New-York tribune., 1874-09-17
PERSONAL.

Herr Carl Formes has been singing at Wies-
baden. ....I e.li .. q- ESD '..'Ift
Nile. Heilbron, of the Strakosch Opera
Company, arrived in the Scotia yesterday.
Miss Rose Hersee, at latest advices, was
lying dangerously III In Dublin with typhoid fever.
A committee has been formed at Venice for
the purpose Of erecting statue to Nicolo Tommaseo.
who colleague Of Msnin during the Proyisionary
Government at Venice in lSis.
The descendants of Edward Rawson, Secre-
tary of the Massachusetts, Colony. who died in i7s held
their third reunion In Worcester Mass yester-
day. About $50 persons were present.
Horace Binney Sargent has been elected
President of the standish Monument Association. and
Postmaster General Jewell and Gov Weston OF New.
HAM pshire, Advisory Presidents. The monument at
Duxburv. Mass, is more than hslf done, and nearly
$4,000 has voluntarily subscribed during the past
year. r...
Mr.. Charles McIlrath, late State Auditor Of
Minnesota, has arrived at his homo in g. Paul. Hs
states that returned for the purpose Of making
full examination Of his with the State In refer
enoe the recent charges OF mafeasance against him.
and expresses absolute confidence that he Will shortly
be able to convince people Of the State that he has
stolen dollar and that Ills character Tor integrity
Is unlmpeachaoie'
The collection of paintings lent by tho
Duke OF Montpensier to the Boston Museum OF Fils
Arts arrived in Boston on Tuesday. They are packed
in Is cases. and are In fine order. The paintings will
Athepaum Among them is Kaubach's great cartoon
OF The Era of the Reformation which was purchased
NJ c. Durfee Of Fall River. IL contains between 50 aud
90 figures and is % feet In hight and S feet In width
The lady to whom P. T. Barnum, esq, the
great Snowman. married IN DIR. Chapins Church
yesterday is daughter of retired Lancashire manufae-
turer of whom Mr. Barnum has made pleasant mention
IN his autobiography under the head Of enterpris
ing EngEshman." THIS is Mr. John Fish. to whom and
to whose family Mr. Barnnm has long been known. inc
manager is now only taking Mr. Greeeys sa.ioe OF
years ago, when the Museum was burned down. :? go
fishing" He has caught Fish 80 years DID, aud
weighing about 1l0 pounds.
Herr Theodore Wachtel, son of the famous
tenor and himself tenor at tho Court Theater OF
Dessau bas taken Of the stage for the excellent
reason given In the following announcement: To my
former respected colleagues announce that. having
lost my voice. have abandoned the stase ana reurnrd
to the to which was apprenticed nave COM
menced business at Dessau as Jeweler IN gold ana s
fellow artists, and promise them my goods at very
moderate prices. Any order from any part Shaii 10
We are not to have Upper with us after
all He writes that he has had trouble with his heart
and liver and his medical attendant absolutely inter-
diets this Autumn, at any rate. all violent exeron
mental and bodily" He adds AT my age, g. life Is
more than usually uncertain, Its great cimac
teric' and we must not rashly presume leave ths
quiet line OF duty. You wlll therefore perml. me,
America how much have desired their kindly
and their friendly hands as was priylegea
do IN 1851, when met with such warm hearted wei
come as never snail forget"
COL Forney writes from Paris contradicting
report that he is travelling IN Europe at the expense
Of the Centennial Commission. He says: / am proud
to the Centennial without money and without
price, came to Europe, much tor rest for
change OF work. and would have done very best for
our Centennial Board had not formally asked me to
only wish had the money to do certain things
over here that great memorial AS IL Is can only
pay my own way and try TO help as one man. deeply
enlisted in q patriotic movement. may. nave been
much encouraged, chiefly by the press OF London aud
Paris and n cannot command very large results,
shall, hope, do no barn."