The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-06
mourned him at his death, by whose
discovery the Poles are ioined,''

I mourned him at his death, by whose
discovery the Poles are joined."
We trust it will be long before tablet
will be needed to record the achieve
ments and celebrate the character of our
illustrious guest ''who, after struggle
of fifteen years, compelled the Red Sea
and the Mediterranean to minge their
waters in the midst of the desert and
brought London and Bombay Go salute
each other across the bitter lakes of
Suez"
After making some pleasant remarks
on the recent international questions, ha
went on to- stale the vast enterprise un-
dertaken by social and commercial
strength in removing great national bar
riers to the free intercourse of nations,
"the tiding of the competition of ST. Got
hard's Channel having reached us only
to day, the longer channel through the
harder rock reminding me Of the story
told Of r ,lph Waldo Emerson. A See.
ond Advent man met him in the street
and broke upon with the astounding
news that the world would be destroyed
in few days. We'll, what matterr
said the meditative man of the philo-
sophie mind, you know the planet
has always been in the nature of an OBJ
struction. We shall get on perfectly
we'll without it, And we would add
that certainly some of its obstructions
are past disappearing" No mention was
made, however, of one great fact that
the backbone of the Continent was,
and had been at Panama, slowly rising
at a rate that would interfere with all
interference Herewith.
"The United States" was the first reg.
ular toast and gracefully responded to by
John Bigelow, France and Sister Re-
publics" being responded to by the For
eign Minister. Then the toast of the
evening was given, "Our Honored,
Our Welcome Guest" to which after the
warm applauding and the Marseillaise
and hail Columbia, NJ. De Lesseps said
Fin English but continuing in French
that in the coming negotiations he should
cast his sympatnies on the side of the
Americans.
"Science has declared.in favor Of the
canal. / follow science, and l promise
to place America in position where, in
twenty-five years from this day, she
shall he. the leader of the seas. |
warmly hope that she will see fit to take
a large part in the administration OF this
enterprise, and show her faith by sub
scribing to the largest portion Of the
stock" Speeches were also made OF
both dignity and moment by Mayor
Cooper in answer ''To the City Of New
York" Commerce" by MIR. Low; EN-.
gineering," Mr.. Holley and Mr. Dirk
Davis; Dudley Field, on international
Law" followed by DR.. Bellows Mr..
Kelley and Mr.. Gowan. We are sorry
w add that severe accident prevented
Consul General Brenill from being
present az the dinner, crossing Fifteenth
street, and. being near-sighled, he was
run into and knocked down by care
less hack driver.
| Fortune and fate, luck and mathe-
MATES is all the charm at present for a
: large number of the New Yorkers, but |
suppose the Athens of the West is quite
as interested in the "Fifleen Puzzle"
Careworn, thoughtful men are COM
PEELED to its solution. They may be
seen any hour of the day stopping sud-
denly OH crossings, sidewalks and street
corners, with an absent look of Il have
: it now" in their faces A sudden dive
at hat and pencil-a flourish Of wnite
handkerchief, soon damp with great
beads Of perspiration-and the passer-by
hopes he has--bru no, he hasn't it yet
and who hast and when viii he9 is the
only questions asked. MoRANoN.