Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1869 — From Poverty to Opulence. [ARTICLE]

From Poverty to Opulence.

The Altoona (Pa.) Tribune is responsible for the following story, which it pronounces true to the letter: A young man, giving his name as Harry Stewart, arrived in Altoona not long since, in a state of complete destitution, and called upon Rev. Mr. Guyer, to whom he stated that his parents had died in Idaho, leaving him alone and penniless; that they lad come from England and moved to Idaho when none but Indians infested that territory, and that he had never enjoyed any advantages of education save what his mother had given him. He had heard in Idaho that in Pennsylvania,Orphans were given education for nothing, and he desired to reach Harrisburg to obtain an entrance to one of the State institutions of learning. The boy appeared ingenuous, and greatly interested Mr. Guyer in his behalf, who took him to Mr. John Shoemaker’s office. Mr. Shoemaker speedily obtained him a situation in Placks planing mill, but after working three or four hours he came back and stated that he wished to go on to Harrisburg. A pass to that place was procured for him, and he was sent on his way, those who had been willing to befriend him soon forgetting all about him in the busy cares of life, While in conversation with Mr. Guyer, the boy had stated that his mother had left him some papers which she declared were very valuable, but which he could not read. When in Harrisburg a sudden thought struck him, and he entered the law office of Mr. R. Minnich, to whom he showed the papers. A brief examination of the documents showed the latter their true nature, and he at once telegraphed to the British Minister at Washington, who in turn telegraphed to the American Minister at London, and in a short time answer was returned that young Stewart was heir to an entailed fortune amounting to $58,000,000 in gold, deposited in the Bank of London, ana equal to about $77,000,000 in American currency. This fortune has been lying in tue bank for some six generations and bas thus increased to its present vast proportions YoUng Stewart’s identity as the legal heir to this vast possession has been fixed beyond doubt and he will receive the first installment of about $3,000,000 during the present month. What effect the sudden possession of such immense wealth will have upon the mind and character of a young, uneducated and inexperienced boy, remains to be seen. Stewart appears to have a iarge share of sturdy common sense, a well balanced though uneducated mind, and considerable natural shrewdness, and if he is fortunate enough to escape the Wiles of the human sharks who will be attracted by the glitter of his gold, may soon learn to use it for the benefit of his fellow man, and the still further enrichment of himself. Mr. Minnich has furnished young Stowartwith a traveling companion, a shrewd and talented young railroad engineer named Johnston,, whose knowledge of the ways of the world will be a safeguard against the temptations of designing persons, j ■Sumreh M., Boj-ton, of the Eleventh Maine'infkfitiy, at the baittie of Bermuda Hundreds was hit by a ball over the right eyebrow, which penetrated the orbit and the sight.. The wound was probed, but no ball could be found, so it was allowed to heal up. Ever afterward Bolton : was afflicted - with excruciating pain in one half of his head and dizziness which no medicine could relieve. He finally consulted a physician, who was of the opinion that the bone in the back part of the orbit was injured and should be removed, dr the ball was still lodged there, pressing upon the nerves and irritating the brain, A few days ago the doctor cut down to and removed an ounce ball with a small portion of the bond attached. The ball was flattened like an old fashioned cent, and had been corroding in his head for five years. . Relief was immediate. —The first Overland train from the East reached Oakland,Cal.,on theeveningof the Bth inst., and was greeted with firing pf cannon, Are works, bonfires, illumination l of the principal buildings, and a general jubilee of; the citizen!. Arches wore erected over the streets wherb the train passed inscribed with mottoes among which were: “ Minimum Fares and Maximum Travel'.‘New York and Oakland —Bound Together by Ties, Strapped with Iron.” A man lying on the railroad track at St. Joseph, Mo., a few nights ago, drunk, was saved from death by the killing of a cow by a train just before reaching him. The engineer stopped his train «just too late to sa-fb the oow, but thia MW the man lying af»w ywfit In admw.