New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-29

who has made the splendid gifts MI. Corcofah mas
made to charity and TO art and TO induS'i'"' no'o
might be spared in his last days the ahnoS ""'' -
these pests.
A. c.o,,,s s,atue Of Professor Henry is pleas
ont change from the men on horseback VINO arc
careerIng. posing canterlnR ns ,n0
80, be in all directions in washington
Tbare il n network Of avenues crossing Ihe Guy
oblioueIv and these every few blocks Iace u h''o
mark in which there is almost always niaii VI "
critterv as the local vernacnlar mas H. 10 enec'
"a sometimes be widening as you Cross avenue Vor
avenue and see at the vanishing-point each time d
bronze man on bronze "cutter" standing out
AGAINST the sky. The pedestrian begins to wonder
wbether he is walking in circle or whether the
air is full of bronze on Z" critters The Henry
statue is as simple rs the man was. 1t Stands al
most in the shadow of the Smithsonian, on low
plain pedestal The figure wears a silk gown, which
one hand draws together i'll front, While tho other
rests upon book. The likeness is an admirable
one. and the face of the kindly. gentle professor
seems to be looking at you out of the Bronze most
lovable man was Joseph Henry-as modest as
he was learned, pure-hearted gent eman whose
nature spoke through his face His associates IN
the Smithsonian Institution were attached to him
by deep affect ion winch was real and not one OF
those formulas which are common. Both his per
sona and scientific friends always felt that much
of the credit which was given to Morse as the IN
ventor Of the telegraph belonged TO hun, but no
would never make any claim to it.
gentleman who returned not long ago from South
America and who has kept up an accurate observa-
ton of affairs there since that time. said to-day
that the damage which was done 10 American inter
ests and influence in South America by the course
Dc tla RAJ al II.
Blaine issimply incalculable Every reckless charge
or insinustion ON tho subject, however
obsnrd bas beer rrproduced in big
letters by the South American newspapers, until
the idea has been thoroughly instilled into the
minds of many of the people there that the whole
attempt to intervene between Peru and Chile was
a lob" Seeing much OF corruption Themselves
said this gentleman. they are more ready 10 De-
heye il than they would be otherwise Ii has done
| vast amount of harm, and there never was more
| baseless idea" This gentleman, 1t may be well "a
| add. while on good terms with Mr. Blaine, is not
one of his partisans either politically or personally
| Mrs. Katherine Chase-for she now signs her
| self. having finally acted upon the permission oil
| the courts and the advice OF her counsel 10 drol
| the name of the man who has tried perslstently
and of late most outrageously, to lnjuic her goou
name-is living quietly at her fathers old home
! Edqewood busy with the care and instruction Of
| her children.
| II isn't often that IA man really kills two birds
with one stone hut Mr. Sunset Cox really Seems
10 have accomplished that feat with his letter u
the Irish Convention IN Philadelphia AT least this
has been suggested on all sides here. On the one
hand his district is IRISH to degree. and after thai
letter he ought be of perpetual recollection
with or without a regular nomination. On The
| other hand are there not various professional
Irishmen so to speak. in the next House ot Repre-
sentatiyes, and is not Mr. Cox a candidate TO
| Speakerf The IIor. Pat" Collins, of MaSsachu
setts. aud John +. Finerty. Of Chicago, will be II
| the next House. William +. Robinson. Of New
York. would probably vote for Mr.. Cox anyhow
But there are also Patrick Is. Tuy OF California
! J. II. Murphy OF Iowa; Robert w. Fyan. OF MIS-
souri,. and Martin A. ForaD. of Cleveland. witt
others. That letter may bring Mr.. Cox half
dozen votes, and it makes his canvass almost for
midabe. d. D. l.