New-York tribune., 1876-04-22
PERSONAL.

Ex-Gov. Talbot will take a trip to Europe
for his health early in May.
MIR. Robert C. Winthrop has been elected
President with Mr. Charles Francis Adams and MI
Emory wshburn vlcePresidents Of the Massachusetts
Historical society.
The Hon. E. J. Ellis, NJ. G. from Louisiana,
and Col Horatio c. King, publisher of The Christian
Unio have been invited to act orator and poet re-
snectyay at the centennial reunion OF the Phi Kappa
Sigma Fraternity IT Philadelphia, III june
Mr.. Thomas Carlyle has never been counted
among the English admirers Of this country and lis sd
mration improved OF late lie is said to have
made the following remark within the hearing OF Nr
CONWAY: america Is great country, but no system
can which would give Jesus and JUDAS pieeSey tno
same vote on public affairs"
collection of the coats of arms Of all the
sss OF the Union being ado by the chief OF the his
toricl department OF the Centennial Application was
made TO the Governors aad Legislatures OF the different
States for Official copies many OF which nave been Iur
State insignia have fixed by STATUTE aud the designs
new used to represent them have depended very much on
the fancy OF individuals
A post graduate scholarship has been estab-
iished at Yale Theological Seminary memorial to the
late Mrs Aurela D. Hooker OF Now-Haven. II Will be
offered for the first time to the class entering next
September and 1t will be assigned at graduation to the
member who makes the greaes progress III theological
SOD s tss recipient will bo expected pursue post
graduate Of Theological study for one or two years
under the direction OF the Faculty either AT tue senu-
sry or, u he prsfer, In Europe and Palestine
A German paper relates pleasant anecdOte
Of the late Pcrdaand Frcgrath- The poet had pas
sion for visiting merchant vessels, and while in Bel
gan seaport company With friend, went on board
stately ship which was about to sail for Canton The
boatswan conducted tho two strangers about the
Deck bat stated that as the captain entertaining
company be could not take them intohe cabin. At this
moment tho CABIN door opened and the captain came
forth h,igrath and his friend apologzod; whereupOn
lfff ALI aNn "a
M his quarters They entered and fou d, among Other
things, seioct httls library containing the complete
editOn OF kroligrGths poems. Isn't u pleasant 20
think that your poems are gong around worldP
asked the fri@nd What DO you mean e. saa tte cap
volumes" WHAT tho poet FretligrathP' Thereupon
dressed with Tags tho crew to prepare parade aud
er entertaining the poet and his friend with the best
bis larer and locker contained dismissed them with all
the state and ceremony reserved for crowned heads.
An incident in the life of the late John
Forster related in ne Temple Dor Magazine: at had
been asceraned that Forster taking secret lessons
Of professor sOnehing What earth could it bel
What new effoot he coming out wthi II was dis
covered TO he 'dancngthe lessons were in that
department Of the ns arts little private dance took
place next month. and Forster, who had very finely
formed feet had quite spOt their appearance by pre-
senting himself In pair OF glazed leather shoes
the OF which at least two inches beyond his
everybody else had danced and taken their seats he sud-
denly appeared IN waltz with one OF tho youngest or
Une FAMILY, dDoVO IL OF 30
place his hands down upon her shoulders while bending
over her with supercunbent tenderness, the toes VI
those long glazed shoes being thrust out In peculiarly
marked syo at every turn the obvious result OF special
essons and practice Who tho yllanOus impostor could
have been who had noucated this new step we never
could ascertain Possibly was an original idea OF the
performers Dickens gave look at 1t az they were
making tho rounds, and Immediately retroatod 10 CON
ceal his emOtiOus.'"
PARIS, April 21.-M. 0ffenbach. the opera
eoune composer, has started for Sew-YOrk.
MONTREAL, April 21.-The Hon. Malcolm
Csneron whose health had been precarious for
AleV days IL pronounced out OF danger
PARIS, April 21.-Presilent MacMahOn paid
Ss respects TO Queen Victoria at La veette Railway
0'1uon as she passed on her way 10 Cherbourg
MONTREAL, April 21.-A private telegram
ron Victoria, British Columbia. announces that Mr..
ously Ill. ' P'''N' 20 wy "o''