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Show TENNIE'S CLAIM. How Miss Clalliu Annoyed Mi. Wm. II. Vaiiderbilt. On the 12th wo published a dia-patch dia-patch from Now York, announcing that Tennie C. Claflin had put in a claim against W. H. Vanderbilt, jr , for a cool $100,000. Following is Teunie's story, as given to the New York Times: Among Mr. Wm. II. Vandfrbilt'a recent annoyances has been the presentation of a claim by Tennie C. Clalliu upon Com, Vandorbilt's es late lor an indefinite amount, stated at over $100,01 0, or, in other words, $70,000 and compound interest. The paper recites thai in the fall of 1871 she callrd upon Com, Vanderbilt at his office in Fuurtu street, and gave him $10,000 to operate with iu New York Central and Hudson River and other railroiul stocks and securities as she had done belore. She asked him to keep this money and whatever accumulations uiiftui, uccur lor ner until called for. In the spring of 1S73, when she was iorely pressed for money, she sent her sister, Mrs. Mills, for a portion of the amount. He replied that he had promised her mother, who had sought him on her knees, that ho would not lei tha money go out of his .hands until it went to purchase her a home which should be aa fine as any house in the city. He added that tbe original sum and its accumulations amounted to $70,000. Soma time in the autumn of 1S74, Miss Clafliii, in company with Mrs. Woodhull, CALLED UPON THE CO M MfinriRU and also at other lime for the purpoee of getting some of the money. He refused to give them any, aying that they were in such oir-cumatances oir-cumatances that he did not believe they would use it judiciously, and he thought the bast thing he could do was to kaep it until they were out ol their difficulties and had a better appreciation of the valua ot money, aud until it amounted to such a gum that it would be a sura reliance for them. Having full confidence in his superior wisdom and judgment, they ALLOWED HIM TO K ETA IN IT. Mica ClAflin tcna Mkl , what extent the accumulations hac grown, but she thought thpy ought tc reach $100,000. From what the commodore had said to her during his lifetime, they should vastly exceed ex-ceed that sum. She left it to Mr. William H. Vandwrbilt's generosity to sy what exccNs should he paid her. Mrs. Woodhull and Miss Clalliu said that tha commodore started them in business and furnished them with his ch&'ks to carry it on. Pie acted as their banker for years, having large amounts of their money in his hands continually, iu trust or for invest-ment. invest-ment. THEY MADE HIS ACQ7AIXTAXCE in 1S58, aud he took a fatherly interest inter-est in them ever since, treating them, Miss Claflin added, "too much like children." "Undarstano," said Miss Cla3in, "that Mr. Vanderbilt has never denied the justice of the claim, but he hopes to force us to accept anythiujr he chooses to give, knowing that I am poor. A man with his money is well able to settle any time, and I consider it a Bhama that we have boen compelled to wait, but you needn't ba surprised at his course when I tell you that iu paying his sisters sis-ters their legacies he cut oQ aud KEPT THE COUPONS, which were within a day or two of falling due. "We have been pre vented from going tn Europe," said Mrs. Woodhull. "We have had the papers ready to sii;n for over six months, by which we would have been enjoying a profitable series of lecture engagements on the other side. Wa have lost over $100,000 by the delay already." "If I had taken my $10,-000 $10,-000 and interest," said Miss Claflin, "I would have been paid long a to, but Mr. Vanderbilt will have to pay eventually. I have ton much proof, f have over a hundred witnesses. Why Commodore Vanderbilt himself TESTIFIED BEFORE JUDGE U'ADAM, in 1S71, that he had then an open account with us. If I was to tell you all I know it would be worse, a great deal, than the Beecher cane." "It would make a splendid sensational article for the newspapers," said Mrs. Woodhull, "if I gave you the reasons why Commodore Vanderbilt took such an interest in a paper that expressed ex-pressed the most radical of radical views, but our lips ara sealed." Mr. Vanderbilt, 00 beiug questioned in regard to the suit, on board the Britannic, on which vessel he Bailed for Europe to-day, said, , "OH I TEAT IS RIDICULOUS, Miss Claflin has made some preposterous prepos-terous claim of the nature you men tion, but I am not aware that she has taken it into court. Her claim don't amount to anything. Really, it is too I ridiculous to seriously discuss." The suit, unless the claim is paid at once, will begin on Monday. |