, 1881-04-17
o|a;n Statement Of Facts About the
Egyptian 0belisk.
DR.. Isaac I. Hayes and His
Calamitous Collapse.
Cheap Cabs and the Inside History Of
Frank Kayanagh, Esq.



NEW York, April 15-In the past week
two Inflated regulations have sorrowfully
collapsed. The first was that which Mr.. w.
II, Vanderbilt acquired for himself. thanks
IN Mr.. Uuribe1t, ct the World, rs tile special
importer Of the Cleopatra obelisk so-ca1led.
The second was that to which DR.. Isaac I.
Hayes has been laboriously holding on for
some years, as 4 Traveller III Northern
regions. AMI not sure that you have been
as completely saturated with tictions about
the obelisk rs we i'll New York. FROM the
time Mr.. Hurlbert was good enough to be
one Of the principal features OF the opening
of the Suez Canal, lie has been eager to
transfer some feature of Egyptian scenery
to American soil. Everybody knows, sup
pose, that the obelisk is vegetable indigen-
Gus to Egypt 1t grows i'll the African sand
so / infer from its abundance-al
most as copiously as the succnlent
asparagus thriyes ut Oyster Bay. 1lurl-
bert, III his anxiety 10 secure the
erection Of some sort of monument 10 HIM
self as an Psychologist, persuaded Wander
hiIt 10 undertake tile expense Ut transport
ing the needle from its sand-bath in Alex
andria 10 4 conspicuous place among the
Irish shanties which fringe Central Park.
4 smooth-faccd, broad-sllonllered Com
natlueT VI t1le uaNs, ouC w! 4At:e> EUG t1o
job Of bringing the 1nonolitl to New York;
This Gorrlnge is whole-suuled, delightful
fellow, afflicted, however, Win tllat unhappy
resemblance to Napoleon the Fist Which
conlpe1s its y'lct!u, it'T instance, TO cut up q
Welsh rarebit with as much gravity as II
he were -partitlonlng Poland over again.
Trusting implicitly in Vanderbilt to back
hlm up III AZ n!s espE!,nIatuteS, ollG u aile
ao,.a ~. ,4is Enssis|, tnnmshi,wfhe DessnnSNfnr
eslnn. in promissory notes Of his own max
ing. Viii, intinit labor and trouble,
poor Gorrinse got MS ooellsk 10 New ORR,
aenle'ea e. se.ng e.,ts, "oHoeu4 ~ IL rentr.,i
isut Parl, and fnr at least nine
days was the idol OF New York. Shortly
after the accomplishment OF his enterprise,
Congress passed = Iesolntlon aolnntulS M tne
..a - @h,,s @ r,ala S nossihe for her nrrS
ent emf, owners , to turn her once more into ready
cash. Then Gorrlnge. realizing that his notes
for the ship We're nearly due, went to Van
oelolt anu pne n n1s MI ior TX ta
a.1S ~ far7h ond -, no for tte cost nj the
Hessnnn, Rnt Vanderbilt already repent
~ ~ h;e rrnn,;sa sfrncE nur' fha mice nf thr
nsssong n, ~ from the account. aud now the ll1,-
9ort,'nafa Enrrinrn finfls himsclf sotldIe1
1ith - stoomer for which nobody seems to
n,,;et,v rnsfinr r., nieces nj fila Rrooklyn
SEaS,.y yar1 ss ). 1ogicaI co,isanmenre. Gol-
49,, 1o.. ~, ,1d dn,Sn cre,f;on deno,uGir,o
VaEdarh;it sJSI ~ ~ ' ..hcast >, .nor:, and in
otue' 'etlns e'cn leso collp''A1e''$A'''
DIX. AAa - ~
has come to grief i'll another manner. On
the strength OF very sllaky reputation rs al,
explorer of the Arctic Ocean, the Doctor has
peeu eleeeeu ~ tuI Aes"se.s - '~.". s"s.
sessions up 70 TINS present yea. OF grace
he hasdone nothing very rcmarkaoIc Ill -hi-