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A Family Companion, Devoted to Literature, Miscellany, News, Agriculture Markets &c Vol. xmI. WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER p5, 187. No. 49. THE HERAL IS PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, At Newberry, S. C. BY THOS, F, GRRNEKR, Editor and Propgrietor. ~s, ~,OOper thiul. Invariably in Advance. r The :-ier i.- stopped at the espiration o tine 1u2+; {iel2 it is p iii. 7- The;,,.' mark denotes expiration of sub s ription. Cloti{ ji4. NEW k%TGCK* CLOTHING AN D 'ij_'51'V1SU "GOI AT Unprecedentedly Low Prices 1IIIIlT & t19. ~PPU K Respectfully ann2ounce to the citizens of Newberry that they have now in store an elegant and cheap stock of CLOTHING FOR MEN AND BOYS9 which emhraces a large variety of thc LATEST STYLES AND PATTERNS IN SUITS, which they can sell at lower prices than ever before offered in this market, and to w h:eh they now invite attention. They make a specialty in FINE CLOTH COATS, OVERCOATS, PANTS, SIIIRTS; &c., an examination of which is only neces sary to convince any one of the difference in prices hetween this scason and the last. IIATS for men and boys of all styles and Dry Goo.s, Groceries, XC PV& H Respecfuu1l call attention to their full FALL M) WTEP STOCK IN THE FOLLOWING LINES: Domestic and Dress Goods, Notions---Shawls -- Skirts --Blankets -- Ladies' and Gent's Un derwear Shoes Hats-- Clo thing--Saddlery, Harness and Leather -Woodenware- Cutlery - GROCERIES, & c., AT REDUCED PRICES FOR CASH, A full line of DOMESTIC GOODS, consist ing of Jeans, Cassimeres. Brown and Bleach ed Shirtings, Sheetings, Osnaburgs, Drill ing, Clecked and Striped Homespun, Bed Ticking, Linsey, Flannel, Alpaca, Prints, &c. LADIES' WORSTED GOODS AT AND BE LOW COST. A full and well selected line of Notions, Hosiery, Stationery, Ladies' Shawls, Boule vard Skirts. White and Colored Blankets, Ladies' and Gent's Underwear, Laundried and Unlaundried Shirts, Umbrellas, Trunks: Clothing and Hats. A full line of Men's, Ladies', Boys', Misses and Children's Boots and Shoes. We make a specialty of Cable Screw Shoes, which is the best Shoe for the money made in America. A full line of Saddlery and Harness at Factory prices. We have the agency for a large Manufactory and, therefore, can fur nish anything in this line that our custom ers may desire. Sole, Harness and Whang Leather. Woodenware. Hollow-ware, Hardware, Nails, Table and Pocket Cutlery, Table and Tea Spoons. GROCERIES, consisting of Flour, Bacon, Lard, Hams, Sugar, Coffee, Rice, Soda, Starch, Ginger, Pepper, Tea, Molasses, Sy rup, Soap. Tobacco, Bagging and Ties. P. W. & R. S. CHICK. Sep. 26, 39-tf. Dry Goods and .XVotions. CHEAP GOODS! CHEAP GOODS!! AT TJhe PopulrDy~ gooddare C. F. JA%DKSON, THE LEADER OF LOW PRICES IN COL MBIA,S. C. Who as nw i stoe on ofthe best se lected and cheapest stocks of DRY GOOD)S, NOTIONS, &c. ever shown to the public. I ESPECIALLY ask that visitors to thE State Fair to be held in Columbia in No re'nber, call and inspect my elegant stock before making their purchases. I can showi any kind of goods usually f'ound in my line, and will sell them at prices which defy competimon. Calicoes, Ifomnespuns, Jeans, Tweeds Cassimneres, Flannels, ibress Goods, grea variety. Mens' Under Shirts, Drawers, &c., La dies' Under Vests, &c., Mens', Ladies' Misses' and Children's Hosiery, Gloves, &c Elegant line of Black Alpacas, Embroid ries, Laces, Silk Ties, and the latest nov eties in every department. RECOLLECT that I pay Express charged on all bills amounting to $10.00 and over. Samples sent on application. BARNARD'S P1OTOGRAPH GALLERY, 263 9'NS STREET, CilARL.EST8N, S. C, This is c.ne of the largest and finest galle ries in the South. New and costly instru ments have been obtained; also, fine pho tographic fiamiture and scenic backgrounds The work tur.ed out of this Gallery canno1 be surpassed e.ther in finish or faithfulnes! or. arnard is had thirty-four years er perience in the :.rt, and is now prepared t< do all styles of w>rk. He attends perfona1!y to all sittings, an' is determined noae shall go away dissatis tied. PRICEs HAVE DE 's REDUCED 25 PER CENT A large assortm. nt of frames and fitting; for photographs or1 hiand. S,ep. 19, 38-6m. ELECT1N NOTICE OFFICE OF COUNTY CQJ.MISSIONERS Ne w berry, S. C., N ov. 16I 77. An election will be held r.t Ma-hinto: and Jalapa on the 18th Dec ember, 1hY for Townships Nos. .3 and 5, on the Fene Law, according to the terms of the Act of th General Assembly, approved June 7, 18T The following managers are appointed ~For Township No. 3-W. D. Hardy, Ben) Aughtrv and W. B.. Oxner. For Tiownship No. 5-W. W. Riser, T.] Reeder and Johu P. Kinard. L. B. MAFFET T, Chairman. Z. P. MosEs, Clerk. Nov. 7, 45-5t. NOTICE. RED CLOVER SEED for sale by J. N. MARTIN & CO. Oct. 24, 43-tf. BANK STOCK. National Bank of Newberry Stock f< sale. Apply to JNO. B. CARWILE, Cashier. PAVILION HOTEL, Charleston, S C rG -T ALFR & CO Prprm.ier . watcies, Clocks, Jewelry. WUTfllES IM JEWELRY At the New Store on Hotel Lot. I have now on hand a large and elegant assortment of WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, Silver and Plated Ware, VIOLIN AND GUITAR STRINGS, SPECTACLES AND SPECTACLE CASES, WEDDING AND BIRTHDAY PRESENTS. IN ENDLESS VARIETY. All orders by mail promptly attended to. Watchmaking and Repairing Done Cheaply and with Dispatch. Call and examine my stock and prices. EDUARD SCHOLTZ. Nov. 21, 47-tf. ePiscellaneouss. 1--) BUGGIES, CARRIAGE~S AND HARNESS. Will keep a full supply of Single and Double Seat BUGGIES, DOG CARTS, &c., on hand, And will PUT UP TO ORDER any in the latest styles and best material AT LOWEST CASH PRICES. Will also keep a supply of good and cheap HARNESS. OLD BUGGIES and CARRIAGES REN OVATED and made to appear equal to new. Riepairing done with neatness and de spatch. Fronting Jail, at Webb's old stand. J. TAYLOR & CO. Oct. 10, 41-3m. J.B. LEONARD &. CO., Corner of Pratt & Nance Streets, NEWBERRY, S. C. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Iobacc , Sears, Pipes, &c, Together with WEH AND U&URZ. Of best brands and warranted. French and American IOFEC TIONERIES, IN LARGE VARIETY. Together with SHELF GOODS for FAMILY USE. Mar. 2$, 13-1y. Confectioneries, Fruits, &c. 'CONFECTIONE RIES, F RU IT S, N UT S, CRACKERS, CANNED GOODS, PICKLES, WORCESTERSHIRE AND OTHER SAUCES. FRENCHI AND PLAIN CANDY. DESICCATED COCOANUT, GELATINE, SEA FOAM, HORSFORD'S B3READ PREPARATION. -SEEDLESS RAISINS, STARCH, PARCHED COFFEE, TE A, LAUNDRY SOAP, TOILET SOAP. FINE CIGARS, SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO, PIPES, &c. At H. A. BURNS'. Sep. 20, 39-3m. TO THE FARMERS. We would respectfully call your atten tion to our facilities for furnishing LIME FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. While we furnish Lime of superior quality for' building, etc., we make a specialty of -AGRICULTURAL LIME, knowing full well the needs of the farmers of this section of country. We are prepared to- furnish Lime in any >quantity at. S$7.50 Per Ton, On cars at Gaffney's, S. C. For further in Sformationi or orders for Lime, address J. N. MARTIN & GO., Newberry, S. 0. Or STYRON & LYNN, Limestone Springs, 5. 0. Oct. 10, 41-12t. . FRESH_ARRIVALS. ,THE WADE HAMPTON. T:'a,eautiful, well made, heavy and first e lass Cookis. Stove has just been received, and is offered a the public as low as any -Stove of its class ca be bought in the up. country. Call and see be7hre you purchase Selsewhere. Wv. 't 'iR(IHT. Nov. 21, 4i-tf. W. H. WALLACE, Attorney -at-Law, NEWBERRY, S. C. Oct. 25, 43-tf. NOTICE ! In retiring from business we take this occasion to return our sincere thainks to the citizens of this town and County, and to the surrounding Counties, for their co,ntinued confidence and support for the past eight - years, and take pleasure in commending tc their continued confidence our successors, the New Firm of JONES & SATTER. W :IT. McFALL &&POL UNPUiLPSiD POEM OF BURNS. The trout in yonder wimpling burn That glides, a silver dart, And safe beneath a shady thorn Defies the angler's art; My life was once that careless stream, That wanton trout was I: But love wi' unrelenting beam Has scorched my fountains dry. That little flow'ret's peaceful lot In yonder cliff that grows, Which, save the linnet's flight, I wot, No ruder visit knows, Was mine. till love had o'er me passed And blighted a' my bloom; And now beneath the withering blast My youth and joy consume. The waken'd lav'rock warbling springs, And climbs the early sky, Winnowing blithe his dewy wings In morning's rosy eye: As little reckt I sorrow's power, Until the flow'ry snare 0' witching love, in luckless hour, Made me the thrall o' care. fluttb #orn. ANNA'S PLAN. -0 Mr. Gracey stood before the fire and poked the glowing coals vig orously. When he was vexed he always did that-by way, I sup pose, of satisfying his desire to strike whoever he happened to be vexed with. This time it was his pretty daughter, Anna, who was making her shining knitting-needles fly faster than her father did the po ker, while her bright brown eyes gazed somewhat defiantly at the form of her father as he stooped over the fire, and her pretty red mouth was compressed with a de termined expression. Mr. Gracey's head was shocky and sandy now, but if one had seen his portrait as a young man it would have shown a dark au burn which lay in waves, like An na's own, and in the face a strong resemblance to hers. She resembled him in his strong wil, too, and their opinions clash ed oftener than was quite agreea ble to the gentle mother, who wanted everything to go on so smoothly. This time it was Anna's beau indeed, her accepted lover, who had once had the father's consent -who was the cause of the trou ble. There was a dance over at West field Corners, as it was ealled, and Anna was determined to go with her lover, Richard Landon, and her father wvas determined she should go with a city cousin who was visiting them, in their own trap. And if he could have seen a letter from Richard, which was snugly hidden in Anna's pocket, he might have been more deter mined than he was. "Father, you never once object ed to Richard till you had that dispute with his faither about the land," said Anna. "Maybe not," replied Gracey, straightening up his tall figure ; "but I've vowed since to have no thing to do with the whole set of~ Landons. Like father, like son. Nobody knows how Richard's go ing to turn out. I've made up my mi[nd I won't have him poking round here any longer." "But, father, we had your con sent once." "Don't care if you did. I take it back, that's all. Now, there's your Cousin Tom wants you as bad as Richard does; why can't you take him, like a sensible girl and be satisfied ?" "Father, nobody thinks much of-Thomas Wilby butyou. I don't believe half the tales he tells about being so well off. I never will marry him, I tell you." "We'll see about that. As to this dance to-night, you can either let Tom drive you over, or you stay at home." it was on Anna's lips to say she would stay at home ; but Richard's plans and pleadings spoke for him. "I'd ratber go with my cousin than stay at home," she said, qui etly. "Very well, then, you can go," said the father. Anna turned and left the room, jbut there was something in her 'Sir all the morning which made the 6ra gratleman very suspi cious. So at dinner he~ remarked: "I believe I'll riie. over to the Corner's and see the -;oung peo ple's frolic to-night. f rskon they won't turn me out 11if .!jfort dance myself, and I haven't seen a young folks' party these twenty years. Yes, I think I'll saddle old Aleck and ride over." "Do, uncle ! That will be jolly!" said Thomas Wilby, while into Anna's face there stole a look of blank consternation, which did not escape Mr. Gracey, and he slyly chnckled to himself: "Aha! reckon I've matched 'em this time !" But Anna's wits were busy, too, while she was helping her mother wash the dinner dishes. Sudden ly, as they stood putting away the last shining tins in the tidy pantry, Anna caught her mother by the shoulder, and said: "Mother, I have your consent to marry Richard ?" "Yes, dear daughter. Richard is worthy, we know." "And you don't want to sec me marry Cousin Thomas ?" "Oh, Anna, I had rather see you dead !" "Well, my dear little mother, I don't think I'll die, and I know I won't marry cousin. But now, mother, I'll tell you a secret. I can trust you ?" "Yes, Anna." "Well, dear, Richard wrote me to meet him at the dance to-night. Then we would slip away, go over to Westfield and get married to-morrow morning. What do you say, mother dear ? The good little woman began to cry, but she said : "Do as you please, Anna; I can't blame you. The life your father leads you is pretty hard, I know. But, oh, Anna, your fa ther is going to the Corners !" "Yes, mother, on purpose to watch us; so Richard's plan won't work. But I have another one. I can count on your consent, dear, and a good word with father af terward ?' "Yes, yes," sobbed the mother. "That's a dear, good mother," said Anna, kissing her. "Don't think I don't appreciate your sac rifice, for I do. And after all's done I'm sure father has too much sense not to make the best of it." "I'll do my best for you, dear." "I know you will, mother ! I won't tell you my plan, for it might get you into trouble. And I must get to work now, for I have no time to lose." Anna found a chance to send her lover a little note, which con tained only these words: DEAR RICHARD: I cannot go to the Corners. But meet me at Willis's Halfway House about eight o'clock with a fast horse and chaise. Don't he astonished if I come alone, but only be ready for me quick. ANNA. And her messenger brou ght her lover's answer, written hastily upon a scrap of her own note, and simply saying : All right, and all ready. RICHARD. Anna was dressed and in good spirits when her father rode away at night, and very soon Thomas dr>ve the light chaise round to the door and helped her to her seat, quite delighted with with her gracious friendliness, for his cousin Anna was not always ready to show him much favor. It was a glorious moonlight night, evecry leaf and twig show ing ag'ainst the white snow. They .rode gayly along for a mile or two, and Anna took spe cial pains to make herself agreea ble, until she thought it was about time to set her plan working. Suddenly, on pretense of ar ranging the rug, Anna stooped over and dexterously dropped her muffinto the snow. She gave a light scream. "Oh, I've dropped my muff, and it was new, a Christmas present from father. Do please get out and get it. I can hold the horse." Un suspicious and obliging, Tho mas handed his deceitful little cousin the reins, and sprang out to get the muff. Quick as thought, Anna drew the reins tightly, caught the light whip from its socket, gave the swift horse a cut, and sent it flying down the road as light as an ar ro w, while poor T homas, not com prehending her game as yet, ran shouting after them. But he was soon left far, far be hind, while on flew the bay horse, guided by Anna's. steady touch, until she drew it up, reeking with foam, under the long shed at Wil lis's. Another chaise was there, and in the moonlight Anna recognized Richard's fast gray mare. Hie came forward at once. "Is it you, Anna?" "Yes, Richard," she said, spring ing out. "Tell the boy to blanket my horse ; he's all in a sweat, and keep him here till Cousin Tom comes for him. He'll be here, soon, I fancy. Are you ready ?" "Yes, all ready. Jump into my chaise quick, Anna. We'll ex plain as we go along. You'll go to Westfield with me, dear?" "Anywhere you please, Dick, only let us be quick. Father's at the Corners." rick put her into his chaise, ga * E - v_brief orders to the aston ished groom,WA was far on the road in a minute nwa: Long Mr. Gracey waited at dance, but neither Toua, Richard nor Anna came. At last, convinced something was wrong, he mounted his horse and rode back, meeting Thomas half-way from Willis's with his Dews. Thomas was for instant pursuit., but the old geutleman vowed no body should go after her or bring her back ; she had made her own bed and she might lie on it for all he cared, whether she found it comfortable or not. So home went the old father, and nursed his wrath till next morning, when a note was brought from Anna, begging Thomas' par don for the cavalier way in which she was obliged to desert him the night before, saying that Richard and herself were married, and gone home to Father Landon's, and were wating to know if they might come over and ask her pa rents' forgiveness. Now .Mr. Gracey did know when to make the best of a thing, and he admired his daughter the more for the will and spirit which equaled his own. So, after fuming and fretting awhile, he said : "Well, I give in. She's a match for me! Really Gracey pride that! Wife, scare up your fattest tur key, and I'll go and bring them home to dinner." "5 itto5 FOR THE HERAD. BROADBRIM'S NEW YORK LETTER. No. 45. The Tombs-Reminiscences of the Olden Time -Court Scenes-Waifs and Strays-Terri ble Domestic Tragedy-Murders and Suicides-Prize Fighting as a Fashionable Amusement. On Center street, between Leonard and Franklin, stands a building, ev ery association of which is full of e'il and crime ; built in the vicinity of the vilest portion of the city, its dark and gloomy portals may well be called the way of sorrow and of death. One block to the west is the great thorough fare of Broadway, with its princely marts of commerce and of trade. One block to the east are the vile dens of Mulberry, Mott and Baxter streets, where the great body of our thieves have their homes, and where dwell the low fences (receivers of stolen goods). The shops are dirty and squalid, and the keepers of that hard and villainous class whose evil coun tenances are suggestive of penitentiary and State prison. The Christian mis sionary seldom finds his way into this Gomorrah, for the weeds of sin grow rank and strong, the tares have stran gled the wheat, and the seed he might sow would be lost on the barren ground. A little over a hundred years ago and the site of the tombs was occu pied by Klock's pond, a sheet ~of wa ter which stretched away from Grand street to Pearl, and then, connected by a small stream which crossed Cha tham street, reached the sluggish wa ters of the Swamp. The associations of the locality of the Tombs have been criminal away into the infancy of the colony of New Amsterdam. Th.ree years after the first settlement, in 1609, a party of settlers were massa cred by the Indians on a pleasantj0e tober afternoon, close to the site of the Tombs, and, later still, an island in the middle of the pond became the scene of most of the public executions. It was here that all the negroes were burned and hung for being concerned in the Negro plot of 1741, and here John Hlughison, with his wife and daughter, were swung off from the same gallows, for being the principals in the same atrocious crime, while dhousands of sturdy burghers crowded the hillsides with their wives and children, and held a sort of royal pic nic in honor of the great event. When the old town began to stretch beyond the stockade that marked the line of Wall street, a band of outlaws took possession of the land on the east side of the pond, and the depredations of the foot-pads and cut-purses infest ing this locality became the terror of stout old merchants, whose comforta ble country houses lined the banks .of East River and lay along both sides of the pleasant Bowrie lane. The pond disappeared many years ago; being filled up at the expense of the city, though the waters were in some paces sixty feet deep ; but a portion of the old canal along the line of Ca nal street still remained in the mem ory of men now living. Everything else has changed, commerce has in creased, geographical lines have dis appeared, population has multiplied, generations have come and gone, but the plague spot of one hundred and fifty years ago still remains in this hot-bed of crime, and the name of the Five Points has become a synonym of infamy wherever the English language is spoken. The tombs is situated in the sixth ward which has long been celebrated for containing the refuse and dregs of our foreign population. The building was begun about forty years ago, a 1,lad.ation of piles having to be pre pared 7'hich to erect the structure. One of the first marshals of its police court was the celebrated constable 10 Id ...s-a .hort. thick-set, rather coarse-looking man who the terror of evil doers in his day and generation and whose efficient service is not yet forgotten. A great many executions have taken place within its gloomy walls and it has also been the scene of some remarkable romances and es capes. Only about four years ago a murderer named Sharkey, under sen tence of death, walked out of the pris on in open day, disguised in the dress of his mistress who remained behind in his place to pay the penalty of as sisting in his escape. Two years af ter she sought her lover in the Island of Cuba and the ungrateful wretch nearly beat her to death, and she only succeeded in saving her life by escap ing on board an ocean steamer in the harbor. It was here John C. Colt was sentenced to be hung, and on the day of the execution, just as the sher iff was about to lead him to the gal lows, the cupola on the Tombs caught fire ; in the confusion the execution was temporarily postponed, and when the sheriff returned to the cell of the condemned man he lay. dead on the floor with a knife sticking in his breast. An inquest was hurriedly called and a verdict given in accord ance with the facts, but there are thousands in New York to-day who believe that the body of a dead pau per was substituted for the criminal, who was allowed to escape, and a num ber of persons have been heard to de clare that they have met him in va rious parts of the world. A street ruffian, named John Real, murdered a policeman several years ago, and a desperate struggle ensued between the police authorities and the friends of the accused, the police to see if the law was to be vindicated and the friends of the accused to see if they could get him reprieved. The fight was a protracted one, enlisting the energies of some of the best and the worst men in the community. Every legal technicality was seized and every advantage taken; the battle lasted two years, and at last the criminal was condemned to die. On the day of the execution, countless thousands gathered outside of the Tombs, eager to gaze on the granite walls, inside of which a fellow creature was dying. When it-was kno outside that he had been swung o , a wail of sorrow went up from the motley crowd as if he had been a nation's benefactor. His body was delivered to his friends, and on the following Sabbath, ten thousand people followed him to the grave-flags flying and music playing for one of the foulest and meanest murderers that ever disgraced the criminal records of New York. To see the Tombs in all of its hor ror and abasement you should drop in at early dawn of a cold winter morn ing; then you see assembled in its wretched court-room the vile criminal sewage of a great city. Wretched women bloated with drunkenness and disease, outcasts and vagabonds who shrink from the light of day and only venture out from their hiding-places under the cover of night, lo~w thieves, burglars, and ruffians, are mixed up with respectable drunks, and wretched wives beaten almost out of human shape by drunken and brutalized hus bands. Sorrowful scenes take place here every day. That respectable man you see there, with his head lean ing on the judge's desk, is the father of those children around him; he sobs as if his heart would break ; for that mass of rags and filth sitting on the floor is his wife. How blear-eyed and miserable she looks ; how lost to every human sympathy and feeling. The father cries as he tells the story of his wretched life. Only ten years ago she was a beautiful girl, educated and beloved by all who knew her. The demon of drink took possession of her, and she went down-down till there was rno lower depth for her to fall. God help !-He only can help her now. They lead her out of the court-room to send her to the Island. Will she ever come back ? Perhaps not.. No rnatter-let the curtain fall on her, there is misery enough beside. Four villainous looking boys take her place. The oldest is about twelve; but he has a hard, seamy, Jack Shep pard kind of a face, which distinguish es in the embryo the genus thief. He is not'at all embarrassed at his posi tion, but looks smilingly on the young vagabonds, outside the bar, as much as to say to them "don't you wish you were here in my place !" His com panions slink b~ehind him, as if afraid to be seen. Justice Flammer casts his eye over the crowd, and sends them, till they are of age, to Randall's Island. The fellow with the bald head and the hook nose is a notorious fence. He was the receiver of the young thieves who have just been taken away. His case goes over to the Special Sessions. Five years in the State prison, at least, for him. The next is a young girl, not over six teen. She .was comely once. Her rich auburn hair is tangled and mat ted ; her clothes are muddy ; her eyes are blackened. She is one of the lowest of the frail sisterhood, which a critic of one of our leading dailies called soiled doves. Soiled she is so foul that not all great Neptune's ocean will wash her clean again on earth. Perhaps, somewhere in the great beyond, He who forgave the penitent harlot may also forgive her, and the passage through Jordan's stormy waves may leave her garments, now so foan loneanthesome. pure as IADVERTISING RATES. Advertisements Inserted at the rate of 51.00 per square (one inch) for first insertion and 75 cents for each subsequent Insertion. Double column advertisements ten per cent. on above. Notices of meetings, obituaries and tributes of respect, same rates per square as ordinary advertisements. Special Notices in Local column 15 cents per line. Advertisements not marked with the num ber of insertions will be kept in till forbid, and charged accordin.gly. Special contracts trade with large adver tisers, with liberal deducsions on above rates. .:0: JOB PRIXTIXG DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DISPATCII. TERMS CASH. the breath of heaven and white as the spotless snow. Poor old Cornelius Vanderbilt is not to be allowed rest in his grave. Even his hundred millions could not purchase him peace in the tomb. Ac cording to Scott Lord, the counsel in the case contesting the will, the old man could not be considered a correct model. for a Young Men's Christian Association. He boldly charges that the deceased Commodore put his old wife in a lunatic asylum to bask in the smiles of a certain governess, whose radiant charms had supplanted the homely virtues of the original Mrs. V. The shameful treatment of the mother brought forth an indig nant remonstrance from all the other members of the family except the heir to the Commodore's millions, William H. Vanderbilt, and he, with an eye to his future interest, refused 'to in terfere, because he thought it might rile the old man. It is further as serted that he caused a certain indi vidual to personate his brother, Cor nelius, and that this individual, with a detective at his heels, visited all sorts of infamous places, and the de tective supposing that this was Corne lius reported the same to the Commo dore who on this false representation was induced to disinherit his son, or I pipe nearly all the time, he was