New-York tribune., 1875-01-13
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Robert Buchanan, it is announced, has
completed 8 new poeticai comedy. ...- .f ..1 "a
Israel Washburn, jr, LII. d.. and the Rev.
Dr. H. e. Bolles prominent candidates for tho Pre
dency OF Tufts College. .l .....t .I .-0.l.
The Rev. Leighton Coleman, Rector OF
Trinity Church, Toledo Ohio, has been unanimously
elected Bishop Of the new DIOCESE OF Fond du Lac Wis.
Emile Olivier, the ex-Minister of Napoleon
ILL., Is said TO be devong leisure hours TO the study
OF art. and 10 be preparing work on the sisans
Chapel. ...
Senator Buckingham is still at his home in
Norwich, Connecticut, in feeble health. He does not
expect ~ be IN his seat IN Congress at all during TINS
session. . '. ...
Tremenheere LanyOn Johns, a cultured
en- iastant ief Widow "a danShser Of Marcus spnn
aud two small children.
Horace White, it is reported, will make
visit to the West Indies MONTH for the benefit VI
his health. which seriously impaired by his labors
Mr.. David A. Wells.
The King of Bavaria has advanced $9.0os
for the completion of tho Wagner theater &C Bay
reuth. The cost of the building is far in excess of he
original estimates. lgrand bazar. under royal and
aristocraIic patronaee was recently held In Berlin ior
the first day alone amounted to $3.50
committee at DOrtmund, Prussia, offered
przo OF $3.50 for musical setting OF hymn In honor
Bismarck They have received $50 replies including
than 100 compositions for SELL chorus and full or
large Instrumental works. eight marches and one sonata
for piano. The successful competitor has not yet been
announced
A Paris correspondent of The academy writes
entertaining letter concerning Charles DuraDd aod
his OF painting When sketcaing for his picture
of "Dew," which represented nude figure OF young
girl standing In meadow, he had acaee built entirely
glass; 3 feet square, n the park under the trees In
which his model could uBdress without fear OF catching
cold while could the human hesh In full light ana
in exact relations OF color with the leaves OF so
trees verdurs of the grassDot and the flowers 81
the borders The correspondent describes DuIauu as
an agreeable with fine tenor voice. he stops
the midst OF his work as soon as lie reels eu
takes guitar and huns Spanish airs, accompanying
himself In style that would bring TO the balcony a no
pretty girls In Granada Seville. Just at present he
has passion Fencing He practices every mOrhinx
In tue street his cane In the sluulo
his brush his maul-stck rehearse without lnierflp-
ton thruss IN tierce thruss in quart Az the Ex-
hbition which am coming at last, may be seen me
fulleugh portrait Of his fencing master. provost oil
famous fencing gallery, NJ. YiReant Carolus Is
average hight He has black har aud beard when Lave
a fine effect his somewhat Bohemian type OF iace.
His age is mystery aud he maintains the most extra
Ordinary the subject He appears 10 ihe 20
let us note models In clay with success no
exhibited OF his wife. cast Ia bronze original ah9
ifclike. II Is good painters sculpture whereby
mean that 10 seeks represent the movement OF inc
effect OF the hair and accessories 0y means
thubstrokes, which sculptOrs only tolerate III cough
casts"
PROVIDENCE, Jan. Ex-senator Anthony, who
has been detained at by illness started for Wash
ington tois afternoon.