New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-01

II il said that at the Papyrus Club dinner in
Boston, Miss Ellen Terry wrote on one of the menu
cards sen. M for her autograph, Those who love
me call me Nellie" If Mr.. Carlisle shares in the
anxiety = hich sundry Democratic newspapers eX-
hibt to have it understood that he is not much of
free trader after ALL perhaps some of these days
when asked for his autograph he will write,
"Ihosc y no love Inc call me Sam Randall
Among the charities of New-YOrk that have
firmly entrcnched themselves in the public conf
dcncc the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital has
an assured place. The institution was chartered IN
1869 and during the fourteen years of its existence
it has accomplished abcnehcent and ever growing
work BY its care large number of persons
every year prevented from becoming blind, deaf
or disabled and thus from becoming a serious
charge upon the State. OF total number of 339 Oc
cupving beds in the hospital during the year, 32S
left either cured or materially benefited by the
treatment received. Those able to pay for medical
advice or attendance are vigorously excluded and
no medical officer of the hospital receives any ma
terial equivalent for his services, except the two
house surgeons. Such an institution ought not to
be allowed to appeal in vain for funds 1t has been
generously supper ed in the past and conf IDENTIFY
appeals to the benevolent of our city at this
of gft-maBing in order that 1t may be able to con-
tinue and enlarge its philanthropic labors. Free
beds are the great need As yet the institution has
but five. The sum of $1,000 will establish free
bed forever which may be used for the benefit of
several persons during the year. Donations may be
sent to Mr. Charles LancT Treasurer, No. 30 Nassau
ST., OF to any of the directors Of the hospital.
Chagrin fills the souls of autograph hunters as
they read that Mrs TennysOn not only writes but
signs the Iaureatcs letters. When a dispute arose
in regard to the genuineness of one of John Pho
Al
yes, that autograph be relied upon as mine it
was written by one of my most intimate friends"
Mr. John L. Sullivan has just met, We take it,
with a serious disappointment. BY way of Illus
tratng his conception of the amenities of the holt
day season he has been hurting lighted lamp at
the head Of brother bruiser, Mr.. Pete Mccoy.
His disappointment, 1t Is fair to assume, arose from
the fact that he not only failed to hit Pete with the
lamp but that the lamp failed to explode, thus al
lowing Pete to escape unscathed. Mr.. Sullivan
should have known that it is the unexpected that
always happens to lighted lamp-it never
plodes when It Is counted upon to do so. and
when It might perhaps judiciousIy do so. If this
particular lamp had exploded the sporting circles
of our country might have been called upon to
mourn the loss" of two of It's most prominent
brothers. Sad to say the lamp Of the period cannot
be made to conform to the theory Of the survival
of the ittest; If 1t could be We W not find it
choosing for It's victims worthy, icnsiye per
and spalng such illusrious citizens Messrs.
Sullivan and Mccoy. But then it is world Of
mystery.
The promoters Of "tho wOmans movement" so
called, doubtless greet the new year with hopeful
hearts. They have that which encouraged
them three times Of late In the first place 1t has
been judicialy decided in Massachusetts, that wo-
man u person" and in the second place New
York has decided with slual oOnclusiYeuess at the