New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-09
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Senator David DAVIS Is an entertaining talheI,
full OF interesting anecdote
II isa Mr.. B. Ball, cries Madame RumOr, who
has written the next volume OF the" No Name SERIES
which volume is to be called The Great Match
Mr.. R. Waltz, whose work has received COM
incubation Mossoner, has painted poytrat OF the
Rev. James Freeman Clarke of Boston.
Prince Leopold of Bavaria. it is reported.
pronounced Mr.. Franklin simmons's statue of Peace
and Roger williams" monument the finest works he
had seen by any American artist.
If the Rev. DR.. Bartlett accepts the presi-
icncy OF Dartmouth College, he will be inauguraod late
in March or early in April so may upon his
duties a; the beginning Of the Spring term
Gov. Hayes, it is written, looks fresh, young,
buoyan and brilliant; "the campaign has not added
urrow TO his ruddy cheeks, shadow to his high and
cben brow" lie preserves great camness and self
pCise.
Mary BOwles, great granddaughter OF John
Eliot. young lady who was married in 1871 to Chief
Justice Lynde Of Salem, put her cipher upon napkin.
which, including hers, bears the cphers Of five success
sye generations One of these goes back TO 1860, and
denotes she possessors Of this ancient rag being Will
liam and Hannah Brown.
Frederick TennysOn, the Poet Laureate's
brother had the audacity to disregard the awful
rules of the British Opera-house He was about to walk
into Drurv Lane one evening wearing black instead Of
a white cravat, when the ticket-taker stopped him.
Pardon me- SIR" sad that functionary, "your craya
does not admit cou." :" But my ticket doeS| SAID Mr
Tennyson and In he went.
Poor Senator Storbuck! Some wag imposed
on HIM the other day with dispatch announcing that
the Commission had decided 10 receive all proofs in the
Florida He not only dcludod his Democratic col
leagues in the Senate with it, but teegraphed 1t to his
home organ with the addendum that Florida was to be
counted Ten and the brought out its rooster
and the Democrats fired hundred guns OF JOY. And
now!
Mr.. Robert Clarke of Cincinnati has pre-
sented the New-England HstorirOG genealogical Society
with package OF valuable manuscript papers purchased
by him London They consist IN part Of vouchers and
documents which belonged to the comnissary and quar-
tcrmaser departments OF the British army In and near
Boston from the year IVA 1916 and the accounts OF
the departments in Gen. Bursoynes army at Still
water, n. Y, and Cambridge Mass
When Gibson, the sculptor, first lived in
Rohc the rattOrc restaurants OF that city were not
famous for cleanliness and while waiting to he served it
was customary to examine oue's tumber and knife and
fork so confirmed Rad this habit become with Gibson
that at the first houses where he dined on revisng En-
gland he asonished those present by taking his glass;
exarUining it attenvey, giving it extra polish with
his napkin, and then carefully inserting fold between
each prong of his fork.
The late Mrs. Peter of Cincinnati when she
returned Rome in &c brought to the Western city
the body Of g. Aurana which now reposes in the chapel
of her residence at Third and Lyttlests. that of 81
julius, which is at ST. Xaviors on sycamorest. and
that OF another saint which she presented to the CHURCH
of TIE immaculate Conception She also brought
number of other relies She bad friends among some OF
nOblet families IN Europe one OF these friends was
the Empress DowaSer OF Austria.
Every visitor to Rome knows the ClOaca
Maxima tie great sewer. But every one does not
know Prince Massimo, the representative OF an
ancient Roman family whose Italian name cor
responds with the Latin of the old sewer.
some years ago q laxative aud pretentious French
woman, who wished to appear remarkable as know
duction at a Roman fete to the Prince Il am delighted
to see you Prince" she CRIED have lately had the
pleasure OF seeing your clOacaV'
Mr. Ezekiel, the Hebrew sculptor, says that
Mr David Snton of Cincinnati asked him TO make GER
tain drawings expressive Of his ideas as an artist for
the proposed erection by SntOn in that city OF rosrum
or PEDESTAL stauary thereon aud that he made Il
drawings and delivered them TO Mr.. Sinton The
tract provided further that If Mr. Snton should proceed
to erect stauary the r0strum IN accordance Win or
similar to the design Of Mr.. Ezekiel Mr. Ezekiel was to
receive five per Mt of the cost Mr. Ezekiel claims that
Mr. SintOn has used the drawings furnished by him since
March last together with his ideas expressed IN the
contract aud for the purpose therein expressed nut mas
refused pay him for the same wherefore Mr. Ezekiel
asks Judgment for the sum OF $1,000
Baron NicOtera, the Italian Home Minister,
Is not very well liked. On his return to Rome in Novem
her he with other Minister'S FASTENED TO present his
respects TO Princess Marguerite and, advancing with
low bow placed in the hands OF the astonished lady
small miniature of her set In brllians The exceed
ing awkwardness OF that moment was fully shared by
the colleagues OF the Home Minister, who looked on in
despair at the glazing soecsm OF etiquette What was
to be donef The Princess, to whom even her own
cousin. Prince de Carignan cannot offer the smallest
gift was pctrIied with amazemen; then yielding
to what supposed the prOgeSsist views OF her
Minister she took the miniature in her hand placed
II on little table by her SIDE ana SAID quietly II Is
poor likeness"
curious old Partisan, named Dubosc, a
model in the studios Of artists from his sixth up To his
sxty-nnh year. has just mmortazed himself by an act
OF great generosity. This old has lived in the most
misery fashion for half century aud II was generally
supposed that he had money but suspected that
he would think Of his boys" as he always called the
young artists who employed him. Now that he has gone
it Is discovered in his will that he has left 100000 francs
In gold pieces invested In such manner that the inter
est may be used for INDECENT youthful artists while they
are I'm retreat trying for the Prix de Rome Every
certain number OF the students In the School OF Fine
Arts shut themselves up for 90 or 20 days, making
great effort to paint the picture which may ente them
the protection OF the state while they are pursuing
their studies at Rome Old Dubosc Intended that MS
aye monev enough to live ON during this enforced sec
sion, and he has succeeded
This is the way, according to Mrs. Clemmer,
the looked in the House the other day when the
Joint counting began The rudy Welsh cheeks OF
ator Jones wonderfully brought by the Indian
lines Of Logan, whose arm ne held Roscoe Conkling
was thrown into relief by the whitened of sar-
gent OF California Blanche Bruce looked like q
nut beside the milky Conover, the Pennsylvania doctor
from Florida Blaine looked twenty years older than he
did Ave years ago, in that aspect outdong Conkng who
Ia beginning fresheu and brighten up again Edmunds
took q back seat. Conkling front one Blaine and
Booth the beautiful, fell to whispering. Randolph
Tucker and David Dudley Field began TO commune and
Simon Cameron dropped into the ears OF his son Don
h.sa. N. "a
posed TO be richly laden Martin Townsend OF Troy
exchanged akes over his chair with Fenton troted his
Elder Cannon deprived Of the companonshp OF his four