Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-06

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A correspondent OF the Ne,5afE journal
gives the followfpR IA connection with an
lnFerFleW with Mr.. George Peabody, the
banker and philanthr0pist: q = stsl-s.as4 <
sDpenoe understand me 20 intinate thatiI
consider this allusion e mx name III cons
full ON the eo9tEafy, ltI Is most kind aud
Complimentary. Were i bnt FORTY. and
could be elected to HE position. not as q
partisan, bat bg alnhited people II should
likeits But an Sc Fenty years Of are,
and my cslft ges5fe, 80 far ae T am Person5
31e Climate of Euglaud 4dmiraDly agrees
WITH nlR, and on w Wednestl3y next i sail for
E2giand IN khe Scott FOR 4 three Years, ab-
sence. There Il cam pass NV sdaVasin the
open air, without snfEsrings from the ex-
pQsRre, sThe,raYsr of the sun dc not pros
tEete me there sas here !f cold weather.
CONES q can Feacll q mildeHs cllmateai In
twenty f0ur hours shall pass much Of
my time in salmon fishfn& E sIhe exercise Is
jhse what HeQuire, and Il enjoy It, 1tgives
expansion 20 che hugs aad freedom TO the
citpnt alton. On dnesday Just one year
VIZ have elapsed since II Arrived 10 this
co1ntEy1 All the plans connected with the
object Of my visit here were arranged In
England before my Departure, and have
been accompli lished with 81 lfght mod dification.
The gift Of $4,000 70 the Essex Society
was not contehapl Ated, bet win, a1n satis-i
fled, be productive of much g0Od.E In all
my charities i hage been favored with the
valuable zdvIee and c0-operation of Mr..
Robert Co. Winthropi IOf Massachusetts,
whom 4 highly shonor and respect. If the
choice of President of the United States
were left TO me that Office would tall upon
Winthr0p.asA A gentleman by education.
and instlncts ripe sch0l ar, possessing ev-'
err statesmanlfka attrfbute, with an I'M.
b1emIshed repn tations ne would honor the,
position, ndmy country men would elevate
themselves By the selectIoT, Tell Mr.. Full
lsr that The mention OF my name, in con-
with ham.s Ten years ago bright little
lad. ason Of Mr.. Samuel Netmore, penned
nly3 3Ilame upon an American flag and
mhnehed around announcing me as his
c&pdldate. He Is now sixteen, and one OF
the noblest youths i have ever seen. The
OtheFsdaya1 introduced him to- President
Johnson and asked that he be appointed to
iPstantIV granted, and the joy OF the little
fell0w was complies. .z493o5s.
rdSpealrinQnO nOfehis recent visit 6obWashing-
ton, the financial condition of the G0yefilt
PleHt Was inclde dehtailg alluded TO. He ex-
progress II the country could bat be once
more united But with separation, dis
union practically continued, with q latent.
spirit of rebellion still existing, the heavy
burden of taxation would be lily borne, and
ciEilsWariare might be again renewed. His
dearest wish was tllat his country might go
forward In the career of progress, which
every element save that Of internal diseord
would be powerless 20 prevent, and that
the Government and natiou should become,
aslWVuld le, the case II wise ycounseIs pre-.
vailed, the most powerful under che sum-.
He expressed the most pb0upded conf /!
dence IN the wisdom and ability of Secre-
tary 5McOnlloeh; whom, be had learned 20
esteem as mobile man and a far-seeing
staresman. depend upon it, said Mr..
Pea0ody, Ss that Secretary viii take no
backward step. The resutn ption of specie
payments and the dimihutionl of the public
debt arc theaohjeets of bis prof0undest So
lieitndesidHe adequately c0mprehends the
injury and confusion which would result
ffem sudden contraction. or an abrupt re-
turn so the specie basis; but he viii lfecom-
mend no measure which tends In the other
dlreeBi0n, and viii lose no opportunity to
make point iti favor ofres9mp ption.p -.
On my making some aiiAAion te bis yasb
London charities, Mf.sPeabody Informed ne
Of 3 gratifying letter Just Eeeeivtd from one
Of the housesof Baflng Brothers Of Lon.
dom and afterwards f6Vored me With its
pernsalae1t lstatedd stIAt q meeting had
been called by the Lord Mayer OF London
20 take into cpnsi ion the subject of
erecting a aslneuaorial. n honor Of Mr. Pea
body sac which sme eetiag the writer was ap-
Poihted q committee to solicit sabscrip-
ti0ns limited TO ten guiheas each. for the
efeotion OF q setatueS of The distinguished
American, and that he had secured one
huhdred names IN q Single day. "A copy
olthe 50 description list was enclosed. heads
ed s6y his Royal aighness the Prince q
WAiess IN whose behalf the ten guiHeas rule
had been sYed, tile sum affix xea to his
name being twenty y-five guineas. The YTi-
ter further rem naflted tlIa6 Mr. Story. the
Afneficah soul ptof, had been suggested as
the artist to whom the work should be en-
trusted, but that = decisiions upon this and
sgl.otbef details would be postponed until
Nr. Peabody s afFiYal In London. A beau
ttful and bonehing letter from the Empress
Eagehies under date Of the 9TH ult., was
also kindi 3 shown me, the body of the doc
uRent as we'll Is the aigRatnre being IN the
handwriting of the Empress. In it she ex-
pressed her gfati ticatloT at his noble deeds
ofchariEy, and the hope that his beneYo-
lence w0aldf be initiated by Others possess
ingeEhe power 60 relieve the poor andisuf-
ferings The letter closed with the warm
est expressi0ns Of regard for Mr.. Peabody,
both as an American and as one whose be-
nevofent acts and purposes were not lifni-
ted by national or sectional bon nd aries, AS
Iarose AFTER our prolonged and tOgmeFery
instructive and memorable interview, Mr..
Peabody ydetained me for a moment while
he wrote bis name upon some photographs
Of himself and begged my aeeeptanee OF
them. desiring aE the same time that should
f0rWdrd one TO you. While writing he re-
marked that his hahd EnsmbIed somewhat,
usually during the days and that he ac-
Comp1iehed4 4alf his corFes p0ndeHee eat a
late hour 6ftlIe night, finding that he could
haHdleghe pen with greater facility to-
wufds mfdnighta ~ asai aG1sbesl rsgisisos
sBE bss eeof7T7IT a.sfssas ga
be4sssbai sTeFrible sAccidenf. 10 suoissa
bEestsrdays afternoon ateama belonging to
Geo.j Huber, who lives short distance in
the countFys became frightened and went
dashiug down lbeEy nstreet. with The
dTiyerin the wagon. At the corner of Mul-
berry and Fourth, instead of keeping straight
on. IL made 40 0bliQpe turn, and ran on to
the pavement on the south side OF Fourth,
where it came in contact with Mrs. Philip
Wilhelm and her little ughter, q child of
about nine years Of age, who was drawing
q willow carriage with q babe in it. The
mother had seen the team make the turn,
and with mothers first instinct snatched
the babe from eEle c2rfiaSe Just as the team
dashed against It, breaking it in pieces, and
crdshi6S the little girls terribly that be-
fore this reaches our readers she will, no
the kindly hand Of the death angel. The
mother and the babe were uniDjuEed. The
shock against the house of Mr. Edmonds,
when the little girl was struck, was of
such force as to splinter the door and
weatherbuardfng ehttt5cotbs AdUertiser.
0aeeh lVfGtorfa's I6ar.asaf a cEifIdren.
-lEhe1P Princess Christian, formerly known
as the Princess Helena, Queen Fictoria's
third ,laf1ephkAn.-uaVe- birth tn a son on the