National Republican., 1880-09-16
AN EXPLOIT DENIAL.
Vnfounded Kumors Concerning Secretary
Schurz and Miss Irish.

SCnhfA hnu Httse hftSns
The gosaips have again spread tho report
that Secretary Schurz and Miss Annie Irish
win shortly be married. 1t was thought that
this rumor had been effoctually kuocked IN the
head by an explicit denial made by both par
ties about year ago. A representative Of
THE REPUBLICAN at that time called on
Colonel Irish With Wow TO ascertain what
foundation existed for the report. Colonel
Irish said then, none whatever; all that the
parties in question could do was simply
TO deny It; that he had been aNe 10
keep tho item from his daughters
knowledge aud presumed II would soon run
its course aud die out, and that persons who
wero acquainted with Secretary Sclmlz or with
his daughter knew that there was no fouuda.
tion for IT, Her aims aud purposes in life
were all directed to one end, and she regarded
her duties in the interior department as afford.
ing her the opportunity Of making a practical
uso of her knowledge Of languages uudor
the sup ervision and criticism of q highly cul.
tured gentleman and linquist as Mr.. Schurz is
and OF acquiring q greater proficiency thorein,
as well rs familiarity with public affairs,
the methods Of business and administra.
tion that would be invaluable to her in the
career for which she was preparing" Miss Irish
Isl young lady Of Extraordinary talent and very
remarkable culture, whose time for years has
been 20 fully occupied with the literary du.
ties that are at ouce her profession and her
passion, that she has not had leisure to devote
any spare moments 10 outside considerations
Notwithstanding the denial given to
ms report when IL first started, IL
has continued TO bo published aud
republiShed. Not desiring TO call again on
Colonel Irish after interviewing him ON tlo
subject year ago as above stated, but wishing
to dispose finally OF the matter, THE REPUp.
L1CAN yesterday interviewed prominent acu.
tleman OF this city intimately acquainted
with both parties and in u position 10 know
fully tho facts IN the case. Said he:
The fact that Miss Irish remained Ia the
department presided over by Mr.. Schurz Is, In
tseli, sufficient answer in the negative to
The question If the secretary of tke interior
and Miss Annie Irish are to be married. She
has been rendered aud has accepted profess
sorship III Wooster college, Ohio which
Tact is also a sufficient denial. Wooster col.
lege extends equal facilities for tho education
OF ladies to those enjoyed by gentlemen. 1t is
claimed by many that while the coed ucation of
the sexes is feasible, yet there las hot III along
been any provision rLadc for etniuant female
professors. II will be Miss Irish's mission to
assist the faculty in organizing and managing
a thorough literary course for women in this
Institution. This is n task of no little mag.
nitude aud will require the steady applica.
tion ola her really great intellectual power
Wooster college is to he congratulated on It's
good fortune in securing the services of one
so thoroughly able and accomplished rs Miss
Irish, MS the position requires not only liz.
erary ability Of high ORDER bat also oxccu.
tive talent and good judgment. Ia the sew.
eral positions size has filed in the Interior
department, and especially Ia the manage
ment of the library, she has shown a degree
Of executive ability rarely met with in women.
while her translatiOus Of foreign letters have
exhiOlted an accuracy Of lcamiugunsurpasse
by any unnsIators in or ont Of government
service. As au example Of her powers iu this
respect, may say that letters in Frcn ch, Ger.
man and other foreign languages are fre.
quently written to the interior department on
subjects connected with land, patent aud
other matters Miss Irish has not only trans.
lated these with taste aud accuracy, but. bav.
ing made herself acquainted with the law and
the departmental usage pertaining thereto.
has prepared the replies to them which have
been accepted by the secretary in every case
She is now on leave If absence for the benefit
OF her health. She has IN preparation cata.
logue ofthc library, which it is her desire and
also OF the department, TO complete, as, By a
thorough analysis Of other catalogues and
through correspondence with some of the priu.
cipal Librarians in the country, she has endeay-
ored to make It as full and perfect as 1t is pos
sible 10 bo made With the completion of this
work her services with the department of the
interior will terminate aud she will cutter
upon the performance Of the duties Of her no
sition at Wooster. 1t is difficult to under
stand" continued the gentleman, "why this
rumor regarding Secretary SchuIz and Miss
Irish, which was first launched on the world
some two years ago, should be 10 sedulously
kept alive and repubished from time to time,
unless prompted by envy or Jealousy. For
among all those acquainted with the parties
IL is seen at once how utterly without foun-
dation is the ruinor. The aims and purposes
of Mr.. Schur's life, well known to all who
know him, arc, at this period Of his age, in
consistent with matrimonial and society ideas,
while tho bent of Miss Irsh's whole genius is
toward purely literary life, to the exclusion
of other purposes aud objects. A woman of
surprising intellectual ability, aud also the
incarnation of true womanly womanhood,
she is entirely consecratcd aud wholly devoted
to her profession"