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296 [[newspaper clipping]] FRANCIS A. SILVA. Francis A. Silva, who died in this city on Wednesday last of pneumonia, was a well-known painter of marine subjects. He was born in 1835, and until the war was a sign-painter. He served through the war as a volunteer, and in 1866 returned to New-York and devoted himself to that branch of art in which he subsequently excelled. He was elected a member of the Water Color Society in 1872 and of the Artist Fund Society in 1873. Among his better-known pictures are "A Gray Day at Cape Ann," "The Twilight Hour," Sunrise on Boston Harbor," and "New London Light," Mr. Silva passed most of his time at Long Branch. [[/newspaper clipping]] Thursday April 1 1886. Tried to work a little, on the picture "Telling the Bees" but could not do much. In the Tribune this morning was a notice of a sale of pictures of Brown & [[Nall?]] of Providence, mostly foreign pictures in which the Art reporter went out of his way to say that the lowest price was realized for one of my pictures. This taken in connection with the fact that the Tribune never notices my pictures in any of the exhibitions, provoked me and I wrote a note to Whitelaw Reid calling attention to the fact and informing him that I believed there was an intention to do me an injury. I did not ask that he should commend my work but I had a right to object when he went out of his way to make what was evidently intended as a damaging statement. I told him I did not even know who his art reporter is, but I have evidently done some thing to incur his hostility or neglected to do some thing to conciliate him. I wanted to express my contempt for the whole school of newspaper art reporters but I refrained. I went up to Eastman Johnsons after dinner and carried him a bottle of Cherry [[Brown?]] Of course he was not at home so I called on Mr. & Mrs. Junius Henri Browne and had a long and pleasant call. Friday 2. Received a very kind note from Whitelaw Reid inviting me to dinner at his house on Friday 9" to meet Admiral Manxse R.N. and some of my friends. He regrets the notice in the Tribune, says it looks mean, but does not think the reporter intended it so. Asks what he shall do and says he he will do anything he can as I very well know. I wrote a reply in which I said I would dine with him with pleasure. As to the other matter I told him the animus was every thing. Were I sure there was no intention of annoying me I would not give a moments consideration. I spent the evening with Mrs. Anderson and Miss Nesmith. Mr & Mrs. Vandevort were there and Capt. Price. Capt. Price told me John Andrews was a major and showed me from the Army Register how it comes about. He told some amusing anecdotes of laying a telegraph line across Arizona and of the fear and curiosity of the Indians. [[newspaper clipping]] The promotion of Colonel Thomas H. Ruger, 18th Infantry, and Colonel Joseph H. Potter, 24th Infantry, to be Brigadier-Generals will cause the following promotions: Lieutenant-Colonel J. E. Yard, 24th Infantry, to be colonel 18th Infantry; Lieutenant-Colonel Z. R. Bliss, 19th Infantry, to be colonel 24th Infantry; Major E. R. Pearsen, 21st infantry, to be lieutenant-colonel 24th Infantry; Major E. R. Pearson; 21st infantry, to be lieutenant-colonel 24th Infantry; Major W. H Jordan. 3d Infantry, to be lieutenant-colonel 18th Infantry; Captain J.F. Andrews, 8th Infantry, to be major 3d Infantry; First-Lieutenant C. A. Earnest, quartermaster, 8th Infantry, to be captain 8th Infantry; First-lieutenant J. P. Thompson, 3d Infantry to be captain 3d Infantry; Second-lieutenant F. P. Fremont, 3d Infantry, to be first-lieutenant. The appointment of Captain John W. Clous, 24th Infantry, to be Judge Advocate, will promote First-Lieutenant J. L. Bullis, 24th Infantry, to be captain 24th Infantry, and Second-Lieutenant F. L. Palmer to be first-lieutenant. [[/newspaper clipping]] Saturday 3. Attended Silvas funeral at the residence of his Mother 214 W. 43" St. He was dressed in his uniform and his hat and sword lay upon his coffin. I always thought of him as a soldier. I was glad to see many artists there, Wood, Brown, Moran, Parton, Wilmarth and others. I see by this extract from the Tribune that Andrews is now a major in the 21" Regiment. I wrote him a congratulatory note this morning. I also sent my note to Reid after keeping it over night. A lady called to get Water Colors or designs in Black & White for Nashville. Went to the Century monthly meeting. Y[[?]] with four others was elected. Smith Lane introduced resolutions for increasing the Initiation fee and the dues of the club which were postponed. Calverts model of the Grant Monument was there and elicited a good deal of interest, fully as much as he could expect under the conditions. Eastman Johnson exhibited a beautiful portrait of a Detroit lady. I had nothing there. Sunday 4" It was snowing this morning. I went home by the 9.30 train. Found my father as well as usual. Mary has concluded to stay another week. She, Sara and I dined with John and Nannie
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