The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-18

volumes he contributed tho Presentations Of
fetrus Mudd," humorous and lively sketch, fpund.
Cd on the travels OF q New Yorker Of the genuine
ola STOCK who When he retarned from wandering
over all Europe and part or Asin set him elf down
10 study eeogrpliy In order 10 know where he llti
been. The first volume oftbe Talisman " was put
In type by young En1lishman named Cox, who,
white working at his desk as printer, composed a
clever r,view " the work, which nppcared In the
New York Ahr'vr' aud Of which Ncrplanek often
Mr.. verplauck was elected by the Wings, In 1891,
70 tue Senate Of tho state Of New York while that
body was yet Court for the Correction OF Errors
a tribunal OF last rcsort-and In that capacity d.
cided questions Of law Of the highest marnude and
importance. Nothing In his lite was remark.
able than the new character IN which he now ap
peured. Tie practiced statesman, the elegant
sch"t,r and the writer Of graceful sketches, the
satrisi the critic, the theologan, started up pro-
found jurist
EDITS SHAKESPEARE.
In 1874, after, doubt not some wears Of Previous
study, appeared the 1rst number. Of Verpianck's
edition OF Shakespeare, issued by Harper Broth
eve. The numbers appeared from time to time tl
lS41, when the work was completed. BE made
some corrections OF the text. but never rashlv Ire
selected the notes OF other tators with care;
he added some excellent OF his own. and wrote
admirable critical and historical prefacea to tire
fcrent plays. This edition has always seemed TO
m the very one for which the general reader has
In a discourse delivered in 1878. Mr. verp,.nck
ntostrophizcd his native country as the Land Of
Refuge. He could not then have foreseen how well
IN afterimes IL would deserve this nan e. nor whit
labors aud responsibilities the care OF that mighty
thfOng VINO resort 10 our shores for work and
would cast upon him. Shortly before the year ist7
the number OF erni-rints from Europe arriving In
our country had rapidly and surprisingly increased
All these were exposed and the Gerrnans In par.
tular manner account of their ignorar CO OF our
"a guaee, to the extorions OF runners, and Of Tie
keepers OF boarding houses, who often dcfrnudcd
them OF 81 That they possessed and left them TO
charity. Mr. Kapp, for some time Commissioner
OF emigration, relates, Ia his interesting work on
emigration. an example OF the manner In wi,icb
these poor creatures sere
CREATED.
An emigrant came to a boar ling. house keeuer to
ply his bill II Is eirhteen dollars" said the land
l"rd. Why" said the emgrant, did you not
a'reo 10 board me for sixpence a meal and three.
mat Il Just SEVENTH Ave cents day; Won have hecn
lira " 49, wv
MIR; yerplanck's useful life closed on the 18th OF
March last. -
On the "Wednesday before his death he attended
never to mss, that " the Commissioner Of Fmi.
grafton but In one n his walks on rainy DAY he
mad taken cold which resulted In a Competition on
lhf lungs. On Thursday evening he Law upun a sofa
10 conNeh snug from time to time after his usual man.
ner, until near midnight On FRIDAY morning when
MS body ser want entered the room and looked at
MIN lie perceived change, and called hts grandson
who, with granddaughter, had constantly attended
him turing TIE past winter. The grandson imme-
diatcly went for his physician. DR.. Carnocban who,
however, was not TO be found, and whose assistant
Young man. came In his stead Mr.. Verpnnck Id
Young mans tce for a moment, and then asked
From what college were you graiusted 2" The
reply was, Pari. :" on which Mr. Verpianck turned
away as HH did not much please him, and 10 q mo-
mont arerward expired. He ~as sp red the pre-.
noo' suffering which so many are called to endure.