Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-27

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TO him Of the big load no was carrying
and Of bis financial difficulties. Uncle
Daniel literally gobbled the young
mans stock by selling it short end
driving down the price 10 point where
his victim was forced to throw 1t over
II was a case of highway robbery in
Wall street. The name OF Henry Willard
aud his very similar experience with
Baron Woerishoffer recalled 1t. The
lesson will apply to all kinds OF bust
ness. Beware how you expose your
| financial wounds
The other day I noticed a slightly
built nisn, somewhat under the medium
height, about forty-fve years Of age,
ard OF rather dark COM lexion, entering
the palatial Mills building in Broad
street. He might have been taken Tor
prosperous banker or broker 1t was
THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.
He led "gay" life for years and is
divorced from his wife, but 1t IS asserted
that he is now settling down to exem-
plary living. He is quiet, unassumIng,
and courteous in manner and is far more
intelligent than the average Englishman
who visits this country. He has given
not little study TO finance. he says
with reason that American rascalties IN
railroad finance have Disguised British
investors, and he thinks that there should
be en- Independent authorship OF railroad
reports to keep check on railroad com
panies, that as every well-inforned Amer
lean knows issue official falsenoods and
habitualIy deceive the public.
The Duke OF Marlborough is under
social cloud in England, but New York
is more lenient and he is being band
somely entertained by some OF the Wall
street bankers. He has far greater abill-
ties than his brother, Lord Randolph
Churchill.
The original Duke Of Marlborough,
by the way, died one hundred and sixty
years ago, and his remains lie IN that
maj estic msusoleum to which Addison
and Irving have given an added grandeur
and impressiveness-W Westminster Abb
hey. One of the foremost military
figures of history, the admiration OF
Turenne, the head OF the British army,
the hero of Blenheim and many another
bloody field, one of the handsomest
Englishmen OF his time, marvel OF
ayarice, Machavelli in politics, an
ACCOMPLISHED courtier, once virtu-
ally regent of England, he was
long remembered as notable figure
on the stage OF European politics. After
the battle of Blenheim tao Parliament
bestowed upon him the estate Of Wood
stock, and the Queen caused the palace
OF Blenheim to be built for him, and
there the present Duke resi1es, though
the building has naturally been greatly
improved in accordance with modern
ideas OF comfort The first Duke accu-
INFLATED an immense fortune, and the
present holder OF the title is also wealthy.
His palace, known as "Blenheim Cas-
tie" covers with all its buildings three
acres of ground, and he has just intro
duced nine hundred electric lights to H.
Illuminate the castle and the park.
His name recalls the fact that not a
few of the British nobility have latterly
visited Wall street. They go there as
they would TO a menagerie-to see the
bulls and bears and occasionally to con-
suit their bankers They visit the Stock
Exchange, the Produce Exchange, aud
may be seen in the private Offices OF
we'll known bankers and brokers. One
of these was the Earl OF Arran,
a widower about fifty years OF age, nc
companied by his daughter, Lady Esther
Gore, a young lady about seventeen
years of age The British Government
be slowed upon his family the Arran isles
many years ago in return for financial
| aid. They consist of a number OF small
| islands of the coast OF Galway, in Ire
/ land, the area OF the group being PSI
acres, with a population OF about 5000,
chiefly engaged in fishing and agricul.
ture, The isles abound in antiquities
and religions remains, in ancient forts
built Of uncemented stones on cliffs
overhanging the sea, in holy wells,
affairs, and groves long visited by deyo-
tees-a fit scene for novel OF the ro-
mantle school.
Another nobleman lately seen in Wall
street was Lord Grosyenor, the son OF
! the Duke of Westminster, who IS worth
about one hundred millions of dollars,
and is considered the wealthiest man in
england. The Dukes fortune consists
largely of London real estate. Lord
GrosvenOr is about forty years OF age,
slightly built, with typical English fea-
lures, but very quiet and unassumjng in
manner-far more so than the sons of
some successful western dealers in pork.
Another of the British peerage who
might have been seen the other day in
Henry Clews's Office to which most OF the
visiting nobility seem to grayitate, was
Lord Walter Campbell. He is rather
sparely built, has sharp features, ford
complexion, anda typical Scotch appear
alce he is nervous in manner, but is o
thorough gentleman. He is the son OF
the Duke of Argyle and related by mar
riaoe to royalty. One of his ancestors
died on the scatfold the victim of q
treacherous Scottish king, another Was
tsice condemned to death, escaped from
Edinburgh Castle to Holland disguised as
a page, returned to cooperate in the i'll
fated revolt OF Monmouth, was captured,
hastily condemned, and beheaded.
when the Green Giis Back In the