New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
JOEL BARLOW TIE POET.
HIS BODY TO BE BROUGHT HOME TO HARTFORD
From poland.

FROM POLAND.
Hartford Conn, Dec. (SpcciaD.-The Connec'icu
Historical society viii memor alizc Congress Tor inc
transportation Of the body Of Joel Barlow tho poet ana
diplonat who was buried In Poland during the al
mnisraton OF President Madison. He was on a
mission 10 France for the Govcrnment and was on MS
way to meet Napoleon when ne slcEenei and died The
memorial viii be largely signed by the prominent neT
of the State.
The interest I'm the reorganization Of the Phoenix
Mutual Life Insurance Company of this city, has peeh
great the present week The company has gone
through some very remarkable experiences the last
year, and at last deal has been effected by winch
the policy holders obtain control Of the company D'
paying $3.50 a share and placing their interests In
the keeping of Commissioner Fyer for one year
President Goodman who owned controlling INTEREST
in the company prior TO January last. and, in fact
until after legislation by the last session OF the Zen
eral Assembly had forced him TO SALE received all
offer OF 100000 for that control by what was Know"
as the McFarlanc syndicate OF Philadelphia Inc
minority interests willing that the majority
should pass into the hands Of capitalists whom they
thought might wreck the company and they appeared
TO the Legislature TO help them QUE. IhlS was doh7
by an act which enabled the policy holders 10 pur-
chase the interest Of Mr. Goodman at S21O'ooo' th'
minority interest having first obtained 1t In trust ior
them This purchase accomplished this week. ann
new board OF directors selected, and the business
bly The affair has been unfortunate one all
around but II looks as IT, on the whole, the pohcy
holders had found the best way out OF the dmcutS'
which was to make IT purely mutual company Al
all events since the deal has been III prospect
the company has done more new business than IN
anv similar period for number Of years Inc III
rcctors will pursue totally different policy rom ina,
in vogue during President GoOdmans control ana
mite another from that anticipated In case the NC
Farane syndicate had completed The deal IhG on'
beav, Ioser by the transaction Mr.. Goodman VINO
sold for $3.50 900 that for which he had pah TooooV,
but for which he might have obtained SoOOooo hai
| f. not bccu for the intcrpOsOn of the Legislature
Interest in the free public library has been again
awakened little moro than year ago Juhius
Norcan NJ Iondon the wellknOwn banker, ohered
10 give slOO 600 toward founding free puOhc library
in this city Of which he IS native, ana seNeraI ohc'
gentlemen associated other gifts with his uhlh ue
amount reached S27j 900. These pledges lot te WORN
of building and maintaining library. 1urhIshlns It,
ETC are conditional upon the adding OF Fl2o'ooo 10
tho amount plelred in order that the plan may begin
With s4oO 600 I'm the treasury The Watkinson Ret
erence Library the WadswOtth Athcnaeum ana me
Historical Society all to be included In the scope
Of the work Nothing much has been done hlthcF'o
in the way Of gathering the balance of the fund.- Dut
now looks as II there would be successful at'ep'
to bring # up the required amount
The report Of tue state Factory Inspector which
has inst been issuel is mainly devoted 10 the discus
sion Of the poblems for ventilation ana the general IN
nr,vcment nf the sanitary regulations Of the factories
In the state The four matters Whlcn in. PI oau
finds recurring the at entlOn are NcilhdlJll' @
illness dangerous machinery and closets III many
e.rerts there ha, been improvements put thcre Is
nrcS -, be douc befor, the factories OF the state arr
in ali respects what they should be- Ihe nqpef 81
oueratvcs I'm the state IS ll2.3lJ calita uiHeSleu
500 5sO 90. wage, paid out annually, Ti3,'oi,-
5Is the value of the product represent
.Tnonds has made the most elaborate report on the
subject that has get been made