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JOHN H. SEALS, - Editor and Proprietor.
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BRAZOS BOB;
OR,
A Boy’s Struggles in Life.
A Story of Ante-Bellum Bays.
BY AIREE PORTER.
The above story will be commenced in the next
issue of The Sunny South.
Crowded Out.—Enigmas and “Answers to
Correspondents” are crowded out this week.
Brilliant New Stories will be commencing
every few weeks.
Teachers’ Department.—The teachers failed
to come to time this week, and that department
is postponed till our next.
Tennessee and North Carolina.—Read the in
teresting letter from Colonel W. G. M., giving an
account of a recent trip into these two grand old
States.
Humorons Sketches.—A celebrated humorist
has consented to give The Sunny South, each
week, a few short and spicy sketches, which will
put all who read them in a good humor.
London Letter.—Ve invite attention to the
brilliant letter of Mrs. Trenifidi, the distin
guished representative of the London press.
She was present at the unvailing of the Jackson
statue in Richmond, and gives us a brilliant de
scription of the attendant scenes.
The Late Vice-President Wilson.—We have
received and shall publish in our next a short
biographical sketch of the late Vice-President
of the United States, written by one whose
name, if we were at liberty to give it, would in
vest the sketch with a world-wide interest.
i( Under the Maple.”—One of the sweetest
writers in the South is the author of the beauti
ful story on the second page with this rustic
title. Her style is rich and musical, and all her
stories seem to partake of the beauty and grand
eur of that rich Shenandoah valley of West Vir
ginia in which she resides.
Shakspearc’s s( Cordelia.”—Our contributor,
“Espy,” has, we think, effectually settled the
question concerning “The Origin of King Lear,”
which has called forth some interesting commu
nications in late issues of The Sunny South.
We should have welcomed, in addition to the
“genealogy” of the play, some comments upon
the work itself. True, we have had, and will
continue to have, numberless analyses and criti
cisms upon this as upon every other work of
Shakspeare; but the plays of this master, like
the grand spectacle of sunset, though constantly
familiar, yet charm us forever by revealing new
features of beauty and harmony. “King Lear”
is especially rich in delineations so true to na
ture that their greatness fails to strike us fully at
first. We do not feel the wonder of such fidelity
to nature until we study it in detail, or place it
beside the work of an inferior artist—even be
side the works of the great French masters of
tragedy, Racine and Corneille, rivals of Shak
speare, as they are often called. Place Racine’s
Dajazet beside Othello; take the long, set har
angue which the French dramatist makes Atalide
utter at the terrible moment when she is about
to put an end to her life, and place it beside the
broken utterances of Othello over the body of his
murdered wife — utterances frenzied and dis
jointed by the violence of conflicting passion.
Contrast two other passages, one from the “Cinna
of Corneille,” and the other from “King Lear.”
In both, the sentiment depicted is overwhelming
joy and gratitude, unexpectedly blossoming from
the very ashes of despair. The French author
makes his Emilia, upon receiving the unhoped
for pardon of her lover and herself, describe her
feelings to the audience in a lengthy, set speech:
•• Et je me remit teigneur a cet haute* bontet," etc.
But Cordelia, soul of all womanly tenderness,
piety and devotion, when at last, as the reward
of her patient watching, her uncheered, unap
preciated self-abnegation, she sees the vail of
madness about to be withdrawn from her father’s
soul, and feels the dim eye turn in recognition
upon her, and hears the poor, broken voice say,
“I think this lady to be my daughter Cordelia,"
Bhe breaks forth into no raptures of delight, no
rhapsodical description of her sensations; her
joy is too deep and holy, too full of tears and
tenderness, and the simple “I am ! I am !” that
bursts from her overcharged heart is all she ut-
Writing History. —Lord Macaulay has not only
taught how history should be written, but he
has shown himself more capable of following
his own teachings than most wise teachers are
able to do. So long as the English language
shall serve as a vehicle of thought, his brilliant
fragment of English history will be read with
all the spell-bound fascination with which we
pore over the pages ot romance, and all the
thrilling interest with which we watch the
scenes of a drama. Other writers than he have
graphically and powerfully told the stories of
the past; but the history that shall in every
particular come up to the ideal of what it should
be, has yet to be written. We do not mean to
say that no historical production has been pre-
j sented to the world in which no critic oould de-
| tect a flaw. That we do not expect. But we
think we may reasonably demand a work which
shall more completely fill the bill of what is
required than any that has been offered.
The most essential requisite of history is
truthfulness. If that which ig told for fact be
not fact, of course its value in a practical point
of view is lost. But it so happens that this
quality is the most difficult of attainment. Not
only does it require long and laborious research
to find out the truth, but there are difficulties
in the way of telling it when it has been found.
One of these is the prejudice which exists in
almost every mind, both in regard to what events
should have been, and the lessons which they
ought to teach. Few men, indeed, ever bring
themselves into a state of mind sufficiently can
did to write history impartially. One, afflicted
with the mania of hero-worship, conceives a
vast admiration for some character, whose faults
he extenuates, while he overrates his virtues.
Another has his righteous indignation so much
stirred by the oppressions of the tyrant or the
corruption of the demagogue, that he cannot
dispense praise and censure in just proportions.
Quite as frequently there is some theory which
the historian wishes to establish and promulgate,
and which sometimes obtrudes itself as perti
naciously as did the beheading of Charles the
First into the work of Mr. Dick. More than
one good history haR been sadly marred by de
fects of the kind. It is no part of the duty
of a historian to apotheosize heroes or to institute
special pleading in behalf of favorite theories.
Nor is he specially called on to teach morality,
farther than it is taught by the lives and inci
dents of which he has to treat. Let him portray
virtues and vices just as they are found, and
leave them to convey the lessons which they are
calculated to teach. Nothing, however, could
be more faulty than the way of some of the
earlier historians of confining thomsolvos al
most exclusively to the events of campaigns and
the exploits of princes, and saying nothing
about the people. The history of a wtyr or of a
king is not the history of a nation. If we would
know that, we must learn the manners and cus
toms of the Common people—their employ
ments, their comforts and their pleasures.
The writer should make it his first aim to im
print upon the reader’s mind a faithful picture
of the times which he is describing, and no cir
cumstance should be thought too trivial which
will contribute to this end. He should not be
so busy with camps and courts as to leave to the
novelist the task of telling all about history that
is worth the knowing. How artisans and rustics
labor and live may not be so dignified a theme
as the pageants of royalty and the intrigues of
cabinets; but it may afford far more light in re
gard to the real state of the age. The next ob
ject of the historian should be to give an ac
count of the government—its genius, policy and
workings. He should examine into its fitness
for its subjects and its consequent effect upon
their happiness. Alliances, treaties, armies,
battles, wars and revolutions must not of course
be omitted. But let him not, because these are
the more attractive topics for his pen, permit
them to engross all his attention.
We rejoice in the fact that of late years so
large a portion of the world’s literary talent has
been turned into the channel of history. From
this we may reasonably hope for great results.
It is indeed a theme to which the powers of the
best intellect may be devoted without feeling
that its energies are misapplied. The voice of
mankind has assigned to the muse who presides
over this department the second place among
the sacred Nine. That it has not been given
the first is owing more to the misconceptions
of men than to any lack of dignity in its themes,
or of utility in its purposes. This is in fact the
great fountain from which the philosopher may
learn truths without the toil of experiments, and
the statesman may learn wisdom by the blun
ders of others. Of all the branches of study,
none is more worthy of attention, and none will
so amply repay the labor.
Who Settled Thoniasville.—A correspondent
of the Macon Telegraph says:
“The first man who settled Thomasville, or
Thomas county, was John Hill Bryan, of New
born, North Carolina. Major John Bryan being
the son of Edward Bryan, an Irish patriot, who
headed a rebellion and had to flee to this coun
try with his three brothers for safety.
“John Hill Bryan moved from North Carolina
to Georgia; he remained in Middle Georgia sev
eral years, then moved to Thomas county about
1819 or 1820. Atkinson, his son-in-law, soon
followed him. At that time there was not a road
in Thomas county. The “Coffee road” was cut
several years after through Thomas county by
Gen. Coffee, a relative of John Hill Bryan. The
Bryan house was the first hewn log house in the
county, also the first house that had other than
a clay floor, and it was puncheon’s hewn. The
sound of a saw mill was not heard for years
afterwards. There are none of the Bryans living
that I know of but Lucius Coffee Bryan, editor
of the Southern Enterprise, and Iredell Bryan,
husband of Mary E. Bryan, of The Sunny South,
they being grandsons of John Hill Bryan. I ex
pect there are some old people now living who
could tell of the hospitable board, and the kind
and obliging old gentleman, whose courage made
him the pioneer, and whose unblemished integ
rity gained him the confidence of all his acquain
tances. He came of a daring, fearless race,
descended in a direct line from the Bryans that
ruled Munster and dwelt in Tabus’ halls. This
is he who settled our town and county.”
Political and Moral Influence of tke Drama.
The Americans are a play-going people. No
where is good acting so heartily welcomed, and
poor acting so good-naturedly tolerated, as in
America. The South, especially, is waking up
to that genuine love of the stage which is char
acteristic of a people born under sunny skies.
Since this is the case, it behooves plnv-writers
and stage-managers to make the stage worthy
the affections of the people; make it an instru
ment to scathe vice with the lash of satire and
ridicule, and to encourage morality and all gen
uine, large-hearted virtue by candid and hearty
advocacy. We believe with Chesterfield, that “a
well-governed stage is an ornament to society, an
cncourager of wit and learning, and a school of
virtue and refinement.”
In earlier times, the drama was a powerful en
gine in the hands of the old Christian church.
The representation of the “Mysteries” and
“Moralities” awakened conviction in the minds
of many thousands, and confirmed others who
Eloquent Patriotism.—Lamar, of Mississippi,
in a caucus meeting of Congressmen at Washing
ton a few days since, made a most brilliant
speech on taking the chair as presiding officer,
and from it we extract, without reference to
party or politics,the following splendid thoughts,
because of their patriotism and the force and el
egance with which they are expressed. The last
paragraph is brilliant:
“The grandest aspiration of the Democratic
A SAD SOUTHERN PICTURE.
An esteemed friendlTnds us the following
graphic pen picture of a once elegant Southern
home: ,, ,
One of my long-extended rambles a few even-
iD g° e »go H mAj.r* J
without feelings of sadness. . J^J^nta-
“home place” of a large, well ordered planta
tion. Then everything bespoke-not mdeeda
very refined taste—but thrift an. , 1,
acement. The fields showed good culture the
party and its crowning glory will be to restore ‘^qbJUted barns proclaimed plenty, and the
the Constitution to Its pristine strength and s j ee p lliu i es and fat hogs showed that the plenty
authority, and to make it the protector of every
section and of every State in the Union, of every
human being of every race, color and condition
in the land. Apprehension and distrust of one
was not misapplied. Around the farm-yard were
everywhere seen evidences of the supervising
care of a superior mind, which made the whole
scene one of life and energy. 1 he house—not
part of the nation that a part of the Southern i | r )a [ ace font a country residence such as was
arrayed against the authority ! deemed comfortable and even elegant in its day
people who were _
of the Federal government in the late war woftld
be an element of disturbance to tlie American
Union, has mainly disappeared, and is evidenced
by your election. In its stead has grown a more
fraternal feeling, which regards us of the South
ern States as fellow-citizens of the same great
nation; and, on the other hand, the people of
-showed even by its extenor that it was the
abode of tastey and refined women. And such
indeed was the case; for a matron of almost
queenly dignity and three lovely daughters lent
to that household a charm which every home did
not possess. Such attractions failed not to draw
visitors, and a boundless hospitality gave e\ ery
were hesitating between the new religion and j ' vLoi f 1 ° f , whom 1 am are ber , e ! guest*a hearth welcome. Scarce a day passed
. „ b .. I clay by their choice representatives, ready to , ther t fo a n the family did not sit down
the old worn-out ^pngan faith. These sacred honor any draft which the American people may a t that well-furnished board—for there the hand-
plays were dramatizations of Bible incidents and : draw' on their patriotism or their faith in the ; some beau who came to offer vows of love, and
the performers were mostly distinguished and i Sl° r y an< l beneficial destiny of American institu- ; j be neudy wayfarer who called for a night’s lod-
lemselves “Broth- gmfr met with the like cordial reception The
been introduced among us, based upon confi- young loved to gatner mere, to *** «*»>-
denee in the workings of local self-government, ^hit-chat w hich wit and sprightliness made
and intended to solve the difficulties connected
with recent social and political transformations,
shall have an open field and fair play. No hin-
pious ecclesiastics, calling themselves
ers of the Passion.” According to a manuscript
quoted by Bishop Warton, these sacred plays
were thought to “contribute much to the in
struction and information of the people,” and
were used as “successful inciters to the first development and ample success.
drance shall be placed in the way of its virtuous
[Applause.]
which the National flag floats. Let me say here
that no government, no nation can prosper with
out this vital fire. It is the sentiment, which,
acting upon free institutions, and reacting
through them upon a people, constitutes their
public spirit and political genius.”
[For Tlie Sunny South.]
ART.
BY XI. A. E. MORGAN.
SO. Ill—THE CARACCI SCHOOL.
It was in the sixteenth century that the two
Crusaders in their chivalrous and devotional re
solve of subjugating the enemies of the Cross.”
A notable proof of the political power of the
stage is the dread in which it is held by all des
potic governments, and the rigid supervision
which in all monarchical countries is exercised
over the acted drama.
Upon its moral influence, history throws a
gleam by recording the condition of society dur
ing the eras when the theatre was abolished or
degraded :
“Cardinal Borromeo, upon assuming the
archbishopric of Milan, denounced theatrical
amusements, closed the theatres and banished the
actors. What wmtj+be result'! The people, de
prived of their favorite entertainments, and
thereby thrown upon their resources for recrea
tion, rushed into the commission of the most
flagrant crimes, and a total depravity of character
ensued. The Cardinal became sensible that the
multitudes must have their recreations. He
restored to them their theatres and dramatic
amusements—and again society assumed a
healthful tone. Somewhat similar effects may
be remarked, during the extinction of theatres
in the time of Cromwell. Anarchy, fanaticism,
and gloomy prejudices characterized the features
of society during that period—equally detri
mental to the interests of true religion as the
commission of crimes which have not its name
for a palliative and excuse.
“The domination of the Puritans during the
commonwealth chilled the rising influence which
the drama had previously acquired. Fanaticism
could not stand the test of the drama’s powerful
satire, lienee, we. find, that during this period
plays and players were interdicted by public
ordinances, and the stigma attached to the pro-
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descended even to our own time—how justly, is
perhaps a question—ranking, as it has done,
among its members, genius and worth that might
safely claim equality with the distinguished of
any of the liberal professions.” *
To Our Friends and Correspondents.—A bur
den of unanswered letters and unreturned visits
lies upon our conscience. The busy life of an
editor leaves little time for social relaxation.
Our daily life, from dawn till dark, is divided
between close application at the editorial desk
and a rapid flight per steam to and from our
home-nest at Stone Mountain. So we me com
pelled, regretfully, to forego the pleasure it would
afford us to cultivate the society of the many lady
acquaintances whose visits and letters have been
received and highly appreciated.
We can fully understand the statement made
by Mrs. Croly (Jennie June) in her late admira
ble paper, “Woman in Journalism,” published
in Demorest's, where she says:
“I do not know what the lives of other women
journalists may have been, but I know that in
my nearly twenty jears of journalistic life, I
have not had one entire week of leisure, and
have often waited months anl months for the
chance of making a call upon i friend. I have
risen at seven o’clock in the morning, or earlier,
and have written in an office, oi at home, until
twelve o’clock at night. Fashicas and market
reports, editorials and paragraphs, gossip from
Paris and letters from London, bo«k reviews and I
dramatic criticisms, mail reading tod reports of j quired no delicate perceptions of taste to under
state fairs, have all been in my lin.ef duty. ! stand: he drew his saints and heroes from his
"I have stayed up all night to pfepare an en- j companions,who wereoften porters or at Venice,
tertainment for my friends, yet oflnded them gondoliers. It is true that in this he took na-
irremediably by not returning theirparty calls, i ture as bis model, but it was nature with imper-
and failing, because time failed m« to answer fections which made his style sui
loved to gather there, to engage in the
attractive, or to listen to strains of music.
How changed is all this now. tor a decade
this once fair domain has been given up to the
sons of Ham, and the marks ot his^ reign are
written around in woful characters. The fields
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It has been said that the day of sentimental pol- ; dwarfed into patches by the feebly resisted en-
ltics has passed away; but, gentlemen, there is ! croac ] ime nts of briars and thorn bushes, show
one part of this Union, that part which I know that the crops have been as scanty as this culture
best, which asks for the great moral monument hns been care le.ss. The fences have in many
to a spirited and noble people. We want a gov- pliices wbol ] y disappeared, and those which
ernment we can love and revere and serve from reIimm are fast hastening to decay. The house
the motive of reverence and love. W e hunger 1 looks fts if it might kave been i ong tenantless, so
for a patriotism which shall knit all the people i ruiued is tbe aspect which it presents. The neat
together in a generous and loving brotlieiliood, paled fence which once enclosed the yard has
and which shall be as broad as tbe territory over been supplanted by a rough one of rails, which
is itself half down and deranged. A little patch
of sickly-looking coleworts marks the spot where
once flourished a garden. Some rickety blocks,
supplying the place of steps, may enable you to
climb into the crumbling piazza. Then you
observe the hall, with its once polished floor,
worn into roughness by the heavy tramp of
broganned feet. The windows, almost wholly
destitute of glass, and from many of which even
the sash have disappeared, are hung with frag
ments of quilts or barred up with rough plank.
The plastering has crumbled from the walls or is
stained by great streaks of dirt and grease. Lack
of tidiness, lack of thrift, ignorance and pre-
brothers, Annibale and Lodovico, with their j sumption are written all around the premises,
cousin, Agostino, founded their famous School | Such scenes are not rare in the South now, and
of Art at Bologna. Agostino had made himself I a l as ; they are becoming every day more common,
acquainted with the works ot Lionardo da \ inci, . These are “results of the war,” for which we are
Parma; and last, of the bold Julie Romano at
Mantua. He was not quite satisfied with either,
and determined to make an eclectic school.
There was among the masters of art at that time
an inclination to reject ancient art and introduce
the ideal, a rock on which many had split. Every
new painter considered himself an originality,
and neglected the study of the great masters of
antiquity, where perfection only could be ac
quired. -- nuo, Sniu Jjoaovico, "can nope to
exceed tbe majesty of da Vinci or Buonaroti, the
grace of Raphael or the colors of Titian, the spirit
of Tintoretto or the splendid decoration of Paul
Veronese? Or who can present perspective to
the eye with more truth, more roundness and
more enchanting power than Coreggio ? It is a
true and exact imitation of the old we want.
The painter must speak truth with his works.”
They traveled, made themselves acquainted
with whatever was excellent in nil, and then es
tablished their academy at Boulogne, which was
called the Incamminati (to show the way).
They had violent opposition at first from the
teachers of their time. The new school taught
perspective and the rules of architecture derived
from the study of the models of the ancients.
They proposed questions in history and an
tiquity, and invited the famous mon of learning
to discuss them at the academy. The great
principle of the school was to combine the strict
est observation of nature with tho imitation of
the old masters. Every scholar was at liberty to
choose the path best suited to him, and to adopt
a style of his own; but every style was to have
for its root and basis nature and the great mas
ters. The designs of the pupils were inspected
daily, and even their recreations were turned
to use. They rambled in the fields and sketched
landscapes from nature, or amused themselves
by drawing caricatures.
Opposition to the academy ceased in a short
time. Guido and many others whose great
names are familiar to us became pupils. Both
Guido and Domenichino had contracted some of
the bad ways of their former master, Calvert. It
was a method which took well with the people—
a striking contrast of light and shade that re-
sometimes in the hope of thereby securing a
better income; sometimes because the proprie
tors have fled from the vexatious incident to the
reign of freedom. These splendid abodes of in
telligence, refinement and hospitality which
once dotted on r country all over so thickly, are
fast disappearing. At this we must not repine.
Could we see anything taking their place which
we could consider a step forward in the march of
civilization—but now all seems going downward;
a noble and magnificent aristocracy has been
brought down; the serf, save in a few exceptional
instances, has not been elevated. Such in brief
is the history of the last decade. Shall the next
tell a better story of our section and of our race ?
their polite notes. I have answeredfew of the
hundreds of private letters received from stran
gers, because it was simply an imposibility, but
I have replied to thousands through Jiriodicals.
“The care of a home and the rearig of chil
dren during this time have been recretions, and
sickness har. been arm's lengt/by actual
want of time to pay it proper attentiq. This so
frequently happens that the most talkl of wom
an, litterateur or journalist, is one a the most
isolated of women, and if the history f current
events is ever written, it will show thafcie ‘Wom
an’s movements,’as they are called, thtVomen’s
clubs, the Women’s associations, andhe like,
originated more in the hunger of spe busy
woman’s heart, for intercourse and copanion-
ship with other women, than in any isire for
publicity or differentiation from the e4*lished
order of things.”
Rev. A. L. Hamilton, D.D.-We arfrleased
to announce that this distinguished gftleman
has identified himself with The SunnXJouth,
and will henceforth give all his time, talits and
splendid energies to its general advanment
He is known everywhere as a high-tonecthris-
tian gentleman, fine scholar, and an indoitable
worker, and we have great pleasure in aioun
cing him as an Associate Editor and the (fceral
Manager of Agencies for this paper. His eigies
know no abatement, and the great succesSiich
has attended his labors in behalf of the Nfonal
Publishing Co. mark him as a most extraortary
worker. He is satisfied that The Sunny bTH
is destined to be a grand success, and is Wing
and anxious to help it on to its brilliant deny.
His friends are legion in every portion athe
South and West, and they will all soon heafom
him and see him too, and we here tell the jble
everywhere to look ont for him and give
warm welcome. He is coming as with an
force, and will stir np the masses in bo
The Sunny South.
tyle suituble only for
particular subjects.
The Caracci feared the corruption of the public
taste from this novel and striking manner, and
exerted all their influence against it. They ad
vised their pupils to select the most perfect
models and the highest ideal subjects. How
well Guido profited from these instructions his
pictures show. His Madonnas are displayed in
the clearest light, and yet not a fault can be de
tected. The noble simplicity of their figures, the
correct folding of their drapery, the eyes looking
upward with an expression that can only be felt,
not described, all penetrate the heart, and pos
sess a beauty which the uneducated and even
children feel and comprehend. The Italians
turned from the gross and brilliant coloring of
the other painters, and decided that grace and
beauty dwelt with the pencil of Guido.
It was said that the academy owed its success
to the principles of Lodovico, the labors of Agos
tino and the zeal and perseverance of Annibale.
Annibale worked for eight years on the Farn-
ese palace. His work was finished, and he only
waited for his reward from the Cardinal, to
whose munificence he had trusted without stip
ulating for a price. The magnanimous prelate
sent him, in return for eight years’ labor taken
from the best part of his life, and as a reward for
his genius and the sacrifices he had made in
being separated from his home and academy,
five hundred crowns!
_ The pursuits of the three Caracci were so en
tirely united and all so happily directed to com
mon objects, that it has been difficult to assign
to each a separate influence in the arts. They
were inadequately compensated by money for
their labors, but it is no slight praise, that their
school stayed the progress of the decline of art
and restored its true principles.
Hampden Sidney College.—President Atkin
son has been temporarily released from his posi
tion as instructor to undertake the General
Agency for the Endowment Fund. Dr. Dabney
and Prof. Holliday supply his place as professor
The Rev. Dr. T. P. Hurt, of Pennsylvania, has
given $500 to the college. May the grand old
college have a bright future.
PERSONALS.
Miss Louisa Alcott has rooms at the St. James
Hotel, Baltimore.
Kate Field is acting in the smaller cities of
England under an assumed name.
Colonel Forney says it is on the cards that the
Prince of Wales may come over to Philadelphia
next year.
Wm. M. Evarts, as orator, and H. W. Long
fellow, as poet, have been selected for opening
the Centennial.
Lord Houghton was the guest, last week, in
Boston, of Mr. H. B. Adams, Professor in His
tory at Harvard College.
Vice-President Wilson’s property will not ex
ceed, it is thought, $10,000 in value. He served
as Vice-President two years and eight months.
Prof. Janies J. White, of Washington and Lee
University, declines the offered presidency of
one of the leading universities of the West. *
Wm. Penn’s Bible is in the possession of a
lineal descendant, a Mrs. Meylert, of Pennsyl
vania. It will be a part of the Centennial Expo
sition.
Mr. Corcoran and Miss Eustis, with the little
grand-child, leave Washington in a few days for
Aiken, South Carolina, where they will remain
until early spring.
“A. L. O. E. that is to say, Miss Tucker—
is one of the nine ladies who have been commis
sioned to act in India as missionaries in connec
tion with the Indian Female School Society.
Professor E. L. Youmans, editor of the Popu
lar Science Monthly, has recently returned from
a short trip to Europe. Professor and Mrs.
Youmans will spend the winter at the Windsor!
Lord Houghton returned to New York from
Boston, and celebrated St. Andrew’s day with
the Scotchmen. More dinners and speeches for
our honorable guest. His departure from home
is now set down for to-day.
Esmeralda Boyle, a well-known Southern
poetess, has a volume of verse in press with E
J. Hale & Son, 17 Murray street. She contribl
utes a fine poem, “The Image Breaker, ” to the
(December) Galaxy.
Madame LeVert was the recipient of a flatter
ing reception and gave a reading in San Fran
cisco, on the fifteenth instant. She will spend
the winter in California, having been invited to
give readings in Sacramento, Oakland and other
cities of the Pacific coast.
H. Y. Riddle, who has been nominated for
Congress in the Fourth Tennessee Congressional
District, was defeated in the race with Mr. Fite
deceased. The dispatch only mentions Mr. Head
as the former Congressman, but Mr. Fite was
elected as Mr. Head’s successor, and died a short
time ago. A fatality seems to attend the success
ful candidates in this district.
In his recent message to the Wyoming Legis
lature, Governor Thayer extols woman suffrage
and recommends its undisturbed continuance’
A Cheyenne correspondent declares, however
that the women do not seek office, have entirely
abandoned the jury room, and seem to be grow
ing yearly more indifferent about voting.
The numerous friends of Judge James J. Scar
borough in this State—and they are confined to
no special part of it-will be deeply pained to
read the announcement of his death. Judge S
was a native Georgian, a man of unsullied honor
a successfu 1 lawyer an able judge. He resided
longest at Perry, Houston county, Ga., from
whence he removed to Americus; and to be with
his two daughters and their families in his de
clining years, he moved to St. Paul, and there
as we see, breathed his last, surrounded bv his
children and grandchildren.