New-York tribune., 1876-10-14
PERSONAL.

Ii was feared lately that the vision OF Scna.
tor Conklug's right eye would be permanently injured
by the trouble he has had with II.
The cast of Dantes face, nodded immedi-
aey after the poets DEATH has just been added to the
treasures Of the Cluny Museum in Paris.
The new volume of poems which Victor Hugo
is writing so tar purely literary Several of the poems
are satlres in which he shows that he remembers old
scores.
Miss Anna Dickinson is to appear as "Anne
BoIeyn in Cincinnati next week 1t is reported that
she written other plays. one OF which has to do with
the Reign of Terror IN France.
The Rev. VIM. NJ. Taylor has taken editorial
charge OF The Christian Work. in place OF Mr.. Tai
mage and the paragraph in that journal announcing this
fact saws OF the future of ho'p paper: "It will make
more life than jest IL VIII not borrow the clothcs OI
Harlequin paint from COlhDhe, nor rOo poor KAN
taloon OF his mask"
The financial editors of the other journals OF
this city, with whom Mr. Cleveland was always cor
dial and familiar associate, contributed TO his obso-
ouies the beautiful cushion OF flowers, with the affection
1te inscription UHc,c John" by mistake this offer
Ing was attributed the Board Of Brokers' in yes.er
days account OF the funeial
Mr.. LongfcOw, with his three daughters, j. L.
Fclds and others visited Wellesley College Wcdnes
day. They dined with the 400 young women, and were
rowe on the lake by the feminine boat crews Mr. Long
fellow sat in the boat named Evangenc and is first
played "Eyangeline" to him uVOn her guitar, all the
crews singing in unison Then everybody assembled in
the chapel and the President Miss Adl lioward ade
pretty speech the poet in the prescnton OF four large
baskets OF flowers, one for himself ana one Tor eaeh 81
welcome and Prof. LOngfcllOw gracefully respond.
ing read new unpublished poem called the Descent OF
the Muses."
Mr. Charles +. Bradford of Boston, well
known in this city, has lately received from the Royal
spanish Academy OF Madrid very 1atteriug aoknowl-
edgmcnt of his manuscript index to Clcmencn's COM
mentares on Don Quixotc" The work is in four quarto
volumes. 051 pages in all. written as of one continuous
mage all IN Mr.. Bradiords handwriting except tho
preface and titles. Part of the first volume and all OF
the last three in Spanish, and the committee cxamn-
ing the work say in their report when consider
what an amount OF labor. in OF the difficulty Of the
task requiring much Thought ami ilme, Is due 70 tue
mind and ucu of one far advanced in years do not
know which TO admire most the courageous spltit ana
81 H. 4ork" MIR Bradford is in his list YEAR lie
formerly i'm business in China, and was an intimate
friend Of the late George 1cknOr and VIM H. Prescott
Mr.. William Blacks Princess of Thule IS
said to be real person. tourist in the II Hbrides was
lately directed hotel belonging 10 the King OF Bor'a
which was kept by his royal cauga;cr IL appears th"t
His Majesty known in common lie as Mr.. Hunter
keeps an inn and farm ct place called Gaw-nanS on
the side of the Lewis where tourists and people IN
search of holiday 20 TO sIond weeks at tune 10
fish lie has also taken hotel in St0rnoway' where DC
may be seem the tourist says in gray clothes, with an
imposing full-mOon face wcllcombed, grizzed beard,
pompous, dignihed, and commonplace, his principal
characteristics, or rather qualities, iOI chafacterI50 10
too angular word to be applied 10 him. being as iar Is
| could judge, utter insignhcance ana DOuhu..
less sense OF his own importance. Marie Is Juse
Marie (hcr real name is Annic), aud makes ah
awful chatter as she sits at the table. Her English
carries her as far yes and no. She looks moItay
nsultcd any one addresses long sentence 10 her ~
English As for the Princess sheia herself she NIT
around on the evening of arrival, evidently the PIE
siding genius of everything taking caie that we had no
opportunity staring at her She Is very adyllke more
like an ordinary English girl than anything more pOeu
cal: not pretty, but sweet refined and thoughtful
was disappointing her wearing miserable MOI,
| land dress with shabby fris. Everything was ven
| arranged; carpets, crOckcry, wallpaper, &c, Wero
chosen with taste totally different from what one sees ~
country OF even hotels have since heard ihas
we were fortunate have lad glimpse OF her at all rs
but few have opportunity OF seeing tho heroine OF M
| Blacks story. ThousandseDf visitors have Deen az
tracted TO tho island OF Lewis fS0m readng tae novel,
and it said the king taking ADVANTAGE OF nis inDo
and fast making fortune by keeping an inh 1inoo