New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-09
PERSONAL.

Ex-Gov. John T. Hoffman reached his resi-
dence at Sing Sing Wednesday evening. and hon
ored with serenade by the citizens.
The Grand Duke Alexis of Russia has sent
valuable present OF books the Mechanics Associa
city.
Daniel Fl. Bartlett, Chairman of the Select
of Essex denies report Gen. Butler has
funded to that town tine 800 lost to by his
In q lawsuit
Secretary Robson arrived in Washington
Wednesday night, and was at the Navy Department
yesterday morning short time. He left the city
again in the afternoon for Massachusetts,.
Gov. Dix and staff arrived at Syracuse yes
terday morning, and reviewed the Sixth Division OF the
State Guards Maor-Gen Wood commanding In the
afternoon during rain storm. They afterward went
Gen. Woods residence. where reception was given
t0em last evening.
Mr.. w. E. Forster, who since Mr.. Glad
stones practical abdlcation. any one
holding the place OF leader Of what there is left Of
the Liberal party in Parliament arrived in this city
from Canada yesterday. Mr.. Forster's father was a
Slavery struggle and died here He is brothern,iaw
OF Matthew Arnold.
Another letter from the Rev. DR.. Newman,
exChsplsn of u. s. Senate. has published. 1t
was written from st. Petersburg Aug TO- TO friend In
Albany. and closes follows: "In a days n
end leave here for London, where hope to remain
months to have TO tue libraries and museums
o that great city, and viii writing up
what have seen, and thought and felt during my tour
laround the world. Mrs Newman may return this
Autumn"
Bayard Taylor delivered his lecture on An
Client Egypt before the students of Dartmouth College
on Tuesday evening In the Of It he alluded to
story found among the ancient records concerning
difficulty between young captain and the wife OF the
monarch which might have been Joseph and Ponphar 8
ne had found and the correspondence between
chose persons Even If / had found the CORE
spondenee," said he, II would certainly never have
published It,"
DOre's new picture is thus described by The
London Academy: cit represents Pilates wife stand
ing a staircase with angel at her left hands the
right wing of the angel is rudy with the reflected glow
torches the deserted BEDROOM the left pur
pie with visionary light He is opening her spiritual
sight to the scene Of the morrow in the Pretorium
where Plate appears and much beside. Pilates wife
rpectators eft hand the scene in the Prorum faces
them and to them the left is balcony,
sheir chained hands to the great Victim of
below at the bottom OF the right side OF the picture Is
Be the procession TO Calvary, which transforms itself
procession, winch seems meant for the eter
anal crusade humanity, with warriors in mail, aud
preaes with cleaning crosiers, marching up to cross
That CLEANS amid the hierarchies OF heaven"
Larkin Mead's statue of Lincoln has been
rplsoed upon the monument at Springfield IL is de-
sor1bed as follows by correspondent Of The st. Louis
Globe! 1.-THE figure is represented as dressed In o
doublebreasted. long frock coat, and loose paDta-
aoons At the right OF the statue and upon which his
right hand rests fasces around which gracefully
folded Stars and Stripes AT the bottom, wreath Of
laurel against the folds Of the flag and the fasces
Mr. Lincoln represented having just signed the
Proclamation OF Emancipation and IN bis left hand he
holds scroll marked Proclama0n; IN the right hand
ne holds a pen The faithfulness of the portrait In
every feature the attention of the observer The
stopping shoulders the for ward OF the head
manner OF wearing the hair, the proruding eyebrows
che nose the mouth, with the prominent and slightly
dropping lip the mole on his left cheek, the eyes
setting far back bis head the calm earnest half
sorowful expression Of the facial recall TO the minds
pf those who him we'll the same Lincoln who lived
and moved among until called enter upon his grand
rare