Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-01-27
Died Intestate.


Probably no man living or dead ever had
such an extended practice before the courts
N contested will cases as the late General
Butler, and at the time Of his sudden death
al washington, lie had gone there to make
hhai appeal in the Sawyer will case. 1t is
no doubt his great experience In such suits
that made him wary Of will-making, rs it
seems almost impossible for the best legal
talent to draft such an instrument without
leaving plausible pretext for contest over
some OF Its provisions. The late Samuel J.
Tilden Of New York was unquestiouably a
man Of rare legal attachments, and his will,
drafted by himself, was broken by his
heirs.
II is an old saying that the person who
pleads his own case in court generally has q
Tool for client, and the truth of this old
saw, 1t would seem, General Butler believed
IN. 1t has been published very generally
throughout the country that the general had
bequeathed the sum Of $1,000 to every person
in the United States who bore the name Of
Benjamin F. Butler; but there is evidently
no truth in such story, as he made no be-
quests Of any kind, nor left scrap of paper
indicating what disposition should be made
Of his great wealth. This will. no doubt, be
rather disappointing news to some g. A. r.
posts named in bis honor, as we'll as to sew
eral clubs which have assumed his name, as
have heard Il rumored that they were ex-
pccting something from the generals estate.
Ef-President Hayes.
No man who ever occupied the presidential
chair ever paid the penalty of being great to
the extent that President Hayes did. lie
was not only viIlifed by his opponents, but
bis administration alienated those OF his own
party who believed that to the victors belong
the spoils. President Hayes was simply an
honest man, and he conducted his admins
.ration on the principles which had always
actuated him in private life aud which were
somewhat out of place in the executive chair
At the period he chanced to occupy it. He
was far from the goody-goody character he
was represented to be by many, and was a
gallant defender Of the Union - many SAN
culinary fields, once or twice being severely
wounded while leading charge. Republics
are not always the ingrates they are repre-
sentcd to be- and this, the greatest of them
ali. will be sure to honor such loyal son as
Rutherford b. Hayes.
Cold and Coal.
To all appearances there is coal famine
staring Boston in the face, and If this cold
weather continues few weeks longer, its
fullest significance may be realized Aside
from the weather there arc other causes op.
Grating mot exactly in the direction of q
famine, but what will practically amount tc
the same thing to shove up prices beyond
the reach of the poor, aud this Is likely tt
cause as much suffering as short supply
refer to the great coal combine
which has recently bribed
bill through the provincial legislature
giving it control of the entire output of th
fuel product In North America. Henry NJ
Whitney, who brought about this stupen
dous deal with the Canadian governme Mt
denies that the New England coal combine
or trust, has any connection with the Read
ing syndicate, but the recent election o
Mcleod as president OF the b. & NJ. Com
pany looks suspicious, to say the least. l
these great trusts do not join hands prett!
Soon and thus place the whole population OF
the United States completely at the mercy o
a huge monopoly, | shall be greatly mis-
taken. But what are you going TO do abou
it2 In the words of the immortal Wander
bilt, the people be id, aud that settles it.
Death Of Henry y. Goldman.
In the death of Henrys s. Goldman of thu
great firm Of landscape architects Of thi
city-F. W. Olmstead & Co.-this class o
art has suffered irreparablc loss. Mr.. Cod
man was chief of the landscape department
of the Columbian Worlds Fair, hayinI
charge OF the carrying out Of Mr. Olmstead'
mastery design for the exhibition grounds
a work which formed the basis OF the who'll
magnificent scheme. He was thorough
trained In his art, and in his work at Chicag
he developed a splendid executive capacity
attending to the demands of his stupendou
task In q way that gained for him th
heartiest admiration of his associates on tn
staff Of the construction department, Will
his sterling personal qualities won thei
equally hearty affection.
Mr.. Goldman was nephew Of Prot
Charles S. Sargent, the eminent arboricu
tnrist and director of the Arnold Aboretun
His work at Chicago has already given hir
a national reputation, and cannot fail
make itself permanently felt upon landscap
design In this country.
Going to Guanaj,.
When the charter of the Louisiana Lo
terry Company expires that concern wi
take It's wheels and remove to the island c
Guannja, In the republic of Honduras. Th
is one Of the Bay Islands in the Csribbea
sea, about 30 miles north Of Cape Hondura
and about two days steamer sail from I'll
city of New Orleans. It Is said the lotter
company will establish line of steamer
from Louisiana to Guanaa for the purpo.
II making the latter place regular Mon
Carlo.
The climate is delightful, and the who
island is but nine miles long and from one
three miles wide. II Is safe to say thrt Il
establishment OF the lottery company
offices aud plant on this little island, no
Inhabited by n few buudred negroes wi
bring a change in those ATTITUDES unlock,
for, to say the least. The Spanish Amel
cans have always been very susceptible
the destinations Of the lottery wheel, and IL