New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-03

Here is q pitiful case with which perhaps some
one of our. readers may have to no. Fifteen yeare
ago blind girl known as Maggy Smith lived in
ChaumOnJ, Jefferson County, in this STAGE. The
woman no had raised her told her that her real
name WAS Helen McAvoy, that her father was in
Ireland ut the time of her birth and her mothers
death, and that she the woman had taken her.
having no children of her own. and kept her hidden
from her father. Finding that the girl was hope
lessly blind she turned her out of DOORS but it is
supposed enc informed the father that Helen was in
the New-York Institute for the Blind, 70 which
kind souls procured her admission. The girl
lately has discovered that search made several
years ago ut this Institute for her by her father
who stated that he was farmer OF means living In
Pennsylvania. and anxious to regain his child The
girl. 1t IS stated was in the building at the time,
but owing TO her assumed name was not recog-
nzed' She Is now utterly houeless and dependent
her old school friends. If this should meet the
eye Of her father or any who knows him. her adj
dress will be given Oh application tv HE TRIBUNE
Perhaps no better evidence of the general
prosperity of the country during the past
two years can DO found than that fur
nshed by the newspapers. Tho fortunes of the
Press are so closely nterwOven with those Of trade
that when the latter languisles the former shows
a reduction in price appears, the paper shows many
signs of increased energy and life The Louisville
Commercial is now sold for cents, and claims that
its business has greatly increased. The Journal
and The Transcript, of Boston. ard The Democrat
and Chronicle aud The Union and advertiser. of
Rochester. have reduced their prices 1 cent, not
from necessity, but in accordance with what the
managers deem wise business policy. The Pitts
burg Commercial Gazette has changed to eight
page paper aud is now one of the best appearing
journals in the country. The Cleveland Herald has
been much improved by new type and a new make
up. The MiirGnkee Sentinel has added a column
to each of its eight pages and now ranks among the
besC journals in the West. The ST. Louis Globe
Democrat has greatly improved and strengthened
lis various departments, particularly It's editorial
page. 1t IS perhaps the only paper IN the country
that inserts and pastes its supplements. In the
South The Galveston NecS. The Nao- Orleans Times
Democrat. The AiGRtd Constitution and The Charles
ton Aers and Courier have been much improved and
appear to be enjoying good degree of prosperity.
Macy othor papers show, by new 4resses Of type by
tho addition Of features, aud In cases. by
enlaTgementS that thu past year has been Of pros
pcrty generally to the Press of the country. To
each and all The TRIBUNE offers its hearty con-
gratulations
In the course Of long, hippant and in many re-
spects uncOmprehending article on American liters-
turc in BlackUoOd there 10 bic of criticism which
hits its mark In way the writer did not fOresee.
He suggests that Mr. HOwells should take a little
pains with his gentlemen. and adds: " We
allow 10 his favor the proverbla difficulty OF form
ing hero who shall not be or less lay figure.
but we hope tho experiment iineness. which IL very
different from refinement OF his Stanifords aud Fer
fba h.sf ,ar;oo do NJ.
Howels has reason; 4" his StaniiOrds and Ferrises"
are among the most faithful Of his social studies
and though net the best America can do are rop-
resentatives Of large class. The young man whose
devotion to n certain sort of conventional manner
and social creed often makes him obllvious OF real
refinement aud who is n thorough snOb at heart. is
perfectly well known IN American society We
have not TO look in Mr.. Howells's pages only for
Starifords to whom IL Llunder with a visiting card
Is OF more consequence than piece OF social treach
cry This young gentleman. fnical aud sometimes
curousy l-brcd. Is not an agreeable person TO con-
template in novel or drawing room, but his gentIl
Ity becomes every day more apparent. Mr.. How
ellis may be absolved from the charge OF encourage
ing him; but no IL the sort OF being whom Mr..
Henry James has for years been doing his best
to train.