New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-10
PERSONAL.

gentleman of Philadelphia has sent Walt
Whitman present Of 800.
Melssonier was appointed President OF the
Academy of the Fine Arts of Paris at s recent sitting
Carpearx left an unfinished repetition OF his
celebrated group La Dansc one-thIrd the size OF tho
original II has since been finished. and will be placed
on exhibition with scveral other Of lis repettiohs'
Victor Hugo expressed his admiration for
Lamartine by subscribing $50 toward statue 10 hin'
and accompanied the subscription with the following
1913 great citizen This poet TINS clilhe tis S'eh'
man was Lanartue subscribe for his statue
Mr. Dion Boucicault has written letter de-
clinng to play the shaughraun' in Ireland for the pr
pose Of raising funds for families of the Fonan prisoners
lie SAYS II ia one thing play In London. where tue
people are adverse amnesty, and another In Dublin
where he would be- in the OF adherents OF eh'
saant, who rldcue much they fear any direct a
peal to the people There should be In my native cy
before Jury ckcd In favor OF the cause plead VIII
do this with all my heart sail for America next oh
and shall proceed at once to en- innati Ptt;bulgn "a
hold out my net will you find kindhearted souls
in Dublin that will form committee to receive the pro
cceds, and undertake 10 distribute what gather J.
The rumors about the POpe's health have
led to this In recent number of In, I"ndon
Lancet which 1t caihs to have authority for beieVhgto
be- true ON Friday evening, after the atglng lecel
tons and dscOurses Of many days preceding, he com
planned Of an defnabe maidse, which was shortly FOL
lowed By epep0ld seizure OF 40 minutes DURATION
DR. Ccccaelll immediately called In. saw u 10 be a
return the attack which had Frustrated TIE rope
on the evening OF the 9th OF November last aii re-
maned all night by the bedside OF bis august patient
His Holiness slept TRANQUILITY Cr nearly four ho-, dnu
found himself much better IN the inorning -! III III
C.ccatcls orders he has been strictly confined To be
and lille his increasing tendency 10 congestion OF the
nervous contcrs imposes the utmost vigilance OF bis
any ground for the grave reports which baye Dcen crcu
lated through the foreign journals AMI oHonsnses"
Dion William Boucicault, who was killed by
the railroad accident ~ AbDos kpon On the 2ISt ult
was the eldest OF Ir. Boucicsult, the dramatic
author and actor. His was 81 TINS y0nhg man.
The London Times says. had been on visit TO some
friends Ia Lincolnshire, whence he was returning on
Friday evening by the Scotch express. His remains
were recognized by his visiting cards aud other iocu
ments found his person. Mr.. and Mrs Bonelcault
were not aware that any accident had happened upon
the Great Northern Railway, and IT was not uui AFTER
the termination OF their performance IA Tue
at the Adeplh Thrner saturday eve lng lhai they
informed Of the loss they had sustained he intel
ligrnce conveyed 10 them Oy Mr CHRISTOPHER ~ alu'
who mad been TO Huntingdon In professional attendance
ulou Of the sufferers; and the remains we're posi-
lively identified by an uncle "i the d'cea'cd-f George
BOucicault.
Miss Kate Field sends from London these
anecdotes John Bright which sine has rom high English
sources. to The CorierJ0TnGl: when Arteinus ward
was here he gave chdren's party to which one Of John
Brght's invited. and from which be returned
aslow with delight. 'Oh. papa exclaimed the little
enoyed himself indeed did. and MI b own gave me
such "a nice naino for you, papa" What wa thatb
inquired the father. why he asked how that gay
Perhaps yon think the great Bright highly Indignant
a. this taking OF his name IN vain. lie laughed
our civil war, when the Prince OF wales, while |
smoking cigar with him on the terrace ct me iioe OF
this war rendered the Americans heartily tired of
republican form Of government aud that t4eyIl Adopt
the very struggle the Americans have gone through
Will render their institutions dearer to them than
Tho American, rmnenty fitted Tor republican form
OF government lacy "l mol aDanIon H. ana me h Ll.
kim whom they detest.' Comment /. unnecessary"
The lady whom Mr.. James Parton has mar
red was Miss Ellen Eldredse younger daughter OF Mr..
wife Fanny Fern, when she first began
to use the nom de plume, poor widow Mrs. f.
dredge), residing in a secondrae clearinghouse In Cam
bridge Mass with two three children. and no means
OF support pen whose she had not Yet
learned. Hor :" Fern Leaves" written in n
hall bedroom In second story back, which was
the beat accommodation she and her children
could command Her brother, Mr.. n p. Willis, WAS at
that time New York hut scarcey prosperous rs he
afterward became With her increasing success as an
authoress. Mrs. Eldredgo came TO New-lork. Mr.
Parton who was somewhat her Junior, was
fascinated not less by her piqusnt personality |
than by her literary accomplishments. and mar
ricd her. Her daughter Miss Ellen Eldredgc, !
was then quite little girl She has grown up to take
her mothers place and heroine her sepiathers wlleth
circumstance being Is believed. almost II not absO
lutcly unuue. Her elder sister married Mortimer |
Thomson but dying the year after her marriage, eft
her infant daughter to the OF her mother aud sister
This child exceptionally attractive size Is, became the
net of Mr. Partons household. when Mrs Parton died |
The care the child deyoyed upon Miss Edledge and
Mr. Parton, nud their marriage nov enables them TO
unite more completely I'm caring tor her. Mr. Parton Is
surprised and shocked at finding that marriage which
ed 10 him proper IL contrary 10 the Laws ot the
stale and hs appeal tho Legislature sanction the
union will doubtless receive prompt and satisfactory
response.