New-York tribune., 1875-09-04
FR1NCO-AMERIC1N GOSSIP.

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sOJOURNERs AT THE FRENCH CAPITAL
AMERICAN LAWYERS PHYSICIANS. AND ARTISTS IN
PARIs-THE GEOGRAPHICAL CONGRESS - Mr..
BRIDGMAN PREPARING A PAINTING FOR TIE
CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUsEl
PARIS, Aug 13.-As to politics. we are fallen into
a nearly dead and quite delightful calm since the
National misrepresentation have gone into the
country from which, if the country had its way
many Of them would never be returned The rest
OF the Paris world has followed is preparing to
follow suit. The unusually prolonged cooness of
July has been latterly succeeded by temperature
nearly as hot as the New-Orleans gentleman said ii
The International Geographical Congress has
adjourned after rather brilliant session. comforting
on the closing day $50 letters of "distinc
tion" and medals of which but five or six
10 persons or institutions of Our country,
so negligently -represcnted were there. All the
public schools are going into vacation, letting ont
legions of young scholars happy with their emanci-
patton from the:rtaskuasters and with their laureate
wrcaths and prize books. This annual distribution
OF school prizes is a high aud cheerful solemnty for
parents, Children teachers and booksellers, and no
trie for the public treasury. The books given i'll
rec0mperse to studiOus and well-bchavcd youths
varying in Importance from the works of C0rneille
lIachettes admirable uniform edition of the Great
Writers of France) to little four-page picture books
and in money value from 5 70 TO three ccnts-cOst in
June about 500, 900.
The fashionable ard scholastic and political worlds
of Paris are ont of town, hut the city is not any
thing empty az it prctends. Provincals and for
eigners abound in its inns and thoroughfares
Greatly does the American abound. The last num-
Der Of The american register has an entire page filed
with the names Of HI and his wife and little ones
Mr. and Mrs, masters and misses We rather
short of generals this year, and the Some time
numerous race of colonels has quite run out Dut
there is lack Of distinction in this civil increase.
Here are, for example, genial Fordyce Barker whom
q lady once confused with Thomas Aquinas,
on hearing this last designated the An
celic Doctor and DTs. Budd and Lusk Of
your city-a in search Of rerosc and health, which,
relieved of prescribing for Others, and never taking
their own prescriptions, / aln glad to report they
are all finding. Dr. Lusk came on here by
night tram from London, and left by tie next
nights train for Switzerland, where he will go
climbing MP and down mountains, though the
peaks had sent for him in their extremity, and the
valleys run sclow "a TO need hs immediate attcn-
ton Meanwhile Or. Barker and EXpress-Tresdent
Sandford (he was more cxcusably in Lis lnc). and
Counselor Clarence Seward. put themselves rcck
lcsSly III charge OF courier to rush them through
Denmark Norway, Sweden, AMI all the Russias.
Ihad the pleasure OF meeting eminent ornitho-
lOrist Elliott in the Rue Scribe. and the additional
pleasure of learning that nc is not in hurry, but
has taken apartments and is to abide with US here
for some years. Rip Van Wake jefferson too, is
really resting here preparatory to another revival
season of his Sleepy Hollow experiences, awaken
ing endless echoes Of applause. Miss Gencyieve
Ward, is also passing Qriet month here with
her mother and brOther-a breathing time between
her late triumphant success at Dublin, and a new
English campaign in the Provinces after which she
is TO come out in New-York under sirakoschs man
agement. To pass from stage to chair, here is
ID. c. Gilman, that was Professor in Yale and
President of the University of California, Prcsden-
tial heritor now of the golden foundation by Mr..
Johns Hopkins of the University that is to be in
MARYLAND lie resides for brief space Of days with
his rclqtivc Dr. Thompson. of your city, at the
Grand Hotel de Louvre. Here likewise is publisher
LippncGtt, returned tO us again from lbs Varousand
extended bbopolar excursions into I'm
gland. Germany and as far as Sweden. Publisher
Scr.5ner Of your town left us last week for Belgium
quite hound up in happiness, with very charming
travelling companion. r. B. Allrch, the BRAIN i'll
Wise handsome head is all asprout with ideas, new
sown from his foreign travels. left his French adj
,nirers last week, of whom. THINKS to Madame tn.
Ran-zin's sympathctically faithful transatons OF
prudence Palfrey," he counts many.
II was bordering on o'clock Yesterday afternoon
tl,at | came into town by the Lyons Railway, and
was going painting and pcT-pring down the Rue
Piralle. when met artist /. \. Brdrinan, who was
walking toward his studio and mopping his brow
the while He tells me now without meaning pia,
ciarism on Marshal MacAiahcn. that here he IS and
rests for the rest of the season. For whyY lie Is
amfi o,s TO make his contribution 10 the American
Art Department Of the Philadelphia Centennial
Worlds show not unworthy of himself, and as near
worthy of the occasion. On this be now begins
10 work and purposes to devote ntinuOrsly 10 1t
hIs best working abilities for all the intcrl enine
mouthS from now 10 the opening of The Exhibition.
Among many other pictures intended for that dis
pIay by foreign aHd American painters j can
tuf deem IT safe to air ady speak and promise
wtl of our countTyman Henry EGcoIS "trankiIn
AZ Uomcu | am not about 10 do him tdc nnfairless
Of dcsci1bng the ingenious, simple composition Of
thc work. For its effects OF color ana glsthess 01
drawing it wOull be criminal for me, II 1 were
itc in art. to anticipate by praise or blame the re-
suit of Bacon's still uncOmpletcd work. As an
example Of his exactitnde may mention that the
scene of Franklin al Homo bciuC outdoor one
urder the mulberry tree in his garden at Philadelphia.
bacon is painting il all honestly, IN tue open ar,
in q garden offered q studio fOr That purpose Uy
friendly French neehbor. lie has likewise taken
due pains TO have the portraits, dress, and furniture
historically accurate.
came bv Coleman, who had the fight with rail
road aud was the Vicjor-a much more hoiol"
ting IN America than it would bc N this degenerate
country where the Railway company Is assumed 10
be the mel pful servant 0i its CUSTOMERS and employ
ers-the travelling public. W. Ii. H.
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SHALL THE CANAL TOLLS BE RAISED? (?