New-York tribune., 1876-12-18
II is the cheapest and pleasantest way possible Of
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day. and returned 10 Washington by the evening train.
Bishop Simpsons daughter, Miss Ella Simp-
son, has Just been married to the Rev. G. W. Buoy
| Philadelphia clergyman
Chopin's correspondence was not lost, as 1t
has been believed has preserved 10y his sister,
and Is shortly TO De printed In German lransiailoh
Frederick Leighton, the very distinguished
English painter has been attempting sculpture. He has
modelled magnificent male figure, which is to be cast
bronze. an Athlete Struggling with Serpent"
Of Senator Conkling's memory, Major BEN:
Perley Poore says that 1t is wonderful. "Y0u quote
line or of Chauecr Spenser or any other OF tie old
English poets, and he will repeat the whole poem to
you"
Ex-Empress Eugene gave the Arctic ex-
porers of the Alert and the Discovery woolen head
dresses or Welsh wigs. before they started on their icy
voyage and the elder royal brothers Of Britain pre-
sented them with books
A Miss Roberts is the author of " MademOi-
see Morio and OF the new novel called IN this country
"NObesse Oblige," and abroad, the Attcer du Lys"
The heroine OF this last said to represent
Camille and Lucille Desmoulns.
The first choice of Seat at Mr.. Edwin
Booths first performance in San Francisco was sold Is
recorded for $780, His first appearance on the stage
was made before an audience of small girls and boys IN
Baltimore who admitted to the jnyeni theaer for
enormous foe 0f two cents.
Mr. James II. Fields was entertained by the
Lotos Club on Saturday evening. Speeches made
by sr Fields Mr.. Bayard Taylor, Mr. Edmund Clarence
stedman and Mr. Oakley Hall Mr. Fleldswas afterward
escorted to che Century, where hr br ant ma as'y
introduced another literary guestMr Alfred street. Gne
poet, from Albany.
The Hon. Willard Carpenter, who had such
bad lack in bestowng college upon his city Of Evans
vile, has made another attempt to be phanhropic lie
is about present city with library and gallery Of
art In all of his plans he is seconded by his wife, ws
views the matter in the ght OF an evil that cannot be
avertd and concludes to make the best of bad bargain
Senator Logan lately said to somebody, who
told Troy Times correspondent: "What could do with
out my wife should be nothing without that woman
Mrs Logan attends to her husbands private correspond
ence, and her chirogaphy is like hts that many
letter signed by er hand John A. Logan Is carefully
preserved by the recipient as the autograph OF the
Senator.
Monsieur BarthOidi has been so ill-advised
as to add to the sesatisacon OF the modern Athens
He says a recent private letter-whch has started
its public travels around the newspapers: Art is
flower which must have its soil This soil, Ofsympathy
and encouragement found IN some Of the large cities
of The United Sa aud particularly III Boston, where
10 has grown 10 u Neritabe DEVOTION"
Gen. di CesnOla has abandoned research in
Cyprus on account OF i'll health The English do lot al
together enjoy the fact that metropolitan Museum
has bought his KOurium treasures. The AteneuD, for
instance asks &" What will NewYOrkers do WITH such
an Of historical riches tire asures of ART Of
tile most exquisite and recOndite snd" And The Sat.
rddg Reriec says mildly: AS years roll ON, American
ladies viii learn that PhGncan not the Eurcpean way
thrive immensely"
Mr.. J. Edgar of the New-YOrk bar read be-
fore late congress of the Episcopal Church sgnf
cant paper. Mr.. Edgar s a Jealous churchman, aud
known generally to sympahzc with the conservative
wing OF the church chat this utteance Is generally held
TO indicate the limits of the concession which the con-
servatives are willing to yield to the refOrmers. He
would solve the problem of alleged insuiclency in
tine prayerbnok not By alterations, but by additions. He
would eage tie old, but add the new In supplement-
In adj al
services schools colleges, hospitals private deyoon
missionary and extraordinary occasions
| Mr.. James Russell Lowell did not follow the
advice OF The Nahon and cast his vote Massachu-
sets electOr Tilden in order to rehuke the Lousans
Returning Board The fear that he might be Influenced
by advice from that quarter, however, proves not
to have been illfOunded. Just after receiving
IL he must have written the following dedication for
the little volume containing his three recent Odes: "To
f. L. Godkin in cordial acknowledgement of his eminent
service In Tightening and purifying the tone OF our po
itical thought this volume Is dedicated" No wonder
the Hayes men fct nervous, when the gentleman thls
ruogzed advised Mr. Lowell to cast hIs vote for lden,
In spite of his having been chosn an eleetOr Or hayes
The troubled tempers of Congressman Hewitt
and Kasson been soothed They had held no COM
muuicaion since their misunderstanding on one OF the
last nights of the session of Congress- when each
made strong political speech IN favor OF his own cand-
date for the Presidency. Last Wednesday during the
discussion Of the Silver bill, the combave Kssson sent
nlstc Hewitt and at last the latter went over to Mr.
Kassons desk aud suggested that there no reason
why they should not communicate personally and NOT
by indirect means. Mr. H. was placated, SAID tai nc
knew of reason, and the two immediately flung them
upon each others necks or rather IN more osc
fashion shook hands and entered INTO the heartest CO..
operation IN their efforts o defeat the silver Dill
Gen. Mcclellan says in ScribHer that when
one OF the Klediyes American officers had been some
months iu Egypt the Khedve sent for him one day and
asked what the worst thing be had observed in re
gard army He replied that it was that the reg-
meuts were commanded by civilians The Khediye said;
No, there is "a colonel for every regiment" Yes
said the American but each colonel chief of battalion.
and captain has civilian clerk, who controls everything
relating the pay, ratons, and clothing OF the men, and
whoever does that really commands" flou are right"
said the KRejve; "but how would you correct thlsP
BY recurring colonies should have sergeants as
their clerks the chiefs of bataOns, cOrpOas the cap
tas private soldiers; and also requiring that the Off
GERS should supervise and do much OF the real work
themselves" THAT means that the army should learn
reading, writing ana alithmetic!' That is eHacty
what coming a. your Hghncss' The khedlVe
ten cGed moment ard the at wrote an order
to the Minister oi War; requiring that IrOm tnat monent
40 person tue army her Otcer or soidcU shOuld De
promoted until he was master OF reading writing, ana
urlthmec. The consequence was that the whole army
Immediately became school
Mr.. A. H. Stephens's first legislative act in
the present Congress is described in melodramatic
way shrlll heard to say Ar
spoakerv, and every turned at toward
the backeyed ghost OF man sitting so quietly buried
in his heavy blue overcoa with silk hat of several
Winters perchcd rakishly upon his yiseoOkhg head.
MI Stephens moved his skeleton right hand ncascd IN
brown cotton glove, as he said: have resolution
that desire send up the clerks desk-a resolution
which desire to have read and put its passage
Perhaps the Georgia ghost had evolved some nc"
scheme for saving the county, and every carefully
listened the clerk began TO read. Tie clerk ead aha
then every smiled sulky smile of disappointment
1t was resolution declaring that Mr. john Chauneey
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