New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-16
PERSONAL.

"Oliver Optic'sr daughter was married TO
Mr.. Sol Smith Russell on Wednesday.
The Hon. John Purdue, the founder of Purdue
University, Indiana, died on Tuesday morning OF
Gpoplexy.
Il. H. Bartlett, the sculptor, is about to sail
for France with enough American orders it is reported
to employ him steadily for nearly two years.
Belknap's house in Washington has been pur-
chased by Congressman Gilbert c. Walker for $4,000
Richard HaningtOn's house las been solo for $4,000
Lord Albemarle speaks Of dining one day at
Lord John Russells the invitation being to meet Mrs
Beeeher stowe He says We seyeraly did our best to
amnse the authorizes depend upon it, whispered Lady
GREY 10 me after dnuer, we shall all he down IN the
nexf book, so We were For my own part, am weh
satisfied With tar figure cut il Sunny Memories"
In 1885 the pioneers Of South Australia set
foot upon Its SOIL and on Dec 20 in the same year the
declaration Of the colony British province was READ
by Capt Hndmarsh, its first Governor, under ID oia
gumree on the shores OF Hedast Bay 9oap VIenv ie
the mail steamers which keep mp communication Win
England and the East Tho colony now has population
OF a quarter of a million
The last surviving native of Tasmania Is
dead II was the Queen, Ldgwidgi Tancanihai' called
Lalia Rookh by the white population Tasmania or the
Island of Van Diemen, which became In 1903 an English
saT there were only As left and now Che last Of The
is dead LallaRookh bad been married I'VE times and
each time TO king. She lived at Hobart Town. III tle
house OF the Government Inspector, aud received sau
pension. She 73 years Old and died OF paralysis
Horace Vernet was once invited to the
studio of very cOuceted and handsome young Alanese
painter, who considered himself everything that was
brilliant and charming and whose airs were prodgoua
yernet who came because he always ready 70 give
counscl 10 students was inexpresslbly bored by tho
Mnneso who talked Of art In the most gushing fashion,
fbus: when ilaye carried TIE color liz group INTO
the middle and extreme distance and united by my st
ppemDostioI in COMPLETE har1nGnyhis breath ST
but exhauS ed" what do you think, professorF Poor
disguised Vernet replied, think you are the ssSaSsin
OF artw and hurried out of the studio
Gibson, the famous sculptor, had clhiOus
faith in mystic NUMBERS in three aud seven especially
j. H. freeman, In AppleOns Journal relates story OF
this peculiarly told him by Miss Harriet H"smer CID
sons fayorite pupil She Had arranged Journey with
him TO Switzerland and they had fixed to meet a. inc
railway station in the morning Gihscn had brought
hIs yalise carpet-bag and a bat-bOx As they we're
outtiug the baggageroOm for the Miss Hosmer OBJ
served that Gibson was forgetting ms Dat-ooA; guy
and she nerceyed It was empty "YOu leaving your
hat behind you Ead she ior IS IS NOT Id ySu on r
responded She AZ suppose you mean 10 buy new one,
aud have brought your ease 70 save purehasin
of common sense. why you bring this unnecessary In
cumoranss Gel SS sss ai sr aG9 aS bn sSs s
hatbox 20 complete tie trio. always travel with three
pieces"
A singular accident once happened to the
late Mr. Brunei, tho celebrated engineer MI Brunei,
while performing copjuring trick for the amusemeut oil
some children allowed half sovereign TO slip into DIS
throat mot hs wlDdpipe where IL remained nmovaoe'
surgeon was sent for who at once pronounced IL M I'M
possibility to remove the obstacle by any OF the ordinary
means He opened a passage in the gullet through
which Mr. Brunei might be fed and told BIS patcnt ths
couch IN ist DC constructed ON which lie might 70
securely fastened face downward aud tnen DO lte up
feet uppermost, and brought up suddenly with eiE on
reaching the perpendicular position Mr. bruuel entered
into the plan with his usual energy, aud deysoI ana
made a sketch of the machine Tor tie upholsterer;;
While IL was being made. the patient was kept quiet ana
fed through the aperture. Several days elapsed ana
them on being placed the couch, and treated III te
WAY Intended the shock caused By the sudden s0ppase
when tilted up with his head downward relaxed ior az
Instant the muscles which held tho cola, and IL leu
against bis teeth
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15.-Earl Duler1n
arrived at Victoria from the mainland last evening