Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-11

Shaw, well-knOwn Boston merchant,
and father of the famous Francis Shaw,
left a fund of 500, 010 to be put at interest
until it amounted to 100000 and then to
be used to support a home for mariners
children. The late William w. Backus. Of
Norwich. Conn, gave $4,000 to found the
Backus Hospital at that place. and the
saIno institution has been endowed with
S25O,0OO by William A. Slater, the cotton
manufacturer. Hiram Camp. the New
Haven millionaire and Prohibit.onist,
founded the Mt. Herman BOYS School at
Gill, Mass. and co-operated with Moody.
the evangelist, in establishing the North
field Seminary for young ladies. He
has also presented to the religious
society Of which he is q member
fine church edifce. Clark, the Bos-
ton millionaire. has given Sl.000,0O0 to
found university TO bear his name, and
y. I. Barnum, the great Snowman. never
refused to give assistance TO any charlta-
bic object in Bridgeport, his home. which
was brought TO his attention. Just before
his death he presented 20 the city of
bridgeport S150,000. with which to erect a
building for the historical and scientific
societies OF that city. Franklin Fair
banks, the Vermont scale manutac-
turer, has endowed DrurY College.
ut Springfield. Mo, with SJO0,0O0.
and tho fame of another Vermont
philanthropist. Mrs Elizabeth Thompson,
Is as wide as the nation. Her husband, the
late Thomas Thompson. left her an i'm
mense fortune, aud she made the wisest
use of it. She gave 100000 to provide
business pursuits and homes for families,
and she founded the town of Longmont, at
the base of the Rocky mountains. and gave
Gao acres and $500 TO each colonist in
Saline county, Kan. She has been gene
rous donor to VasSar College, and gave
TO the Concord Summer School OF Philoso-
ply the building in which its summer
meetings are held. She instituted O
song service for the poor in many of
the large cities OF the country. aud paid
for and presented to Congress Francis Il.
Carpenter famous painting, the Signing
of the EmaD cipation Proclamation" For
this latter act she was given the freedom
of the House, being the only woman to
whom this privilege was ever accorded. Mrs.
Thompson, sad TO relate within the past
few years mas become hopelessly insane,
and Is now confined in an asylum. Last,
but by no means least, among the New Eng
land philanthropists. mention must be
made Of the late Daniel Hand, of Guilford,
Conn.,. who made great fortune as q mer-
chant IN the South. In 1886 Mr.. Hand
gave 10 the American Missionary Assocla-
ton 81 900, 900 in bonds 10 be held in trust
and known as the Daniel Hand Rduca-
tional Fund for Colored People. BY means
of the income from this fund hundreds of
young colored people IN the South are now
receiving liberal education, aud its bene-
fcent effects are being felt in nearly every
southern State. Mr.. Hand. at his death in
December of last year. left q fortune of
81 .00O,0 00 the greater part of which
was divided among various charities.
The larger part OF Mir. Hands for
tuLe came to him under peculiar
circumstances. At the age of 10
he went to Savannah. where he en-
gagged in business with an uncle and
eventually succeeded him. He had as
sociated with him George w. Williams. Of
Georgia. 10 whom he transferred ell his
property before the war and came North.
During the war he visited the South and
was arrested IN New Orleans, charged with
being one of Lineoln's spies. He escaped
TO Augusta; was there threatened by
the populace and sought safety in the
Jail; later be was secretly removed to
Asheville, whore he remained until the
close of the war: then he came North and
settled in Guilford. About five years ago
Mr.. Williams, to whom he had transferred
his property, came North and paid him
about -, 100000. IL was this money of
which Mr. Hand made such benehcent
use.
AN ECCENTRIC DIVER.
Some OF the incidents OF Daniel Hands