James O. Sheldon. william d. Morgan Her
mann II. Cammann, James W. Beekman, William NJ
Kingsland. Cornelius y. Bliss.
The proposed bill contains this exceptions " Pro
vded however the said society shall be entitled 10
and snail receive and be allowed exemption on said
property 10 the extent OF $4,000 OF the assessed vaua
lion said property said Twelfth Ward Tor each poor
insane person onmtted by the Department OF Public
Charities and Correction OF the CITY or New ork 70 the
custody OF said society and properly cared for by 1t
charge the city for year previous 10 the
completion OF assessment rolls for the purposes OF TAXA
ttOn the buildings OF said society on snd property
and TO the extent OF prOpOrOnae part OF said sum Tor
any n year. The prOtestdecares thht tue Dill Ha
revival OF Tweed that Its real object Is not
"a much TO the property as 70 subject u To the
dicatlon OF the city authorities and to turn IL into
an asylum for pauper lunatrs, who are now
amply cared for I'm tho Island hospitals.
The city authorities II further states are not the ones
who are urging bill. hut Toal estate spcculaors IN
the ne OF the asylum, who have bought np
land low figures aud hope to benefit by driving the
asylum away IL is not alone paupers VINO are cared
for in the asylum hut many persons Ot the nldue clas
who able to pay tho high rates OF
private asyluns but who prefer 10 pay
ihe charges at Bloomlngdalo rather than go
TO the city Institutions; and 10 Is these persons u
urged who will suffer II the bill Is passed ana S3OOuO
year taken OF the revenues % the Institution INNS
Institution Is taxed the question Is asked: Why not the
Convent ~ the Sacred Heart and others In the same
ward To complete necessary buildings the society
has incurred indebtedness amounting 10 T3o3,A5' -
nj the beginning Of this II 10 were not Tor gs
and legacies tho expenditures of the society woud eX
coed the income every year. The protest Is headed -
bad Bill"