New-York tribune., 1876-12-07
PERSONAL

The son of the late President Tyler is
professor at William and Mary College.
President yelling of Columbian Universit~
Is not to be an editor of the new Democratic newspaper,
was reported
Gov. Hayes's grandfather, Roger Birchard,
lies in an ola Saratoga cemetery, where mis- grave often
visited By his grandson
Mr. Edwin Booth has ducats most hOnOrably
earned IL is pleasant that he has just paid
Sl42, 800 for block of buildings IN Chicago
Cadet Smith, the cOlOred boy who did not
particularly enjoy life West Point and who vas dis
missed incompeency, has just died in South Carolina
whore he was tea'hlng.
Miss Ellis the young lady at Wesleyan,
who has been forced resign her post class poet be-
cause her brilliant brother-students did not think
woman ought hold it, may comfort hefSen WIN tne
reflection tnat it was all matter OF prtJuuce ana hoe Vi
brains
Walt Whitman does not believe in crema-
tion. He said the other day that "it makes fellow
trebe 10 think Of rOnhearted progress OF the age
When the life has gone out OF the body ratner rsPecs
the old shell for all 1t has been as wei "S ior d" " '
contained"
Miss Frances Power Cobbe is writer OF
good English and stout editorial; she is also
miacle-aged woman of the most liberal pro
portions Complaining day that she mad pain IN
brother cried rather her disgust Well Fanny, where
is the small OF your oackP
Archbishop Wood sat in his Philadelphia
sanctum the other day. Ii came reporter OF Inc IN
oiyer and said "They going TO burn the body Oh
Baron de Palm tomorrow at Washington" Iae1 ~. an
swered the Archbishop Gays tine repOrterl -
soul will be burning In the other world proOaDy, lOt
learn that he member OF society OF unDeie'erS
Gov. JEWELS younger daughter is very
charitable young person She has 500 year Ior pm
money and during her last Winter in Washington sp'
nearly all her money in supporting several poor
whom she daily visited in person, and Tor WHOSE ss
she cared. She also organized Dorcas soeict{, nor
generous fingers made many garments Tot t5e PT ~.
Thus writes the admiring correspondent OF INC HW
Times.
President Grant has been telling Senator
Gordon this story, which is not the worse for having
been told before "when the three Commissioners met
us at Fortress Monroe Mr. stephens came sWadded up
from ton 10 toe In IN enormous oyercOat Lincoln called
me aside as stephens disrObng, anu ODserNeu'
Grant what does that performance OF stepheIss Io
mind Won Off I answered, Mr.. President, DO NOT
know. But what does II remind you oI ~ ~ The
his queer winks, Lincoln said; III r1rnus % i1 IN an nv
biggest shuoks on OF the slu"iioS' '" w. ~
Ie.'"
At n certain hour every afternoon Washing
ton Ioungers on suburban drives meet old gentleman
logging along very trusy, sure-looted animal Hh
George Bancroft His gray hair aud long floating gray
heard run together His large spectaces seem TO nc heu
nm hy The shield of the low cap he and his sgns
trim 1.-the form is always closely compassed by snug
0thu breasted coat Ho rides with ease and Tor
as many men OF half his age. His habits are regih
smdious nethOdca He rises early-at ABOUT ocioost
I'm the Winter-kindles his grate1re, taxes cuPo
coffee. and works He has taken upon MN M many ~
much of his labor before the day OF modern Pom no
men begins. The afternoon he spends IN taxing MS
stitutiOna exercise In the evening ne elineI
his trends attends the reception OF some distinguishes