New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-18
PERSONAL.

The first edition of DR.. Norman Macleods
Memoirs was all bought ND bef'r it Was issued Tho
Queen after perusng copy ordered one for each OF her
children
The Rev. Dr. Behrcnds was ordained pastor
Of tho Union Congregational Church at Providence on
Wednesday President Robinson of Brown University
took part ia the exercises.
The late Miss Charlotte Cushman's will has
not yet been published but IL il believed tho estate VIII
be large as has been estmafed.oyer SS1ooSS dna
executors are Mr. Edward e. Cushman het nephew aia
alopted son, and Nj. Grove, merchant Oh 81 LOUIS
and his business partner.
Mr.. F.. C., Stedman has opened an Office again
and resumed his old commission business az stock
broker at No so Broadway. Mr.. stedman has been
member OF the stock Exchange for many years Is alert,
sagscous and likely to do as good business in Wast
a, in literature He gave up his business TWO or three
years ago 10 finish number 81 literary ul-rtash2 no
had on hand the most po tant OF when WIS inc vol
ume OF Victorian Poets II is TO he feared that the long
promised translation OF Theoertus must now await the
convenience OF tho buyers aud seliers OF STOCKS
Sigpor Rossis appearance is thus described
bv writer in LiDpiacos Mcgo:ine In person, slgnOr
Ross Is less srikingly handsome than IL bis rival sal
yin hut be possesses sugary attractive and pleasing
countenanco. He is Piedmontsse, bueeyed and fair
xioncd with chestnut hair the abundant looks Of
VIII ch are inst touched with gray. He IL tall aud finely
proportional, with the chest OF Hercules aud the hands
and feet Of a duchess on the stage he ~ peculiarly
plea ing in and Is said TO be hoOl, hearted
and generous gentleman as well as an alnabG ana ena
companion, snsuarly free from concet end del shtlhs
! in his art.'
| Bishop Ravens appearance rs presiding Oh
fcer at the fysecond session OF the Pittsburgh Confer
epce Of tho Methods, Episcopal Church brought the fo
rowing story to the recollection OF tho correspondent OK
| The Itnsouyh Chronicle =. DR.. Ncwhal the former
President Of Delaware College, and personal fd nd OF
Bishop Haven. was very SEX. The disoa7o nlled the
poor mans mind with all sorts OF vagares lor many
DAYS no thought himself immortal AMI refused ~ eat
anything whatever. The Bishop happened to visit nm
during thi, time and tried TO prevail upon MS sex friend
10 take some nourishpent. No; do not want any
thing .aid he. am immortal am In heaven TIL,
IL heaven Then pausng for moment aud looking ~
his visitor with troubled air lie said But, Haven
how IN the world did you get here You are the last
| person @ expected 10 see IN this place
! Mrs. Kembe's Gossip III The Atlantic has
these "reminiscences: Another Edinburgh friend OF
our. was Baron Hume, Scottish law digntaryi
charming old gentleman, of the very old school, who
always wore powder aud pgtai, knee bieecbes, gold
buckles and black silk stockings and who sent thrill
OF delight through my girish breast when 10 addressed
me- "a he invariably did, by the Glgnifed title on
ulaiam though muet sorrowully add that my ir
uraph on this considerably abateh Nhcn on
the occasion u my second VISIT 70 Ldlhouish arr
who was too aged and nrm 10 go 70 the theater and
vino said to mo As SAT on low stool by hls SOFA WY
madam they tell me You become great tragic &C
tr,ss, But added he putting his hand under my rhh
and raising my face towards him, how an 20 believe
that OF tins laughing face madam No doubt he saw ia
hi. mem,ry's ego the majestic Of my aunt. and my
yisnony under the effect OF such contrast must have
looked c0micl enough by Of tragic mask. by tha
bye n Is record that while Gans6Oroush was pant
ing that exquisite portrait OF Mrs slddons which Is now
In The south EersngtoE Gallery, and which for many
fortunate years adorned my fthcrs house aer working
in nosorbod silence for some time he euddcny exclaimed
'D-u it, madam, there l. 10 end u your nOsoV
WAsHIYGroS, March 17.--Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury Conant. official letter. says that
the Hon John JAY late Minister TO Vienna is not Inc
deb,od TO tho Government In the II S26,f9-, 10
heretofore reported due the 1st Of July last TINS
charge OF balance against him HIS been entirely TO
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