New-York tribune., 1875-07-26
a modest scale. the guaranty fund amounting to
t,,res hundred dollars; but II Is intended to have
,acxurers Of ability and distinction. There is soac
.h>t similar association in Chicago
PERSONAL.

yerdi is TO write new opera at the request
.s the Emperor OF Austria, and have it ready to 10
Sroight out at vienna next Year.
Cen. Garfield has just had u surgical Opc-
..+on performed upon him at Washington, which viii
ss"nane him 20 his bed for some time.
Cir Edward Thornton. who intended TO make
abort visit England has abandoned hs desyn. and
An mass the summer at his countryseat the Hudson
dy thornton is still IN London hut is expected to 10
turn vita her family 10 Washington In the Fall
The late Lord LyttOn is said to have left
,,se quantity Of manuscripts which his and success
r n.,ng in the preparation Of Biographical memoir
The latter also pEcparing for Iueaton novel ,e
Not Is be Pausanas ana there Is description OF
,he battle Of riaien
President Grant, in company with Lieut.-Col.
frederick H. Grant aud Jesse r. Grant. arrived In the
uy s,,urlay morning The President attended the
neral Of GccV ,emleon s"ng at & Trinity tIr cincn hcr
after which he aoa s ss % Ng1a 10 wer, ","t To- "ns
Branch again to-day
Ger. Garbad paid visit to Ciyita Yecchia
cen;y and received most en- husiastic greeting The
cowd embarrassed the horses from bis carnage. aud
drew him to his hotel He was deeply moved, saving:
thank yea N the maine of Rene aud Italy. as KNOW
yoT demonstration Is iu honor not only Of me. but OF
liberty
Senator Schurz writes to friends in Washing
ton that he viii return 70 this country IN October lie
has scnt most of his time abroad in Berlin at the For
sgn Ofce stuyins the correspondence btwe' Prussia
snd Government century ago, intending To use u
he designs writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. C. Hall of London received
on the lfih inst q testimonial in commeiuorasion Of
their golden wedding which they celebrated year ago
The Gift consisted OF annuity OF $500. and an album
containing che names of the Subscribers, and tue letters
in reference tue occason The presentation was mace
BY the EaIl OF eharesouIy.
Mr. G.. II. Lewis, the humorist OF The De-
trait Pre- Press has this dedication TO hs forthcoming
book 4" To tho Pawnce Tribe OF Indians. whose enter
PRISE talent and statesmansp. coupled with the Tact
that they ,se early go TO pea ie Tn1 raS s "Ne Of
my ancestors at the stake without reward OF hope OF
reward. i tits volume resptcuohy uoAo"'ou ny '''
suthOr"
Madame Adeina Patti proposes to spend the
month II August Dicppe and TO begin series Of CON
certs brighton. Birmingham and Manchester. England,
in September she has also offered her seryic at
gran benefit performance in the Grand Opcra House
Pss in aid of The by The recent foods in Franc'
The senaton it is expected VIZ take p'e aDol'
the 1s Gi October. ter winch Madtme fdtu VIII
begin tour through Russia
Simeon Bouifard, the famous rag-pickerS
bsuser of Paris is dead He over eighty. ana foi
more than forty years had pursued his calling Of lending
money to rag pckers at fifteen rCr cert interest taking
whatevcr rags they might possess security In this
way he Lad smassod q fortune several thousand
pOru Is. Ills only companions were eat and monkey;
aud the monkey had on HIS cap and sectacles Having
40 relatives. 5hneOn's fortune goes to the State
Charles Naly to whom belongs tie honor OF
being the last Victim of the old Fugitive Slave law in this
biz owner in Virginia. and coming north found employ
men in Troy. One day in 1860, when returning to his
work he seized by the officers and carried before int
United states Commissioner, who remanded him to tIe
charge of his o.d master Meanwhile large crowd OF
people had gathered. whc after % long ana ue-
teImined uggle succoedcd la rcscuinS him lie was
taken de Hudson and back INTO I counti!
where lac kept until suhcisnt Su'd Ind besn 'scu
satisfy his owner For tie past re" years ne hls Veo
In Washington. where hc has bcen employed as ntssc-
Ger In the Post LONE Department. One Vf his daughters
Is the wife of state Senator Ruby of Mississippl
The Sultan Of Zanzibar was afflicted with
several delegations bearing gifts, the day previous t.
his departure from London fof Paris. The first was
depnstion tho Bible Society headed by the Earl OF
shiftesbury who presented the Sultan with a hand
seme Arabic Bible, bound in red velvet. III
response to tho presentation speech tie Sultan
esid that he knew perfectly wen what the Scriptures
were and that no recognized tue book the mii'eit nc
opened II, having had ono previously In ZanA IT. IL
odd l. "fho words of JesuS-uiOn whom he petce-aic
ALWAYS acceptable The Koran mentions the Eit,
and the New Testament and only wish tlnt ali peOl
would walk according thereto" A dlntation rom Tho
fOciety oil Arts. headed by Lord Alfred Churchill, prc
On veiIun, Thanking lin for his enlightened cnoit~ to
promote commercc. trade and CIVILIZATION Ia LIS d"
hiniois
PROVIDENCE. Il. l., July 25-The Hon. VIM.
p Iawton OF Warren, member OF the CUigIssioB fV
building tho State Prison. stricken with laralyss
yesterday in The street. III tins CITY, He Is no" nc Or
home Warrn Last evening lac siiu remained speech
less. but was apparently improving.
TORONTO. Canada, July PA cable dis
patch to 0o5e of this city says the report of Edward
Jenkins resignation OF Tie Canadian Agency is
founded lie LeodS (Eng.j Mercury started the iuinV
and has since alOiogzed.