New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-17
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Peabody's health is much improved since
his arrival at the White Sulphur Springs.
A foreign letter writer says "a little Amer
lean girl Helen Armstrong, is exciting considerable in.
terest among the musical critics on the Rhine"
Thomas A. Kennett has sold his one-third
interest In The Buffalo Express to Samuel C. Clemens
MARK Twain who takes position on the editorial sta
to-day. Mr.. Kennett will remove to New'York
Miss Carrie A. Benning, young lady of Harris
County. Georgia, who was reduced by the war from
wealth to poverty has in cultivation five-acre field Of
cotton which said to be the best IN the neghbOrhOOd
She planted and worked 1t herself, with assistance
except In one blowing. .. -
Lord Taunton better known formerly as
Henry Labouchere, paid back 100000 compensation
money which the Bristol and Exeter Railroad Company
had paid his father for cutting through his lands.
He saw that his estates enhanced in value
by far than the ordinary price Of the land taken
from him.
A correspondent of The Cleveland Herald re-
ports that Mrs Brney 81 years Of living near Tip
pecanoe Harrison County Ohio has for 70 years been In
the habit OF falling into state OF inconsistencies at
about 10 O'Clock Sunday mornings during which she
delivers ungrammatca religious dscOurses This Is said
TO DO the effect Of q stroke OF lightning
George Macdonald, the novelist, has been
seriously ILL., He left London several weeks ago for a
yacht among the Shetland islands, and during the
cruise. with such alarming symptoms that 1t
necessary make all haste to reach the nearest
land. He remained in Shetland for a fortnight in a
complete prostraton and has been carried
back to London, though still very weak
As the Rev. Robert Collyer (who used to be a
blacksmith recently walking through White Noun
tain Village no entered backsmith's shop and asked
the privilege OF making nail He handled the iron aud
hammer 80 skfuy that the master OF the place, think
ing him still one OF the craft asked where he was at
work I" Mr.. Collyer replied THAT he was not working
steadily anywhere just now"
The Count dc Faverney, French Charge de
Aares at Washington left this city for Newport yester
day.
Gov. Reed of Florida and his bride have
been stopping at the Astor House for some days recey-
ing the congratulations Of their friends,
Rear-Admiral Bailey, United States Navy;
the Hon. Caleb Gushing. e3-P9stmaster-Gen Randall,
the Hon. d. j. Morren, N. g, Peqlsylyallai and g dc
Bodsco OF Russia, are the Astor House. - The
aud Commodore Alden, United States Navy; are
at the Breyoort House. Tho Hon. Homer A. Nelson,
Secretary OF State, Albany; Cen Thomas Ewing, j. N.
Goodwin and Nathaniel Paige, Washington s. g. Ldom'
ton Railroadl Lieut. Commander Wise U. g Navy; Col
g. b. Bissel. Hartford; William Williams OF Buffalo, and
H. Chester Parsons West Virginia are at the Firth Ave
Hotel Prof. NJ Il. Anderson, President OF R0ches-
the Albemaro Hotel Harrison Gray Ohio, sat the New
York Hotel Gen. T. q. Martindale, North Carolina. and
Col Houston OF u. =. Engineers are at the Metropolitan
Hotel The Hon a. Murdoch, Mississippi Horace scott,
Alabama. and J. W. Fitzgerald, Cincinnati are at the
d. Nicholas Hotel