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National Republican., 1877-10-22
ss-To THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE ME-.
TRoPOLIs SAVINGS BANK OF THE DISTRICT

TRoPOLIs SAVINGS BANK OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA.
The annual election Of nine trustees OF the Meirop-
lis Savings Bank OF the District Of Columbia will be
held at the bank the OF Seventh street and
Louisiana avenue. in Washington city, d. e., on
MONDAY, November s. 1877, between the hours OF II
o'clock n. IN. aud y. m.
The report Of the committee on the transactions Of
the hank tor the third year will he read AT o'clock
D. the same day. full attendance In requested.
SAMUEL NORMENT,
President;
NICHOLAS ACKER,
gro. r. THoMFs6N, .'''e""
Secretary;
JAMES J.. BARBOUR,
W. II. CLAGETr.
JOHN II. GODDARD.
JAMES T. EDWARDS
HENRY STRASBU RuER,
HENRY DICKSON,
oc5F6MiM Trustees
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Ap-SPECIAL NOTTCE-WITH MANY THANKS
to my friends and the public for their liberal patron.
age beg to state that my stock Orncw goods, includ-
ing ladies' and genlemen's furnishings and fancy
goods is complete, and composed largely goods Just
landed and my customers shall have every advantage
OF the decline In both goods and gold.
I have hetter stock than ever OF ladies' under
clothing. imported French, German and English
hosiery and corsets to which invite special aten-
tIOn
Every style OF corset and ladies' and childrcns un-
derclothing made to order at the lowest prices
ANNIE X. HUMPHREY,
An Tenth street northwest.
N. b French, German and Spanish spoken.
OcS2st
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oct-sTuFMwF&ds ''''

rB- TEE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED UN-
TIL FRIDAY, October 20, same hour and place. by
order OF the trustee. octs2.MWE-. :.
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FINE CLOTHING.
Winter Suits and 0verCOats.
Winter Suits and CverCOats.
Winter Suits and 0verc0ats.
Winter Suits and 0verCoats.
w. WALL,
e2l Pennsylvania Avenue.
Next to J. W. RoleIer.s China store ocL0u
STOVES.

EEN II EiS S,
Il THE STOVE MAN.
THE Cheapest STON ES ~ THE CITY,
oCli-lm Corner OrScHenth nhd k sls. northwest
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s.-pUTJHtRMOyTr So

6s-PHTIHiRNO SOCTETY.-RE-
hearsal at Congregational church Monday evening
I'D inst. ut - O'clock All singers desiring the prac
tice Of OratOros are invited to bc present The uc
tion OF the continuance Of the society for tho
will be determined by the ATTENDANCE ut this rehearsal
y. A. PRATT,
Ot112t Secretary,
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ToHNs HOPKINS UNIVERSITY,
BALTIMORE


The Programme OF Studies for the year beginning
Sept. ls, 1871 will be sent application je FTuTw
CHEGARAY INSTITUTE,
isg7 and iS29 SPRUCE STREET. rHILADELPHLA.
For young lndits and misses. Reopens THURS
DAY, September % Board and tuition, In Latin,
English and French per annum, siDL
MADAME d. HERVILLY Principal.
French Is the language OF the family. myai6m
MUSICAL ACADEMY,
1881 street northwest, Dr., j. p. CAULFIELD. Prn-
clpnl. selstf
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PETER CAMPBELL,

BANKER AND RROKER
Dealer In Stocks, Government aud Municipal
Eends Money loaned on approved securities In
tystnents made nrst-clas5 securities Unly, at a
AoderAte commission, Pays the special tax.
fsi Pennsylvania avenue, corner Fifteenth street
New Iorcdrnn bulldInE) ~"lltI
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De- GERMAN.AMERICAN KINDERGARTEN
and school for children from three to sixteen ycars
Of age offering every advantage Of thorough euca
ton. Pupils admitted at any time. Terms moderate
Principals, Misses POLLOCK and NOEltR, ll27 lhir.
tcenth street northwest Normal class for ladies.
For particulars, inquire above, or at 1l6 street
northwest, se.sLim
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MISCELLANEOUS.

A WNINGS, TENTS AND FLIGS,
"A J. {. HOGAN, Manufacturer.
No. 7l3 Market Space between seventh and Eigh
streets northwest Ieu
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AUCTION sALEs-TO-DAY.

II c. BRooKER JR., Auct,Gnser.,
DE marble BuildingO
Northwest corner Of Eleventh street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
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~ HUNYADI JANos WATER

BUFFALO LITHIA WATER
offered by the bottle or At lowest rates by
W. &, THOMPSON,
oc1l-lm 7O3 Fifteenth street.
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UNIVERSAL R. r. TICKET OFFICE
RAILROAD TICKETS to or from ell points bought,
exchanged or SOLD at u reduction of ONE DOLLAR
upon any other office or depot In this city,
Tickets good TIL used. Baggage checked through.
Apply TO Al. ID. WHITFSIDE,
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HOTELS.
. IENNEr W. H. IhoSB
National Hotel,

r IFIYETTE HOTSE-E TR o PEI n
IL and American plan, cor. SECOND ID and Il Sts. N.
w. Washington. ~. American plan ts.OO 4 81 70
per day.
oci5dm JAMES A. DoNNELLY, Proprietor.
National Republican., 1877-10-22

aS-JrsTHs PATENT (STEEI) SOLE AND
HEEL PROTECTORS make your shoes last twice a,
the shoe stores. and by the inventor, 6l9 ID street
northwest Ja0tf
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Bible and lust So far as that book Is upheld and
respected SO far and no further Will morals adj
vance.
Ii. then, the arguments Of these so-callcd phi
losophers are not able TO increase inildclity.
what are the causes Of It's ncreaseY, answer
that their namc il legion. and Will select
few for the consideration OF your renders.
language. that men love darkness rather than
light. becnusc their deeds arc evil Tho Icon
tiOus man IL condemned by the Bible, and con-
scluontly condemns the Bible when onportu-
nifty presents and 50 of the glutton the liar the
thief the murderer. the slundCrcr the back
bitter. and the reyengctul. Al these are COM
panons OF the philosophers who cost aside tho
Bible MS tale that has been told. and With such
thoy must naturally associate in tmo and in
eternity If tine Bible IL true and II II s not true.
we lose nothing by being rid OF such company
In time. There X. second n lack OF discipline
in the family, rs a fruitful causc, and such par
ties NJ your correspondent, IS. H. III. .-igno-
rantly. have no douht-makcs it douhly 80 by
oudcavoring to reconcile the authors named
and the Bible. II il evident TO any Bible stu
dent that he hns studied those authors moro
than his Bible. ii he has ono. or he would have
learned from II that no man can serve two
masters especially whcrc they arc antagQnis-
tie, Az TINS article II now longer than mad an
tcipatcd. | viii merely mention feW more
causes without comment: \ multiplicity OF
studies In the schools social customs the pau-
sibility Of such authors as we have beOn front
ing OF to men who read no others tho ndiifrr-
encc and ignorance OF many SO-called CHRIS
tian teachers: tho Inconsistency OF many pro-
fcssed Christians; national circumstances and
prelddiccs.
Let L be remembered that tho Bible. like the
tabled Piercan spring, may intoNicatc but that
large draughts from the same source Will again
bring solrieiy. Yours. j. Is.
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be regarded az solely responsible for the harsh
popular Impressions Of the poet. II IL TO Mr..
Gill's credit that he has disccrncd the i'm
peratvo nature OF this duty. and that
he has incxorahly fulfilled it. We are not
able to follow Mr.. Gin in tho substantive
portion OF his work: IN the distinct and author-
itatyc picture which he has given US OF the
writer and tho man. Those who look with
pride on the achievements Of ono Of the most
acute and brilliant minds which this country
has produced will do well to read this book, and
very few will rise from a pcru-nl Of ii without
profound and poignant sympathy with the luck
less subject Of tho story. We have merely
wished to sgnalize tho completeness with
which the Indispensable condition OF useful
biography has been performed. AT last the tes-
tmony of Dr. Griswold has been incuraby inn
rcachod. and there seems to be no reason why
his momor and tho whole suucrstructure Of
msconccption reared on II should not hence
forth be RELOCATED among the detected impos-
lures and impotcnt scandals of literature Had
this book Of Mr.. ellis been published three
years ago. prior 10 the unvciling Of Poo's mon
ument at Baltimore. we venture to think that
the living poets Of America would not have
been conspicuous by their absence ON that oc-
casipu
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-02
1 nrLgEINn,s srGaLsr1oNs.
Darwin. Tyndau, and Huxley Building on the
sand what spreads Inhdciity.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Sn: have
"'N,' - :"
lately pGJhsAcu III LIE Sun On the spread ol
inldclity. ana none Of tIcm comes nearer the
,,,.ri. a. tt.,, ri s..rr1,,. Ana, o5 80, e. TIA
n."lN '''"" ,i'"' - $50, aus 10 va -
Churth and It's In niles. IAcFo arc however
a few points in this article which are not alto
e''"Vl pun. 10 Ms an" w. "'''" an '''i az
tcntlon. The nrst Is tho opening sentence:
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ana ueo'o-S VI N"iS'"- N'eNs HUno N0." us
cussing. AZ. 1t is the word philosophy 10
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chN'",o1 - % u,", Inv 49, ~
science will be tho overthrow Of the theology.
ami mo theolo1,v cnnno, .orouer without 10.
stroying the science. If you moan. rs pre-
sumo vou do tho philosoplv and science so
calI,1 81 inc "u'lois H'l"'" III your "t''''c' we
arH Ia iuli accord, but III you mean philosophy
and s.iene, in general. must take on INCEPTION
rnfar vCr' Ia Han ''on anI N"wt0n nnI N h0.t 81
ttb.rs tcN uun,r rous A., uierti"u-ni,.u who's,
n-uilIti, n- we az far oLsve these author,.'
have Invariably Combined thair rhil"anthv md
science with their theology. Ibcliovc hat Goih
ts~iit To- tAt uutnors you IaNe named in mnkint,
th4,m tie in-trumunts in srrrnliur iuIl,i,,Iltv
as No not be- irve TINT any t,asonAtlc ulnn ,al
read those auth lrs and Tho Bible together with
| out proud. q, ana also ooWpnrr With them the
| lHllr- of grOloglst- In different uiri. ~ tli,
! enrtA since some u tho.u hooks were vrittiu
without seeing the mountain of ,aIl ol WI. i
! thelr whole tne6liok urr nu.lt and tlo firm po-
situn IL. which every ,iorArnrntof -clcntc tiht
| I'm. WI nncn utiligod ,,larns HAT book which
| tlpy have ,uon irving - di,proyr
| j.tu. for a inonnrt soc what thosc mon aro
| irving To nike from ue and thrn se. whut iktv
| unar i'm liz stead. / ntntiou ONLY th~ B6Is.
| ana that H. tho Chri~tiun Is cycrythine. as *
INV We may lex cni, 10Y SuT roor- for m, %
! Jnynont III lilo. Ahuyn an. N reveals To Us
| another higher AMI better iifo b.yonithis. II
| ofliln. ttoerLce MS oar leponlrucr on IN,
| an ther. Hui charity nut iorgivenos- toiIl nu'
| ruecln-, and a host al other vrtug-, with ut
wish to take away, and wrGt 40 taoy oN'lus M
| IT, stwdY Hero am almost ~ ~ siCi l-'ill as
| hniue of ihom ofior IA Oh sugtalv u .tuiuW while
others otter ue certain eoie Of morals STOLEN
| from the book Whose authority tnc} wish tn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-02
cHrRcnEs CRUSHED UNDER DEnr.
The Alarming Financial Embarrns-ment of
EelIalom. soeIetIe. In Pnter.on.

Many churches in Paterson are seriously
embarrassed. Tho First Congregational Church
congregation were obliged to move out, and tho
cdit % il advertised for sale. Tho Third Pres
lytorian is suffering severely for the want Of
money. The First Reformed congregation re-
comfy discharged their minister. exchanged
their Nlain street property Tor n big mortgage
in DIVISION street. and to get along
were obliged 10 cousolidote with tho Congrcga-
uouHliSl-. Tho Cross street Methodist o0nsre-
EatNn have sd their valuablc lots NJ n -a''gi-
II and arc obliged 70 abandon their intention
II hyuding ngw odincc. The Willis -iro,t
ln.ust End tho Episcopal Church Of tlto Holy
COMMUNION are also embarrassed The First
Baptist hprch, supposed 10 be the most pros
perous IN the city, Il likely 10 70 into tho Shor-
III hapds, The congregation built a hlo ~ of
houses in Broadway III n, q spr uhtiou, and
the mortgage aelt IL $4,000 u6w due, and no
money an le raised to ph5 a. Tho prlnc4 puI
moreaga pt 1iJQgO Is .hcl hy tht NV y rll
Mutual Liz lusuItn Pc Cempauy. and the uleln-
her- are doing nothing. apparently, 10 ras the
llOltN,
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An Authentic Liz, of Edgar A. Poe.

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-02

Hear oh ye pleasure hunters We who mid the dys
tr
Fonf ar,an uat Ions Branch bathing ia sport that
can't 'r boat
Hear WAll- le cat TO- story how uy motor, only son
~ that Same oal ltasl 30 wao tokeni anda.ne
Daryinlls 4 a1oas fml.sn,.l. oil oecanaroccYuon.
Ana the cd ', hal sl.o,A eeyel wLen called on Nj
Sec mo. clain heeSered ra!m,u, standing IDLY on the
shore,
While tho waves ucer sop their knocking on the level
sandy noor
rsnl the bare ljea chi,mcl Those wild l.lows must
welenunfcrNor ef laughter, even now woa1 rc
treat
AMI m i1.y ~ ,ae o-,4n bAl.as ~ Lvas Branch at
rhercl ,oy ha, zone, and shah sunor from dread
cl'arrh, KNOW,
III were only tArousAiu Oh MoIo a. something atmy
tocl
Bah uathortil dose I've swallowed is enough to drive
mcmall
Epson salts, ana ol anl a'ap ancomlined, are not SO
bad
You may think the thing delightful but cannot call it
Auifyou INA me here again, uc pleased let me know
II yon woul cnoy the bathing learn by mycNrcrience,
stand at ease upon the beach, and watch lie maniac
revc thence;
See the pory old folks wadlng see the maiLcns who
When dry,
Doubtless form pleasant picture to the aeauDloyins
eye.
All the riot and confusion people seem 70 think is fun
But the OF neir enjoyment Is concealed from me-
for one
And in short to sum the matter in single final hnc
How can o. escape pickle II you plunge yourself in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-02
- Spring that Ehhs and Flows.

From ~ Rol,r'ripe Spectator
There ia large spring Of limestone water To-
ci' ai u,r,y AMI halt miles east at Eu-ersyille,
Witch tls ant flows, II b. sad, every cilhiy minutes.
Nr rihi i' hiural CURIOSITY on last saturday ami re-
hNtN 81 lulS lush % witness its fluctuations The
M"tf tusr tire" inchcs-p,rh nps little mure-wihin
.' 4iNtrs, when comm, need teceling AZ fun Ode
the volume OF water ~ sufficient toilrolrl cOnsldo rahe
tu hry u prll,rl uilAled, but at LON tide Il 10 rather
s!ut ash anu alVids Vt little water.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-02

A very good representation Of the grotto at
Lcsros where It Is said the Blessed Nrgn appeared to
IN, hue prl B'rna eiu souhr1us tew Years ago has
lNrn placed m The basement chapel OF ST. Stephens
N"9IeA' ues! lAe IWea4 seieulA slset enlrapss.
The New York herald., 1877-09-03
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

sThe Daniches'' will be played at the Arch Street
Theatre the 24th inst.
Dougherty's Theatre, formerly Kiralfy's, In Pha-
dephia is still conducted . variety entertainment
OF the better class
At the conclusion OF the at the Union Square
Theatre "Pink Domlnos" will be taken on a tour
through the country.
Tony Pastor and his troupe are at the Walnut Street
Theatre, PhIladephia this week. The following week
Jonn Mccullough begins an engagement.
A series OF concerts are being given at the Perma-
nent Exhibition In Philadelphia at which George
Candy, Miss Tnursby and other well known singers
appear
Barley Campbell's play, "Hears," is to be pro-
uuced at Street Theatre, Philadelphia, this
week, with May Howard, Louis James and others IN
the cast
Mss Adelaide Cherie and Mr. Will Reynier, who
have been playing in Boston and tho New England
cities, have been engaged by Mr. Duf for the stock
company of the Broadway Theatre.
Bryants Opera House, late Hcller's Wonder Theatre
will be opened for the tho 10th inst, when
Neil Bryant with his large company OF mnstrels, VIII
appear. Among the principal performers announced
are Little Mac, Charley Banks, Justin Robinson and
Cool White.
In consequences of the success OF the "Danites" al
the New Broadway Theatre, Mile Aimee and her
troupe will appear under MIR. Graus management at
Booths Theatre, which has been leased BY Mr. Dun
for the occasion The nrs performance Will take place
The New York herald., 1877-09-03
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.

Butlor on the Dog; breeding, Training Management
Diseases &C.. OF Dogs together with Easy and Agree
able Method OF Iucting All Breeds of Dogs in Great
Variety of amusing Useful Performs By Francis
Butler. d. >. Holmes No. 50 Fourth street, Brooklyn
4. ID. - -, 4, ,,.
The Question of Labor and Capita. ByJ; b Jervis
civil engineer author of Railway Property Messrs IT,
p Putnam's Sons No. 1872 Fifth avenue, New YORK. -,
Anothsr Irrepressibes. or, The
Tribe OF BENJAMIN Their summer with Aunt Asnes what
They Did and They Undid Lorng publisher corner
of Bromneld aud W ashington streets. Boston 90,
Poters American Monthly Illustrated Magazine OF Ills
tory Lite ature, Science and Art. September. 1871
Messrs. John Il. Potter a. Co.. Philadelphia. -
The Comp fehensve Geography mo - Including Math
ematicaI Physica Topical foitica Historical. Sacred
aud Classical Geography Containing Numerous % aintra
l,hcr, No. 81 barclay street. New ork WI, ,,,..,u
Nurse ana Patient Camp Cure. ny 3 weir Mi'cheii
NJ. d. Messrs B. Lippincott Co. rniiadeipa s,rso,
The Marvels Of Prayer ustraed by the ruton street
(New York; Prayer Meeting; With Leaves from the ree
OF Life BY andrew Hale smith. By the EVnhgeheai
Publishing Company. No l0S Fulton street New
The Anti Billed Shirt Club The Authors ru"iishng
Company, New York. ,,,, , ~ ~, II
The American Library journal: Voh ~ NO i]'' r.
Leypoldt No. 81 Park row, New YORK. 90, a, G.
Tue Quarterly journal o. lnebriety Nol l.. no sep
tember 1871 The Case, Lockwood Branard Company,
Commerce OF the United States with Sweden and Norway
(aeport from MIR. Andrews, Minister Resident OF the
unied states at stocshoim keprnted rom uommeres
re lations Of the United states 1900 John D. Levy,
West Harding street. London
The New York herald., 1877-09-03
A FERRY TRANSFER.

The in regard to the salo Of the Garner old
line terry to the north shore prove to be substantially
correct time and price having been agreed upon. Tho
transfer is to be made on Sth lust The sale In
cludes the boats Casteton Pomona, Thomas Hunt and
d. Martin though Is probable that the latter will
still be employed to the close of the season, being
der contract 10 carry passengers to Bay Ridge II Is
understood that John H. Starn, who has been running
the Peoples Forty Tor several years past, Will now
control this The sale also includes tho Terry land
ings used between Elm Park and New Brighton, and
the dock and club house at Stapcton where the oppo.
ferry present lands IL Is not anticipated that
the change Will make any difference in tho accommo.
datons or the rates OF fare
The New York herald., 1877-09-03
ABATING A NUISANCE.

On complaint Of Mrs. Elizabeth 3. Jones injunctons
we're obtaned on Saturday against Hugh Tremey,
Christine Mccormick and Ann and James Brennan,
OF piggeriss and fat boiling establishments at
Long Island City, restraining them from continuing
the business Proceedings are also to be commenced
against f. f. Coe proprietor OF the fertilizer factory
at Long Island CITY, The stencil arising IRON this fac
tory is oinplained OF as being insudcrable. SOme
time ago Goes premises visited by the Board OF
Health, when he promised to remove The works 10
Barren Island, but IL Is alleged that he has made no
move In that direction, his works being still In full
hlaQt
The New York herald., 1877-09-03

on the 18th inst, when "La Petite hare'" viii Do ro'
produced. In addition to the usual opera oounes
PLAYED by this company strauss new opera, "Ls
Refine Indigo will be given the nrst time in Amer
lea. There are several additions TO the company,
among whom Mile. Bertha Mario soprano, and NM
Legros tenor and Jousrd baritone, are principally
The New York herald., 1877-09-03
WHAT HE GOT FOR HIS PAINS.

Edward Gallagher thirty.hve years Of age, residing
at No 675 Sixth avenue, Brooklyn yesterday, while
toxicated attempted to commit suicide " osti~s biz
throat The wound was dressed, after wscs ne wac
locked up
The New York herald., 1877-09-03
FOREIGN ART NOTES.

FOREIGN ART NOTES
Brdgeman is painting Assyrian scene for the Ex-
position OF 1878
NJ. Apnonse Goupil founder of the well known
Partisan publishing house. was lately raised 10 the
grade Of officer OF the Legion Of Honor on the occasion
Of the fieth anniversary OF the founding Of the house
in Paris winch occurred in 1927. The London branch
was established in ls41 the New York In lS45 that OF
Berlin 1852 The Hague in 1861 Vienna in 1865 and
Brussels in 1860 The house, far. has issued ex-
amples from 40 plates Of line engravngs, and from
l2V0 mezzotinteu placs have taken 100 negatives
the pnOtog yptc process OF reproduction ana nave
taken from 1890 to l, 400 Photographic negatives.
Tue Illustrated London Ne,os publishes as supple.
ment tns number for August lS u tine wood engra
wing OF RuUens' descent from the Cross" now In
the Cathedral a. Antwerp
The AIen9um of the Same date publishes the thir
tet OF its admirable series OF descriptions aud crit
Cisms the private coiioctons OF England the COL
lection OF PICTURES by the late SIR William Eden
Wndiest0no Hall being the one written about Among
the pictures noticed are three Muriilos Jacinto
Geronimo dc Espinosa OF Valencia, Last Judgment"
Francks landscape by Zuccarelli battle piece, by
Van der Meulen; supposed Veronese, Guercino
and portrait OF "Nell Gwynne," by Lely.
Baron Rothschild, OF Paris, has recently purchased
at high figure, the celebrated Van Loon collection OF
paintings, IN which are two notable Rembrandt por-
traits, u line Nicolas Macs ana Wouverman
fine exhibition OF water color drawings has lately
been opened at tho Academy OF Arts ~ The Hague.
Alma Iadema Is ut work on three small canv ases
typifying painting architecture and sculpture.
Leighton Is painting "Elijah in the Desert" for q
private individual, TO be presented 10 the Liverpool
Gallery of Art
LOUIS Rochet has modelled and the Thebault foun-
dry will for tue Exposition oil 1878 colossal
statute of Charlemagne.
A few examples oil the late Valentine Bromley, who
visited thus country with the Earl oi Dunraven, are
being exhibited at the Victoria Gallery in London.
THE LAST OF THE PICTURES FOR ST. LOUIS.
Tho last instalment OF pictures from New YORK for
the art department Of the ST. Louis Exposition, which
opeus month lett for that place the latter part Of
last week. There were, among others:-"rhe Faith
full Guardian" by j. II. Beard, which was noticed at
length in these columns last woek; "lhe Morning
CALI in which the personages are cats, by the same
artist; .sTne Coast OF Newport by Kenset aud ID.
Huntington large canvas left unhDlsh by the late
Mr. Kensett ana finished by Mr.. Huntington; fine
example Of the lamented T. Beauian Irving, reader
In thought; and Two excellent verboekhoven's, a
horse and bull In all foreign and native Now York
sent IFS pictures to the Exposition nearly all Tor
ola
The New York herald., 1877-09-03
REOPENING OF SCHOOLS.

The public schools in this city will reopen to-day,
after O two months vacation.