New-York tribune., 1876-08-23
PERSONAL.

The mother OF Lieut.. Sturgis, who fell win
Gen Custer in the Sioux massacre, has become insane
from grief. lie Was her only son
Prof. Huxley, during his recent visit to
Greenfield Mass said thai that village andS surrou""'
ings reminded him of old Enslands
The Hon. William A. Wheeler is travelling
among the White Mountains. lie goes quiely from
place fo plnce AMI declines all public receptions.
The Summer school of natural history of the
late Prot aSsz on Penikese Island having been aban-
doued the property has reverted to Mr. John anderson
lie proposes 70 make u his summer residence again.
Tie proposition made in the French Assem-
ly to erect statue T. the late George sand has been
abandoned 90 court of the opposition of her family IL
il now proposed " the Paris municipal council chlSc
q name O the kuc GIcetb III "'tH ohe ""S pV'" ''''
that oi Rue George sand
The Old Hawthorne mansion in DanverS,
Mass s to be down. IL was built IN the hrs' hli
Of the seyeutc nth century. The EoS0H journal mas he
following about thc mansion and the family "Hiihm
IatorEc built IT and Jcbn H1thorne lived there the
fierce witch prosecutor who IL more than once alluded
IN bv bi. immortal descendant Nathaniel Hawthorne,
and narticlary IN the amazingly clever introduction to
thai amazingly clever romance, 'Ihe o2"I't ltIt T.
Alr Hawthorne wCS alEayd called lialhoine py us
rIy ncnurufpucrs int fiawthornc is the naue ~ tie
English ianly when William HHiholnc, lOuiiicf Oi
the race in America. belonged The iiathorhes hWais
,v Ic, n a remarkable race, aud their supposed tGdl-
lies took thc fora, of genius in the extraordinary man
rai of trlr;I literature. II is regretted that
tle Oid Mansion should dis'ppclr ou theie = no no
that u goes down for the accommodation OF mad
Lousc."
The following story is told of Baron Roths-
child OF Paris: very wet ana dsasrceGbe day the
Baron took Partisan omnibus, on hs way 10 the Bourse,
orIxchange near which the Nah0b Of Finance aighted,
and WAS going away without pay ing. The driver stopped
him and demanded his fare The Baron felt in MS
uoc kct but he Lad not red cent OF change. Tile
driver was very wroth. Well what did you get In for
Won could not payl Nou must have known that you had
Io none, 4 am Baron r. exclaimed TIE great
r1ptulst and there NY card Tho driver threw the
cd INTO Tho gutter. Never heard OF yOu FORE, said
lr driver and don't want Ia hear Of you ugaln BIt
want nav farc-a and must have it. The great banker
wus in haste. 4 have only an order fof mlllJu, he
r.Id give me change ana he pUhcred coupon Tor
~O 900 francs. The conductor stared and the pdssen-
GERS set NJ horse laugh. just then an Agent de
CEangt came 10y, and the Baron borrowed of him the
six sous. The driver seized with KIND Of re-
n,e respect and turning To the money king lie said:
N YOU want ten francs. SIR don't mmd lending them
yuu them my own account
ToRoNTo, Aug. 22.-Thc Brazilian Ccnten-
Mai Commis 0ncrs four number and Mr.. Erskine Of
tnr South Australian Commission, are In this city.
QUEBEC Aug. 22.-Judge DOucel of this city
has received "a diploma endowing him with the medal Of
professor and correspondent of the Academy OF Jugspru
Irncc and Legislation of Madrid, tho highest honor that
can be paid by the Spanish bar to foreign lawyer