New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-02

bis pupils one Of whom, thinking TO compliment his
master, remarked that they were so fine they might
readily be mistaken for certain sketches by Rembrandt
hehDrandtI You should have said by Raphael !" re-
no, sde asst indignantly on another occasion he 10
rePore9 70 nave exclaimed. pointing he did his
heritage OF Vandykew
The Hon. Richard G. Mccormick, the new
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury has had an active
career He was born in this city in 1892 and early in
life was broker in wa-st During the Crmean war he
visited Europe and wrote series OF interesting
letters TO city journals which were afterward issued
IN book form both here and in London.
In the early OF the civil war he acted AZ correspond
ent and In 1862 he became Chief Clerk In the Depart
ment OF Agriculture. Mr.. Mccormick was Secretary Of
the Territory of Arizona from March, 1862 to April
1866, when he became Governor lie was Delegate in
Cong from 1868 to 1874, and later was prominent
member OF tao Centennial Commission. He was q dele
gate To the CINCINNATI Convention last year and jealous
supporter OF Mr. Blaine. During the late mpaign Mr.
Mccormick was Secretary Of the National r. publican
Committee, and took prominent part in the canvass.
DR.. Mahan, fussy and important person,
has been publishing in England book discussing our
late civil war, in which book he gives this account OF
funny interview with Secretary Stanton, practical
man : " In the opening OF our communication we COM
menced n criticism the past conduct of the This
the Secretary interrupted saying that he had understood
from Secretary Chase that had developed plan for tho
future conduct Of the war; and he wanted hear that
We then gave him a full statement of the plan Where
is your general, exclaimed the Secretary. to carry
such plan that Il did not come here Secretary
Stanton, to furnish general, but develop plan by
which this can be brought 10 a speedy and almost
bloodleSs termination. WELL give a general, ro-
spOnded the Secretary the best plan that be pro-
posed Is the worst you have not general capable OF
carrying IL OUT L should suppose Mr.. Stanton re-
piled that definite and practicable plan sub
mitted general capable OF carrying it might be
found Give IA general name your man. was tine
reply OF our secretary Of War 30 the interview ended
and with it all nope OF any favorable from that
department" And as the fervd critic, in bis book, de-
cries almost every general ne could not have possibly
met the searching question put by te Secretary OF War
The Sultan lives quietly and takes great caro-
OF bis health He spends the greater part of the day in
his library and never signs paper until he thoroughly
understands its purport In the evening the Sultan
qucntly asks of the Ministers to dine at the
palace. and after they have dned engages them in con-
vcrsatiOns public affairs which often pr0ractcd TO
late hour. No says he is a genus, but all
agree that he is modest, Intelligent eager informa
ton, and greatly interested in affairs of the En-
pre- As regards amusements, he iuherits his
fathers fondness for music, and has turn"
for mechanics. Paul Dussap was the music
master of his boyhood and he it is who conducts the
Suan's musical evenings. Somebody asked d. how
these evenings were passed-uncss the Sultan very
busy there is always muscand he replied: 1.-THE Sultan
likes the uanO with sringed quatuOr; after playing
few pieces thus arranged he generally asks me to sing
and then he talks of music. lie likes the quaint wildness
which belongs Turkish music and to Its more civilized
Hungarian brother. At his request composed a march
for him, in winch he particularly wished to have the
rhythm OF the narsealse' combined with the charac-
terisc moduldtious Of Turkish and HUNGARIAN music.
He told to Keep Ii much like his fathers own
march could" d. added thar the sultan had made
several little changes before authorizing him have II
scored for the full orchestra
ST. LOUIS, April len. Grant arrived here
last night, and took rooms at the Lndell Hotel
BERLIN, April 1.-The Princess Charlotte,
eldest daughter OF tie Crown Prince Frederick william,
has brc formally berohed TO the hereditary Prince of
SaXc.4Io ninlen.