New-York tribune., 1875-08-20
PERSONAL.

Ex-Speaker Blaine is to deliver the address
st the Cumberland County PENN Fair in October.
NJ Ofenbach has returned to Paris, and is
busiy engaged the numerous pieces which he intends
to give the csming Winter.
The Hon. VIM. A. Wheeler and Prof. Ken
drek of Rochester University those seeking
rest and recreation AZ the White Mountains.
Wagner has entered into an engagement
to reproduce OF his operas at the Vienna Opera House
under mis- personal direction He Is TO receive seven per
cent OF the and the arrangement will extend to
his heirs after his death.
Prof Drake of Berlin has completed his
colossal statue of Humboldt which, after being cast in
bronze will he dispatched to philadelphia The phiosc-
pher is standing in modern costume. with large CLOAK
disposed ON his shoulders, holding pook III oe ""'
and having the other hand on globe
A curious incident in the career OF Guten-
berg inventor of printing not mentioned in any OF
his biographies, has been discovered in an OLD ltalah
manuscript recently brought to Paris by monk Tho
In 422 for the assassination OF his uncle ana was only
acquitted after a long imprisonment
1t will probably fall to the lot of the Hon.
Robert Lowe make the motion for the supply OF ways
and means for the British Museum this year is
tomary member OF the opposition in Parliament
who is also trustee of the Museum to the vote OF
supplies The Museum said not to ne so wei provided
Ii should be- though some OF the men connected
with it, Prof. Newton. Reginald stewart Poole ana ma
George Smith. the young Assytolcgis are among the
most eminent in their departments
II is related that DR.. Barnabas Binney, who
graduated at Brown University in 174 his son. the late
Hon Binney. who graduated at Harvard in 1877
and his grandson who graduated at Yale all received the
yaledicory donors of their classes. This, says me
y,oridsre Journal. is probably an instance unpara
le,ed The approach TO within our KNOWLEDGE
il that the late Robert H. Ives, who graduated Al
Brown University with the highest honors OF MS CLASS as
also did his sonn-law, VIM. Gammcu, aud hls grandson
Robert Ives Gammeil'
The Hon. James G.. Swan, United States
Commissioner for making collections illustrative OF In
dian life for exhibition at the Centennial has purchased
q colossal cedar canoe from Klakatlas. chef OF the
Nimpkish Indians on vancouvcrs Island Commissioner
Swan bas also collected interesting lot or lndlan
manufacturer and will proceed 10 Queen Cbar'ottes
Island order to complete his collection ne J. sns @ 10
procure one large used by the Hldan IN
dans and specimens OF Indian manufacture IN Masnns
Ton Territory and The articles collected IN the
Northwest will he exhibited in building to be erected
on the plan of a Sitka Indian house
PARIS Aug. 19.-Cardinal McCloskey to-day
received visits from the Papal Nuncio and the Arch
bishop Of Paris He starts for Rome early next week.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Aug. 19.-Secretary
Beknap and party left Helena, Montana, on the l7th
inst for Carroll and Bismarck Gen Sheridan arrived
here this evening.
BERLIN, Aug. 19.-The German War once
has invited Gen Meggs, OF the
United States Army, to witness the military maouNers
In silesia next Autumn.
TORONTO, Aug. 19.-The Hon. Alexander
Mackenzie Premier of Canada. sailed from England by
the Allan steamer today The Hon. George Brown IS ex
,ected to sail on the 26th inst.