New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-17
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Ex-Secretary Chandler has gone to Lake Ia
hoe whence he will 20 to Truekee and Virginia CITY, and
then East.
President Chadboune of Williams College
will deliver memorial address OF the late Prof Tenney
at the beginning OF the College term IN the Fall.
Senator Ferry of Michigan is rapidly recov-
erng from his recent Illness He Is able TO st up and
unless he should have a relapse VIII soon be about
Col. r. w. Higginson has been made men,
Der of the Newport Yacht Club. and perhaps he will do
light readers with another sketch on In Wherry"
Lord Beaconsfield, has been suffering from
bronchial attack, and several Cabinet meetings and
dinner parties had TO be postponed in consequence.
Leon Gambetta is to have gold watch pre-
sened to him by French residents Of Bicnue switzer
land, acknowledgment of his services to the Re
public OF France
Mr.. Elihu Burnt has finished the Colonial
History of the Pennington Family OF Towns collated
with the Annals Of Connecticut which he has been
engaged for some time
Perola, the leader of the late revolution in
Peru, formerly a shop-keeper in Lima. He is now
only about 80 years Of and in stature very small
He Of the brightest in Peru, but Is said to be
very ambitious aud INSCRIPTIONS.
A statue OF King Alfred the Great was I'M
yelled at Vantage England Saturday, by the Prince
of Wales 1t is scuptured in MARBLE and executed
by INT Gleichen. the Queens COUSIN AT cost OF about
$4,000. Vantage is the place where King Alfred was
born.
There is talk of erecting memorial to the
pane~ Gainsborough, and The London World suggests
that basreef representing the search for the missing
picture OF tho Duchess Of Devonshire would be most
appropriate, and the colossal figure Of Gainsborough
ument."
The Emperor of Brazil is travelling in Scot
land. mOng first places he visited were Abbosford
Merose Abbey and other localities made famous by Sir
Walter Scott While at Dundee he was so engrossed in
inspecting the railway bridge the Tay that he di
leave himself time for breakfast, and in order 10
catch train compelled to depart fasting.
A distinguished party accompanied Mr. James
Russell Lowell Massachusetts, Bay on bic departure
for Spain. 1t comprised Richard II. Dana, Jr Ralph
Waldo Emerson, President Eliot OF Harvard DIR.
Wendell Holmes, the Hon. Charles Francis Adams,
Professor LOngfelOw, exGov. Noyes OF Ohio, the Hon.
Henry L. Pierce, Gov. Rice, the Hon. Josiah Quincy,
twelve Professors from Harvard, and many other gen
temen DIR. Holmes gave parting blessing to Mr Lowell
in the form of short poem, the manuscript OF when
Mr.. Lowell took with him.
Mr.. L. l.. Davenport writes as follows to
The Boston Courier concerning the announcement that
"neither Edwin Booth. +. L. Davenport nor Ben DeBar
would star the coming season.: do not know the in
tentiOps OF Messrs Booth and DeBar for the coming
season but far | concerned, propose to play
just as many star engagements I make, and am
now busiy engaged upon historical play, by the late
George II. Miles Of Baltimore, entitled oliver crom-
WE'LL and also an entire threeact play purchased
for me by j. = Clarke m London where II has been most
the public early in the season You VIII there
issue"
Mr.. John T. Raymond ("COl Sellers") is
resting for the the Bersadt villa In Irving
the Hudson. After visiting him, the correspond
ent Of The Boston Gazette gives this interesting descrp
ton Of his abode: The house being built on the side OF
hill for what might looked upon freak OF
nature architecture. The library is the billiard room,
Il Iarpo will
and gallery running end This room opens
into the studio by folding DOORS that should
the occupants OF the house want 10 give ball. they have
only to throw open the DOORS send the band into the
gallery and "trip it they 20 on the light fantastic toe
The floors ali over house Of polished woods, AMI
are as slippery the floor OF q Paris salon. The
library and studio are both lighted by largo win
dows on the north, that take up than half
"a sido OF tho The walls are hung with
Indian suits, tomahawks, bows and arrows birds
WINGS mocoasns, ETC.. and lot of the mrs: sketches
for the artist-owncr's oil paintings. There are
also OF sketches in charcoal of humorous sub
jects The walls dead white. aud are hung with Bier
sads early paintings aud chromos Of his works. and OF
Bradford the Arctic painter and others Of or less
note. There chromos than genuine paintings
ia the house. r Bierstadts collection put to the blush
by David Meals fine portrait OF Mrs Raymond as Marie
stuart which stands easel in the library. The fire.
places in the house are in particular homogeneous The
man.e!s are Just such night expect to see in
~ell-tOlO New-York tradesm8us hOuse-heavy u1nean-
marble, covered with bad carving OF the most con-
vcntonai scrolls pattern. The only attempt ~ anything
Dal oud the commonplace the library There Is gem
crous open fireplace there with heavy brass andOn and
wo0lcb lnantc that runs 10 the ceiling, upon when
hangs suit OF armOr The studio Is so arranged that ~
can be converted into theatcr with scenery, stage nj
fOotghts the audience being seated IN the library aud
gallery. Mr.. Raymond proposes bringing up Ssieet
company of professionals aud trying over some ~ the
plays ho is going to do next season"
LONDON, July 16.-Pnnce George, the Sec
ond son OF tho Prince of Wales. is seriously i'll.
HARRISBURG, Penn, July 16.-Governor Hart
ranft and party of twelve friends left for California at
34j this afternoon, to be absent month or six weeks
EAsrpoRT, Me-, July 16-Secretary Sherman
and party arrived here to-day from Mount Desert on the
revenue-cuttcr Grant. After inspecting the Custom
House. and giving reception business men, the Secre-
LAZY sailed for ROckland.