New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-07

1t will he remembered that during the Franco
Prussian war our countrywoman, Mrs. BOtta, col
lectcd n magnificent album OF original drawings.
sketches, autographs. &C., of American artists,
authors and other distinguished persons and sold il
for tho benefit of the French sufferers the purchaser
being Mr.. Henry W. Sage of Brooklyn, and TIE price
- 900. The war; however was over by this time.
and tho need of help was no longer pressing. The
money was accordingly devoted to tho establishment
of prize to be awarded by tho French Academy
every fifth year 10 the best work published during
the previous half decade on the condition of women
in relation to their physical, intellectual. moral and
social improvement. Tho following account Of the
prize was given by the Secretary of the Academy,
NJ Patin in his address before that body on the
18th of November:
In 1881 and every five years thereafter another prize.
founded this year by Madame Bota Of New.York, will
De awarded TO the work published the interval on
IA, Condtion ~ Women THE orign Of this fouuda-
you viii learn " tn interest. Madame Botta bears
highly honOred both sides OF the Atlantic. and
Is we'll known in the literature OF her country In which
her poems hold high place. She will excuse me IL
add necessary Introduction to what have Ia
well acc6rds with elevation OF mind In our lato war
@ nro w in it, woS GGn m Sf
cruelty. conceived tho noble Idea OF personally
herself to forming an album OF original
United states aud Europe accompanied BY photographs
and autographs with the view Of sending vs. the
results OF tue sale or the collection.
This benevolent work. though followed with great
perseverance not completed until too late apply
the proceeds 10 the object originally intended. She
therefore sought some other application OF the fund.
which should also be expression OF her sympathy for
France and thus she has founded the prize which have
announced The Academy has expressed her a graft
tude which the whole country will share.
The competition is open to every nation, with the
single condition that the work, according to the
rules OF the Academy, mnst be written in French.
The telegraph has no doubt been made to bear the
responsibility for many mistakes and the blame
for many sins which il did not deserve for il has
been quite the fashion of late years to attribute
whatever is stupid or wrong in the utterances of
public men transmitted by telegraph to the
blUndering OF the operator in sending OF receiving
But sometimes it does blunder badly. There was an
instance last Saturday, when the readers of news
papers out OF the city read in their morning report Of
Mr.. Beechers remarks at the Plymouth Church
meeting Friday evening that the reverend gentle
man said: There are some who accustomed to
say that Plymouth Church is always showing her
(angs. When Plymouth Church is assaulted In
her very life, she always will throw ont
her fan0s" There was such an unusual spirit shown
in this threatening Of fsngsp by the Plymouth pas
tor. that many Of his friends were shocked at such
an exhibition Of bad taste and bad temper and his
enemies pointed to it illustration OF his real
character The meaning of the two sentences quoted
ia changed and softened somewhat by the correct
reading, which appeared in all tho city papers, in
which tho word dag" stood in tho place of