New-York tribune., 1874-10-26
PERSONAL.

The Right Hon. Hugh Childers, NJ. p, sailed
for New-York Saturday IN the steamer Abyssiua.
Mr. Denis Florence MacCarthy has been ap-
pointed of Literature at the Catholic Unver-
siy IN Dublin
The will of William A. Blanchard which has
heen admitted TO probate in Phiiade phia disposes OF
an estate valued al S1,5CCOOO.
The death of Commander Austin Pende-
crast of the United States Navy at Philadelphia on Fri
day, promotes Lieut. Cromwell to the grade
OF COmmander.i
c. Bentham Rae, son of Mr. George Rae the
well known Liverpool banker who has been spending
months this city leaves for Europe to-day IN the
steamship Adriatic.
Tie London Academy states that nearly a
hundred thousand marks have been collected in different
n,rts az the world for the monument which is TO be
erected 10 Liebig az Munich.
Verdi, who has been passing a part of the
his estate at Santa Agatha. is about TO leave
for Genoa, where nc viii probably remain the Winter.
the rehearsal OF Ala requires his presence III
paris
Lord Dufferin, Governor General of Canada
left tins city evening for Washington. where he is to
be the guest of Edward Thornton, the British Minis
ter lie will pay "a brief visit Baltimore this after
u0on and will NewYork by the evening train
A family reunion of the Peck family was held
al the residence Bishop Jesse Peck of Syracuse
Friday last ana remarkable for the number OF min
isiers IN attendance been in the family 10
Methodist preachers, l6 Of whom are vlug ana were
present.
member of Gen. Burnside's staff during the
soemnized at Newport SATURDAY. United States troops
from Fort Adams, and tae Newport Artillery, com
posed the military escort large humber OF tue MILL
tary associates Of deceased were pres ant
The Sumner Memorial Committee of Boston
has invited artists send D models for portrait
statue OF Charles Sumner The statue is TO be sitting
figure in bronze marble, and TO be PLACED IN open
public round IAe models n13t OS sem sem on on or og1pe ore
designs preferred by the Committee whether either
oft thato lao adj IN he II q
Madame Arabella Goddard, who was wrecked
10 the steamship Fntshure has recovered all her prop
ery with the exception OF purse containing al00 She
will return to Australia and give series Of concerts
that country. which she Will proceed by way OF
Zasapd 10 California giving concerts on the way
, $50, nf the Parifr Stands Madame Goddard pr0.
poses afterwards 10 undertake tour In the United
States aud VIII probably be absent from England for
several years.
Mr. Beecher's lecture agent in Boston pub
fishes letter vindcans the former petty criticism
upon his lectures. He says Mr.. Beecher lectured
Boston Tuesday night to the largest audience Of the
season. Nearly lIOO evening tickets were sold-he
largest sale for yearsand vet the price was doubled
each Daring the last six years. TO INV personal knowl
edge no lecturers excepting Cough Clemens, George
Macdonald. Thomas Mast, and Anna Dickinson. have
ever even approximafed such sales. At Chelsea,
where Mr. Beecher lectured on Wednesday, the Opera
House was full; large evening sales AT Brookline,
where he ieeured Thursday. the audience doube
each place the price of tickets 81 admission. Mr.
Beechcrs reception al Boston enthusiastic; so at
yceum is only eGuaed by the absurdty OF trial by
newspaper! can no sense in such tests; but II
toned that never d1y passes which do not receive
apple atoms for Mr. Bcecher 10 lecture IN New England
and elsewhere. The mean nng that SIr. Beecher is
takiug advantage OF recent events make money is
answered by this fact: offered him the largest fee
a lecturer for q series of enga gemeuts long
befOre-months before-'he indal published, and
he accepted NV terms before any publication OF It, He
early last Summer"