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DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
FIRST EDITION
OBITUAIIY.
GEORGE rEA302)!f.
Death of the Millionaire Philanthro
pist A Sketch of His Career,
with an Account of His
Princely Bene
factions. A cable despatch from Loudon pononnces t!io
dcuth of George Peabody, tliu prince of merchants
t ml philanthropists, whoso fanio, like his benevo
lence, has become the common property of two
liunlsphorcs.
The renbody Family.
The Paybodysworc an ancient Leicestershire family,
one member of which, Francis Faybody, In the year
1035, at the age of twenty-one, embirKed at London
for New Englaml, ami Ilnally settled at Topsllelil, In
Massachusetts, where he erected a mansion house,
and built a mill, both of which arc still standing.
Francis Paybotty was prominent lu Topslleld on ac
count both of his wealth and his usefulness, lly his
wife Mary, daughter of Reginald Foster, he had
fourteen children. His eldest son was an ancestor,
lu the fifth generation, or the millionaire philanihvo
piat. George Penbodv'n Early Life.
Cieorge Peabody was born In the town of Pauvcrs,
In Massachusetts, on the 18th of February, 17!I5. At
that time, the period devoted to education among
thof e destined to an active business life was not
generally so long as It Is In the present day ; and this
was the case even In families placed in more ailment
circumstances than were the parents of George Pea
body. Hence, at the age of eleven, he
found himself established as clerk to Mr.
Froctor, a grocer In his native town,
and a man of sterling worth. At tho age of tlftesn,
he left Danvers to seek a wider and more congenial
sphere for the business talents that already began to
show themselves. Hut the unsettled nature of the
times had cast a gloom over the commercial world,
and the prospect was not very inviting to the youth
ful adventurer. After living a year with his grand
father, Mr. Dodge, in Thetford, Vermont, ho went,
in the spring of 1811, to Newburyport, to be clerk to
his brother, David Peabody, who had Just opened
there a draper's shop. This service, however, was
not of long duration. .Soon after his settlement, a
fire (since known as the great lire of Newburyport)
destroyed his brother's premises and property, along
with a considerable portion of the business part of
the town.
In Business nt Georgetown, I). C.
Left thus again w.thout employment, George Pea
body Joined his nnclc, John Peabody, who (likewise
a sufferer by the disaster In Newburyport, where he
had for years been an extensive ship-owner) now
established himself in Georgetown, in the District of
Columbia, with tho hope of rebuilding his shattered
fortune. This took place in 1S12. Though stil lonly in
his seventeenth year, the management of the busl-
ness mainly devolved upon the nephew, in whose
name it was conducted ; and during tho two years of
this association, he gave still clearer proofs than
bclore of his adaptation to commercial pursuits.
A Brief Career n a Holdler.
During the earlier portion of his residence in
Georgetown, Mr. Peabody responded promptly to the
call of his country. The threatened war with Great
Britain was then inevitable, for the British licet had
ascended the Potomac and was menacing the na
tional capital The patriotism of the young mer
chant was aroused, and although he had not yet
reached the age at which military service could be
Imposed, he Joined a volunteer company of artillery,
and soon found himself on duty at Fort Warburton,
which commanded Jhe river approach to Washing
ton. Tho expected attack was not, however, made;
and Mr. Peabody returned to the peaceful, aud to
him more congenial, avocations of business. For
this service, together with a previous short service
at Newburyport, Mr Peabody, a short tirao previous
to his death, received one of the grants of one hun
dred acres of land bestowed under certain condi
tions, by act of Congress, upon the defenders of the
republic at this perilous time.
In Business nt Baltimore.
The affairs of the partnership with his uncle did
not prosper as the ambitious young merchant do
Bired, and he soon saw that, if he remained In it, he
would become responsible lor debts that he had not
contracted. At tho end of two years, therefore, he
withdrew from the concern and formed a business
association which was destined to lay the foundation
pf his princely fortune. He entered into partnership
with Mr. iSlisha ltlgg, in the wholesale dry goods
business, the capital being furnished by Mr. Iliifgs,
while Mr. Peabody assumed the uctive management
of the affairs of the concern. The new euierprl.se
proved successful from the start, and In lsir the
iirm removed lrom Georgetown to Baltimore. In a
few years the business had assumed such propor
tions that. In 1322 branch establishments were opened
in Philadelphia and New York city. In the yew isa
Mr. Mggs retired from the partnership, and Mr.
, Peabody became the nominal as well as the actual
head of the business. Mr. KlKga, in his retirement,
took up his residence in New York city, where he
died lu 1S6J, leaving a name highly respected aud
honored.
It was lu 1827 that Mr. Peabody made his first Jour
ney to Europe, whither he went for the purpose of
purchasiug goods. On the retirement of Mr. liigs
from the iirm, it became necessary for him to nuke
annual visits to the Old World, anil frequently he
was entrusted by the State of Maryland with fnipor-
tant financial negotiations on Its behalf, all of which
were conducted by hlra lu au eminently successful
and satisfactory manner.
Heroine a Itesldcnl of London.
Early in 1837 ho removed to England, but still
maintained his association with the tlrm of Peabody,
ltlggs nntll the year 1843, when the partner
hhip was dissolved.
The character of tho business in which Mr. Pea-
body entered on his withdrawal from tho linn of
Peabody, ltiggs A Co., has been generally known in
this country us that of a banker, but, according to
the clussiiication used In English commercial and
llnanclal circles, this is erroneous. He never trans
acted a regular banking business, according to the
English acceptation of the term. Although tho two
countries speak tho same language, tho designations
of tho various classes of business in England and
the United States differ. The merchant here is the
warehouseman in England, and tho merchant there
is the banker here, w o have no tradesmen as a
clasB, and yet in England every dealer in goods bo
low the rank of a warehouseman that is, one who
sells goods by wholesale is designated a tradesman.
In the common acceptation of Englishmen, the
various kinds of business transacted in the metropo-
lis and other largo towns rank In the following
order, viz. : Bankers, merchant, brewers, manu
facturers, warehousemen, and tradesmen. In all
leases, writs, suits at law, and other legal docu
ments, Mr. Peabody, like every member of the lirms
of Iiotnaohilds or Barings, would be styled a mer
chant that Is, one who deals In invoices, bills of
lading, bills of exchange, stocks, bonds, govern
ment loans, and other securities. From this It will
be seen that his business was of the most compre-
hensive character, and by its multiform ramifications
his colossal fortune was rapidly accumulated.
if,
THE LATE GEORGE PEABODY, ESQ
Services to the Public.
On more than one occasion during his early busi
ness career in England, Mr. Peabody's Judgment,
Integrity, and vast llnanclal resources have been of
eminent public service, both to his native land and
to the land of his adoption. During the commercial
crisis in 1835, he was made, under an act of the
Maryland Assembly, one of three commissioners to
negotiate a loan for that State The transaction was
successfully completed. In recognition of this and
other services, the General Assembly of Maryland,
Ih 1849, expressed in public resolutions the obliga
tions of the State to him. In 1851 he also bore the
entire expense of arranging the American depart
ment of the Great International Exhibition of Lon
don, and In the following year, when Mr. Henry
Gnnnell generously offered his vessel, tho Advance,
for a second expedition, under Dr. Kane, to the
Arctic seas, in search of Sir John Franklin, Mr. Pea
body again came forward with his liberality, and by
a gift of 810,000 defrayed the expenses of the voyage.
He Gives London a "Fourth of July" Sensa
tion. Mr. Peabody's first capital stroke in reputation
was made on the 4th of July, 1851. The old grudge
ol England towards her revolted colonies remained.
Seventy-five years had not wiped out the disgrace.
The Time held up to ridicule our meagre show in
the Exhibition, Punch caricatured our industrial
products, the Royal Commission had given us but a
stinted welcome, and the cold shoulder was turned
to our exhibitors in nearly all public entertainments.
To change all this Mr. Peabody proposed to give to
Americans and Englishmen on the day of our I
national-anniversary the grand fete of tho season, j
He suggested his plan to Mr. Lawrence, who, before i
committing himself in its favor, laid it before the
Duke of Wellington. It met tho Duke's approval, and j
he promised to give it his hearty co-operation. No '
greater success was ever achieved. Willis' rooms, tho .
famous Almack's, the lady patronesses or which wore ,
the Duchess of Norfolk, the Marchionesses ' of Ely,
Londonderry, an ! Westminster, tho Countesses of ;
Jersey, Klnnoull, and Liohtield, Viscountess Palmer- !
ston, and Lady Clinton, whoso rules proscribed tho j
introduction of any lady whom a patroness did not
visit, or any gentleman who was not presented by a
lady whose name was on her visiting list, were ob-
tained for the occasion by the Influence of the "Iron
Duke." Tho programme prescribed a concert and ,
an assembly. The operatic corps of Her Majesty's
Theatre, including Grlsl, Alboni, Viardot, and Mario, j
was engaged. The bll-room, 100 feet by 40, deco- j
rated.with gilt columns and pilasters, classic me
dallions and mirrors, was lighted by five hundred
wax lights in cut glass lustres. The entertainment
was elegant and profuse. When It became known
that the Duke of Wellington was to be present, every
social objection was removed. The elite of the aris (
tocracy not only accepted but sought invitations .
More than 1700 persons were present, and it turned ;
out to be the most brilliant assembly of tho mos '.
famous season of London, chronicled by all the news
papers of the kingdom. i
Mr. Peabody was not then, nor for many year ;
afterwards, lu society. The days of exelusivenes
where the oligarchy of a set rules, have not gone by j
in England. His brilliant international entertain i
incnt broke down no social barriers; it gave him re
now n, but not society. He was engaged in business
distinguished, indeed, for wealth and hospitality, but
nothing more, without family, or rank, or title, or
otllce, and hence he was black-balled at the Reform
Club and scratched from the Minister's list for tho
(Queen's levees. To his own credit, it could be said
that, after ho had made a position lor mmscii ne
held aloof from all solicitations from tho latter, and
declined a public invitation to become a member of
the former.
lie i:tiibllnbos the "Four 111 of July" Dinner in
London.
The celebration of the Fourth of July by a public
dinner was inaugurated by Mr. Peab3dy in isr2, and
was continued every year up to 1359, at which time
tho American Association in London, a club formed
for charitable purposes, succeeded to the honor.
There are thousands in both countries who recall
with pleasure those occasions of national reunion. '
In one lntt.mee. only did any occurrence mar the
festivity.
lie KetilcM a Nice Point Sumninrlly.
During the year that Mr. (now General) Sickles
held the post of Secretary of Legation, it was pro
posed that the annual dluuer should be by subscrip
tion, in order to give it a more general and public
character. The plan recieved the approbation of
Mr. Peabody, who requested, however, that, while
all the proceedings were managed by a committee,
he might be allowed to pay tne expenses. Upon this
understanding the plan was made, the tickets Issued,
aud Mr. Peabody elected to preside. A dlU'erence
arose at One of the preliminary meetings about the
toasts. "The day we celebrate," it was agreed
should come first, but tho second toast, should it bo
"Tho President" or "The liueen!" Mr. Peabody
was strong for tho latter, urging that residence In
England, tho unblemished character of her
Majesty, deference to his invited English
guests, aud ills own custom hitherto,
warranted giving precedence to the toast to the
Cjueen. Mr. Sickles argued that tho dinner being a
national celebration, made so not ouly by tho day,
but by the presence of the American Minister, self
respect, loyalty, and custom demanded tiiat honor
should be shown first to the Chief Magistrate of tho
I'nlted States. Mr. Peabody rejoined that all
scruples might be waived by toasting tho iueen
first, as a womau, to which Mr. sickles responded
that it was not the woman but the ruler to whom
the toast did honor. Tho discussion was sharp.
Neither yielded. No formal vote was taken. It
was understood when the meeting broke up thai
the decision rested with tho Committee of
Arrangements, there being no doubt, how
ever, that the feelings of tho majority were
with Mr. Sickles. The result was unfortunate
for, whatever may have been the arraugement on
the paper prepared by the committee, Mr. Peabody,
unaccustomed to dictation, after "The Day we
Celebrate" had been drunk, proposed, with the usual
complimentary preface, "The Health of her Ma
jesty Queen Victoria." The toast was received
coldly, Mr. Sickles ami his friends refusing to honor
it, and Immediately withdrawing from the table,
An acrimonious controversy followed In newspapers
and pamphlets, exciting a bitterness of feeling which
never entirely subsided.
He Found the Dnnvers Institute.
In the year 1852, when the citizens of his native
town, Danvers, celebrated the hundredth year of
their corporate existence, Mr. Peabody, though nn
able to be present at their festivities, gave a tangi
ble proof of his interest in them, by presenting a gift
of 120,000 to found an institute and library for the
benefit of the people. To this anniversary gift he
subsequently added largo donations, amounting in
all, along with the original sum, to upwards of
1200,000.
The Pnnlc of 1S57.
Although his commercial activity was uninterrupted
from the time of his entrance into the partnership
with Mr. lilggs, and he never encountered a single
reverse, Mr. Peabody at times found hlmseif In diftl
cult circumstances, the most noticeable, occasion of
this character occurring during the great panic of
1657. The financial storm was hurrying across the
Atlantic. Tidings of commercial disasters in the
United States, like scuds that herald the tornado,
came almost dally. Trust companies had suspended
payment, railroad bonds, city securities, and State
stocks hod failed to meet their indebtedness ; orders
for the shipment of goods were countermanded ; old
established importing houses had stopped payment
and remittances from America, without which, like
the sunshine and dew withdrawn from vegeta
tion, the productions of England languish and
dio, censed to arrive. So sulden a financial crisis
had never been known. To every firm In Europe
doing business with America it threatened serious
calamity. The provincial towns of England felt the
Bhcck llrst, and accounts of tho disasters filled the
local columns of the country newspapers. Tho
largest manufacturers of Manchester, Birmingham,
and Sheilleld were in difficulties. Banks in tho me
tropolis began to refuse discount, and tho prime
stocks in Capel Court became worthless to secure
advances. Rumors ail'ecting the oldest houses of
London were In circulation. It was said that the
Barings had hesitated to accept the bilU of their
foreign correspondents; that Sir Lionel Roths
child hud been refused accommodations at
the Bank of England, and that Overend
Gurney A Co. were declining to receive the most
approved commercial paper. Peabody & Co. shared
largely In the general distrust. For several days
they were supposed to be tottering. A thousand rn-
mors were atloat, and even the city article of tho
Times encouraged suspicion regarding "an Import
ant American firm." It was the occasion of all
others to try the virtue of solvency. Instead of
battling with phantoms, Mr. Peabody went to the
directors of the Bank of England, made an exact
statement of his affairs, and exhibited his securities.
No higher encomium was ever passed on the integ
rity of a commercial man than when, by unanimous
vote, the Board advanced on Mr. Peabody's obliga
tions a million pounds sterling.
His Firm Visit to His Native Country.
after his removal to England, occurred in 1657, after
an absence of nearly twenty years. During this
visit he can-led out an Intention formed long before,
of founding in the cl-y of Baltimore an Institution
upon a much larger scale than that established in
the town of his birth.
He Founds I be Penboily Institute nt Baltimore.
The scheme was to comprise a large free library,
the periodical delivery of lectures by eminent lite
rary and scientific men, an academy of music, a gal
lery of art, aud accommodation for the Maryland
Historical Society. For this purpose he gave fnw,
0U0, to which he at one time added 1200,000, in 1800
giving an additional $500,000, aud again, during his.
visit to this country last summer, $4oo,ooo more.
Tho latter donation consisted of three hundred
thousand dollars of Tennessee six per cent, bonds
and one hundred thousand dollars of Virginia six
Iter cent, bonds. This sum was .designed by the
donor for the erection of a building similar to aud
adjoining the present institution, the site for which
is already purchased. Any remainder of tho above
amount after the construction of the new building
is to bo applied to a gallery of painting and sculpture.
Mr. Peabody, in a letter making the donation, re
ferred' to tho pecuniary difficulties of Tennessee,
but expressed confidence in the great natural re
sources of the State and high sense of honor of her
people, and advised the trustees to keep these bonds
for the present, as they are Increasing in value, and,
when necessary, to dispose of tho highest-priced
I'nlted States bonds held by tho trustees. '
The corner-stone of tho first building was laid In
1658, but the completion of tho structure was delayed
for some years by the unsettled state of the country.
In his letter to the trustees, he afforded a glimpse of
his largo-hearted benevolence and universal sympa
thies. Towards the conclusion, he said :
"My earnest wish to promote, at all times, a spirit
of harmony and good-will in society, my aversion to
intolerance, bigotry, and pat ty rancor, and my en
during respect and love for the happy institutions of
our prosperous republic, impel me to express the
wish that the lustituto I have proposed to you shall
always be strictly guarded against the possibility of
being made a theatre for the dissemination or dis
cussion of sectarian theology or party politics; that
it shall never minister, in any manner whatever, to
political dissension, to Infidelity, to visionary theories
of a pretended philosophy, which may be aimed at the
subversion or the approved morals of society; that
It shall never lend its aid or influence to the propaga
tion of opinions tending to create or encourage sec.
tirTual Jealousies lu our happy country, or which
may lead to the alienation of the people of one State
or section of the Union from those of another, but
that it Bhull be so conducted, throughout its whole
career, as to teaoh political aud religious charity,
toleration, and beneficence, and prove Itself to be
in all contingencies and conditions, the true friend
of our inestimable Union, of the salutary institutions
of free government, aud of liberty regulated by law."
During his Drat sojourn In the United states, towns
and public bodies vied with each other in so!ng to
hent.r thtlr distinguished countryman. With his
characteristic modetty, Mr. Peabody declined all
such proposals, with one exception that of his na
tive town. The enthusiastic reception he met Wittt
from the people of Danvers has left aa Impression on
all concerned that will not soon bo eiLvced. 11 j re
turned to England in 1858.
Ill Gift to the Poor of London.
A few years after his return to London, ho set
about giving effect to his long-cherished Intention
of doing something for thepoorof London. Whether
we consider the princely magnitude of tho gift, or
the wise application that his been made of It, thli
scheme of benevolence is one of the grandest on re
cord, cither in ancient or modern times. Tiie sum t
bestowed, anil the dates of their announcement, arj
as follows: March 12, 1802, XlBit.tmn; January 29,
lSflfi, 100,000; and December 5, 18iW, KM),nno;
making a total of jfSSO.iOP. given "to ameliorate the
condition of the poor" of London. Tills almost un
paralleled, generosity awakened a grateful response
in the hearts of Englishmen. Unfortunately, in one
jense, though not lu another, it was not easy to Had
a tangible mode of expressing tho deep gratitude
aiid genuine admiration that had bden aroused in
the community. The same feelings that led Mr. Pea
body to decline the public acknowledgments of the
cities of his native laud In 157, prevented him from
accepting tho honors which were ready to lie
showered upon him. The freedom of the city was
bestowed upon him by the Corporation of London:
and acknowledgments from many other public bodies
were freely offered. Arrangements were also en
tered into for I he erection of his statue. The only
occasion on which he appeared in public was at the
close of the Working-Classes' Exhibition in the
Guildhall, in ISM, when he received a most enthusi
astic reception.
ReroKnition ol His Generosity In England.
But this did not satisfy the gratitude of the Eng
lish nation, and a few years ago It was proposed to
confer npon Mr. Peabody either a baronetcy or the
Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. Mr. Peanody,
still true to his American Instincts, declined them
both, and when asked what gift, If any, he would
accept, he replied: "A letter from the Queen of
England which I may carry across tho Atlantic, and
deposit as a memorial of one of her most faithful
sons." To this request a ready response was given
by a letter, which has since been deposited, along
with the portrait of her Majasty, in the Peabody In
stitute at Danvers. In this letter, which was dated
Windsor Castle, March 28, 18C6, the Cjueen said :
"The queen hears that Mr. Peabody intends shortly
to return to America, and she would be sorry that
he should leave England without being assured by
herself how deeuly she appreciates the noble act of
more than princely munificence by which he has
sought to relieve the wants of her poorer subjects
rcbfding In Loudon. It is an act, as the Queen be
lieves, wholly without parallel, and which will carry
its best reward in the consciousness of having con
tributed so largely to the assistance of those who
can little help themselves.
"The (Jucen would not, however, have been satis
fled without giving Mr. Peabody some public mark
of her sense of his munlilcence, and she would
gladly have conferred upon htm cither a baronetcy
or the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, but
that she understands Mr. Peabody to feel himself
debarred from accepting such distinctions.
"It only remains, therefore, for the Queen to givo
Mr. Peabody this assurance of her personal feelings,
which she would further wish to mark by asking
him to accept a miniature portrait of herself, which
she will desire to have paluted for him, and which,
when finished, can either be sent to ill in in America,
or given to him on the return which sho rejoices to
bear he meditates to the country that owes him so
much."
To this letter Mr. Peabody mado the following
response :
"TnK Palace Hotel, Bcckinwiam Oatr. London.
April 8, 18C0.-Malain : 1 feel sensibly my Inability
tn pxnrcHH in adenuate terms the irraUllciitlon with
which 1 have read the letter which your Majesty has
done me the high lienor of transmitting by the hands
ol tan Kusbeii.
"On the occasion which has attracted your Ma
jesty's attention, of setting apart a portion of my
property to ameliorate the condition aud augment
tho comforts of the poor of Loudon, I have been
actuated by a deep sense of gratitude to God, who
has blessed me with prosperity, and of attachment
to this great country, where, under your Majesty's
benign rule, i nave received so mucn personal Kind
ness and enjoyed so many jreura of happiness.
Next to the approval of my own conscience,
I shall always prize " the assurance which
vour Majesty's letter conveys to me of the
approbation of the Queen of Kngland,
whose whole life has attested that her exalted sta
tion has in no degree diminished her sympathy with
the humblest of her subjects. The portrait which
your Majesty is graciously pleased to bestow on me,
I shall value as the most gracious heirloom that I
can leave in the land of my birth, where, together
with the letter which your Majesty has addressed to
me, it will ever be regarded as au evidence of the
kindly feeling of tho Queen of the United Kingdom
towards a citizen of the United Stages.
"I have the honor to be
"Your Majesty's most obedient servant,
"Gsokub Pkabody."
His Second Visit to the United Htutes.
During the civil war lu the United States, Mr. Pea
body remained in England, taking no part whatever
in the struggle, either by action or public expression
or sympathy. By birth he was a Northern man, but
his business relations in tills country had been prin
cipally with the South and with Southern men, and
it was therefore natural, and perhaps excusable, that
he should take an entirely neutral stand, deviated
from, however, in a gift of fio.OOO to the Saiitary
Fund. But as soon as the war was fairly closed, he
paid another visit to tho United States, arriving in
locc and remaining nearly a year, aud during his
stay gave ample proof that he sincerely desired to
promote the best interests of the Southern States.
The Southern Udnrntionnl Fund and Oilier
Jlr iielaclious.
The number and niuniliceiice of his benefactions
during this visit will appear nltno.U incredible. To
Phillips Academy, in Andover, he gave 25,nj'i; to
the Newburyport Library, Jl5,oi); ti buildinjr a new
church in Geoigetown, Massachusetts, ftifct.ojo;
to a library In the same town, $i,iuit; to
the Essex Institute, at Salem, fU0,09; to tho
library nt Thetford, Vermont, fsiuii; to the
Massachusetts Historical Society, in Boston, S-.'O.ooii ;
to the Peabody Institute of Archeology, at Cam
bridge, 8160,000; to found a geological branch at
Yale College, 1150,000; to the Peabody Institute, at
Baltimore, the additional gift, alluded to above, of
1500,000-, to the Maryland Historical Society, ?2),n0');.
to Kenyan -College, Ohio, 125,000; and for a library lu
Georgetown,!). U., ii,ooo; besides an additional
gift to the Peabody Institute at Danvers, and J1.4W,.
000 which wcro distributed among his relatives In
thiB country. But the crowning benefaction of this
vlBit was the foundation of the Southern Educa
tional Fund. The fund was entrusted by
Mr. Peabody to the management of a
Hoard of Trustees, composed of eminent mwn of
both sections of the country, in whoso hands, during
his second visit, he placed money and securities
amounting to $1,500,000, to which was a ided, last
sunimer, another million. By his direction, and
under the direct miperlntendcnee of tho Rev. Dr.
Sears, the general agent selected by tha Board of
Trustees, the Interest and part of the principal of
this vast sum is being applied to the assistance of
schools and the general promotion of education iu
the Southern States, without distinction of rae or
color.
ltccounlllou of Hi Benevolence In the l ulled
I 111 4 Me
After his muniueeut gifts to tho cause of educa
tion in this country, a fitting testimonial in recogni
tion was ordered by tho Government. This testi
monial Is in tho form of a symbolical niouiiment.
It consists of a pedestal of ebony, three Inches wide,
eight Inches long, aud au Inch anil a half In height,
on which rises a purple velvet block, six and a half
Inches long and two and a half high. On this rises
a masstvo gold plinth, resting on the oentre of
which la an upright medal, the front disk
of which pre'sents an excellent medallion profile or
Mr. Peabody. On the obverse disk of the medal
the following inscription is cut: "The people or the
United States W George Peabody, in acknowledg
ment of his beneficent promotion of universal c Hi
catlon." On the right hand of the medallion like
ness rises a female statue, representing "Benevo
lence," holding a lnnrel bough. On the left of the
medal are two nude figures of children, white and
black. The white child points proudly to tho medallion
face, while tho black, pointing to himself, according
to the idea of tho artist, appears to ask if he, too,
is to be benefitted. Behind thit group rises a thrc3
trutiked palmetto .tree. Beneath tho obverse disk
is a collection of the symbols of education. In tho
centre is a mounted geographical globe, which re
volves at tho touch. Below thlt, an unrolled m ip
of the United States, with the Blind and school
books at the right and left. The testimonial was
completed a little over a year ago.
Ills I.nst Visit to the United States.
In the early part of last summer, Mr. Peabody
made still another visit to tho United States, hoping
to find relief in his railing health, which, however,
was bnt little improved during his sojourn. During
this visit, in addition to the donation or l.),00Jto
the Peabody Institute at Baltimore an 1 il,0-)J,0).) to
the Southern Kducatlonal Fund, already referred to,
he gave o,000 to Washington College, at Lexing
ton, Va., the institution over which General Leo
presides.
On the 29th or September last he again departed
rrom Englond, snlling on that day rrom New York
lu the steamer Bcotla. His health continued to rail
after his return, and last evening, at half-past 11
o'clock, the great philanthropist breathed his last, at
the ripe om ago or seventy-four.
Mr. Peabody never married-a ract that occa
sioned many speculations. Atone time it was ru
mored that ho was about to marry Miss Burdett
Coutts, but the rumor proved to be raise. In per
son, the great philanthropist was tall and well built,
and his countenance had all the appearance of that
benevolence for which he was distinguished, aud lu
manners he was most genial and Inviting. There
will, or course, be a great interest manifested by the
public In both countries to learn what disposition he
has made of the princely fortune which he accumu
lated In London, and which Is variously estimated at
from twenty to thirty millions of dollars.
A Knininnry of Ills Benefactions.
The following summary of his benefactions is the
best and most eloquent eulogy that we can pro
nounce upon his life :
To the Institute at Baltimore f 1,400,003
To the Institute at Danvers.
200,000
To the Poor or Loudon
To the Southern Educational Fund.
To Harvard University
To Yale College
1,750,000
2,500,000
i5o,oeo
150,000
To Washington College. .
00,000
To other objects 3Stf,0O0
Making a total or JO.mo.ooj
To this amount should be added the princely ror
tune or 81,400,000 which was distributed among his
relatives during his second visit to the United States,
making a grand total or 7,990,030 distributed by him
during his lifetime in amounts or noticeable size.
While so Tree and open-handed In his public bene
factions, however, in private charities he was Tar
outdone by others. He appeared to regard hlmscir
as the trustee of an immense fund for tho
benefit of common humanity, but choose
to bestow his charity In a way that would bring forth
great and noticeable results; and, conscious that
he did his full duty in this respect, left to others of a
different temperament the alleviation of individual
cases of suifering and distress.
TIIE REGIONS OF ICE. '
Four Hxnetlltloiis nt Work In the Frigid Zone
The Konte t the North Pole ltesullu ol the
Kecenl Kxiuoriuioiia.
The Wener-XHhmn has obtained Information con
cerning the late voyage of the Albert in the Polar
seas from Dr. iiessol luonelf. The Albert is the first
vessel that has crossed the Spitsbergen sea, at 76
aeg. 10 ueg. 4.1 mm. norm lauuiac, irora me soutn
ooast of Spltzbergen to the northern coast of Nova
Zembia, She reached the most northern point of
or tier voyage (o aeg. 14 mm. nortn latitude, 00 neg.
52 min. east latitude), on the 2.CI1 or June. The ice.
which extended as far as Llofdebay, formed a solid
and impassable barrier, sotnac the proposed visit to
Glllis' Land had to be abandoned. On tho 23d Juno
she arrived at King's Bay, on the western coast of
Spit.bergen A landing waa effected and an excur
sion made, but tho attempt proved both dlltloult and
dangerous, on account of the torrents of snow-water
which streamed from the glaciers on every side.
The next point on the proposed route was tho
Belsund, but the way was choked with pack-ice. The
ship lay off the South Capo ou the 2'ith of June, aud
as a south wind had sprung up another attempt was
made to reach Gillis' Laud, but without success, as
the Ice was still iirm, and lay further to the south
than before. The anchor was cast, aud several hunt
ing expeditions undertaken to Amsterdam island,
Dames' Island, and Clover Cliff. A large number of
birds, particularly ducks, were shot, aud many re
mains of the Dutch settlement of tiie seventeenth
century were found.
The ruins ot eleven boiling-houses, and great
heaps of old barrels and the bleaehel bonos of
whales strewed the shore. There, too, stood numer
ous gravestones, with their pious Dutch and Ger
man inscriptions, the only remaining record? of
long-forgotten toll. Dr. Bessel took some photo
graphic views of the most striking features of tlia
landscape and a number of sketches iu water
colors. As the way to the north was still blocked un, the
vessel turned her head southwards, and on the iioth
June she was sixteen sea miles south of the Cape.
The season was so unfavorable that it, was liupissi
ble to make even the Thousand Islands, but their
position, which is placed so far to the north in the
Swedish maps, was rectitied, and tho southern point
of Hope Island was determined with exactitude.
The ice extended almost to Cape Nassau, and the
captain resolved to sail a'ong its borders in the direc
tion of Nova Zembla. Though Dr. Bessel and the
second mate wished to laud at the latter point, the
captain thought the sea was running too hlirh to
permit of the attempt being made without danger.
On the 21st of August the Albert began her liom.'
ward voyage. A large number of meteorological ob
servations were made and some interesting zoolo
gical specimens were secured with tho dre -lira,
Three other vessels, belonging respectively to
England, Norwny, aoU Russia, have also been en
gaged this summer In explorluir the Arctic regions.
The first of these, the Diana, is the property of Mr.
Lajuont, a member of the Koyal Geographical
Society. She sailed from Glasgow ou the 2nt:i of
April, having that gentleman, Mr. W. L"vs-y, Mr.
smltn. and a crew of twenty-one men, ii'iider the
command of Captain Iversou, h Norwegian, on
board. The purpose of these gentlemen was partly
scientific discovery and partly sport. To-y, too. jolt
the unfavorable liiiluence of the season! Tliouirii
they reached Nova Zambia iu May and SpiUoergcn
in June, they were unable to pass the eightieth
degree. Ten years ajjo Mr. Lamont succ!(;,,., tu
pushing further to tne north In a sailing vessel. In
other respects they were more successful, as 011
their voyage, und during a few weeks' stav in Nor
way, 011 their whv home, they succeeded lu killing
80 walruses, wo large seals, 2 bears, and loi stags.
Thev also brought home with them abjut lu tons
of oil.
The Norwegian e::pedltlin. If we can call a slaide
small sloop by so hlgii-soiiudtug a name, was under
the conimaiid of Captain Carlson, toe celebrated
walrus-lnuiter. Undaunted by the evil name II.
bears, he pushed boldlv into the Cariau Sea ami
found it free from Ice. He sailed ulong the Siberian
coast, which is Hat and covered with hushes, while
the bottom is oozy, until lis reached llio Whlto
Islands, a few m'les lrom tho mouth of the Obi. His
adventurous voyage was well repaid la a pecuniary
point of view, as lie secured '-'IIS walruses, ilil gr.iat
seals, and 3 polar bear.-', the value ol which he csti
mates at about 7.100 thaiers.
The Kushlnn expedition was fitted out by Mr.
Slderoit for tho purpose of establishing a direct
coinmiiiiicatiou by sea between Norway and Siberia.
The (ieorgo left Hanuuerfest 011 the 81 of Aug.ist,
under the command of Captain Rloek. Her plan
was to reach und sail up the Obi, aud Captain Carl
sen believes she will accomplish her purpose, unless
the sandbanks at the iiioutu of the river present an
unexpected and Insurmountable obstacle. It seuis
that these seas are free rrom ice at least four mouths
in the yeur, and as the distance between Var la iu
Norway and the mouths of the Obi may be traversed
by steam in rrom three to Tour days, eight voyages
might easily be made iu a season. Should Mr. Side
roff succeed in his plan, the commercial importance
or the route will be vory great.
A negro clergyman addressed his congregation
thus: "B'lov'd brodron and sisters, you dono
how to tell the suceps from do goats. Bery well !
I shall ask you which ob dem bab do wool, and
which ob dem tab do hair t"
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TZ3LSOXlArZX.
AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTH.
Ex -President Johnson's Latest Master
Stroke lie Banquets the Ten
nessee Legislature Arrest
of a Memphis Murderer
Baltimore in Mourn
ing for Peabody.
i:if., Etc.
EHc.
i:tc, i:c.
FROM THE SOUTH.
ArrcHt of a .Inrdrrrr.
Despatch to The Eoeninu TeUrraph.
Memimiis, Nov. 5 Joseph McDonald, for- ,
nicrly a member of tho police force, and who,
about two years since, shot and killed Ills wife,
was arrested here on Wednesday.
ninlion ritr.Kcrnld,
of Arkansas, passed through this city yesterday
en route to Koine to attend the Oecumenical
Council.
.T. D.
It is said that Jefferson Davis Is to become
President of a life Insurance company iu this
city, and rceido at Hernando, Mississippi.
The HnceH.
There were yesterday over fifty horses at the
race track entered for the races next week. The
sport promises to be the finest ever witnessed
here. The track, which Is new. is said to be
one of tho finest in the United States. Turfmen
express themselves as well satisfied with the
efforts of the Chickasaw Jockey Club and the
efforts made. Should tho weather permit, the
attendance nt the races will fully equal that at
the fair.
Whnt Does Andy Mennf
Despatch to The Hcenintj TeUgrapK
Nashville, Tcun., Nov. 5. Andy Johnson,
who still clings to Nashville, has extended an
invitation to tho i.eidslaUire, which was an
nounced in that body yesterday, asking the
members to a banquet to be given at the Stacy
House to night. Following on tho heels of his
defeat, this show ot hospitality has puzzled tho
quidnunc, and the question now Is what docs
It all mean? A few sages, with nn extraordinary
nir of wisdom, mysteriously hint that Senator
Brownlow will have returned to his long home
before many months, although the very latest
advices from Knoxvillc represent the Parson in"
tolerably good health and, preparing to start for
Washington.
The ConHtltutlnnnl Convention Bill
is not going to glide through tho Senate in its
present shape, and it may bo considerably modi
fied before becoming a law.
Respect to the Memory of Pcnbody.
Special Despatch to The livening Telegraph.
Baltimore, Nov. 5. The Peabody Institute
is to bo draped In mourning iu consequence of
Peabody's death. Some admirers of the deceased
here havo already draped their stores. It is ex
pected that tho citizens of Baltimore will make
an iinposiug demonstration soon to his iflemory.
v"-' The Klenmer l.elpnic
is hourly expected to arrive. Amongst her pas
Beugcrs are A. S. Abell and his son Charles, of
the Baltimore tun, and Captain McLaughlin.
FROM A'E W YORK.
The Election Keturna.
New Youk, Nov. 5 Tho latest returns from
the interior are more unfavorable to the Repub
licans. According to tho Tribune tho Senate
will btand 17 Democrats to 15 Republicans, and
the Assembly 73 Democrats to 5b Republicans.
The Times puts the Assembly at 70 Democrats
to 58 Republicans.
FROM EUROPE.
Thin ftlontliiw's Quotation.
Bp the Anglo-American Cable.
London, Nov. b 11 A. M. Consols for money,
Oii-1,, ; for account, PSK. American securities quiet
aud steady. B-iios of 19tli, 83vr; lsrt"s, old, H-iVf;
lTs, W)'; 10-4OS I7?4'. Kilo, go Illinois Central,
!)s; ; Atlantic and Oreat Western, 24",'.
Liverpool, Nov. 5 11 A. M Cotton steady ; mid
dling uplands, lu.'.'d. ; middling Orleans, l'i'd. The
sales of the day will probably reach 1 8,000 bales. The
sales of the week have been lou.ooo bales, of which
211,000 wero for export and 84,ooo for speculation.
Ifecelpts of the week, 4t,nio bales, or which 10,000
arc American stock; :'s,u00 bales, 81,000 or which
is American stock afloat; 311,000 bales, or which
tis.ooo bales 13 American. I ted Western Wheat, 9s. 1d.
Receipts of wheat for the past three days, 22,500
quarters, or which 20.1100 Is American.
London, Nov. 611 A. M. lieliued retrolcum, Is.
8,d.(Sls0d.
mkemkn, Nov. 5. Petrolenm closed firm last
IliRllt.
II AMiiiiiu, Nov. &. Petroleum closed firm last
night.
TliU Afternoon' Quotntlons.
London, Nov. B 1 I. M Consols for money, 03 '4 ;
ror account, 93 'j. American securities firm. lirio,
uo,.
Liverpool, Nov. B 1 I. M California wheat, 10s.
Sd.; red Western. 9s. calls. Id; red winter, Us. -id.
l'loiir, 2.:s. corn, 2!s.
London, Nov. b-1 P. M Whale Oil, 40.
l'AKis, Nov. B. The liourse opens quiet. Rentes.
7)f. fiTc.
Antwerp, Nov. 5. Petroleum opens firm and un
changed. Li Kiti'OOi, Nov. C 2 T. M. Tho market for yarns
ami fabrics ut Manclic.-fa' Is less favorable, but
does not ail'ect the cotton market.
LEGAL IZtfTELLIGUlffCE.
UUlrlct Court, No. l-Jurige Thayer.
Schmidt & Myer va. Tho Philadelphia i'ira Insurance
Cuiiipaoy. A n cti"n to recover on a policy lor tlis low of
vineisur by tiro in Kovoiuber, 1HH7. Tho doleoso denied
thai IIih tpitntitv of sioiIh s.-I fort It in tho plaintill claim
wuh dektiiiynd, and ufioirod that plainliils wero unilly of
nilimiiri' in leivinn a pile ol dry alumnus uoar a stove in
which a lira wab kept burning. On trial.
IMntrlct Court, No. tf-.ludae Htrond.
tiopBill v. Kneusi A (!o. An actic.n to recover for ad
vertising in pluiuiiit'a Directory, lieloro reported. V Urdu-1
tor plaint. 1), HjU'j'ln
Court of (liinrler Kesslons-J iido Paxxon.
fn the cuao of John CJoolios, charnod with a conspiracy
to choal and do! rand l.ihurleb P. Werner of a billiard saloon
and properties, boforo repo'ted, the jury reoilored a ver
dict of puilly. Wuile tlio jury were clulilioratioir upon
their verdict, tho ilotun.lunt "wont home to " lo ""
nor" und lailon tnappear ikuIii duriiiK the day. Hn bail
waa forfeited, ami ihia inos iiinn ei -UetooMvo W ebb, who
la now a tiihttt of this court, brought linn in. and hia bud
waa raiaed to iMi"'1 for his iippearanc e pending the motion
f.ir a new trial tnat had linen made in hia case.
Oharlea AlaMin, a kooiI I.kjIhiu youn printor, wiia trial
upou the charuoof entering a room with intent to steal.
Tho proof wan that Hie prisoner, board n ut. No. H.S
South Tenth l root, w heron Mr. A. K. laylor lodged, waa
one nmht found under a bed in l-y or'a room, an t could
give iep.auatioii of hia presence there. 1 lie jury con.
V '('j'lmrles'iirown Ceolored) was convlote l of the larceny of
&4 M lie and the nrosuciitor were carrying on the oyatee
trade together on the sin-ill, and having received a rlva
dollurbill out of which to uke ttlly oeuta, he went ott ta
act the change, and having got it, koiit it.
John Callahan was convicted ot the larceny of a horse
and wagon valued at lfsl. The owner of t he wagon left, it
iu the street, while he wont iuto a houso upon biiaineaa,
and the pi minor seeing it unguaidod loapod id and riunj
oil at a rapid rate, in hia reckless flight he collided wi(u
another wagon, which slopped him, and the team waa at
once delivered to the owner, who came up in hot pursuit of
the fugitive. The dufeuduiu pluuJe J injtuiily produced
by Ihiuur.