New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-15
PERSONAL.

A sister of Mr.. Sturgeon, woman of some
intellectual capacity, has entered the pulpit
An intimate acquaintance OF the Ole Bulls
tersey says note to the The Ginenaa Co''meeial
- 1t is severe case OF mother-ih-la"
Gen. Meredith Read, u 5. Minister Resident
in Greece leaves to-day in the steamer Bothna, to re-
turn to post Mr. Walter Of The London Times goes
back TO England by the same vessel.
II is limited that Mr.. r. W. EmersOn's daugh-
ter Miss Ellen Emerson. will some time write her fathers
biography This young.lady is SAID by Mrs Mary Glenn
NOR to be " the incarnation of common sense
Concerning the foreign nOvelsts who write
with American references The chicago Tribune grayoy
savs " The time may come when local color will he Put
M in lars and sent the TO save gentlemen 4
elegant leisure in England the trouble of gong aoroai
for it,"
Col. John Winthrop is not, as reported, the
only surviving descendant OF the stout old Massac huses
Governor He simply the only living descendant OF
the Governor by his third wife, MARGARET ~ nia me
Hon Robert G. winthrop Is descendant from tue po''
ernor's first wife, Mary Forth.
Mr. Henry Irving, the actor, is one OF the
few very distinguished and refined looking men on the
stage. He 1.-THE, agile and sinewy and with th has
American artist resident m London, has painted him
the character Of TennysOn'5 Phdtp H.
Mrs. Polk the widow of the ex-President,
SAYS a correspondent of The Phiadeiphtd Times,
lives in Nashville and takes lively interest in affairs Of
state Her LusbandS tonp Is ial III Tue avn ~ 'front.'
OF her house IL is solid block % gray stone, under
stone pillars.
Miss Mary Anderson, the 1S-year-Old Cali
fonian VINO aspires to play tragedy parts Is going upon
the stage simply because she likes It, and not because
she's poor. Her friends describe her rs person 81 az
cling beauty whose wardrobe IS more beautiful Sti and
who belongs TO what the ancient colored lady called tho
" fustest families"
Mr. Matthew Arnold is man of striking
appearancean inch two six feet in hight, broad
shouldcrcd arge-boned, and largejonted. His head s
nr his eyes large and gray III color anu MS tnck
sldewhiskers and his hair dark brown There is in
fact LITTLE OF me pure saxon about num- Ms ph'squeS
rather that OF the AngONOrman.
The late Mr.. 4. X YOunt of Fort Collins
Col, the senior partner Of the firm OF ~ H. d E. b.
Youut, consisting OF himself ana his wife. Mrs iount
presided with great tact their iourslng banking
house at Fort Collins, while her husband attended 20
their large business interests outside. The firm
-arded ~ of the most substantial IN TIE state.
Mr.. Donald G.. Mitchell is known not only
as a graceful and thoughtful writer, but also person
~ good taste both natural and cultivated The course
Of lectures the Estaetcs OF Everyday Lite" which
he Will gave before the Yale Art Scnoo next term ought
be very attractive That painter Of pictures charming
and fantastic John La fars VIII aso lecture Dcioe Tie
school.
George Eliot is, on the whole, snubbed by
The EdiHJTgh Rertcr. II says of "Deronda;" Per
haps is true that only George Eliot could have written
tbi. book but George Eliot fooled and battered led 10
believe that her sayings are valuable as those of any
sage that her reflections wiser than those OF SOLO
moE that the headings o her chapters are OBJECTS
OF alteration a throng Of readers on their knees"
According to Mr.. Albert Rhodes our dplO-
mats abroad are not so OyerwOrked they might be
lie says in Scrbe that while IN charge OF the le alton
at The Hague charge dafiares he found difficulty in
getting Sufficient material TO make two dispatches-
dlomitiCaly known aS notesa MONTH anu even tntse
were hardly Of character To interest the American
Government Indeed, there was nothing 70 be done az
this post but social and official visiting and dining
John Stevenson writes to The GidSg0C Ners
that his granduucle, Robert Fulton, instead OF being
born IN Pennsylvania Of Irish parents. his American
bographers say was scotch. and born in Beth in
Ayrshire Mr. Stevenson says that in consequence Of
having offered torpedo invention TO tie French, Lee
coac the fact of his Scottish origin much as possible
and when last in scotland only visited his relatives by
stealth. being afraid that proceedings would be taken
against him by the British Government
Col. r. W. IIigginsOn somewhat oddly says
that dwelling does just the edge what claims at
least 10 be in the the most astdlous OF American
social circles De- constantly struck with the limitations
OF it, influence and with the little power eXrted ~ t
membcr2a compared with That which may easily ho
head Of Normal school or to be professor IN college
where c0educltion prevails Is To have sway over inc
drstrics OF America which reduces all mere social posi-
ton 10 matter OF cards and compliments ana pages
buttons"
Mr. Martin Farquhar Upper prints in Tie
Thigdelphid Press in advance letter about America
written to a friend abroad. He sporycy SAYS that this
Exhibition Of ours compared other exhibitions Is
. Gloria Regia a common wateriy, and he declares
that for menta there is not better educated people
on the face the earth Schools and teachers churches
and chapcls, books and newspapers only almost too
abundant; except among the newest emigrantS from
Europe, it difficult find ignorant person, and
there seems to be home where the children are not
habitualy sent 10 school. For morals which include
socals, there j. vast stride toward absolute temper
ance that America may he called waer-tlri. kins
people. Several OF curious honesty have occurred
To ms SELF while the general goodnaturo and courtesy
aud even soltOrc tfulncss Of the bulk Of those one
meets are traits abunddnty noticeable In this recent
sjronglycontc,ted election the patience, kinduc and
aw-aDuling puctuic Of immense crowds, have been
e.
count has fled and tho final result Is known no
revenge will be taken either side for dOuby pOgnalt
disappointment but all Will checrully acIuicsce a. y
tho viii of Providence" All which IL i exceedingly
kind of the Bard TO say, and kinder still 10 prnt-in
advance
LONDON, Nov. Little Austrian Prime Min
istcr Count Andrlssy Is III nc Pcsth.