New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-26
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TO found hospital at Paris for Germans suffer
ing from Illness or old age
Mr.. James Laughlin of Pittsburgh, Penn,
has given S. 900 the Allegheny Theological Seminary
He mad previously given $4,000.
Prof. Barbour of Bangor, Me-, has been
rendered the Chtenden ProfessOrship in Yale College
and the pastorc Of the college church He holds the
matter under adyisementi
The Rev. DR.. William Stevens PERRY has
been elected President Of Hobart College at Geneva He
was recently elected President OF Kenyon College In
Ohio but had yet decided TO accept the offer
believed that he will accept the invitation 10 HOBART
College.
The prizes instituted for the children Of the
London School Board by Francis Peek will be distr
buted by Mr.. W. f. Forster, NJ p. Mr.. Peek has given
fund OF $4,000 and the Religious Tract Society bias
added like the income OF which is 10 he USED ID
providing 1000 handsomely b0ua me in Subjects
OF scriptural teaching.
Mr.. Moncure ID. Conway writes from London
OF Walt whitman: Having recently visited the poet IN
his comfortable quarters In Camden was compelled 10
deny Buchanans gross exaggeratons. am happy TO
say. however that the manfestoesin which there was
such suggestion OF Buchanan on the apex OF literary
pyramid scornng all America at the base-haye not
diminished the determination OF Whitmans true friends
10 secure wider circulation OF his works III this country,
now that they have knowledge that their author must
depend chiefly on their sales Tor the continued cootoi
his declining years"
Mr. Robert Buchanan according to letter
of Moncure d. Conway in The Cincinnati Commercial
IL about to bring libel suit against the poet Swnburne,
and also the proprietor Of The Examiner P A. Taylor
NJ P) and its editor william Minto whom be charges
with n conspiracy TO ruin him. 1t seems that short
time ago a pamphlet contemporary poets appeared IN
London, under the name OF " Thomas Maitland" III
condemned all the younger poets, and heartily PRAISED
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was all very WELL until the discovery
was made that Thomas Maitland " was none otner
than Buchanan himself! Mr.. Swinburne in The ErGn-
ine retalated IN an excoration which has undoubtedly
sung buchanan into another OF his insaney egotSca
hts.
IN r1vIa hox-i haap oil ar
honorary member Of the Royal irish Academy sent the
following letter OF acknowledgment to the Secretary:
About week ago received the agreeable and most
unexpected announcement from you that had been
elected an honorary member OF the Royal Irish Academy
an Institution which have always much respected 10
this your official announcement there was added on an
other sheet extremely kind words In your private
capacity, from which also derived great Satisfaction,
and beg to thank you accordngy. By TINS morH OH. ~,
post arrived accompanying your second note the
official diploma certificate OF my electOn ana IL no"
only request you to express TO the gentle
members who have done me TINS CONSPICUOUS nTnor
INV grateful OF their kindness and my loyal feeling
toward the institution Of which am heneerorth MEM
Ter. Some hye-andwenty years ago passed very
pleasant and instructive day in your museum and do not
remember that ever had much satisfaction on any
visit to n similar collection
Mr. John Graham Tough, the sculptor, died
in England recently. The London Times gives these par
ticulars OF his life ana principal works. lie was ma
tive OF Northumberland. and as boy followed the
pow when accidentally his artistic taste became known
TO nelghDOrng gentleman, VINO ncpeu anu ehOoua6ou
him in his early struggles for independence. Coming up
70 London he made tho Elgn marbles in the British |
his study, and became an exhibitor AT the K9y
Academy in ls2G In the following he produced an
IDEAL statue OF Milo which. together with companion
statue, SAMSON purchased by the Duke OF Weng-
ton For some years Tough apparently held himself In
reserve rarely exhibiting at the Academy ana the years
lS3i3S he spent in Rome in patient and not unfTuitful
study though under special master lie executed III
sI5 the statue OF Her Majesty in the Royal Exchange,
and two years later statue or Prince Albert Tor
LlDyd'. he also commission ed In the nrst instance
10 execute the lions for tao Nelson Monument in Trafa
ear-square."
LONDON, April 25.-Mr. GOdlove S. Ortiz,
United States Minister to Austria, and family will sail
from Liverpool tomorrow for NewYOrk in the steamer
Egypt
TAUNTON, Mass, April 25.-The Hon. Charles
Francis Adams has accepted the invitation of the City
Of Taunton 10 deliver address at the forthcoming
Fourth Of July celebration.
MADRID, April 25.-The Prince of Wales
and Prince Arthur tho Duke of Connaugho arrived here
today King Alfonso and suite met them at the South
ern Railway station, with detachment of Infantry
forming guard OF honor The King and the Princes,
with thcir suites entered the city In seven carriages
each drawn horses escorted by the Royal Horse
Guards on the arrival Of the royal party at the palace
they were received by the Grandces Of spain, the Minis
tors and court officials, tho royal band playing God
Save tho Queen