The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-10-09
G II I IT. " a b z .
The Deaths OF Distingutshed Indt-
viduniB I'm Europe.
ALFRED DE ylGNY: NOVELIST. rOEr AND ORA


ALFRED DE ylGNY: NOVELIST. rOEr AND ORA
AArisr.
from the London Post, Sept lel
Alfred Victor Count dc Vigoy, whose death has hoen
toegraphed from Paris, OF Tho most conspicuous
writers OF his day, whether as novelist, pot udanasi
or reuetonist lie born AT locbes, March ~ 100.
His father distinguished himself In the seven Years
war and his mother the daughter Of Admiral tho
MARQUIS de Barauin and cousin OF The Baron DO "ogan
Vile tho adventurous navigator who went on the track
of the unfortunate Ia feyrouse. ono OF MS uu.esi
Hilary do vigny. devoted Bosroanis'' ,e,urnus
was engaged In marriage dying suddenly, ne became
Trappist monk. HIS other uncle was gca. 'hloso
voy ager who assumed a mandarins tb and chrhctcr
Young DO Vgny was ON his mothers house IN Tue
Faubourg ST. Honoro to.the Scnool " A. INK nero no
sciool,elIows were passionatcy enarnored Of military
career. VI. Xix said that no pcrsoycred ia ms miny
ardor he would dc marshal or N" death Of
ono OF their old schooleows Ia battle, used 70 say weep
not he died tho field OF honor"a charming On. very
ridiculous sentiment for schoolboys orodet itossp .c
painter was pe Vgnys drawing master. ana mo Aobo
6alard hts private tutor iis mother, noble Minded
woman vain tried to wean him of his military passion
by Withdrawing him from school.
In 1915 he entered tho service IN the reglmen'
During tho hundred daya no was with Louis XVIII.
at Client; no served In the Royal Guard ana ~
regiment OF tho line for some years ia $50 a. captain
OF the Fifty nth regiment no made the Spanish cam.
pagu. In 1923 TO resigned his commission. IRON tue
age OF sixteen young e Vgny aspired 70 tho reputation
OF a poet 80 Gar back 1915 We ind him indnlsns IN
Thoocrtean strainn HIS "Dryado ct symctan ln ls21
no published volume Of poems, including "iielena,
a SOfunambula,'
TAKEN ia Adul,eryu &c Betwccu 1924 and 1926 be
duced several poems on ancient and modern snoccu ~
"The Deuge Moses The Irapps &c r. ,vn 100
very high reputation II passed through four editions 10
three years and now ono Of the most popular WORKS 10
tho whole range OF French literature. othcllo was
first acted In 1920 but not unequivocal
In the following year appeared Ia MMcchale Amore
which had hardly "cicar STAGE owing TO the troubled
nature OF the times In 1892 10 vgny produced "steo
or Blue Dcv and three later he brought out
"chater!on. originally par, o. "stslo -. ,r,hsSi
Its morality were warmly disputed, out inc
eloquenco Of It's style and tho talent Of Madame doya
no wrote cttcr literary property which male some
stir. In ls43 he published {" Philosophical Poems,
poems appeared Al this time IN tho Rerle de' DeuS
A0ndss In 1S45 Aired do Vgny was received into inc
Academy in the room O. E.enns "a lsss nSo a.
H. 1885, no appointed An officer Of thai order
Tho count had been II for long time and h n ass.n
with deep regret has been expected for months past
THE RIGHT HON. EDWARD KLLIcE. Mp.
From the Edinburg Scotsman, sept, Is
multitude Of all ranks aud conditions 10 whom he was
known, that we the Sudden death OF q man
loved IN private lie Tho Rsn, Hon Edward f1ce
found dead In his bed ON Tbnrsdsy morning At A,dochy.
cf tho resdences hs Highland estate OF Gsngarry
and Genquoch He had retired TO bed In apparent good
health on the previous Digh that those near
est dearest to him the blow has dsscsndsd without
10 sudden that we would eare 10 speak Of those qualities
which made Mr. Eliice valuable 70 the public and 10
dear 10 his fricnds-wbich political life enabled him 10
bear . Conspicuous and even moro powerful than con
spcuous part for nearly halt century, and In private
life 70 make himself known 70 an almost unpseoeasn.sa
c,ous, Just and generous Of mco M Ellice was, 70
believe his seventy ssvcsth year and with ono brief
slituenoy Of covcAiry ever since 1873 10 Was twice
marr,cd-nrss sister Of the as Earl Grey Who died
in 1881 and Afterwards lsl3 70 tho Dowages Coantess
OF Leicester, who died In 1874 He member Of tho
Grey government, and took ssding sn.re IN the prepa
;n"inx active and powerful in political Affairs had for
tns last thirty years steadily refused once and honors
JACOB oarxx. rus GERMAN wnIrss.
Prom the London Times, sept 2n
This celebrated writer who, nronjunctieo With
bis late brorher william, has been ~ long vol known,
only In Germany but throughout all Europe died ca
was born 4h OF January. 1885, ana had therefore
reached his 70th year. Although he sought comparative
fstlenbic up 20 hn last moment 10 carryog out tho
)scts 10 which bo had devoted his long and useful ITO
and with patriotic ss devotion bis last hours were spcot
Dot In earning fame by tho continuation II thoss
works which peculiarly bis own bot In tho pro-
psraoo OF his great German dictionary. Jacob Grimm,
with in tho ouSes Of his career. wbso b.
commenced the profession Of authorship Augustus
William sehlegel looked upon ancient German literature
a. In some degree his domain and dd not treat III.
young beginner with any degree OF iriendshp regarding
~. .ivpoogy pas change .oop cams over the f.snss
Sbcge IN " his countr yman Tor Afterwards be never
spoke or wrote q him without expressing the hisner,
him without expressing my admiratOn II his greatness
His loss will be lreparabe 10 moro than one scnfc Toe ho
was honored and esteemed In Germany no, less
than scholar, and the Tranquil spirit by which ne
aetuated manifested itse Ia tho kindly nature q biz VII
tlngs politics he ook the liberal Side, and hts os viii
DO by many German journals, with tho oonduco o
which he on terms Of valued amity II Is 10 be re-
grstted that tho great national German Dictionary on
which he engaged has NOT reached beyond tho word
"rromm." bot, from the ample materials len by tbs
deocased there every hops ihst tho work viii bs
cloded In AZ sstisscsory manner ~ that 10 which
commenced.
PvDso cALvo AsxSsfo, oY Madrid.
From Nadrh vs learn tssp,smbsr ~, tbs death II
nswspspsr La Tbs,in formerly deputy foe vsilaiod
the constituent Cossss u 1884 and fov Madrd at tho
last Cortes Ths pssmasarc deosase q tbs vel sno-n
writer energetic and constant dsfsndes ~ liberal
opinions has caused shared BY journalists u
every poli,,csi shade. Tns EeAe DEL PDu srprsssss
sss reprs.en,aiv.s The pss an .io.o, vr-s III. tn
bgno spirited and s'oauen' orator lie ~ tof'y'trss
WILLIAM rooEE, '. rs.
Trom the London Post. sept. e.
A. tho great age Of eighty Ave the veteran reformsr
vqusss sunday last Mr. rooss We. born IN III, at
81 Petersburg, whore bis father the fsv William Tooss,
y. r. 4, anthor Of Tbs History Of RassA tho Lfs a
cstbarss r. "rrsnslstons FROM tho q Lnelsn,"
&c, was chaplain 70 the BritAh factory.
NJ Ios, h.a Sss esa s.sn, ,, u .s we me ne
University Of ioodon. Every knows The bsxnnirs
n that estabiishmsnt--ho~ u w~ f"xnsf 70 brsar
down the influence a the church and a rslFoas usin
ing By II . college bsssd On tie sbnerstho n 10
lsion. Mr. locke -D one q lie hrrt nsnssss u tho
council With lord Brogsksrn, Tho Is,s svqss ~ LAns
doune, Mr.. zachary nse,glAy. ri.omAa oampben (,hs
pos,l, M j. NH, lord John Russel. mr. Macintosh,
Afsr The Rs;osm snl had p.sssa, Mr. rooxs stood 10
the whs interest ir Truro, borosb Which b~or~ 1891
had dpo-sd q By Ven member. q The ootprsio.
retarned With sn Robert Huyey Vivian (7,i Vg,ss).
polling 7o1 sgsns, the conservative NJ John innss
sssn snsSees.sfuliy sitsnptsa 70 eater psrism~si.
Re.d "a being this time the borcssh a his etosos