Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-08

between Ponciano Diaz, the champion
OF Mexico, and Mazzantani, the
Spanish matador. The bulls to be
used were imported from Spain at q
cost OF $1,000 each. .
THE PRESIDENTS' PROPERTY.
They arc Not Celebrated for
Their Wealth.
Thomas JeHerson's granddaughter.
Septilna Meikleham, died here re-
cent y, leaving several grandchildren
to battle with the world. One Of her
sons, owing to q severe sickness, is
not at all strong, mentally. One Of
her daughters is not we'll enough t.,
| work, aud the other Is employed in
one OF the government departments.
Another great granddaughter of JEFF
person has charge Of . school in Bal
timoie, and Monticello has long since
passed out Of the hands OF the family.
Just before Jefferson died he was 30
much IN debt that lottery scheme
was gotten up to sell Ills property and
Relieve his necessities. He LETT prac-
tically nothing to hia children, and
they received rome two sums OF $10,-
O0J each fsom the egslatures OF two
of the Southern States.
| John Tyler left some property, but
it ali went to4is second wife. One Of
his sons, General John Tyler, who
drove a four-in-hand while his father
wa, in the White Hou Q, and who
was then called he handsomest man
in Washington, lives off a position in
II I easury d partment, and one Of
rylrr's most accomplished daughters,
lady who presided over the execu-
tive mansion after her mothers
death and until her father married
Julia Gardner, Is guest at Corcoran's
Old Ladies' Home he e. man who
claims to be one OF the Washington
family. aud, by the way, has face
striki"gly Ike that Of the r. esident.
paddlrs trink-ts ia allitle booth ia the
Peusion building. Dolly Me- dor,
the Presidents wife, was, during u
,srs of her last days, furnished food
by colored man who had been in
President Madison's service. She
got, however, u large sum of money
f,om Congress for Madison's papers,
and it was this that eased her declin.
.ng years.
Most of the Presidents have died
poor, and few of them have made
much ont OF office-holding. Monroe
was SO poor that his latter days were
spent with his son-in-law, Samuel L.
Gouverneur in New York, and there he
died. H,rrison left nothing to speak
of. Polk left about $3.50 600, inclu-
ding Polk place at Nashville, where
his widow now lives. Itis a valuable
block Of ground in the center of the
town. which has risen largely in val
ue since the Presidents death.
| Martin Van Buren, made money
out of politics. He started life poor
and died w-ll-to-do. One estimate
puts his estate at $500, 600, and he
made money in real estate as we'll
as ia the law. Both Of the Adamses
were money savers, il not money
makers. The letters of John Adams,
the second President, to his wife,
Abigail, reieatedly urge her to cut
down the hSl- -ehold expenses and to
practice economy. He luuched him
self on oat-cske and lemonade, and
he walked far Vftener than he rode.
| John Quinry Adams rec, ived near
| ly half million dollars from The
Goyernm, mt in s,la,ies during his
life ime, and he possessed he Yankee
thrift The Adams family at present
s.one OF the richest in New England,
and was told at Kansas City tina,
Charles Francis Adams has mo- Q
than million dollars invested in real
estate th-ie. H. has railroad stocks
and bonds in addition, and he makes
his money breed Ike Australian rab-
bits.
/! Andrew Jackson spent more than
his salary when he was in the
White House and he had to borrow
money to keep up his expenses.
Thomas Jefferson borrowed the
money that carried him out of Wash
ington when he left the Presidency,
| and Andy johnson, though he enter
tanned considerably, is supposed to
have saved at least 100000 during
his White House career. He died, |
! am told worth about $l00, 900, and
the most OF this came from economy.
II was pretty good estate for tailor
to leave. James Buchanan was max
ing about $1,000 a year Az the Law
when he entered Congress, and he
spent during his Presidency what was
left OF his living expenses in charity.
He was not, however, a rich man
when he died, aud his estate of
Wheatlands was sold year or two
ago.
President Fillmore began life as
wool-carder During the three years
he was engaged to his swe etbeart he
had not enough money to pay the ex-
penses o. the 100 miles which lay be-
tween her home in Saratoga county,
N. ", and where he had begun to
practice law. During the tirst years
of their marriage his wife did the
housework and tanght school, and
yet he died one of the richest Of the
Presidents. The greater part OF his
fortune, however, came from his sec-
ond marriage to a rich woman Of Buf-
falo, whom he courted after his first
wife died.
President Cleveland is said to be
worth 500, 900, and he owns, am
told, real estate in Buffalo which Is
rapidly advancing in value. Presi-
dent Arthur left much less than he
was supposed to 10 worth. Garfield
shortly before his death owed $50 900
t General Swain, and Grant did not
add to his fortune by his White House
career. Hayes made money out Of
the Presidency, and is rich through
inheritance and economy. The Pses-
idents, asa ruls. have not saved money
during their Presidency; but the
same ability which made them Presi-
dents would, if they had been used
in the field of IN ney making and
money saving, have given them for-
tunes.--[N. Y. Herald.