The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-06

jobs Ludlow Morton.
'onn Ludlow Morton, just deceased, was tb en-
est Of seven brothers, sons OF Major General Mrtos
well remembered as the friend and associse Of
Hamilton Clinton. Wells, Jones, Kent, D@tur5
Rodgers and HILL Mr.. Morton graduated with rediG
from Columbia College, then, under the presIencJ
OF the Rev. Dr., afterwards Bishop Moore, lid q
responsible office in the New York branch tho
Bank OF the United States; was attached to thSsta
OF Governor De Witt Clinton, appointed secretly OF
the Board OF Canal Commissioners. and wha the
State forces called ont In 1912 held cOmmbsion
and served rs brigade MAJOR. In c0necj
ton ton with Professor Morse, lnnan. lnhami
cole and other eminent PAM ters, TIE IN
nuence and pefsevering energy OF Mr. AOrtou
were active III originating and organizing the
morse and Mr. J. l.. Morton were, we behcro, IT'S
first president and secretary. rhe deceased gem
tleman was an amateur OF 10 neon siderable nerIts
and many OF his paintings adorned the hallsand
contributed W The attiactions OF the yearly eIlib1
lions OF the Academy during the early perilds OF
It's history. .Kelrng IRON CITY ayocarlons, Mr.
Morton resided almost permanently ut New Winds
s0r. a part OF me once extensive donlain OF TDmaa
scenery, including ldiewlld, or Wills memory, wild
that OF the river. bay and Highlands furnished
ample subjects for his artistic taste anu Bki. Ho
was fortunate saving from almost oblivion, by
striking pIc,are, the picturesque New rWndssr
headquarters oil Washington, historically n0ucedy
of which structure and surroundings vestAge now
remains. tt
tarT rausir.
Carl Tau>ig dicd OF typhoid fever during the night
OF July ID. Tie had gone from Berlin 10 Lcipsig 10
meet h,s friend ami ieacner Franz List, who was
travelling from Weimar TO Austria and hungary, he
taken SICK Lepslg; but the first symptoms OK
his sickness did not lead TO tae expectation OF suc
a mUurnfu termination. Carl Tausg was born IN
Warsaw. He was the son OF music tcacher,l
and displayed Ia early childhood sucn pre-cminens
musical talent that List paid spccial' atte!l-
ton 10 Us fill development. He spent hls
childhood WIN Liszt In Flanders, but resided as o
Young man IN Berlin ana then in Paris, nc marrieQ
when very young, III Vienna, distinguished pt0fs
iste directed concerts there in which principally were
represented the new school OF music, and In 1868
! located permanently at Berlin. iilS marriage wa4
not u happy one, and ne separated from his wire
years ago. from his nrst public appearance ms
talent was fully and unanimously acknowledged by
cgJcs and The public ana lie was nominated court pi-
anist ana founded conservatory for piano INSTRUCT
ton. winch was visited by scholars nom all parts OF
the WORLD. For several years past he lived very mucfs
retired. He suffered rom deep melancholy, fr0nS
which he was able to free himself not even by
his last trip Italy. His last ana great muscaS
work was the arrangement OF the piano score OF
Waenev's Xcsteisinger." AS vlrtuOso, he assisted
last IN charity concert with Mrs. Won Scheinitz.
and then IN concert Of Miss SOPHIA Menser, from
Munich. It may be n disputed pOin6 to whom be-
long, the palm OF the three piano Ciftnpsi OF the
present day--tians Won BulOw, hnten Kubnsten or
carr TalIsg,