New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-25
PERSONAL.

Prince Iapoleons Private Secretary is a
spanish exprest who left the Church TO marry hand
some French ballet girl.
The Boston Transcript, referring to the writer
who spoke of 1t in The Daily Neos OF London as "a rum
Democrat paper" says that lie illustrates the proverbh
ignorance that prevails abroad concerning American in
situations"
They beat us in some things in London.
Placars were posted there recently conveying the fol
lowing tempting invitation TO visit certain Bethesda
Chapel med Wright who before his conversion
convicted three times OF burglary will deliver Gospel
address. Come and welcome! No collection"
The Gaulois cells little anecdote about Lay
fayette At Lamarque funeral the crowd took out the
generals horses he returning home and drew him
TO his hotel "You have been very pleased" re-
marked a friend time Rfterward Very much
pleased indeed" replied Lafayette but never saw
anything more of my horses!
The Boston Trdreller gives an account OF
hermit named Martin LOckyere 81 years old. Who lives
in small log hut on an island OF pond Ia Maine lie
has been there 10 years His nearest neshbor Is six
miles distant, and his only companions are half dozen
cats He raises little hay. few potatoes, &c, by the
sale OF which he gets all the money he needs He owns
vast amount OF real estate but IL is not available for
any useful purpose the whole OF u is incrusted upon
his person the crust being about half an inch thick Al
though there is water all around him, be has not even
damped himself
A London correspondent of The Chicago Jour
nal thus describes Mr. Vernon HarcOurt. "Hstorieus"
.'He is six inches In hight. aud straight
arrow spare in frame not yet having reached the
period when OF his stature usually expand into
tundity. His features bold and prominent. pleasing
without being exactly handsome and his eye is like that
OF an eagle. His hand is tho smallest and whtest and
most perfectly beautiful that ever attached to
ady's wrist, and IL not mistaken he Is fully con-
scous his ply perfection, and lac has evident
weakness IL is revealed In a tendency TO its display"
Among the strangers in the city yesterday
were Bishop Sweeney OF St. John, n b.; Senator II
ROW OF Kansas the Hon Erastus Wells, Nj. c. Missouri
rho Hon f. G. Bauheld Washington; u. 5. Gilmore Of
Eostop Judge Durc of NewOrleans. Judge H. Gray and
" ID Webster, Elmlra Gen. c. A. Johnson and Exon
gressman John b. Alley Massachusetts, and Dr. j. n.
Randolph, u. =. Army, at the Aston House. == Ex-
Gov Dennison Of Ohi0 the Hon. NJ s. Wnknsan OF Min
nesota, Gen. H. l. Robinson, Blnghamton; the Hon. &.
L. Cobb North Carolina c. l.. Willard Of Vermont, and
A. d. Gordon OF TIE chicago Republican, Mt the 81 Memo
las Hotel ==== The Hon. L. S. huntington, Montreal;
Capt j. H. Higbee, u. S. Marine Corps, at the Hoffman
House Judge G. Abbot OF BDston. at tho Brevoort
House - Judge p. II. Morgan, New .Oreaes; Col. +.
w. Latham, Texas and L. Butterworth, san Francisco.
at the NowYOrk Hotel. === The Hon. A. /. Capert0n.
West Virginia at the Coleman House. =s Capt Hunter
and Dr. Creavy of the British Navy, at the Clarendon
Hotel Judge Garfield OF Emira, al the Metropoli-
Hotel. === 5. 7. Dana OF Boston, aud DR. ThOmas
VAIL Troy. ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel