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SHATTERED BY DYNAMITE.
Remarkrkse-xaeas>0 of Six Persons
from Instant Death.

RemarkrSse-EassssAo 0f Six Persons
from Instant Death.
Az the family of William Taylor, OF Phil
-ipsburg, N j., was about sitting down 10
breakfast, terrible explosion occurred, and,
though the room with oil the furniture in 10
was badly damaged and the walls partly de-
molsh ID. no one was killed, though the In
iuries received are very serious.
A border named Kelso, n quarryman, had
nut seven dynamite cartridges. each weigh
lug a pound in the oven OF the cooking stove.
lie had not Informed anyone OF It. he 10 TX
out six, but, as he says, forgot the seventh:
1t was ex 0oded by the oven door being closea
sharply by Mrs. Taylor:
Mrs. TAYLOR was tadly cut aud burned on
her right leg and shoulders. Mr.. Taylor wns
cut and burned about the head and n, ok. A
| little boy John, was severely cut ano burned
| about the head, face ard arms, and Arthur,
| another son, bt sides Icing burned about he
! face. had his collar bone broken. It is feared
| Mrs TAYLOR ord two children are very SO
yerely. il not fatally injured from the effects
| Of the coucussion. Mr.. Taylor's daughter,
| Cora. and frienl, Miss Hulsizer, wore ssant
ing in tho corner OF the room at the timo ol
1.-The uccfdent but escaped uninjured.
a The table, chairs, aud In fact, every vestag'
1 The four doors leading from the room wer'
toteily DEMOLISHED. and the window ana
nortion of the side of the house were blow
out. greater portion OF the hoor torn up
and nearly ali of the plastering was Tor
from the ceiling.
When the explosion occurred cat wa
on:etly sleeping undor the stove, ana WI
driven clear through the floor and mashed
The tea kettle was split in Two.
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fire. 4, ,.,o+
papa?" she asked.
.Extraordinary. indeed! The koh,i-noor
Is not a fourth Of tho size! See what the
book says about that; get down Haydn my
Miss Lascelles fetched the book. while
her father still examined the stone. as an
a. tist might O masterpiece. and presently
Its original weight was nearly 800 carats:
but IL was reduced by the unskilliulnesso ooa oa
the artist .Borghese. a Venetian.to zio
carats; its shape and Size resemoleo tue
pointcd half rose cut OF a small hens egg,
the value is scarcely computable. tnousss
two millions sterling have been mentioneo
as a iustifable price. II calculated py the
scale employed by the trade. This dlam0hu
was recut in 1852. and now weighs io11'
| carats. ,. .xy,,h
| skillful cutting. diamond OF such form a. n
| this need not lose 100 carats. Heavensi
he exclaimed, turning to us. you have th'
| oreatest treasure in the world.
"Give me your hand. Thorne; hoid me.
said Van Hoeck in a low voice. and speak
turned quickly and caught him as n
reeled FORWARD; for he had tainted eltne
from the want OF food. from intense excite
ment, or both.
| rro mr. coNrrSIrED.l
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. UNDER A FALLING ROOF.

Eight WOrkmcn Injured at the Gran"
Opcra.lIOusc, Philadelphf".
While that portion OF the roof Immediately
over the auditorium of the Grand Opera
House was being raised the whole mass,
weighing fifty tons, fell, buryins many work
men beneath it. Eight htrec,ived injuries and
were removed to the hospital
The roof weighs J0 tons, Or 25), 900 pounds,
md formerly rested on iron columns. In
order to raise 1t this great weight was at
tnched to ropes running through pulieys sup
norted by ton derricks four on each side or
the roof and one at each end. The ropes were
then drawn taut through windlasSes or crabs,
each manned by eight men. AT signal al
| began hosting, and the roof was lifted feet.
! While in that position colnmns feet long
were inserted and bolted to the columns that
previously supported the roof and TO the roof
! itself. ,. ., =.
Tine cracking Of some boards caused q
! n,uic and the men who were managing the
windlasses ran away, allowing the structure
70 fall with a crash. About ,fitty workmer
we're under the roof at the time, and the
widest rumors prevailed as to the number
killed and injured. When the debris wa
cleared away 1T was found that eight mel
were hurt, none seriously. The iron Gointnh
supporting the gallery broke the iali OF Ihe
roof and prevented more serious damage.
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SotSlh CAROLINA, MARCH I. 1890


Samuel B 1T and Robert IL ar. u,,do- .
rest at Lebanon, Ind, on ed cbarpasof bo ..
Ing attempted to murder jrs. Randall
by the explosion d, boileJin James HIM
ter's saw mill in Caroline d,utv. VS. thr..
persons were killed and wound.d
Michael McDonoush lost hS life at Akron
Ohio. in removing an obskuction from a
track to save railroed ral-The Union
stock yards OF Chicago are 1kely to be sold
te an English syndic$e for k3o, 600. 600 -
walter Marshall, Sa}ei siJeen vears. OF
Media, Pa, was killedn a foIhunt bv bein1
thrown from bis horsk oarles Robbinr
of Pike eouoty, III aalRht his uttja
nephew how to kau& a J bSjolyer. usine AN
empty weapon. HI y = - ~ e aft6f 'shs,sr-
pistol at his y hole, pulled the triS-
ger, and killed q bdntly. -Four young
women were u M from carriage near
Newark, N. J., Hiof them, Miss May Tyler,
being Insanity Md, and the others seri.
ousiy inj Ired. ~ tho explosion of q boiler
IN tho Armo1r-Ct tahy packing house, in
Omaha, several were fatally and SCORE
OF others seriousl hurt Tho governors
una congressman tho thirteeh original
states mot in PhFdelphIa, and took the
NATAL steps for tt&prorosed memorial per.
peiuating events ID ling TO the foundation
or the governmsl .--Twelve thousand
school children lebrated Nashington's
birthday in the gr{t auditorium Building,
chicago. Georg1 Dowell, of Chillicote,
Mo-, set a shotgun tfup for q thief In his
barn, and his wife. kpehing the door OF the
oarn was instantlt killed.. Tho tobacco
factories OF the 1urham Company, Alex
nnder Cameron q o. aud A. a. c. Cameron
y sizsr. ia Richm&d. Va! were burned.
-. 3. E1aisr,s .-Aisss at Salisbury, !
n. c., was blown to atobs7 by the bursting
# u boiler, and two men WIRE killed and two |
a'alIy injured. 83
Jacob Schoop and Thomas J. Cole were
hanged In Philadelphia for murder.
,eeiy hatkius was hanged e Bellefonte, Pc,
or killing his wife and mother .in-law.-
= young woman passenger on the steamship
'onemia at New York, from Hamburg, com.
n'sted suicide by jumping over board In mid
cean.--Several persons were struck by
ghtning In lndiana.--Warner Bloom shot
na tataily wounded Warner Adkins, near
,oiumous, Ind, In quarrel over assams
carus. Both are twelye-year-ol boys.
st Johns Roman Catholic Church at
reenbush, N. Y, was burned. Loss SIS. oOO
-ha bne-aries Of Schneider Bros, and
osee q Blee. at Springfield, Ohio, have
zen sold 10 an Euglis6s Bishop
aiker, Of North Dakots,fwin travel over
9 State and hold conf1ruk akS<,r, se..i.~.-s
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The most remarkable natural bridge
in the world, says Golden Days, is
the Jisrel Hajar, which opens gorge
not far from the ruins of the temple OF
Adonis, in the province of Lebanon, in
,rJtli il is "a ss e Riass e li9ssssns ssss'
perfectly arched on the under side.
The gorge is about one hundred and
fifty feet across, aud the bridge is
about ono hundred feet from the bed
of the torrent below. The bridge is
so broad and level that a good carriage
road might be made over it.
This bridge is surpassed in height
by the natural bridge in Rockbridge
County, Virginia, about one hundred
and twenty-five miles west of Rich
mond, and about two miles from the
James River. 1t extends over Cedar
creek. The height of the arch is two
hundred feet, and the upper surface Of
tha bridge is two hundred and forty
feet above the stream.
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- 9TH DAY. -dz<]Lo- o!II56ta chair
man Of the Committee OF M ions rave !, o.
contested election case OF Atkinson vs Pens
dleton for consideration next "Wednesday.
Ine House in committee on the whole (Mr.
Paysop, of limos, in the chair,l discussed
the bill to authorize the appointment o: an
assistant secretary of war. The bill was ia.
vorable reported and the Oklahoma bill was
discussed. On motion OF Mr.. Wilkinson, OF
Louisiana, Saturday afternoon, March %.
was set apart for the delivery of eulogies
upon the lat, Representative + lwari j. Gay,
OF Louisiana, and at the instance of Mr..
Cummings, OF New York, Thurs lay evening,
April 3, was fix ID for the delivery OF eulogies
upon the late Representative S. 5. Cox, OF
New York. The House, at 81 O'Clock, ad.
,jourued.
4GTu DAY.-Mr Houk, of Tonnes see, from
the Elections COMMITTEES, gave notive that
next week, Immediately after the disposition
% the West Virginia election case OF Atkn-
ron Pendeton, he would call up tho Ar
kansas case Of Featherstone VS.. Cate. A mss-
sage from the President was read relative to
the Sisseton and Wanpeton Indian n gree
ment Mr. Morrill,, OF Kansas, presented, the
conference report on the Senate bill to
crease tho pension Of helpless soldiers. Tho
agreement makes the proposed increases take
effect from ths date or passage of the bill OF
tho issue nf the surgeons certificate. Mr.
MpEf ,ssxeiMsns4 al tnas shs S sAs myo'xeh an
wear Tho report WAS adopted. Tue romain-
.cr of the session YVES devoted to the discus
sion of the Worlds FAIR bill
4TTH DAY-Mr. f. b. Taylor co. from the
judiciary Committee, presented resolution
calling upon the Attorney General for intor-
nation respecting the number OF murders
and assaults in the District of Columbia dur.
ing the past six years. Also. the number OF
convictions Of persons for carrying concealed
weapons. Adopted. The regular order being
demanded, Mr.. Hooker (MiSs) proceeded to
nddre S. the Hous, upon the Worlds Fair bill.
| AT six o'clock n recess was taken until eight
O'clock, the evening session to be for the con
| siueration or private bills.
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NUMBE.l1o.
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON Eop
MARCH o.
Lesson Text: "Thc Great pbvs;o;, Il,
Luxe iv.. 33-44-GoIdcn Text:
Matt viii. f0-Commcntary
ON the LIE. son.

o3. And in the synagogue thero w,, =
map winch had spirit of an uncle,n devil
i. iI,," crieu out with loud voice" After.
aretS ~ @ oy Ills own townsmen of Naz-
=, III, Lie cane TO Capernaum and taught
IN IN, ne synagogue on the Sabbath DAYS ThS
M nrso part OF our lesson is the record oS n, =,
PIE vent to church, some with one object
soma another, and then as now. Satan wont
a.so e, among them As far as we can learn
from the Scriptures there is but ono devil
properly so called the leader of all wicked
spirits whose other names are Satan. the old
serpent, the dragon, the god of this world.
tne prince OF the power of the air, the father.
OF lies etc, but he seems 10 hav, associated
with him innumerablc other wicked shirts
properly called demons, aud SO translated i'm
tne X. V. margin: and the great business of
the oeNil and his demons is to enter into and
possess ait control people for their dcstruc-
toh ~ man possessed by one of these demons
was IN tho synagogue on this particular Sab
Dath day while Jesus was teaching.
~ LET us alone; what have we to do
n with Ihee, Thou Jesus of Nazareth? Art
ihou come 80 destroy uS:' Thus the demon
IN ~, the man cric'l out as Jesus was teaching.
'lhcy hate Jesus, they hate the Word of God.
they seem To know that there is Il place of
torment prepared for the devil and his angels,
lor IN Matt viii. 30, the demons i'm the poor
Gadarcnc cry out, Art Thou come hither to
torment It's before The timer Weknow that
the Son of God was manifested that Ha
&,ssA asssfqA AZ ,s oFSs FSsf sssf IT, g ftssis
jshed from this earth and in this we do re
ioice.
II know Thee who Thou art; the Holy
One of Cod On one occasion when GER
tain men who knew not Jesus tried to cast
out demons, the demons cried out Jesus
know, and Paul / know. but who are YEP
And the man with the demons leapcd on
them, and overcame them, and prevailed
against them, SO that they fed out of that
house naked and wounded tActs xix. Il. 49,.
The devil and his angels do not know Jesus
for their good in any way, but they know
Him rs the Son of God, the Holy One. tho
Christ, and they fear Him, and they know
and fear those who are truly His, as Paul
was.
%5. "And Jesus rcbukcd him, saying: Hold
thy peace, aud come out OF him. And y e
he came cut of him, and hurt him not
He addressed the demon in the man, and
His word compelled the evil spirit to leave
the man, and he was healed. There is no
douht Il 1t tho devil and his angels poss ss
people to-day, and through them say and do
the fearful things of which we hear and read
and which We see with our own eyes.
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JOHN J. ASTOR DEAD.
ouoden Demise OF the Wealth.
lest Man in America

nicely Bcncfaction or,b. MN,
Only Heir to Miu.
io"s-Skctch of His Carccr
'onh Jacob Astor, head of the preo, so,u
.nas name, and grandson Of John ,I,.n,
die5 =, 10 n 'ounoer OF the family In America
u,ea., ~ neart disease at six o'clock in ,bs
nortss, at tho family mansion. at Tho
tb,,, corner OF Fifth avenue and Thirty.
mesics = = xsess sssa tfs Q slssess esss sasu
sess family in this country. Ho vas G. veors
oid, and his life had been a qu.st one his
ume being largely occupied with the care Of
ms vast landed estate, estimated to be worth
from $50, 100000 to $500, ,OO), 600
FOR over two years Mr. Astor b,d not -,,;.
Deen himself. In December. 1857 ,us ys;fo
died, and from that timo on tboro w,s o
hot,ceable change in him. Mrs. Astor was
Son,harnar OF ih0mss Gibbs. wealthy
,iy TO visit New York. rho Astor Hons,
nuiit In 1856 by William b. Astor. father ~
tne dead man, was ut that timo not oniv tha
,asnionaole ,a portion OF the city, but attrnctcI
oil parts of tho country. Mr.. Gibbs oud IN
iamiiy becamo guests here. William n
Ascor invited Mr.. G bbs and his dan yhtrr
augusta to como to his country plsc, -,
hhinebeck, on the uu ison.
IL was hero that John Jacob Astor ot ,b,
age OF ~ met bis future wife. Tho rolowin.y
winter MS engagement to Augusta was on,
nounced, and in lS45 thoy wcra mn r-iod III,
only issue OF their marriage was William
Waldorf Astor, formerly q member of ,ho
legislature and later min ster to Enrl.ri
ea ss sss sssnsSy & te Nsws6oTs
Lodging House and Chiltren's Aid Society:
S4O, ,Oo0 was given to send street WAITS 10
homes in the West Schools, too, were en-
dowed with fortunes by Mr.. and Mrs Astor
When Mrs. AsJor jioI she gavo $3.50 QUO
alone 10 the Skin apI Cancer Hospital Her
diamonds valued ut S},UOO,OW, she left to
Mrs. William Astor, who s,iccnetcd h.r Is
the Leader Of New York society. Mr.. aud
Mrs. William Astor, who havo lately spent
much OF their time in Europe, live in the
other half of the block on which lived Wilt
Jams brother, John Jacob, who has lust
died. IL is a CO incidence that at the timo
Mrs. John Jacob hstor'S death, two wears
ago, Mr.. AMI MIS- William Astor, us at the
present time. wero abroad, and unable TO 10
It the bedside OF the dead.
John Jacob hstor was q iino specimen OF
inanhooI--tall. erect and vigorous. Though
G1 years old, his brown mo,:stache had not
yet whitened, and but for tn, death Of his
wife, which weighed Ii ,aviIy upon him, no
would probably have lived to good old
ago. He took little part in public affairs.
During the war ho was an d-de- camp on
the staff OF General McCloilan, serving with
credit he Tus q -memkeE OF the Union
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tFTY-fIRST CONGRESS-
senate S,sS,,.

| 4oIH DAY-9ills were reporte,, o,,,.
wator Ior The construction of n daar
| ',n;II;a I Uor at Galveston (not mora tbon =
ing for the H oe ad deHpenied yearlyJ and provid.
| hStao oi .ne admission of Idaho to the IIn;au
| fal'er an executive session, MIR Rial ,l o.on.
IoI an hour and a half in support ~ H.; "Poke
to inoindn ~. :, conference report on the biI
| .S 'uue In the census an escertainmaut III n
| tarm mortgage indebtedness was ann ehe OF
journed. 'no senate ad-
sIsT DAY.-Adverse report, w.re m,,o
from the Committee on n val G';re jre ma le
wT wv 20 regulate tho pay OF employees at the
tic gtoh navy yari Mr.. Hale gayo no.
voted a., as & soon as the lucationel bin was
consideration for The. hill - .i>-s,,,,,,va.f asA
fcnfg speech on his L lucational bill in the
course OF which he said: THIS great Ameri.
can press OF ours Is tho source of more mis-
chiet In the country than there would he IL
we had no press at all. There may come n
time when a dog n yht will not be- mors inn
portant. in the opinion Of this press, than a
great school bill; but that me has not been
reached" After an executive session the
nate, at $50 o'clock, adjourned.
9sED DAY. The rcso u::on heretofore o.
lerea ny MI. Chandler. callirg on tha Attor.
ney General for information as to th assn.
sination mt = iincy, Fla, OF w. b. S,unders
oh'ted States deputy marshall was taken
up, and MIR. Pdsco res, moi his remarks in
Iegard TO 1t. He oil cd an amendn cnt
directing tie Attorney General O inform, ths
senate also whether any Efforts hays been
made by the Department. of Justice to cor.
rect the action Of the oiTi ,srs of tn, con-.
which has resulted in partisan iuries. mn Ia
up mainly from ono political party. and IF
80, TO report the same to the Senate After
heated discussion. on motion of Mr. Chond,
Ter, Mr. Pdsco's amendment was laii q, tho
'ao!e, yeas %, nays 1S-and tho resolu ion
cal Ing on the A torney G sneral for informr
lion as to the assassination cf ySaauderS ysasa
agreed to Without % dig = m 5ff. p b air pro-
Ceeded with his argument in support or it,
aud concluded his argument At the close
Of Mr.. B.air's speech Mr.. Faulkner obtained
the floor 10 speak upon the bill, and the Sen.
ate, ut 5.2), adioSrned.
43RD DAY.-Thc Senate on motion Of Mr..
Pium". proceeded to the consideration of the
House bill to provide for town site entries of
Land in Oklahomn. After being discu. I'd by .
Senators Berry, Plumb, DolpE and Vet, tho
bill went over. The following bills were
passed: Granting permission to officers and
enlisted men of the United States army,
nloinbers of the Society of the Cincinnati,
the Aztec Society, the National Association !
OF Veterans Of the Mexican War, tho Military
Order OF the Loyal Legion OF the United |
States, and OF tho u. a. L., to wear the bad
ges adopted by those orders. The bill to |
amend tie law relating to copyrights having
been reached on tho calendar. Mr.. q Gorge
objected to its consideration. After a brief
executive session, tho Senate adjourned.
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Lenox Bank, New = q ~ indicted b.
.hs Grand Jury c. >.,asr u krand larceny,
Five murderers will be ,ged in different
parts of Pennsylvania on April 9-Burg-
lars forced their way into the Postoffice at
Railway, N. j., and tried unsuccessfuily to
blow open the big iron safe with dynamite.
The five street car hnessof Newark, N.
j.. have been sold for 81 ,s0O. 900 to a syndi-
cote, composed Of ex-Secretary Of the Navy
H. c. whitney, and 6rirerG A Sedding
ceremony in fun. performed through the aid
OF telephones. uniting couple who had ney.
or seen each other, and livsi in different Iu-
diana towns, is pronounced bipding, and the
| .oup,e will have to ssek Adiyorce unless
thew agree to live together.-The wife OF
George Kaegi, Of Newark, N. T.. fell in love
with Gustav Beriiug, . Frenchnan, and hor
husband promptly banded her over to her
loyer.-The Chicago ana Alton Railroad
Company proposes plan 70 thf government
"a buy the rsiIroads oE-Esvyo yountry. --J.
J. Buiwer, OF Brainerd, MANN died on his
wedding night Rev. John n Lance was
murdered by moonshiners in Unbn county,
Go. a., y
asylum at Kankakee, Ill. tried to XII Joseph
Jolliver, q butcher, by s,riking HIM on the
head with ceaver.--Samuel BaNess, OF
Fort Wayne, Ind, who yent twehty one
; DAYS without food or dring, owing II his in
ability to swallow because OF consumption
OF the throat, died OF exhaustion! !-Ed.
: INLAND an ice packer at FJhdulac. Wis, sud
= denly became insane aud attaoked his fellow
workmen, who, througl fedr, fell upon and
.lA.& ~ H., ,l.a1<
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tne inspector OF Police at SOUTHAMPTON
ne sent his wife up to the house to know n
the baronet would see us. -
| we sat on a bank near the lodge gate for
fate; for Sir Edmund was at dinner wben
inc message reached the house. and the
serVant did not choose to deliver it until he
nnu dined. servant led us through the
tifnT ~ III inc AoDey, and took us into beau
t tlul haiI. wainscotcd with dark oak, and
hung with antlers. old armor, and other
suitaDie decorations: and here we waited
un.ii sn;ri, sir Edmund Lascelles came to us. Our
some. ,portly old gentleman. There was
pS,nieVolence in the little curls Of his soft
Mhlte halr, and the promise OF kind treat
nre ment IN the genial smile with which he
Well" said he. cheerfully, you have
something to sell me. havo you p
di.mand nes, replied. If yeu can buy it: 1t is
"A diamondi All, that's n coatlv t,na :,
curiosity hut like them Tor eli thst: hays
"..-,,.srHifl
opened It. showing the lel.hoyr my nsnu: ens.:
strapped to my wrist. which Contained the
MI mmreat Hesper. as we called our diamond
Inc oaronet was thunderstruck bv the
aoe odS,ous tEnt US SIZE OF tho stone, for he could
soe ,hat tme leather fitted IL closely
You tell me that this is n dinmond,- h,
hand. 40 IL lay on my
T, we mad 1t tested Mt Natal" said Van
,i hocek. 1T is white diamond. and II not nt
.mG hrst water is certainly of the second: II
weighs $40 carats." ~
Is 1t Possiblcr Come with me. Eigbt
nunured and twenty curatsl" said Sir Ed.
iinund "a In great excitement. Bring n ligbt
Of the servants. 9"iiou W one
we went into the llbary. where cut the |
sutches OF the case, took out the Great Has
per ana put 1t into Sir Edmund's hand. bv l
brought in. "u peeh'
1T is true! 1t is truei- he said. aramtn,,
under powerful light "A wonderf,ti
toneGa perfect form--a prodigyl Come
lere. Edith; look at thisr N0"'
young lady who had entered tho room
rev near; twas only by looking at the
aueet we had had cut and polished that sbc
ouid distinguish that this was a dianond
OF It was dull and gray. and looked like a
imp OF glass that had passed through the
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7~-YsGTTVI sIn0UUu pUTu9T On xT8fl0u0 u - -
jinl vas economical aud In s17S0s
<1feEset a fsjr a - In Water street Hisfur


O0ll He founded the Astor Library. Ills
residence was on Broadway, opposite NiLlo's
and his office was on the site of the Astor
House, built ius 1856 ty his son William b.
Astor, to whom, when no died. in lS4S, wcre
left the Astor millions.
William Is. Astor married Margaret Arm
strong. a daughter OF General Armstrong,
Madison,s SECRETARY OF War. Their children
were m Emu. who married Samuel War {;
RI Marse.,tt, who MARI cid John Winthrop
Cnapier; ~ John jacob; U Olvia, who
s-..rf1ed john Carey; ~ I.aura, who mar.
ried Frank Dslano, anu ~ William, who
married Caroline Schermernorn. Thus To
John Jacob Astor, descended the immense
fortunes OF tho AS ors. Tnomus G.. Shear.
man, a recent attorney or the family, Gstl-
mated it at oO,COJ,OO
The only child left by John Jacob Astor is
the Hon. William Waldorf Astor. Minister
to Italy during the Arthur administration,
the author Of two Italian novels and young
man Of laudatlo ambition In both politics
and literature.