New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-09
PERSONAL.

Prof ThOr0ld Rogers says that Americans
seldom spend anything on themselves.
The house of the dead banker, Ralston, Is to
be turned into hotel.
Mr.. PierrepOnt, Minister, ETC., has been made
an honorary member of the Reform Club in London
The lady whom Lord Rosebery is to marry,
Miss Hannah Rotschild has, It Is said fortune OF
$35, 00OOO. This is simply ridiculous.
Count Amin, on the eve of his recent con-
demnatIo sold his son his last remaining great estate
in Prussia for 100000.
There are no Smiths in the British peerage
now Lord Carrington's family have become Caring
tons and the Smiths Vscounts strangforh, are eNthc"
The late Prof Smell of Amherst College kept
weather record for than thirty years taking ODD
servat0ns three times aday since mas heath his uusoi
Sabra has continued tho work.
Mr. William Black came over here IN quest
OF local color for a novel the stately Ahs"Ium
saws visit of few weeks for the acquisition Oh i'c'
color
The late Court Chamberlain, Herr Ferdinand
Alexander Won Brdburg of saxony, who lately died in
his slst year. had a sad aud simple desire to be ere
mated; in the kingdom OF saxony this Is not yet
permitted AZ the Brussels Congress for sahtty H.,
form the golden prize medal has been awarded 10 Tue
Siemens system Of cremation: Az GOtha where NIo,
ernment permits freburia subscriptions re fast coming
the construction OF the necessary appliances.
DIR. Strousberg, the bankrupt and railway
contractor who has just banished forever from Rus
sa strangely enough doe MT think highly of the business
capacity OF Germans. He says: The German Il highy
scientific he deals largely in principles, and considers
himself much intelligent than tho people oi otuSi
lands My experience teaches me- however. tna' mU
witistanng his higher education, his wider anu hoe
comprehensive knowledge OF his business ana ms grea
ability within the range OF his own occupation
the German in Germany when he gets beyon ms Ians";
ms own and wholly devoid OF any spontaneous enter
prise"
Lord Houghton gets criticism from The Er-
aniner. It says of his poems; They are all far too
much the carefully executed works nf cultivated En-
glish gcntleman-Lord IoughtOn t., OF course highly
cultivated in some things perhaps
all tao much the Lines to Lady Of Qnality klnd OF
thing The suggestion of culture + kept too palpaDy
from notes. Apart from this, sSany Of the poems
convey little or no mprcs slm Of ~ sort" hdm9na
century who through some lucky caprice Ot iate has
strycd into the 18th.
The Rev. DR.. Benjamin w. Dwight says
of his ancestor. Timothy Dwight father of fale preSi-
dent that 10 was six feet four inches in hight His wife.
MARI Jonathan Edwards's daughter, small That
he would sometimes carry her around the room on his
open palm held out at arms length The physical
strength Of Major Dwight was propofioned TO ms sze
Hi, descendant reports two told Of him IN the
family" One Of these represents him rs Selling cart
drawn by YOKE OF oxen and stopping II me oher tens
OF "a "WOrihingtOn brlggart" who came into Major
Dwigh garden TO challenge him To trial OF stren2th
The Major quietly finished the garden work in which be
was engaged anu then dropping his hoe, he suddenly
caught mp the Ianter, and whirlng bin horizontally
several times o'er his head pitched him out over the
fence"
Once, when Monsieur de Lesseps, father of
Ferdinand de Lesseps, was consul Aleppo, his sons
Theodore ana Jules with the assistance OF Monsieur
GeOOy, cancelier and dragoman Of the consulate re-
solved play off joke their parent, the Consul
Monsieur Geoflroy pretended to have business which
called him away and obtained leave to absent himself
letter written as II from the part OF anew Pasha
who had just arrived at Acppo inviting the French Con
10 represent the Pashas guards and retinue NJ Geof
troy persOnated the Pasha and played his part To such
perfection that Monsieur de Lesses had NOT the least
Suspicion and ordered walls be given TO the Pashts
Another of the dagomans OF the consulate Of
ticatcd as interpreter, and lac was equally deceived
Pipes and coffee gone through and compliments
exchanged, and conversation carried on IN Turkish; the
young all the time sitting by and stutng
handkegCnefs INTO their mouths To prevent their burst
ing ont Ferdinand, the originator Of the suez Canal,
day the story went all over the town. and 1t came TO the
COnsus ears, from friend TO whom Inc was relating and
eXtOng the Pashas afablty aud polteness, lie was eX
ccssiyey angry ana put them al, Gr G1e1S ana Dread
and water for three days"
A little catalogue of David Wilkes pictures
in the British Museum has annoations in the hand
writing OF his friend HayOn the artist Upon the back
tepage Of this catalogue and upon the titlepagc
itself Hayden wrote rs follows: "Wnen Wilkie took
Picture round and and offered for SALE in ordor that he
might subsst, nearly all the principal Printseers re.
fused it with We don't purchase modern Pictures SIR
man at Chnrius Cross, think the very ono who has
map, in his window AT this day Il am not sure but be
leye II was MIN lS,cD great favor put small blind
dler Sc IN his Window II soon attracted attention. and
was purchased was the first who saw his name m .
paper. walked away to Inn Instantly III great delight,
and meeting an old friend both by the road,
in on Wkie who was brcakfastihS. WilAie. said
J. here's name in the paper Where, where said
Wilke, ccisng drink his tea then read il aloud
Wiikr stood up and huZZacd, in which joined. We
took hands and danced round the table and sally
forth spent the day in wandering about sort Of
tIsy in che fields We suppcd wiki WiiKc red herings
he took down his little XII and played Scotch
till the dreary hour Of ScpaTatlOntncsc delightful
feelngS The novelty OF thing first felt, the freshness
of YOUTH all contributed TO render them intense and
citing"
LISBON, Nov. S.--ViscOunt N0guciras, The |
ncwly-app0inted Portuguese MmiSer to the United |
States, Ill proceed to Washington shortly
LONDON, Nov 9.-The Rev Samuel d. |
Waddy d. d. who made President VI the Wesleyan
MelhOGIst COnference ID l-19. Is al.ll.