New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-03
PERSONAL.

The authors of " Ready Money Mortboy,"
This Son of Vulcan" etc, are discovered to be Mr.
Walter Besant and Mr. Rice both OF whom are In this
country.
The life and adventures of the student
staaps who tried assassnate Napoleon after the bat
tie of Essng the subject OF novel which Georges
Sand wrote some time ago. and when VIII shoruVDe
published
The great angler is to have a memorial bust
Of himself placed in Marys Church, Stafford wherein
he was baptized All the nobility and gentry Of the
town have conspred to do honor at TINS late day 10 ns
ancient Walton.
The Adams Family can celebrate itself any
time at the Adams Academy in Quincy The little
fellows there had tremendous time Monday about
the late Hon. John Adams-nat being hls birthday Inc
Hon. Charles Francis Adams made an address
Queen Victoria has done just and kindly
thing in giving pension of $3.50 yearly to the widow Of
George Smith, the Assyrian scholar There is OF tho
advantages OF monarchy; the widow OF an American
scholar, however distinguish anu laDOilOns "ouid
starye II she had only official aid TO invoke
Gen. w. F. Bartlett, the eloquent New
Engander, whose speeches have been distinguished BY
brilliant again said to be almost al tho
point OF death. His situation. however, has long been
so critical and he has rallied so often that his friends
and the country will not give him up yet.
Everybody who goes to Rome sees and
knows Mr.. Parker. Parker is arch9oogst, tall,
lean pcering. snappish gentleman whose whole soul 10
devoted 10 the work Of Roman exploration, and who s
never happy out OF the damp old Forum RomaDum and
the Via sacTa II appears tla the Pope has given hlms
really deserved by this mouser among ruins.
The book of the Emperor of Brazil is to be
called "RecOllections of my Journey" and will DO
printed in Portuguese, French. English. and German
wherever he Travelled he took many notes on manners,
customs and countries and what he has 70 say will
probably have less OF the stamp than has most
royal literature He especially KIND In Portugal 70
various native writer's Of not and indeed shows IN
every country that he is thoroughly familiar with It's
best literature.
Mr.. Pike of Salem, an intimate friend Of
Hawthorne who has lately died. once wrote sketch OF
the noyests life which, at the request OF Hawthornes
family, was published. The late Increase $ Hill
who was also a personal friend Of Hawthorne, read the
sketch and thought it truthful and just Neither re-
during the rebellion. He sneered at President Lincoln
while he ympathzed with the rebels but did not repeas
in public what ne said and felt III private
An American woman, Mrs. Susan Ellis Laura
Smith, believing that it is the duty Of every member OF
the human family devote their bodies after deathto
scientific examination until the principles OF physi
illogical science thoroughly established has wlIled
her body the Royal College OF Surgeons OF Engand
be dssected immediately after death She winds no her
testament with the following clumsy but cheerful per
mission should also wish that II any OF my friends
should desire have remnant OF my said body they
should he AT liberty TO do so'
Gen. Lew Wallace has carefully revised and
completed his tragedy OF " Commodus." II is founded
on the story of Maternus related in the first volume
OF Gibbons Decline and Fail Of the Roman Empire"
MI Lawrence Barrett TO whom the manuscript has been
submitted is said to have pronounced 1t equal 10 lne
modern English plays IN actlng qttiv.
Dramatic literature higher order Is sorely needed a.
this time, and the success OF Gen. Wallaccs WORK rs
therefore much 20 be desired IN the interest Oh tno
theater-going public as his own.
II is SAID that the late Mr.. Peabody, with all
his probability on works Of beneyolence, looked closely
after his pence He hated nothing more than the notion
OF being taken in. and It was rare indeed that any
trckster could make that BOAST on one occasion hot
seemed airy cXtort0nate demand on the part OF Sl
driver and he accordingly resented the attempt AZ p
sitio by civ
ing nj the coin for few seconds, Pat began 20 augn
ledad" says he they may call you Mr. PayDody pus
I call You Mr. Payn0body."
English criticisms of American writers hardly
ever run parallel with ours Here is the sturdy
Examiner saying "Wat Whitman has merits that no
American prose writer poet ever yet had with virtues
and strength sufficient for claiming aurcateshp OF tho
oreot American nation" OF the little school Of Amer
can authorcsses The AEenGum says The similarity IN
style between Miss Acott. Miss Phelps, Mrs whitney
hriskness of dicion and their OF certain
set OF vugarsms but their Ideas All seem 20 run IN lho
same groove Their chief characteristics Is perhaps, best
EXPRESSED by the word LONELINESS quality which, as
sort of minor virtue IS good enough IN IT'S way oat very
insufficient aid TO Imagination. As for MI Hartes
Gabriel COnroy" The spectator calls II p0t-DOiler
The inventor of the flying machine, Mr.. Ralph
Scott who didn't Ay from Dover to Calais, as he said he
would is in Berlin showing his invention TO Bismarck
and Won Moltke. The whole arrangement consists OF
SMALL rather deep wooden gondola in the middle OF
which the machinery fixed which is to be put in mo-
ton by means of a wheel, similar TO a ships steering
wheel The pressure OF the spring. when the wheel Is IN
motion, is to be like 5000 pounds IN an upward, ana
equal TO 800 pounds in downward direction. At each
OF the gOndOla seat for passenger and at ono
end second wheel for steering the apparatus, when
altogether weighs 800 pounds Mr.. Scott asserts that
with this machine he Will travel through the air AT the
rate OF 20 miles in clear weather. and In storm
and against a head wind, 40 miles. He says that he has
himself already made trial trips small scale With ~
and that for upward downward and forward motion as
well as standing still In mdar. and in all weather no
has found the machine thorough success. The pIlncr
pie may be applied he says, with tho same effect 10
machines Of any size or strength.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The President and
Mrs Grant entertained Mr.. Walter, proprietor Of Ih
London Times, and his vile at dinner this evening