New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-31

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anr Ceneias the vii tue taught by either mainly othe
easy fort take It, that drunksrd is good temper
snee lecturer only among Sparans The farsians are
unlsppy, unlike Spartans in their moral eonsuIn
ton a. (happly) Juenne soup oilers from Laceae-
monian broth. =,
But this has nothing 10 do with supernatural Alex
suder Dumas Alexander the Great, as they nov call
him-to distinguish him from his son and ello~-tam-
Gus author Alexander Jr.-who besides writing hve-
set plays in seventy five hours edits daily paper
called tie Mousqueiaire ard has two histories
and novels running out Of his pens END at the same
time Tie MoHsqueiaire gives every day chapter OF
lis entertaining Memories. of which twenty volumes
lave already been published Tie Memories READ
very much ike his novels, ant have, with some, the
reputation OF being equally works OF invention. The
reputation is hardly meIted. be has satisfactorily
proved by documents and other good testimony IN
nearly every definite case where the yeracity oil ns
statements has been questioned or denied Ashs VIII
ten memoirs abound in anecdotes Oflylng as We'll as
dead PERSONS protests and deBals and calls for recth-
ca.on are frequent and often help to amuse the public
before whom Dumas is apt TO bring them In outiying
appendices 70 his regular chapters. Oneday Dumas
asserts in print that in 1884 NJ Etlenne wrote yO-
lent article against lis play entitled Antony. NJ.
Ftepne is dead but his nephew writes 20 the Presse,
which was then publishing the Memories, to say chat
the violent article in question was not written by his
uncle Dumas tells tie PTesse to publish the letter
ard suboin another signed L. Huet, wherein Mr. Huet
protects solennly against statement in the Memories
flat he came choking to death from having
swallowed the bone OF sole, when IN matter OF MS
tcrical fact IL was trout bone that stuck In his throat
/ may add, to complete the story, that Etennes
nephew Looked upon this conjunction OF letters as an
nury TO his character and prosecuted Dumas and the
editor of the Prose- for damages The case was tried
the other day ard the editor was condemned to pay
twenty dollars damages and the costs Certainly the
Ntmoires should rank alongside of profound histOres
II CIV ere not scrupuonsly yeridca iuridcally
in PARTIAL nor full of investigation, dgnhed nor
dull, nor theoretical; but they are emnenty readable
eotsp about Zen and events, full of French life and
movement giving you the very spirit of the time and
PEOPLE better than graver books Dumas writes as
coed takers talk but it is not talk elther-grcat
takers bore you-he cbats-I cause. He does not re-
que any speciality Of time or place, or any other cir
cumstance TO write; he is always in the mood Is as
much al home before your desk aud with your pens
10 Lis writes at odd minutes IN the pauses
Of conversation and tie ke-where his tongue stops
his pen bepins ink or breath it is all one the words
rush along borne BY the rapid flow Of high ani-
nal spirits Cham, the carTcatuist, represents him
seated on q car. writing with one hand, WORKING the
crank Of printing pless with the other and distrbut
ing Lis journal right and LETT with his feet
The turning tables of which | wrote to you lest /
sprirg have long since become speaking and writing /
tables, and even musical composers. Indeed there is
nothing in the way o American spiritual rappngs that
is not riyaled or surpassed by French develop
ment in Ike kind. Pamphlets are written 70 prove /.
that it is al humbur, that is all electricity that Is
all supernatural spirtualism. Bnt what find more
curious than any these is cry long pastoral let
" ter On The danger of experiments with speaking
tables addressed by the Bishop OF Verviers TO the
"clergy of the diocese" 1t is quite too long to get
into nv letter by the strctest processes of abridge
ment il is too prosy well though very funny in
PARTS Tie turning tables, ar,nater of amusement
the bishop does object 10 but when they come to
speak they must be let alone The bishop explains at
length the different kinds of spirits in the other world
with whom communication is possible then he tells
the different methods of communication that are law
full as laid down in the Canons Of the Church all
. fl.c.g ffola hat NAL
the tables and speak he does not absolutely 0pne
upon; may b. il ia devils under the table, may be it is
devils in the brains of the Operator that it is the devils
own work be e positive about lie therefore tOrblds
his clergy j, 1bc in the matter. he tells them also
10 privately dis uade the intelligent faithful in their
respective families from continuance of experiments
He tells them that this pastoral letter is not to be read
in the churches for II might put IL into the heads OF the
vulgar to set their tables turning and talking,
while present they innocent aud ignorant of such
things. Odd is it not, that Sathanas should so much
prefer mahogany and rosewood to wanutwo0d and I'M
polished oak
Tie number of patients suffering from cholera adj
mitted into the military and civic hospitals of Paris up
to the 9th December, inclusive is 36l the number OF
originating within the hospitals is ll6 total, i79
Tie deaths in the hospitals up TO the same date have
been 30 There has been very slight increase in the
general mortality of the city that thus far there has
been only change in the form Of death By new
regulation applied to all the hospitals patients with
tie cholera hereafter to be placed in wards by
themselves III has already Dren pfactccd on at lne
military hospital of Yalde-Gra,e, ard it is observed
that case of the cholera has occurred among the
other inmates OF the establishment.
There is TO be large hotel built here the
of Rue RoyRle and the Rue Fauburg ST. HOnOre, on
Il American plan ard when built, to be conducted
tie American plan l. e. very large very magnificent,
with carpets, parlOrs. readingr0Oms and bells, and
dinners that are dinners at reasonable American /
prices at least says writer in the ILLUSTRATION of
this week One of the propretors of that paper is at
the head Of the enterprise. An agent was sent to
America to study out the eXceencies Ofthe NewYork
houses, which extrayaganty lauded by the writer
just referred TO- One pleasant item he adds at the close
of bis article which win be new TO you Il is to the |
effect that John Jacob AstOr made sixteen mill
icns of dollars by keeping the Astor House. That is
jole for Coleman and StetsOn
Ii is stated fixed fact that Rachel has sent in her
resignation Of membership in the company Of the Com
ade Fraao0s to that society AMI 10 the Minister Of
State In her letter Of resignation che announces her
purpose Of retiring entirely from the stage. On the
other hand there is floating story that she cOntem-
plates professional appearance in New York n0xt win
ter On the other hand to that she will have right
70 act On any French foreign stage after her regna
ton has taken effect except by special permission from
Government. CIR b.
The home news isw without political significance.
II appears IL fear Of conspiracy against the EN-
perors life did exist, at least in the imagination of the
police to prevent hi appearing at the recent Inauguration
Of the new street. the Boulevard dc Srasburg To what
extent discovery OF this alleged conspiracy has been made,
the pablo not informed.
The again very current that France is about to
rccotiate q considerable loan.
The OF the Turkish defeat at Snope caused excite
ment and iness il PGris BY ii accepted
opportunity for the Emperor Of Russia having ap-
Veasod bis wounded vanity by sinking the Turkish ships,
20 negotiations for peace BY others the event was
looked on likely place reconciliation greater dis
ionce Than But al look anxious for the next