New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-19
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Mr.. John :. Clarke is playing BOB 1crc5 III
London.
Mr.. jefferson Davis. jr., has just died Of
yc low fever at Memphis.
Candidate Thomas Talbot, Of MaSSachu-
sctts Is described sixty years OH. paiu-n~nu,rcd
ana sQltre-,houldcrcd. lie has good mead, on as
scTjVc no>r and positive WAYS.
The Morton Monument Association has de
cdcd to abandon the plan for the erection of memo
ial nall with the belief that 1t Will be impossible to
procure funds enough for that purpose The plan OF q
personal monument over Mr.. Mor,ou's grave has been
substituted.
Mr.. Whistler, the American artist in Lon
dom has made quaint, characteristic portrait oi Mr.
Carlyle. fog when said To have received $4,000
Both men I've at Chelsea where Mr.. Whistler la, Just
buit himself "A house ~ ODDLY unlike Other houses
the sulht. nervous, picturesque Wuo j. unhc Other
men.
DR.. Geikic. the popular author Of Life
OF Christ" Is the Of scotch Congregational minis
ter and received ms education Canada under the late
DE- Adam Lille lie a skiIfui and dligont student,
considered somewhat eccentric by his schoollcOws
He preached n CongrcEduonalst in Halifax, and ar
terwIrd returning 10 England entered the Established
Church.
Manager f. b. ChattertOn, in letter on the
Church and the stage, says 1hcIe l.. am convinced.
in the rising generation Of the dramatic profession an
abundance Of raw material FOR the making OF actors
and actresses would be worthy Of the traditions Of
tho English stage; hut II H. uhhdpihN, III danger OF
drifting into lower order Of art owing to the nrcrs
sIty for their applying themselves Almost exclusively
10 that modern kind Of entertainment. which, though 1t
may be hl-ly amusing, scarcely De said 10 Doe u
teaching power or agent for good The came might
al SO Ice SAID OF Iuodcrn school u dratI~-, Wu" 4
pOcd individually, would au ruic, muc4 pIci'T e"
devote their talent, better ard 'HdU!uS -tNlC
Of l!ciatuIc ia.H in obedience 10 tue pubic demand
they are low called upon 10 supply
An amusing story is told Of Mr.. Tcmy>on
m a foreign Journal. STAYING ~ quiet nciehboIho"d
ia England once, which great people visit rarely
comet. appear, advantage OF such event a. the
Iaureatc's VISIT was taken by 81 the native h,p
eses to give luncheon, ana show OF her non. Con
ycrsatlon languisLcl sadly every one was AFRAID 10
speak les hc or she should bc detected A. infinitely pro-
lAc or that suddenly there might be great uttcraucc
which would be lost. still the poet spoke not, hn' Al
tended diligently the business OF the hour The host,
css grew uncomfortable perhaps something wAH
wrong; that dreadful cook exceedingly uuc'I-
tam IN her work Perhaps poets had peculiar food :;
there were am rccocctious floating through ncr mind
OF having heard of certain food for gods. ANYTHING
WAS better than this uncertainty. Have you been
helped as Won liked - she asked. Imdly. THAT ham,
are particularly proud Of IT. Is OF our curing. IAo
cent has been in family Tor than seventy
ycaIe." SIN there no reply The poet heard her
not he was thinking OF something else. Only
reached IL appealed To his SENSES Then there
cisued a silence which seemed To De incrminabir Sul
mo thought t,ok form and speech Tough hal
cf :" and that all the Laureate said until he took
ms Leave.