Show GOTHAM GOSSIP A T stewart coa Gorer governor nor in goal fisk a felon immigration hamilton from our EDITOR HERALD nobody is surprised at the announcement thai that the great dry goods firm of A T STEWART A CO has bas decided to windup wind up its busin business s ever since sint e mr stewarts death this business has steadily dwindled the huge iron stove at broadway and ninth street remains but the establishment lish ment is hardly more than a shell the wholesale branch of the business which used to crowd the old marble store at chambers street lias has shrunk almost into noth nothing inq and for a year vear or two has found ample accommodations in a corner comer of a single floor in an uptown building from its place aa the ali heaviest importing house in america stewarts Ste has fallen to the fourth or fifth rank when the founder ortho of tho house died six years ago last monday he lie left behind him an establishment which waa the largest and most prosperous e rous of f the kind in the world it ita asp wholesale li lole sale and retail pales isales amounted to a year mr stewarts one ambition was to leave the concern in such shape e that it would bes be sure to erow grow and nourish and constitute a lasting monument to his mercantile renius genius I hardly believe it would baye have been possible for him to die could he lie have forseen what waa was to happen the business has died in six six beirs yrs of ant altemia emia EX GOVERNOR mosea of south carolina a few days oft w was 01 ol a aal a iga i g in zo tho to tombs m ats for r stealing liaw un overcoat and other small final I articles of apparel A few years ago governor moses was at the zenith of his power and influence A young hebrew of great prom promise ise and ability he began his upward career in politics ending ending in tho the gubernatorial chair of k south carolina arolina his riso rise was sudden and his lis downfall equally as swift his dishonestly acquired riches soan soon left him dependent friendless and he became a wandering jew in all serious seriousness nes ss and the attractions of tho the metropolis soon drew him into this se seething ethin maelstrom of view vico and dishonesty where his humiliation and disgrace are made complete by the addition of crime to iii his category of misfortunes here is a whole sermon and comment is unnecessary THE ARREST of gen clinton 13 fisk on a it charge of swindling is enol exactly a church scandal yet it has created a great deal of talk in church circles this is awing to the fact that he lie occupies a very prominent position in dist church so prominent indeed that everyone every one knows that lio lie is a Bieth methodist odist he is also widely idely v anwyn known as the founder of the fisk fiek university in tennessee an institution for the education of colored people and he lie has taken a very active part as Indian commissioner OVER NINE THOUSAND immigrants arrived at this day and the commissioner ef of immigration estimates that the arrivals during april will aggregate over among the arrivals tuesday were a number of german capr have found employment here alfrom 13 to 14 per week as against about at home A numerous party of umbrella makers from France are also among the newcomers new comers from bassig france came a number of loco b builders u alders tho the italian element motive is s coming to be more and moro more conspicuous F V EDWARD STOKES th tho mancho man who shot and killed col jim fisk fik a few years a ago I seams seems determined m to kee keep himself in view when bought t tho ee 11 hoffman offman house rehe rebe cent centry y ne ho placed I ced his famous pictures on diew lew he va has since been bomin ent at sporting events where ills lis clear an andt handsome face and wh te hair made him noticeable he lie abw always y a dresses dressea in the extreme of sty styly and is usually accompanied by one or two well known wall street operators pe tors or men about abou t town his I last t I ct t was to advance in cash to 11 r william hamilton who bought with it it a third interest in the san fra cisco minstrels this makes han flair ilton one of the firm of birch fc B akus who have as much business n M they can play to all the year roun i and of course 11 hamilton amilton has a good thing the part stokes ly in the thea affair flair is rather unique fl ho appears pears as the wealthy p philan hilair theorist rist who seeing a competent and young man enjoying a bood salary at the standard theater a at orce ce wl withdraws him and makes him in p a partner in the most prominent a and laying abing aying minstrels in the country v W YORK CITY april |