, 1869-11-08

|ftHl LIE -NEe ! &SA 4S}oNN<t .4U[- ~
Al II oc1ocA laSt uight, 1t his residence In Lon
tiup, died Geurot Peabody, the eminent aud loEed
hentl4ct0r OF two aemtspneFeA He was born IN
l;ss p1a,sl r. T.. Aassasa1set.s, whnes Institute
from Whos people In hta titc ang ye1ra be has re-
cv;.eo more than one tribute OF honor and Eratl-
tuft. lie Was O aTocef's clerk ii uanvers iron II
till Is ~heo, af1er .renAtnG year ~,tn his grand.
fsthtr ct TLtifoEi, III Vermont, LIZ went TO NuE-
hnFs txIr as clerk for hIs elder htotuer dry goods
u. Z. WHITTIER be went with his uncle af.er the
burpirF OF hts brotheta store, aud there, condct-
inH the ou.lness OF his house, although q minor,
itg That II he cohttalea bus.nesa In his
own name he would be held responsible
ies % Ct 5srs' shia s Be- esa ness ss
ner oI Nj. Elisha Riggs. IN the wholesale dry
geods uaae. tna; gsunesnaa supply!ax Tho capt.
yoaIx merchant. Al Ba,t,mase, next yesr. tne
tosr, trto1nuch that in lss1 It oonli ndor to
From such Beginnings Mr. Feabody derivsd tae
opportunity 70 n.ako personal acquaintance with
Eatore IN the purchase q Eoods, and several
ehirutted with sn4trs OF moment By the
state Of MsIIlan.L Ry ths tssrmeat Of
~. Riasa. u lsaa, be becaEs the head Of
years afttrwArd withdrawing IRON the drm Of
Peabody. HFgr Co, and estAh'iahtn4 himself as
banker il Ea4 taen that, through his efort*.
faith in An'slicsn credit gteaty dausred IN .he
critis Of 1851. xas reeasc!ta'ed and maintained,
| apu that lhe State Of MARYLAND vas so wal fs.
voied IN transactions for whch he refused any
| compensation Hhntcrer. Ills house ID London b.
| cane the headqlar' era Of Anercan1ism In nesa,
and intelligence, and acqualntance Aud, IN further
thri!aod, he sent over the wster, ID lssa, loast
| tor tho hceDtcuDta! uIiye.rAIy Of bis naitFe
toxo OF f:as.trrs: "Educatloo, debt iron the
--~.s NJ 10 tC:ute p+ne1ations "-"' - ~. :,
| & The deL: eec:ossd check for t5o.uA 70 % dls
bu1eed in the i0unoauou Of an Institute, lyceu u
| and ntrnrv 4ub-prnent;y e,.anttd 10 the extern
Of bundrcds OF Thousands Of dollars, lnc.uu.s
LII Ior ofAnch llora1F tn North 1anTerA iii
saneta 70 .ae nrst GiinurlI e3 ceditfon 10 tht S
North role he gave $4,000; aud, ia 1851, the may
n,neent sum o. $50 oN' w1s given a. tue nrst ID
staln cut OF sss4.o 49, me tee establishment q n
arts Ills iAtsr to1pttea ~ Ss0e 900 10 the cRost
| OF Southern education, !ncftAsco After The mau
! Ter OF the Baltimore and DAnsesS end0 Wnenta
| nIe receat AID fresh ia Krastade.
Bur the scheme ct philanthropy which. from IT.
novelty ard extent whl recu!larfy distinguish
fsS} Rn'sy & @ i 81 81: !, ss: 70
tp0. vat invested by him IN the experiment ot
allrtta,tuR the maui!old i'tstressea Of ! class ol
e ,ssa u II ,s II ssa :; cy
British etrppoiiA str. peabod.'s oojec:, though
ftated hv Elm ~ the ameltoratou Of tbs coutl.
ron , aud augmentation Of the comforts
,sc sspps @ T 81 he saa.' ssasa aa. peo9 FL mes'
reasonable WBJ Of s'tne1.ing these would be,
rent decctt homes for them, and 80 secure
Tor the worthy unfortunate IN Londonta
de!nFe q humanity an ark Of este,y decent
enough to entertain home affections In thas
great city, Us here but under Less hopeful crcuu1
staLces, the children OF the poor 9fow up amid
sutrdundtors Of rainfnl tqnalot. ana IN nab1ta-
tosa whett all tho virtues arc IN danger OF bcIrH
excluded with fresh air aud cleanliness. Ar
i'easody though. il no hltsAng to overweight
md a5sae airsei Te IT,, he sooa sess'
Artc would tc all the greater hy making fne
poor ftte aaens IN II lie would not Eain
scci.ss hy other means: he wttheu to hell
| the poor 10 hep them 'elses. Consequently. ht
thsn ever Pms ate iandl1rds could Offer. lie nigh
atso have feea onrd upon creating desre TO bulk
ahette1 Slnd Of DIV Ne!ltb4s aasn have usaallJ beef
-Four s1ea1 bnudtue-, knoau By the name o
1eabossy, ntre hten erected IN four Of the poorea
Quite died tnesi eai.ders aesien. In Inc saad
mel! qoa1tcf. 1t wal sstt that Two rooms IN pr|
vate house could be had for - little As those Il
| the latter clean; bu, The tenants OF Ar, Peabod
were reaIireo 70 Keep Their premises clean, sn'
did tor Ike 10 DO Il
mon. snd gIew 70 thtnk that th!s beneyo!euce Q
eanpu.sot1 eleaniueaa was = tax upon them. ut
IN ataccus;onen lind Of rent tra,nen!. Thos
brst satisfied weTc, OF couE1e, n3o.t ird1g'rso11
and II was ea,dt too. that many csme IN sasfeTu!
1ho rrma.led clean. In ehot'. Mr. Peabody
ACUEHf IGCuRu IN &pLQE (ttk<%%4 U4lHE1 u
bare bad the ilncnltIes to contend Agatnst wuic
all enterprises encounter having for tnetr object
bot aetE.nH tepeyoAencc, bat Al actual beneh
ot the 2oor. Ills tenant scheme has uhdouote'
atsantsseA No landlord zane 70 hustle Cd Z sens1
IN arrears, thouah q lazy occupant had TO qu!s II
.,s,e tin E Prrnsps = vel, ,EeeAosuK NAN long ou
OF work had 10 leave, aud . problem WAS thu
turned back upon the hanos Of tue oenefactol
In Izct. Ar. resoodyh great experiment ac5sed 7
snoE that ph;lsntnlop, T. nos -, senu@snt 70 ,
| wee zen. II Ii said that better hntiainEa thu
tLore nov erected are wanted At cheaper Eatea
bneS. saSe9 s.Te not
! tee'er. But BY this t!ae II Z prot1.hie 1ns. II
: agents Of the Srcat welidoer bare suptoved upo
t5etr beflanIngs. rAst OF the tunu, It should
,A.d. Is devoted 10 sne relief OF sensoss In dessft
Irf tEsrtAtcrA .
nss ; e;rsh OF June >. And on tho sa q Jaiy Is
made his additional Rft TO the cA1ee u ezluc2to
: ID the South. lta Ina1y beneisct.oos Won lof hi
persensse ges ". Feasody d % selie.sa e. nss
. snTs amoEx The Ene!isn. sH Eme.soo TeuuAn
se3er sniIs,antn s sno G may % Se aeeoaates
i warm peEsouAl friends Nevertheless. VI. Re
) booJ vas widely admired Ano cordially estecmc
seuipto1 u @ s.o1s, erecsed Il tue eSpea.e ii Lono
!ss d fas: F''sss VIZ: y: 90, Ss,'sas
! % sse Eooa WORK sa:cn ar. Psabody I'D wroos
In the hears OF tao.e around hin: AHd 2 TIE se
: tIJmen se1osa @ ine eater. Sos only nsa Lopdi
. adn.ttns Pope, whoee charities he has Aided, pl
nody . iaee s1d beating constituted Irsc.ous
= dt1 ns the character, worth, and work Of The III
,. It bad the tntei1tsrtce Of charity a veil ~
\ eountananee. The good be d,d ltvee aiser =
M AID Eesssns Of tae eenssoles! pin. which !
s55 IL saa II & es' gas gsassa5 51 s
j camel, that he losk; 0hBt he gave, tA1t, ioL3el