New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-06
PERSONAL.


Ex-Goy. Claln of Massachusetts, has about
recovered from bis recent illness.
Prof. Max Muller will pass the Winter IN
switzerland on the border, OF Lake Geneva.
The Hon. Caleb Cushing will remain in this
country u. carly in December when he viii return TO
Lis post az Madrid, spain.
The last male defendant in the direct line
from John Winthrop first GoVc,ao ol NassacLusets Is
col John winthrop, now resident Of Newport, h /.
Dom Pedro and DR.. Schlicmann are going
together 10 visit the excavations IN Asia Muor-Whert
Contemplation prunrs her RULED wings, And the Tree
son! .ooas io"h o. pity Kings
Prof. Simon Newcomb of the United States
Naval Observatory at Washington delivered an introIae
tory Ir.ure ON Tho History of Astrou' my" at the
Johns lloIL ins University ia Baltimore on F'iuay
The charm of Newport is made up OF fan
ta5c old-tus flavor and tue oveiness OF modern arts
tc cirleniug ana architecture. Every year II proves
more ana hl'l' III q, 80 4, az nj ,.,.nt1.r
h..nc tacre Is Mr. George H. P"niirton.
The Rev. Wayland IIoyt of Boston resigned
h, Pastoral charge in that city last week, having &C
copied cal from the strong Place Baptist Church OF
Universally rc.-ctlsd and Dee WI. receive hearty wei
come ou h.s return 20 his old held OF hO"ns
Ex-senator Schurz was compelled to do
U-tle fast travelling last week order TO keep MS en-
gacrmcuts IN Pittsburgh Penn. aud 81. Louis, No.
After filing his appointment tine former city he e'
on - special train the West aud ~ two nouns ana slA
minutes ac overlook the regular ta.h 30 Ai"es from
PITTSBURGH.
Mr. W. :. Gilbert certainly the most imagi-
native and wholesome Of later dramatic writers, uatu
rally enough doesn't think that modern dramatic htera
tuse us Into the deep, the silent grave as NJ
T.I4a, Cobb says. Like a pfuNlhch. i'.-dt liy
inifd, may not De- very good OF yer! slro'7' p''
take, o. long time dNlh
Mr.. Geo. ". Smllley got an uncomfortable
ho. welcome ON h, return. The SmaIley clIldFon hat
been fft with friends their country house az G'soc
scotland during the visit OF Mr.. and Mrs. Smaley 10
America The GoI,c ~ their host Gas burned on sun
dly oct D. fortunately no one WAS hiIt ana the con
tri.t. ot the house were IN good part saved Mis-
service by laopIs Oh her pony 10 tc pdsh cAu4cA 10
s!yo the alarm.
Mr.. Goodwin Smith is an object of pity in
the eyes Of lie L0ud0n Standard II says that having
ina vain end ayOrcd To mold his native country after has
pattern thi, most particular and perurbcd spirit found
renee IN Cornell University. But either the American
cpublic did not come up 10 The views oil Mr. Goodwin
smith, or SIR Goodwin smith did not corr, spond u tie
,yurciuiiuu. thc American Republic. Then Zee tllcd
canada bIt canada hes not satisfied NM II. declares
that hs paper ne Aa'tCH has l"Ntd uttau,S lhtle Vac
not enough OF " the higher literary NE III Cahdda Io4
h., support
What President Grant thinks of himself in
the opinion %; q foreigner may be seen in he "a"
van Ga-e,e, which has been publishing series
~ Imaginary Cogtauons" purportng to be
held by the rulers OF nations. II has reached
y
other things: "If we're all 10 FOR the almighty
dollar don't why President should ne ict DcIIh
Tim Er'uf or HAYES. or Tldcn what not. lie may
utttrr himself bee doesn't care ABOUT JoiuS III le race,
but wait tll ne finds himself M the front. - II me
t,try doesn't like IT, let her look out for breed Of
ANGEL, fight her battles ana manage Fer "HlIN. 1 III
no angel but "a man. and I've done . mars Work lor
mans wages
The Paris correspondent of TIE Philadelphia
TceyraUh relates the result of false pride in French
Baroness AVID her two daughters, which led to their
brin arrested for stealing. The story runs thus; De
trcted with their pockets crammed full OF distracted
articles. they made attempt to deny their guilt ana
we're consequently brought to trial, the mother being
sentcuccd to TWO years imprisonment while the dtugh
tcrs were acquitted. These ladies belonged to the
proudest aiistocacy Of France, the mother being
so lofty in her ideas that she refused to
visit former acquaintance because she had
trade Being poor 10 purchase such dresses for her
daughters rs would enable them 10 make an appearance
in society IN accordance with lhcr station, sue u.lI
uately adopted this notorious method OF supplying their
wants 1Be whoic affair has ended as tfaScay as Jos
weeks ago. one of the daughters was engaged 10 De
married, and her berOed molly lent her the d Of ms
rcsrnce aud support all through the trial. never leaving
l't t I,,, ~ h,th trl. entered "A convent ~ the
very srirtrst ORDER ana the young man has suddenly
changed from gay and elegant society man into con-
nrmod old bachelor negligent in his dress and nissan
thrOplCal IN his habits"
II Is good to know that Prof Huxley car
ried home very pleasant recoccous OF his visit to this
country. Mr.. NJ. ID. Conway saw him shortly after his
arrival in England aud found him quite enthusiastic
his tour. Mr. Conway gives the substance OF his
interview with the professor in the following letter
me Cincinnati Commercial: AS for America, his only
regret that his stay there was but weeks instead
OF seven months. Both he and Mrs. Huxley declare
themselves especially delighted by the gmpscs they got
OF American home and social life. one OF the most
pleasant episodes OF their visit days passed with
that charming Cambridge cOmpany-the Fiskes, Lath-
ropi. and others-whO form little picnic colony at
Petersham In the Summer Nowhere IN the world had
they met with more charming. cultivated people
persons cordial AS for American Science, PrO
Huxley thinks that the movement and tendency OF
thought going there in England, though Amer
lea il some years behind yet. lie found the American
men OF science generally full OF kindness Prof Spencer
Baird OF the Smithsonian made the best OF guides or
hs appreciation of the marvellous Exhibition I'm Phua-
delphia need not say that he spoke with the utmost
enthusiasm OF Prof Marsh OF Yale, for his lectures at
New-York sufficiently attest his opinion concerning
Marsh and his achievement. But Prot Huxley mani
feated some misgivng whether the Americans really
knew what they have In Marsh, recognized that
be Ia one OF best drilled and thoroughly informed