New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18
BROADWAY NOTEBOOK.
MEN AND THINGS, THE COUNTRY ROUND.

the painting and engraved head OF Christ in the lat
ters Temple Court Building, by william Edgar Marshall.
NJ Capel said was the most striking and novel head OF
the founder Of his faith he had ever seen, and desired to
come again. when the lights had been better adjusted
Instead Of the usual fair Christ with blue eyes and
albno eyelsshes, the American artist has made black
or darkeyed man with full dark beard and hair his eyes
poised IKE two suns upon the horizon and full OF Inward
light, as grace, confidence, beauty and health had all
been given him TO impress the world The painting Mr.
Marshall first made is probably feet square, and was
conceived and begun many years ago. By its side
the artist In solitary vigil made the line engraving alabor
OF about three years. The engraved plate is probably
three feet by two
western railroad manager made the remark TO me:
" II the Lake Shore management had been wise It would
have taken all the business from and TO the East on
equal terms with the New-York Central expedited all i'm
partially and filed the four tracks OF the Canada South
ern, Lake Shore and Michigan Central with ever moving
freight thus keeping the Grand Trunk, its one great
enemy, away from New-York City"
The prevalence OF Mr. Blaine in this country is seen in
the great space he occupies the minds OF uneasy and
unsuccessful men, who have been compelled to leave
public life to engage in predatory or Bohemian pur-
SUITS rs the Law and parsgraphing. Some Of these mix
him unconsciOusy In their legal arguments others in
their editorial sleepwangs like the Lady Of CawdOr
and CLAIMS, who was yet troubled after the killing
VI tno OttduSo DtutluO uNcu anu WIS
subject predictions. soaced by pen natural to his
hand on whose nibs return the dreams Of literary youth
the statesman backward in delightful Renaissance,
Ike Milton in the Restoration blinded with ecstatic light
amidst themes which would not permit him TO be aware
that the Duke Of York sncerng In the little front
parlor.
Fedora, NJ. sardous last piece, which Miss Davenport
studied and obtained In Paris is much coveted by Clara
Morris as almost much written for her emotional quail
ties as for Bernhars Plays with the cold, intellectual
omnscience and prOydental particularly Of sardous
always bring, I notice, better quality Of women TO
Gee them, han the giddy professional playgoers
who see new pieces they read reprint novels
with grad Il softening OF the spinal cord.
All things expected by patience; the money for
WnshngtOn's statue slowly raised hut the marble
already tells the tale. So will It be with the pious
Frenchmans vision OF Pharos OF Freedom I'm this chief
gateway OF North America. Mr.. Wards opportunities
are becoming great Crawfords; this statue por
trays Washington well It should go down TO pO5erty like
Crawforl's Freedom the dome OF thc Capitol. The
loss OF Mr. Crawfords caste by negligence and fire at
Mount Saint Vincent chapel greater loss to native
education this island than II the whole Cesnoa cOllec
ton and all that Fcuardcn expects sell destroy ed
together Mr. Allison NayOr the livery stable keeper at
Washington. who knows horses well. insisted recently
when he drove around Mr. Wards equestrian statue
Of General Thomas that the hind legs o the horse
much longer than the 'front.' legs ana tbat II the animal
were standing level its hams would he huncbacked
Speaking Of horses Mr.. Nayor told me that when the
assassin Booths companion Icrod. was In Jail at Wash
ingon Judge Holt allowed the question To he asked him
what had become Of Mr. MAYORS horse hired 10 Icrod
lie replied that Booth had shot both the horses and
ceacd them in Zckiah swamp
sunset" Cox stigmatiEcd the Internal Revenue sys-
TEN that Of bandits spies, etc. He was formerly the
law partner Of Charlton T. Lewis In profitable practice
before Mr. Lewiss father the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue. Reprcscntatve-eect Dorshemer, while
United States srictAttoncy for the western portion
OF New York prosecuted a whiskcy man whom hi'
athcr the Collector OF Internal Revenue. had pounced
upon The seizures and fines up into the hundred
thousands. Dor-hcimcr appeared before Commissioner
Lewis the opposite counsel were Lewis and Cox De
eli ion for defendant
special session OF the state Senate may be called.
Music!
George Vanderbilt youngest son OF william H., the
saganorc twenty years Of age during the week
past and received two millions and half of dollars, OF
which one nth accumulated earnings on the grand
fathers legacy OF two millions Mr.. James MclIenry
gave the young man the set of chess men Napoleon
Bonapatte used AZ Saint Heenahs last army TO be set
in moton-and the chess board which the freshly dis
scccd heart OF the Emperor was placed George Van
dcrht has literary and newspaper nCllnations and is
| modest young person.
james McIIrnry IL ut the Victoria Hotel and IL sixty
six years old He has large pair OF brown eyes and Is
lover Of literature and the arts Both Irving and Ellen
Terry called him He Of the first patrons OF
| Bcr,tadt. He visited New York City first in 1923
when william H. Vanderbilt called Mr.. McIIenry recol-
rcted when his mother came the steamboat at New
| Brunswick and brought Mr.. McIlcnry his meal
The only persons can nd Of the old city following OF
General Arthur who adhere him Murphy, Lydecker
and Wheeler. Lydockcr has "a polished manners as
General Arthur Murphy is man without VindctiFc-
ness and OF simple nature Wheeler is grown-up BOY
Henry NJ Stanley, employed by the King OF the Bel
cans enjoys finally sclfrcspcct In the effort to repeat
his feat and let no individual have any credit for It,
band OF gallant men were sacrificed To mcanness OF spirit
| and the United States made stool pigeon
Mr. Cohen the attorney who went home TO California
| last week snys Mr. Huntington Is worth Tooooo"oo
aud wants no railroads. The loss OF MS "nc Ike
the recent loss OF Mr. John w. CARROTS wife, Is an IRE
placeablc one In the brandy paths OF old age MI Tar
rctt leaned much upon his Wife, his domestic lio was
tender Riches cannot replace those dear ou wives VINO
have grown deeply into the tree hht the eye can
hardly see the graft Then comes one blossom all the
| better forth: pety.
when Charles H. offered fat thing TO the Earl OF Gar
endon his brothers fathcrnaw, and Clarendon refused
Il lest his motives might be impugned by inc couucIS
| the King observed: What fool He would rather W
pe than envied" 30 II one pestered In any walk oil
life let him accept envy and leave pity to be "a lroVi
drnce villa I observe that only the very snccesstui
men are perfectly abused.
Henry Grady, Henry watterson and Sweet the Texas
humort are the only Southern Journalists OF general
| recognition since the
! Howard Paul whose family name is Howard sailed
Yesterday for London He married On actress AZ INC
Haynarket Theatre and created for her and himself an
entertainment which brought him eso,ooo' he was
born I'm Philadelphia aud went TO see the London TX
bltiop OF 1851 Speaking to OF a celebrated char