New-York tribune., 1876-02-26
PERSONAL.

Col. Forney will give his "Centennlal EX-
nereDces in Europe" in the Ph!adelPha Academy ol
Music ON the Sth Of March
The pen last used by the late Nice-President
wilson has been sent by bis executor To MI Jo7epH
Carter OF Philadelphia.
Mr.. Alexander Agassiz has been elected in
his fathers place 10 the Zo0ogca Society OF London
the inncan Society OF London, and the Imperial Society
of Natural History Of Moscow These are thr three
Europe ard in each Of them the number Of foreign hon
Orary members Is limited
Moncure ID. Conway sails for London again
ON the Ilth of March. There sOmo hope that he may
vet be induced % deliver the evening before hs de-
oarhlre his LOST and bes. lecture. tina; entitled The
f,rowned Republic" u j. contrast with EheIuN icf
Constjtuton and her Statesmen. and the United States
svd H. s.id nv me C0Uerci0 Cd.ffe and other Cncih
natl papers where il first delivered 10 De the Des
get given IN this country.
Mr.. Alexander ii. Stephens condition remains
much the same though the physician pronouncos his
svmptos fore favorable and be expresses belief that
Mr. stephens will survive Mr. Stephens himself thinks
there h nc essential change He suhrs greatly at inter
yals from paroXysms OF coughing which threaten
stranguiaton He has fever every day rising about
time nt NIGHT His appetite rem1ins very good HIS
sleep the hypnotic effect Of MORPHINE adnnisGleu E %
every night by hyperdermc syringe HIS voice ls c,a
and retains chaacterstic RUG though It Is sSmewh
trated He Is very feeble indeed, helpless.
MIR. John NJ Francis, in a letter dated at
Cairo gvcs an account OF what the present Khedvo Is
doing for that city: "Ismall Paha is revolution zing
md thoroughly renOvatng Cairo after the iashoh o
Napoeons work ia Paris. Fine avenues haze been cut
through the city In all directions; DIS Tets nave bech
leveed to Uniform grades the Old edhces win tho walls
of sti moro ancient building. being removed for that
uurpose beautiful public gardens have been established
and what Is nov very charming section Of the cry mas
been filled ia and rescued from the Nile, adding about
one miles width the city, which now practically 1 ek
tended tho banks of tee river iheie hIe ~ ~ ~
20 public fountains surrounded by 0rnanetal ehClhs
n circular FORM the grounds ,ss Su N f.ise pe t5unUa s
exhibit ne art work aud the streams and Jets OF water
9optans h every quarter OF the city, NUMBERING
probsy not less than $50 Some Of thee are covered
ylth costly marble structures With niche on one side
TOR the delivery OF the wafer
Mr.. .Iames Parton was before the Committee
on the Judiciary Of tho Massachusetts House OF Repre-
sentatiyes on wednesday, and testified % follows as to
his late marriage. "He SAID that ho married 'tanny
Fern in 1856 her previous husband NT EidredGe nav
ing died about % years ago. When he married her ne
resided in NcwYoik CITY, but the union took place III
Nev,Jersey Bought house and lot IN Newburypcrt q
year NO. and pays taxes TO the town He'd no children
with my first wife. She had brother Richard "lllh'
residing In Florence, some city in scutherh iy' "i
two sisters residing in Boston. Miss EdTedge mas al
ways resided with me since my h'st "es death' VIII"
the exception OF about yeers. bliss Edredge came
10 NewbuTyport three years ago with the Httle girl
which was left 10 them bring and boarded there
until the purchase OF the house about year ago Tho
marriage was contracted with the warm "ppro' oi HI
of Miss Eidredgos relations far az she knew AT the
time Of aud prior TO marriage, DID not know OF The
ertence f 10 MassachUsets opposed to ~
Kncg flat me Tnscopal Chnre of England forbid II.
but looked upon that u, foreign to America Dla NOT
know vat the status OF the Roman Catholic Shurch was
On tbe question Knew OF such y marriage taSiLg place
In New-Yoy1 and there law against y ~ th.t
STATE ooSliiye engagement OF marriage existed ten
DAYS previous 10 tho ceremony, but had no desired 20
avoid the law he should have acted drercntly The
main rea son for not making public announcement oi
She marriage Was for fear the gentlemen o tue press
might write sQubs the subject and make run az their