New-York tribune., 1879-02-28

There Is a rumor that Mr.. Murat Ilalstead
has ?. cent?, become tho owner. by purca-" ~ 1dd-
toIa srcE ot ye-s&th5 of A4s spaIcr, Iht CelH-
H0A COiEHeftIdI
Mr.. Wendell Phillips is now able TO meet
bis lecture engagements, ami VIII ms evening sye hh
lecture on O'COnue before the students OF The IEoJ
Conference Academy, 1T POuliucy, VI
The Princess Louise has most beautiful ban
and great deaf OF it, IL lsoue OF ner greatest charms
anoth.ri. tn. expression OF kindness ana syupahy'
when Is never absent from her eyes and mouth
The late Mrs. Cla1issa c. Cook, OF Dayen-
port Iowa. has lett nearly 500 900 TO Home Tor tue
TrrnIess in that city, aud $4,000 to tund iof th sup
port of tue poor clergy ana the widows Oi ccrgyIueI
NJ. Cambetta, in his new house of the Palas
Borpou-wncn as Speaker, II Is uIs rIgat ana duty to
occnpy-ls surrounded by the simple furniture OF hs
former and number residence. There no sign anywEsIe
OF the luxury Of the Duke lie MOrney's time.
The Geological Society of London, has
unanimously elected Professor +. V. Hayden f"rega
member Of the society This honor is held by only four
other living Ameri,uns-Lcdy, Han, Vim. Il. Rogers
and James Dwight Dana.
Mile. Gr6yy, the daughter of the French
President 10 landscape painter of rare excellence anu
charming Ia When she was in her teens sne usf
to accompany her father in his shooting excursions IA
the I'D parts Of tue Jura. snc Was then as good Sd"
a. Gc II.
Mr. Charles T.. Tilton, of this city, is to give
70 tue town y. H.. expensive aud hand'oms
pubIc building to be used FOR library, post once SO'
hall: and it IS intmated that he may ais" siSe
library to the town. OF which hs viii probably Sun
UecOIne = cluZen.
Mr.. Camillus Farraud, once photograpue
I'm this city, and later a Ter aud explorer IN eou
America died recently In Peru, sgcG hitye'gh' Je@'
He made between two and three thousand stereose0p
y.-N, of the most remarkable and heSu,iful places "
that country aud IN his travels encountered many H
breadth escapes lie made many con'HDa'iOA' "
cnce.
Professor Swift, the Rochester astronomer
ma, q youu. son who ha, already cyinceds iem''A"'
interest in subject OF his fathers study' auu ~
s.s Z, develop devotion 10 tnc science not less I'e
IL n that Of MS parent. The lttie boy when oO -
| old one night saw the full moon aud gaze" ~ "
curiosity low days after wnen IL was qa9'ee e'1 Gp
! looked at 10 Gglu, aud Observed, - 'Sou4t0."' ~
! aud cut of part or pas moon -,
! Madame Nodicska is said by me H""+
qyois journal 10 Ice the possessor OF thfe ''t' al
nets. % bdl.og and two alIgators. IAe PiDs'
occupation, of tuc former" says the reporter N.
| De-. barking at visitors and tearing mp every ".,
article m the room while the latter tep"'' p"'' a.,
little Gaze. The reporter, who hates reptile r. -,
n uur was little ,hy Of the alligatoIs AZ hfs' oI
r,a,slred by the Countess. who handled and iso -
MIN immunity he mad, very critical eNnmba'nl nlia,
th.m aud decided thar they "e'e Nli "tuis'''
tors aud showed no great dramatic aoi"'y' , :.
Colonel j. W. De Forest, the no'eUsP
| quoted - saying tuui ah aHlH'l n"'' '"N ,.sh
tr,, from IN. experience. " lie must acquire .
! Avs. "by d pathy with human nature anu
t.,r,,.ion Tie creative faculty Is born ID I,.t
certain extent but it can bo partly acquired nc r,,
bs .,,tr- about using IN bis novels strange 'Ni"H
have occurred N real life. Many %. them Ai'
Isrtobe accented a. natural inventions toF N,
! - ,.,, such a man as Napoleon iu q book "'a'. 20.
,.,rd IN "A novelist Popular heroes axe 'hose IA
very much Ike other people. The n'''"s' Zen fos
tL. te.lings OF his readers. Novels must DC no
aIo,,..,ent and not 10 Inculcate any moral h'' nc
rnly occasionally that book written TO a S% TO'
..s and then Only by taking me couiuvn' n,utlngs
,,,.t pnnnlar writings to-day are -, ~ 80. n rns
I,' g.at hero is no longer popu ar. 1be desl
,cH. he u,ouc Ike 10 hear OF themsrN'S NV bnsf
",, l,nu a. flyorite. wiring from I,Ie ~ 20. an "A sud
| n,ss = done faIthuilly. Pots for movers CUNT
| den burst; they are inspHduOhs
The young Crown Prince OF itaIy u IT.. IA.
small. pale eyes heavy features and r,oa D,'', hoy.
hair rising above his forehead ,i' ser, so.l u
oSnr i, intelligent and bright lie - ''''