New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-26
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Albert Rhodes, who has been passing
the last two years In Paris, sails for home the nth
Tennysons "Idylls OF the Kingn have beeA
translated into Swedish under the title OF King ArtnR
and his Knights"
Mr.. Wilkie Collins and Mr.. Charles Dickens
have ioined the Working Committee OF the English
Association TO Protect the Rights Of Authors"
Mr.. Howells receives this merited compli-
ment from The London Aeadeny: 1--WE have read
A Fore gone Conclusion for duty; It will not be
faut we do not read again (ind more than onc'
for pleasure"
MIR. w. s. Andrews will shortly visit Cali.
forna to lecture That Is the country Of bumorsts.
and Mr. Andrews will doubtless sd appreciation there
lie has a distinct vein OF hunior, aud makes spon
wherever he goes.
A full-length statue in plaster Of Daniel
Webster. presented by Mr. Thomas Ball. the sculptor
TO Dartmouth College, mas just been placed In the
library OF that institution IL IL the statue that
God for a long time in the Merchants Exchange e'
Boston.
Major Robert White, jr., and Lieut. John
X. Hail have gone to Cnares,on s. c. with generous
continuation Of moray and articles for tho proposed fair
Of e Washington Light Infantry OF that cty, tOgother
o1n a fine NatiOn4, A,g present from tue MssoL-
chusetts militia 10 that company.
Miss Kate Field has Oeen appearing in Prov
idence in a play by Alexander Dimas, entitled "Ga'
brielle," which translated by her father. Tao
lhSs she evicod gcn agstio power aai
marked success IN certain scenes.
Gustaye DOre's new picture for tho next
Paris Salon represents scene in "RInfcrno." Is
is work which has been In his studio for many years,
but ia only now finished The DOre Gallery in London
las been enlarged for the purpose Of receiVlnE mo
picture, which Is Of enormous SIZE ana " VIII o9 eAO
tea here at the close OF tile Salon. DOre has also hn-
shed his Illustrations OF the Crusades and tne work Is
TO Dc published soon Ia Paris.
Edgar A. POe's memory is to be hon0red
with monument &C last. The sum desired, 81 5OD has
aeon oft Lo Pm =
Teachers Association Of Baltimore. and the work WIZ
I've begun at Ouce The design IL an obelisk OF pure
Italian marble. with Das-reef OF Poe on one OF tno
panels, and appropriate inscriptions and emOemn 0n
the other threr IL is thought the monument VIII ID
ready for dedication Wi hin h lew months.
The irreverent Joseph Howard, jr., specr-
atng what may happen next In the great BrookiVs
trial, suggests the following: "Mrs. Tilton may pan
Dorey Darng's hair. Mother Morse may Grandma him
on the spot With number slipper. And last, though
not necessarily LEAST. Frank MOu'on may turn To
more worthy To- pe called tny friend Give calf Or
aud call II square II he should DO So what WpoJ
Beecher DOT Dot lot he'd throw his ministerial
arm aGOut FRANCS neck and after rending Ms BACK
hair, would BrIng inc large nice ring put IL on
his hand him 5000 another mortgage ana en-
gage Couterno's adrIe Band, for this my friend wAs
lost aud Is found"
Mr. Robert Dale Owen, in spite of his humil-
lting experience with the Holmes family, SIN aVO"s
his belief in their powers Of naturalization. He says
he knows they have the power, and that they supple
ment their power with fraud, bat be does not know
where one leaves off and the other begins This speaks
badly for the moral principles OF tho spirits who use the
Holnlnses "a their m aduus." Mr.. owen gave these
views TO reporter OF Rochester Democrat after de-
vering "a lecture that tue other night 10 whlcn
related thus astounding anecdOte; "a pny slcan on
Staten IsaDda most reliable man-laI tod tue speahrr
thar in his younger days ne was connected with us
ptal on the bank Of Lake COusttnce In S"l.zefa1l.
the patients who subject 10 eplleptlc MS
was also a confirmed sOmnamlslst. When under Ihn
influence she would prOpnesy with perfect cOrreones'
GA Que occasion that the next day she was to
walk the water. she was. therefore, CLOSELY "dIche
Shs IN sOmuamhulstic sate aud, gong dON 10
"A bank, walked thirty yards out on the wafer from
shore, aud returned, stepping OH Of IL US Gil of pat
form"
Mr. Theodore Thomas gave the Washing
ton concert-guers lesson good manners recently.
Gen. Boynton gives this OF the occurrence IN
hi letters to The Cincinnati gazette At the last con-
cert four ladies' one of them The wife OF q Cabinet
officer sailed IN great flourish Just in time to
dis urD opening and TX the universal gas upon
them. Shortly after. following in their wake. aud
marching down TO the seats beside them, came four
scntlng and the marines. Soon the eight
were jabDerng poor French much to the disgust or all
about, anu OF Mt lhOnts IN PartlCular' oIhoIdI es
the leader turned toward them with look OF the utmost
annoyance but still the gable went on Finally, In the
midst of the ueSC parts OF the music he could
the nuisance no longer. aud rapping Sharply, no
Lruu ght orchestra TO sudden STOP Then turdne
directly 10 The dsturbers before III he saii
I'VE cannot play II YOU talk II you stop, tno
music Will go Ou IL is needless 10 say that the Ill man
nrreI crowd felt the merted rebuko, aud kept still
enough for the rest OF the evening. But the hlgh-
biOods. and women, are fearfully indignant at
Thomas"
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Camerons
excursion party will leave Washington for New Orleans
on Mouduy next. About ten Senators OF different poll
it,cal views compose the party. They will visit the
excursion altogether private and has no public or
political sisnncdnce.