The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-27
few days ago at the age OF one hundred and

died few days ago at the age OF one hundred and
one and half years.
LITERARY cHIT-cHAr.
The third and concluding volume OF the site or
the Prince consortp viii not be published until the
fall OF 1878.
Tennyson publishes in the June number OF the
Nineteenth Century sonnet TO Victor Hugo.
Mrs. Gladstone will read paper on ..Nursing'' at
the Congress OF Domestic Economy at Birmingham,
which VIII convene about the end OF July.
Mayfair says that the Marquis of Lorne is engaged
upon new metncal version or the Psalms Of David
set to popular hymn tunes and in various metres.
CATHOLIC DONATIONS TO THE POPE
Among the curIosities of religious impulses Is the
extraordinary iberality OF the people OF Ireland in
making up purses for the Pope country which
so often has the begging box sent round in its be-
half and which has hundreds OF thousands OF
people poorer than the poorest of continental
Europe, yet scraped together, penny BY
penny, large sum - between 100000
and 1925 oooto lay at the feet OF His Holiness. BY
far the greater part Of this in very small SUBJ
scrptions, although one county Wicklow farmer is
stated to have subscribed $4,000 He may impover-
ish himself, but 1t will be the talk OF the neigh
borhood for q century to come, ana that is great
thing for county wicklow farmer Cardinal Gull
len took TO Rome $4,000, collected in the Dublin
diocese alone. The total amount OF the English
Catholic presentations Is s73,Sjo
THE PILGRIMS AT ROME.
The HERALD correspondent at Rome telegraphs
as foows:"His Holiness, Pope Plus, continues the
receptions to the pilgrims. One thousand French
pilgrims were received yesterday. One hundred
Swiss pilgrims with four bishops were presented
to-day. The Austrians and Bohemians viii be re-
ceived tomorrow The Patriarch of Lisbon
with 100 Portuguese, arrived yesterday. and
will be received on Tuesday. The Tyroese and
Croatiaps win be presented on Wednesday. The
French from Poitiers and Perplgnan will have
audience on Thursday. The Americans will leave
on Monday.,
A CHURCH PROMOTION.
Bishop Gibbons, OF Richmond, has been named
coadjutor to Archbishop Bayley, OF Baltimore.
THE STOCK MARKET
At the Stock Exchange there was very general
rise this week OF steady character, and it was
not confined to British securities. The reasons are
various, and in some quarters it seems to be mat
ter OF surprise that stocks should not go down in
stead Of up because OF the unsatisfactory situation
in France, the tension OF her relations with Ger
many and Italy and the utter uncertainty regard
ing events which may grow out of the Russo
Turkish war. But strong party in France
are supporting the Bourse for political reasons
and are assisted by spectators for a rse The
ultimate success OF Russia is regarded as certain
and supports Russian bonds, and the reduction OF
the discount rate OF the Bank OF France is direct
ing money to investment in government stocks
An occasional relapse occurs in Paris when Prince
Bismarck does anything, and on Tuesday there was
very sudden but temporary TAIL when it was
known that the Chancellor had come ont OF his re-
tlrement in order to confer with the Emperor
Investments In the London market have been
made with some freedom this week, which
may be the result OF subsistence OF the
demand Tor money usual at the beginning OF May
in addition to the rise resulting from purchases
and various market manipulations. There is a very
general Improvement In Investment stocks. Ameri-
governments, under the influence OF the general
inquiry for investment stocks, haze risen little.
The advancing tendency in railway ponds has been
checked. Tie demand for short loans has been
good at about "a per cent. Discounts have been
quiet.
Business on the Stock Exchange to-day was firm
in all departments, but there was very little doing.