Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-02

wnen tho fr1fnd desires to COM
municate with the patient Ii has
been found TO work with great success
and viii soon be adopted by the other
hospitslA While al the recent medical
congress in Berlin the Doctor listened
with interest to the extended discussions
on the assistance rendered by electricity
in surgical operations Since then he
has experimental TO some extent and
recently removed the stone from blad-
der Of one OF bis patients by an applica-
ton OF this fluid through wet sponge.
He is very sanguine about the good re-
suits obtsinsble in cases Of spinal dis
case by this means, but as yet has not
I oxperimented.
A BRHEFICgNT PAD.
The nomination OF Francis ". Scott rs
candidate for mayor of New York by
the factions opposed to Tammany Hall
suggests that thousands Of men who are
now holding high positions would to-day
be buried in obscurity but for the gene
rosiiy Of wealthy benefactors. A num-
Der Of well knoen milhonaires are
known 10 have hobby for picking up
deserving young men who are badly in
need of o helping hand and caring for
the youths as If they were Of their own
flesh aud blood.
Mr.. Scott is one Of these fortunate
young men. He had the good luck to
meet with e1-Mayor William r. Grace,
the many times millionaire. Mr.. Scott
was then striving to build up II law
practice aud experiencing hard lines.
The e1-Msyor soon discovered that tho
young man only lacked opportunity to
make his mark in the world. He i'm
mediately took hold Of Mr. scott, gave
him q great deal Of law business, and
after be had become prosperous
through the influence OF the eK-Mayor
he was given handsome position in the
Office Of the Corporation Counsel. in
this position he soon demonstrated that
his beneiactor had not misiudged him.
Then Mr. Grace had him appointed an
aqueduct commissioncr-an Office which
he still holds. Again, through the same
influence, be has been selected to head
the opposition TO Tammany Hall. He is
already comfortably we'll of in financial
way and owns nice home
Another man who has made big
stir IN tho metropolis owes nearly
everything to Mr.. Grace in the same
way that Mr. Scott does. He is William
VI. WINS, who has wide reputation as
the counsel for the Fassett Committee
which has been investigating the
Iammany officials. Twins held a small
clerkship over IN Brooklyn when he
came under the eve of Mr.. Grace, who
saw that the young man was possessed
of fine intellectual endowments, and
/ that all be needed was q little hoist 10
go to the head of the procession. Iyins
was taken into the eI Mayors Office and
rapidly promoted While thus engaged
/ he was enabled b take thorough course
in the law. When Mr.. Grace became
Mayor for the second time WINS was APP
pointed City Chamberlain, which COM
mands the handsome salary Of $4,000 q
year.
OTHER BENnPACTORs
There are a number Of othor men,
while not making as great success as
the two DrotCgeS ofthe ex- Mayor already
mentioned who received frst-class edu-
cation at the expense of Mr. Grace.
State-Sonator J. Sloat Fassett, who
many think will land in the United states
Senate at the expiration of William NJ.
Eyarts's term, is another man who takes
q great delight in picking up bright
Young lads who are poor and giving
them a good start in life. / am told
by the people who live in Elmirs,
the homo of the Senator, that there
is probably not another man IN the
country Of his means who does more to
aid deserving young men. Three lads
graduated in collegiate courses last year
low the ard of the Senator'S generosity.
Senator Fassott had some hard knocks
himself when a lad, bat became rich
through his marriage to Miss Crockcr,
tue daughter OF the California million
ARE.
Chauncev NJ. Depew devotes a good
portion of his income every year IN aid
| ing poor young men in securing good
educstiOns and start in llte. Three or
four scholars receive Yale College diplo-
mas every year at Mr.. Depews expense.
One of these Mr.. Depew never saw
until he made the offer TO send the lad
| to college. lie met the boy during a
visit to Washington. The boy, who
was but sixteen years of age, was en-
ployed upon newspaper and received
an assignment 10 interview the distln-
euished New Yorker. The youth did
the Job remarkably we'll, for Mr.. Depew
sent for him and congratulated him. The
Young reporter was high-school gradu-
| ate and far enough advanced IN know
ledge TO enter upon collegiate course.
"You have good stuff IN you, my son, "
said Mfr. Depew. "and it would DO a
shame not to complete your education. "
The boy said his parents could Ill al
ford 10 send him to college, and being a
seli-reliant youngstcr be preferred to
make his own way. Mr.. Depew said that
he was perfectly willing to take the risk
of the boy being IN q position some day
where he would be abundantly able to
repay him and insisted that his young
friend should take a course OF Yale at
bis expense
uFARsr FOsD or YOUNG lfET.
In a conversation the other night with
Senator George Hearst, OF California,
who enjoys one Of the largest incomes
Of any man in the country, he said that
the knowledge of having aided poor
BOYS 10 rise in the world gave him the
greatest pleasure IN life by reason OF his
Great wealth. The Senator's great racing
stable is source of great pleasure to
! him. bat that pleasure was not
near &c substantial as the other
inst mentioned. have been
told by old western friends Of the Sena-
Tor that no man in his section with the
exception Of his colleague, Senator Stan
ford. had done more for young men than
Uncle George Hearst, as his friends de-
light IN calling him. Senator Hearst Is
very fond OF the society Of young men,
and he has often been known 10 leave
a company of wise and venerable
senators to past his time with young
tolls. Most of the Senator's mines.
ranches, and other large interests in the
west are managed by men who were
nicked up as poor boys and given q
GOOD education and business start
when the Senator comes TO New York
for recreation he usually telegraphs fcr
three or four OF his prOfcges 70 come and