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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
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LIvgarool Dec 2S-l250 HcCoton steady Kidding
Including 900 bales speculaion and export Receipts
9lQO bales nc.uing 1901 bales ali American. Futures
62Sq February and March delivery 6s 90 March ana
April delivery 6 sd do Aprl and May delivery. 6sss;
f1r the week 100 bales Amecsn 3o5,0 baLes specqla
eXpor 6G0 bales Total reeepfs ~ Zoo bacs s
$4,000 stock 400 900 bales; american 57 060
bales amount OF Cotton atOat $4,000 baes Amercan.
LIVERPOOL Dec 23-l:sO D m.-CotonU plar~.s low MID
ding clause January and February delivery, lsd April
Dec. 25b,l5 m-cottor sales Of the aay
Included $500 bales AmeTlc2l Futur Il pands
ding May and June delivery G Futures closed
AUGUSTA Dec 2S.-cotton dull Mldanng. Io7sa1le.
LJw Mddling 10 &C. Cool Ordinary 9ac.i 1853
BAIrMoEE Dec. 23.-cOtton steady Mddlng I1s.c L,w
Mding &c; Good Ordinary. IOsic; receipts nom
bales sonnors $50 6ales stock 5S705 bales wv
CHARLESTON Dec 2SoCotton qqet MidihnG II &C. Low
exports Great Britain. 2232 bales ooasigise
csS& pss a sSHek Ma OaT'
MddnG l0'c Good Ordinary. csc. receipts 1908 bales
GALVESTON. Dec ~ -i'ooS dull; IiadInS II i,c
bales 2s O Great Se00 eran b @ to r5s
1887 bales e me 94s bales coastwAe Io
LousyILLE Dec 2S10otton quet Middlng; i1Sc.
aes sGpmsns 6as. ocs So S.s sc'0'
,,dnS Des s;ooa geT 1iofns IL 2e Low
20 bales gross LOB bales exports coastwise 7S9 bales
Dec 23-Cotton steady sddinr nc. Low
Mdding IOc Good Ordinary 10 &c: receipts IL s46
bales coastwlss 6ses sales bales last osenns
NoGToIK. Dec 23-colton steady Mdding, IL &C.. net
receipts 42is bales exports coaswse 1892 bales sales
PHLADEAPuIA Dec Cd quer; Middinr I21c, Low
SSg S G Ss, 9T s g bss met receipts ~
sAvASSGH Dec 23.-cOttOn dun Mlddllns. ac.: LOW
Midrnng. I1c Ordinary. s7s1 net receiprs sgs
baes exports to the Continent 1850 bales 1922
izSs74 bales ''''' ''' ''H'N ''O ''''' ''''A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKErs

LONDON. Dec 23-l23O D. m-U. s. bonds and a half
per cents 10 % new tves l04 9 Atannc Great Western
nrst mortgage trustees certificates 02 do 49,
Do NewJersey Central ll6; Central l5l
Pennsvlvanla Central. co.'s Reading 2B-s
LONDON, Dee 23--2 d m.-Ere, 6u.; Reading e7l PARIS
LONDON, Dec 23-3 D. m.-Reacing 27l, bnlion I'm
the Bank OF England has during the
past week The proportion of England reserve TO
liability which Last cent AGO., per
LONDON. Dec 23i m.-Bar silver Is quoted &C 5li,.d
per ounce u b bonds four ll6is iaf
cents ll5s tantc Western first mortgage
trustees certificates 81 DO. second,
second consols lO4 Illinois Central 29a pennsyivania
Central OoG hea1lng. "a The wiki
drawn from The Bank OF England today "a $4,000
LONDON Dec 23-Olo z. mPark advices quote three per
renles 81 frances 81 Account
Dec. 23-4.5O m--Excnanes on Loa1,n as francs
81 c-n nmps for checkA
PARE Dec. z3.-rho weekly statement Of the Bank of
France shows a franc. ann in
OF 63A000 francs ~ -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24

annoyance ON tho payment Of $1,000. The casa was
pat into the hands Of detectives, ana on March "a
Eugene Fairfax williamson arrested In Baltimore
charge being the Of the forged letters
He was brought this city immediately. and on the
goth OF April he was sentenced to imprisonment for
three years and six months In the State Prison Tor
forgery the third degree. to which charge he mad
pleaded guilty.
According to wiamsons statements nc the ame Oh
his arrest born In Baltimore about thirtynine
years ago He received good education IN this coun
try. and for a time student IN the University OF
Paris. When the war broke out ne returned nome ana
entered Confederate service After the war ne again
went 70 Europe. where he lived In great style
and many large debts which were never can
ceied While In London he wrote letters 20 man ne
disiked. and tried charge OF malicious libel
He sentenced to years mprisonment IA tne
House OF Correction For several years he lived IN Pits
burg where clerk in foundry, ana was also
resident this city for time. While here be Taught
Sunday class IN Trinity Church. and managed 70
q footing In society. wherever Ne lived now
ever he contrac ed debfs. and fell Into disavOr
lie denied having spirit OF malice IN wiring tue
forged letters said he could account for his acts
He claimed be connected with the Fairfax family OF
Virginia, and made much OF his pretended ianiliarly
with OF distinction in this country and ABROAD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24

,, A.ne Maotsusis dsqshtse Of ~ isss asa oss1es
prsSe ana wffs al Hafy O. Darcy: -s~~
Renrlyes and fr7ends in ed ~ attend ne
ct Grace Church. Nevmk, on FfidsS Doo'mo~ 80
pD. 49,
ofLcHRrsr-rn Jersey City. Deocmbsr ~ fanny
vachsr widow AZ the late Robert ohchriss nc s"'a
Reiaiivas and sfsuns Of family invited o aend nee
funeral on Friday ~, At 2p 0cocx IRON neg
late residence. $50 Mercerst, Jersey CITY.
0RAY-Af Pusblo Colorado December IL. Wiilien Nt>L
soD Of the late Mol Gray. formerly Of New-fors CITY
UAMILTOy-on THURSDAY, ed inst, Mary A., widow o.
Her friend and those of her brother william Reiiock srs
funeral Fridsy 2fsh ins rom ~
Church Of Holy Communion, ethsve. ana <"'nsA' %
o'clock D. IN.
PHELPson Tuesday, December 81. III NJ vito % sen'
suin Phelps OF this city, and daughter Jans Csn'
Hartford.
Re and friends Of family Of her brother Jnns
cstln are ny.sd q attend he Inasra :, nsr , s 1s
inst at 10 o'clock Friends are kindly requested NOS
10 send 1owels
sMITH-Ei1edi in railroad Lincointsn " c.
Wednesday afternoon. December ~, Prank '" smith,
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
sPEYERs-on Tuesday December o. 1880 q; his countsy
residence Baysde Monmouth County,, " j. AiDet spef.
ers. after n painful Illness.
Fnera services residence. AMI tho
ST. Marks Church, Znave AMI IOtb-sl,
New. York CITY, on SATURDAY, December 20, atf p m
THACHER-In boudon England. on the llth Inst, Mr..
snipman Taacher vile " the ate George 1hschors
L. d. President Of the state University OF Iowa
TIPFANY-At STANFORD. Conn, Thursday DeeenDer ~
amer short Illness William Henry TIFFANY u inc o1dye.r
Of his
will 70
Christmas Day.
TURNBULI-On Wednesday December l2. Caroline. widow
d. Tgrnbul. IN the SSth year OF her
Reat and friends ilyitod 70 attend her funeral %
Friday the 24h ns. from Fleet street Method
Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
REPORTS BELIEVED TO BE UNFoUyDED

A meeting of the Eighteenth Ward branch
OF the Parnel Land League held last evening at
Academy Hail. at Twenty thrdst. and Tbrdave. There
nothing before the meeting but routine business
The members present discussed the report that SHIP
with a OF arms board had been taken possess
sion of by the Customs authorities In the Glare River
the mouth Of the shannon. II was thought by
that the statement had been manufactured In t3e
interests of tbe English Government. II positively
asserted that Ihcre had been ST. pment OF
America by the Land League, a. It was entirely foreign
OrPe policy OF the movement One OF the members
said In conversation with TRIBUNE reporter, the
nave been sent by the NatiOnalists who
working independently Of tine Land League.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24

discharged thay carry away with them thes. to!e
and SUIT Of clothes for each Tho wards are three 10
number-0ne for children Of both sexes between tno
ages of two and six years for girls from SIX 70
fourteen years old and for from SIX 70 thirteen
In each wards, beside srranRemons already
described for carrying comfort and pleasure to the
there mol0dsOn, and ones every day one OF tne
sisters plays aud teaches the little ones 70 spg
unrsery rhymes aud Christmas carols.
The report OF the work Of tho Hospital nom Septem
Der 30 1879 ND TO April I, when the old building was
closed is az follows: Number Of patients October
IA admitted up 70 April ], SO; discharged cured AZ
discharged relieved 10 died o. The officers Pres
dent, bishop Potter: treasurer Miss Ellen Kembie;
assistant treasurer, Miss Kate Comstock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
GUILTY OF RESISTING 4 4H4RSHAL.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23.-The trial OF set
tiers from tGe Mussel slough district Tulare County
for resisting United states Mars Poole his attempt
put parties in possession Of lands sold
by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, which re-
suited the tragedy Of May H. last has been pro-
greSs several weeks the Ulited Circuit
Court To-day the jury found all tue defendants gu tY,
md they were held IN $1,000 bail each. Sentence Will
be passed IN January.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
DIED.

ARNOLD-On Wednesday December r. at o e. m. AT lO6
Last LIST 81, George Miles r of dphheria only OF
DR. George Miles and Minnie Arnold
late Robert j. Law aged years, months aud 10 days
Funeral today az IL O'CLOCK
CARPENrFR-At Harrison. N. Y. nfh morning
18th month"; I'D Dorcas Carpenter in the 18TH
Relatives and friends invited funeral M pur
chase Nesting House day 2,th inst &C IL
0cock - -
Carriages viii the train agng Grand Central
Depot at $40 a. m. for White Pians.
DAACl-Ag Newark \. j., On Tuesday syeniag rao 2lst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.
Synopsis for ne past - hours.

WASHINGTON. Dec. "a, 1 q. MOLD north
ery winds and clear partly cloudy weather have pre-
vailed during the day the Atlantic coast with rising
barometer followed in the Middle STATES by threatening
weather and light snow The barometer has fallen
slightly in the Lake region Tennessee, and the Ohio Val
ley. with cloudy weather. OF light snow, and light
variable winds Light rains and generally cloudy weather
continue the Southwest wish northeast southwest
winds slight rise in temperature in the Interior and
falling barometer The winds have shifted 70 southeriy
in tho Northwest, with slightly Threatening
weather and less pressure.
Indications.
For New-Fngland. clear fair weather, followed
during the afternoon evening by threatening weather
and light snow winds shifting easery and southery
with falling barometer during the day, and stationary
O. sigh rise In temperature.
For the Mode states generally cloudy weather, with
occasional light snow falling barometer. northeast To
southeast Winds and decided change In temperature
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
ALBERT SPEYER.

Albert Speyer who achieved notoriety by
his connection with the operations OF Black Friday
died Suddenly Monday. at his home In New-Jersey. He
had been III for weeks. but alarm was felt By
his friends until a days before his death. The I'm
mediate causs OF death found 70 be cancer. MT
speyer has been for year engaged in the real
estate insurance brokerage business, having an
office In Pine-st. HIS wife and family OF several
children survive him. He seventy years old
NJ Che time OF hia death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS

TRIBUNE OFFICE. Dec. 81. L a. m.-The upward
In the barometer continued during the cloar
and partly cloudy weather yesterday but the changes
were slight The temperature ranged between 2l7 and
$50 the average (27oI being % lower than the
Wednesday.
Slightly cooler and partly cloudy weather, with
chances OF occasional light suOw, may be expected to-
day i'll this city and vicinity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24

In October, 1879, the Rev. DR.. Morgan DIX
annoyed by letters purport'ng TO como from
cIergymen but which proved TO be forgeres Some OF
these letters treated OF parooh affairs AMI Of
other About the 20th 18th of last February
forged from every quarter begai upon
Dr. DIX and wife. These treated of all kinds
OF subjects and bore tue IN many Of prom
inent Episcopal elergymen. They pretended In most
cases to communications from DR. DIX
his wife, aud Dr. DI kept busy writing TO
them Sham invitations to receptions at Dr. Dix house
and postal merchants and others asking them
call az the out IN large numbers by DIR.
Dix's prosecutor and nor several days turing
last March the receivers Of these notes called
al ths house In large numbers Dr. DIE also reee we'd
letter ned Gentleman JOe." proposing TO stop tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
Onarfo Crime Mine

This vine. from spcefs ut Prospect ViueYar ia sa ny
foreigners 10 rva the most choice produced wcrd
The wealthy antilles 81 0th ava WIN are
extremely particular their wines use spees
Port Grape amt burgundy Wines for their table ana
for evening entertainments ana parties preference
other wines, especially the Years table,
communism. and for the alokly consumptlyesL
aaloarOOM. n "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
GEORGE ELIOT" DEAD.
HER DEATH UNEXPECTED.

VHE EMINENT NOVELIST pfEs QUIETLY AT HE"
IArr REsrpxNc. IN LONDON on WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
I0NpoS, Dec 23.-Mrs. Cross George Eliot, the
smihent novelist, died ut 10 o'clock last night
ne Pail Mall Gdrctte saws that Mrs. Cross was
seized with sudden chill, which attacked ner IN
the iarynx. on Sunday last She had shortly before
the attack received several friends, VINO lett ner
apparently in good health and spirits. Inc ATTACK,
however, did not give serious cause for alarm nn'n
6 O'clock last evening. DIR. Andrew Clark 'hen o's-
covered that the pericardum seriously affected
and pronounced the case almost hopeless. She
passed away quietly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
TWO BIG SIGNS.

Two immense signs stretched across BassfOrds
stores In the COoper Institute. about hundred
feet long, which printed letters each letter
feet hugh, This Immense stock must be sacri
feed to facilitate removal town." The rush for
bargains there the goods appro-
pirate for holiday gfss, and, besids the reduction
where,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF NEW-YORK. .....DEC. %. 1890.
ARRIVED
Str Thncvala DAM M0lsen. with mdse
ann passengers TO Funch. Edye q Co.
81 Mexico Mcintosh 9 Ind Havana
Is with mdse a. d passengers 10 i Alexandra :
Da las. RISK FPTnandina
Royal. with udse and passengers to III Mallory Co.
FOREIGN PORTS
HALIFAX, ), - 23-saled afr scheswir for New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
CHARLES Z. SMITH.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 23.-Charles T.. Smith,
eldest Of Richard Smith. Of The Cincinnati Gazette,
died at noon to-day &C In Clifton Before
his health became impaired he connected with the
editorial department. or The Gazette.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
Religious Notices.

st AIMS Church 18th ST. 9TH aveServcrs Chrlst
mas Day. Early celebration Z a iu service 1890
Evening at sunday services aud 1870
aud 2.aJ p. m For deaf mut.s. snf 1870
Anthem Memorial Church. 4Sthst, west OF 6th-sye.-
Special musical hrstmas Day az II a and
m with sermons by the Rev. X. HEBhE n EWTON.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
Jucclal NJIlces
Christmas
AT ST. bARNABAs,

AT 81. BARNABAs
3Oi and 800 Muioerrr-3t.
SATURDAY December 20 divine service 1880 q. N.
DINNER, 2 p. VI.
VIII the friends BnnaDas remember the Christi
the children they did the Thanks
Will gifts gold.
etc. 50 the CHR1ST-CHTLD liz the
these be distributed from the
OF the and SuBd scboOif n
direct TO SISTER ELLEN, the Rev O. A. WOOD.
RUFF superintendent New York Protestant Ep3copat tfy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
OTHER OBITUARIES.
F1rGENF FAIRFAX WILLIAMSON.

SING SING, n. Y, Dec. 23,-Eugene Fairfax
williamson who was sentenced last April TO mprlson-
meDt three years and half for in the third
degree died yesterday from disease OF the stomach.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
CHRISTMAS Appeal for Poor ChiIdren.

The cold OF winter coming earv.
VIII remind kindheaed OF the Thousands OF hte chill
and frost haclad and bare
boxes cellars
TINS Ioey reach out nands OF siens
tins country whom Proytgente las
blessed ard ask for ald ana YmpathY.
Who viii help the CHJL OhES'S AID SOCIETY to mako
CHRISTMAS happier "a these unfortunate little ones The
best Christmas MT ~ a HOME.
FIFTY DOLLARS will send three homeless children 70
homes IN the country OH HUNDRED DOLLARS will pus
shoes IS bsreiOoted little boys or g.s. ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS will give 40 hungry children hot meal i0f
month.
surely who have homes and friends and COMFORT
enjoy Christmas better feeling lst have made ~
happier TO the homeless ana fIiendless orphan
ChidTen's Aid Society," 10 East 4th-st., NeE- York.
Gifts OF clothing and provisions NAV be sent u tue Cenrh
Office. 10 last Athst, New Y0rk vii be caea Tor the
Donations money either of The UNDER
signed II they in checks Post Office orders they eau
be made payable the order OF George Coe Tfcasner
VIM A. BOOTH. Pre- dent.
Third National Bank 20 Nas-aust
GEORGE ;. Coz Treasurer.
American Exchange National Bank t2s Broaa~ay
c. l. BRACE. Secretary.
10 East ath-st.. NewYOrk.
WORK OF THE YEAR.
There were during the past year oar six lodging
lo0527 lodgings snpnled In the 81 aud Eyen
1897 children. who taugAt ard patty
fed and clothed 400 Az meals suppiedl SIot
sent GOOD homes maiJy the est g,3rt were
aided with foot medicine etc through the sick Childrefs
Nilsson 30S4 children enjoyed the benefits OF the sea
Side Home averaging about 20O week. S3 girls have
Lodging House ana in Tie InGustua schools There have
been 10 orphans in the lodging Houses SEOUL % have
deposited the Penny SAVINGS Banks To- number
under charge Of the society during the year 28sOs -
Henry A. Daniels a. o.. IA LexrgIonave seth.ss
Hours > 10 aad . u ~
81 L
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
Hospital saturday and sunday,

METHODS OF CONTRIBUTING:
Through t1e collections IN the churches sunday Decer
Der 21.
Through committees Exchanges aud Of tbs
Trade Organizations.
Through subscription Lists numbered and c0un;ersgued
by che Secretary in the hands OF the managers OF der s
hospitals and others.
BY sent % Mr. Charles Lanier assistant
treasurer, No 20 NGssausi.
Through Matinee benefit nc Wallack's Theatre.
Through the collection boxes no tne ferries railroad depOtt
hotels houses al the Drncysl
and OF the ArnOcs OF tho Regiments the d.
Donors preieTing their gifts any particular
pilal designate Them.
Contributors, however. earnes y solicited 10 give
which be divided plan 4
by the spta Saturday aHd sunday Association according
charity and the needs each. hospl.
tails uniting u this movement. whicn 10 lows
q. osptsi New-iOrk Inhrnarv for Women and
Children at 81 spal, ~. Marys Free Hos ital f0r
Chdrea Presbyterian Hospital OrthOpelc Hospital
velt Hospital York Eye and Ear lunr-isrT.
Hospital Mallattal Eye and Gar Hospital SeSHOrl Hos
ptal NewYort Opthalmic HOSPITAL Hahnemann Hospital,
Institution To- Reiof VI Ruptdred and Crpped House y
Resi- for Con umDyes Womans Hospital Home for Incur
ables Nursery aud Childs Hospital
Committee TO MAKE such Distribution His Honor the
Mayor the OF the President o.,
Chamber Of the Rev Thomas Armllage d. D. and
Messrs. Frederick Henry +. Peew. oliver II.
Palmer. GEO. MACOULLOCH MILLER, President
GRO. = BAFs Z, secretary.
4.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
Pn~l % rec NOrIcs.

y
The foreign malls endng SATUROA T. Deem
hr %. $50. viii close az tns Office on ruEsDA1 AZ
Europe steamship Arizona. Queenstoyn
WEDN rs DAY at $50 a. for Europe. steamship
Gaia Queenstown for france
specially a0dTesse $50 tor France direct by
steamship Labrador wa Hayre On THURSDAY az ns.,
kUrOpe BY steamship Celtic Queenstown &c sri-
spOndence Germany and France specially
dTessea, 03r m. tor bs Sieva
-fa Plymouth, Jourg Hamburg, SATURDAY.,
at n Tor Europe ny steamship city OF Chester
correspondence Tor Germany and scotland
be pec ly aldesso) a. IN tor SEQ Land direct
Steamship AIeh0ria Glasgow and 10 for Bel.
direct steamship Waesland ~
10 tor Europe, bY steamship DOMAIN southampton
and Bremen. Tue mails Tor denmark Swe len Norway
dispatcne1bv Hamonrg Bremen steamers only Tho
nails Aspinwan and South Pacific
cernber 22. The ais uayu leave New-York peremDer
The mails Jamaica Savania. &C., YORK
December %. The An Mexico leave
York December % The mails tor Venezuela
Nsw.Y1Tk December ~ The for ChinA aud
Francisco January L. mails
tsalia- Ec-i san FranclscO January IL.
THOs. E5, Post master.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24

Mariner" making an era IN EngIsh nction,
and raising herself above rivalry. Elk.
perience was much to her. Her men are
men. her women are women. and long did English
readers rack their brains to discover the sex of
George Ehotn Mrs. Lewes need not necessarily
nave encountered the characters she yividly
portrayed. Genius looks upon Nature. and then
creates The pot-house scene in " Silas Mariner "
is az perfect as a Ouch painting. yet the author
never entered a pOt-house. Her strong physique
enabled her in earlier DAYS to brush against the
world. and In thus brushing she gathered up the
DUST fine and coarse, out of which humanity is made.
1t is q powerful argument in the Woman
Question" that-without going to France
tor George Sand" Adam Bede" and the
wonderfully unique conception of " Paul Ferroll "
should be- women's work-and real men cannot know
women by knowing men, and discriminating pub
lie will soon admit. if it has not done so already
that women are quite as capable OF drawing male
portraits as men are of drawing female. Halt
century ago a woman maintained that genius has no
sex a truth just dawnng on the world.
know not whether George Eliot visited Florence
con inten-one, yet it almost seems as though
Romola" were the product of that fortnighTs
sojoarn. 1t could scarcely have been written by
one whose eyes were unfamiliar with the tone of
Finrentine localities. AS novel, ROmola" IL never
likely be popular, however extensively read but,
viewed as a sketch of Savonaroa and his
times, il is most interesting and valuable.
The deep research and knowledge of media
val life and manners displayed are cause
of wonderment 10 erudIte F1orentines who have
lived 10 learn from foreigner the coHIer locale is
marvellous. Nothing can be mole delightfully."- real
for example, than the scenes which transpiro IN
,ell0s Darber-shop. The dramatIs persona are not
English men and women IN fancy dress, but true
1uscans, who express themselves after the manner
OF natives. Ii w0ad be difficult 10 iud
greater contrast than exists be-
tween - Romola" and George Eliots pre-
vIous novsls They have little In common but
genius and genius begin to think not only has
sex but no nationality I" Romola' has peopled the
streets of Florence still more densely tn memory.
The next time I ssw George Eliot was in
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-20
Respect for Age.

No. of the Pennington Advertiser,
tells the following army story on Gen.
Sanborn of this city: "While the Fourth
Minnesota was lying at Clear Creek,
Gen. Sanborn, then coloneD came into
possession of number of geese, and de-
String to present one to Gen Buford, or
dered his cook to take one over to him.
The next morning Gen. Sanborn went
over to Gen. Buford's headquarters, and
"a he was going up the hill, he met the
venerable old goose going down BE
called out, 'Hallo General, your goose
has got loose, and is going Off We'll,
answered the general, very moderately,
/ always had great respect for age, so l
LEI him GO
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-20
Death ri Rockford, Ill.

\ Geographic dispatch of the 18th
from Rockford, ILL.,, announces the death
there of c. B. Chase, the well known
photographer, of Minnehaha Falls, The
dispatch reads as follows: "Last night c.
B. Chase, a photographer from Minneha-
Ia Falls, Mimi, died at the Holland house
from heart disease. He has been lying
i'll there for FIVE weeks but has continual
about his friends OF relatives. He had
when taken ILL y post-mortem exami-
tion was held this morning and the re
mains placed in the cemetery vault, in
hopes that friends will claim it.