Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-11-12
Death Of George Peabody.

barker and philanthropSt breathed his
last at bis residence in London. on the
night of Thursday, Nov. g. He was born
in Danvers, Mass, February 18th, 1875,
and was IN his 18th year at the time of
his death. Born of poor parents, he left
the district school at the early age OF
eleven, and was engaged as clerk by a
grocer in his native town. After various
vicissitudes in like branches Of industry,
he found himself in 1915, while still mi
nor, in charge Of dry goods house in
Baltimore. Elisha Riggs, silent partner
furnishing the capital. He visited Eng
land several times TO buy goods and IN
1886 settled in London. His business
throvc so well that when in 1913, Mr.
Peabody set himself up AS banker IN
London, he was already the master OF nc
inconsderable fortune, and established, al
most at once, a first-class business rcpda
ton. He was able thereby, to do much
toward reyiying confidence in American
financial integrity, which had been almost
utterly destroyed by the transactions con-
nectcd with the crash Of 1887. lie con-
tinued actively engaged in business in
London uaul ..no q year ago, when he
returned to this country, and visited the
White Sulphur Springs for his health.
Mr.. Peabody was famous for his benevo
lence. His fortune has lately been ostl-
mated by those most competent to Judge
at $4,000 600. His known benelactions
have been added up to the amount Of
$8,0O0,Oo0. OF this, 100000 goes tt
the establishment Of free schools in the
South, the fund being administered by a
commission Of seven prominent men oil
acknow lodged sagacity and responsibility
Nearly like amount was devoted to the
building of tenement houses for the work
inc people of London. The gift made him
famous in Europe and America. Other
needy objects in England have received
benefactions from his hart, " II in
America, the city of Baltimore is indebted
to him for half million, devoted to the
Maryland Institute for the promotion of
science, etc, and his native town of DAN
vers and the adjacent towns have to thank
him for donations, whose gross amount is
counted by hundreds Of thousands.
Mr.. Peabody devoted most Of his life
to money getting, we believe; but his ap
pearancc indicated a man of large brain
and noble impulses. He was a conserva
tive in politics, and leaned toward the Con
federate side in the late contest. although
he opposed secession. We believe that
most of Ii t,afederate bonds were dis
posed of through him He had no family,
and spent his last days in wisely dispoSing
of his millions; a bright contrast to the
great misers who die "and max no sign"
To-day friday, 10y order o the Queen,
funeral services are to be held over his re-
mains in Westminster Abbey, London.
eg"T The inquiry which we made before
election as to why the Tribune failed to
hoist the name Of Archibald Campbell,
Republican nominee for Supervisor in this
district, has evoked over column OF
personal abuse from that sheet We have
never understood that the great merit of
abuse, or that the weight Of argument was
with the one who could say, yom lie, you
lie, the fastest; but if such is a fact. we
give in to the Tribune, and acknowledge
ourselves beaten.
The only excuse for not hosting Mr..
C.'s Lame is acknowledged to be that it
thought his nomination injudicious, and it
pu,posely refrained from doing So"
The Tribune reminds US that in it's an
nouncement of "npbrl's nomination, af-
ter saying that his opponent was Mr.. Me-
Farland, of Highland, sand to be very
good man, it also added, but a 0ery bad
Democrat. This was the best lndorse-
ment that could possibly be gwen to steal
Republican votes for Democrat. He was
a good man, but bad Democrat, which
was equivalent to saying that he was
good man, but not much of partisan or
politician. If the Tribune knew anything
about Mr.. Mcfarland, it knew that he was
as good and as sound Democrat as there
is in the county.
1t claims that Mr.. C.'s nomination was
injudicious, and was opposed by some Of
the best Republicans in the district but
it will be seen that the dissatisfaction was
not so widespread as the Tribune would
imply, from the fact that MIR. G. ran six
ahead of his ticket in the towns of Dodge
vile and Ridgeway, and had it not been
for the personal popularity of Mr.. McFar-
land at home, he would have led the ticket
in his district.
Reg The Richland County Sentinel