New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-03
IyTERAHY ITEMS.

NJ. du Chailu has addressed a letter, of which
the following cxtrscts, TO brother geofraphor
Fernand. yaz River Aug CO. 1861. Ihavc felt deeply
tie loss Of nv Instruments for had to wait long
time for fresh supply from England but these having
at length arrived. in few days start for the great
interior of tie African continent. In this direction 1t
is al any rate terra incopaiia 1t will be, ms you
geographers are fully aware long journey. / VIII
spend eighteen or twenty months exploring the interior
and should find IT possible ~ proceed will do my
best to reach the Nile. l propose then to follow the
line OF tue equator until strike the GTes RVsr OF
course I must be Guided by circumstance ara per.
fecNy aware OF TIE dangers and hard7hps / am to
encounter and knps very well that may lose my
life in tho undertaking.; but know n!so that my
life is in the hand Of ny Maker aud that He thinks
best shall return in safety. Am glad 10 by ilat
have succeeded pretty well in my photography. pur-
pose likewise making a large collection OF insects.
birds quadrupels butterflies. &C. 80 you Gee VIII be
pretty busy especially 90 MIST also take Numerous
ss;ronomi u ohservations for which, have been pre-
pared by good Captain George l.. ". at the Ceosra'
paieal Society. j glad sal have so mach 70 90,
e. IT NAV prevent ne from feeling 100 lonely"
A Partisan correspondent says: IN. Te'cs,
one OF King Leopold. most erudtc librarians at last
gives poor Eoueet do Lisc the credit OF being the author
of the M1rsc.linise The doubts raised by han as to
the author ship Of the revolutionary hymn led to an ac
Isw between the relatives of the dead poet md
tie person who pcrtnnci,rsy disputed us paternity
l,ui ylo NOW follows tie multitude In ascriblnS II 10 Dc
Lisc."
The Empress Of the French, a. patroncss OF
the most important charities Of Paris has through hei
private secretary thanked Mr. blanchard Jcfl"d for
bis strdle Of the poor Of the French capital under thc
tile Of The Children OF Lu,eia. MI. Jcrrod is nov
surviving tho charities and poor rclc. OF Belgium and
Holland.
The French Minister of Public instruction has
granted pension Of 200 francs TO The widow OF The poet
Jasmn, the last of the TroubsdouIs
| A correspondent from Paris says that 1.-THE
uuhenrd Of success Of Rcn,ns Vic de jesus Octave
Fculot's 'Sibyllc. Middle. la Quin,inie.' and tho
Naudi, shows TINT there is strong religious move
ent going f1rward in that city, in an antiPapa sense
dc,pitc the enormous Sums transmitted from tho rural
comrunes in the shane Of Peters pence TO Rome and
the strong footing of the pricatbood there"
1t is proposed to erect, by subscription amone
old Co,fhusians and others who may be willing to cor
tribute memorial OF Lecch and i1scsefoy within the
olls Of the Charterhouge.
The recent death is announced OF Mr.. j. L.
| McCulocb the well known political economist Inc
deceased born in WightCwGshife IN l7es ana VIZ.
consequently in tho 10Th year OF his age lie Vas oi
many ears contributor to The Sooi'mda newspaper
In 1898 lie eft Edinburgh and was appointed Professor
of Political Economy in the University of London
lie held that chair until ls3 when he resigned. Since
1888 he has been Controller OF tho Government Sta
toncry Office. and enjoyed reusion OF Ge00 per an
NUN for literary services given to him by the late s
Robert Peel His chief literary works are his "Dic
tonary of Commerce and Commercial Navigation.
" Statistical account of the British Empire, and hi
Dictionary Of Geography" all of which nave been re
pcstedy rcpublished. lie was one OF the Foreign As
soclaies OF the Institute Of France.