West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-07
NEW YORK LETTER.
Regular correspondence of the Anous.
NEW YORK. Nov. 4. 1873

Regular correspondence OF the Anous.
New YORK, Nov. 4, 1889.
The gaze of the metropolitan pub
lie this week has been fastened main
ly on a couple Of events that were
taking place across the Atlantic.
1t was not that any great conse-
quences were to be attached to the
marriage of two American heiresses
to n couple of broken-down Euro
pean princes but the actual celebra-
ton of one and the failure Of the
other has served to entertain us in
an admirable manner. In the
Hatzfeldt-H Huntington alliance it is
hard to see any redeeming feature
from either an American or a moral
standpoint. Hatzfeldt seems to be
simply a "rake" with the title of
prince, and Mr.. Huntington has
bought this title for SO, 900, 900 and
his daughter. l venture to say that
it's about the poorest bargain the
great railway king ever made. In
regard to the other case, Miss Cald-
well has suddenly jumped in the
eyes of the public, from the sublime
to the ridiculous. From giving a
fortune of $500, 900 to found great
university to this amusing attempt
to storm the stronghold of mock
royalty and gain admittance thereto
by the back stairs, is quite a step.
Prince Murat, who by the way, is
old enough to be Miss Caldwell's
father, refused to close the bargain
because he thought an allowance of
$4,000 a year was too beggarly.
Miss Caldwell would not raise her
bid, and so the Prince is in the
market still. The young men of
America can now rejoice. There is
''nO loss on our side.
OUR FREE LECTURES.
The second series of free lectures
for workingmen began last week in
the various Grammar Schools deslg-
mated for the purpose. These lee
lures are provided by law and paid
for out of public funds. More than
200 of them were delivered last win
ter as an experiment, and the plan
was highly successful. This year
it is proposed to increase the num-
Der to $50. The subjects will en-
brace science, politics, art, music and
many other topics, all of which have
been made special studies by the
lecturers. AS the lectures are all
delivered in the evening, and in
convenient places, they will undou-
btedly be of great benefit to the
class for which they are intended.
In my opinion these lectures are a
step in the right direction, and the
example should be followed by every
city in the country.
WEALTHY CHURCH PEOPLE.
The trustees Of st. Luke's Church
In Hudson street, have decided to
sell the old property and build a
new church further uptown. The
purchaser is the Trinity Corporation
and the price is 5000, 900. This
will add another piece of property
to the immense amount of real estate
which Trinity holds in this city. In
fact, the Corporation of Trinity
Church is, with the possible excep-
ton Of the Astors, the largest hold
er OF real estate in New York. Not
only has it numberless houses, stores
churches, ETC., but it also owns the
sites on which are erected thousands
OF other buildings in all parts of the
city. These are occupied for term
Of years by the builders after which
the entire property, buildings and
all, "reverts' to the Corporation.
Hence the enormous amount of
property which has accumulated
duringits century or two Of existence
and which is reliably estimated at
$3.50, 600, 900. The 1900, 900 which
it will pay for old st. Luke's will
hardly be missed.
EDWIN ARLINGTON.