Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-02

Mr.. Hubert Hlertomor is landscape
gardener - well as painter, "tch"r. ana
WOOd.carycr.
Justice Woods. Of the Uoitcd stairs ST.
premc Court, l. au enthusiastic DO0h-c0l-
lert0r, his taste running toward hne edi-
tons OF historical works.
Ephraim Kcy>cr has finished; nj hi stu
dio. in EOme, the clay model Of the statue
oil - kalb. The model presents ao AMI
Deted martial and vigorous figure. The he
role soldier being IN what artists cell ." an
enthusiastic pose" aud M the act ~ icaG-
M his troops on 10 victory. hi> uplhtcd
sword and radiant face indicating "on-
ward and forward
Colonel Prciovaisky's ,ltc,, eNp'ofai 'on,
In Thibet hcyc been notably successful. ana
he will remain there throughout the coming
Nmto,. The ,dUI5e Of The great plateau.
II. 500 feet above the sea. De describes as
terribly severe. The entire summer wa,
cold. with occasional snow, the theImoHe-
ter in July often falling many degrees be-
low the freezing point.
Mr.. Bocbm. the English sculptor. hos
completed o bust OF the late Duke ot Alba
ny for the Pince COBsoTt mau >oieum, at
Fregmorc. IL j. said that the Queen also
intends 10 place recumbcnt statue on
tnmb monument m the memorial ch?pcl
above the royal vault. The coffin IN which
the remains Of the Duke were brought TO
England has been Enclosed in - large o1kcn
ease With silver mounting.
S.r George Grove remarked the ether
dan 10 an interviewer: THE English are
the hest cioru,-,ingers in the world. aud
have good cars; but we want ID be taught
10 depend on ourselves. How can we be
called a musical nation when We spend
millions year to bear German or Italian
music played and sung 10y German aud
Italian musicians, and when. IL one is
asked. - | was asked The other day, ~
Pontre~ina, w ho is your best English
pnnoiortc -player:' there is literally no
answer to make
Lord Salisbury deserves his success; for
during his recent campaign in Scotland ne
appeared on railway platform and adj
dressed q crowd. clad. from h, WaiSthaud
upward, In full evening dress and below
in full Highland costume. True, this
remarkable attire, such aS even Solo
mon i'm all his glory WAS not arrayed
in. va, the result OF iii OF absenl.mind ID
mes: bat that fact little mi,igatcd the
horror, of the situation. Nor aid the mind
of Cccil hear much comfort IN the ,trdent
whisper OF his valet behind him. MY lord.
vuii'Nc forgotten. these" -brIudi>h.ng a
uair oi trousers meanwhile. No, after
that ordeal he deserves the soldcc OF success.
Mr. israel Hart = jew, las idst been
chosen mayoT OF Leicester, England, The
principal general interest Of the fact lie, in
the circumstance that about the year 1850
simon d. MOnttorl, Earl Of Leicester,
granted a charter 20 the borough for the
total exclusion of the Jews from Leicester,
aud they look refuge near the JcWry
wall--a potion OF which j. still preserved.
The charter rccitod Let il he uniNer-
sally known that | (SimOu dc Mont
! iOril. for tie health of my soul and The
souls Of NV ancestors and successors, haYc
! granted. and by this my present charter
! confirmed, TOR me aud my heirs in per-
pctuity, To my burges,c> Of Leicester and
| their heirs that no jew or JeweSS IN my
| time or in the time Of my heirs. 10 the cud
| OF the world. shall within the sherry Of
| the town OF Leicester inhabit, remain, or
obtain any residence" The end oi the
world is moi yet hut leice,tcr-thc Lcices.
Ter OF de Montlolf-enjoy> the admnl>trl-
| ton of it, fest Jewish mayor.