New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
PERSONAL.
q. W. s.

Gen. Thomas Fletcher will deliver the ad
dress At the annual reunion of the Army OF the Ten
uessce Des Mones. Iowa the 29h ana 30th OF this
month.
The Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, who in
cured his fathers dspeasurc by secret marriage, has
been divorced his wife, and happy in the m
peral forgiveness
Foley's statue Of Stonewal Jackson arrived
In Baltimore Thursday. II viii be taken to Rich
mond and erected IN Capo-squaTc short distance from
the equestrian statue of Washington.
NJ Jules Simon, between whom and NJ.
Dumas there was lie at the last French Academy cleo
ton is said to have Withdrawn from the contest THIS
sures election Of the latter TO The CHAIR OF the late
Nj. de Rcmasat
Gen. Joseph f. Johnston is said to have ac-
cepted thrice offered appointment from the Khedve
to become Commander-n-Chief OF the Egyptian army.
He s 10 have command with salary or $4,000
oStat. SSnn. '''' ''' '''' Ti'O'''' ~ ''
Gen. Sherman denies the report that he is
going TO get revised edition of his Memoirs" He
SAWS few in will I've corrected in the next
.auSh ou, va uE iin s1at no Ynrrasr tbe
sale OF the book. and seems little troubled by them.
Queen Victoria has authorized the following
reply a request that che become Patron Of the CmrcA
OF England Temperance Society: Her Majesty mas
already expressed opinion in favor Of the objects
which the Society dcsrcs to promote and he
come Patron Of H. organized a. II appears to oe o, a
basis which Includes all who advocate temperance with
out insisting necessarily total abstinence Tue que IL
trusts that education and tie emil sht"nmcnt OF the
people together with the Improvement OF their moral
and pnysicsl condition will GRADUALLY do much to induce
temperance, and 10 diminish the evils complained off,
Gen. Spinner has accepted an invitation to
be present the coming reunion OF the Army OF tbe Cu
beriand al Utica In his letter of acceptance he wrote
snow that am relieved from al official cares and re-
sponsbilitirs know of nothing that will prevent my
having the lOnOr. and the pleasure as ll OF meeting
There nothing in my whole Life that so Tuch regret
tie fact that denied the privilege OF serving my
country as you did i'll the field"
Mr.. Richard A. Proctor has written letter TO
the editor OF me Baltimore Baoin, in which he speaks
as follows concerning his proposed book on America
"U write at AL about America and the Americans, ii
will be to note my impressions respecting matters OF
interest a student OF science. For instance, TIE
development of the Enclsh-speaLnG races under the
Is matter full o interest for the student OF man and
nature. 1t is interesting even 10 study tie devcl"hht
Of less important But, apart from our fecn, rs
members Of the Englshspeaking races (apart that Is,
from the particular form sccOnceit, which J. sulne-
times led patriotism it is mere matter OF fact mat
these races ore pre- onderapt the world through their
power activity and therefore their development is
II seems TO me aIto.ether Interesting to compare
America and England in such respects than TO dcrss
the trivial and often conteinpllbo matters Wicu nave
found place in the notebooks OF many travellers
WAsHIyGToN. Sept 12.-The President and
fnmy expected to return to Washington about tne
goth inst
BERLIN, Sept. 12-The daughter of Prince
Bismarck mas been betrOthed TO Count Wendlzuen en-
berg, of the PrUSsan civil service
MONTREAL, Sept. 12.-Ihc Hon. Mr.. Geof-
fron Minister OF Inland Revenue. Is dangerously ILL., ana
it il now believed that he VIII not oiivc tho week
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 12.-Mr. Jefferson Davis
epoke at galloway County fair. held at Fulton yesterday
20 very large audience gathered from all sections of
that part NJ the State lie was introduced by Gov;
Hardin and ldc nearly tho same speech ne deI'erea
e. De Soto Ne Was very EAST wsrs aGe
present, sud responded briefly 10 calls t. speak