New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-20
The total receipts were pictures &C. as frames sroes
Total 49, The art sale win be continued this evon
A GIT PRoM vIcToR HUGO.

A GIFT FROM VICTOR HUGO. n
Tie great Victor Hugo, who enlertains the most
profound sympathy with the cause in which we are
engaged. has, through friend in this city transmitted
to tho Metropolitan Sanitary Fair sketch made by
himself many years ago. Of the horse which our Frank
lin occupied when in France and which the emiRen
author highly valued for its tender associations.
Accompanying this drawing is an autograph note,
relating the circumstances under which it made
This interesting souvenir Of NJ Hugo is exhibition
ana for sale at the Curiosity Shop together with o
number Of autographs of distinguished Frencbinen,
transmitted by Mr.. Consul BigelOw through the sumo
gentleman embracing amone them those Of MicheEet,
Gasparin, and Martin We translate the Hugo
autograph:
In 1886 happened TO be one day at Passy, al r. Rzt
noward the author of the tragedy Of the knight Tenn
plars. He wore his white hair streaming on his shoa
ders, and said TO him: -rr.-rt
He said TO me. smiling. "This may come fVm the
neghborhecd' and be pointed TO house that could Dc
seen from his garden, II is there" said he to mr.
1 drew that house, now pulled down. This is the
sketch: believe that this picnre Of the horsc OF
it TO the United States SaahFy Commission. 10
am happy that the Sanitary Commission have done
me the honor TO call upon me- and afford me oppor-
tunity TO the expression OF my heartfelt SYM
pnthy for the gallant men who struggling gosi-
ousy to rid the great American Republic that sinful
system, Slavery. .l. VICTOR HUGO.
Hausevle AOu.e, 18th March, 1904. . r.
This sketch and autograph should bring very hand.
some sum to the Treasury Of the Commission. They
extremely interesting and to the collector undup-
catable.
THE PARTRIDGE CONTRIBUTION.
In reference to the statement of "A Member Of the
Book Committee printed in last, requested
to state on behalf of Mr. Partridge who is absent from
the city, that sueA letter offering to receive his books
the usual conditions is asserted in that letter 10
have been sent him by mail, came TO his kaEds.
That letter is said TO have been written by Mr. Putnam
on the 9th-several days after the Fair opened and
more than fortnight after Mr. Partridge did receive
the following definite response to his sppucation -
1.-THE Book Committee decline receive the Spiritu.
alist Books aud Matches offered by Mr.. Partridge
- March 25, 1884, .I...rr. rf u
Here is no hint of any conditions imposed or sug-
gested by Mr. p. which the Book Committee deemed
inadrnissble the deolenson is imperative and aoso-
lutte and reads as if based the honestly given
to Mr.. Partridge by Mrs. Hoffman that neither sie
nor any other member Of tho Committee had any filth
in Spiritualsm TAcs is aEperfectly conclusive reason
why they should buy Of the books in questions but
hardly good for denying to others the opportunity OF
purchasing and depriying the Fair Of the proceeds Of
their sale.
The auction sole Of books win be conmencedthls even.
ing on the ground floor the Summer House, when
many popular and valuable works viii be disposed o..
Mr. Lesyitt will oficate anctoneer. Those books,
Of which there are only two copies win remain IN
the library for private sale until the close Of tie Fair
The following amount was received By the Treasurer
at 3 p. m. yesterday: i.a..
ssles...............s sl062s IS Admissions, Union
Admi,siony.
ts.nth .ree. - 3a54 50 lDonatious,.,..... 339 20
GROSS RECEIPTS TO DATE -.
Restaurant S5e 900 90 Fire Department. $2I go 90
Union squsre...... 54,03o 0oIndian Department 3S 10
The employees Of the Gramercy PARK hotel made up
a purse Of ga and handed the amount over to tho
Treasurer Of the Sanitary Fair. iiaoI
The receipts of yesterday, With those previously 70
ported. swell the aggregate to ss2s,os2 "A.