New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-16
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PERSONAL.

The Emperor and Empress of Brazil are
visiting Scotland.
Shirley Brooks is now the editor of The Lon
don Punch to which for years he has been Of the
Cleverest contributors.
Mr.. Charles Brooks, a wealthy Huddersield
manufacturer has given sl5O0OO for building and en-
downing home for conyaesconts IN that city.
Mr. George w. Fishback OF The 81. Louis
MOI Democrat has Just returned from abroad where
among other things he did the Nile and the Pyramids
The late Mrs. Margaret Kalbfns of Balti-
s25oO threequsrters of her entire estate
the Humane Impartial Society and the Aged Woman
Home of that city.
Queen Victoria's statue in Montreal will be
invaded 1t is said by her daughter and son-inaw the
Warehouses and Marquis Of Lorne on their arrival in
Canada next month.
Vice-President COlfax was received with
pleasant demonstrations In Milwaukee, where Gov
Fairchild and United States Senators Howe and Car
penter Joined IN welcoming and entertaining him.
The Sultan of Turkey recently sent Ali
Ria Pasha, Governor General OF Broussa, who
leave in Consantinople splendid jeweled snubox OF
the estimated value OF 500, mark Of his favor
The son of Martin Farquhar Upper, the
prpverbia proser lately killed Cape Colony was en-
route to the diamond fields. where he hoped to make
fortune, at the time OF the accident He was only a.
and Is represented as a very promising young man.
Mr.. George Grote, the eminent historian,
died worth about In personal property alone lie
bequcathed the copyright his History Of Greece and
OF other works and all his books TO his wife for her me-
and after her deoea5e 10 the University OF London Bur
observation-disclosures.
The Scotch are delighted by the believed
discovery OF the burial place OF Mary de Couc Queen OF
their Alexander H. and Mother OF Alexander III, at
Newbate Abbey, long in ruins She died more than nye
centuries and their satisfaction In proportion To
the vanished years.
A note from Mr.. Geo. j. HolyOake explains
that the illness of Thomas Hughes resulted from over
work. He had purposed spending his Parliamentary
vacation III Switzerland hut has'arcady been ordered
out OF London and has gone 70 Great Malvern WOrces
tershirc, for water-curo treatment
John Hopkins, a Maryland Quaker, began
life in Baltimore small grocer and, ny industry has
brought himself be the richest man south OF Mason
and Dixou's line. Is the largest stockhoder In
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, worth 900 much
OF wheh he has given TO endow the John Hophins uni-
versty on the outskirts OF Baltimore city Mr.: hop
kns Il plain aged gentleman, sun uigent anu uAiy
business and was Of the projectors ana ehdOWels
OF the line OF iron steamships between Baltimore ana
bremen.
PERSONALITY TELEGRAPH.
Count yalmaseda leaves Havana, Oh Friday
for the Central Department
A sercnade will be given Speaker Blaine at
Saratoga, this evening. at he Grsal Union Hotel
The directors OF tue Southern Pacific Railroad
Il california have relectet the OH Boar % ohcer.
Ole Bull IL reported seriously i'll. He recently
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