, 1875-07-18

GREAT BAnR1So7os, Mas, July 4, 1s7s-John F.
saaFord Esq: In reply 70 the requst Of tour Chair
Judge B'odgstt, and others, as well as t. your own
personally to my father for ths loan R 1eutze's
Battle Of Monmouth" have to express lis regrets,
eauces peculiar to our household this summer (which
I trust explained to -FOUR satisfaction reluctantly
decide ns 70 decline your roqueat However, my
her Two paintings By Ieutze, Tie Fir1t Texs from
Lexington" and hia smaller ..Bsttls Of Mon
much pains to aniah a'' as vi with % the Lager @ ops.
You will please confer with 11ra. !. Howe.
care Brooklyn Whtte Lead Company, New York, In
relation to the insurance, not only against 4 loss,
hut against any damage Ii the absence from this city
Of Mra Howe agent will plezAa obtain possession
OF tho painting. from either ~. s, Goodwin or MF.
add that Mr. berstadt has repeatedly urged upon my
father the loan to your Society Of these paintings aud
they pEoye material acquisition to your exhibition,
please award to him the credit. Trusting your per-
sonA Efforts may xeceive the SUCCESS they merit an,
and On behaf Of my father, you're Eesne.tfullS
EDWARD 14z1y1TE.
ODDS AND ENDS.
The new Chicago Directory contains thirty
four names under the head OF ''Artists. y
Mr. ". ". Story ia said to be the author Of
series OF papers. In q Studio, " noH running in
Bkacesooods Aagdzi1e.
The muhaum at Philadelphia is likely to possess
the chief works exhibited in the Paris s,lons
OF this year. The Director OF the museum is at
present IN the French Capital.
Article I 0! the Constitution Of the " Chieago
Literary Clab reads ae follows: ''Ihe object
Of this Clab ahal bs itara1y and aesthetic cul-
ture.' LiteratHe has 80 far overabadowed
aesthetics that out Of membership Of over ono
hundred there are only ono artist and one
sculptor
tbs works OF art ordered by Congress- during
the last session are exclusively scuptnra1, as
follows: 40 equestrian sta.ue Of Gen. Nathaniol
Greene. ~ 4. z. Brown, in bronze, 350,000
pedestrian statue OF Admiral Farragut, by u1ss
Winnie Beam, in bronze, $4,000; pedestrian
statue Of Gen. Baker, by Hosano Stone In
marble, $lo,o4o; bust Of Chief-Justica Salmon
+. cnase' oy Thomas Jones, in marble, 81, 900
The statue OF Archbishop McHale w.s an-
Veiled at Dubltn June 3. It is feet high,
granite. Bishop Nulty prn0ounced \ panegpio
upon the great Irish Churchman, asserting tiat
everything OF mind, Of education, and OF virtue
which the Irish people possessed was 10 defiaace
OF British law. He alluded to the Archbishop'a
connection with O'Coonell. aad DESCRIBED himaa
tho night arm OF the Lberator, and advised tie
people to DO hopeful, for 40 Just claim which
they ever made NET With refusal more dogRsd
and 10 nVeterate than that given ut first 70 Cstt,-
olic Emancipation.
IL. Basye, Who recently died in France at the
zga of shout 10, was the meet celebrated mot1el-
er Of ANIMALS in the world Many. Of the fan,I-
iat bronze groups Of lions, Dogs deer, and aai-
mails OF all sorts TOR parior ornaments are from
his hand VI fate years he has been teachiug
comparative art-anatomy In the most Thorough
and practical maaaee, delivering his lectures in
the Jard!n des P'antes, In tha midst OF the ani-
mails about which he was lectuting H.. Barye
wss not. onty sculptor but etal-founder. !
watercoloriat, Ind IN oil painter, and lived most
indnstx1oua Life. Ths coEcoran Azt qAllazy n