New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-03
PERSONAL.

Edwin A. Pollard is said to be in very
feeble health and s he Is contemplating new history
/ Of the State Of Virginia.
Hope g. Co., the celebrated bankers of Am
stcrdam are reported TO be- worth not less hat 100000
much Of which has been made iu the past ten years.
Jean Pierron, an old miser, died last week,
in New-Oreans worth s5OOOo He had often begged IN
the street. and is said have lived 20 cents day for
years.
A Loadon journal admits that Sturgeon
cannot be compared Beecher in power grace or son-
tanety that the secret Of the formers success is his
Vallandigham talks of connecting himself
with The Indianapolis sentinel as principal political
writer and Of takngup his permanent residence in the
Indiana capital
Gen. VIM. S. ROscCrans is ont in a letter
favorng the building by Government of railways North
and South, and declares them necessary 10 copc'o u"
tiOual harmony.
Roman cossips have now discovered that
Victor Emanuel and Prince Humbert have both become
converts to spritualsm. The King is developing rap
idly into medium
A Delaware paper speaks OF Senator SaulS-
bury as the glass Of manners and OF chVary il 'oH-
crcss debate" on moro than one Occisioh no HAS
appeared on the floor the tumbler OF the senate
Paul de CasSagnac is now going to 81. Peters
burg to If anybody there is willing 10 hSht u"e OF
two as business is getting dun in Vienna He practices
daily with his pistol, and is now cdhde-shu'r al ~
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Hans Christian Andersen was the son OF
shoemaker and his family so poor that at an carly
age he was apprentced by his mother to tailor at
oteusr in Fuhnen. He always dctcstcd manual labor,
and made clever verses when II years Old
Col. Thomas r. Owen of Arkansas fought
through the Rebellion, took part in 80 battles was
wounded seven times and received for his entire services
81 in Rebel currency. That may DC iOHOws te fortune
but we should call It following the poverty, ol war.
II is stated that in Neuchatel, where Agassiz
was once college professor he is mentioned as the dis
tncuisbed American savan Though born in and resi-
dent OF switzerland for nearly 40 years his reputation
here mas caused his nativity to be forgotten
A correspondent writes from Milan that the
reason Rossi the Italian trlgedan, was averse to
coming 10 America to play was that he ana MOI beeNe
the civil war was In the country, ana th ne hi'
some fear that Indians would Invade New 1Ofk ana
take his scalp
Alexander Long, who made brief sensation
in Congress in 1864 by his open avowal Of ultra Rebel
svmpatbies is not dead-a least not buricds is gen,
orally supposed. He still practices law on The banks d"
Mil Creek, IN Hamilton County, ONO, having leaIh'u
the folly and danger OF political anDltloh'
A learned classical scholar has discovered
that Sappho WAS thorough woman's rights "ohai'
and in the habit of delivering lectures on the Complete
Foualy of the sexes for 900 drachmas per night she
Vas more popular in Thebes and sparta thh IN Alhs,
which does not seem 10 nave poch i"'''""'0 " w.
lyceum.
Jenkins has much to contend with. In de-
corning recent ball at Columbia 5. Co. he attempted to
sneak of Mrs Theodore Hammond az exceedingly
lovely in long train and short sleeves but th' d'4o
caI yyrinteTs made him mention Mr. Theodore Ham.
mond exceedingly lovely on last lraih III Hi' 'N''
sleeves